the england captain, owen farrell, they did lose, but he | 0wen farrell, they did lose, but he could.view. in world rugby will now decide the length of any ban. england actually won the match 19—17 with george ford kicking the winning penalty, ending a run of three defeats in a row. much more on that story on the bbc sport website. you can see how harry kane is getting on for bayern munich, he has come off the bench in the german super cup. they are losing against leipzig. that is all the sport for now. thank you. thousands of protestors against planned legal reforms in israel have returned to the streets for the 32nd week in a row. the biggest demonstration is taking place in tel aviv and more than 100 others are also scheduled in towns and villages across the country. the protestors argue that the reforms being pursued by israel's right—wing government — which involve curbing the powers of the supreme court — will damage democracy there. but ministers insist unelected judges have too much power over elected politicians. the ongoing row has deeply divided the nation. russian official

owen farrell and now billy vunipola will be unavailable for their opening game of the tournament withth players were confirmed. farrell has been handed a four match ban after world rugby successfully appealed against the decision to overturn his red card against wales. vunipola, meanwhile, has been banned for three games, after england's only specialist number eight was sent off against ireland last week. patrick gearey has more. billy vunipola's guilty shoulder and the latest blow to england's world cup hopes. this was the tackle which would rule him out of his nation's tricky opening match against argentina. add to that that captain owen farrell who will miss two games in the tournament due to his own yet more challenges for a team that has struggled for form for some time now. england have been desperate for form. we don't know how they are supposed to be planned, they don't score tries, as pushover try against wales. there is no pattern. i don't think teams are particularly worried, they have lost their aura. this was not where england or they would be. eddiejones who led them to

was meant to start or be of— owen farrell was meant to start or be of att— owen farrell was meant tonot going _ curtailed so much that he was not going to _ curtailed so much that he was not going to be involved. he had to essentially pull him from the squad but however he did say that he has travelled _ but however he did say that he has travelled to be with the squad in dublin. — travelled to be with the squad in dublin, although he is going to attract — dublin, although he is going to attract so — dublin, although he is going to attract so much attention when that match _ attract so much attention when that match starts on saturday, it's going to be _ match starts on saturday, it's going to be a _ match starts on saturday, it's going to be a really fascinating and intense — to be a really fascinating and intense few days not just for england _ intense few days not just for england but for the whole sport. well, as sara was saying, england are playing ireland this weekend, and their head coach is 0wen farrell's father, andy. and he has really been angered by the situation. i don't

the kids are going to be watching it and they think a pro rugby player like owen farrell can get awaybc the handling of farrell's case is an embarrassment for the sport. an independent committee will meet next week to decide farrell's fate. the outcome is likely to have implications notjust on england but for the sport itself. ben croucher, bbc news. anticipation continues to build ahead of sunday's women's world cup final between england and spain. the lionesses' historic 3—1 win against australia in their semi—final yesterday was the most watched game of the tournament so far, with a peak tv audience of more than seven million. our sports editor dan roan has more from sydney. this is how it feels to be world cup finalists. england's lionesses celebrating just minutes after becoming the country's first senior team to achieve the feat since 1966. their sensational victory over co—hosts australia... it's russo! ..on an unforgettable night in sydney propelling the european champions to the sport's greatest stage after losing in the semifinals at the last two world cups. i don't think we

it was thought owen farrell would receive at least a three match ban which would have ruled him out ofe with argentina. and that's all the sport for now. thanks so much. let's return to afghanistan where it's been two years since the taliban takeover. the un says the country is experiencing one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the world, and has warned of a huge shortfall in funding — and a deepening economic crisis. women and girls have faced severe restrictions since the taliban came to power, including the banning of girls from secondary schools. these are the latest images from kabul where the taliban marked the anniversary with celebrations and a public holiday, saying "no invader" would be allowed to threaten the country. flags of the islamic emirate of afghanistan — the taliban's formal name for the country — fluttered across the capital. our chief international correpsondent lyse doucet, spoke to the un's resident humanitarian coordinator for earlier i spoke to sahra karimi. she's an film director and former head of afghan film — that was a government body in charge of

that to go ahead — the kids will be watching it, and they'll think that if a rugby player like owen farrell it, then that's what they'll do in their games and replicate how he's playing. well, england — without farrell — face ireland in dublin on saturday. they're coached by owen's dad, andy. he's been left unimpressed by the treatment his son has received over the last few days. i don't normally say too much because of that type of reason, about my son, but what i would say probably at this point in time is the circus that has gone around all this is disgusting. in my opinion, disgusting. and i suppose the people who love their time in the sun get a few more days to keep going out and doing that. well andy farrell isn't the only angered coach. eddiejones took on the australian media on thursday — before they flew out to the world cup. he described his press conference as the worst he's ever taken part in as journalists asked about australia's poorform — which has seen them lose their last four tests. i know what's wrong with australian rugby. part of you blokes are the problem, cos you're

owen farrell thought he was reprieved from his red card — but world rugby have other ideas and launchis a manager in demand — but the football assocation say she's going nowhere. and swiatek survives a scare in cincinatti, as she battles back from a set down to reach the quarterfinals. hello there, and welcome to the programme, lots to get through. but we start with rugby union and the ongoing — but ever changing narrative of owen farrell's future. on saturday, he was shown a red card against wales for a dangerous high challenge and looked as though he'd be missing the start of the world cup through suspension. on tuesday, a disciplinary panel then rescinded that and farrell was back to being involved — but now, two days later, world rugby has appealed against that decision — they feel farrell should be suspended. here's our rugby union reporter sara orchard. it does appear to be very confusing. the argument used to clear him was that the actions of the england hooker jamie george, in the tackle, caused him to change direction. now today, world rugby have announced of course that they

england are playing ireland this weekend, and their head coach, andy farrell, is owen farrell's father been really angered by the situation. you know, i don't normally say too much because of the type of reason, you know, about my son. but what i probably would say at this moment in time, the circus that's gone on around all this is absolutely disgusting in my opinion. disgusting. and i suppose those people that have loved their time in the sun get a few more days to keep going at it. wins for both carlos alcaraz and novak djokovic at the cincinnati open. alcaraz got the better of tommy paul, winning in three sets and takes on max purcell in the quarterfinals later. world number two djokovic maintained his unbeaten record against france's gael monfils winning 6—3, 6—2. he's a two—time winner in cincinnati and faces taylor fritz in his quarterfinal. the 23—time grand slam champion has the chance to extend that run, with the final major of the year later this month — the us open. a superb win for maria bouzkova too in the women's draw. she ended the winning streak of home favouritejessic

and world rugby are now planning to appeal the decision to overturn owen farrell's red card — could thert of the world cup? hello, welcome to the programme. it's been 2a hours since england's famous win over australia at the women's world cup, which has taken them to their first ever final at the competition. it's been a rest day for sarina wiegman's squad — before preparations to face spain begin on friday. england's semi—final win over australia was watched by more than seven million on bbc tv, the most watched match of the tournament so far, with an additional 3.8 million streams on bbc iplayer and bbc sport online. sunday's final will also be shown on bbc one. the match has also broken tv records in australia, where the lionesses won 3—1, thanks to goals from ella toone, lauren hemp, and alessia russo. sunday's world cup final comes just over a year since england won the european championships at wembley. it was their first major trophy in women's football. and now they go in search of becoming just the fifth nation to win the women's world cup against anotherfinal debutant in spain

owen farrell will play no part in england's world cup warm—up match against ireland on saturday afteraled the decision that saw his red card against wales overturned. farrell has been left out of the squad, with his immediate future unclear. if the appeal is successful, farrell would miss england's opening game at the world cup and possibly more, depending on the punishment. george ford will start at fly—half instead in dublin on saturday, whilst courtney lawes will captain the side. meanwhile for ireland, cian prendergast, seen here in the green, will make his first start for his country as head coach andy farrell names a strong side for the match. prendergast will start at number eight, whilst bundee aki, garry ringrose and ross byrne all start, too. there's been a blow for commonwealth games 10,000—metres champion eilish mccolgan as her preparation for next year's olympics has suffered a big setback. a knee injury means she's pulled out of the world athletics championships, which starts on saturday in budapest. mccolgan says with the olympics just around the corner, the stakes are

owen farrell's game didn't go the way he wanted it to.stermind yet another ireland victory. while england search for their identity, ireland are heading to france as top dogs — a team that knows its game inside a out. simple, cutting, and the first try. one try eventually became two as the men in green eased into something approaching top gear as the half progressed. ringrose, tumbling. ireland have two. another week, another england player finding himself on the naughty seat. yellow to red. billy vunipola is gone. yellow to red. billy vunipola is one. �* . , yellow to red. billy vunipola is one. �* ., ,~ ., . ., gone. and with him, any chance of victo in gone. and with him, any chance of victory in dublin. _ gone. and with him, any chance of victory in dublin. england's- gone. and with him, any chance of victory in dublin. england's day - victory in dublin. england's day went from bad to worse. ireland had to the world cup. england still searching for all the right notes. while warren gatland is naming his squad for the tournament in fra

england will be without both owen farrell and now billy vunipola for their opening game of the world cup with argentina after bans for both players were confirmed. farrell has been handed a four—match ban after world rugby successfully appealed against the decision to overturn his red card against wales. he'll miss the opening two games of the world cup in france next month. vunipola, who was sent off against ireland, has been banned for three games but it could be reduced to two if he completes the world rugby coaching programme on tackling. our reporter sara orchard has been telling me about how it impacts england's chances at the tournament. ultimately, it has been disrupted, losing your captain for what would be the two most important games of england's polar stage and argentina and japan are the strongest in their group, however, the rugby world cup draw was done in a long time in advance and that means that those pools are extremely lopsided, meaning teams are ranked 1—5 in the world are at the opposite side of the draw to england are, so despite this disruption, you would expe

the news comes just 2a hours after bans were confirmed for captain owen farrell and the only specialistumber eight in the squad, billy vunipola. we caught up with head coach steve bortheick for his thoughts on the injury. anthony injured his calf in the game against ireland on saturday. investigation afterwards became clear that he wouldn't be able to go on the field for a number of weeks. we are also leaving for france next week, it became clear that he couldn't be part of that 33 that travels out. we are desperate for him, he is an important member of the squad and one that has enormous respect from everybody. he's had setbacks before and as always worked through them and i know he'll be back on the field as soon as possible. borthwick also spoke about the impact of owen farrell's red card hearings and ban in the build—up to the tournament. 0h oh and is one of the most resilient people i've ever met. —— owen. in terms of the process we respect the process. i think at some point in the future we'll be clear on our thoughts and the experience, and the way it happened. the way it was, we

they draw 2—2 in the opening leg of their champions league qualifier against psv eindhoven and owen farrelll miss the first two rugby world cup matches after being handed a four match ban on appeal hello and welcome to the programme. kenya's faith kipyegon produced a devastating turn of pace to win the women's 1500 metres at the world athletics championships in budapest. the double olympic champion, who previously won world golds in 2017 and last year in eugene, led from gun to tape. she kicked at the bell for the final lap to outstrip a loaded field to take victory ahead of ethiopian diribe weltayjee in second with dutch runner sifan hassan back in third. team gb's laura muir finished back in sixth. i was expecting to defend my title, and i've done so and i am really, really grateful and thank god for this. i was well prepared, knowing that the defending champion is me and yeah, i was really working hard for it. morocco�*s olympic champion soufiane el bakkali left ethiopia's world record holder lamecha gearma trailing as he went on to win the 3000 metres steeplechase. 22—year—old gearma ha

billy banned — vunipola joins owen farrell on the suspensed list with england's rugby world cup plansn disarray.. hello and thanks forjoining us on sportsday. we start at the world athletics championship in budapest, and what a day for great britain'sjosh kerr, he's taken gold in the men's 1500 metres after a thrilling race in hungary. he was neck and neck with norway's jakob ingebrigtsen going into the final 200m, before breaking his rival in the final50. the 25—year—old clocked a season's best three minutes 29.38 seconds to make his first podium at a world championships. but it was history repeating itself for ingebrigtsen, the reigning 0lympic champion, beaten into silver as he was in similar circumstances at the last world championships in eugene. the day and the gold though belonging tojosh kerr. you know, a long time coming, so, it's quite an overwhelming experience, but i am so proud of myself. i'm so proud of my team and my family that got me here. i didn't feel like i ran the best race either, so ijust threw my whole 16 years of the sport in that last 200 and didn't give up u

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also coming up on sportsday before 7 — off the hook — owen farrell's cleared to play from the start ofugby world cup after saturday's red card is overturned. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. here we go then, the countdown to kick off is on. england's lionesses will be waking up in sydney in a few hours time ahead of their world cup semi— final against australia. it kicks off at 11 o'clock in the morning our time, live on bbc one. a year after being crowned european champions, can they bring the world cup home? our reporterjane dougal is with the england camp and sent us this report earlier. for the neutral tomorrow is a semifinal will be fascinating but for australia and england fans it will be nerve—racking. this is england's third consecutive rhino in a world cup —— semifinal and the desperate to get to a final end to win it. there have been so many obstacles already in this tournament for england. first they had the injury of cara walsh to contend with. then they lost laurenjames because of the suspension and had to battle through extra time and penalties against nigeria. plu

england will be without both owen farrell and now billy vunipola for their opening game of the world cup with argentina after world rugby confirmed bans for both players. farrell has been handed a four match ban after a lengthy process and will miss the opening two games oft the rugby world cup in france next month. vunipola has been banned for three games but it can be reduced to two if he completes the world rugby coaching programme on tackling. our reporter sara orchard has been telling me about how it impacts england's chances at the tournament. well, ultimately it has been disruptive, losing your captain for what would be the two most important games of england's pool stage in the argentina and japan being the strongest in their group. however, the rugby world cup draw was done a long time in advance and it means that those polls are extremely lopsided. and that means that the team is ranked one to five in the world are on the opposite side of the draw to where england actually are. so despite this disruption, you would still expect england to get through that pool stage and rea

england's owen farrell could still miss the start of the rugby world cup next month — after world rugbyst the decision to overturn the red card he received against wales this weekend. the england captain's yellow was upgraded to red, after a high tackle — but a discplinary panel reviewing the incident this week found mitigating factors. saul �*canelo�* alvarez will defend his undisputed super middleweight title againstjermell charlo next month. victory would make charlo, only the second man in the four—belt era to reign supreme in two weight classes, with the american moving up two weight divisions to take on canelo, who's form has been under scrutiny in recent fights. i understand what the people say and i understand what the people say and i agree. i did i understand what the people say and iagree. i did my i understand what the people say and i agree. i did my best in the last two fights. i know why. i am ready for this fight and we will see. see what is going to happen.- for this fight and we will see. see what is going to happen. when i got the car, what is going to happen. when i

england will be without both owen farrell and now billy vunipola for their opening game of the worlded a four—match ban after world rugby successfully appealed against the decision to overturn his red card against wales. he'll miss the opening two games of the world cup in france next month. vunipola, who was sent off against ireland, has been banned for three games but it could be reduced to two if he completes the world rugby coaching programme on tackling. our reporter sara orchard has been telling me about how it impacts england's chances at the tournament. ultimately, it has been disrupted, losing your captain for what would be the two most important games of england's polar stage and argentina and japan are the

owen farrell returns to captain the side from fly half with experienced forwards jamie george, marrowr with matches against ireland and fiji still to come. that's just about it from us, you can of course gets more and although stories including the latest transfer talk over on the bbc sport website and the bbc sport app. for me and the team, thanks for watching, we will see you again a bit later on. hello and welcome, i'm sarah campbell. ijust want i just want to bring you ijust want to bring you some breaking news we have got from our reporter simonjones. he reports reporter simon jones. he reports that reporter simonjones. he reports that this morning, all—weather rnli lifeboats, lifeboats from dover, ramsgate and little stone, were involved in an incident in the channel by the coastguard. on arrival at the scene, some casualties were found to be in the water but all casualties are believed to be accounted for and were brought to safety by the rnli's volunteer crew. that was breaking news from our reporter simonjones. an incident in the channel involving the rnli lifeboats. casualti

you as well, good news regarding steve borthwick and england, because they have been cleared, owen farrell a disciplinary committee. you can get all the latest on that story on the bbc website. that's all for now, more sport for you later, see you then. this is bbc news. unions say there needs to be additional staffing to accompany extra money for the nhs this winter. 30 trusts across england are to share £250 million to create 900 extra beds. the head of the royal college of nursing, pat cullen, described the workforce shortage as "the elephant in the room". speaking about the additional funding today, the prime minister rishi sunak said this move is designed to be "another step" on the journey to a "better performing nhs". well, this year we are planning for winter in the nhs earlier than we have ever done before, that is why i am announcing today £250 million to increase amd capacity in 30 different sites across the country. earlier this year i announced our urgent care recovery plan, that's about more beds, were ambulances, fast discharge. although we still have work to do we're starti

lawes stands in for owen farrell who is suspended until two games into the world cup next month.ack row alongsidejack willis and ben earl, who starts at number eight in the absence of another banned player, billy vunipola. the full team news is on the bbc sport website. there was a fantastic win for england's men at the euro hockey championships in germany today, they beat spain 4—3 in their final pool game to reach the semi—finals, england's women are already there, they were beaten heavily by germany in their pool, by germany in their pool, but rallied well to defeat scotland in their last game to reach the last 4. here's england midfielder sophie hamilton. they definitely pose a huge challenge to us, but i challenge we are willing to take. and, we have quite a good track record in tournaments against them. some upsets, so we are hopefully looking to ride an upset again tomorrow. i think it really has been a full team effort. that is something that has been really key. a lot goes on behind the scenes to make sure we are all on the same page and that we are all on the same page

a blow to england's rugby world cup hopes as captain owen farrell sees his ban reimposed — meaning he'lls their first two matches of the tournament. happy birthday to blackpool�*s big dipper — thrilling holidaymakers for the past century and 100 years old today. today we have showers across the north and west of the country. the rain currently across wales, the midlands and northern england will ease. most will have a largely dry day with sunshine. all the details later. it's wednesday, 23rd august. surgeons have successfully carried out the uk's first womb transplant, giving hope to dozens of women who are currently unable to have a baby. this kind of life—changing surgery could help women born without a womb and those who lose their organ to cancer or other conditions, as our medical editor fergus walsh reports. a uk first as surgeons transplant a womb into a 34—year—old woman, donated by her ao—year—old sister. the surgery in next—door operating theatres at the churchill hospital in oxford in february lasted around 17 hours. it was an amazing day, absolutely amazing. these two surgeon

owen farrell will play no part in england's world cup warm up match against ireland on saturday — after appealed the decision that saw his red card against wales overturned. farrell has been left out of the squad — with his immediate future unclear. it the appeal is successful, farrell would miss england's opening game at the world cup — and possibly more, depending on the punishment. ireland are coached by owen's dad, andy — and he's been left unimpressed by how the situation has unfolded. i don't normally say too much because of that type of reason, but about my son, but what i would say probably at this point in time is the circus that has gone around all this is disgusting. in my opinion, disgusting. and i suppose the people who love their time in the sun get a few more days to keep going out and doing that. well andy farrell isn't the only angered coach. eddiejones took on the australian media on thursday — before they flew out to the world cup. he described his press conference as the worst he's ever taken part in as journalists asked about australia's poorform — which has seen th

england will be without both owen farrell and now billy vunipola for their opening game of the worldup with argentina after bans for both players were confirmed. farrell has been handed a four—match ban after world rugby successfully appealed against the decision to overturn his red card against wales. he'll miss the opening two games of the world cup in france next month. vunipola, who was sent off against ireland, has been banned for three games but it could be reduced to two if he completes the world rugby coaching programme on tackling. our reporter sara orchard has been telling me about how it impacts england's chances at the tournament. ultimately, it has been disruptive, losing your captain for what would be the two most important games of england's pool stage, and argentina and japan are the strongest in their group. however, the rugby world cup draw was done a long time in advance and that means that those pools are extremely lopsided, meaning teams ranked 1—5 in the world are on the opposite side of the draw to where england are, so despite this disruption, you would still

england rugby captain owen farrell's dangerously high tackle against wales will see him miss the startn appeal committee. he'll miss the games against argentina and japan after world rugby appealed against the decision of a disciplinary panel to downgrade farrell's initial red card for the tackle at twickenham to a yellow. council officials have said the foundations and remaining bricks from the burned out crooked house pub near dudley in the west midlands must remain on site while its future is decided. it was demolished withing 48 hours of a fire — which staffordshire police is treating as arson, and campaigners want the famous landmark rebuilt. the number of drug deaths in scotland has fallen to its lowests level in five years, amid hopes it could be the start of a downward trend. numbers are down from over 1,300 in 2021 tojust over 1000 last year. but despite that the drug death rate in scotland — as you can see — remains far higher than in any other country in europe at 248 per million of the population. the sister of one man who died from a drug overdose has been telling us his s

owen farrell and billy vunipola will discover sometime today if they can play at the rugby world cup.face disciplinary panels over their recent red cards. for farrell, it's the second time in a week he's been through it, after world rugby appealed the decision to overturn the red he received against wales at twickenham. the pair risk bans and could miss the start of the world cup with england's preparations in disarray. there are four golds to be won at the world athletics championships in budapest tonight. among the contenders is great britain's laura muir. she'll be chasing gold in the women's 1500m. muir won bronze at last year's championships in oregon her only medal at the worlds. that's under way at around 8:30pm british time, but there's full coverage on bbc two, the iplayer and the bbc sport website. meanwhile soaring temperatures in budapest have pushed back the women's 5,000 metres heats from wednesday morning to wednesday evening. the temperature in in the hungarian capital is expected to reach 32 degrees. "world athletics" have been highlighting issues faced by pacific isl

england captain owen farrell missing to world cup matches. red card upheld and upgraded, sir. upgraded, sir. it was. well, yeah. yellow became red and it was. yeah, something like that. the express says owen's world turned upside down. banned then unbanned now banned again. and wanted by no one says the mirror as mason greenwood struggles to find any interested clubs amid his exit from man manchester united . well, should we start united. well, should we start with owen? >> yeah . owen so it was against >> yeah. owen so it was against wales. taine basham was the player that he hit tackled. and so then he was given a yellow card and they used now the bunker system , which is the tmo, bunker system, which is the tmo, which is, you know, it's pretty much like var that they've been trialling. so then they decided to upgrade it to a red car, which would have been a six match for owen farrell and match ban for owen farrell and would miss the first four games of the world cup. disastrous. so he's the england captain. so then was appeal and then there was an appeal and they extremely

. ~ ., england's owen farrell could still miss the start of the rugby world cup next month — after world an appeal against the decision to overturn the red card he received against wales this weekend. the england captain's yellow was upgraded to red, after a high tackle — but a discplinary panel reviewing the incident this week found mitigating factors. saul �*canelo' alvarez will defend his undisputed super middleweight title againstjermell charlo next month. victory would make charlo, only the second man in the four—belt era to reign supreme in two weight classes... with the american moving up two weight divisions to take on canelo, who's form has been under scrutiny in recent fights. i understand what people say and i agree. i don't look my best in the last two fights. but i know why. i am ready for this fight. we will see what is going to happen. you want to see something different. itrailien what is going to happen. you want to see something different.— see something different. when i got the call, see something different. when i got the call. there _ see something different. when i

owen farrell could still miss the start of next month's rugby world cup, we'll have the latest on his card against wales last weekend. good evening. one of the biggest names in british television, sir michael parkinson, has died at the age of 88. in a career spanning seven decades, he interviewed some of the world's greatest stars on his tv chat show, including the legendary boxer muhammad ali, sir eltonjohn and george michael. —— and damejudi dench. the bbc�*s director general tim davie described sir michael as �*truly one of a kind' and �*the king of the chat show�*. david sillito looks back at his life. don't you get fed up of each other? oh, yes, yes. i call him golden balls, you know, now. - did you ever say, "you dirty rat?" never. jimmy cagney. orson welles. jimmy stewart. these were distant, mysterious screen gods until parkinson brought them into your living room. the fact is that you're a crowd puller and frazier�*s not, is he? why is that? well, number one, he's ugly. his interviews with muhammad ali were unmissable. he has no rhythm, no footwork, no class. he cannot talk.

the news comes just 2a hours after bans were confirmed for captain owen farrell and the only specialist

england captain owen farrell has avoided a suspension and is free to play in the rugby world cup in franceome which is some, yes, it is great for us and getting with the process and cracking on is normal. to connect to the bbc website for more information. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. the weather has started to turn a little drier and a little brighter. and over the next few days, we can expect it to turn a little bit warmer as well. it will start to feel quite humid. now, through this evening and tonight, most places will be dry with clear spells, but we'll keep more in the way of cloud across northern and eastern parts of scotland, maybe north—east england, bringing just one or two showers through the early hours of wednesday. a few fog patches are likely to form as well. temperatures generally holding up between 9 and 13 degrees. it mayjust be a little bit cooler than that across some parts of east wales, the west midlands and down into the west country. so for southern england, parts of wales, northern england, southern scotland, northern ireland, we do have the poten

owen farrell is been had a four band heading to rugby world cup in france starting next month. fear or love from rugby says he hopes sanctions like this hope to change how players tackle. irate like this hope to change how players tackle. ~ ., like this hope to change how players tackle. ~ . , ., , ., like this hope to change how players tackle. ~ . , .,, ., ., like this hope to change how players tackle. ~ . , ., ., ., . ,, tackle. we want people not to tackle in the way farrell— tackle. we want people not to tackle in the way farrell did. _ tackle. we want people not to tackle in the way farrell did. so _ tackle. we want people not to tackle in the way farrell did. so that - tackle. we want people not to tackle in the way farrell did. so that they i in the way farrell did. so that they don't get banned. coaches want their players on the pitch for them if they are aware that these sanctions will actually stop them being on the pitch they will change the tackling technique. clearly there is something amiss here because we are still seeing the number that we actually recently se

the news comes just 24 hours after bans were confirmed for captain owen farrell and the only specialist out. we are desperate for him, he is an important member of the squad and one that has enormous respect from everybody. he�*s had setbacks before and as always worked through them and i know he�*ll be back on the field as soon as possible. in football, aberdeen came from two goals down to earn a draw against swedish champions hack and in their europa league playoffs. reigniting their chances of europa league. hartz actually took the lead there, but penalty after lot nine minutes stephan schwab scoring from the spot, goal disallowed but late in the second half, firing in the swerving effort giving them no chance, finishing 2—1. manchester city have signed the belgium wingerjeremy doku from french side rennes. he�*s cost £55 million, and joins on a five year deal. the 21—year—old scored ten goals in 75 ligue1 appearances across three seasons. and it�*s a transfer rollercoaster for the european champions theyve had their £47 million bid for wolves midfielder matheus nunes rejected. wolve

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an england captain, owen farrell, well be banned farrell, could well be banned for six games and what'sy? we'll have your latest forecast . forecast. >> hello there. a met office rain warning in force across parts england wales today parts of england and wales today as pressure continues to as low pressure continues to dominate our weather. find out all the details coming soon. all the details coming up soon. morning to you. >> i'm stephen dixon. >> i'm stephen dixon. >> i'm stephen dixon. >> i'm isabel webster. and you're tuned to breakfast on you're tuned in to breakfast on gb news . gb news. >> i have to bear with me a

captain owen farrell will miss both of england's first matches at the tournament with suspension, athe heat of 200 metres. and in the men's, the bronze medallist uk record holder from the 100 metres goes in the 200 metres heats as well.— metres heats as well. coverage of the athletics _ metres heats as well. coverage of the athletics continues _ metres heats as well. coverage of the athletics continues on - metres heats as well. coverage of the athletics continues on bbc- metres heats as well. coverage of. the athletics continues on bbc two. rangers manager michael beale has promised to "be extremely positive" when they go away to psv eindhoven next week for the second leg of their champions league play—off tie. the first leg at ibrox finished 2—2 last night. good morning. thank you for your company. it is coming up to 25 minutes to ten, it is chris warburton. we will return to what we were talking about in terms of the uk's first ever womb transplant in just a moment. after ten o'clock on radio 5 live and bbc sounds, we will talk about gun laws if you want to join us for that. do ou

england could be without captain owen farrell for their opening rugby world cup match aganst argentinacontest worthy of the occasion. it was the leopards that pounced. tom briscoe finding space where no—one else could. still, it was time for more drama. this kick evaded everyone. the video replays seemed to take an age. try. brad schneider kicking rovers level with just seconds remaining. after all these years, both sides would have to hang on a little longer. golden point, the first to score. a goal to seal astonishing glory. after decades of waiting, of dreaming, rugby league's most famous prize finally belongs to leigh again. history too for the women and before a ball was even kicked. a first final at wembley as symbolic as it is significant for the sport. st helen's and leeds an old rivalry on a new stage. a determination to get here, the saints' tara jones a determination to get there. that, the first of three quick tries, ebony partington building a commanding half—time lead. but back came the rhinos. caitlin beevers has been to wembley before as a referee. here she was storming

he is disappointed and bemused of the world will be appealed against the decision to overturn owen farreller methods as well. take this with you wherever you go. the lionesses, for everyone? world cup final, england expects. does wales, scotland and northern ireland expect? people who normally like football, do they feel estranged or antipathetic to the men's game, what do you think? women's football, no history of antagonism, hooliganism, no exceptionalism. might be someone who never watches men's football but you tune in for this because you think it is a beautiful game but it is nicer, a better manifestation of it. more than 11 million watched the semifinal, i watched more than 11 million watched the semifinal, iwatched it more than 11 million watched the semifinal, i watched it with my daughters. i am scottish, semifinal, i watched it with my daughters. lam scottish, born semifinal, i watched it with my daughters. i am scottish, born in england, they were crying at the end of it because of what it meant for women's sport, apart from anything else. the tribalism, it is something that fo

yes owen farrell, play.eah, this is this is a really interesting one. there was high tackle that he was a very high tackle that he was a very high tackle that he was involved in when they played at the weekend and it looked like that he was going to be banned for six games because high tackles are not allowed. and he got a yellow card, didn't he? >> and then it was up graded. >> and then it was up graded. >> that's correct. because it was tmo they call like was the tmo they call like a bunker. they're calling it this this they're trying this new thing they're trying out tmo , which is the out with the tmo, which is the television referee that will look afterwards. the look back afterwards. so the referee make his mind referee couldn't make his mind up. you can up. and then said, you know, can you take look at it? and they you take a look at it? and they said, well, actually, we think it's red card. was sent it's a red card. so he was sent off. then had to have a disciplinary hearing, which happened it looked

it's an important day for owen farrell and billy vunipola, they'll discover if they can play at the worldand's preparations in disarray. and finally harry kane has had his fair share of change recently, after moving from north london to munich but that's not all that's changed. the england captain has announced the birth of his fourth child, child, called henry edward kane, who was born on sunday, two days after kane senior scored his first goal for bayern in a 4—0 victory over werder bremen in the german bundesliga. congratulations to harry and his family. if he grows up to be a star striker like his dad he will play for germany. like his dad he will play for germany-— like his dad he will play for german . ., , , ., j germany. he was born in germany? that would — germany. he was born in germany? that would be _ germany. he was born in germany? that would be a _ germany. he was born in germany? that would be a hammer— germany. he was born in germany? that would be a hammer blow, - that would be a hammer blow, wouldn't it? let's hope he is not the one of the four he gets the football skil

captain owen farrell who picked up a red card against wales on saturday, has seen it rescinded, meaning superb skills on show in the hundred. london spirit batting against the oval invincibles and what a stop from ross whiteley on the boundary to prevent that six which would have put the spirit in touching distnace of victory. and hoiw crucial it proved as sam curran then finished the spirit off to claim victory. and whilst there were defeats for both cam norrie and dan evans in the opening round of the cinicinnati open. there was a victory for murray over djokovic. not andy, but his brotherjamie, who, alongside michael venus, beat novak and his partner nikola cacic in straight sets in the opening round of the doubles. djokovic selected for the serbian davis cup team so perhaps getting some practice in. he doesn't is often, does he? and he doesnt he doesn't is often, does he? and he doesn't like — he doesn't is often, does he? and he doesn't like it — he doesn't is often, does he? and he doesn't like it either. _ he doesn't is often, does he? and he doesn't like it either. -- _ he doesn