but they should and must beat the provincial barbarians tomorrow. an early impression. it really felt like i was chasing it four years ago, because i missed the first two games, the last guy in the whole tour to play a fixture, so nice to get the things in my kit bag. i will need a good few games before i start hitting my straps. we all know every game now is a massive audition for the test matches, really pleased to be involved in the first one. the provincial barbarians are relatively unknown, but a lot of focus will be on their fly—half, 22—year—old bryn gatland has played for the auckland blues and is also the son of the lions boss. i spoke to him last night, and he is enjoying it, so i think we will catch up tomorrow. he will expect to make a few tackles in the week, but we haven't spoken too much about the game. obviously, he's pretty excited about the opportunity to play, if he does get a chance to play against us. looking forward to seeing how he goes. after months, years of hype and expectation, we are finally about to get up and running. i

his 22—year—old old son bryn will start at fly—half for the provincial barbarians.ht. he has been enjoying the week. we will catch up tomorrow, i think, he will have to make a few tackles at the weekend, but we haven't spoken to much about the game and obviously, he is pretty excited about the opportunity. if he does get the chance to play against us. so i am looking forward to see how he goes. belgium's tenth seed david goffin is out of the french open after retiring hurt in his third round match against argentina's horacio zeballos this morning — and as the pictures show, it looked a nasty injury. goffin was leading 5—4 in the first set when he slipped chasing a ball, and looked like he jammed his foot in the rolled up covers. zeballos was concerned at the other end of the court as goffin received treatment but it became clear that he couldn't continue and he limped out of the championship. he could now be a doubt for wimbledon which starts in four weeks. two—time major winner martin kaymer has leapt to the defence of the beleaguered tiger woods who was arrested i

and the british and irish rugby union team beat the provincial barbarians 13—7 in first to match of new is all sport. thank you very much. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight. this is bbc news. the headlines: the prime minister insists it's her firm intention to cut taxes, but declined to give any guarantees. what people will know when they go to vote on thursday is that it's the conservative party that always has been and is and always will be a low—tax party. jeremy corbyn accuses the conservatives of being in "complete chaos" over their tax plans. one minister says they're going to give no more tax rises, indeed, possibly tax reductions for the very wealthiest, then they can't answer the question about tax rises for the rest of the population, then they can't answer the questions about funding social care. ariana grande makes a surprise visit to fans injured in the terror attack at her concert last week, ahead of her benefit concert tomorrow evening. there are reports of dozens of civilians being shot dead while fleeing so

with a ca lf the provincial barbarians with a calf strain.his first match in his first lions tour but he has been replaced by elliott daly. no indication as yet as to who serious his injury is. martin kaymer has led to the defence of tiger woods who was arrested for driving under the influence this week. he has posted a video on his social media account asking people to stop criticising tiger woods in the wake of the images of his arrest on monday. they are so an images of his arrest on monday. they are so an fair and very disrespectful in my opinion. because everybody who is involved in golf was changed by his legacy, by his play, why are you being so nasty? why don't you try to do the opposite and help him now? the way he inspired as, that is why we are where we are now and can have what we have. president trump said the paris agreement "punished" the us — and cost americanjobs — and he has the backing of many republicans and the us coal industry. but some of america's largest corporations havejoined eu countries and china in condemning the

they narrowly beat a provincial barbarians side in their first tour match which is made up of mostlyusted to the change in time zone, and the jet lag, the squad should be in better shape for their next encounter. forward dan cole explains the sort of challenge they are expecting from the auckland—based blues. it will be a competitive game looking at the way that they play, they can play from anywhere. they're fairly efficient with the set pieces. so we're going to have to be ready for that and prepare and try to play our own game. we cannot sit back because they have some fantastic players. as you saw probably on friday night. so ideally we will not allow that to happen. the men's quarter—finals at the french open have been postponed until tomorrow because of rain. we were expecting both rafael nadal and novak djokovic to be in action at roland garros but the court covers were brought out. play had been delayed for most of the afternoon before the decision was made. it means all four men's quarter—finals will be played tomorrow including andy murray who's up against kei nishikori. be

the provincial barbarians' number 10, is bryn gatland, a 22—year—old who has represented the auckland excited about the opportunity, if he does get a chance to play against us looking forward to play against us looking forward to seeing how he goes. england all rounder chris woakes has been ruled out of the rest of the champions trophy, due to a side strain, he picked up in the opening match of the tournament. woakes only played, two overs, of thursday's win, over bangladesh before the injury. england are unlikely to name his replacement, until this afternoon, after the england lions match, which involves two of the possible candidates: steve finn and tom curran. some better news for england though, because elsewhere in their group, the match between australia and new zealand ended in a draw — after rain forced the match to be abandoned. that means england now need only one more win to guarantee a place in the champions trophy semi—finals. at the french open, britain's andy murray and kyle edmund are in action later today while defending mens champion novak djokovic is through to the

the british and irish lions macro have started their tour with a win over the provincial barbarians,s. the fireworks in whangarei were part of the build—up, they should have been easy for the tourists, johnny sexton missed a penalty before landing the first point of the tour. blunt in attack, they were brittle at the back, as the baa—baas looked more likely to roar. they fell short at their first attempt, but scored through maintenance engineer sam anderson had. and warren gatland's son, bryn added to the total. resistance was stubborn until 0wen farrell entered the fray. replacing sexton, he seized his chance to claim the fly—half position, setting up claim the fly—half position, setting up anthony watson for the try, which she then converted. you might have turned the game, but he couldn't add any polish to an overall poor

his 22—year—old old son bryn will start at fly—half for the provincial barbarians. think, he will have to make a few tackles at the weekend, but we haven't spoken to much about the game and obviously, he is pretty excited about the opportunity. if he does get the chance to play against us. so i am looking forward to see how he goes. belgium's tenth seed david goffin is out of the french open after retiring hurt in his third round match against argentina's horacio zeballos this morning — and as the pictures show, it looked a nasty injury. goffin was leading 5—4 in the first set when he slipped chasing a ball, and looked like he twisted his ankle. zeballos was concerned at the other end of the court as goffin received treatment but it became clear that he couldn't continue and he limped out of the championship. he could now be a doubt for wimbledon which starts later this month. sir ben ainslie's land rover bar team have secured a play—off place in the americas cup after winning a thrilling race with team france. the british team had earlier retired in their first rac

and it's been confirmed this morning that warren gatland' son bryn will be in the provincial barbariansrcely fought enough! we brought you the news yesterday that arsene wenger was set to sign a new contract, well that deal has now been signed with the premier league title in wenger‘s sights. the frenchman joined the club back in 1996 and has extended his stay to 23 years after agreeing a new two—year deal. there was speculation about his future throughout the season, but after a disappointing fifth place finish the campaign ended with lifting the fa cup. the defending champion novak djokovic is into the third round at the french open. the world number two beat portuguese joao sousa in straight sets. eight—time grand slam champion andre agassi watched djokovic once again, having taken over as his coach on a temporary basis. also through is the nine—time champion rafael nadal. he won in straight sets as well — outclassing the dutchman robin haaser. petra kvitova's return to action came to an end in the second round of the women's singles. the two—times wimbledon champion only returned to

they beat the provincial barbarians in the first of their ten matches in the country which culminatenst the world champions. and having only arrived in the country on wednesday, head coach warren gatland admitted jet lag was a factor in his side's laboured 13—7 victory. nick parrot reports. the fireworks were limited to the pre—match build—up. taking on a barbarians side featuring builders and painters should have been easy for the vastly experienced british and irish lions. things got off to a stuttering start withjohnny sexton missing a penalty before landing the first points of the tour. blunt in attack, they were brittle at the back as the barbarians looked the more likely to roar. they fell short at their first attempt, but gambled into the lead thanks to maintenance engineer sam anderson—heather. to rub salt into head coach warren gatland's wounds, his son bryn added to the hosts' total. greig laidlaw took over kicking duties from johnny sexton, but the lions couldn't silence the lambs. their resistance was stubborn until owen farrell entered the fray. replacing sexton, he made

and irish lions medal winning start to their touring new zealand with win a victory over the provincial barbariansree tests against the world champions. more on all those stories in the next hour. let's get more on the general election. with less than a week to go until the country heads to the ballot box, and with less than a week until the country heads to the ballot box, reality check‘s chris morris has been taking a look at how reliable are the polls. throughout this campaign, opinion polls and analysis have been hitting the front pages. questions have been raised about how reliable the polling numbers are. in the last few days we have had polls. the conservative lead over labour has been anywhere between 3% and 14% in recent days so have polls lost their mojo? there have been problems in the past, most notably in the general election in 2015 when all the polls said there would be a hung parliament but the conservatives won an outright majority. let's ask a man who really should know. there is a persistent issue that the polling industry has been constantly trying to deal with, which is how do

the squad begin their tour of new zealand on saturday taking on the provincial barbarians.on will compete for the fly half spot — with the irishman starting this weekend. but gatland has said the other two are likely to start in the following two games. knowing that three of them, they are desperate to all want to play and start in that position. last week, at the end of training i sort of said, cani at the end of training i sort of said, can i have a chat to the tendons, and down was there and jonny sexton was there. oh and was there. jonny said, don't worry about him, he'sa there. jonny said, don't worry about him, he's a midfielder. laughter there's already a bit of banter about. i think the players are pretty aware of the competition and their position. andy murray is on court in the second round of the french open — he's facing world number 50 martin klizan where (gfx) murray is 11—2 down in the first set after losing his serve later britain's kyle edmund is up against argentina's renzo oleevo. that's all the sport for now. you can keep up to date with the latest from

more bad news, jared payne is going to miss the opening lions match against the provincial barbarians former member of the new zealand under 20 side, he had been picked on the bench for the opening match of his first lions tour but he has been replaced by elliott dearly. the martin kaymer has lept to the defence of tiger woods who was arrested for driving under the influence this week. he has posted a video on his social media account asking people to stop criticising tiger woods in the wake of the images of his arrest on monday. they are so an fair and very disrespectful in my opinion. because everybody who is involved in golf was changed by his legacy, by his play, why are you being so nasty? why don't you try to do the opposite and help him now? the way he inspired as, that is why we are where we are now and can have what we have. welcome to bbc ask this — today we're looking at defence and foreign policy. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is here with me. we have had several questions, let's start with one from adam macdonald who asks what's the defence budget ‘s dance of

the new british english lions the provincial barbarians number 10 is interesting, ben gatlin, a 22—year—old too much about the game and he is excited about the opportunity, if he does get a chance to play against us looking forward to seeing how he goes. england all rounder chris woakes has been ruled out of the rest of the champions trophy, due to a side strain, he picked up in the opening match of the tournament. woakes only played, two overs, of thursday's win, over bangladesh before the injury. england are unlikely to name his replacement, until this afternoon, after the england lions match, which involves two of the possible candidates: steve finn and tom curran. at the french open, britain's andy murray and kyle edmund are in action later today while defending mens champion novak djokovic is through to the fourth round, but he had to fight for it. argentine diego schwartzman, the world number 41, took djokovic, to five sets yesterday. the world number two though had enough, to see out the victory. a much easier ride for rafael nadal. the nine—time champions at roland garros through in

alliance expects to win handsomely against a provincial barbarians 15 but need it a 2nd—half try from which they onlyjust held on to in the end. finished 13 points to 7. 3 tests against the all blacks. for us the most important thing was the result and getting that are off to a good start, and we can go away knowing that there are number of things thrust of and some positives there in terms of the opportunities as chances we did create. knowing we have to be better at finishing things. wings of eagles provide a stunning late charge to win the derby at epsom. the a0 outsider past 7 horses in the last a00 metres to the favourites to the line. just what these pictures. here he is as he comes in the final few stages. but with a white cap, the purple striped arms. for his 1—shot. find his run perfectly to give aidan o‘brien a 1—2 in the race. predatory 3rd. the finally where sri lanka‘s creditors are to chase down south africa in the 1st much of their champions to the campaign. south africa in bat 1st had failed to make the most of a promising start. hashim amla scoring his 25th century in

up against the provincial barbarians.st in three weeks' time. a chance for the team to send out a warning and for players to book a place in the test team. sam warburton is captaining the side. cardiff is hosting european club football's, biggest night, of the season — the champions league final. a lot of speculation on whether welsh star gareth bales will get to play for real madrid againstjuventus.olly foster looks ahead. real madrid and juventus fans have travelled here in their tens of thousands. cardiff has welcomed two giants of european football for what could be a classic. it will be great. if we win it is going to be the best experience in my life. we have a balanced team, we are confident we can win. if we win it is going to be the best experience in my life. we have a balanced team, we are confident we can win. for us to defeat juventus... real madrid always win the finals. to win, real have to get past the goalkeeper. he has never won the trophy. at 39, the goalkeeper knows it may be his last chance. in a seas

heather, who had the tools to engineer a way through the lions defence — he's the captain of the provincial barbarians, and if the name sounds familiar. . . he is the son of the lions head coach warren gatland. the boot of his son making it 7—3 to the barbarians side who have been on top. cardiff is hosting european club football's biggest night of the season — the champions league final. a lot of speculation it isa it is a great stadium in the middle of the city. it is good for cardiff to host a champions league final and with such a good one withjuventus and real madrid, it is great. when wembley was being rebuilt, so many big games and fa cup finals, and league cup finals as well. it is tremendous, to hold a final. it was a positive evening for northern ireland as they beat new zealand1—0 in belfast last night. the friendly had been organised as michael o'neill‘s side warm up for next week's world cup qualifier in azerbaijan. the only goal of the game, was the first international goal, for ross county's liam boyce...the scottish premiership's leading scorer. i am pleased with what we got from the g

the squad begin their tour of new zealand on saturday taking on the provincial barbarians.e for the fly half spot — with the irishman starting this weekend. the irishman starts this weekend. but gatland has said the other two are likely to start in the following two games. knowing the three of them, they are desperate to all want to play and start in that position. last week, at the end of the training i sort of said, can i have a chat to the tens? dan was there and jonny sexton was there and owen was over there. jonny said, "don't worry about him, he's a midfielder!" there is a bit of banter. i think the players are pretty aware of the competition. it looks like french winger antoine griezmann won't be going to manchester united — according to sources close to the club. it had been widely reported that united were making griezmann their top target this summer, and were close to triggering the escape clause in his contract with atletico madrid. but it seems united have turned their attention away from the winger to concentrate on signing a main striker. the uefa women's cha

the squad begin their tour of new zealand on saturday taking on the provincial barbarians.he end of the training i sort of said, cani at the end of the training i sort of said, can i have a chat to the tens? dan was there and jonny sexton was there and owen farrell was over there. jonny said, don‘t worry about him, he is a midfielder! there is a bit of banter. i think the players are bit of banter. i think the players a re pretty bit of banter. i think the players are pretty aware of the conversation. that is all your sport now. plenty more this afternoon. mike bushell will keep you updated. he will be back in the next hour. the us president, donald trump, is coming under growing international pressure to honour the paris global climate change deal. he will announce this evening whether the us will withdraw from its commitment to reduce carbon emissions. china‘s premier said this morning that his country will honour the agreement, and urged others to do the same — but donald trump has previously described climate change as a hoax, and an american job—killer. earlier, alex t

the squad begin their tour of new zealand on saturday taking on the provincial barbarians.in that position. last week, at the end of training i sort of said, can i have a chat to the tens, and down was there and jonny sexton was there. oh and was there. jonny said, don‘t worry about him, he‘s a midfielder. laughter there's already a bit of banter about. i think the players are pretty aware of the competition and their position. that is all your sport for now. we will watch the tennis closely. now, we probably all know we should be paying into a pension these days — the picture has changed dramatically since pensions were introduced for men in this country in the early 1900s. as part of our election coverage, we‘re looking at the bigger picture around the world of work. a report earlier this year suggested that a worker who is under the age of 30 today, might not get a pension until they‘re 70. as the cost of pensions — and the number of pensioners — continues to rise, what will be the impact of living longer? let‘s cross to edgbaston in birmingham and join our personal fina

after a scrappy win over the provincial barbarians in their first tour match, a side which was made upin hand so i think we will be ready for that and we've got to prepare and try and play our own game, we can't sit back and watch them because they got some fantastic players as you saw on friday night, offloading and scoring from six or seven metres so offloading and scoring from six or seven metres so we offloading and scoring from six or seven metres so we ideally won't be allowing that to happen. the friendly match in dortmund was marred by bad behaviour by some of the fans. the football association has vowed to clamp down on what it uses a new generation of hooligans. andy murray plays his french open quarter—final against japan's kei nishikori later today. and because of rain yesterday, all four of the men's quarters will be completed today in paris. there was time for some women's tennis though, and it was bad news for the former world number one caroline wozniacki. the pole beaten by a rising star in the game, 19 year old yelena 0stapenko from latvia. chris froome has downplayed

injury concern of their tour of new zealand — he will miss the first match tomorrow against the provincial barbariansaced by england winger elliott daly. there's no indication as yet as to how serious payne's injury is. french side lyon secured a slice of footballing history with back to back trebles. they won the women's champions league in dramatic fashion, winning 7—6 on pemalties against paris st—germain. both goalkeepers ended up taking spotkicks — with lyon's sarah bouhaddi scoring the decisive penalty in front of 22,000 fans at the cardiff city stadium. sir ben ainslie's land rover bar team have secured a play—off place in the americas cup after winning a thrilling race with team france. the british team had earlier retired in their first race of the day but bounced back to edge out france in their second. their victory means they now have an unassailable lead over sweden and france in the qualifying table. the winners of the series go forward to challenge team oracle usa for the trophy proper. we had an amazing race against the french team. felt amazing. we struggled a bit on the downward lik

the lions‘ first match against the provincial barbarians.gatland's sun has been confirmed in that team so we could see some father—son rivalry on saturday. let's hope so. andy murray plays again in the french open in a few minutes? that is right, that is happening very shortly, we should see that happening. this follows the much that happened earlier this week, there was a lot of debate around martin klizan, who had a much earlier this week, he had been suffering with some calf problems and limped his way through that first round, his opponent resulted haka accused him of faking it and the umpire had to come in and separate them. andy murray now have this much coming up, he himself has been accused of being a bit of a drama queen in the past, these two have not met since last october so it could be interesting, definitely one worth watching. cheers, holly, thank you, more from holly throughout the morning. i have recorded an interview this morning with two brothers, luke and ryan hart, one is 27, one is 26, they are speaking for the first ti