newcastle united opted for. it's days, only five games, great for newcastle fantasies and.a row for newcastle united. thank you for now. we will see you at our past seven. —— three wins in a row. let's stick with football though, and head down into the championship as barnsley are currently hosting aston villa in the late kick—off. both of these sides down towards the relegation places and it's villa who lead 1—0 after this goal from albert adomah. a penalty just before a penaltyjust before half—time. a foul from barnsley. 2—0 a penaltyjust before half—time. a foulfrom barnsley. 2—0 now. both the sides in the relegation zone. elsewhere in the championship leeds' unbeaten run came to an end as they were lost 1—0 at millwall. leeds, wolves and cardiff all have 17 points at the top of the table, wolves beat nottingham forest 2—1. sol bamba's late equaliser earned cardiff a point against sheffield wednesday, he scored in the 9ath minute. there were also wins for in form preston, bristol city, burton, middlesbrough and norwich. hull and sunderland drew 1—1. disappointment for ke

the late kick off sees swansea city hosting newcastle united. astle have travelled without their manager, he's too weak to travel to the game after an operation. it will bea the game after an operation. it will be a new start for boni though, he signed for swansea for the second time on the final day of the summer tra nsfer time on the final day of the summer transfer window. he says he turned down other offers because his two sons are big swansea fans. it's like afamily sons are big swansea fans. it's like a family first. it's like a family, so a family first. it's like a family, so when you're home, i think you feel better than ever and your mind physically and mentally, everything's clear in front of you. when you go outside, yourfamily everything's clear in front of you. when you go outside, your family go outside, you see them and their faces and they really enjoy it. there is nothing better than this. sirmo farah has there is nothing better than this. sir mo farah has won the great north run for sir mo farah has won the great north runfora

newcastle united earned a second premier league win against swansea city at the liberty stadium. league since 2015 means newcastle climb up to tenth in the table. benitez was at swa nsea tenth in the table. benitez was at swansea in portrait but not in person. newcastle's manager was phoning this one in, leaving his assista nts phoning this one in, leaving his assistants to take charge as he recovers from surgery. assistants to take charge as he recovers from surgery. all quiet on the line for half an hour but swa nsea the line for half an hour but swansea keeper lucas fabianski stayed engaged keeping out this header. no penalty, no surprise. no goals in the first half though quite why alfie moreson will be wondering. swa ncy were alfie moreson will be wondering. swancy were gating closer. there would have been worrying words in the caretaker ears —— mawson. the captain was the saviour. newcastle's scorer then popped up, earning his tea m scorer then popped up, earning his team back—to—back i having tris. —— human rights act back—to—back victories. he rang me this morning and said

he loved his football, he loved newcastle united.ot of sad people around today. that's all the sport for now, more in sportsday at 630. more on the review into the safety of the epilepsy drug, valproate. it‘s estimated that thousands of children across europe were born with physical and mental problems after being exposed to the drug in the womb. a public hearing has been taking place in london today, with evidence from parents, charities and the drug manufacturers. with me is clare pelham, chief executive of the epilepsy society, who has been campaigning for clearer guidance on the use of this drug. thank you for coming in, we will be with you in a moment. and in our salford studio i‘m joined by sam scott—edgar, who is one of 20,000 parents in the uk who blame the epilepsy drug valproate for harming their child in the womb. it is very good of you to join us today, thank you very much, could you tell viewers what your experience has been? well... when i was 1a i found out i had epilepsy andi was 1a i found out i had epilepsy and i wa

some sad football news now — the former chairman of newcastle united, freddy shepherd, has died ageder chairman, of the club from 1991 until 2007, which included the period when they finished as premier league runners—up under kevin keegan. he was instrumental in bringing alan shearer to newcastle, for a then world record fee. got on so what hell with them, he is responsible for bringing me back home. he was the one that made it happen, if it wasn't for him i would not have come back to newcastle, i owe him a huge debt. his passion for the football club was his great strength. his enthusiasm. his hunger and his desire for the club to do well, he's backing of managers. he a lwa ys well, he's backing of managers. he always seemed to find that extra few pounds to give his managers and that was his great strength. when he was chairman he was desperate for us to do well, it was his life. he loved every single minute of it. there will be a lot of sad people around today. alan shearer talking about freddie shepherd — who died today aged 76. britain's joint most—successful 0lympian — track s

swansea city hosts newcastle united in the late kick—off. it's a new player for them.ther offers. it's like family. when you feel better than ever. your mind, physically, everything is clear on front of you. when your family goes outside, you see them in their faces that they enjoy it. it's nothing better than this. that's all the sport for now. bbc one for the great north run. you can keep up to date on the bbc sport website. two of the five men arrested as part of an investigation into the far—right group, national action, have been released without charge. on tuesday, the five, which included four serving soldiers, were detained in a joint operation involving the police and the army. national action was banned after a white supremacist murdered the labour mp, jo cox. there's been a sharp increase in the number of people known to have been killed by thursday's major earthquake in mexico. the number now stands at about 90, more than 70 of them in the state of oaxaca alone. aaron safir reports. clearing the rubble injuchitan in southern mexico, the town worst hit by th

the former chairman of newcastle united freddy shepherd has died. he was 76.uring the period when they finished premier league runners—up under kevin keegan. he was instrumental in bringing alan shearer to newcastle for a then world record £15 million. shearer has tweeted his sadness at the loss of his "great friend". that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. schools should ban what's being called "harmful contact" in rugby for children under the age of 16 — that's according to researchers at newcastle university. they say all schools should ban tackling and scrums to make it saferfor children. last year, the four senior doctors ruled out a ban, but this latest research says the risk of head injuries and concussion are not adequately reduced by safety equipment. here's our sports correspondent katie gornall. he took a fearsome thump there. it's a fundamental part of the sport, but does it belong in schools? today there are fresh calls to remove contact from school rugby claiming a ban would reduce injuries such as concussion. we are finding ch

the former chairman of newcastle united freddy shepherd has died. he was 76.e club from 1991 until 2007 which was during the period when they finished premier league runners—up under kevin keegan. he was instrumental in bringing alan shearer to newcastle for a then world record £15 million. shearer has tweeted his sadness at the loss of his "great friend". another british bobsledder has taken to crowd—funding in a bid to reach the winter olympics after financial support for the women's programme was withdrawn. donna creighton was a skeleton slider until moving over to bobsleigh this year with the promise of being fast—tracked into the gb women's team. but after british bobsleigh pulled theirfunding, and misha mcneill reached her £30,000 target, creighton launched her own crowd—funding campaign. best of luck it her. that's all the sport for now. hugh will be here later. news from the metropolitan police in london. they are saying that this morning they arrested a 19—year—old man atan morning they arrested a 19—year—old man at an address in north london with ter

tell everyone, his big break was one of those clips that you saw, when rowley hereford beat newcastle united the cup. he will tell you it was his road to success, after 50 yea rs you it was his road to success, after 50 years to still be in this business is a fantastic achievement. isa business is a fantastic achievement. is a remarkable one. i was amazed to read earlierfrom is a remarkable one. i was amazed to read earlier from an is a remarkable one. i was amazed to read earlierfrom an interview a is a remarkable one. i was amazed to read earlier from an interview a few yea rs read earlier from an interview a few years ago, saying, still, decades after he had started, he would get anxious, it was all to do with the preparation, he would lose sleep before the match, even though clearly the guy loved the job. yeah. i'm not being funny but he would be in the tunnel, huw, and he would ask the two managers, their assistance, and their assistants what the team was. he already knew it but it was this attention to detail. i worked with him many times when i was his fellow commentator. i used to le

the former chairman of newcastle united frddy shepherd has died. he was 76.he period when they finished premier league runners—up under kevin keegan. he was instrumental in bringing alan shearer to newcastle for a then world record £15 million. shearer has tweeted, "so sad to hear my great friend and former newcastle chairman freddy shepherd has passed away. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. the leaders of a us congressional committee have demanded details of everyone in the trump administration who has used private e—mail accounts to discuss government business. during his election campaign, donald trump repeatedly called for the imprisonment of his rival hillary clinton for using her personal email when she was secretary of state. richard galpin reports. jared kushner, stephen miller, steve bannon and reince priebus — the biggest names to have reportedly used private e—mail accounts while working in the trump administration. mr kushner, one of the most powerful advisers in the white house, allegedly using a private account to send o

also in the audience is a delegation from our sister city in newcastle, united kingdom.st of time we are not going to recognize each person by name but to each and every one of you and to all of those gathered today, welcome. thank you for being here. i want to take this time to remember one who is not here. on september 5th, 2010 jefferson thomas passed away. we are honored to have his widow, mary, here with us today. as a tribute to jeff, we have an anti- chair on the stage, draped in a ribbon of essentials colors of old gold in black. please join me in a moment of silence for jefferson thomas memory. thank you. as we move into the comments portion of our program it is by distinct pleasure to bring forward to individuals served as student body president of little rock central high school. both also served a decade ago as members of the 50th anniversary committee. she now works with the clinton foundation in new york city and he is an attorney and a banker was a former member of the arkansas house of representatives. student body president in 93 and 94, student body pre

hundred french speaking to is my guest dr alexander kirov the expert on spanish politics from newcastle united slot. now to more people have been arrested in connection with friday's attack on the london underground station of parsons green five people are now in custody in relation to that incident with the search is being conducted it comes after a report on tuesday claimed that online jihadist propaganda gets more clicks in the united kingdom than anywhere else in europe only four countries in fact turkey the united states saudi arabia and iraq had more political commentator john white says that brits expect the authorities to do more. the most what do you know obvious conclusion to be drawn from the revelations published in the report is that there is a bigger market in the u.k. for this type of material than anywhere else due to a good radicalization of a section of the muslim community in the u.k. and this conclusion tends to be supported by the fact that we've had four jihadi inspired terrorist attacks in the u.k. and twenty seventeen this is going to be a more and more important front

united who play everton tomorrow. look at city's goal difference too. newcastle to fourth.ms for liverpool as last season. failing to put pressure. “— last season. failing to put pressure. —— cotton on fifth. let's stick with football, as championship side birmingham city have sacked manager harry redknapp — after six straight defeats in all competitions. the former tottenham and portsmouth boss kept birmingham up last season, after taking charge with three games remaining. but after agreeing a one—year deal and signing 1a players over the summer, the blues currently sit second bottom and were beaten 3—1 at home by preston today. to make matters a bit worse for blues fans, there was good news for city rivals aston villa. they've been struggling in the championship too, but got a convincing 3—0 win at barnsley this evening. albert adomah got their first two, before keinan davis rounded off the victory. elsewhere in the championship leeds' unbeaten run came to an end as they were lost 1—0 at millwall. leeds, wolves and cardiff all have 17 points at the top of the table, wolve

rugby union's premiership match between newcastle and saracens was played in an unusual setting last night — in philadelphia in the united, lots of empty seats... it's only the second premiership game to be played in america. saracens won 29 points to seven. in the day's other game, leicester beat gloucester. meanwhile munster maintained their unbeaten start to the pro14 season after a 21—16 win over ospreys at the liberty stadium. the hosts took an early lead, but two first half tries gave the irish side an eight point advantage. and while several second half penalties put ospreys back into contention. a late penalty sealed the victory. in rugby league, disappointment for london broncos. they won't be playing in super league next year after losing 38—16 to widnes vikings in the super 85 qualifiers. widnes ran in a total of seven tries including this one from danny craven that keeps them in the hunt for promotion. the 3—1 favourite capri, ridden by ryan moore, has won the world's oldest classic, the st leger. the grey battled down the straight ahead of crystal ocean and stradivarius to give trainer aiden o'brien his fift

united, they take on everton at home tomorrow. chelsea are in third, they also play tomorrow against arsenal. while newcastle's them into fourth. huddersfield are sixth, they drew 1—1 draw with leicester, just ahead of burnley and liverpool who also drew 1—1. at the bottom, a 1—0 defeat in roy hodgson‘s first game as crystal palace manager sees them rooted to the foot of the table still, no points and no goals scored. bournemouth are just above them while west ham are in 18th, following their 0—0 draw with west brom today. championship side birmingham city have sacked manager harry redknapp after six straight defeats in all competitions. the former tottenham and portsmouth boss kept birmingham up last season, after taking charge with three games remaining. but after agreeing a one—year deal and signing 1a players over the summer, the blues currently sit second bottom and were beaten 3—1 at home by preston today. cricket and england are playing the west indies in a twenty20 match ahead of their five match 0di series. england won the toss at chester le street and chose to field in the day night game. the windies

rugby union‘s premiership match between newcastle and saracens was played in an unusual setting last night — in philadelphia in the unitedr. in rugby league, disappointment for london broncos. they won‘t be playing in super league next year after losing 38—16 to widnes vikings in the super 85 qualifiers. widnes ran in a total of seven tries including this one from danny craven that keeps them in the hunt for promotion. jonny brownlee finished fifth in the final world series triathlon race of the season in rotterdam. the two time olympic medallist has won just once this year, and his season ended with a race where he had to swim without his goggles. brownlee finished sixth in the overall standings. spaniard mario mola successfully defended his men‘s title, while bermuda‘s flora duffy took her second title in the women‘s competition. he said his goggles were getting steamed up so he had to take him off. tonight, survivors of the grenfell tower tragedy will attend a benefit concert that was launched after their homes were destroyed in the horrific blaze earlier this year. some of the world‘s leading operatic stars and class

rugby union's premiership match between newcastle and saracens was played in an unusual setting last night — in philadelphia, in the unitedason for them, as they ran out winners by 29—7. in the day's other game, leicester beat gloucester 24—10. jonny brownlee finished fifth in the final world series triathlon race of the season, in rotterdam. the two—time olympic medallist has won just once this year, and his season ended with a race where he had to swim without his goggles. brownlee finished sixth in the overall standings. spaniard mario mola successfully defended his men's title, while bermuda's flora duffy took her second title in the women's competition. he said his goggles were steaming up, so he took them off. just got on with it. well done. and we have louise competing today in the triathlon championships, our very own louise minchin. i think it is a great story, she took it up after riding around the velodrome. britain prides itself on its attitude of "keep calm and carry on". it was evident on friday following the parsons green terror attack. but is a stiff upper lip always the best response? for some, being caug

manchester city and manchester united are both level on points at the top of the premier league. some key games tomorrow, the big one is liverpool against newcastleystal palace are rooted at the bottom, but bournemouth, swansea and leicester have had different and difficult days. have you seen any improvement under roy hodgson? difficult days. have you seen any improvement under roy hodgson7m difficult days. have you seen any improvement under roy hodgson? it is really difficult for them because today they played without a strike. ba ca ry today they played without a strike. bacary sagna played up front for crystal palace and it was so different and difficult for him. next up is chelsea and as he says there will be more pain before it gets any better. go back up to the top quickly, i know we are not supposed to do this, do you not feel this will be a really tight season? it feels like it will be really exciting with the top four. the top four has got a familiar look. the top six will be familiar. early on it looks as though the battle will be between the two manchester clubs. john bennett, excellent as always. it's1—1 between norwich city and rea

rugby union's premiership match between newcastle and saracens was played in an unusual setting last night — in philadelphia, in the unitedor them, as they ran out winners by 29—7. in the day's other game, leicester beat gloucester 24—10. in rugby league, disappointment for london broncos. they won't be playing in super league next year, after losing 38—16 to widnes vikings in the super 85 qualifiers. widnes ran in a total of seven tries, including this one from danny craven, that keeps them in the hunt for promotion. jonny brownlee finished fifth in the final world series triathlon race of the season, in rotterdam. the two—time olympic medallist has won just once this year, and his season ended with a race where he had to swim without his goggles. brownlee finished sixth in the overall standings. spaniard mario mola successfully defended his men's title, while bermuda's flora duffy took her second title in the women's competition. imean, as i mean, as if open water swimming... without any goggles. isn't hard enough as it is. and of course, our very own louise is competing today, in team gb. she is competing in rotterdam

newcastle beat brighton to the championship title last season, now the promoted sides meet in the top flight for the first time in the premier league this afternoon. sheffield uniteddnesday fightback to win the steel city derby a—2 at hillsborough. the blades got off to a terrific start, with john fleck‘s free—kick after three minutes and leon clarke making it 2—0 after a quarter of an hour. gary hooper gave the hosts a chance when he scored just before the break. 0wls sub lucasjoao levelled with a composed finish but mark duffy thundered home before clarke added his second. victory for chris wilder's men was their first over their city rivals since september 2009. aberdeen avenged their midweek league cup defeat to motherwell with a 1—0 win against the same opponents in the scottish premiership. andrew considine's scrambled goal secured all three points at fir park. the dons are back up to second in the table and two points behind leaders celtic. there have been plenty of goals as the opening weekend of the wsl season continues. there are four more matches today. drew spence scored chelsea's opener as they thrashed bristol city 6—0. there were also wins for arsen

premiership game of the day is between newcastle who are yet to lose and saracens, that kicks off at 10pm tonight and is being played in philadelphia in the unitedfrom danny craven that keeps them in the hunt for promotion. favourite capri has won the st leger, the final classic of the british season at doncaster. the three to one shot ridden byjockey ryan moore took the title in thrilling fashion, making it five wins in the world's oldest classic for irish trainer aidan o'brien. crystal ocean finished second with stradivarius in third. that's all the sport now. now let's catch up on the weather. hi there, it's been quite a cool and showery day. some of us getting more than our fair share of showers. the clouds started off quite small. but in between, some drier and brighter moments. rain for scotland has edged into northern ireland over recent hours and here is where it is going to stay for the first part of the evening, gradually moving into the wales and south—west england as we go through the night, before the skies clear and the windsare light. it's going to be a cold night for the time of year, temperatures in towns and cities between 7—10

newcastle had started the weekend in fourth, but slip down to ninth after their first defeat in four matches, while brighton are up to 13th. sheffield uniteddnesday fightback to win the steel city derby for the first time in eight years. the blades got off to a terrific start with john fleck‘s free—kick after three minutes and then leon clarke making it 2—0 after quarter of an hour. gary hooper gave the hosts a chance when he scored just before the break. 0wls sub lucasjoao levelled with a composed finish, but mark duffy thundered home before clarke added his second. 11—2 it finished at hillsborough. aberdeen avenged their midweek league cup defeat to motherwell with a 1—0 win against the same opponents in the scottish premiership. andrew considine's scrambled goal secured all three points at fir park. the dons are back up to second in the table and two points behind leaders celtic. defending champions manchester city began their wsl season with a comprehensive win over yeovil town ladies. there were four different scorers in their 4—0 victory. but that wasn't the biggest win of the day. chelsea thrashed bristol city 6—0, with drew spence