miedema beat steph houghton, nikita parris, keira walsh, erin cuthbert and ji so—yun.y. 0bviously obviously to win this award, for the players we play against, it is fantastic. i think it is the highest honour you can get, and really proud, really proud. so it is great to get recognition from other players, and obviously defending is as important as attacking. let's start with manchester city, because they are back on top of the premier league after a narrow 1—0 win at burnley. city did struggle to find the breakthrough, which came in the 63rd minute, when sergio aguero's shotjust about crossed the line. it was confirmed using goal—line technology. pep guardiola's side are now a point above liverpool, with two games remaining. if city beat leicester and brighton, they will retain the title. manchester united goalkeeper david de gea's form is in the spotlight once again after they were held to a 1—1 draw by chelsea. united took the lead at old trafford throuthuan mata in the 11th minute, as he struck against his former club. but then, two minutes before the interval, de

captain steph houghton leads a trio of manchester city players that also includes demi stokes and nikita parris each from chelsea and arsenal. bryony frost has been passed fit to ride just in time for the final jumps meeting of the season. frost broke her collarbone shortly after making history at the cheltenham as the first female jockey to win a grade i at the festival over fences. she'll ride present man in tomorrow'a gold cup at sandown for trainer paul nicholls who will be crowned champion trainer. 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 very much indeed. cyclone kenneth has made landfall in northern mozambique, a country still recovering from another huge storm. mozambique's national institute of disaster management said 30,000 people had been evacuated from areas likely to be hit. last month, cyclone idai caused hundreds of deaths in the region. earlier the bbc‘s southern africa correspondent, nomsa maseko, gave us the latest. you are quite right to say that cyclone kenneth made landfall last night, b

another city player — nikita parris — claims the writers' women's award.e that soil plays in climate change. there's more carbon stored in soil than in all the world's trees — and it's being released into the atmosphere by deforestation and poor farming. the scientists behind the study say that already, nearly half the world's population is suffering because of the way that land is degraded. here's our environment analyst roger harrabin. soil erosion — a double problem. here in the east of england, this isn't smog in the air, it's soil on a hot windy day. losing soil like this lowers our ability to grow crops. it also releases carbon trapped in the earth, and that contributes to climate change. in parts of the south of england, some carelessly farmed fields are steadily running into the rivers. soil degradation is a problem said to affect almost half the world's people. look at this tsunami of dust last year in phoenix, arizona. it's the result of a spectacular storm. for most farmers, soil loss is a creeping problem that's only noticed it too late. soils

it was a cagey match for long periods in this women's world cup warm up match, nikita parris came closestergreen stars. this is canada's christine sinclair scoring a remarkable 180th goal in international football. she made her debut aged 16, she's now 35 and still scoring ahead of the summer's tournament in france. the england boss could see plenty of room for improvement in his team. yeah, ithink yeah, i think it's

nikita parris, also of manchester city, has won the fwa prize.nne miedema byjust one vote. the second round of the world snooker championship is continuing in sheffield. this time next week we'll be well into the final of the competition. barry hawkins resumed with a 9—7 lead over fellow englishman kyren wilson. these are live pictures. you can see them on the bbc sport website throughout the afternoon. kyren wilson took the first frame of the afternoon session and is looking like you might play the second as well. 0n the other table china's zhou yuelong had a 9—7 lead over two times finallist ali carter. but ali carter has got the first frame of the recession so it is a 9-8 frame of the recession so it is a 9—8 lead by the chinese player. you can see more of that coverage on bbc two and by the website. head to the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. there will be more in the next hour. more on now on the news that — victims of crime — including those alleging rape — are being asked to give police access to their phones and social media ac

england captain steph houghton is one of three manchester city players, including demi stokes and nikita parris. world snooker champion mark williams has been taken to hospital with chest pains, following the opening session of his second—round world championship match at the crucible. the welshman fell ill after his session against david gilbert. williams is trailing 5—3 against the englishman. he has since tweeted "a&e. could be here a while, couldn't stick the chest pains no more. lucky there wasn't any more frames to play." meanwhile scot, stephen maguire leads the amateurjames cahill by six frames to four. that's despite not being in great form this season. cahill remember, pulled off one of the biggest shocks of the tournament's history, putting out five time world champion ronnie 0'sullivan in the first round. these are live pictures — you can watch it on the bbc sport website and app. england cricketer alex hales has been suspended following an "off—field incident", according to a spokesman for the batsman. hales missed nottinghamshire's 0ne—day cup games last week for what the county d

but it's been a cagey opening so far, no goals at half—time, and england's nikita parris the only playeras of yet. anglin hoping the good form continuing. —— england hoping. live on bbc four. it's also live on the website. much more action for scotland. they took the lead in their friendly against chile through erin cuthbert. but chile equalised thanks to a penalty. it finished i—i. the spurs defender was one of the players subjected to monkey danny rose... the spurs defender was one of the players subjected to monkey chants during england's euro 2020 qualifier against montenegro last month. he says the fines that are handed out after incidents of abuse aren't adequate punishment. the day at the grand national festival saw min, trained by willie mullins get his revenge in the melling chase, beaten last year by paul nicholl‘s politologue, but reversing that result and coming home 20 lengths clear under ruby walsh. min was the 2—1 favourite. tomorrow, then, it's the big one — the grand national. and it could be a historic day for one horse in particular. tiger roll is the hot favourite, an

nikita parris, also of manchester city, has won the fwa prize.l for me for now. being just a few pounds overweight more than doubles the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new report being presented to the european congress on obesity. researchers studied the health of almost three million adults, and also found that those with a bmi of 40 to 45 had triple the risk of heart failure and a 50% higher risk of dying prematurely from any cause. public health england says "sustained action" is needed to tackle obesity. naveed sattar is professor of metabolic medicine at the university of glasgow. he's an expert in diabetes and heart disease and hejoins me now. this research is clearly substantial, almost 3 million adults, so it gives us a really good base to talk about this. we are not really hearing anything that we haven't heard before, are we? you are correct. some reports have been even bigger and have suggested even higher risks than this particular report. this is nothing new. the site is it, the fact it is an international confer

steph houghton leads a trio of manchester city players that also includes demi stokes and nikita parrisd more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. let's return to the news that the head of the civil service, has begun a formal inquiry into a leak from a meeting of the national security council. sir mark sedwill has written to ministers and reportedly asked them to confess or deny leaking reports that the government had agreed to allow chinese firm huawei to help build britain's new 5g network. numerous members of the council have been quick to deny their involemen. 0ur political correspondent chris mason joins us now from westminster. who is saying yes and who is saying no? there is a collective whodunnit question being asked in westminster this morning. no further information from downing street, we had a morning briefing from the prime minister's official spokesperson. they said next to nothing about this. you wouldn't expect them to comment on this and sure enough, they haven't. what is intriguing is that the daily telegraph reported there were five

captain steph houghton leads a trio of manchester city players that also includes demi stokes and nikita parrisand this afternoon's action on bbc two and the bbc sport website. charles leclerc led a ferrari one—two in an incident—packed second practice at the azerbaijan grand prix. he finished seconds ahead of sebastian vettel with lewis hamilton in third. earlier, there had been a bizarre incident duirng first practice. when a car hit a loose manhole cover, causing the session to be abandoned. george russell's williams was damaged by the drain cover and then doused in hydraulic fluid after its recovery truck hit a bridge on its way back to the pits. sam billing's hopes of forcing his way into england's world cup squad look to be over. he will be out of action for three to five months after injurying his shoulder playing for kent yesterday and will now require an operation. he wasn't named in england's preliminary world cup squad, but was included for the 0d! against ireland and the t20 with pakistan, and was still hoping to force his way into england's final world cup squad. bryony frost has b

nikita parris, also of manchester city, has won the football writers association prize.ell into the final of the competition. they're on a break at the crucible at the moment. barry hawkins resumed with a 9—7 lead over fellow englishman kyren wilson — but wilson has hit back — it's now ten all. they're just on a mid session break. 0n the other table china's zhou yuelong had a 9—7 lead over two times finalist ali carter. you can see that carter has hit back reading 10—9 at the moment, he is at the table at the moment. you can follow it on the website and via the app this afternoon. that's all the sport for now. we see carter think that bread in what is a good afternoon so far for him. -- what is a good afternoon so far for him. —— think that red. let's return to the spanish election. governing socialists have won the country's third election in four years, but are short of a majority. prime minister pedro sanchez‘s party polled 29% and will need the help of either left—wing podemos and regional parties, or the centre right, to form a government. tim willcox has more from

it was a cagey match for long periods in this women's world cup warm up match, nikita parris came closest for phil neville's side. but england were undone by one of the women's games evergreen stars. this is canada's christine sinclair scoring a remarkable 180th goal in international football. she made her debut aged 16, she's now 35 and still scoring ahead of the summer's tournament in france. the england boss could see plenty of room for improvement in his team. yeah, ithink yeah, i think it's frustrating. i thought we played well and created chances but just thought we played well and created chances butjust did not and up getting them in the back of the net and we could have been a bit better in and around the box with our chances of being a bit more patient, and obviously their goal was one of their only shots on target. obviously we are disappointed but we have to look forward to the next game. and of course the england captain. scotla nd were also in action. they took the lead in their friendly against chile through erin cuthbert. but chile equalised thanks to a penalty..it finishe