ksi from the uk takes on american logan paul in los angeles.t fight last year ended in a draw. the pair have a combined a0 million subscribers on youtube. joining me now from los angeles is wally downeer, the boxing reporterfor the uk's sun newspaper. thank you forjoining us. for the uninitiated, explain to us a little bit about who these boxers are and why there is so much interest in this? if someone who was over 30, i would not know who they were either until they burst onto the boxing scene, two youtubers, orfloggers, like logan paul, a0 million followers, as you mentioned, and kay si made his name filming himself playing computer games, a big thing and i. filming reactions to scoring goals. he had an amateurfight against a rival british youtube star and that ended with him winning and as the fight finished he called out logan paul and they then boxed to a draw in manchester and this is the big rematch. it is a very strange event, a fairly new event and eve ryo ne event, a fairly new event and everyone who stands to profit from it are sayin

and it was ksi, who's from watford, who just edged it over the american logan paul.t. australia's prime minister scott morrison has dodged questions about climate change while visiting areas impacted by bushfires in new south wales. at least three people have been killed and authorities fear that number will rise. forecasters say high temperatures and strong winds will make conditions dangerous while fire chiefs have warned the outskirts of sydney could face a ‘catastrophic‘ danger from wildfires. freya cole reports. the scale of devastation is starting to emerge. hundreds of homes have been burnt to the ground, all that is left is charcoal and ashes, skeletons of a family home which will never be the same again. firefighters are making the most of a slight reprieve in conditions, but the end isn't insight. forecasters say another burst of hot, windy weather is on the way, putting even more people at risk. we need people to obviously understand that when they do ask for assistance that a fire truck may not be able to turn up. the winds at those kind of strengths, we

ksi from the uk takes on american logan paul in los angeles.rst fight last year ended in a draw. between them, the pair have a0 million subscribers on youtube. adam white is the chief executive and founder of front office sport. it is a media company which looks at the crossover between business and sport. i asked him if this is a sporting event or an entertainment event. i think it is a little bit of both. thank you for having me. today, sports are entertainment at their core. you have seen the opportunity that is presented, but this is their second fight — the first fight alone generated between estimates of 800,000 views pay—per—view. —— between estimates of 800,000 to over a million buys, views pay—per—view. dazone is putting on this fight and they could find it very attractive if they are looking to add new subscribers. —— dazn. those new subscribers, do you think they are going to be diehard boxing fans or will die hard boxing fans look at this and think, "this isn't for me?" you know, i don't think the boxing... i don't think the new sub

and it was ksi, who's from watford who just edged it over the american logan paul.t. and i don't think it will for a while. it's surreal, man. iworked hard, man. this wasn't easy, bro. this isn't easy. this isn't an easy sport to be in. and i felt it from the beginning to the end. and, like, iamjust gassed, man. i'm happy, i'm happy. my gameplaying went out the window. that was the worst i've performed in any sport, ever. you can hear it in my voice now. i'm sick, i woke up sick, i have been sneezing all day. i try to ignore that but it took probably 30 to 40% out of me. i don't know. i don't know if i was trying to conserve energy because i thought i was going to die because of my lungs. i do not know. get the excuses in early. that is all for the sport. now for the papers. hello and welcome to our sunday morning paper review. with me are journalist and author shyama perera and dave wooding, the political editor of the sun on sunday. thank you for being with us. let's take a look at the front pages. the mail on sunday leads with conservatives claim that labour's ge

well, this weekend, youtube stars ksi and logan paul go toe to toe in their boxing rematch in la. was billed as "the biggest internet event in history" as over a million people watched it worldwide. the contest ended in a draw, nicely setting up saturday's rematch. he is going to get hit in the head a dangerous amount of times. i think he's going to suffer some severe health repercussions. i'm surprised your manager let you do this. this camp has pushed me to the edge, to the point where i had blood, sweat and tears. i have never worked so hard in my life, i have never worked so hard training in my life. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more sport throughout the weekend. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are james rampton, features writer for the independent, and rachel cunliffe, comment and features editor at cityam. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the i leads on the severe flooding that has hit parts of england — after a month's worth of rain fell in one day in parts of the midlands and the north. th

and it is the same with logan paul. he has his team. staggering. i must tell you, it is hard to explain. you obviously have a lot of enthusiasm for this. purist may turn up enthusiasm for this. purist may turn up their nose but is this the future of boxing? especially bringing young people back to watch it? of boxing? especially bringing young people back to watch it7m of boxing? especially bringing young people back to watch it? if these huge tubers who want to box in the future if there are any music stars who wish to box in the future, providing they are relatively young, thatis providing they are relatively young, that is under 26, 27, and providing they are fit then they can apply for a professional boxing licence and they will probably get one. once they will probably get one. once they apply they can train so, yes. after the success of this, notjust the money, not just after the success of this, notjust the money, notjust about the money after the success of the event, the buffering of the egos and i am telling you, after what i

here is what logan paul had to say earlier in the week.getting set for the big fight night, so getting set for the big fight night, so you getting set for the big fight night, so you can stream getting set for the big fight night, so you can stream it live on the bbc signs app, and you will get free live commentary, in the early hours of uk time. many thanks indeed for that. worth pointing out there are some genuinely —— there is some genuinely world—class talent on the undercard, which is surprising in that sometimes they would be the main event. what is the undercard? that is the fights before the main event. let's face it, boxing as a sport is not immune to hype itself. very good, thanks, john. let's now have a look at the weather. good morning to you. about going on with the weather as there has been over the last few days. still flooding problems for some, flood warnings and a few severe ones in force, the bbc website will give you more idea. there is rain for some of us today, but not only rain, it isa some of us today, but not only

he survived a knockdown against fellow internet star logan paul to win on a split decision in los angelesfirst fight as professionals put up their original battle in manchester last year ending original battle in manchester last yearending ina original battle in manchester last year ending in a draw. that is all the sport for now, i will have more for you in the next hour. thousands of people are facing a third day of chaos after severe flooding in parts of england, with damaged homes and disruption to businesses and travel stop seven severe flood warnings are in place on the river don in yorkshire, meaning there is a to life. and there is also concern that water levels are rising on sections of the river trent near newark. the village of fishlake on the lower reaches of the river don where almost the entire community, that's hundreds of people, have been forced to leave their homes. the waters here are showing little signs of receding and the levels could remain high for some time to come. elsewhere, on other rivers, like the lower reaches of the trent in nottinghamshire, water levels ar

combined following of a0 million subscribers, british internet star ksi beat his american rival logan paulmen will reportedly take home around £700 thousand pounds for the match. i've been speaking to commonwealth boxing champion stacey copeland, who said it was a surprisingly good match given that the two men were novices. there is unlicensed boxing that's happened for many years but this is unprecedented in terms of non—regular professional boxers. notjust fighting but with this many viewers, it has not really happen before at this level. how safe was it? i don't know about the safety measures. i assumed since they got licenced they would have had to go through all the stringent medical procedures that we all have to as professional boxers. and of course, that's paramount, the most important thing is a safety of the boxers so i assume they went through that process like any boxer would. what was the quality of the fight like? to be fair to say that they were novices, and it was their debut and under the immense pressure of so many viewers, i think, technically, how they'd fare against ex

youtube stars k—s—i and logan paul go head to head in their boxing re—match in la tonight.eir first amateur fight in manchester last year, it's thought k.s.i. earned more than 100 million us dollars. it's day three of the world pa ra—athletics championships in dubai where there's been another medalfor great britain with olivia breen taking bronze in the t38 long jump. the 23—year—old from wales, who won the title in london two years ago, recorded a bestjump of 4.93 metres. our reporter kate grey is there. great britain have won their third medal of these championships thanks to olivia 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 w

logan paul, ninja, a streaming star. i really think, you know, just go full force.vant forever. well, that brings this edition of talking movies to a close. we hope you've enjoyed the show. please remember, you can always reach us online and you can find us on facebook as well. so, from me, tom brook, and the rest of the production crew here in new york, it's goodbye, as we leave you with oscars frontrunner rene zellweger singing over the rainbow from the film judy. # somewhere over the rainbow # skies are blue # and the dreams that # you dared to dream # really do come true # the weather has been causing headaches today. travel disruptions, trees down, power cuts and several fireworks displays council this evening, too. this picture comes from west sussex, where there has been heavy rainfall with the strength of the wind, too. certainly enough to cause significant travel disruption. as we head through this evening, the rain and went to the easing, but we are still expecting disruption to last through the remainder of today. all down to the fa ct remainder of today.

youtube stars ksi, and logan paul — and their boxing rematch in los angeles this weekend.n us from the first fight, in manchester last year. american paul, is the favourite, in his hometown in front of an expected sell out at the staples centre. millions more are expected to watch on pay per view. promises to be very exciting indeed. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me — gavin ramjaun — and the rest of the sport team, that's your friday sport briefing. how's this for dedication? an 82—year—old man has become the first briton to ride a million registered miles on his bicycle. russ mantle has been pedalling away for more than 65 years, averaging around 15,000 miles a year. the bbc‘s tim allman has the story. you know what they say. the millionth mile is always the hardest. russ mantle clocked up miles 999,995 — 1 million. a very big numberfrom a man who harbours a very big affection for two—wheeled transportation. i just love the mobility that cycling gave me. even now, i'm stuck with a bike, no longer have a car, no long

youtube stars k.s.i and logan paul go head to head in their boxing re—match in la tonight.t in manchester last year, it's thought k.s.i. earned more than 100 million us dollars. it's day three of the world pa ra—athletics championships in dubai where there's been another medalfor great britain with 0livia breen taking bronze in the t38 long jump. the 23—year—old from wales, who won the title in london two years ago, recorded a bestjump of 4.93 metres. 0ur reporter kate grey is there. great britain have won their third medal of these championships thanks to 0livia breen taking 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. 0bv

combined following of a0 million subscribers, british internet star ksi beat his american rival logan paulortedly take home around £700 thousand pounds for the match. let's speak now to commonwealth boxing champion stacey copeland, who is in manchester... we have to stress here that these are not professional boxers, or weren't, at least. yes, there is an unlicensed boxing that has happened for many years, but this is unprecedented in terms of non—regular professional boxers. not just fighting, but with this many beers, is not really happened before at this level. how safe was it? i don't know, i assume because they got a license they would have had to got a license they would have had to go through all the stringent medical procedures that we all have to as professional boxers. 0f procedures that we all have to as professional boxers. of course that is paramount, that is the most important thing, the safety of the boxers. i assume they went through that process like any other boxer would. what was the quality of the site like? to be fair, to say there are novices and it was their debut, a

ksi from the uk takes on american logan paul in los angeles. year ended in a draw. the pair have a combined a0 million subscribers on youtube. i spoke to wally downeer from the uk's sun newspaper, who's in los angeles for the fight. i asked him why the fight is attracting so much interest. well, as someone who is over 30 i almost didn't know who they were either until they sort of burst onto the boxing theme. they are two youtubers or bloggers, a0 million followers on youtube. think ksi traditionally made his name filming himself playing computer games, which is a big thing now that guys seem to be doing, filming their reactions to scoring goals. he had an amateur fight against a rival british youtube star. that ended with him winning. but as his fate finished he called out local ball, they then boxed into a draw in manchester and this is the big rematch. it is a very strange event, a very new event, everyone who stands to profit from saying nice things. but it hasn't gone down too well in the traditional boxing world. tell us a bit more about

logan paul, ninja, a streaming star. i really think, you know, just go full force. brings this edition of talking movies to a close. we hope you've enjoyed the show. please remember, you can always reach us online and you can find us on facebook as well. so, from me, tom brook, and the rest of the production crew here in new york, it's goodbye, as we leave you with oscars frontrunner rene zellweger singing over the rainbow from the film judy. # somewhere over the rainbow # skies are blue # and the dreams that you dared to dream # really do come true # 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 well. although the worst of the rain will be easing away, river levels will be lagging behind the main rainfall, so still a lot of flooding problems through friday m

british youtuber ksi survived a knock—down against fellow internet star logan paul to win on a splithave a combined a0 million subscribers on youtube. this was their first fight as professionals, with their previous bout in manchester last year ending in a draw. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. thank you very much. see you later on. australia's prime minister, scott morrison, has dodged questions thousands of people are facing a third day of chaos from severe flooding in parts of england with damaged homes, disrupted businesses, and travel disruption. seven severe flood warnings are in place on the river don in yorkshire meaning there's a danger to life. there's also concern that water levels are rising on sections of the river trent near newark. jenny kumar reports. this is the village of fishlake on the lower reaches of the river don, where almost the entire community, thatis where almost the entire community, that is around 700 people, have been forced to leave their homes. the waters here are showing little sign of receding, and levels could remain h

logan paul, ninja, a streaming star. i really think, you know, just go full force. forever. well, that brings this edition of talking movies to a close. we hope you've enjoyed the show. please remember, you can always reach us online and you can find us on facebook as well. so, from me, tom brook, and the rest of the production crew here in new york, it is good by, as we leave you with oscars frontrunner rene zellweger singing over the rainbow from the film duty. # somewhere over the rainbow # somewhere over the rainbow # skies are blue # skies are blue # and the dreams that you dared to dream # really do come true... hello there. winds have already been picking up across parts of the uk. there is some stormy weather to take us through saturday. gales and also heavy rain, which for some of us will cause some disruption to travel and potentially some damage as well. your bbc local radio station will keep you up to date. you can see the swelling area of cloud on our earlier satellite picture. this is an area of low pressure which has been deepening as it has been appr

more on the website including build up to the boxing showdown between youtubers ksi and logan paul ond for 12 and a half years, for the murder of the 17—year—old, ellie gould. thomas griffiths pleaded guilty to stabbing ellie in her home, after she had ended their relationship. ellie's mother told the bbc about the horror of the day her daughter was murdered. fiona lamdin reports. # nice to meet you, where you been? # i can show you incredible things. ..# her life was full and all the opportunities in front of her. yeah, she was the perfect daughter, really. ellie gould was just 17, studying for her a—levels, when she was murdered by thomas griffiths. the night before, she'd called off their three—month relationship, to concentrate on her schoolwork. we trusted him. we welcomed him into our home. he celebrated her 17th birthday with us. three months later, he murdered her. it's chilling. on the morning he killed her, thomas' mum took him to school, but he caught the bus straight home. despite not having a licence, he took the family car and drove to ellie's house. he knew she was at h

logan paul, ninja, a streaming star. i really think, you know, just go full force.online and you can find us on facebook as well. so, from me, tom brook, and the rest of the production crew here in new york, it's goodbye, as we leave you with oscars frontrunner rene zellweger singing over the rainbow from the film judy. # somewhere over the rainbow. # skies are blue. # and the dreams that you dared to dream. # really do come true # we have seen a real autumnal mix of weather types through the weekend. strong winds and heavy rain yesterday. much lighter out there today and more sunshine too. this picture taken by one of our weather watchers in shropshire earlier. beautiful and sunny and blue skies out there. not everywhere. some showers. through the next few days, an unsettled theme. showery rain, and things will be turning a little colder through the next few days. this area of low pressure has been slow—moving, stubborn to shift through recent days. still with us for the rest of today and through the next 2a hours. areas of rain rotating through that low pressure.