it never really got going for pedro caixinha when he was appointed. appointment. he was defeated in the betfred cup final by motherwell in the semis at the weekend and last night that draw to kilmarnock. the rangers board met this morning, after that pedro caixinha took training but then rangers released a statement saying that pedro was appointed in march but results had been disappointing and not commensurate with the level of investment, and that was key because he brought in 11 players and spent around £9 million, not a lot in the english premier league but a lot in the scottish premiership, so rangers will now have to write this off as an expensive mistake, but you could say they can ill afford to make many more. another top level club looking for a new manager. a week into the start of the england women‘s ashes series, it‘s looking like it could be a long old tour, as they slipped to their second straight defeat to australia, losing the second one day international at coff‘s harbour. they now trail australia by four points. henry moeran is with

pedro caixinha, who'd only been in the manager '5 sacked pedro caixinha, who'd only been in the managere direction through the next few days, that is downwards. how chilly will it get? join me for all the details later on. also coming up... bloodhound isco. .. is though. the car designed to is though. the ca reach .. is though. the car designed to reach 1000 mph is tested in public for the first time. hello everyone — this is afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. the wife of a birmingham man who planned a terrorism attack in the city has been found guilty of helping his preparations by buying him the weapon he intended to use. madihah taheer, who's 21, had denied preparing an act of terrorism by assisting her husband ummariyat mirza earlier this year. mirza pleaded guilty to the plotting earlier this month. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani reports. wrestled to the ground in an armed stop, a birmingham man setting out to kill. the suspect seized in a joint intelligence—led operation by m15 and the west midlands counter—terrorism unit. a week after the westminster attack in mar

the rangers board met this morning, after that pedro caixinha took training but then rangers released had been disappointing and not commensurate with the level of investment, and that was key because he brought in 11 players and spent around £9 million, not a lot in the english premier league but a lot in the scottish premiership, so rangers will now have to write this off as an expensive mistake, but you could 5ay an expensive mistake, but you could say they can ill afford to make many more. andy woodward, the whistle—blower whose revelations about his experiences as a young footballer led to multiple accusations of historic child sex abuse in football at the end of last year, has told the bbc he felt devastated by the way in which he said he was described by the fa chief executive greg clarke. clarke was speaking earlier this week to a parliamentary committee and said one of the victims, which woodward believes to be him, "cried like a baby". i was devastated. i would like you, it's deeply upset me because that was a confidential meeting between myself and two other members of the

rangers couldn't find a way back after that, it piles the pressure on their manager, pedro caixinha,o the final, where they will meet the holders, celtic. lam iamto i am to light and for everyone involved at the football club, there have been dark days, and it is nice to repay the faith they had on me and give them something to cheer about today, so chuffed to be involved and associated with that foot ball involved and associated with that football team. in the championship, norwich beat ipswich in the east anglia derby to move into the top six. james maddison scored the only goal to give them their fourth consecutive away victory in the league, ipswich have lost four of their past five games, down in ii. it has been a difficult week for the fa, and the former board member dame heather rabbatts believes dan ashworth‘s position as technical director has become untenable. the fa apologised for racially discriminatory remarks made by former women's manager mark sampson to striker eni aluko. the handling of the crisis has been criticised. i think it's untenable, i think his position is u

rangers couldn't find a way back after that, it piles the pressure on their manager, pedro caixinha,l, through to the final, where they will meet the holders, celtic. even the sunshine in the south of france could do little to hide the size of the task facing the exeter jeeps. playing in montpellier has been likened to the land of the giants, such is the strength in their side. they would take some stopping. but the english champions did not earn that title without a little brood strength of their own. with half time living and the sides level, the perfect moment for one of the biggest performers with pace and power, this was quite brilliant. but such was the ebb and flow of the game that montpellier‘s leads never lasted long. this fine solo try gave gareth steenson the chance to tell the giants. this was a victory that will rank among exeter‘s biggest in europe. for ulster, france was also the destination, la rochelle in their first season amongst the rugby elite. they have wasted little time in making their presence felt. indeed, ulster felt the full force. a tight ist of may quake

another day, another managerial sacking, this time at rangers, who part company with pedro caixinha after world. the shooting of us presidentjohn f kennedy by lee harvey oswald in dallas in 1963 has spawned countless conspiracy theories — resulting in hundreds of books, films and web sites. today, more than 300,000 classified documents related to the killing have been made public for the first time. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant reports. november the 22nd, 1963. it appears as though something has happened in the motorcade. something has happened in the motorcade route. notjust one of the most shocking days in american history, but also one of the most disputed. president kennedy has been assassinated. it's official now, the president is dead. the official explanation is that john f kennedy was assassinated in dallas by unknown gunman, lee harvey oswald, but the case has never been closed in the american mind. were there soviets involved? the cubans? the mafia? renegade elements within the government he led? the national archives holds 5 million documents on the assassination

but kenny miller had a point to prove after being dropped by sacked rangers boss pedro caixinha — he three o'clock kick—offs in the scottish premiership aberdeen beat ross county 2—1. leaders celtic were surprisingly held at home to kilmarnock. there were also wins for hamilton, partick thistle and and hibernian. anthonyjoshua says anthony joshua says carlos anthonyjoshua says carlos takam shouldn't be written off ahead of their bout tonight. anthonyjoshua will be looking to extend his record in front of a crowd of over 70,000 tonight. carlos is strong, he is fit and he can box. i knew i would be facing someone who is ready and i am so facing someone who is ready and i am so happy i wasn'tjust training but pulev. i have always trained to be good for myself so i come be ready to fight anybody. carlos is a different animal to klitschko. i know i am willing to do whatever it ta kes to know i am willing to do whatever it takes to win. wales' rugby league side have suffered their record world cup defeat at the hands of papua new guinea this morning. the joint hosts scored 10 tries in thei

coming up in sportsday on bbc news: rangers are searching for a new manager, after sacking pedro caixinha, after 26 games in charge. good evening. the political crisis surrounding the future of catalonia has reached breaking point, on the eve of a vote in the spanish parliament. senators are expected to vote tomorrow to impose a form of direct rule on catalonia, following the recent referendum on independence, which the spanish government considered unlawful. catalonia's vice—president has warned that any such vote would lead to the declaration of a sovereign catalan state, with far—reaching implications for spain and the eu, as our europe editor katya adler reports from barcelona. hope and excitement filled this barcelona square this morning as on so many mornings during the catalan crisis. the independence—minded crowd once again arching and chanting its way towards the catalan government building, believing, after many weeks of waiting, the catalan leader inside now had a dramatic announcement to make. until he didn't. after more than an hour of waiting, in the end it was a no—show. th

but kenny miller had a point to prove after being dropped by sacked rangers boss pedro caixinha — he o'clock kick—offs in the scottish premiership aberdeen beat ross county 2—1. leaders celtic were surprisingly held at home to kilmarnock. there were also wins for hamilton, partick thistle and and hibernian. it's shaping up to be a big weekend for british sport, in football, boxing, even rally driving — we'll get to that later. also lewis hamilton could become the most successful british fi driver tomorrow, if he wraps up a fourth world title. fortunately for him he only needs to finish fifth to do that. hamilton was pipped for the top spot on the timesheets in final practice by max verstappen. the red bull driver wasjust seven hundredths of a second quicker than hamilton though. the briton's only rival for the championship sebastian vettel was third quickest just a tenth of a second off the pace. all looking good the lewis hamilton ahead of the mexican grand prix tomorrow. anthonyjoshua is just hours away now from the defence of his ibf and wba world titles against the stand—in chall

premiership tomorrow with fourth place rangers playing thir first match since the sacking of manager pedro caixinha aberdeen‘s manager derek mcinnes has played down speculation linking him with the rangers job. his side are at home to ross county. aberdeen are just three points behind leaders celtic... celtic host kilmarnock. if they avoid defeat they'll equal their own 100 year british record of 62 domestic games unbeaten. also coming up in the programme... they fly out for the ashes tomorrow — captainjoe root denies there's a drinking culture in the england cricket team. and we'll be live in cardiff ahead of anthonyjoshua's big fight with carlos takam tomorrow night. england's cricket captainjoe root insists there isn't a drinking culture within the squad. the players fly out to australia tomorrow without their talismanic all rounder ben stokes. all rounder ben stokes. he was arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm after an incident outside a bristol nightclub in last month. his absence has made an already difficult tour seem unwinnable to many pundits. here's our sports editor dan ro

rangers manager pedro caixinha says his side have two options today in their scottish league cup semi—finaly brilliant, so i tip my hat to them. because it could have been a really difficult game for us today, coming to hear, as i am sure a lot of people thought we dealt with that really well. and getting to our third final, and win again. in the scottish premiership, bottom side partick thistle earned their first win of the season. miles storey got the winner against dundee at the death, for a 2—1. they are still at the foot of the table, though. there were wins elsewhere for hearts and ross county. england under—17s are through to the semi—finals of the world cup, by beating the united states 4—1 in india. liverpool‘s rhian brewster scored a hat—trick in the game, two before half—time and one in second—half stoppage—time. morgan gibbs—white got the other goal. they will face brazil or germany next. is this the day lewis hamilton wraps up a fourth formula 1 world title? well, he has given himself a great chance, sticking his mercedes on pole position for this evening‘s us grand prix in tex

rangers couldn't find a way back after that, it piles the pressure on their manager, pedro caixinha, second round of matches in rugby union's top european club competition the champions cup produced a huge win for exeter over big spending montpellier today. 27—2a it finished. the exeter players described it as one of the best european results in the club's history. ulster were are also in france, facing la rochelle, but fared rather worse, soundly beaten by a1—17. the game between wasps and harlequins got under way a short time ago. both lost their opening matches. masters champion sergio garcia will move back into the top ten of the world rankings following victory at the valderrama masters. garcia was the host of the tournament and used the local knowledge to full effect. a final round of 67 left him a shot clear of dutchmanjoost luiten on 12—under par. that is all the sport for now, then, back to you. a gunman is reported to be holding two members of staff hostage at a bowling alley in the west midlands. armed police have surrounded a leisure park in nuneaton after reports of an i