lewis hamilton had to finish fifth. first lap between lewis and sebastian vettel, coming together, the pair of them. it didn't matter in the end, as he worked his way into night and as he worked his way into night and asa as he worked his way into night and as a result of that, irrespective of where sebastian vettel finished, so he is the most successful driver in history for britain. i was here last night and celebrated with some of the team members who support the tea m the team members who support the team and the crew and the mechanics and the engineers who were at the race in mexico 5000 miles away. they we re race in mexico 5000 miles away. they were here monitoring data and working alongside lewis hamilton to get him over the line, which they did, didn't they, last night, and the champagne bottles were cleared, and there are some sore heads for those who are coming back into work this morning. thanks very much. we will be with you through the morning. always fascinating, they are like laboratories, f1 factories, t

lewis hamilton wins in suzuka qualification. lewis hamilton wins in suzu ka to qualification.milton wins in suzuka to take a giant stride towards his fourth world title with victory in the japanese grand prix asa victory in the japanese grand prix as a vettel‘s title challenge falters. and tyrrell hatton becomes the first man to successfully defend his title at the alfred dunhill links championship. good evening. scotland's hopes of reaching russia 2018 failing fast as they take on slovenia in a crucial world cup qualifier which is under way. a win will guarantee them a play—off place, and they made the perfect start, leigh griffiths giving them the lead in the first half. scotland, having won their last three group matches, brought themselves back into contention, but is leukaemia pulled one back, and while a draw wasn't going to be enough for scotland, it got even worse when he scored again. around 15 minutes to go, and with slovakia 3-0 15 minutes to go, and with slovakia 3—0 up against malta, they would ta ke 3—0 up against malta, they would take that crucial second spot a

lewis hamilton, focused on a top—five finish that he knew would clinch a fourth world title. , who began third, collided with title rival sebastian vettel in the first few seconds. radio: flat tyre.

nobody was taking the win from lewis hamilton.incredible year so far, i was not expecting the pace we had on sebastian this year, i mean today. but the car felt fantastic, got the right balance at the start, three to 90, right balance at the start, three to go, three mortar win. the banners might have been a bit premature but fifth in mexico next weekend and the title will be his. now to the english premier league where we've seen emphatic wins for both tottenham hotspur, and arsenal on sunday. tottenham are now level on points with manchester united in 3rd. they thrashed liverpool, 4—1 at wembley. harry kane scored twice — as mauricio pochettino's side dominated early on. son heung—min was on the scoresheet, as well as dele alli. in a match that set a premier league attendance record. liverpool are now 12 points off the top after 9 games having won just once in their last six league matches while spurs are just 5 off the pace ahead of their next league match which will be away to manchester united on saturday. we were very clinic

lewis hamilton, focused on a top—five finish that he knew would clinch a fourth world title. ne of the most dramatic starts this year's championship has seen, hamilton, who began third, collided with title rival sebastian vettel in the first few seconds. radio: flat tyre. remarkably, the top two drivers in formula 1 finding themselves in need of emergency repairs and at the very back of the grid in an astonishing opening lap. both drivers steadily made their way through the field, vettel eventually battling back to finish fourth behind winner max verstappen but it was not enough. four time world champion, lewis hamilton does it! ninth place sealing history for britain's sporting superstar. radio: i'd like to thank everyone in the team, i'm just so grateful for your hard work this year, god bless you. it was not the brighter wanted. but i never gave up, and that is what is important. get going until the end. -- it important. get going until the end. —— it was not the start wanted. i hold this out to my family and to god and thank, as they said, my team. for those who have witne

0h, what is it that you love about lewis hamilton? oh, i have loved formula 0ne hamilton? ight one for so long now, but when lewis started, i followed him right from the start. he is a really natural driver. but he's also a racer and that's what we want to see more in formula one. you know, good racing really. do you think it's right that appeals not only to what you might call the petrol heads, but he loves music and he has amazing personality and he loves fashion. does he bring more people into formula one? 0h yeah, more people into formula one? oh yeah, definitely. he is treated more like a rock star. we recently went to sepang to see the formula one there and it isjust a different feeling when he's around, you know, he gets the crowds going. no other formula one driver, i don't think, is treated the way he is. i mean he is treated the way he is. i mean he isjust treated like is treated the way he is. i mean he is just treated like a is treated the way he is. i mean he isjust treated like a rock is treated the way he is. i mean he is just treated like a rock star really.

lewis hamilton satisfied with his day's work to have increased that lead over sebastian vettel in theliability really is the keys heal. vettel hampered during qualifying, hamilton hampered during the race. they need to solve that if vettle has any chance of winning the world championship. we haven't got long. it is the japanese grand prix next weekend at the world—famous suzuka circuit. tom clarkson in malaysia. liverpool missed the chance to go fourth after a frustrating 1—1 draw at newcastle. before the match, newcastle supporters showed their appreciation for former chairman freddie shepherd — the man who brought alan shearer to the club — and who died on monday aged 76. joe linski reports. it's one of the premier league's classic fixtures. two clubs that make free scoring part of the brand. they share values and heroes. rafa benitez is as popular on tyneside as he was with the reds. but the current liverpool side have problems to solve. one of them is finishing. four of them tried to force the issue here, none of them scored. he wondered how. take the ball outside the box, though,

lewis hamilton began the season with a change of scenery his mercedes team a ten two thousand and sixteen world champion nico rosberg hamilton's toughest competition retired from formula one racing a young thin valtteri bottas was brought in to fill the second mercedes cockpit. i don't think i've ever missed a teammate in my life. because generally there's always another one that takes its place so it seems every year i can't want to any more than i already do every year so i want to just not right now does the most always have want to do besides a new teammate hamilton also found a new opponent to go toe to toe with from the start of the season he was in a battle for the championship with ferrari's sebastian vettel a showdown that saw them collide along the way but was never lacking in sportsmanship. to have the utmost respect for him as a driver and continue to write somehow through the rest of the season which in the same way as always have. less hard than than we have been all right up until now. that stretch of bad luck and breakdowns snatch the title out effect those hands while lew

this could have been a raise lewis hamilton wins fourth world title.ning lap was dominated by so many different collisions. sebastian vettel‘s red ferrari hitting lewis hamilton's silver mercedes. both needed a pit stop in the opening lap. hamilton for a tyre change. he was asking his team if sebastian vettel hit him on purpose. max verstappen currently leads ann hamilton is in 19th at the back of the grid with sebastian vettel in 11. it is very complicated, he the grid with sebastian vettel in 11. finish ery complicated, he the grid with sebastian vettel in 11.finish second plicated, he the grid with sebastian vettel in 11. finish second to cated, he the grid with sebastian vettel in 11. finish second to keep, he the grid with sebastian vettel in 11. finish second to keep his: the grid with sebastian vettel in 11. finish second to keep his title to finish second to keep his title hopes alive. lower than that and it will be lewis hamilton clinches his fourth world title. we will give you an update on that later in the programme. but first to football,

max has stopped in may have started third on the grid but with mercedes driver lewis hamilton struggling for pace the dutchman easily what took him to stop and who just turned twenty a day ago went on to win in dominant fashion much to the delight of his team and family making this his second career formula one when. it was. as for the title race ferrari was dealt a double no kimi reichen and failed to start after experiencing technical trouble and sebastian fettle started dead last in the race even though he managed to pull his way up to fourth he still finished behind championship beaten lewis hamilton who came in second. the mercedes drive anon has a thirty four point lead over effect in the driver's standings but the title rhesus hide this stage been long to the dutchman. on the car racing on a more modest scale taiwanese spectators turned out sunday for a sporting about that called for determination imagination and a very sturdy helmet soapbox racing teams navigated treacherous five hundred meter tracks on the homemade soap box cars the bumps and curves proved a bit too much for a f

lewis hamilton felt loved at mercedes this season, but whatever anyone else does to support him, the for the fourth time, hamilton discovered a new depth of motivation. i felt even a bigger burning desire this year to win the championship particularly, as we're fighting another team and i had a difficult year last year. so i was adamant i was going to better myself mentally, physically, and with my attitude and how i work with everyone so that i could put myself i'm in the position today. i feel amazing. hamilton at 32 years of age is now britain's most successful racing driver. he has overtaken this man, sirjackie stewart who won three world championships in formula one in a different, dangerous time. at his home near lake geneva, stewart can reflect on a racing era when so many drivers were killed on the track. by 33, stewart by his own admission, was burned out. he told me he sees titles to come for hamilton. do you think it is easier for a driver to maybe carry on into late 30s, now than it was in your day? can you see him doing that? i think age at the moment is perfectly fine. i

the sport team are busy, all eyes on lewis hamilton at the moment. how is it going, jess? and that is where we will start. good evening, everyone. such drama and the mexican grand prix, lewis hamilton hoping to clinch a fourth word title of course. the race started with sebastian vettel‘s red ferrari colliding with hamilton's silver mercedes and as a result, they both needed to pick on the opening lap, leaving them way down the field. currently max verstappen leads the race and sebastian vettel is in sixth and hamilton is in 11th. 18 laps of the 71 remaining. calculation is all very confusing but we have worked out that sebastian vettel needs to finish second with hamilton tents or lower for the finish second with hamilton tents or lowerfor the german finish second with hamilton tents or lower for the german to keep finish second with hamilton tents or lowerfor the german to keep his title hopes alive, otherwise the title hopes alive, otherwise the title goes to lewis hamilton. we will keep you up—to—date later. 0nto football and both the leicester and everton managers wer

dutchman got within touching distance in the last few laps, but hamilton held on for his eighth win of the season. team radio: get in there, lewis, hamilton's bubble seems unlikely to burst and he could even be crowned champion in america in a fortnight. tyrrell hatton has become the first player to successfully defend his title at the dunhill links championship in st andrews. his final round didn't start well. and eased to victory, finishing the tournament on 2a under par, three shots ahead of his closed rival — fellow englishman ross fisher, who shot a final round 11 under par 61. it's tyrrell hatton‘s first win of the season, and he receivesjust over £600,000. saracens have returned to the top of rugby union's premiership with a 38—19 defeat of wasps. chris wayles and jamie george both crossed the line with little more than ten minutes gone as saracens led 18—7 at the break. george then came up with two further tries, the last complete with bonus point saracens won 38—19. it's the first time since 2014 that wasps have lost four consecutive league matches. caroline garcia has overtaken britain'sjohanna konta in the race for th

and lewis hamilton claims pole position of the japanese grand prix in says zucker the most sadie's driver well on track to claim his fourth career championship with just five races left. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring a good to have you with us it's been a day of anti kremlin protest across russia with police arresting over a hundred opposite. activists in several cities and st pete. police breaking up a rally called by jailed opposition leader alexei navalny around sixty of his supporters was detained as they demanded she be allowed to leave next year's presidential election. also argy say the protests which coincides with questions lighting up two thousand and six say the run. along the line now from some places but i've got russia correspondent emily show and emily you've been monitoring the day's events that bring us up to speed with what's been happening. because of the protests today were largely peaceful people assembled on the field of bars around. six p.m. session time. they were kind of waiting by and then eventually people started moving and things got a little

now lets turn aour attention to formula one and lewis hamilton needs only to finish in the top five placesip, and third in four years.. first practice finished about an hour ago with hamilton second fastest, behind his mercedes team—mate valterri bottas. nick parrott reports. before practice, the briton said that he wants to clinches fourth world title the right way, by winning sunday's mexican grand prix. his mercedes team—mate, valtteri bottas, has other ideas... the finn hasn't tasted victory since the austrian grand prix injuly and seems determined not to be forgotten this season. he topped the time sheets in first practice by almost half a second. the man that lewis hamilton has to watch is sebastian vettel. his only rival for the title has had a torrid day so far. of pace and off track, he was fifth in the first session and if he finishes that lowdown on sunday the title will be hamilton's, no matter what. nick parrott, bbc news. the big match in the premier league this weekend takes place at old trafford tomorrow lunchtime. second place manchester united take on tottenham who are be

also this morning: commentator: lewis hamilton does it. by winning a fourth world title. good morning. i'm at the mercedes f1 headquarters, meeting the team that helped him sweep to victory.

this is the first weekend where lewis hamilton can wrap up the world championships, so let's look at unstoppable since the summer break with four wins in the last five races, and that means the gap between the mercedes driver and his main rival, sebastian vettel, is 59 points after retirements in singapore his the german's title bid. but what sort of permutations would allow hamilton to win this weekend? and it hamilton crosses the line in second place, sebastian vettel must score at least four points in the race to take the rivalry to mexico next weekend, providing valtteri bottas does not win. if vettel is ahead of hamilton, it will continue to the next race. hamilton is a strong favourite to win a fourth world title, his mercedes is looking reliable and fast, and if he com pletes reliable and fast, and if he completes the feet, it will make the most successful british formula one driver of all time. he has already broken many records but currently sits level with surgery he is due and three world titles. —— with sir jackie stewart. qualifying is at 10pm tomorrow on radio 5 live spo

more than half a second slower than lewis hamilton. practice sessions. hamilton can wrap up the championship early if he finishes first or second on sunday. other results go his way. —— if the results. on the rugby union and bath's hopes of reaching the quarter—finals were boosted with victory against the scarlets. rhys priestland punished his former club by kicking all of the points in the 18— 13 victory. for most of the last century winning this match meant winning this doll and the rights to dress it in your colours. arad doll would be more practical. it was difficult to see straight and kick straight. most of rhys priestland's career was spent in wales. progress was meant to be slow but the scarlets bill kerr title win. one after another, steve evans title win. one after another, steve eva ns to title win. one after another, steve evans to the line. bath edged back. the local knowledge helped them and they passed their host. it then began to open up. rhys priestland had skills in first football and then diving. only denied a try by

move and give them support on machetes dr lewis hamilton went into sunday's u.s. goal pretty with a chance to seal the championship but he faced a stern challenge from closest rival sebastian fettle on the often track. fourth world title was just fifty six laps away for lewis hamilton if only he could manage to hold on to pope position. but ferrari driver sebastien faddle who would also have to finish outside the top five for hamilton to lift the title took the lead on the first corner. but it was short lived for the german driver hamilton managed to regain the top spot on lap six. the mercedes driver who is battling for his fifth win in six years at austin never looked back he held a clear speed advantage before winning the race ahead to fettle hamilton who was awarded the us grand prix by former president bill clinton will have to wait until this weekend in mexico to try and win this year's championship. and there were some bizarre scenes in venice as an unknown look took out the city's annual marathon about twenty five kilometers into the race and leading group

lewis hamilton finished second — but extends his lead in the championship standings.s was the 19th and last malaysian grand prix, because the race is not on the 2018 calendar. everybody wanted to lay on a good show, and the sport delivered with its fifth different victor of 2017. sebastian vettel at the back of the grid, this race was lewis hamilton‘s to lose. but mercedes had struggled, and the briton‘s lead lasted just three laps. red bull‘s max verstappen charged through with the confidence of the multiple world champion he overtook. with verstappen no threat to hamilton‘s title ambitions, that wasn‘t too troubling. but vettle‘s surge through the field was. the german broke the lap record on the way to the fourth place. victory was the perfect birthday present for verstappen, who turned 20 yesterday. a great start to a new decade, well done! it was bittersweet for vettel, the crash damaged his ferrari, and repairing it could mean a grid penalty next weekend in japan. it wasn‘t the result that hamilton hoped for, but he extended his championship lead to sa point. we

was appropriately ferocious on the very first lap sebastian festivals ferrari collided with lewis hamilton's miss eighties. hamilton was forced off the track and had to change tires. as did fettle. max to step in took advantage to race into what would be an honest saleable late. that's what was not giving up however he recovered from nineteenth but his fourth place finish was not good enough to delay hamilton celebrations. hamilton crossed the non to seal his full formula one championship. it doesn't feel real man i mean obviously that's not the kind of race that i want. when you're forty seconds behind us something but you know i never gave up unnecessary i guess what's important in my heart. hamilton now has his sights set on me his record of seven f one taught to use. when asleep or football now instead guard faced off against nearby rivals freiburg and there were more than just bragging rights on the line so the guard have been in fine form since their return to the top flight and were undefeated at home going into this match. stuttgart have averaged two and a half points a game at home

less than half an hour to go until lewis hamilton gets underway in mexico, in what could be his titleng race good evening. as well as all of that, the fallout from anthonyjoshua's big title fight continues and a big win for england's cricketers in the women's ashes series. but first to football, where both the leicester and everton managers were taking charge of their teams for the first time in the premier league. a new manager with a home win and one of his big decisions... the side with a new manager against a side with a new manager against a side with no permanent manager. on top of that, leicester and everton are fighting for points down at the bottom. but only one side looked like they wanted to win this. gray was the outstanding performer. having already gone close himself, he then... audio problem bat‘s reply unfolded over a longer distance. jonathan joseph with bat‘s reply unfolded over a longer distance. jonathanjoseph with the first leg and then suddenly the rocker dikili, overlooked by england. this was a game of unexpected surprises. gloucester we re unexpected surprises

the big day for lewis hamilton. here's katherine downes. out if lewis hamilton wins the world title and we will bring it to you as $0011 title and we will bring it to you as 50011 as we title and we will bring it to you as soon as we know. football. brighton came from behind to draw with their south—coast neighbours southampton in the premier league this afternoon. the result leaves both sides comfortably mid—table. adam wild reports: brighton in the lunchtime sunshine for the south coast derby. still not everybody felt the warmth of this neighbourly rival. looking to stop the brighter southampton the first to turn up the heat and apply pressure. james ward—prowse's free kick coming back of the post, steven davis the quickest two. in a first half of few clear—cut chances, brighton's shane duffy wasted the best of them. manager chris hughton where they can ill afford to do that. that was his half—time message. his players clearly listening. the first opportunity after the break fell to glenn murray, his third in two games. the visitors had a

within reach max has stopped and may have started third on the grid but with mercedes driver lewis hamilton struggling for pace the dutchman easily what took him to stop and who just turned twenty a day ago went on to win in dominant fashion much to the delight of his team and family making this his second career formula one win. phrase was. as for the title race ferrari was dealt a double no kimi reichen and failed to start after experiencing technical trouble and sebastian fettle started dead last in the race even though he managed to pull his way up to fourth he still finished behind championship lewis hamilton who came in second. the mistake his driver now has a thirty four point lead over fettle in the driver's standings but the title race aside this stage been long to the dutchman. and car racing on a more modest scale taiwanese spectators turned out for a sporting event that called for determination imagination and a very sturdy safety helmet it's so box racing teams navigated treacherous five hundred meter tracks on their homemade soapbox cars the bumps and curves hold a bit too muc

former world champion jenson button says lewis hamilton is capable of breaking michael schumacher‘s recordlaren, and describes him in his autobiogrophy as an "unpredictable" but "brilliant" driver. hamilton currently leads the championship by 59 points. he has been speaking to my colleague hugh woozencroft. i remember that day so fondly. to get out the car and see my father after winning the world championship, to give him that hulk and —— to give him that hug and so many memories from the tough times, the good times up until that point in my careerso, the good times up until that point in my career so, while championship is something that will never leave you. the race wins are very emotional in that moment, very high adrenaline but the world championship is something that stays with you forever. the talk now about one of yourformer with you forever. the talk now about one of your former team—mates, much has been made in the past few date about lewis hamilton and your relationship with him, talk about him in the book and calling him an unpredictable partner, what was it like working with

talking about one of your former team—mates, your relationship with lewis hamilton.tner. what was it like working with him? it was tough but i always knew it would be. because he is so talented. i left braun in 2009 nobody thought it was the right thing to do but to me, it was about racing with mclaren which i had loved since i was eight years old. it was racing against lewis and racing with lewis. i won it in 2009. now we are racing to this british tea m now we are racing to this british team with so much history. we were both world champions, both british. a lot of pressure for us to succeed. we have good times and bad times. he was always a tough competitor. when your opponent is switched in the final days of preparation for a majorfight, it's not ideal. that's been the challenge for world heavyweight champion anthonyjoshua who will defend his title next saturday against frenchman carlos takam. it's his first fight since his dramatic victory over two—time heavyweight champion wladimir klitschko in april, a victory, he says, made him see himself as a true champion

hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the formula one news that lewis hamilton hasexas — but hasn't clinched the world championship just yet. the british driver, who claimed his 62nd career victory gentleman starjudd engines and let's get ready to rumble!

was appropriately ferocious on the very first lap sebastian festivals ferrari collided with lewis hamilton's miss eighty's. couple two and was forced off the track and how to change top is. as did settle. max misstep and took advantage to race into what would be an honest saleable lane. vettel was not giving up however he recovered from nineteenth but his fourth place finish was not good enough to delay hamilton celebrations. hamilton crossed in on to sell his full formula one championship. it doesn't feel real man i mean obviously that's not the kind of race that i want. when you're forty seconds behind us something but you know i never gave up and that's really i guess what's important in my heart. hamilton now has his sights set

it's been a blockbusting fight for the biggest title in motor sports but the battle between lewis hamilton and sebastian vettel could come to an end this weekend in austin texas championship leader hamilton is staying calm. nothing changed for me when everything was exactly the same as it was going to last right into the second of the season is exactly the same and so mentally for me so. maybe a change from your perspective for me doesn't vettel and ferrari have given the city's a serious run for their money this year they initially have the speed to compete and looked on cost and three years of these dominance the german lead for much of the season before reliability issues it is car hamilton wood for the last five races and now boasts three hundred six points. the us grown pre-print mutations are fairly simple if hamilton wins vettel must finish at least fifth to take the battle to mexico next week anything less than the britain is champion. and a quick reminder of the top stories we're following for you spanish prime minister mariano rajoy is holding an emergency cabinet meeting to pave

let's start with formula one and the new world champion lewis hamilton. t clinch the title in the way that he might have hoped — finishing ninth at the mexican grand prix yesterday, but in claiming the sports biggest prize, hamilton has underlined his status as one of the all—time greats. we'll try and assess how hamilton compares to the great drivers of yesteryear shortly, but first lets hear from the man himself. it is not a great feeling when you get a puncture because you are so far behind. you never catch up. u nless far behind. you never catch up. unless there is a safety car. but i was, like, know unless there is a safety car. but i was, like, - know what? people support me. even have come here to support me. even though i am in no man's land by will give it all. i want to make sure that i put myself, my skills to the test. every single one, that's what i tried to do. i dream big. i think that's a great thing for people to dream big. it doesn't mean you can't achieve that. it doesn't mean it is impossible to reach it. but the bigger you dream the bi

lewis hamilton is in the lead. sebastian vettle is in fourth. ould he win the title but as it is finishing at the moment it would mean hamilton would have to win the next one in members koe. you can head to the website for more. football news and liverpool have just won one in their last six. spurs' next match will be away at manchester united on saturday. well, we cre aid the chances and we scored. yes, it is a lwa ys chances and we scored. yes, it is always as important, not only to play well, if not to get in front of the goal and today both teams in the first half, we showed a great, great performance. we put it on a plate, again and of course we don't do it. it is not about confidence. it's just about being 100% spot—on. you cannot get anything in game like this against tottenham if you are not like this at your best. earlier arsenal climbed up to fifth after thrashing everton 5—2 at goodison park. the defeat increases the pressure on under fire toffee's manager, ronald koeman. everton were also reduced to ten men in the second half. it's a

the top five finish the lewis hamilton in mexico this weekend and a fourth world title will be years. england's rug the league campaign starts with the defeat of the defending champions, australia. —— rugby league. and england on their best behaviour. thomas is from joe root as the ashes squad prepares to fly to australia without ben stokes. we know that what has happened isn't good enough and we are determined to turn that around. good evening. lewis hamilton is aiming to become world champion for aiming to become world champion for a fourth time at the mexican grand prix this weekend, finishing fifth or better on sunday and the title is his matter what happens to sebastian vettel. it was a closely contested second practice. vettel was fourth fastest as he clings to his fading title hopes. if he is second in the race, hamilton needs only ninth to clea n race, hamilton needs only ninth to clean the championship. —— clinch. if the driver finishes anywhere else hamilton will take the crown. it was a lwa ys hamilton will take the crown. it was always going to be a tough start for england

on pole position with his rival sebastian vettel at the back of the grid, it was lewis hamilton's toweekend, and the lead lasted just three laps. max verstappen drove through with the confidence of the champion he overtook. it wasn't true troubling. sebastian vettel was. he repeatedly broke the lap record on his way to fourth place. victory was the perfect birthday present for max verstappen. however, the sebastian vettel damaged his car and it could be a problem for next weekend's race in japan. and it could be a problem for next weekend's race injapan. he extended his championship lead to sa points. the united states have clinched a huge victory over the international team to win the presidents cup for the seventh time in a row, and 10th title overall. the americans headed into the singles matches with a 141/2—31/2 lead and needed just half a point to retain their title. kevin chappell got the half against marc leishman and, after wins forjason day and hideki matsuyama, daniel berger beat si woo kim for the outright win. the international team have not won a president's cup since r

and in formula one britain's lewis hamilton claims pole position for tomorrow's japanese grand prix with just five races left the messiah his driver is well on track for his fourth well title. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring a thanks for joining us there have been demonstrations across russia today with thousands of people in at least eighty cities my. ching in support of jailed opposition leader alexei navalny they're calling on all thought is to allow him to run in next year's presidential election police arrested more than one hundred people with all forty saying the protests which coincided with president vladimir putin's birthday hadn't been authorized. they defied the ban on assembly to answer the call of their leader alexina valmy. and under the eyes of the great poet pushkin the reclaimed moscow streets more transparency the right to freedom of expression and a crackdown on corruption where the main demands their message was clear from flags and with badges and chanted in chorus. person get asked. some have even brought cake for the president sixty fifth birthday

and for me one the japanese grown prey has provided the setting for a crucial showdown between lewis hamilton and sebastian fattah and hamilton started the race thirty four points ahead of faca and with just four races left after this weekend's action the ferrari driver needed a big performance to have a chance of regaining his title. the locals gave sebastian circle a warm welcome on race day and another german world champion footballer lukas podolski was on hand to offer his support to me but fertile knew the odds were against him his main title rival lewis hamilton started the race in pole position the messages man wasn't giving any ground holding his lead through the first corner . and it wasn't long before disaster struck for federal. power. in just the fourth lap his ferrari suffered engine problems bringing his race to a premier to end the hammer blow to his diminishing title hopes hamilton took full advantage the british driver overcame technical difficulties of his own to take the victory his fourth when it says zucker and his fourth win in the last five races this season. much fresh

sebastian vettel is eighth and lewis hamilton is 11. they crashed in the first lap.an vettel needs to finish second to prevent hamilton winning a fourth world title. there is coverage on bbc radio 5 live. that is all from sports day and from me. have a very good evening. next, it is meet the author. rj palacio‘s book, wonder, is haunting. here's a sentence from the first page. "my name is august. i won't describe what i look like. whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse". the story of this boy starts from there, and it's a journey that has enthralled readers around the world. welcome. the beginning of the book is startling, even horrifying. in that sense, you're saying to the reader, "do you have the guts to stay with the story?", aren't you? i wanted to whet their appetite. but at the same time, yes, sort of like, say, "are you with me? are you in for this trip?" it is quite a journey. it's an emotionaljourney. it is quite an emotional journey, and i will get you to describe it in a moment, but what you are touching on with the idea of a deformity that is so a

prix was appropriately ferocious on the very first lap sebastian fettle serai collided with lewis hamilton's miss eighty's. hamilton was forced off the track and had to change tires. as did settle. max misstep and took advantage to race into what would be an unassailable lane. fetter was not giving up however he recovered from nineteenth but his fourth place finish was not good enough to delay hamilton celebrations. hamilton crossed the nine to seal his fourth formula one championship. it doesn't feel real man i mean obviously that's not the kind of race that i want. when you're forty seconds behind us and think but you know i never gave up and that's really i guess what's important in my heart. hamilton now has his sights set on michelle schumacher his record of seven f one titles. in football that are brahmins coach alexander nor has been sacked after a disastrous start to the blunders legacy isn't from a last three mill to alex but on sunday moving down with winds up to ten notches at the start of the season under nori the club has scored just three goals this campaign and the second bott

but fettle knew the odds were against in his main title rival lewis hamilton started the race in pole position the messages man wasn't giving any ground holding his lead through the first corner. and it wasn't long before disaster struck for federal. political power in just the fourth lap his ferrari suffered engine problems bringing his race to a premier to end the hammer blow to his diminishing title hopes hamilton took full advantage the british driver i became technical difficulties of his are going to take the victory his fourth when it says zucker and his fourth win in the last five races this season. it doesn't go very close a couple times particularly at the end with a safety car so the b.s.c. and then we started tires were cold. had a bit of traffic max first up and finished in second to follow up his win last weekend but yet again the day belonged to hamilton only a string of catastrophes can stop his title charge now. twelve cases of beer and a cash prize that's what's up for grabs at this year's north american wife carrying championship in maine if you're wondering exactly

meanwhile in formula one lewis hamilton is within reach of his fourth career title after winning the japanese grand prix from a sadie's the britain's main challenger ferrari's sebastian fettle suffered engine trouble and were tied in the fourth lap and wilton is now fifty nine points clear of the german with just four races left. the locals gave sebastian several a warm welcome on race day and another german world champion footballer lukas podolski was on hand to offer his support too but fattal knew the odds were against in his main title rival lewis hamilton started the race in pole position the mess a tease man wasn't giving any ground holding his lead through the first corner. and it wasn't long before disaster struck for federal. political power. in just the fourth lap his ferrari suffered engine problems bringing his race to a premier to end the hammer blow to his diminishing title hopes hamilton took full advantage the british driver i became technical difficulties of his are going to take the victory his fourth when it says zucker and his fourth win in the last five races thi

lewis hamilton is closing in on a fourth world title after winning the japanese grand prix.ext race in texas after his nearest rival sebastian vettel had to retire again. nick parrott has the story. a show of gratitude for the mercedes car that has taken lewis hamilton to the brink of a fourth world title. consistency brings success in sport, and he‘s had it this season. starting from pole position for the tenth time in 16 races, he made the perfect getaway. his main rival, sebastian vettel, has seen his consistency disappear recently. problems with his ferrari spark plugs saw him tumble down the field, before retiring after just four laps. the german now seems resigned to his fate. his only hope was for verstappen to deny hamilton for a second week running. the dutchman got within touching distance of the last few laps, but hamilton held on for his eighth win of the season. team radio: get in there lewis, brilliant work! with his lead now 59 points, hamilton‘s bubble seems unlikely to burst and he could even be crowned champion in america in a fortnight. nick parrott, bbc n

and lewis hamilton races into the record books, clinching his fourth formula one title at the mexican grand prix. and our top business story today: president trump keeps markets waiting as he deliberates over who will be the next head of the us central bank. i'll be speaking to a leading economist about the two main contenders and what it could mean for us interest rates and the global economy. a very warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in world news, business and sport. and with the launch of apple's new iphone this week, we're asking do you trust the latest tech like facial recognition for your smartphone security? or could this unlock more opportunities for fraud and misuse? be a part of the conversation — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. we start the programme with spain. prosecutors are preparing to file criminal charges against catalonia's deposed president, carles puigdemont, possibly as soon as today. following his refusal to recognise madrid's order removing him from power, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of barcelona o

and in sport lewis hamilton was out to win his fourth formula one title at the us gold prix in texas wi fi whether he managed to bring home the silverware. i. don't have a woman i can tell you i'm. the united nations has courted a textbook example of ethnic cleansing hundreds of thousands of writing on muslims facing persecution and violence in me and ma have fled to neighboring bangladesh every day there's a steady stream of refugees who go into bangladesh and bomb the basic needs urgent had to deal with the situation let me give you an idea of the numbers nearly six hundred thousand who have fled from from bangladesh from their kind state million mark since or with more about hop of their oxygen and agencies need more than four hundred million dollars from we're doing a conference in geneva now i took the director of human rights watch in germany in a bit but for us he has more on what the red got if you're g.'s facing. thousands of people still flee me on our every day nearly six hundred thousand rwanda have left for bangladesh in recent weeks almost all of them have experienced g

it is all about lewis hamilton. good afternoon.it is chilly. it certainly is. this was the scene in glasgow this morning.

last year, nico rosberg pip lewis hamilton to the title by a mere five points.t the length that he went to to beat hamilton last year. it was all about tiny margin is making a big difference. we are so won the edge with our driver weight, because the car is overweight, so lennie waite that we lose on our body, it will make us drive faster on the track, and there is a really scientific calculation — one kilo body weight is three hundredths of a second per lap, sorry, 400. lewis had a great run before the summer break and i think he took the championship lead from me before the break, so i really gathered my thoughts, every possible motivation, and i said, i will stop cycling because i might be able to lose those leg muscles. we had a four—week gap will stop so, no cycling, and i lost one kilo. after the summer break, we got to japan, andi the summer break, we got to japan, and i was on pole position by three hundredths of a second, and one kilo was four hundredths. who knew the secret7 cycling is bad if you're an f1 driver. back to football, and fa cup weekend, s