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patrick reed of the usa is the leaderfor to six under par. in a couple of hours' time, sportsday is at half past ten. lots to do before then. i'm sure you'll be kept very busy! zero later. police have arrested a man after the death of a father who died when a firework went off in his arm. this afternoon and 22—year—old man handed himself into police and being questioned. the government has signalled that tackling housing is likely to be a key theme of next week's budget. today ministers announced a technical change, reclassifying housing associations as private not public bodies, in the hope that it will lead to the building of more affordable homes. but labour said the government had no coherent plan to address the "housing crisis". our home editor mark easton reports. after building the fewest social homes since the second world war, the prime minister had tea with council house tenants rita and val today, to illustrate how providing affordable homes is now her personal mission. the government is clear. we want more people to be able to hav

he shot a 6—under—par round of 66 in thursday's opening round — to lie one shot behind leader patrick reedis event is really all about the race to dubai — and the olympic champion, rose, is well—placed to overhaul tommy fleetwood in his bid to win it. our correspondent, iain carter reports. this definitely advantaged justin today. one shot off the lead. as it stands he would be the race to dubai winner. the highlight for him, an eagle at the 14th from a greenside bunker. as far as he was concerned, a nervous start to whizz round. , that's for patrick read. he had to claw his way back. the part was never as dependable as it has been through most of this year. as a result he carded 73. that leads him seven shots behind justin rose and eight of the lead and now in an awkward position of whether or not he feels he has to play aggressive golf to get back in there. that could bring the danger of pressing a self—destruct button. steady and from sergio. he was not terribly consistent that he has not done too much damage to himself. remember, he has to win this week to have any chance of winning th

he shot a 6—under—par round of 66 in thursday's opening round — to lie one shot behind leader patrick reed is well—placed to overhaul tommy fleetwood in his bid to win it. 0ur correspondent, iain carter reports.

the 41—year—old last won a major championship in 2008 and on monday played a practice round with patrick reedill be hoping the world over that that does happen. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there. monday brought some of us something a little bit milder. that is not a sign of things to come. during tuesday, and indeed the rest of the week, we are back into this feed of northerly winds, all the way from the arctic. cold air sweeping southwards right across the country. quite a few showers, as well, and where the showers have been falling through the early part of the morning, there is certainly the risk of some icy stretches across parts of northern ireland and into scotland. take it easy on untreated roads and pavements. some of the showers across scotland will be wintry. some rain, some sleet, some hail, and some snow, the snow mostly over high ground at this stage. showers beginning to push into the east coast of england. but, through north—west england, down into the midlands, a

he's on six under par, trailing patrick reed.ention to win the race to dubai. england's women got their rugby league world cup off to a winning start in sydney. they comfortably beat papua new guinea 36—8 on the opening day of the tournament. it was the last match of a triple—header in sydney, with wins also for holders australia and new zealand. now, we're building up to the next round of rugby union autumn internationals this weekend, and owen farrell will return to the england starting 15 at centre for saturday's test against australia at twickenham, with lock maro itoje on the bench. saracens' farrell replaces henry slade at inside centre, after being rested for last weekend's win over argentina. joe wilson has been with the england camp today. england's rugby union players have moved from their leafy luxury of their traditional training camp in surrey to this very nice hotel on the outskirts of twickenham, as they build up to their game against australia. it's all part of eddie jones's idea of getting the team accustomed to

american patrick reed is the overall leader on 7—under, but just one shot behind is justin rose.e finish this week to catch overall leader tommy fleetwood, who struggled on the opening round though shooting a one over 73. he eventually gets it in. you will have to do better over the coming weekend. it was not really on my radar a month ago. that is the perspective i have to keep. this is an opportunity for me. certainly, it would be easy to think about it as being in my hands. it is still a bonus at this point. now, this outburst from the algerian national coach rabah madjer has been attracting a lot of attention on social media — for all the wrong reasons. take a look at this angry exchange after a question he didn't like from a reporter. as always you can keep up to date on our website — bbc.com/sport. but that is your sport briefing for now. and tell me what you think about our talking point today. scientists try to reach alien life. what would you ask? nathan wants to ask what country live without? lewis wa nts to ask what country live without? lewis wants to know how was the

patrick reed of the usa leads.head coach, rabah madjer? when a journalist asked about the team's performance after a victory, the coach decided to answer on behalf of leicester city's riyad mahrez. well. there is some history of isn't there? it got personal. i love how he fired up and then moved on. next question, please. it is like that monty python sketch, the punchline, don't ask them about the dirty fork. i will tell you about my worst experience later on. as we've been hearing, the zimbabwean president robert mugabe is thought to be resisting attempts to have his four—decade rule overthrown, despite being placed under house arrest on wednesday. let's talk now to richard dowden, a former director of the royal african society. thank you for your time, richard. could you briefly some of you think the situation is as it stands now? i know it is not clear by any means. the situation is as it stands now? i know it is not clear by any meanslj think know it is not clear by any means.” think one of the most significant

patrick reed of the usa leads. that‘s all the sport for now.ical behaviour for her to disappear and not let them know. on monday evening, a 19—year—old man and 71—year—old woman, both known to gaia were arrested and released. in fa ct, gaia were arrested and released. in fact, south today, we had spoken to the 71—year—old woman hours before. she said that gaia had come to her flat knocking on her doorfor she said that gaia had come to her flat knocking on her door for help. it is important to say that gaia has epilepsy and it‘s believed she does not have her medication with her. there have been appeals from the family over the days and from today we spoke to her father, a very upset richard sutherland. the family know she will be found... until we know that, we have every hope, every minute that goes by, that every little bit of help is so greatfully received and she's worth every bit of it. worth every bit of it...a every bit of it. worth every bit of it... a dreadful time for the family. what developments today, sally? it's interesting, in th