ask —— but world number 2 rory mcilroy — who's bidding to win this tournament for a third time faces and robert kubica is leaving the williams team at the end of the season. (oov) he only returned —— the williams team at the end of the season. he only returned to f1 full time this year 8 years after he was almost killed in a rally crash. the polish driver has secured the williams‘ only point so far this season — as they prop up the constructors‘ championship. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there. temperatures are set to climb over the next couple of days. friday morning will start off with some fog patches in places but that should tend to lift and clear fairly quickly and then we'll see a lot of sunshine and some real warmth as well. high pressure is centred just about here. you can see the winds rotating around it in a clockwise direction. the high pressure keeping the rain—bearing cloud at bay for the time being out in the atlantic. one or two fog patches across southern scotland, northern england

the world number two rory mcilroy who's bidding to win this tournament for a third time faces an uphille. finally with pitching speeds often in the mid 90 miles an hour baseball can of course be a dangerous sport. but how about this for a way to get injured? while innocuous at first, leury garcia of the chicago white sox is clearly in a bit of pain. what happened, i hear you ask? well, simply willians astudillo of the minnesota twins putting garcia through some testing times and refusing to play ball. in the end, nutting to worry about. really brings a new meaning to "take me out to the ball game", the song traditionally sang at all the baseball matches. in any case, you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport team, that's your friday sport briefing a nice lively sport litton. why not? —— sport bulletin. the winner of the 2019 mercury prize for music has been announced, and it's gone to british rapper dave. # i #iseea # i see a lot of men get pressured his album psychodrama looks at issues of race, class and grief ,

a loss with rory mcilroy and one i mean it's just the unbelievable feeling of. ok more sport from a throughout the night but that is it andy thank you well that's it for me dealing with all of the seas our and london will pick up with much more of the day's news in just a 2nd but i. talked to al jazeera. what guarantees it will be given to the people will be attending the minima workshop we listen i'm supposed to explain apologize for someone who is also terrorizing me we meet with global newsmakers and talk about the stories that matter on which is 0. september on al-jazeera with ethiopia taking its 1st steps into democracy al-jazeera meets for diversity europeans who are reshaping the country's political landscape world leaders gather in new york for the united nations general assembly global issues are on the table a listening post dissects the world's media how they operate and the stories they cover global warming and possible solutions to climate change are on the agenda of the united nations a special 2 part series exposed how human activity has damaged m

parts of the midland thursday, and with clearer skies to the south, could get chilly too, a few rory mcilroywns largely dry aside from the rain in the northern isle, we will see more sunshine in scotland. pleasa nt see more sunshine in scotland. pleasant sunny spells through the day, elsewhere the mist and fog burning off. warmer with the sunshine for scotland. up to 18 in aberdeen, 20 or 21 to the south of uk. there is the high centre again. it drifts eastwards, puts us on the western flank and if you follow the isobars we are pulling our air in from the south—east from france, thatis from the south—east from france, that is a warmer air source and that will mean a warmer day on friday, less cloud in scotland as well and one of our top temperatures could be in the north east with help from the mountains and we could see up to 4 degreeings here. we are looking at temperatures in the high teens or the low 20s and then into the start of the weekend, we get a direct southerly airflow on the western flank of the high. all the way from spain across france, right across the uk, it will feel humid,

but world number 2, rory mcilroy is having a shocker. that's bbc.co.uk/sport.oms to treat snakebites, according to the world health organization. the anti—venoms that do exist are often not very effective and extremely expensive. it's estimated that around 120,000 people die after being bitten by a snake every year, many more lose limbs and consequently their livelihoods. as part of our special reports looking at this neglected area of global health, our global health correspondent tulip mazumdar has been to visit east africa's first snakebite research facility, in kenya. this is joffrey, this isjoffrey, one of can you's leading snake handlers and this is the green man but he's about to extra ct the green man but he's about to extract venom from. good, nice. the toxins in this deadly liquid are the same to create the antidote for some snake bites. it is such a beautiful snake bites. it is such a beautiful snake isn't it, but this one can kill you quite quickly? yes, a little bit of this venom can kill you within an hour. different types of snake bites from diff

rory mcilroy made the cut, but is 12 shots behind.ampions wigan are one win away from the grand final at old trafford after getting past salford in the qualifying final. they scored three tries, including this from george williams, and won by 18 points to 12. england's patrick mccormack is through to the welterweight final at the world boxing championships in russia after beating third seed usmon baturov of uzbekistan. the new england patriots have released antonio brown afterjust ii days amid an ongoing nfl investigation into allegations of rape and sexual assault. brown denies the claims made in a civil lawsuit in florida. to cricket, and jofra archer, one of the stars of england's summer, has been rewarded with a central contract. archer only made his international debut four months ago. the contract covers all forms of the game. he was their leading wicket—taker in their world cup—winning campaign and impressed in the drawn ashes series. but what's next for the fast bowler? i thinkjofra is capable of anything. i chatted with his d

rory mcilroy has been named pga tour golfer of the year after an impressive season, beating world numberhas the won the prize three times now. pga tour members vote for the winner. this season, mcilroy was victorious at the players championship, the canadian open and the season—ending tour championship. the northern irishman registered 1a top—10 finishes from his 19 starts during this season. manchester city have announced a sculpture of former captain vincent kompany will be installed outside their stadium. the premier league champions revealed the plans before the belgian's testimonial game on wednesday. they have also renamed a road in their training complex after the defender who left at the end of last season to become player—manager at anderlecht. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello. just wanting to bring you up—to—date with how we see the weather panning out across the british isles for the next few days. wednesday was a slow start across southern parts. and in fact, that same

probably helpful that rory mcilroy has put his head the parapet in the bmw change of this week and hasthat they have problems in the men's game as well. probably good that a man of his stature got involved. he is pretty quick. everyone knows on tour who the slow players are. and they have the timing system down and know what to do and they can speed up. it is frustrating for most of the players but i think now it has really come to the forefront, it will hopefully be stamped out a bit next year. matthew talking to ali foster there. the south african 17 and 86 runs we re the south african 17 and 86 runs were the best first—class figures for 63 years. in a record for hampshire. he slain what the meant to him. it feels pretty good. the more sort of read, it starts to sink ina bit more sort of read, it starts to sink in a bit more. 60 odd years is a very long time. to be very proud of it it is a great day for us. and a great day for the club. once you pick up a wicked, you feel you should take one over and i ended up getting a wicket in the over and that went to the seven, eight and over a

rory mcilroy just rory mcilroyjust made the cut but he is 12 shots behind.to the welterweight final of the world boxing championships in russia after beating third seed usmon baturov of uzbekistan. ac milan will launch an anti—racism task force for this weekends game against local rivals inter, it's being billed "the derby against racism". it comes in response to recent racist incidents including former manchester united striker romelu lukaku being subjected to monkey chants away at cagliari. it's another fa cup weekend, 80 ties coming up in the second qualifying round. the first will take place at silver street tomorrow lunchtime and the biggest match in the history of irlam fc. their tie with former league side york city will be streamed live on the bbc. they are one of the lowest rank sides left in the competition, and as adam wild reports, its an occasion they're relishing. this is and in greater manchester, just down the track from some of the more illustrious the following neighbours but could this be the destination for another extraordinary fa cup jo

now just under a month ago rory mcilroy is picking up a check for $15000000.00 that was for winning the u.s. p.g.a. tour championship while the northern irishman was brought back further on his return to europe the current world number 2 children are opening round of 76 at the b.m.w. p.g.a. championship at wentworth on thursday at least mcelroy on for over par enjoying 114th place he's it's 11 shots off the lead which is currently held by this man englishman matt wallace is at a new round of 60 follow a fitting him on 7 under par that's one clear of the field and in good shape to win the 1 point one $1000000.00 project thanks a 3rd edition of the labor cup starts on friday just one of a batch of new team tennis events targeting long term success the lady cop is the brainchild of roger federer and is designed to be tennis equivalent of golf's ryder cup the european team will take on a world squad to captained by john mcenroe and it's an event that's aiming to establish itself alongside a relaunched davis cup and the all new team total it called the a.t.p. cup and that starts in january s

now in just under a month the guy rory mcilroy is picking up a check for $15000000.00 that was for winning the u.s. p.g.a. tour championship while the northern irishman was brought back further on his return to europe the current world number 2 children are opening round of 76 at the b.m.w. p.g.a. championship at wentworth on thursday at least mcelroy on for i've a par enjoying 114th place he said celeb and shots off the lead which is currently held by this man englishman matt wallace is that a new round of 60 follow a fitting him on 7 under par that's one clear of the failed and in good shape to win the $1110000.00 prize thanks a 3rd edition of the labor cup starts on friday just one of a batch of new team tennis events targeting long term success like the cop is the brainchild of roger federer and is designed to be tennis equivalent of golf's ryder cup the european team will take on a world squad to captained by john mcenroe and it's an event that's aiming to establish itself alongside a relaunched davis cup and the all new team total and call the a.t.p. cup and that starts in january se

championship in england world number 2 rory mcilroy his just about stayed in contention mcelroy making the halfway cut but he still 12 shots behind the leaders well it's on 11 under par at the wentworth coles alongside john run of spain as he went on aims to win his 1st title of the game. the world's top surface a proving that being 160 kilometers away from the nearest beach is no barrier to catching a wife 11 time world champion kelly slater helped develop the technology that's turned a ranch in california central valley into an international surfing competition venue launched 4 years ago it's the only way pool that's become part of the world surf lake surfing will make its a limp debut in tokyo next year when the ocean rather than away fall will be the setting as always but for now more later martin thank you very much indeed that saw me and this hour is there and use half an hour to stay with us coming up next will be felicity should be coming from london's estate with us. to strengthen the good you have to shoulder good all the more with your gum still fight against corruption. des

along with rory mcilroy him and i mean it's just the unbelievable feel right now. and for the 3rd time in his career justin verlander has thrown a no it's a means he prevented the opposing team this instance the toronto blue jays from of holding a single hit during an entire going along this effort helping the houston astros to a 2 nothing win now when one holds the major league record with 7 career no it's. ok but it's a sport looking for now more lighter. all right more news at the top of the hour stay with us and i'll just. leave this place children in this refugee camp the latest victims of the unending sectarian violence in central african republic among them are survivors of unspeakable violence 10 year olds the workers mother is dead her father is gone killed because they were christian by their own muslim neighbors this is the least you home an overcrowded refugee camp of 23000 people surrounded by armed militia groups celine wants answers she says she wants to be asking the questions and so we traded places inch took the microphone will we find peace how c

championship in england while number 2 rory mcilroy is just about stayed in contention he made the halfway cut but his 12 shots behind the latest when it is on 11 under par at the wentworth coles alongside john ramsey spain as hearings to win his 1st part of. the world's top surface. proving that being 160 kilometers away from the nearest beach is no barrier to catching away for 11th time world champion kelly slater helped develop the technology that turned a ranch in california central valley into an international competition venue launched 4 years ago it's the only worry for that's become part of the world. that it's all useful for now about to marry i'm in london and press isn't it thank you anil that wraps up the news hour but i will be back in a couple of minutes with a full blessing of news for you then it bring you all the latest on that global climate protest taking place millions of people around the world calling for government action on climate change. rewind returns with a new series and brand new updates on the best of how to see this documentary by the complete onion the onio

i was with rory mcilroy him on i mean it's just. unbelievable feel right now. and for the 3rd time in his career justin verlander has thrown a no it's a means he prevented the opposing team this instance the toronto blue jays from of holding a single hit during an entire game around this effort helping the houston astros to a 2 nothing win now when one holds the major league record with 7 career now his. ok but as i suppose looking for now more lights. are on the thank you very much indeed well that's it for me down in jordan for this news hour but don't go away my colleague richelle carey is up next with much more of the day's news stay with us thanks so much. harder. set in the discussions police in cape town has trouble too much instead of gang violence examining the headlines now under president putin russia is making a push to engage explore an abundance of world class programming designed to inform motivate and inspire but. it's almost 2nd nature and i also know what they see the world from a different perspective on al-jazeera. as a weapon of war leaves

rory mcilroy has been named pga tour golfer of the year, after an impressive season, beating world numberthis season, mcilroy was victorious at the players championship, the canadian open and the season—ending tour championship. the northern irishman registered 1a top—10 finishes, from his 19 starts, during this season. now the ashes may already be lost for england, butjoe root and his side are determined not to go down without a fight. england can still draw the series, if they win the final test match at the oval, which gets underway in a few hour's time. batsmanjason roy and bowler craig 0verton have been dropped by england, and despite struggling forform all series, captain root says that roy's test career isn't over yet. now, a lot of you might have been on a rollercoaster before, and done a loop—the—loop. but how about doing one on a motorbike? josh sheehan, jackson strong and luc ackermann are all professionals at this, so they know what they are doing. they completed the first ever three—rider double backflip train — a new world record. they did it at caerphilly castle in wales to

championship in england while number 2 rory mcilroy is just about stayed in contention he made the halfway cut but his 12 shots behind the latest when it is on 11 under par at the wentworth course alongside john ramsey spain as hearings to win his 1st start of the. and the world's top surfers approving that being 160 kilometers away from the nearest beach is no barrier to catching a way for 11 time world champion kelly slater helped develop the technology that turned a ranch in california central valley into an international competition venue launched 4 years ago it's the only way for that's become part of the world leg and that is all useful for now or later and that is it for me for this news hour but the barcarolle be here with more of the day's news day with us. talk to al-jazeera. what guarantees will you give to the people will be attending the minimal workshop we listen i'm supposed to explain apologize for someone it's also terrorizing we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter. when the news breaks. when people need to be heard and the story needs to be

rory mcilroy narrowly made the cut but is 12 shots behind.d a couple of nice finishes in the game is in good shape, it has been for a while. it is just shape, it has been for a while. it isjust nice to shape, it has been for a while. it is just nice to come back in the crowd to been amazing. you get the good weather, the golf course in good weather, the golf course in good condition so, you know, this week you can have a real good leaderboard and week you can have a real good leaderboa rd and unfortunately, week you can have a real good leaderboard and unfortunately, we put ourselves in a position to be right up there. —— and fortunately. —— and fortunately. super league champions wigan warriors beat salford red devils 18—12 in their qualifying final. they scored three tries including this one form george williams but it was in defence where they were most impressive. it means they are now just one win away from the grand final at old trafford. lewis hamilton's form was as hot as the weather during practice for the singapore grand prix. the c

and supports the world number 2 rory mcilroy has a day to forget at the p.g.a. championship will have all the details in our sport ground up. now the leader of israel's opposition blue and white party benny gantz he should be the nation's next prime minister he appears to have rejected the current prime minister benjamin netanyahu is offer of a power sharing unity coalition making a 3rd election in less than a year more likely. went to the polls on tuesday with 1009 percent of the votes counted gans's center right party has 33 seats that's just ahead of netanyahu is conservative look good party which has 31 seats but both are well short of the 61 seats needed for a majority in israel's parliament president groovin rivlin has now has to decide who has the best chance of forming a coalition and he says he will do all he can to avoid a 3rd vote. our correspondent carrie fawcett has the details from. a symbolic handshake between rival would be prime ministers benjamin netanyahu and benny gantz choreographed by israel's president reuben rivlin at a memorial for shimo

rory mcilroy made the cut, but is 12 shots behind. that's all the sport for now.uded talks with the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, by insisting there's a "common purpose" to get a new deal. the european commission said a "fully workable and legally operational solution" must be put forward to manage northern ireland's border. let's go live to westminster and our political correspondent, jessica parker. jessica? it's been an interesting week. earlier in the week, we had uk governments leaving bits of paper with their eu partners, discussions, proposals. it's emerged this evening ina proposals. it's emerged this evening in a leaked memo from the eu commission to european diplomats they are none too impressed with the contents they are none too impressed with the co nte nts of they are none too impressed with the contents of the documents. this all comes contents of the documents. this all co m es after contents of the documents. this all comes after talks this morning between michel barnier, that you macro's chief negotiator, and the brexit secretary, stephe

rory mcilroy has been named the golfer of the year by the american pga tour, beating world no1 brookshat pga tour players feel is important. women's super league champions arsenal are in champions league action tonight, against fiorentina, with manchester city facing swiss side lugano. but last night, hibernian were comfortably beaten by slavia prague in the first leg. hibs had actually gone ahead early on but they eventually lost 4—1. glasgow city beat chertanovo 1—0. former manchester city captain vincent kompany was back at the etihad last night, as a city legends side took on a team of premier league all—stars with the proceeds going to kompany‘s homeless charity. it ended in a 2—2 draw, kompany is injured, so he wasn't playing — but there were many more former stars in action. delighted to be asked, really, so many players turned up, that shows how highly regarded he is. players from all, a lot of manchester united players playing, so competitive. great turnout, thoroughly deserved, and a lot of money will be raised. following football can be a frustrating affair, and fans of for

rory mcilroy narrowly made the cut but i512 shots behind.for a while and it is nice to come back, the crowds have been amazing for two days you have the good weather at the golf course the good weather at the golf course the good conditions of this week you can have a real good leaderboard and u nfortu nately we have have a real good leaderboard and unfortunately we have put ourselves ina unfortunately we have put ourselves in a position to be out of it. super league champion5 wigan warrior5 beat salford red devils 18—12 in their qualifying final. they scored three tries, including this one from george williams, but it was in defence where they were most impressive. it means they are nowju5t one win away from the grand final at old trafford. lewi5 hamilton's form was as hot as the weather during practice for the singapore grand prix. the championship leader said it felt like a sauna in his mercedes car as he clocked the quickest lap at the marina bay street circuit. the briton was just under two tenths of a second quicker than red bull's max

rory mcilroy narrowly made the cut but is 12 shots behind. i think it's my 10th straight year here.mazing for two days. you get the good weather, the golf course in great condition, so, um, you know, this week, you're gonna have — you're gonna have a have a real good leaderboa rd and fortunately, we've put ourselves in a position to be right up there. super league champions wigan warriors beat salford red devils 18—12 in their qualifying final. they scored three tries, including this one from george williams, but it was in defence where they were most impressive. it means they are nowjust one win away from the grand final at old trafford. and lewis hamilton's form was as hot as the weather during practice for the singapore grand prix. the championship leader said it felt like a sauna in his mercedes car as he clocked the quickest lap at the marina bay street circuit. the briton was just under two tenths of a second quicker than red bull's max verstappen, but almost a second ahead of the ferrari of sebastian vettel in third. qualifying gets under way at 2 o'clock. after you have been

rory mcilroy narrowly made the cut but is 12 shots behind.n defence where they were most impressive. it means they are now just one win away from the grand final at old trafford. lewis hamilton's form was as hot as the weather during practice for the singapore grand prix. the championship leader said it felt like a sauna in his mercedes car as he clocked the quickest lap at the marina bay street circuit. the briton was just under two tenths of a second quicker than red bull's max verstappen, but almost a second ahead of the ferrari of sebastian vettel in third. qualifying gets underway at two o'clock. it isa it is a bumper day for the wall—to—wall rugby this morning. date when you need it not to be really sunny outside! or move the television outside! get creative! move it inside but facing out into the garden so it is not blinded by the garden so it is not blinded by the sun. here's helen with a look at this morning's weather. i cannot help it, it is going to be sunny outside! so this is beautiful north yorkshire, and elsewhere across north—

rory mcilroy was amongst the critics, saying he found it hard to not get frustrated.y, i am a quick player so it frustrates me no end. the only solution is for the referees to stamp down on it, they have to start giving out a few penalties and players will speed up. meanwhile, mcilory is four over par on the first day of the pga championship at wentworth. englishman matt wallace leads the way. he finished seven under par, a shot clear of henrik stenson. robert kubica is going to leave the williams formula 1 team at the end of the season. he only returned to f1 full—time this year, eight years after he was almost killed in a rally crash. the pole has secured the team's only point this season, as they prop up the constructors championship. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. we will see you a bit later on. thanks gavin, look forward to it. more now on the supreme court hearing wherejudges will rule early next week on whether borisjohnson's decision to suspend parliament in the run up to b

and rory mcilroy has work to do if he's to make the cut at the pga championship at wentworth.e to come on all of those stories. the european commission president, jean—claude juncker, has said it's still possible that a new brexit deal could be reached by the end of october. his comments come ahead of a meeting between the brexit secretary, stephen barclay, and the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, in brussels today. borisjohnson said he did not want to "exaggerate progress" but some was being made — and the pound surged to a two—month high after after mrjuncker‘s comments. i had a meeting with borisjohnson, the prime minister. this was a rather positive meeting, although the british press was reporting it in the other way. we can have a deal. you think we can get a deal? i think. you think that the chances are more than 50—50? i don't know, but i'm doing everything to have a deal because i don't like the idea of no deal because this would have catastrophic consequences. it's better for britain, and for the european union, to have an organised deal. joining us now is our

and rory mcilroy had a shocker on the first day of the pga championship at wentworth.ll now have to up his game if he's to make the cut. we will be live injapan and speaking to a number of current and former players to give their take on the chances. everybody from the home nations talking. it could get heated! here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. having look at this skyline over central london, some of the images we've seen over the past few days, early morning have been stunning. good morning. they certainly have. we've been treated well and truly by these sunrises and sunsets this week. more of that to come over the next couple of days but a beautiful start here in central london. a little bit chilly in one or two spots, temperatures this time in eastern scotland seeing the lowest values, one, two degrees. if we take a look at the forecast, we just have some widespread around other parts of central and southern scotland, northern england especially, causing morning rush—hour issues but other than that, lots of sunshine developing today. it will start t

rory mcilroy was amonsgt the critics, saying he found it hard to not get frustrated.tes me no end. the only solution is for the referees to stamp down on it, they have to start giving out a few penalties and players will speed up. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you very much, gavin. the latest figures for people with learning disabilities and autism who are in assessment and treatment units in england have just been released, and show that 2,255 people were in hospital as inpatients at the end of august this year. the government said in 2015 it was committed to reducing inpatient numbers in england by at least 35% by march of this year. they've since extended the deadline to 2020 after failing to reach that target. the nhs says they're committed to supporting people with a learning disability or autism. leo andrade's son stephen spent six years in an atu, 70 miles away from his home. she's here now. thank you for coming in, tell us about your sun and what happened? stephen was sent to two different units from st andrews an

rory mcilroy is the american pga tour's golfer of the year for the third time — voted on by fellow professionals the award. i've already got two of those. well you have three now. really? congratulations. applause that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you. in the last few minutes a judge in the high court has dismissed a legal challenge against brexit. chris, remind us what it is about and just tells what has happened. this was brought by a campaigner of the troubles. it was brought in the essence that it would damage the peace process in northern ireland and endanger the good friday agreement which was seen as larger ending the troubles. the judge agreement which was seen as larger ending the troubles. thejudge has ruled against that challenge, basically on the basis that a lot of the evidence was not factual. he said that the characterisation of the case was that it was inherently and unmistakably political. virtually all the evidence belonged to the world of politics and he explained that the functions of the courts must respect certain boundaries. in ot

rory mcilroy has been named the golfer of the year by the american pga tour, beating world number onen swiss side lugano later, but last night, hibernian were comfortably beaten by slavia prague in the first leg. hibs had actually gone ahead early on, but they eventually lost a—1. glasgow city beat chertanovo 1—0. following football can be a frustrating affair, and fans of fort william fc have endured the worst of times. but after 29 months without a win in the highland league, they beat clachnacuddin 1—0 last night. you can imagine the roar that greeted jack brown's goal. last month, they actually won a cup game after an agonising wait of 8a0 days just after a bbc scotland documentary aired about what was billed as britain's worst football tea m. so since that has gone to air, they have won a cup game and now their first—ever league game. huge result. the only way is up! that's the way to look at it, things are getting better all the time. definitely on the up, go on the fort! loot boxes, which allow gamers to buy mystery virtual items such as skins and weapons using real money, are

rory mcilroy has been taling about slow play in golf and how difficult it was to watch the solheim cupe in place, already, take too long over a shots, more than 40 seconds per shot you get warned. do it again you get docked or shot. the trouble is it is rarely enforced. this is the crux of it. we had that high profile solheim cup, the women's equivalent of the ryder cup and! the women's equivalent of the ryder cup and i spoke to the winning captain catriona matthew, she said governing bodies need do more to combat slow play. for the drama of that final whole victory for europe, during the three days some rounds we re during the three days some rounds were taking six hours, now mcilroy said he was trying to watch it on the telly, trying to support the european team but he said it found it so frustrating. it is a turn off watching golf when it is that slow. matthew agrees that slow play just has to be punished. slow play is a problem in men's and ladies golf but really, i mean i am a fairly quick player so it frustrated me no end as well. the only solution is for the referees to stamp do

rory mcilroy is the american pga tour‘s golfer of the year for the third time — voted on by fellow professionalshe nhs, and that is because the drugs cost about hundred thousand pounds per person per year. there wasn‘t an argument about the treatment‘s effectiveness. it‘s been shown to improve lung quality in about half of all cystic fibrosis patients. the ones whose disease is caused by a particular genetic mutation, but the cost was obviously hefty. what has happened is the scottish government have been in discussions with the manufacturer‘s, the pharmaceutical company, and they have now negotiated a five—year discount to allow the drugs. how much is going to be paid? we don‘t know. all the scottish government will say is it is a confidential discounted rate. and how patients, families of patients, reacted to this? patients and families of patients are, as you can imagine, delighted. 0nly around half of patients live to the age of 40, so for young people in particular, this treatment can make an enormous difference. the condition affects more than 10,000 people across the uk, so the hope being