norton began making motorcycles in 19,002. police and in hit films like james bond. now it is norton fighting for survival. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: with 36 grand slam titles between them, it is djokovic who wins the clash of the titans with federer at the aussie open. but it's bye—bye barty, as the top seed and home favourite crashes out, downed by america's sofia kenin. a flock of birdies for graeme mcdowell, as he cards a 64 to grab a share of the lead at the saudi open. hello and thanks forjoining us on sport today here on bbc world news. we are going to start down under, where novak djokovic continues his bid for a record—extending eighth australian open title. that is after he saw off roger federer in straight sets to advance to his 26th grand slam final. he really does love it at melbourne park. the serb has lostjust three matches there in the last ten years. alex gulrajani was watching the action. for over a decade, the only time these two play each other

the number of british people who own property in france has the british motorcycle company norton hasill. it's best known for its involvement in motorsport and employs around 100 people at castle donington in leicestershire. the number of british people who own property in france has fallen since the brexit referendum in 2016, but in some pockets of the country, estate agents have reported a "brexit boost", with uk buyers in a race to find a home there before britain leaves the eu. 0ur paris correspondent lucy williamson reports from the dordogne in south west france. karen and her husband came to europe to find a lifestyle they say britain has lost. the kennels they run in the dordogne have been home for the family since april. now, they say they will stay here no matter what brexit brings, even if it means becoming french. quite a change for a couple who, back in 2016, voted to leave the eu. if i had crystal ball and like you say, three years time... 0h! suddenly we're in france. you know, it's like, and now brexit‘s going to happen it's like, you know. for our own personal thing no

the motorcycle company norton has gone into administration after having difficulty paying a tax bill.wn for its involvement in motorsport. it employs around 100 people near castle donington in leicestershire. victims of rape are being urged to have the confidence to come forward as new figures reveal that the number of prosecutions continues to fall in england and wales. the figures, published by the crown prosecution service, show that for the year to september 2019, there were 2343 prosecutions, down nearly 700 on the year to march. the new data also shows that while there was an increase in the number of suspects being charged, police forces sent fewer cases to the crown prosecution service. let's now speak to dame vera baird, the victim's commissioner, who's calling for a full independent investigation into the figures. thank you very much for being with us on thank you very much for being with us on bbc news. you see this issue from a number of different perspectives as an mp, as a government minister, solicitor general and a police and crime commission or supporting police in tr

founded in 1898, norton is one of the last remaining british motorcycle brands and best known for its it employs around 100 people at its leicestershire base. one of the last surviving battle of britain pilots has died at the age of 101. wing commander paul farnes was a fighter ace, a pilot who had brought down five or more enemy aircraft. there are nowjust two raf pilots remaining who defended britain from german invasion in the summer of 1940. munaza rafiq has been looking back at his life. the british met the challenge by throwing in everything they had. they were famously described by churchill as "the few", young fighter pilots who thought daily attacks by enemy planes in the summer attacks by enemy planes in the summer of 1940. it became known as the battle of britain. amongst them was 21—year—old paul farnes. by the end of the summer, he was a confirmed ace, having shot down five enemy planes. his own tally was at least six, possibly more. enemy planes. his own tally was at least six, possibly morelj enemy planes. his own tally was at least six, possibly more. i felt com pletel