andy burke, bbc news, murrayfield.o as the home nations build up to the world cup injapan at the end of the month — some news from the sports goverening body today. world rugby has revealed the tournament will be going gender neutral. the women's designation will be dropped from women's rugby world cup 2021 in new zealand — which will now be named rugby world cup 2021. the organisation says it's about raising the profile of the women's game, "while eliminating any inherent or perceived bias". great britain claimed four medals on the first day of medal racing at the olympic test event in enoshima. amongst the medal winners were rio 2016 olympian dylan fletcher and london 2012 silver medalist stu bithell claimed silver in the 49er class behind new zealand, while charlotte dobson and saskia tidey claimed bronze in the 49erfx class. so with that event staged injapan, the climbing championships in japan, we've been looking ahead to the rugby world cup in japan next month. so the winner of the york ebor festival. is pretty a

the exeter chiefs second row limped off during the win at murrayfield, and it has been decided that heningful part" in the tournament injapan that starts next month. glasgow warriors second row tim swinson willjoin up with the training group as cover, with gregor townsend names his final squad next tuesday. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. thanks forjoining us. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are brexit commissioning editor at the telegraph, asa bennett, and author and journalist, rachel shabi. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. labour, the lib dems, snp, and plaid cymru willjoin forces in the commons next week in a bid to remove boris johnson as prime minister and block a no—deal brexit — that's according to the i. the times reports that borisjohnson has accused opposition mps of attempting to sabbotage the uk's negotiations with the eu after they announced plans to thwart a no—deal brexit. the telegraph says the chancellor sajid javid will announce the outcome of a one—year spen

scotland host france at murrayfield, while england have named a full strength side to take on irelandhere are highlights of that match on bbc 2 at half past seven this evening. that's all the sport for now. this week, another chance to see our firefighting special when we tackle blazes from the air, on the ground and even on rails. in the summer and autumn of 2018, california experienced its deadliest ever wildfires. they claimed the lives of over 80 people and whole towns were destroyed. but as residents tried to escape, the firefighters did what they always do — they ran towards the danger. it is a profession that relies on courage, education and, increasingly, the latest science and technology to better understand how fires behave and how to beat back the flames. and if you want to be a firefighter, this is where you learn the craft. the international fire training centre in darlington, in the north of england. this is where brave firefighters come from around the world to learn the latest techniques in fighting all kinds of blazes. they can simulate a huge variety of fire scenario

and scotland have avenged last week's heavy defeat to france with a 17—14 victiory at murrayfield.rm up match. back to the g7 summit at biarritz. arriving at biarritz airport, the prime minister was asked what his priorities are at this summit. the three priorities i have, possessions i have for the uk and for the world, at this g7 summit are clearly the state of global trade. i am very worried about the way it is going. protection some tariffs that we are seeing, the uk thrives mightily on being open outward looking and that is what we will promote because it is good for the world. number two, biodiversity. habitat loss. excruciating scenes we have seen from the amazon. this is being repeated around the world. a loss of species and habitat, it some places it is irreversible. we need to talk about and escalate that here at the g7. the tragedy of what humanity is inflicting on the natural role. the third thing, and this is something that we campaigned on for a long time, female education. it is the number—1 solution to so many of the global problems. get every girl in the world the

in rugby union, scotland avenged a heavy defeat to france last weekend by beating them 17—14 at murrayfieldord victory over ireland. 57—15 there. these are warm—up matches ahead of the world cup injapan that starts next month. there's more on the bbc sport website including highlights from the british athletics championships in birmingham. that's all your sport. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. good night. hello, this is bbc news. a 16—year—old girl and a 21—year—old man died in a car crash in the early hours of this morning in essex. two teenage girls are also in a critical condition. a man was arrested in loughton. leigh milner reports from the scene. well, this is golding hill and as you can see behind me is a long stretch of road which runs through epping forest, and if you just look over my right hand shoulder you can see where the silver bmw m3 collided into a tree just after two o'clock this morning. a 16—year—old girl and a 21—year—old man died at the scene and two girls, aged 16 and 17 are currently in hospital with life—threat

the return is at murrayfield the following saturday.outh africa's three—time world 800m champion will not defend her title in doha in september after a setback in her challenge to the restriction of testosterone levels in female runners. semenya was the headline speaker at a women's conference in johannesburg. if you want to get rid of a human being, you go tell them straight, i wa nt to being, you go tell them straight, i want to get rid of you instead of going around collecting data on their body or their physique. their performance, you know? probably this is something, you know, adventure because they say i have an advantage in higher testosterone. of course, i do have it. so what? your own rivals, they come with this rude responses in terms of me competing against them, which for me, is not a big deal because what i know is that we are all athletes, we should be supporting each other. that's all the sport for now. good morning. after that widespread wet day of wednesday, the washout of the ashes, i can offer you much better conditi

avenged their hammering by france by recovering an 11—point deficit to win the return match at murrayfieldmingham this weekend. it's the british championships that also double up as trials for next month's world championships in doha. dina asher—smith has made the team after setting a championship record in the 100 metres of 10.96 seconds. the men's 100m was much closer and there was a surprise winner. ojie edoburun edging out adam gemili and zharnel hughes, all three given the same time of 10.18 — but it was decided on the photo finish. all three should make the team in qatar. cindy ofili eased to victory in the 100 metre hurdles. she finished in 13.09 seconds ahead of alicia barrett and yasmin miller. katrina johnson—thompson finished fourth. england's men have kept their place in the top tier of european hockey. they beat scotland 3—0 in theirfinal match at the eurohockey championship. sam ward scored twice for england — the defeat relegates scotland. wales also stay in the elite group — they thrashed ireland 4—0 in theirfinal match. benjamin francis with their final goal, while that re

the two teams will meet again next friday at murrayfield for their final warm up match before the world boxing bouts and much more — on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. now it's time for a look at the weather. nearly 2 million people in the indian state of assam have been effectively stripped of their citizenship after being left off a newly published list of indian nationals. residents were asked to prove they had lived there since 1971 when neighbouring bangladesh declared its independence. it's home to around 10 million muslims, many of whom are suspected by india's hindu nationalist government of being illegal migrants. 0ur india correspondent rajini vaidya nathan sent this report. lining up to find out if they still belong in the country they call home. if they are not on this list, they are not considered citizens, their fate decided by a paper printout. none of asiya khatoon's family of nine has been included. "i'm an indian citizen. i should be on it", she says. it's the same for salma. "what do i do? i'd rather die than go to a detention camp". best known for its

at murrayfield, scotland avenged last weeks defaet to the french with a narrow 17—14 win.d were the visitors, on top of the world rankings with a win. having shipped in early try, the remainder of the half was the show. he has run the perfect decoy, gaps created for slick quick passing. joe was steaming into the corner. driving into ireland again. this time the ball making its way over to elliott daily for the same outcome. his reward came right before half—time. england shifting the ball with ease. ireland does too slow to react. the leicester man crossing the line himself. and after the restart, it was more of the same. five second half tries, george cruz graham grabbing one, and shortly after, tom curry added a sixth. racing through the gears, driving right through the heart of the ireland defence. luke collin dickey adding the last. a statement of intent does intent from eddie jones side, and one more to come at stjames' park. 14 different players in the scotland line—up from this site, hammered by fran a week ago. the rematch at murray field had a near identical start

the two teams will meet again next friday at murrayfield for theirfinal warm up match before the worldhas condemned the violence overnight in glasgow. trouble erupted when a planned march in support of a united ireland was met by a counter protest within the govan area of the city. riot police and mounted officers dealt with the disturbance. earlier, i spoke to david scott from the anti—sectarian charity — nil by mouth. he told me that marches happen regularly in glasgow, but that the violence last night was the result of a year of mounting tensions. marches in glasgow are somewhat of a phenomenon because in recent years we find more loyalist and republican marches in the city than we had back in belfast. they're very much something that are part of the fabric of the city. we have the orange order and the apprentice boys and various organisations who have in excess of 100 a year, and a smaller number of marches from republican groups, which are about 20 and 30 year, which is quite a lot. we don't necessarily have a marching season in glasgow. it's almost that we have marches almost eve

avenged their hammering by france by recovering an 11—point deficit to win the return match at murrayfieldngham this weekend. it's the british championships that also double up as trials for next month's world championships in doha. dina asher—smith has made the team after setting a championship record in the 100 metres of 10.96 seconds. the men's 100m was much closer — and there was a surprise winner. 0jie edoborun edging out adam gemili and zharnel hughes — all three given the same time of10.18 - but it was decided on the photo finish. all three should make the team in qatar. cindy 0fili eased to victory in the 100 metre hurdles. she finished in 13.09 seconds — ahead of alicia barrett and yasmin miller. katrina johnson thompson finished fourth. play has been suspended at the tour championship in atlanta after a number of people were injured by lightning strikes near the fan zone. the pga tour has released a statement announcing emergency services have treated six fans who we re services have treated six fans who were injured by debris from the strike and transported them immediately for

and scotland bounced back too after their recent defeat to france, they won the return match at murrayfieldsecond half sealing the win dina asher smith can begin making plans for the world athletics championships next month. she booked her place in the british team after winning the 100 metres at the uk athletics championship yesterday — with the event doubling up as trials for the world championship in doha. asher smith won in 10.96 seconds — a new championship record. the men's100 metres was much closer and there was a surprise winner. 0jie edoborun edging out adam gemili and zharnel hughes — all three finishing in a time of 10.18 — the result decided on a photo—finish. all three should make the british team. reigning champion marc marquez will start in pole position for today's moto gp british grand prix. but home favourite cal crutchlow has work to do. he will start from ninth after crashing during qualifying yesterday. thankfully, he wasn't injured. no such problems for marquez as he held off valentino rossi to claim pole for today's race at silverstone. play had to be suspended at gol

the two teams will meet again next friday at murrayfield for their final warm—up match before the worldime finalist caroline wozniacki is out, after being beaten by the number 15 seed bianca andreescu in the third round. the canadian took the match in straight sets. over in the men's singles, three—time us open—winner rafael nadal has just started his third round match against south korean chung hyeon. germany's nikias arndt won stage eight of the vuelta a espana. france's nicolas edet has taken the overall lead by six seconds afterfinishing in the main group. james knox is the highest placed briton in 28th. hull kingston rovers hopes of avoiding relegation from super league have been boosted by beating catalans dragons by 24 points to six. they ran in three tries in perpignan from ryan shaw and danny mcguire. staying with rugby league, bradford bulls will play their final game at odsal stadium tomorrow when they host sheffield eagles. the six—time league champions, who have been through financial trouble and relegation in the last few years, leave the stadium after 85 years. paul ogden

he limped off during the 17—14 win at murrayfield.. that is all from the sport for now. i'll that is all from the sport for now. i‘ll be back later. thank you very much. two teenage sisters are being praised for rescuing a man and a child from drowning off the coast of aberdeenshire. isla noble and her sister eilidh — aged 15 and 14 — heard cries for help while swimming near fraserburgh yesterday afternoon, before deciding to help. earlier i spoke with the siblings from their home. we were paddling and we saw them deeper out than we were, the toddler was on the shoulders, we thought they were having a laugh. the little boy was screaming. but then we noticed they started going out deeper and the mum started shouting for help, as he was taking his press as he was on top of the water. we realise he was in trouble. what did you do then? i started to run out, to take the lie low for her to take it back in. i went and got the phone. and when you got out there, he was exhausted? he could not swim any more, he was trying to hold his son up bu

and scotland bounced back too after their recent defeat to france, they won the return match at murrayfieldth can begin making plans for the world athletics championships next month. she booked her place in the british team after winning the 100 metres at the uk athletics championship yesterday with the event doubling up as trials for the world championship in doha. asher smith won in 10.96 seconds, a new championship record. the men's100 metres was much closer and there was a surprise winner. 0jie edoburun edging out adam gemili and zharnel hughes, all three finishing in a time of 10.18, the result decided on a photo—finish. all three should make the british team. there were mixed fortunes for the home nations yesterday on the final day of the eurohockey championships. england's men retained their place in the top tier of european hockey after beating scotland 3—0 in theirfinal match. sam ward scored twice for england. the defeat relegates scotland. while wales avoided being demoted after thrashing ireland 4—0, benjamin francis with theirfinal goal. the defeat for ireland relegates them. a

the return is at murrayfield the following saturday. felt very supported" by other women in sport. south africa's three—time world 800m champion will not defend her title in doha in september after a setback in her challenge to the restriction of testosterone levels in female runners. semenya was the headline speaker at a women's conference in johannesburg. you want to get rid of a human being and you tell them straight i want to get rid of you, instead of going around collecting data on how their body or physique is. that performance, you know, probably —— something or something they say i had advantage but if chris i have it, but so what? your own rivals come with this rude responses in terms of me competing against them, which for me is not a big deal because what i know is that we are all athletes and we should be supporting each other. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at half past ten. labour has outlined proposals that would see universities offer places after exam results rather than the current s

scotland avenged last weeks defeat to france, beating them 17—14 at murrayfield and england recordedthe world cup, ireland where the visitors, on top of the world rankings with a win. having shipped in early try, the remainder of the half was the show. he has run the perfect decoy, gaps created for slick quick passing. joe was steaming into the corner. driving into ireland again. this time the ball making its way over to elliott daily for the same outcome. his reward came right before half—time. england shifting the ball with ease. ireland does too slow to react. the leicester man crossing the line himself. and after the restart, it was more of the same. five second half tries, george cruz graham grabbing one, and shortly after, tom curry added a sixth. racing through the gears, driving right through the heart of the ireland defence. collin dickey adding the last. a statement of intent does intent from eddiejones aside, or more to come at stjames' park. 1a different players in the scotla nd park. 1a different players in the scotland line—up from this site, hammered by fran a week ago

over their recent defeat to france by recovering an 11—point deficit to win the return match at murrayfieldo be suspended at golf‘s tour championship in atlanta after a number of people were injured by lightning strikes near a fan zone. six fans were treated, all were ok after they were hit by debris, from the strike. only two groups had completed the third round prior to the weather delay, withjustin thomas at the top of the leaderbaord. rory mcilroy is one shot of the lead. but play is suspended. hopefully they won't have to deal with the type of conditions they we re with the type of conditions they were putting up with yesterday. £12 million for the winner! you needed, danger money! never strikes twice though, so they say! we are going to stay with a sporting theme. while the ashes continues to be pretty stressful for english fans, the tournament's definitely inspiring people to give cricket a go. 0ne version of the game is getting more and more popular. you don't need a bat, or stumps, to play swing cricket. just a playground swing and a ball. mike bushell has been to hampshire to redi

the return is at murrayfield the following saturday. that is all the sport for now.f ten of them regularly using social media, it's led to concerns about the impact that's having on youngsters‘ well—being. but new research published in the medicaljournal, the lancet, suggests social media itself may not be harmful. it found mental health problems were more likely to result from youngsters missing out on sleep and exercise, because they were spending too much time on the internet. sophie hutchinson reports. nine out of ten teenagers use it to connect with friends according to the report. the study published in la ncet the report. the study published in lancet tracked my lord than 12,00013—16—year—olds over three year, it found 5 % of bows and a3% of boys used social media more than three times a day. those teenagers had poorer mental health and greater psychological distress. by year 11, girls were more likely to be be less happy and more anxious. but experts say it is not necessarily the amount of time spent using social media that matters. if girls get enough sleep

the exeter chiefs second row limped off during the win at murrayfield, and it's been decided he wouldn'tow tim swinson willjoin up with the training group as cover, with gregor townsend naming his final squad next tuesday. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. thank you. documents seen by the bbc show the government knew the hs2 rail project was over budget three years ago. the documents were written in 2016 — before mps had signed—off the first phase of the project — which raises questions over whether parliament was given the whole picture. the high—speed line will link london, birmingham, manchester and leeds. our transport correspondent tom burridge has been speaking to a former hs2 manager, and has this exclusive report. this is the story of a former manager at hs2, the public company building britain's high—speed railway, who says he was fired just as he was about to reveal an uncomfortable truth. andrew bruce says his task was to work out how much the land and property needed to build the first stretc

warm—up matches, —— among the weekend‘s other world cup warm—up matches, scotland face france at murrayfieldosing key players to big injuries at a very crucial time. in the lead up to the world cup. i‘m still reeling for the 12 million quid for winning the golf. wouldn‘t that be nice? a short days work. thank you. let‘s stay with sport, shall we? yes. the aurora games is a new multi—sport event being hosted in the united states this week. it‘s designed to increase the coverage of women‘s sport and features a team from the americas up against a team from the rest of the world. some of the best female athletes from disciplines including gymnastics, tennis and figure skating are competing at the event, and our reporter sarah mulkerrins has been to albany to find out more. commentator: ten, she's got! gold medallist... two of the greatest female athletes of all time are now leading the way for a new generation and a new concept — one that puts women front and centre. the women deserved, for a long time, their own platform. i‘m hoping that all the people who learned about this, that this generati

and scotland bounced back too after their recent defeat to france, they won the return match at murrayfieldlans for the world athletics championships next month. she booked her place in the british team after winning the 100 metres at the uk athletics championships with the event doubling up as trials for the world championship in doha. she won in 10.96 seconds — a new championship record. making it look easy as she so often does. very differnt in the men's race, take a look how close this was. 0jie edobboren edging out adam gemili and zharnel hughes, all three finished with the same time, the result settled on a photo—finish. all three should make the british team. reigning champion marc marquez will start in pole position for today's moto gp british grand prix. but home favourite cal crutchlow has work to do. he will start from ninth after crashing during qualifying yesterday. thankfully, he wasn't injured. no such problems for marquez as he held off valentino rossi to claim pole for today's race at silverstone. and take a look at these pictures at golf‘s tour championship in atlanta wher