as you say and two years ago with the crunch world cup qualifier against republic of ireland, wales haves time of a play—off place but clearly that is the last thing that the fans will be thinking about. it has been a roller—coaster ride for wales in the past couple of years after the disappointment of missing out on the world cup, there was a controversial appointment of ryan giggs as the new manager and they got off to quite a rocky start in this qualifying campaign. when the last to hungary in budapest back in june they were fourth placed in the group at that stage and the chances of automatic qualification seemed pretty distant but they seem to have found an unlikely new hero in the form of their striker kieffer moore, 6'5" tall, he used to be a lifeguard and play a lot of non—league football into the last few years but he has been brought in by ryan giggs and he seems to have offered a new focal point. he's a very physical, centre forward and it seems to have rejuvenated the team, he scored a couple of goals along the way as well and it has given wales and real chance of securing au

denamrk‘s draw in dublin secures automatic qualification a well while the republic of ireland go into. elsewhere tonight, a huge win for italy over armenia — as well as spain.. who beat romania comfortably 5—0. none of those results have any real impact on qualification with the top two already decided in these groups — but you can check out all the results on the bbc sport website. saracens aren't going to challenge the huge punishment for breaking the premiership salary cap. the english and european champoions were hit with a 35 point penalty and £5 million fine. owner nigel wray said the club "made mista kes" and accepted the penalties "with humility". sarries have subsequently dropped from third, to bottom of the premiership with —22 points. their former player kyran bracken says it's going to be an extremely tough season. god for if they get radio vacated la st god for if they get radio vacated last year what will happen to the team whether it will implode or whether it will be able to get back up whether it will be able to get back up quite quickly so who knows what will happen

there were in with the republic of ireland and denmark and a talented team. turkey we re denmark and a talented team. turkey were ina denmark and a talented team. turkey were in a group with france and iceland so to come out of that they have done well and of course, italy, fantastic qualifying, winning every game so, yeah, that'll be a tough game, obviously. last but not least the final group. astonishingly of the three winners of the last three major tournaments. we know portugal are in there, the reigning european champions. they have been drawn alongside france, the current world champions in germany as well. so you have to feel for the fourth team that will be put into that group, group f. toughest of all of the groups by far. that will be the winner of play of part a. anyone of hungary, iceland, bulgaria. you feel for any of those teams playing in that group. astonishingly of germany, portugal and france in there. we knew that

republic of ireland if the beats of last yea r. f last year. floyd mayweather says he is coming out of retirement next year. mayweather is now 42. his last two outings have been exhibitions against conor mcgregor, and the javanese kickboxer. the latter lasted just 140 seconds, but and a reported £7 million. the announces comeback on social media today after an earlier post that he was in talks with the ufc president to set up what he described as another spectacular event in twenty20. great britain played a german in the davis cup quarterfinals this afternoon, with andy murray likely to be in action. he was arrested yesterday. they made it through to victory in the deciding doubles rubber against kazakhstan. our tennis correspondent has been talking to the coach about their chances. there is no rest and this new look davis cup, because having won this back—to—back group matches, great britain face a quarterfinal later today, and it will be against germany. what andy murray play, having been rested yesterday? he looked a little rusty

have to be tariffs paid on some things going to northern ireland if it's decided they are at risk of moving from northern ireland into the republicl be checks on things like food produce and produce of animal origin because northern ireland and the republic of ireland under mr johnson's owned deal will be a single regulatory zone which will follow eu rules. so, he strained to reassure people in northern ireland and all of this sounds quite technical but for businesses in northern ireland, the palooka —— portable parties in northern ireland, this is of great importance. that was chris morris. let's discuss this further with the uk director of the european centre for international political economy a think tank... and hejoins us from south london. i don't know if you heard what borisjohnson had said earlier. is it reassuring, is it concerning that there is this next message that's going out to businesses queasy about yes, it is concerning that it is a mixed message that medical net and what is not being said as chris morris said... there will be extra checks from northern ireland to great britain and there will be extra checks from

have to be tariffs paid on some things going to northern ireland, if it is decided they are at risk of moving from northern ireland into the republic on things like food produce and produce of animal origin, because northern ireland and the republic of ireland, under mr johnson's o'neill, will be a single regulatory zone which will follow eu rules. —— mrjohnson‘s own deal. he is trying to reassure people in northern ireland. it sounds quite technical, but for businesses and political parties in northern ireland, this is of great importance. the brexit party leader nigel farage has been on the campaign trail in south wales, where he told supporters that his party was the only one which would deliver what he called a "clean break" with the eu. the brexit party say they will be fielding 600 candidates across the uk, but mr farage has decided not to stand. some in the party are questioning the strategy, as our political corresponsdent alex forsyth reports. nigel farage! just days into the election, but his campaign has gone on for decades and he is not letting up. tonight in wales, nigel farage was still pushing for a brexit packed wit

ireland. the religious difference is of negligible importance today in the republic of ireland. i mean, i'm church of ireland protestant, and i was elected in a constituency that is 98% nominally catholic. and the minister who was in charge of the 1960's the 1960's centenary commemoration was an ulster presbyterian from county monahan, which is part of the republic, and her grandfather signed the ulster covenant. so, it really does not interfere with it. if you go back 50 years, it was something of an innovation when quite a lot of protestants came into the department of foreign affairs in 1974, both from the north and the south. but unfortunately, north of the border, one encouraging thing north of the border is that there's a certain growth of the political middle ground. in the last european parliament elections, for the first time ever, they elected three mep's, and in the past at least two of the three would always have been unionist. this time, that didn't happen, unless you regard the alliance party, a very soft unionist party, but essentially the alliance party and sinn f

huge pressure on the republic of ireland tonight.ifier, needing a win. anything else in dublin would mean mick mccarthy's side will be in the play offs. it will be in the play offs. is still goalless. you can fo that it is still goalless. you can follow that on the bbc news website. the only way the republic of ireland and denmark could both qualify is if switzerland lose to gibraltar, which is unlikely. the swiss are leading 1-0. is unlikely. the swiss are leading 1—0. elsewhere, italy and spain are leading in their respective matches. you can check out all of the latest on the bbc sport website. saracens aren't going to challenge the huge punishment for breaking the premiership salary cap. the english and european champoions were hit with a 35 point penalty and 5 million pound fine. england head coach, eddiejones has been speaking about the issue. he says relationships may have been damaged within his squad by the punishment. eight of his matchday squad for the world cup finaljust over 2 weeks ago were sarries players, including hi

ireland. the religious difference is of negligible importance today in the republic of ireland. i am church of ireland protestant, and i was elected a t.d. in a constituency that is 98% nominally catholic, and the minister who was in charge of the 1916 sen teen ri congress n commemoratio commemorations, heather humphreys was a presbyterian from county monahan, which is part of the republic, and her grandfather signed the alster covena covenant. so it really doesn't interfere. now, if you go back 50 years, it was something of an innovation when quite a lot of protestants came into the department of foreign affairs in 1974 both from the north and from the south but unfortunately north of the border, the one encouraging thing north of the border is there is a certain growth of the political middle ground. in the last european parliament elections, for the first time ever they elect three meps, and in the past, at least two of the three would always have been unionis unionists. this time they didn't happen, unless you -- you can regard the party as a soft unionist party but essential

yesterday, police in the republic of ireland raided properties linked to ronan and chris hughes, two arch—past at the cenotaph in whitehall on remembrance sunday. among those marking the day will be 94 year—old harry billinge who was among the first british soldiers to land in france on d—day. he's been raising money to help build a new memorial in normandy to remember those who died. today he was shown images of the memorial for the first time as our correspondent jon donnison reports. there you are, my love. thank you, darlin‘. in the remarkable life of harry billinge, this has been a remarkable year. there's about 35 quid there, harry. it was an appearance on bbc breakfast telly, on a normandy beach for the d—day 75th anniversary injune, that saw harry go viral. don't say i'm a hero. i'm no hero. i was lucky. i'm here. all the heroes are dead. and i'll neverforget them as long as i live. since that moment of modesty, harry's fund—raising in st austell in cornwall, towards building a memorial in france, has seen a surge. it's nearly 30,000 now, i believe. ijust put in another 2,000

ireland. if there is a risk of them going into there is a risk of them going into the republic of ireland. ke food produce. under mrjohnson‘s andile, the island of ireland will bea andile, the island of ireland will be a single zone. all of this sounds quite technical, but for businesses in northern ireland and political parties in northern ireland, this is of great import. that was chris morris there. earlier, i spoke to david henig, the uk director of the european centre for international political economy, a think tank focused on international trade. he says it's important voters understand what might happen to uk trade in the future. there is concerning that it is a mixed message. what is not being said is, as chris morris said, there will be extra checks from northern ireland to great britain and there will be extra checks from great britain to northern ireland. he doesn't every thing will be checked but i think the mixed messages to try to say that there won't be anything different in the future, it will look different under the agreement that the permit mr has signed. 0k, very quickl

northern ireland and the republic of ireland already knew their opponents but will play each other inst if they win their respective semifinals. more on all of that coming up on bbc news later this evening, but now it is time for the film review... hello and a warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. hello, mark. something for everyone. harriet, a true story of bravery. some come here we go again. and 21 bridges, crime thriller. and earworm all day, let it go. i am hoping you are going to tell me that harriet is really good... it is really good. a story about former slave turned abolitionist harriet tubman. cynthia erivo is the women who escaped slavery, makes her own way to philadelphia, connects with the underground railway, and he can't believe she has made this journey pretty much on her own steam. this isa clip... so where are the others? there are no others. well, you know you can trust me. i'm a friend. who did you make the journey with? i left my husband and family. just me and the lord. well, i don't know if

it is also a big night for the republic of ireland.dublin and they will qualify for their third euros in a row. build—up and live text commentary on the bbc sport website. ferrari drivers sebastian vettel and charles leclerc have been summoned to a clear the air meeting by the team boss after they knocked each other out of the the brazilian grand prix yesterday. the pair collided with a few laps to go here's our f1 reporterjennie gow. there is no doubt that they are pushing each other. sebastian vettel is having to push at 100% to make sure she is the best driver he can be. it is fantastic for ferrari. it has also been a nightmare. it takes strong leadership to work out how he manages these two huge personalities in formula 1. they will have a meeting. will he bang heads together and get them to go into some form of attrition and responsibility and do up attrition and responsibility and do upfor attrition and responsibility and do up for it? he said it was a silly incident. and he was sorry for the tea m incident. and he was sorry for

championship finals after holding on for a draw in their final group qualifier against the republic of ireland's goal on 73 minutes gave denmark the lead and although ireland equalised with five minutes to go they'll have to play in a play off. spain, who had already qualified beat romania 5—10. manager robert moreno didn't do any of his media comittments afterwards and a press conference has been called for tuesday, fueling speculation that former boss luis enrique is about to return. switzerland finished as winners of that group because of their 6—1 win in gibraltar. sweden beat the faroe islands three zero. italy made it 10 wins out of 10 after a 9—1win over armenia in group] — they've now had the longest winning streak in their 109 year history. finland, already assured of automatic qualification, lost 2—1 degrees. — two greece. the american remi todd has picked up his second consecutive pga tour win with the victory at the classic in mexico. he ended a five year wait for a tour victory in bermuda earlier this month. he is the first back—to—back winner since bryson last year. alex wa kez w

we know that scotland and northern ireland and the republic of ireland can still qualify if they makeeir respective playoffs in march. as for england and wales, it's a case of assessing the best and worst case of assessing the best and worst case scenarios because a lot of the straw is already predetermined. we know that england will be placed in group d, and in doing so it means that they will play at least three group matches at home as well as at wembley. for gareth‘s side is a very tough teams they can face with the likes of france coming out and with the reigning european champions portugal in three places in england's group if they qualify. we also be placed in either group a or group b. they would face italy and it does no manual play at least two group matches away. that adds a logistical issue for them in group b, though, not already predetermined. we know they will face belgium and russia and denmark. the draw will get under way around five o'clock tomorrow. can expect the first balls out of those respected pots and then at six o'clock tomorrow evening the manager will known

scotland have won three of the four times against israel and are 36 places above them in the fifa rankings. northern ireland will host republices win their respective semi—finals at bosnia and slovakia. fulham fought back from a goal down against qpr to move them into 4th place in the championship table. qpr opened the scoring to stun the hosts. aboubakar kamara, scored twice with this winner securing the victory at craven cottage. kamara was brought in to replace the suspended top goal scorer aleksandar mitrovic. falkirk have become the first team to book their place in the fourth round of the scottish cup with a 4—1 win at linlithgow rose. the amateur side from the east of scotland league did draw level in the first—half, but the league one side hit back to eventually go on and secure a comfortable victory and book their place in sunday‘s draw. now there will be plenty of managers, renewing their rivalry withjose mourinho now that he‘s back in the premier league with tottenham but there‘s one relationship that will be taking on a different perspective this season. frank lampard is now the boss at chelsea, where he won the p

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yesterday, police in the republic of ireland raided chris hughes, still wanted by essex police. daniel sandford, bbc news. nada: a quick look at other news. form brazilian president religious of the has beeja released fro after spending a year and a half -- president lula da silva has been released from? spending a year and half behind bars the left-wing iconrv had been g an eight-year sentence for corruption, a charge he has consistently denied. the biggest name in america's e-cigarette market, juul, saysli it will stop s its mint flavored nicotine products with immediateffect. it comes after a survey suggested that the number of teenagers in the u.s. who vape is at an all-time high, with mint one of e most popular avors. the u.n.'sul top court has it has jurisdiction to hear a case brought by ukraine against russia over alleged support forr rebels in eaukraine. kiev accusesoscow of breaching international laws and supplying arms and cashed a pro-russia fighte13. more than ,000 people have died since the war broke out five years ago. towns have been evacuated and thousands of re

yesterday, police and the republic of ireland rated properties linked to ronan and chris hughes, two olice. —— essex. two more transcripts of white house officials have been released in the us. gary o'donoghue explains the significance of the testimony. these are from alexander denman and fiona hill, both of whom worked on the national security council. mr denman still does, lieutenant colonel denman. he appeared when he went to give evidence in person in full dress uniform, despite being attacked by some people at the white house. and really, what we are seeing, particularly from colonel lyndon‘s testimony, is a sort of pi’ocess lyndon‘s testimony, is a sort of process bubble by which it became clear that there was, as he put it, a deal on offer to the ukrainians in return for this military aid. they wa nted return for this military aid. they wanted to be trump white house wa nted wanted to be trump white house wanted this investigation to take place into joe biden wanted this investigation to take place intojoe biden and his sun, and he said that was something that concerned him, an

the republic of ireland has suspended it as well. ying no, this isn't the end of fracking, this is being suspended for the time being. they say if it is safer in the future they will go back to it. and in fact, fracking was suspended in england during 2011 for one year and then it came back. a lot of people are saying, especially rival politicians, look, there is an election coming up, we know fracking is unpopular with a lot of people and this is a ploy by borisjohnson. he would deny that, but later said they would ban fracking completely if they got into power. any politicians in favour of it? not many, to be honest. some within different parties. the local mp in where that site was was very, very against fracking in lancashire because his voters were incredibly unhappy. individually people in parties have been in favour, and borisjohnson a few years ago that it was a wonderful thing. so he has obviously changed his tune. charlotte gallagher, thank you very much. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: 50 years and counting, we'll

championship finals after holding on for a draw in their final group qualifier against the republic of irelanded with five minutes to go they'll have to play in a play off. six wins from seven matches has left germany top of group c heading into their final euro 2020 qualifier on tuesday. they've already booked their spot in next year's finals, but a defeat against northern ireland would open the door for second—placed netherlands to snatch first position in the group. so still plenty to play for considering the dutch are overwhelming favourites to beat fifth—placed estonia in their game. translation: i don't have sleepless nights and think about the european championship ‘s just yet. it is still too far away so i don't have those problems yet. i am seeing a tea m those problems yet. i am seeing a team that is willing, ambitious and has great potential, but what i see is that they are at the beginning of their development. iraq take on bahrain in their qualifier for the 2022 world cup later. group c's so far proved to one of the most competitive, with asia's top—ranked side iran in third place

yesterday, police and the republic of ireland raided properties linked to ronan and chris hughes, twod, bbc news. this weekend, thousands of armed forces veterans will take part in the march—past at the cenotaph in whitehall on remembrance sunday. among those marking the day will be 94—year—old harry billinge, who was among the first british soldiers to land in france on d—day. he'd been raising money to help build a new memorial in normandy to remember those who died. he's now been shown images of the memorial for the first time, as our correspondent jon donnison reports. there you are, my love. thank you, darlin'! in the remarkable life of harry billinge, this has been a remarkable year. there's about 35 quid there, harry. it was an appearance on bbc breakfast telly on a normandy beach for the d—day 75th anniversary injune that saw harry go viral. don't say i'm a hero. i'm no hero. i was lucky. i'm here. all the heroes are dead. and i'll neverforget them as long as i live. since that moment of modesty, harry's fundraising in st austell in cornwall, towards building a memorial in fra

the land frontier between northern ireland and the irish republic open, while at the same time avoiding checks on goods moving between northern ireland and the rest ofk? well, last night boris johnson kavon an rest of the uk? well, last night borisjohnson kavon an off—the—cuff briefing to some local conservative party members in county armagh. 0ne businessperson asked would he have to fill in customs forms for products he was sending from here to england, scotland, and wales. mr johnson said, no, he wouldn't, and any paperwork could go in the bin. the brexit secretary stephen barclay and the home office are both previously indicated there would have to be some form of an administrative process, but there have been more process —— questions about goods moving in the other direction. was making thejourney from great britain into northern ireland that are destined to stay here and not cross over the border into the irish republic. mrjohnson said that under those circumstances the goods would not need to be inspected at all, but trade experts and business groups here say they believe checks will be needed because, in essence, underthe brexit deal, north

ireland has been charged with manslaughter a man harrison appeared in court in dublin in the republic of ireland where he faced $41.00 charges and is awaiting extradition to the u.k. the truck driver was charged so monday with similar offenses including people trafficking and 2 people have been arrested in vietnam. south africa kicked their way to victory against england in the rugby world cup final andree poland was the start of the springboks he started 6 penalties into conversion in south africa claimed their 3rd world cup crown with a 3212 win over the favorites england fridays are the headlines let's go to india's . there's no. money. to take it. office sol is the barber and when we hold. the heart of then a lot only 10 instead. of say my lovely station we have a public event i'm on board. so he give me the board of the hang on say. that's when they'll be in out of up make me the league up there. haha got my love playstation mamdani out or do it all up it may be hard to sustain life . i say he provided a little get up and i gotta say i get what you mean i had the king of school getting. out

yesterday, police in the republic of ireland raided properties linked to ronan and chris hughes, two sandford, bbc news. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: scientists have come up with a way of making an artificial rhino horn which they say is indistinguishable from the real thing. the israeli prime minister yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on an historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear the monarchy would survive. for the american hostages, there was no time. they are being held somewhere inside the compound and student leaders have threatened that, should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyager one is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe — and itjust seems to keep on going. tonight, we prove once more that the true strength of our nation

yesterday, police and the republic of ireland raided properties linked to ronan and chris hughes, two's supreme court is due to rule on saturday on a controversial case relating to a religious site that's been disputed between hindus and muslims for decades. hindus believe that the piece of land in the holy town of ayodhya is the birthplace of their revered deity lord ram, while muslims say they have worshipped there for generations. our correspondent arunoday mukharji reports. ayodhya, a city that clings to its ancient past. this is where one of hinduism's most revered deities, lord raam, is said to have been born thousands of years ago. it is also where hindus and muslims have lived together for generations, until one incident changed that forever. in 1992, a 16th century mosque was demolished by hindu fundamentalists. thousands were killed in religious clashes across the country, sparked by the incident. this man is one of the many hindu religious leaders who has been at the forefront, demanding a temple. his extreme views suggest why he needs protection. in his eyes, muslims must

yesterday, police in the republic of ireland raided properties linked to ronan and chris hughes, two he snp leader and first minister of scotland nicola sturgeon has launched her party's election campaign in edinburgh, saying she would be willing to cooperate with a labour government led byjeremy corbyn. she ruled out a formal coalition but said she could support labour on a vote—by—vote basis, but only if the scottish parliament is granted the right to hold a second independence referendum and given more powers and increased investment for holyrood. nicola sturgeon has been talking to our political editor laura kuenssberg. she wants two things — to stay in the eu... we want scotland to remain inside the eu. ..but scotland to be out of the uk. it should not be for westminster to decide. but if she worked with jeremy corbyn, could this election give the snp both the outcomes they want and change the course of the country for us all? if there is a hung parliament after this election, snp mps would seek to form a progressive alliance to lock the tories out of government. to be crystal cl

scotland have won three of the four times against israel and are 36 places above them in the fifa rankings. northern ireland will host the republic goal down against qpr to move them up into fourth in the championship table. qpr opened the scoring to stun the hosts. but then, fulham's stand—in striker, abu bakar kamara, scored twice with this winner, securing the victory at craven cottage. kamara was brought in to replace the suspended top goal scorer aleksandar mitrovic. england's tommy fleetwood and jon rahm are three strokes off the leader mike lorenzo—vera at the world tour championship in dubai. tommy fleetwood shot a second—round 68, including seven birdies, to move to well in contention. rory mcilroy slipped to sixth place after a disappointing round. there's a busy weekend coming up for european club rugby. 0ne game to tell you about tonight — in the champions cup, ulster beat clermont in pool 3. this try from john cooney helping them on their on their way to a 18 points to 13 victory. that's all from me. there is of course more stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. bye from now. there are a number of

coming up on sportsday on bbc news, can the republic of ireland secure a crucial win over denmark in blin to guarantee their place at euro 2020? good evening. in hong kong, hundreds of activists remain under siege inside the polytechnic university, where there's been more violence today, as police try to keep the campaigners trapped inside. outside the university, protesters have tried to break the police lines, some using petrol bombs, while police have responded with rubber bullets and tear gas. it's the latest development in the protests that started injune following plans to allow some criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland china. critics feared it could undermine hong kong'sjudicial independence. those plans were withdrawn in september after intense pressure, but demonstrations have continued as protesters now demand protection for democractic rights, and an inquiry into the conduct of the police. our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes is in hong kong with the latest. as you said, this has been going on sincejune. as you said, this has been going on since june. nearly s

the republic of ireland has suspended it as well. s saying no, this isn't the end of fracking, this is being suspended for the time being. they say if it is safer in the future they will go back to it. let's get some of the day's other news. the army in mali says 53 soldiers have been killed in what it's called a terrorist attack on a military post in the north. a month ago, a0 soldiers were killed near the border with burkina faso in what was one of the deadliest assaults of its kind. the streets of algiers have been packed with tens of thousands of anti—government protesters, celebrating the anniversary of the country's war for independence. many protesters called for a new revolution and expressed their opposition to plans to hold presidential elections next month. the us has launched a national security review of the chinese video—sharing service tiktok. the review will look tiktok‘s purchase of another social media app musically two years ago. tiktok is owned by beijing byte dance. last week us senators expressed concerns about t

the republic of ireland has suspended it as well. no, this isn't the end of fracking, this is being suspended for the time being. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: 50 years and counting, we'll tell you about the russian postwoman who just keeps going and going. the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested, and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear. the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages, there was no sign. they are being held somewhere inside the compound, and student leaders have threatened that should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyageri is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems to keep on going. tonight, we proved once more that the true

the progress and they we re him, i watch the progress and they were against denmark in the republic of irelandl and iceland. to come out of that, they have done well and italy are fantastic, winning every game. that will be a tough game, obviously. a crucial day for liverpool in the premier league... after man city dropped more points, in a 2 all draw with newcastle... jurgen klopp's side stretched their lead at the top of the table to 11 points but victory over brighton at anfield was far from straightforward. it should have been when two virgil van dyke headers gave them a 2—nil lead at halftime but they had their keeper allison sent off for handling outside the box, and lewis dunk scored from the resulting freekick — as substitute keeper adrian was trying to line up his wall, leaving an open goal but — liverpool hung on for the 2—1win adrian is probably the man of the match. coming on in a game like this, yeah, making really two sides someone was this, yeah, making really two sides someone was tricky and even the goalie kicks difficult and anyone who ever did that with completely cold feet,

they were in the republic of ireland and denmark, a talented team. group with france as well the dyes them so to come out of that, they have done well and of course, italy, fantastic qualifying, winning every game so, yeah, that'll be a tough game, obviously. 20 nations know which pot they're going to be in. four teams in the play—offs will in march, john. we love a group of death and this is an absolute classic. germany, france, the welsh champions, portugal, the reigning european champions, all in the same group. —— the world champions. i know. i think that is why england under gareth southgate will feel that they have been handed a favourable draw because we knew that france were lurking in part two. they were not one of the top seeds in pot one. we knew they could have been drawn potentially in england's group and portugal, after a stuttering qualification, they were loitering in pot three. so having avoided those big nations i think england will certainly be pleased but certainly germany won't be, will they? what a group this is that of germany,

the situation in northern ireland where for the first time really people are starting to talk a bit more about the question of whether the north should join up with the republicf ireland again. it's not in any way on the cards immediately but you can see the reality in which scotland goes first and then maybe a unification referendum in ireland, too. jason: amazing, amazing. seismic shifts it feels like happening over in your part of the world. tim ross, thank you so much. joining us from london. coming up, here in the u.s., joy replacing gloom when it comes to the economy. it's done a 180. carol: completely. plus, visa c.e.o. al kelly no relation. he says consumers are still spending, swiping and tapping. jason: this is "bloomberg businessweek." ♪ carol: welcome back to "bloomberg businessweek." i'm carol massar. jason: and i'm jason kelly. join us for "bloomberg businessweek" every day on the radio. that starts at 2:00 p.m. wall street time. you can also catch up on our daily show, via podcast. get at that at bloomberg.com or wherever you get your podcast. carol: and you can find us online at businessweek.com and on our mobile app. in the economic section,

of getting to a semifinal. they will enjoy it, there's no doubt about that. and when the draw is made, people will not want wales because they are matchwinners. northern ireland, scotland and the republicough the play—offs to secure their place at european football's showpiece event. dan roan, bbc news. let's return to our main story tonight, the attack on london bridge which has left two people dead. the police say it was a terrorist incident. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is at the scene. this, of course, bringing back terrible memories of that other attack just 18 months terrible memories of that other attackjust 18 months ago on the bridge. yes, clive, that's right, it was just bridge. yes, clive, that's right, it wasjust 2.5 years bridge. yes, clive, that's right, it was just 2.5 years ago that the london bridge attack took place, a few hundred yards from here, and that in the same year as the horrors of the manchester arena, the westminster bridge attack and the finsbury park attack and there was a sense we were starting to put that year of terror behind us, the threat level had been reduced from severe to substantial and things were starting to move on, people s

denmark‘s draw in dublin secures their automatic qualification as well while the republic of irelande english and european champions were hit with a 35 point penalty and 5 million pound fine. england head coach, eddiejones has been speaking about the issue. he says relationships may have been damaged within his squad by the punishment. 8 of his match day squad for the world cup finaljust over 2 weeks ago were sarries players including his captain owen farrell. and jones can see some of those players prioritising club over their country to help keep them up. it could have a significant impact, and it‘s something we need to weigh and it‘s something we need to weigh and look at very carefully. obviously, there may be some dislocation between saracens players and the rest of the clubs, that‘s a reality, that we might have to work to mend those relationships a bit harder. and there may be some saracens players who feel like they have to pay for the club instead of the country, to make sure they don‘t go down. so it‘s going to be a tough season for sarries — here are the thoughts of their

papers for that rental, and both men are known to have links to haulage and shipping in the republic of irelande smuggling, their identities have not been revealed. as for maurice robinson, he remains in custody facing 39 counts, including manslaughter, people trafficking and money—laundering. so nine days on from this tragic incident, police boat here and 6000 miles away in vietnam are coordinating to try to win it all the moving parts of this complex international murder investigation. argue very much indeed. —— thank you very much indeed. mps and peers say mental health legislation must be changed, to stop what they call the "horrific" and inappropriate detention of young people with autism or learning disabilites. thejoint committee of human rights says conditions in mental health hospitals across england inflict "terrible suffering" on those who are detained and cause anguish to their families. our education and family correspondent frankie mccamley reports. the only physical contact jeremy and his daughter bethany had was through a hatch in one treatment unit. she has autism and was place

ireland. if it's decided they are at risk of moving from northern ireland into the republic of ireland. rigin because northern ireland and under of animal origin because northern ireland and undeer of animal origin because northern ireland and under mrjohnson's deal will be a single —— single regulatory zone which will follow eu... all of the sounds technical but for businesses in northern ireland, the political parties in northern ireland, this is of great import. anywhere, is it possible for him to claim what he means physical checks as opposed to paperwork?“ you just use the word checks it is not a bloke and a peek at on the side of the road saying show me your papers. but he said no forms to fill them. if someone tells you to fill out the forms,... them. if someone tells you to fill out the forms, . .. another question, and hsn visas of the other thing tories have been talking about today. how will this attract more staff from more countries was a —— and hs visas. we know this is a big pa rt and hs visas. we know this is a big part of the election happy. we know that there is a big s

we hope the republic of ireland will join in that, and we hope that the united states would also joinie: lord trimble, former first minister of ireland. thank you for joining. we will have more coming up on bloomberg radio. ♪ kevin: earlier i spoke with secretary of state pompeo's senior advisor brian hook. here is what he said on israel. it,n: we are monitoring jared kushner and i were in that and yet -- were in israel a few weeks ago. mostlygood conversations in the context of the middle east peace process but also countering iranian aggression. i think there is a desire for all parties to avoid a third election if possible. we will have to see how that develops. in iran,anwhile pro-ayatollah protests, chanting america. how has the administrative been reacting to this, will there be additional sanctions? will be additional sanctions. today, we are sanctioning the minister of communications and technology in charge of the internet in iran. the regime was able to impose a total shutdown of the internet. today, the treasury department will be sanctioning that minister. one of the thing

look at ireland, the republic of ireland has got fewer population, it's got 4.3 million people, its gdp election going to settle anything? no, i think we will be in a muddle for a long time to stop i think it will be a defining moment. good to hear about your thoughts, different as they may be. thank you very much. and thank you to the staff here at the museum who have been looking after us here on bbc news all day forced back to you. thank you. 0ne one more story before the film review. a non stop flight from london to sydney has landed — 19 hours and 19 minutes after take off. it sets a new long distance record for a passengerjet. the australian airline qantas say the test flight was aimed at researching the impact of such a long journey on both passengers and crew. 0ur reporter lukejones was one of the few people onboard. i'd just like to welcome you aboard our qantas boeing 787 dreamliner. this is zulu novemberjuliet. welcome to the longest and furthest commercial flight. this is london to sydney direct in 19 and a half hours, but it's not commercially available yet. this is a test,

of getting to a semi—final. they'll enjoy it, no doubt about that. and when the draw is made people won't want wales because they've got matchwinners. northern ireland, scotland and the republicn's tumbling team took gold. just watch this. this finaljump from megan kealy sealed the gold medal ahead of russia and france. megan is back in action this morning, pitted against shanice davidson in the individual tumbling finals. and not to be outdone, the men alsojoined in for the medal haul on day one. they won gold in the tumbling team final. the lastjump was from jaydon paddock, and it was enough to get ahead of both russia and the usa to seal first place. i love that moment when they have made the jump and landed their feet and they would just breathe out. they just wouldn't breathe for the whole thing. the world tumbling for mejust doesn't whole thing. the world tumbling for me just doesn't cover how impressive is. it used to be called power tumbling. what was that sound effect you made? was that me? i honestly can't remember. it might be a different noise next time. we will see what he does in the next hour? here's louise with a look at this morning's weather. the picture say

if northern ireland beat bosnia they'll be at home for their final against the republic of ireland orir league title last term but she's heading home six months earlier than planned, and says she's "excited to be moving back to london, and back into women's football in england". the lta are offering free tickets to great britain's davis cup semi—final with spain this evening — you have to get to madrid. but they want to try and even out the crowd a bit. they made it through after victory over germany, kyle edmund put them 1—0 up, dan evans produced the finest performance of his davis cup career to win the third set tie—break — and after two defeats in a row. you can see how pleased he was to get a win. and if anyone was in any doubt about the emotion this tournament can generate — have a look at that hug with captain leon smith — and there was another bear hug from andy murray as well. it was relief, more than anything. the guy in the chairs, not so much me, to have him on the chair, have everybody on the bench, good friends, you know, some good friends in the crowdyjust took over. an

sure of their places at euro 2020 after a tense side of qualifiers the 2 together with the republic of irelandwere battling it out for 2 automatic qualifying spots switzerland 61 win away in gibraltar ensured that they would take their place at next year's showpiece didn't margaret in ireland which was enough for them to qualify for euro 2020 elsewhere they were wins for spain sweden and greece and italy handed out a 91 hiding to our media former front striker terry on reeses he's big plans as the new manager of want to roll impact this isn't his 1st gig as a manager he was sacked after just $103.00 days at monaco after failing to flip their season around and says those dark days made him better and he hopes to become a better coach in canada. there in front of us one thing you learn the most by that when you find out a lot about yourself in a situation situations and i say. but yeah i'm not scared of coming in i see the positive side of it's played against against the city and when i was coming in all the time and it's just fun as well as a solid. australian prime minister scott morrison has