cameron van der burgh it is hard to see past adam peaty. this is really all about adam peaty?see him troubling andy peaty. world records tumbled. there has also been an african record from this man, cameron van der burgh. they are trying to keep pace with peaty but they just they are trying to keep pace with peaty but theyjust can't make it happen. it is going to be amazing to see if he can break the world record again. ijust see if he can break the world record again. i just want to see see if he can break the world record again. ijust want to see him get off the blocks. he does need to get away. he has to be quick off the blocks. he has to make sure he gets into that phenomenal stroke as quickly as he can. no one has ever defended this title. there we go. the double—double is on fratton pd. —— foradam the double—double is on fratton pd. —— for adam peaty. he has set two world records on this 50. i can't see anybody getting anywhere near him. there is the brazilian swimmer. that was gomez of brazil. the second brazilian in lane seven. there is adam peaty. absolutely phenomena

a good start from adam peaty.et a solid start in the semifinal, that got him the world record. this is amazing, brilliant breaststroke swimming. making the rest of the world reset their dreams because they are no longer quick enough. just outside his own world record. the rest really tried but no one got within half a second of great britain's adam peaty. winning gold in the 50 and now he has done the double double. yes, very good. quite exhausting, switching off and switching on, especially winning the double but i'm so happy. 225 points now and i know that there is more. i don't want to spoil it for next year. now who remembers this devoted dad during the 2012 london olympics? he is the most down—to—earth, beautiful boy you will meet in your life, he... look at him he is crying like me. i love you. well south africa's chad le clos and his dad bert are still around and chad's still winning — he took gold in the 200 metres butterfly this evening, fittingly in front of bert and the rest of the le clos family and ye

he is just 22, what goes into making adam peaty adam peaty and such a success? whole package we talk about as an athlete, me ntally package we talk about as an athlete, mentally and physically. he has a great relationship with his coach mel marshall. he has moved his programme to loughborough and they execute everything at the best, it is about marginal gains and you look at the race and think, how is he getting faster? he is so good at what he does and the scary thought is he will keep getting faster. what he does and the scary thought is he will keep getting fastenm situations when you look at how you improve and every day they look at every area and leave no stone unturned. he's better than everybody else. adam wants to get better and better. it is the truth, i have said it before, unless he does a false start gets injured, it will be that he will not be beaten. he was the kid who hated water as a toddler, where does he go from here?e kid who hated water as a toddler, where does he go from here? ? he was, which is amazing, he is a great role model. he wants t

commentator: this is perfect from peaty. adam peaty is human.uesday morning he woke up, went to the pool in budapest for a heat in the 50 metres breast stroke. just a heat. he just needed to get through. 0h, a world record. well he hadn't really meant to do that. i wanted it but i don't know if i wanted it in the heats, but you can't pick and choose but i'm so grateful to obviously be in front of that crowd and hopefully again tonight we'll push it on a bit further. at 5:15 uk time, peaty was back. the semifinal of the 50 metres. you know him by his reputation. he barely needs a name. peaty in lane four, already the world 100 metres champion. victories come so frequently for him he needs records to motivate him. swimming 50 metres in a pool is something a lot of people try. how quickly do you think it's possible to do it? well peaty was travelling at a pace even the most experienced observers could barely believe. peaty is starting to streak ahead. this is the 50 metres breast stroke and look at this. 26.10 is the world—record. 25.95. i never th

adam peaty right in the centre, that isa adam peaty right in the centre, that is a better start, veryhe russian entry, but no adam peaty goes, looking very strong indeed, the brazilian also doing very well, in five, but adam peaty starting to go ahead, starting to strea k starting to go ahead, starting to streak ahead, this is a 50 metre breaststroke, 25.95! there goes project 25! 0h breaststroke, 25.95! there goes project 25! oh my goodness me, i never thought i would live to see the day when a breaststroke swimmer would go 25 seconds for a 50 metres breaststroke, that is phenomenal! he cannot believe it and i cannot believe it, in my life i have never seen swimming like that! this is 50 metres! he won by nine tenths, he almost has clear water between him and the rest of the field. he has almost taken a second out of eve ryo ne almost taken a second out of everyone else. 0ver almost taken a second out of everyone else. over a 50 metre dash! he's just everyone else. over a 50 metre dash! he'sjust laughing, i everyone else. over a 50 metre dash! he's just laughing, i don't everyone els

peaty in lane four.tory has come so frequently for him that he needs records to motivate him. swimming 50 metres in a pool is something a lot of people try. how quickly do you think it's possible to do it? well, peaty was travelling at a pace even the most experienced observers could barely believe. peaty starting to streak ahead. this is a 50 metres breaststroke, look at this. 26.10 is the world record. 25.95!? i never thought i would live to see the day when a breaststroke swimmer would go 25 seconds. coming out there tonight, i was a bit down, because it's been such an emotional last few days. i was, like, right, get yourself up for it. do what i do. mel said, yeah, i'm not going to waste a day, i'm not going to waste an opportunity, because i never know when it's going to be my last. so, ijust went out there and did what i do. well, peaty is only 22, so let's expect more opportunities, starting with the final tomorrow. "two—world—record tuesday" ? even by peaty‘s standards, that's special. president

commentator: world record for peaty!d, he has taken 0.32 off it. all the more impressive, given it came just over 12 hours since claiming the 100—metre breaststroke title. this morning i came in nice and relaxed, literally, wasn't even up for it that much, it's crazy but in breaststroke you have to be relaxed and it paid off. how much did you want that world record? i wanted it, but i don't know if i wanted it in the heats! but you can't pick and choose, but i'm so grateful to be in front of that crowd and hopefully again tonight we will push it on further. peaty became a household name by winning team gb's first real olympic gold medal last year but he wasn't content with his record time that day. since then, peaty says he has been pushing the boundaries of the human body every day in a bid to swim faster than ever. atjust 22, there's still so much adam peaty can achieve in the next two years but his repeated success on the world stage here has not only cemented his status as one of swimming's superstars but also in bri

music can adam peaty win the gold? i think he is going to.he gold medal in the 100 metres breaststroke. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are public affairs consultant alex deane and the journalist james rampton. tomorrow's front pages. starting with the i, and the parents of charlie gard who have given up their legalfight to of charlie gard who have given up their legal fight to keep of charlie gard who have given up their legalfight to keep him alive. it is on the sun's front page as well, picking up on comments made by charlie gard's parents outside court. the story also appears on the front page of the metro and charlie gard is also the daily mail's lead story. the telegraph front of the story. the telegraph front of the story on how consumers who buy internetting gauged appliances for them homes —— their homes are vulnerable to cyber attacks. the times says that ministers are considering clamping down on developers

as peaty prepared for the railway, experts marvelled. adam peaty and it willjust keep getting quicker and just be his name because no one is even close to him. 50 and 102 world champion, just 22,. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, here's jay wynne. we saw some sunshine coming through, but also some pretty lively showers. that is what we have at the moment in parts of yorkshire, lincolnshire. further showers across the north and west of the uk overnight, but these should be fairly dry. 10 degrees in northern scotland. big picture for tomorrow, looks unsettled, low pressure is in charge with lots of ice bars so it will be windy. eastern side of scotland should be reasonable. but briggs of rain and showers in northern ireland and one two getting into north—western england early on. but the west midlands and eastern england, it is a reasonable start. make the most of that because towards the south and west we have cloud and showers. we will see the showers spreading across the uk so just about anywhere could see some rain

we have been talking about adam peaty throughout, have reportedly few else stood out?en. brecel will be the new face of world swimming on the world sprints. duncan scott, i always loved watching him. he has a little bit ago. he will get a bit more speed. ben proud, winning the 55. you are just saying everyone! seeing ben proud on

coming up on tonight's programme: the power of peaty — a second world record for adam peaty at the swimmingmpionships. he's out through injury. olympic champion greg rutherford says he's gutted to miss out on the world athletics championships next month. and we've got the latest back lash after the rfu's decision not to renew the contracts of england's women's15—a—side players. hello. welcome to the show. first tonight — he's done it again! adam peaty‘s broken his own world record for the second time in the same day at the world aquatics championships in budapest. the olympic gold medallist broke the 50—metre breaststroke record this morning in the heats, after saying he "wasn't really up for it". well, he's gone and done it again in the semi—finals, clocking a record—breaking 25.95 seconds. honestly, that is... this morning, i went 26.1 and i thought it would be hard to beat that, but coming out there tonight i was a bit down because the situation last few days, get yourself up for it, do what you do and i thought i'm not going to waste a day or an opportunity because i don't know if it's

he's starting to power now, the powerface of adam peaty...troke, clear water between great britain's adam peaty and the rest of the world, the world record is 57.157.47, and the rest of the world, the world record is 57.1 57.47, just outside that. goodness me, the margin of victory was phenomenal. it's a sprint. adam peaty has destroyed the best in the world, absolutely obliterated them. adam peaty from derby not breaking his own world record breaking 57 seconds, but he's retained his world title in budapest. remember he won the first gold medal for great britain at the rio olympics in world — record britain at the rio olympics in world—record time last year, com pletely world—record time last year, completely dominant in the 100 metres breaststroke. the first gold medal in the swimming programme for great britain. tom daley got diving gold as well in budapest. coverage continues on bbc two. uk athletics want to stage the world para championships in london in 2019. they came to a close last night with the british team winning 39 medals to com

he has said he may have to retire and come back when adam peaty gets older. here is adam peaty.but i am so happy with a double, but i am so happy with my performances. i know there is more, but i don't want to spoil it for next year or the year after. he has this project 57, hoping to lower the 100 metres breast rope, breaking 57 seconds to the first time. just speaking after the mixed medley, they didn't get a medal, the british team, but he goes in the men's medley on sunday, every chance for a medalfor peaty men's medley on sunday, every chance for a medal for peaty then. and he is only 22, let's doc about the third test against south africa, england need to turn things around. it will be the 100th test match at the oval, but they lost the second test at trent bridge. they were absolutely thumped by south africa. joe root‘s captaincy started with a brilliant win at lord's when they beat south africa, so it is a bit of crunch time, this. whoever loses won't be able to win the series. weather could be a factor. the covers a re weather could be a factor. the covers are on. micha

peaty hasn't lost a major championship race in three years.take up the commentary. commentator: look at him break away from the rest of the world. the world record is 57.13, 57.a7, just outside that. but goodness me, that was phenomenal. it is a sprint. great britain's allen pizzey has destroyed the best of the world, absolutely obliterated them. two months after rio, it's going to be so hard to get back what i had there but i'm more than happy to come here and my title, and year after year now. i was a bit longer to the wall as well, but i'm so happy with that. was that the pace you plan to go out or do you think that excitement got you a bit tonight? i felt like a little boy again going out in a crowd. a world record for a reason, that performance at the olympics was just completely different to that swim. i was on target for it but ijust missed out. let's see what i can get tomorrow in the 50. let's get more from budapest now. speak to former 0lympic champion beccy adlington who is working for bbc sport at the championships. he is invincibl

when adam peaty swims he brings britain with him. but there is one superfan. to the telly in uttoxeter. the world championships in budapest, she has travelled in person. to be here at this time, it meant the world to me. it's very touching, really. i couldn't go and see him in rio. but asi couldn't go and see him in rio. but as i say, this has made up for everything. i have been so pleased i have come. it is 20 years since i have come. it is 20 years since i have flown. but it was well worth it. after two world record tuesday, was it too much to expect more from him today? there has been extensive attention on the muscle of the man. but so much rests on the technicality of his swim. he makes the old—fashioned technicality of his swim. he makes the old —fashioned breaststroke technicality of his swim. he makes the old—fashioned breaststroke more active, efficient, more urgent. yesterday he did 50 metres in under 26 seconds. that is what he was chasing again, as well as simply winning the race, of course. the time, 25.99just outside his winning the race, of cour

it is really all about adam peaty.ter. can you believe he is at this point now and how did you get him over that fear? i think a bit of tough love, that‘s the start, with the help of my friend. she took him to the swimming pool for me, because he was so the swimming pool for me, because he was so distressed, and it was upsetting me. all the other children had learned to swim, so adam needed to swim, because, you know, we are round rivers and lots of water, so it was a life skill that he needed to learn. so a bit of tough love, and it has developed from there. mavis, as we said, you weren‘t able to make it to rio, what is it like being in budapest now and going into the aquatic centre, with all the noise of a fuss and the razzmatazz, and watching your grandson?m noise of a fuss and the razzmatazz, and watching your grandson? it is electrifying, absolutely wonderful. the atmosphere's great. getting lots of attention from the hungarians. i've made a few friends, even though i can't speak the language. what sort of attenti

peaty adds the 50m title to the 100m gold he won earlier in the week. very good.ing oxygen on. iam in and coming out, switching oxygen on. i am so, so happy with our performances here. 205 points now. i don't want to spoil it for next year oi’ don't want to spoil it for next year or the year afterwards. olympic and reigning champion katie ledecky had to settle for a joint—silver in the 200m freestyle. the american, who's gold in the 1500m freestyle on tuesday made her the first woman to win 12 world swimming titles, finished behind italy's federica pellegrini. south and south africa's chad le clos led from start to finish to take gold in the men's 200m butterfly final. home favourite laszlo cseh closed the gap in the final few metres, but had to settle for silver. now to cricket, where centuries from shikhar dawan and cheteshwar pujara have put india in a commanding position heading into day two of the first test against sri lanka in galle. after winning the toss and electing to bat, the visitors closed day one on 399/3, with dhawan making a career best 190 in wha

we had the best olympics we had in 100 years and that was not all adam peaty.e register that we have in managed —— be set up that we have in manchester, we used to be a tiny little country and now the rest of the world are looking at gb swimming and fearing us. we have never had that before. a lot of countries do look at us... we have been around a long, long time. but they come up and say you guys must be doing something good because every time there is a race we have somebody competing and that has never happened since can remember. still to come... a stunning effort, but find out whether this goal will be giving its scorer‘s —— its scorer nightmares. and we hang around for the next generation of acrobats. defending champions hull fc are through to the rugby league's challenge cup final at wembley after beating leeds rhinos 43—24 in doncaster. it's hull's third final in five years. their opponents will come from tomorrow's other semi final between wigan warriors and salford. tim hague reports. when the team that listed the trophy in 2016 takes on the team tha

britain's adam peaty sets a new world best twice in one day at the world swimming championships.—finals of the women's euro 2017 tournament along with sweden. and fears that novak djokovic may miss the forthcoming us open through injury. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news that britain's adam peaty became the first swimmer ever to go sub 26 seconds in the 50m breaststroke on tuesday. the 22—year—old broke his record not once but twice as he reached the final at the world aquatics championships in budapest. he's already retained his 100m title in the same discipline when he took gold on monday but the olympic champion clocked 25.95 seconds in his 50 metres breaststroke semi—final, going even quicker

an amazing performance from adam peaty.n championships in the netherlands and two more nations have booked their place in the quarter—finals. tulsen tollett can tell us more. i'm still based about adam p t. very dazed, he has been incredible and three teams could of gone through to the quarterfinals in group c, as it is only to have gone through, the swiss goalkeeper. she failed to deal with the regulation free kick from france's player. earlier, a player was sent off the front and from the ensuring free kick rose high and headed home for the swiss that put them in second. it all changed on them in second. it all changed on the other match. austria topped the group after a first half double. they were seen to victory over iceland. a very thrilling indeed. —— very thrilling indeed. not settling for a famous tennis player, an announcement we were expecting from novak djokovic, very depressing and the stating the him. disappointing for him, he says he went play again this year because of a persistent elbow injury. you will rem

and in outside source sport: we'll be talking about adam peaty. he's broken two world records in the pool today. the two main rivals in libya have made a joint commitment to calling a ceasefire and holding elections in spring 2018. this is the un—backed prime minister fayez al—sarraj. and this is khalifa haftar, the rival military commander who controls the east of the country. here they are shaking hands after the meeting, which was hosted by the french president, emmanuel macron. here's what he said at the press conference. translation: today, president al—sarraj and general haftar can become symbols of national unity and reconciliation and peace. iwant national unity and reconciliation and peace. i want to say with great solemnity, the courage you have shown today by being here and agreeing on thisjoint shown today by being here and agreeing on this joint accord is historic. it is the courage of taking a risk, despite who might have opposed you. despite the actions of others, which will lead toa actions of others, which will lead to a reconcili

after successfully defending his world 100 metre breaststroke title yesterday, adam peaty sets a newhis morning. greg rutherford says he's "truly gutted" to miss out on defending his long jump title at the world athletics championships in london next week. he's failed to recover from an ankle injury and chelsea are trailing german champions bayern munich 3—1 going into the closing stages of their preseason meeting in singapore. i'll be back with more on those stories later. hundreds of firefighters in the south of france and corsica are battling huge forest fires which have been fanned by high temperatures and strong winds. a blaze has swept through 1600 acres of the luberon national park in provence; and people have been moved to safety from the town of biguglia in north eastern corsica. firefighters battling a fierce blaze on the holiday island of corsica. it ripped through 900 hectares of forest. people left their houses and could do little more than watch as the fire came threateningly close to their homes. translation: we were woken up by the smoke. it was stifling so we stayed

fairly awesome person in the pool yesterday, adam peaty. unbelievable. 0n yesterday, adam peaty.more. when he goes into the pool he thinks of himself as a gladiator and it's that kind of thing. he listens to grime music when he goes in the water to get pumped up and then he is a gladiator in the pool. adam peaty continues to push the boundaries in a pool. the olympic champion beat his own world record in the 50m breaststroke twice in one day, breaking the 26 second mark for the first time. he goes in the final today looking to set an even faster time. honestly, that is... this morning i we nt honestly, that is... this morning i went 26.1 and i thought it was going to be hard to beat that. coming in the night i was a bit down because it's been such an emotional few days but i thought, right, get up for it and do what you're going to do and mal said i'm not going to waste an opportunity because you don't know when is going to be your last so i just went out and did what i do. james guy couldn't defend his world title in the 200m freestyle final. he finished in fifth just behind fel

adam peaty smashed another world record at the championships in budapest.tle, just missing out on his own world record. he said he could break the world record again in the semifinal this evening with a time even closer to 25 seconds. hopefully i can build on tonight and build again tomorrow. 25 seconds. hopefully i can build on tonight and build again tomorrowm was a fantastic world record. sometimes being relaxed, especially with breast road is important. as soon as she wants to go fast you go slower. that is nine, ten years of experience and it is great to enjoy it and give the crowd and early wake—up. it and give the crowd and early wake-up. sharron davies with the questions. greg rutherford has withdrawn from next week's world championships in london because of an ankle injury. he cannot defend the title he won in 2015 in a british athletic statement, he said he was so devastated he would not be competing in front of the best fans in the world in the stadium that changed his life. he said he would focus on becoming a three—time european champion next y

a good start from adam peaty.t in the semifinal, that got him the world record. this is amazing, brilliant breaststroke swimming. making the rest of the world reset their dreams because they are no longer quick enough. just outside his own world record. the rest really tried but no one got within half a second of great britain's adam peaty. winning gold in the 50 and now he has done the double double. yes, very good. quite exhausting, switching off and switching on, especially winning the double but i'm so happy. 225 points now and i know that there is more. i don't want to spoil it for next year. celtic will be hoping to establish a lead over the norwegian champions rosenborg in the first leg of their third round champions league qualifier at celtic park this evening. no moussa dembele or leigh griffiths for celtic, the latest after 30 minutes is 0—0. ross barkley will "100%" leave everton, that's according to his manager ronald koeman. the england international has been at everton since the age of 11, but barkle

the team of chris walker—hebborn, adam peaty, james guy and duncan scott knew beating the usa would beed britain back into contention with a stunning second leg but ultimately the americans proved too strong, as scott held off russia to finish second. norway's alexander kristoff has won the ride london—surrey classic. after 116 miles of racing, the world's richest one day cycle race was decided by a bunch sprint on the mall. kristoff held off a late charge from denmark's magnus cort nielsen in second. that's all the sport for now. i will be discussing the newspapers inafew i will be discussing the newspapers in a few minutes. let's have a quick look at some of the front pages: the lead in the times is the insistence by the chancellor, philip hammond, that britain won't be turned into a tax haven after brexit. the guardian says that senior conservative mps are urging cabinet members to stop publicly setting out competing visions on issues, like free movement, as part of brexit. the ft reports that japan's largest bank has chosen amsterdam for its banking headquarters as a result of unce

and peaty is hoping he can go even quicker in wednesday‘s final.noses can be very useful. now a new trial has just started to see if dogs could help doctors diagnose parkinson‘s disease more quickly. our correspondent tim muffet has more. kiwi is demonstrating a remarkable skill. this is one of our fully trained dogs, and it is looking for cancer cells in a human sample. dolls can smell the odour of human disease. it sounds incredible. when we have disease or infection we have a biochemical change in our body and this changes our smell. -- dogs. the ability of dogs to snip at canas has been acknowledged for years but now kiwi and other medical detection dogs are beginning a new challenge. what we hope to do is train them to find the odour associated with parkinson‘s disease. if they can do this they can revolutionise the way in which parkinson‘s is detected. parkinson‘s disease is a degenerative neurological condition with no cure. les milner died in 2015 having had it for 20 years. seeing him change, ijust... we didn‘t know what it was. seeing him

that is all from the and the team on the day adam peaty won a gold medal in the 50 metres breaststrokeeat his personal best, but you cannot have everything. we will have more sport throughout the evening. have a great evening. good evening, it was a day of two halves for most. a weather watcher in wales summed it up with grey and wet conditions and sunshine coming out later. changeable skies the rest of the week and into the weekend with sunshine and showers on the menu forjust with sunshine and showers on the menu for just about all of you. low pressure will drive things the rest of the week. some showers this evening. northern ireland, scotland and northern england, gradually fading. most becoming dry during the night. one or two showers in the west. enough of a breeze to stop it getting too cold. a bright start on thursday with most getting off to a dry start, with sunny spells. showers developing in wales and western england, moving east on the breeze. the odd rumble of thunder. i do not think any length of time you will be wet before sunshine returns and some getting away with a p

and another stunning swim for adam peaty. another one. the big events. another fantastic day in the pool events. another fantastic day in the pool, two gold medals in the championships in budapest but adam peaty setting a world championship record to successfully defend his 100 metres breast rug final. the olympic champion simply a cut above the rest of the field —— breaststroke final. the 22—year—old 110w breaststroke final. the 22—year—old now holds the top ten times in the world for the 100 metres breaststroke, phenomenal stuff from him. his list of accolades goes on and on, he hasn't lost a major championship race in three years over that distance and victory means he still holds the full set of titles, olympic, world, european and commonwealth champion, whilst ben prout took gold in the 50 metres butterfly and qualify fourth fastest in the semis, but putting in a majestic performance when it matters to record the biggest title of his career. so a good day in the pool. mark edwards, thank you very much. england's women cricketers have

olympic champion adam peaty will be defending two world titles.e went to meet him at a training camp in thailand? thailand is a peaceful part of the world, a place to play but also prepare... it is great to get different locations, especially around asia. in one camp you are in the same place and same accommodation, it gets easier and easierfor the team accommodation, it gets easier and easier for the team to bond. accommodation, it gets easier and easierfor the team to bond. you go to the olympics and you win, and people will always look up to you. i'm very blessed to be in this position. going around the world and inspiring the team that you can take on the rest of the world and take those titles. those tattooed since rio, tell us about them? the british lion, is very patriotic, that's me. i'm proud and strong. it reminds me what it took to get the olympic gold and the record. his life is unrecognisable to that of 12 months ago. the olympic gold made him a household name in the uk and even here, in remote highland. he is now known as one of the

and coming up in sportsday on bbc news, adam peaty retained his 100 meter breaststroke title at the world in budapest. good evening. the parents of the terminally—ill baby charlie gard have ended their legal battle to take him to the us for experimental treatment. charlie's father chris gard gave an emotional statement outside the high court, saying they were going to spend their last precious moments with their son, who would not now make his first birthday in just under two weeks‘ time. earlier, their lawyer told the court that "time had run out" for the baby, as an american doctor who examined charlie had said he could no longer offer the therapy, after seeing the results of a new mri scan last week. doctors at great ormond street hospital say the treatment could never have worked. here's our medical correspondent fergus walsh. crowd chant: "shame on gosh!" war emotion outside the high court. while inside charlie gard's parents we re while inside charlie gard's parents were accepting their fight is over. and they're desperately ill son should be allowed to die. they emerged from a high

it's the third medal of the week adam peaty. —— he's won a stunning la ptop adam peaty. —— he's won a conditions we re of the second world war. conditions were so appalling that many drowned to death in mud. before we go live to death in mud. before we go live to my colleague in belgium this is a short film about what happened. —— one of the bloodiest battles of the first world war. ben brown is live at tyne cot cemetery in belgium. 100 years ago today, the battle of passchendaele was raging. it had begun in the early hours of the morning. the first british and commonwealth troops had gone over the top. the first had fallen as well. many of those who would die in the coming three months of the battle of passchendaele are buried here at the tyne cot cemetery, the biggest commonwealth war cemetery in the world. later today prince charles and the duke and duchess of cambridge will attend a special commemorative service. it was, as you have seen, as you have seen, a as you have seen, a battle where british and allied troops face not only german machine guns but also mud, many drowning in

adam peaty is a double world champion once again. 50 final but won by over half a second, which is a record winning margin in a world final. peaty says it‘s been a roller—coaster week breaking world records and then preparing for his next race. yeah, very good. it‘s quite exhausting coming out, switching off, switching on, especially tonight with the double. i‘m so, so happy with my performances here. 225 points now, and i know that there‘s more in that. but i don‘t want to spoil it for next year. no peaty in the pool this morning but britain‘s ross murdoch qualified second fastest for the semifinals of the 200 metre breaststroke. they are later this evening. molly renshaw was the quickest qualifier in her heat in the same event. the four—time tour de france champion chris brunt has confirmed he will ride in this year ‘s espana in pursuit of a historic double. the 32—year—old won his latest tour de france title just this sunday. he has ridden before in the race and it used to take place before the tour in april. he finished second on

let's leave you tonight with the invincible adam peaty, world champion again.'ve found human material, in soil samples taken in greece by british police, who've been searching for ben needham. he was 21 mths old, when he disappeared on the island of kos, in 1991. our reporter marta newman has the details. ben needham was 21 months old when he disappeared on the greek island of kos injuly,1991. in the years that followed, ben's mother kerry pleaded with anyone that knows anything about her son's disappearance to come forward. last october, an extensive 21 days search was conducted of land around the farmhouse where he was last seen, and a second site close by, after it emerged the toddler might have been crushed to death by a digger. and now, on the 26th anniversary of his disappearance, a possible breakthrough. signs of blood have been found on items recovered by police during last year's search. some of the items that we brought back we submitted for further forensic work, and the result that to date, i'm led to believe, shows signs that there is some human de

this weekend, adam peaty goes for his third gold as part of 4 x100 medley relay team at the world aquaticsge from budapest is at 5pm on bbc 2. on bbc1 at 4:30pm tomorrow you can see jessica ennis—hill and the next generation, as she look into the future of team gb athletics. so, that's all for sportsday. a day cricketer toby roland jones won't forget. but we'll leave you with great britain's 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay team. world champions once again. good night! they are the world champions again! absolutely outstanding! good evening. a favourite of rain a moment in southern parts of england and wales. it is on the way out, moving through the south—eastern corner within it of a breeze and we've got showers in scotland and northern ireland overnight. a few rumbles of thunder possible with that. by the end of the night it's not particularly cold. double figures across the board. 11— 12 in the north, 14— 15 further south. it may start off on a bright note in the midlands and north wales. further south the rain edges back in as we get on through the day. all the while we keep showers goin

they are all adam peaty and it will keep getting quicker and being his name as well.ake his debut for england in their third test against south africa at the 0val tomorrow. he‘ll replace mark wood who‘s not 100 % fit. roland jones‘ middlesex team—mate steven finn has been placed on stand—by, but along with batsman tom westley, roland jones can look forward to earning his first cap under skipperjoe root. that consistency is why he is highly thought of. he has been taking a lot of wickets and is constantly banging on the door. it is great for him to get his opportunity. he bowls inconsistent areas at good pace and gets the ball to move around. which is eventually what you‘re looking for. not like there is a match at celtic park. they will be without leigh griffiths. they are trying to get back to that level of champions league, which they haven‘t been out for about ten years. they have some good players, but they are very much based around the team. the strength of the team. we are preparing for a difficult period. 0bviously, preparing for a difficult period. obviously,

elsewhere britain's adam peaty defended his 100m breastroke title.d which means the 22—year—old now holds the top 10 times in the world for the 100m breaststroke. 0bviously, two months after rio, it is good to be hard to get back what i had is good to be hard to get back what ihad in is good to be hard to get back what i had in rio. buti is good to be hard to get back what i had in rio. but i more than happy to come here and defend my title, or attack by title, they said. year after yea r, we attack by title, they said. year after year, we will find us. i was a bit longer into the water, but i am so bit longer into the water, but i am so happy with that. was that the pace that you planned, or do you think that excitement got your little to light? i felt like a little to light? i felt like a little boy again, going out to the crowd. but you can enable more records each year. but they for a reason. my performance in the 0lympics was different to that swim. i was on target. ijust missed out. but i will go tomorrow as he would they can get. —— go tomorro

can adam peaty break the world record for a third time in 36 hours?dapest. i'll be back with more on those stories after 3.30pm. let's speak to someone from the british lung foundation. you back this? we are pleased to see that the government have published their clea n government have published their clean air plans today. air pollution is an invisible danger and it affects all our health. we are pleased about this commitment to phase out diesel and petrol vehicles by 2040. that's not for 23 years. we need more action in the short—term and what we don't have is a clear plan for local authorities to slash toxic emissions in our towns and cities. what we really need is national co—ordinated action. cities. what we really need is national co-ordinated action. let's define our terms here because the focus lately has been on diesel fumes which is supposed to be most harmful when a few years ago, that wa nt harmful when a few years ago, that want the case. what are the facts in terms of how much harm air pollution is doing people in this country? well, the

we have been talking about adam peaty throughout, have reportedly few else stood out?ash macs who else stood out? those events are more wide open. brecel will be the new face of world swimming on the world sprints. duncan scott, i always loved watching him. he has a little bit ago. he will get a bit more speed. ben proud, winning the 55. you are just saying everyone! seeing ben proud on the 53 as well, that is my event and my heart goes out to him. and max litchfield getting that fourth place tonight, so devastating but a commonwealth record holder so fantastic swim britain. with the girls, siobhan o'connor took a big break girls, siobhan o'connor took a big brea k after girls, siobhan o'connor took a big break after rio. she will be back on for next year. and jazz carlin decided not to swim at this meet as well. but then people like freya anderson he were 16, going into the world juniors. we have some exciting prospect coming through, as well as some veterans back on fine form, fighting fit for next year. so much to look forward to. thank you. finally norway's alexand

in sport, it's gold in the pool for adam peaty at the world aquatics championships as he successfully defends his 100 metre breaststroke title. and as more pubs close, we meet the communities determined to stop last orders at their local. and carol has the weather. i think we are having some problems with the graphics, but we should see her in about 15 minutes. aydin and carol! we will see her later on --i demand carol. good morning. first, our main story. charlie gard's parents say they are preparing to spend their last precious moments with their terminally ill son. it comes after they ended their legal battle to take him to the united states for treatment. in a statement, great ormond street hospital where charlie is on life support said they recognised the agony, desolation and bravery of their decision. caroline rigby reports. this photograph of charlie gard was released by his parents last night as they accepted their fight is over. they're desperately ill baby boy should be allowed to die. yesterday, they agreed to end their legal battle descent into the us for experimental tre

this weekend adam peaty goes for his third gold as part of 4 x 100 medley relay team at the world aquaticsest is at 5 o'clock on bbc 2. and on bbc1 at 4.30 tomorrow afternoon, you can see ‘jessica ennis—hill and the next generation' as she looks into the future of team gb athletics. so, that's all for sportsday — a day cricketer toby roland jones won't forget. but we'll leave you with great britain's 4 by 200 metres freestyle relay team — world champions once again. good night! great britain won it in russia two yea rs great britain won it in russia two years ago and they are the world champions again! nick granger second and duncan scott starts. absolutely outstanding. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rachel cunliffe, comment and features editor at city am and john crowley, editor in chief of the international business times uk. welcome, thank you for giving up your friday night. the front pages tomorrow. the daily mail leads on the death of charlie gard. it says the baby, whose battle for survival captured hearts around

adam peaty. sue has the latest on him.three any group d. jose mourinho says some clubs are paying far too much for players this summer. 75 million was spent on obama. they spent 89 million on pogba. but very new thing is the smaller clubs are overspending.“ we don't do that, we have no striker. especially for the strikers, the amount of money is amazing. every club getting good players, investing a lot. some clubs paying too much. they create a very strange and out—of—control markets. this is a reality now. the manchester city manager pep guardiola has added five signings, commenting on the spiralling transfer fees. city are currently on tour in los angeles and he can see the fees continue to rise. it is notjust us. the amount of the new transfers is coming. we will see 70—100, more than that. we will see 70—100, more than that. we will see. castleford tigers will welcome st helens in the first match of the super eights. they need to win to win the league leader shield for the first time. adam peaty was left stunned by his

later this afternoon great britain's adam peaty it was stunned down according to the history books. final 448 years, they would give everything in this encounter. yet they couldn't cope with the start wigan made. 12—0 ahead after 16 minutes. the red devils have had their best season in years. here was an example. they got their rights, for a second try in quick succession. when sam tomkins was sin binned together with a penalty from cobra michael dobson, it was beginning to look like the history books could be ignored. not so. in the wet weather, the warriors were wonderful in the second 40, scoring a try fitting of their performance. with a dropped goal, they led by seven. a matter of minutes remaining. could be no from salford. like that one. and wigan would punish them. oliver gildart, who opened the scoring, finished it, too. a brilliant semifinal but the weight of history... the 31st challenge cup final. we dominated the first 20 minutes and then went a bit slack. we gave them too much... me going off ten minutes didn't help. later this afternoon great britain's adam peaty will

adam peaty, what a week it has been for himself.t the great britain but for the whole world in the swimming pool. the 0lympic world in the swimming pool. the olympic champion beat his own world record twice in a single day, and he broke the 26—2nd mark for the first time. he goes into the final today looking to set an even faster time. this morning, i went 26.1, and i thought it would be hard to beat that. tonight, iwas thought it would be hard to beat that. tonight, i was like, thought it would be hard to beat that. tonight, iwas like, get yourself up for it, do what you do. i will not waste an opportunity because i do not know if it will be my last. i just went out there and did what i do. james guy couldn't defend his world title in the 200—metre freestyle final. he finished in fifth, just behind fellow briton duncan scott. china's sun yang took gold. today there are seven brits in individualfinal action, including scott who goes again in the 100—metre freestyle later this morning. manchester united manager jose mourinho says tha

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after successfully defending his world 100 metre breaststroke title yesterday, adam peaty sets a newts this morning. greg rutherford says he's "truly gutted" to miss out on defending his long jump title at the world athletics championships in london next week. he's failed to recover from an ankle injury. and chelsea staged a late comeback but could not recover recover after going 3—0 down to bayern munich. it finished 3—2. i'll be back with more on those stories later. house—builders may be banned from selling new houses in england as leasehold under new government proposals. a public consultation has begun on the issue, after it emerged some housing developers have been selling leaseholds onto investment firms, leading to extra costs or rising charges for homeowners. under the proposals, leaseholds on new—build houses would be outlawed, while ground rents dramatically reduced. the communities secretary sajid javid said that there were 1.2 million cases of houses on leasehold, and the situation of escalating costs was one example of a "broken housing market". jonty bloom reports. new

later this afternoon great britain's adam peaty will attempt to win his third gold medal in the 4 x 100y relay final at the world championship in budapest.the british women also final at the world championship in budapest. the british women also qualified in this event earlier this morning max litchfield broke the british record in qualifying for the men's 400 metres individual medley final this afternoon. he finished second in his heat and was also second fastest overall. hannah miley just qualified for the women's 400 metres individual medley final. she was eighth quickest. there's been a huge shock at the women's euro‘s in the netherlands. germany, the reigning champions since 1993, have been knocked out by denmark in the quarter finals. for more on that, and england's quarter final later today, lets go to our correspondent katie gornall who is in dayventerfor us. that result for germany throws open the tournament doesn't it? you're absolutely right. are a big shock this was. you join me in the fanpark. there is a big screen behind me. a lot of england and netherlands fans gathering

adam peaty has retained his world title in the 100 metres breastroke.first gold in the pool in budapest. ross murdoch was also in the final but came last. peaty hasn't lost a major championship race in three years over this distance and victory means he still holds the full set of titles. he's olympic, world, european and commonwealth champion. two months after rio, it's going to be so hard to get back what i had a career but i'm more than happy to come here and my title, and year after year now. i was a bit longer to the wall as well, but i'm so happy with that. was that the pace you plan to go out or do you think that excitement got you a bit tonight? i felt like a little boy again going out in a crowd. a world record for a reason, that performance at the olympics was just com pletely performance at the olympics was just completely different to that swim. i was on target for it but ijust missed out. let's see what i can get tomorrow in the 50. the top ten fastest times in the world annual brushstroke, that's insane to me, to be honest. you are an amaz

later this afternoon great britain‘s adam peaty will attempt to win his third gold medal in the 4 x 100 qualified in this event. earlier this morning max litchfield and qualified for the men‘s 400 metres individual medley final this afternoon. he finished second in his heat and was also second fastest overall. hannah miley just qualified for the women‘s 400 metres individual medley. she was eighth quickest. today is the final day of the ladies‘ scottish 0pen at dundonald links. australia‘s karrie webb isjoint top of the leaderboard, on six—under par alongside sie young kim. they tee off at around 12.30. georgia hall is the leading british contender in joint sixth place, she‘s level par, and she tees off in around 45 minutes. challenge cup holders hull fc are into another wembley final, after running in seven tries against leeds rhinos. after an even first 40 minutes, hull ran away with it in the second half. jamie shaul scored the pick of the tries, a 75 yard sprint. marc sneyd also kicked 15 points. hull will meet the winner of today‘s semifinal between wigan and salford. it is obvious

later this afternoon great britain's adam peaty will attempt to win his third gold medal in the 4 x 100est. he became the first man to retain the 50 metres, twice breaking his own record on the way. and he had victory in the hundred metres breaststroke. i am over the moon with my performance on the 50 which means my easy speed is there. everything in training is working. i knew the 100 would be quite fast, as well and to have the second fastest time ever was pretty good. the performance in rio was such a massive event. i have that extra energy and adrenaline. i am over the moon with my performances. and i defended by titles. earlier this morning max litchfield and qualified for the men's 400 metres individual medley final this afternoon. he finished second in his heat and was also second fastest overall. hannah miley just qualified for the women's 400 metres individual medley. she was eighth quickest. jonny brownlee's hopes of becoming triathlon champion look in doubt. you missed the last leg through illness and is well down the points list after completing four races this year. spain's