we are in maitland in the lower hunter we are in maitland in the lower hu nter valley we are in maitlandalley region, about 165 miles to the north of sydney. those catastrophic fire warnings are in place here. driving through the region in the last few hours you can smell the smoke. most certainly you can see the smoky haze that is blanketing this area. fire authorities are warning that this could well be the most dangerous bushfire week ever seen in new south wales. there are significant fires burning across the state. 3000 firefighters along the ground falls they are supported by a squadron of water bombing aircraft. in many ways this is a military style operation to try to protect life and property. residents in bushfire prone regions have been urged to leave and we know that more than 600 schools and colleges have also been closed. there is also the threat further north in queensland, that very much today, the focus is here in new south wales which is facing this unprecedented push fire emergency. temperatures are expected to soar to about 38 celsius, strong winds are predicted, low

the england captain 0wen farrell kicked 20 points scotland's sean maitland went over for the only tryithout the points deduction but trail 11th placed leicester by 22 points and in the pro 1a there was an impressive win for edinburgh who moved second in conference b after beating leaders munster 18—16 in cork. eroni sau scored the decisive try in the second half. t0 ulster really hit the ground running to beat scarlets 29—5 in conference a. the ulstermen earned a bonus point by the break — this spectacularfinish from matt faddes was one of four first half tries. sir mo farah says he hopes to defend his 10,000 metre 0lympic title in tokyo next year. farah was champion in the 5 and 10,000 metres at the last two 0lympics — but quit the track 2 years ago to focus on the marathon, he won in chicago last year, he says "i hope i haven't lost my speed but i'll train hard for it and see what i can do." and finally we bring you some brilliant pictures from the trampoline and tumbling world championships. great britain have won four medals today, including a gold in the women's tumbling team fin

. —— in maitland, about 100 —— in maitland, about100 miles north of sydney. he joins us live.ng there, please? the catastrophic fire warnings are in place across a large swathe of new south wales. sydney is under this catastrophic fire warning, as where we are now. this is the hunter valley to the north of sydney, and these fire alerts also stretch down to the illawarra, which is another heavily populated region of sydney. they are driving to this area from the early morning, you can smell the smoke in the air. you can most certainly see the smoky haze rolling through the fields and into small communities. at the moment it is quite cool here, about 19—20dc. the temperature is expected to soar to about 38 celsius. also strong winds are expected to conspire to whip up any fires that start, and there is a warning from the fire authorities that people living in bushfire prone regions, the emergency effort is being stretched so emergency effort is being stretched so thinly that anyone who needs help might not be able to get it. so the warning has been for the last 2a hours for peop

the salary cap, but six penalties from england's 0wen farrell and this try from scotland's sean maitlands 18. while in the pro 1a ulster picked up a bonus point as they beat scarlets 29—5. this spectacularfinish from matt faddes was the first of their five tries. in the other match edinburgh beat munster to go second in their group. it's day two of the trampoline, tumbling and dmt world championships in tokyo with more medals for great britain. shanice davidson claimed silver in the women's tumbling final — remember the women won team tumbling gold yesterday — and it was a british bronze as well with megan kealy also on the podium. meanwhile, laura gallagher has qualified for the tramponline final, which means she confirms her place at the olympics next year. i love that smile. that's all the sport for now. time for the weather. hello, it has been a weekend dominated by frost and fog. some of it has been dense and freezing in places. he can see by the weather watcher picture is the sunshine. certainly a hard frost. temperatures and 2—10. wearing winter wolves is definitely something impo

scotland's sean maitland went over for the only try.e was an impressive win for edinburgh, who moved second in conference b after beating leaders munster 18—16 in cork. —— pro 12. eroni sau scored the decisive try in the second half. elsewhere ulster beat scarlets 29—5 in conference a. that's all the sport for now. go to the website for the latest on the second test in hamilton, where england have ta ken the second test in hamilton, where england have taken a couple of early wickets on the second day against new zealand. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. hello again. forjust about all of us, we saw the sunny but colder weather arriving across the uk on friday. skies like these fairly typical. not much cloud around. the winds relatively calm. and we've got more of the same to look forward to as we head the weekend as well. sunny but cold, sharp frosts around, some fog patches. but it is a mostly dry weekend. now, if you are heading outside of the next few hours, we are seeing a few showers across northern s

six points from 0wen farrell and this time from scotland's sean maitland saw them beat bath 25—12 lasta, ulster picked up a bonus point as they beat scarlett‘s 29-5. this bonus point as they beat scarlett‘s 29—5. this spectacular finish was the first of their five tries. 0n the first of their five tries. 0n the other match, it will beat munster to go second in their group. it is the second day at the dmt world championships. there are more medals for great britain today in tokyo. silver was claimed in the tumbling final. the women won team tumbling final. the women won team tumbling gold yesterday. there was a british bronze with megyn kelly also on the podium. the dmt men's final is still to come today and you can watch it on the red button and on the bbc sport website. superb, that is all of your sport for the moment. you can keep up—to—date with the competition in tokyo and see more of those tumblers in action. and just a reminder, the draw for the euro 2020 championships ta kes pla ce draw for the euro 2020 championships takes place at five o'clock, involving both england and wales

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deal and he was asked a few times about prince andrew, you might have seen an interview that emily maitland, he said over that he will not get dragged into matters concerning the royal family. will not get dragged into matters concerning the royalfamily. so will not get dragged into matters concerning the royal family. so we are going to be backed at the cbi shortly whenjeremy are going to be backed at the cbi shortly when jeremy corbyn speaks. some breaking news to bring you, though, the chinese ambassador in london has been speaking about events here following on from the violence in hong kong. you may have been aware that hong kong'sjustice minister theresa cheng was surrounded by protesters last week and fell to the ground. the ambassador says the future of hong kong will be unimaginable and says that anti—china extremists have taken hold abroad, including the in the uk. police are surrounding a hong kong university campus after a violent overnight stand—off with hundreds of protesters inside. there were more chaotic scenes earlier today as police fired tear gas at the demonstrators and

breaching the salary cap but six penalties from england's owen farrell and this try from scotland's sean maitlandom matt faddes was the first of their five tries. in the other match edinburgh beat munster to go second in their group. great britain had a very productive day at the trampoline, tumbling and dmt world championships in tokyo yesterday winning four medals. the women's tumbling team took gold — just watch this! it looks like me coming to work... ifi it looks like me coming to work... if i hadn't seen it, i wouldn't believe that could be done. remarkable. this finaljump from megan kealy sealed the gold medal ahead of russia and france. the women also won silvers in the double mini trampoline team final and the trampoline final. in the trampoline final, i love watching it, i can't get enough of it. and not to be outdone, the men also joined in for the medal haul. they won gold in the tumbling team final. the lastjump was from jaydon paddock, and it was enough to get ahead of both russia and the usa to seal first place. what a reaction! can you imagine the relief after doing something like