laughter after all, with royal ascot on, this was not the queens only business of the day.e to lay out the plan for this government. the political situation even more awkward than the small talk between these two. my government's priority is to secure the best possible deal as the country the best possible deal as the cou ntry leaves the best possible deal as the country leaves the european union. my country leaves the european union. my ministers are committed to working with parliament, the devolved administrations, business and others to build the widest possible consensus on the country's future @ the european union. brexit the priority but a promise the government will work more closely with rivals as well as supporters —— outside the european union. a bill will be introduced to repeal the european communities act and provide certainty for individuals and businesses. this will be complemented by legislation to ensure that the united kingdom makes a success. at grammar schools column, plans to change pension benefits gone, the government social ca re benefits gone, the

yes, we are a royal ascot today. we are here all day. two showers in the next one or two hours but it should be dry in the afternoon. for most of the uk there are thunderstorms around and equally some sunshine. we'll have more details on everything later on. thank you very much. good morning. first, our main story. the chief executive of kensington and chelsea council has resigned after criticism of the authority's response to the grenfell tower fire. in a statement, nicholas holgate said the government had demanded his resignation. he's described the fire as "heartbreaking" but says he would have been a distraction if he had stayed in his post. yesterday, the prime minister apologised for failing victims in the wake of the tragedy and said she will put things right. tom burridge reports. how was this possible? will people be held to account? and why, as the prime minister herself has now admitted, was the response following the fire inadequate? the support on the ground forfamilies in the initial hours was not good enough. people were l

showing substance to match the style at royal ascot.ay south africa tomorrow looking to forget the disappointing champions trophy campaigns. eoin morgan could call up five uncapped players for the match with some established internationals rested. morgan is hoping that some youngsters could make an impression. i would like to see some of the younger guys i would like to see some of the younger guys come i would like to see some of the younger guys come in. and take the chance. throughout the last couple of years we have had opportunities that have come up in between and had some very good players take them, jonny bairstow is a good example. score runs any time he comes in. to grow score runs any time he comes in. to gi’ow some score runs any time he comes in. to grow some strength in depth in the squad, we need guys to come in and ta ke squad, we need guys to come in and take the chances. it's a huge summer for england's women cricketers who are among the favourites to win the world cup on home soil. charlotte edwards was the last engla

so hot, in fact, that they relaxed the strict dress code at royal ascot.'s duncan kennedy. midsummer, and meditation at the spiritual home of britain's solstice. 13,000 gathered at stonehenge. berkshire was just one of the places to reach 30 degrees today. what do you make of these temperatures? very hot! from birmingham to berkshire, the heat has sapped energy but not ideas for keeping cool — at least according to one pensioner. you just take a few more clothes off, don't you? it gets embarrassing eventually. the met office confirmed that today was the hottestjune day since 1976. in fact, it hit 34.4 degrees. but not everywhere has been sunny today. thunderclap. this was newcastle. there was also rain in scotland. in southern areas, keeping cool, not dry, has been the priority, on this, the longest day. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in berkshire. what about those storms? chris fawkes has the details. yes, it will go with a bang eventually, the hottestjune day for 40 yea rs, eventually, the hottestjune day for 40 years, and it was also the hottest day of the y

the duke was with the queen at the opening day of royal ascot.mony on saturday. both very hot days and that may be significant. he was taken by that may be significant. he was ta ken by road that may be significant. he was taken by road from windsor castle last night to hospital in london. to what officials are describing as a precautionary measure, or a treatment for an infection resides —— an infection arising from a pre—existing condition. in 2013 he had exploratory surgery on his abdomen and made a good recovery. his health in the last few years has been good. however, he is 96. according to officials, he is in good spirits in hospital and he has been up and about. disappointed at not being able to accompany the queen to the state 0pening not being able to accompany the queen to the state opening of parliament ought to be at royal ascot this afternoon. but the queen would be here in less than an hour for the carriage ride down the course, and i think the fact that she is continuing with her programme, unchanged, sends the strongest possible s

at royal ascot, inindicates there is no cause for concern. tchell, our royal correspondent. doctors say that three—quarters of babies who were stillborn or suffered brain damage in the uk in 2015 could have had a different outcome if they'd received better care. more than 700 babies who died or had brain injuries were included in the study by the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists. the uk has the second worst infant mortality rate in western europe, the only country with a higher rate is malta. 0ur social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, reports. i'm not comparing ella to maddie, but we always wonder, you know, what colour eyes madison would have because we never saw her with her open eyes, have we? no. ella and alfie never met their older sister, madison. ten days overdue, in february 2013 katie went to hospital for a planned induction. when she got there however the labour ward was full and she was put in a side room. they checked and they said i was just about two centimetres, but they had to wait for a bed to become

there was defeat for odds—on favourite churchill in the big race on day one of royal ascot.women's sport week, britain's most decorated paralympian and soon to be mother—of—two dame sarah storey looks into how elite sportswomen are treated when they have a baby. welcome to the programme. we start with a huge shock in the last half hour because defending champion andy murray is out of the aegon championships at queens — beaten by world number 90 jordan thompson of australia. thompson was only playing because murray's original opponent aljaz bedene pulled out injured this morning. adam wild reports on a remarkable turn of events. back on the green grass of home, a familiar reception for andy murray at queens, even if the opponent was not quite who he was expecting. australian jordan thompson not quite who he was expecting. australianjordan thompson drafted in at short notice and here he was making the most of his opportunity. there are plenty who would have been daunted by the task. murray is a five—time champion after all at queens. but if thompson was daunted these did not s

the queen is going to royal ascot. he had been looking forward to it.d been looking forward to it. he was there yesterday. looking chirpy and well. we also know that infections can come from not having enough water in hot weather. it is quite common when you become older. and especially in bad weather or hot weather. this is all speculation. we don't know. this is from a pre—existing condition. on the 11th of may he retired from royal duties. he has been the longest serving royal consort in british history. he isa royal consort in british history. he is a huge support for the queen. you can take it that she is going about her normal duties and going to royal ascot this afternoon and just being kept abreast of what happens. thanks very much. we will keep you up—to—date if there is any more announcement about the duke's conditions. the queen ‘s speech as set out the measures the government hopes to bring into law over the next two years. let's look at the main points. the main focus was brexit and the great repeal bill with the government claiming it wa n

it's the second day at royal ascot, the first race is at 2:30. so the dress code is expected to be relaxed again in the royal enclosure at one of the most glamorous meetings in the calendar. let's head straight to the course. clearly richard's code is never quite relaxed, we're still looking for a word for it. good afternoon, and other hot one for punters and runners? backing taylor's jackets we re runners? backing taylor's jackets were be coming coming shortly. it is very warm here at the moment. we are down from the royal enclosure, having a picnic and a few liquid refreshments before the first race at 2:30pm. the dress code eased in the royal enclosure, meaning gentleman could take off their jackets. that's the first and that's ever happened. damon in these chapters, it is necessary. the queen will be arriving shortly, she has been dispensing her duties at parliament this morning for the state opening. you will be arriving here ina state opening. you will be arriving here in a little while. she hasn't missed while ascot since 1953. the state o

day three of royal ascot and the ascot gold cup producer a new champion in big orange who defeated lasthere‘s our sports news correspondent richard conway. well, the ascot gold cup was first run back in 1807 and what we have witnessed today was a race for the ages, a thrilling finish contest is between big orange and order of saint george. big orange made all the running through the two—mile four furlongs and it looks going into the final furlong as though 0rder into the final furlong as though order of saint george mightjust get up order of saint george mightjust get up there and catch him on the line. the aidan 0‘brien trained horse just couldn‘t make it, beaten a short head in the end by big orange and james doyle on board celebrating the win. michael bell, the trainerfrom newmarket, big orange pipping 0rder of saint george to win the ascot gold cup. looking on from the stand was her majesty the queen. she knows all about winning, of course, the gold cup. back in 2013 her horse estimate led the field to victory. she did not have a runner in the race this year but she had a horse in t

where england are playing south africa in the first of the t20 series but we start with day two of royal ascotrtly after delivering her speech to the house of commons the queen dashed to ascot for her regular appearance at one of her favourite sporting events. for her regular appearance at one of herfavourite sporting events. she saw the favourite highland reel win the day ‘s big race. richard conway was watching. day two has drawn to a close and what a day of racing it was. in the feature race the prince of wales stakes it was highland reel who took the honours, ryan moore, when he hit the front about a furlong out it did not look like anything was going to stop him. it was 33 degrees today, the dress code relaxed in the royal enclosure, gentlemen with their jackets relaxed in the royal enclosure, gentlemen with theirjackets off and of course the queen after dispensing with her duties at the state 0pening of parliament this morning arriving here to take place in the royal box to oversee proceedings. tomorrow it will be slightly cooler, about 26 degrees which is good news for those with a runn

it will be hot at royal ascot as well. the weather will be fair and set to be hot.art of queens. it will be pretty hot for both spectators and players. bear in mind high uv. sunscreen will be necessary. it will be hot at royal ascot as well. the weather will be fair and set to be hot. take care. welcome to bbc world news, we're going straight to some breaking news now. a number of people have been injured in north london after a vehicle collided with pedestrians. the muslim council of britain has said that worshippers were hit by a van as they left prayers at the finsbury park mosque. one eye—witness has told the bbc that at least three people were seriously injured. you are looking at pictures that we re you are looking at pictures that were taken not long after the incident. earlier, the metropolitan police issued this statement. it said — police were called just after 0020hrs local time on the 19 june to reports of a vehicle in collision with pedestrians. officers are on scene with other emergency services.

the tin man won the diamond jubilee stakes at royal ascot for trainer james fa nshawe and jockey tom as the queen's horse dartmouth was beaten by the aidan o'brien trained 9—2 shot idaho. the queen stays on 23 wins at ascot. but the win ensures aiden o'brien finishes as champion trainer at royal ascot week — for the eighth time. that's all the sport for now. i apologise for the coughing fit i have had throughout that. a valiant effort. thank you for persevering. they should bring you a glass of water. they are so mean. if you only knew what gallery crews could be like. but first let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. the observer leads with fire safety in schools — saying proposals to relax standards are to be dropped by ministers. prince harry dominates the frontpage of the mail of sunday, saying he considered quitting his royal role, but stayed for the queen. the sunday telegraph headlines ‘blackmail fears after mps hit by cyber attack‘ the cyber attack is also the main story on the sunday times — who report there was fury at the time it took for the incident to be rev

it will be hot at royal ascot as well. the weather will be fairand royal ascot as well.story: devastating forest fires in portugal have killed more than 60 people. three days of national mourning have been declared. many victims died in their cars while trying to escape. firefighters have tackled over 150 blazes across the country. portugal‘s prime minister described it as the greatest tragedy the country has suffered in recent years. historic brexit negotiations are set to begin on monday in brussels. there have been signs of some possible divisions on the british side between the prime minister theresa may and her finance minister phillip hammond. and this story is trending on bbc.com. pakistan‘s cricket fans have gone wild after their team thrashed india in one of the biggest international sporting clashes of the year. they won by 180 runs to pick up the champions trophy at the oval. that‘s all from me now. now on bbc news it‘s time for hardtalk

it is ladies day at royal ascot.ing shortly after 2pm. she won the gold cup with her horse in 2013. she doesn‘t have a runner in the race today, but she does have a horse in the britannia sta kes at does have a horse in the britannia stakes at 5pm. maths prize will run for her in her colours, and she hopes that that will bring her a winner in this, one of her favourite weeks of the year. time for a look at the weather. what a difference what a difference a what a difference a day what a difference a day makes.

the royal ascot festival continued on wednesday on a day when the queen attended the course after travellingyellow it continues her tradition of having attended every year since her coronation in 1953. and on the track the feature race was the prince of wales stakes which saw the aidan o'brien trained highland reel take victory for his sixth group one victory with jockey ryan moore on board. it was also the 300th top—level triumph for o'brien and a first win at this year's meeting. looking splendid. that is all we have time for. go to our website for everything else. from me and the a lwa ys everything else. from me and the always splendid sports today team, have a nice evening. hello, there. we saw the peak of the hit wave on wednesday afternoon, with temperatures across southern britain soaring into the low to mid—30s celsius. it was 35 degrees recorded at heathrow, which was the warmest day of the year, so far, but also the warmestjune day since 1976. wales also saw its hottest day with 31 degrees recorded in cardiff. further north, though, it is a little bit cooler, and we see a thundery

barney roy caused an upset on day one of the royal ascot racing festival in england to win the st james'sshed fourth. churchill had previously held the upper hand over barney roy, beating him in the 2 thousand guineas, but this time it was the less heralded horse who stormed to victory. so a good day for trainer richard hannon and jockey james doyle. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. the prince of wales is the big race on wednesday on day two of ascot. the queen will be there. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello, once again. as has been the case in recent days, tuesday brought 30 degrees widely across the southern half of the british isles and as they say on the bbc other heatwaves are available. if we get to sa on wednesday that will put us well up the table. not quite into pole position compared to 1976, but certainly up there. of course wednesday is the summer solstice. for some the real start of summer and it will certainly feel that way, starting with 20 degrees in the south of wales and into the west country, d

it will be hot at royal ascot as well. the weather will be fair and set to be hot. take care.ica and around the globe. our top stories: almost a year after the referendum, the brexit negotiations are about to begin — but the british government appears divided on its approach. three days of national mourning in portugal — after more than sixty people are killed in wildfires. another win for president in emmanuel macron as his party takes control of the french national assembly. and london police say that more than 58 people died in a tower block fire and warned that some victims may never be identified.

shouldn't affect the racing at royal ascot, though it will be wet in the morning.omfortable for sleeping in and also just going about your daily tasks. before i go, the pollen levels are very high across england and wales, northern ireland and low or moderate across scotland. carol, what is going on behind you, is it bring your baby to the beach day? laughter the babies are so cute, aren't they? teeny—weeny batons. i don't know what is going on behind me but they look like they are having fun. they are all giving us a wave, they are all massive carol fans. who wouldn't go and see carol if she was at the beach near you? charles babbage and the computer, john logie baird and the television — just a couple of engineers whose inventions changed the world but how many others could you name? a special series of bbc regional documentaries is celebrating the unsung pioneers of science, and their life—changing discoveries. let's have a look how one ingenious modification helped win the battle of britain. the spitfire, one of the most iconic flying machines. but more than ju

to day three at royal ascot where big orange won the gold cup on thursday in a photo finish.lat calendar and it became a two horse race between last year's winner order of st george with ryan moore on board and big orange with the latter taking it by a short head, as queen elizabeth ii handed the trophy to owner bill gredley and james doyle also getting his hands on it after stepping in for the unjured frankie dettori. that's all we've got time for. until next time, goodbye for now. well, it has certainly freshened up right across the uk. here'sjust a reminder of the heatwave we had on wednesday. the peak 35, nearly, degrees celsius across the south—east. come thursday, almost a ten degree drop as these fresher atlantic conditions are setting in. but some spectacular weather as well. this is a picture of a thunderstorm taken by a weather watcher in kent. but further north, and across western areas, those atlantic clouds have been rolling in, bringing much cooler conditions. this is the system. this system will be responsible for bringing some quite windy weather, particularly

highland reel has won the prince of wales sta kes highland reel has won the prince of wales stakes at royal ascotr speech at parliament. first win at this year ‘s meeting, decorated night was second, ulysses came third. portugal have beaten russia 1—0 in moscow in groupa of have beaten russia 1—0 in moscow in group a of the confederations cup, portugal insisted cristiano ronaldo was concentrating on the match despite having yesterday received a court date for tax evasion charges, that appeared to be the case when he scored after only eight minutes. several more chances to score but it remained 1—0. mexico kicked off against new zealand in the other fixture of the day, they are out of the tournament, throwing away a 1—0 lead to lose 2—1 to mexico, who have now lost just once in lead to lose 2—1 to mexico, who have now lostjust once in the last 24 competitive matches. that is all from sportsday. now coming up, the newspapers. welcome to the look ahead to what the newspapers will be bringing us tomorrow, joining me, lynn davidson, whitehall correspondent at the sun, and news editor of the financial

next week is royal ascot. yes.next week is royalascot. yes. tuesday fair, is pretty full. next week is royal ascot. yes. tuesday right through to the weekend, she likes to be there every day and it's very important to her. after that, it's a packed schedule of engagements with garden parties, visits and all sorts of engagements. this is really not at all what she expected to happen or the palace. so something is going to have to be cancelled and i'm afraid it has to be royal ascot probably at the rate it's going. she will not be amused? no. the palace likes to plan, they have to plan everything in advance. they didn't love the fact this was a last—minute snap election that they had to cancel the ceremony for monday and create this dress—down opening of parliament that was created because of the trooping of the colour a few days before. it had to be replanned and change. this does not send a goodcy national to the rest of the world. we may not know what the queen has to say about it. but we might know what the duke

the big race of the day has just finished at royal ascot.inter, winner of the english and irish 1000 guineas was ridden byjockey ryan moore and trained by aidan o'brien, who won the commonwealth cup earlier with caravaggio. the first test between the british and irish lions and the all blacks starts at 8.35 tomorrow morning. the lions will have a fight on their hands — new zealand haven't lost at eden park since 1994. our sports correspondent katie gornall is in auckland. auckland is undergoing a transformation. the lions are coming and what started as a trickle has become a flood. everyday is getting busier. we are like minions walking around here with red tops on! but some fans have struggled to find an affordable place to stay. until locals came up with a solution. they have opened up their homes forfree. we're young so we are on a real tight budget i would say, so just the ability to have somewhere to stay for the night and not have to break the bank for it, means we can have a much better time. at the end of the day, they're guests in o

there was no royal winner in the hardwicke stakes at ascot as the queen‘s horse dartmouth was beatennan. idaho is trained by aiden 0‘brien — that win ensures he finishes as champion trainer for the week at royal ascot for the eighth time. 0ne game in rugby league‘s super league this afternoon, and it was a losing start to life as catalans head coach for steve mcnamara. the former england boss saw his new side lose 24 points to 16 at warrington wolves. two tries for ryan atkins helped to give the wolves theirfirst win in 6 games. marin cilic beat gilles muller by 2 sets to one to reach the final at queen‘s in london. the croatian number 4 seed fought to a 6—3, 5—7, 6—4 victory over the 34 year old from luxembourg. cilic has only had his serve broken once in the tournament so far. and roger federer looks in solid form ahead of wimbledon. the 18—time grand slam winner came through a tough test against the russian karen khachanov in the semi—finals of the halle open in germany. federer won 6—4, 7—6. he‘ll play zverev in the final. petra kvitova‘s form is improving dramatically, on her re

there was no royal winner in the hardwicke stakes at ascot as the queen's horse dartmouth was beatens overtaken in the final furlong by idaho, being ridden by seamie heffernan. idaho is trained by aiden 0'brien — that win ensures he finishes as champion trainer for the week at royal ascot for the eighth time. in the hockey world league semi finals in london, england have lost 2—0 to the netherlands in the semi finals regardless of today's result, the men had already qualified for the overall world cup finals in india in december. concluding our series on women's sport week, today we meet a group of sportswomen from yorkshire, who have had an impact internationally. until recently the international basketball federation banned religious headgear on safety grounds. but now, after a worldwide campaign from players at all levels of the game, that has changed. as rhia choham reports. meet bradford cobras basketball team. they have the trainers, the shorts and the jersey. they also have hijabs. you may not have seen a female basketball player wearing one before, that's because until last m

trooping the colour at the weekend, royal ascot with the queen yesterday.to see how this thing might happen at his age. we are told he's in good spirits in the hospital here. he's up and about. there should be no need for concern the. you get the sense buckingham palace didn't want to make an announcement, but he was supposed to be standing next to the queen at the opening of parliament today. that's right. i think their hand was forced by the fa ct think their hand was forced by the fact it would be pretty obvious something was amiss when he wasn't at the queen's site today. the announcement he was admitted to hospital came halfway through the morning when the queen was on her way to the queen's speech. when he has been admitted to hospital on other occasions we have tended to know because immediately there are a couple of police officers outside the door of the hospital. that is picked up pretty quickly because we are in central london in marylebone. it's hard to keep it a secret. in terms of his condition, the message is, there are no alarms, a precautio

it will be hot at royal ascot as well. the weather will be fair and set to be hot. take care.orest fires in portugal have killed more than 60 people. three days of national mourning have been declared. many victims died in their cars while trying to escape. firefighters have tackled over 150 blazes across the country. portugal's prime minister described it as the greatest tragedy the country has suffered in recent years. police in london have said searches of the burnt—out grenfell tower suggest the number of fatalities will be higher than the official figure of 58 — but warned that some may never be identified. and some breaking news. reddish police have sealed off a road in london after an incident. police say one person has been arrested after a vehicle struck pedestrians outside a mosque. and another leading story here in the uk —

it is ladies day at royal ascot. we have been seeing some bright and colourful fashions going through the gates. the milliners of britain have been doing a brisk trade over the last few months! back to the racing, at her majesty the queen will be arriving shortly after 2pm. she won the gold cup with her horse in 2013. she doesn't have a runner in the race today, but she does have a horse in the britannia sta kes at does have a horse in the britannia stakes at 5pm. maths prize will run for her in her colours, and she hopes that that will bring her a winner in this, one of her favourite weeks of the year. time for a look at the weather. what a difference what a difference a what a difference a day what a difference a day makes. what a difference a day makes. yesterday, 35, today, 25. 10 degrees cooler for some yesterday, 35, today, 25. 10 degrees coolerfor some of us, yesterday, 35, today, 25. 10 degrees cooler for some of us, but we have swapped sunshine for heavy and thundery showers in some parts of the country. thi

after all, with royal ascot on, this was not the only business of the day. here to lay out the plan for this government. the political situation even more awkward than the small talk between these two. my government's priority is to secure the best possible deal as the country leaves the european union. my ministers are committed to working with parliament, the devolved administrations, business and others to build the widest possible consensus on the country's future outside the european union. brexit the priority but a promise the government will work more closely with rivals as well as supporters. a bill will be introduced to repeal the european communities act and provide certainty for individuals and businesses. this will be complemented by legislation to ensure that the united kingdom makes the success of breads it. but grammar schools, gone. plans to change pension benefits gone. the government's social care idea gone. controversial tory manifesto ideas have simply disappeared. this wasn'tjust westminster‘s big day out, for the prime minister a vital

and there are celebrations at britain's royal ascot on the sports page of gulf news.e in a striking blue hat covered in butterflies, is presented with a trophy by princess eugenie after her horse won on ladies day. now, what stories are grabbing attention online? oh, sharanjit, another craze on social media. people have taken the traditional middle eastern folk dance, the dabkee, to a whole new level. the challenge has got groups of friends literally dancing up the wall! it started with party—goers in australia posting their moves on social media and since then many have posted their own versions in lebanon, france and the united states, to name but a few countries. papua new guinea will go to the polls this weekend. it has one of the country's most diverse electorates, spread across hundreds of islands whose big to more than 800 languages. previous elections have been marred by violence. i spoke to a correspondent for bbc news in port moresby and asked what the factors were behind the violence. papua new guinea has a lwa ys violence. papua new guinea has always had a

and celebrations at royal ascot on the sports page of the gulf news. as she is presented with a trophy after her horse won on ladies day. that brings you up to date. —— dubai's ruler. and here is a story from online. just look at theirs. this is a dance challenge, and this has groups of friends literally dancing up the wall. it started with party—goers in australia posting their moves on social media, and since then, my goodness, many have posted their own versions from france, 11 on, the united states, to namejust a versions from france, 11 on, the united states, to name just a few. don't try this at home! it looks absolutely terrifying. —— france, lebanon. how can donald trump improve his image? by getting a dog, of course, that is the advice of milan. he has a hit tv show. i spoke to the mexican born dog behaviour is ona trip to the mexican born dog behaviour is on a trip to singapore. he is known the world over as dog whisperer. but many don't know that he came to the us from exeter when he came to the us from exeter when he was just 21. we asked h

it will be hot at royal ascot as well. the weather will be fair and set to be hot. take care.y a year after the british vote to leave the european union, formal brexit negotiations will begin in brussels in a few hours' time. britain's finance minister confirmed on sunday that the uk would leave the eu's single market and customs union. the negotiations are due conclude within two years. hundreds of firefighters are battling to control a forest fire in central portugal which has killed more than 60 people. many died in their cars while trying to flee the flames. two army battalions have been sent to help the emergency services — and france and spain are also providing assistance. weeks after emmanuel macron became president of france, his political party has gained an absolute majority in parliament. he now has the parliamentary support to push through sweeping reforms but some union leaders say they're ready to fight his plans. now on bbc news, the travel show.

winter won the big race on day four of royal ascot.winter ridden by ryan moore and trained by aidan 0'brien, launched a late charge. that is all the sport for now. you can keep up—to—date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. more in the next hour. more than 100 people are feared buried, after a massive landslide in china's sichuan province around 40 homes have destroyed in a village in maoxian county, after the side of a mountain collapsed. a video, posted by the chinese state media, shows the rescue operation that's happening. emergency teams are having to climb over a vast area in which bulldozers are being used to clear their way. the bbc‘s stephen mcdonnell is following the story from beijing and sent this update. the bad news is that it's being estimated there could be more than 140 people trapped underneath this huge landslide. 40 homes covered in those rocks in rubble and mud. the good news though, according to the local government, is that apparently, a couple and a baby were found alive underneath the rubble and re

odds—on favourite winter was the winner, as the fillies took centre—stage in the coronation stakes at royal ascotained by aidan o'brien, who won the commonwealth cup in the previous race with caravaggio. and it's been a bittersweet day for red bull's max verstappen ahead of this weekend's azerbaijan grand prix. the dutch teenager dominated practice, but his afternoon session came to an embarrassing end with just seconds to go. it was a bad day for the two british drivers on the grid. jolyon palmer's practice ended early and lewis hamilton could only manage tenth. england's boxers have made history at this week's european championships by guaranteeing more medals than ever before in the competition's 90—year history. eight of the gb boxing team reached this afternoon's semi—finals in ukraine, guaranteeing medals in the process. —— seven of the great britain boxing team. richie woodhall has been commentating on the action for the bbc. richie, what's happened this afternoon? a tremendous day with eight boxers boxing in the semifinals and seven made the final. from an english point of view it has bee

frankie dettori will miss all of royal ascot, which starts today, after a fall at great yarmouth lastd rides. i will be backjust after half past 11. more than £200,000 has now been handed out to 180 families affected by the grenfell tower fire in west london. the payments were recorded by the government's newly formed grenfell response team. it said 78 families had been rehoused either locally or in neighbouring boroughs, and that 126 hotel places had been secured. let's go to richard lister. he is in west london for us. before you tell us more west london for us. before you tell us more about the re—homing of families affected by this, bring us up families affected by this, bring us up to date with what is happening in terms of the examination of the tower. you might be able to see behind mejust tower. you might be able to see behind me just underneath the tower, there are red vans at the —— of the various there are red vans at the —— of the various emergency there are red vans at the —— of the various emergency services. search and rescue teams are still working, of course. we know

soaring is temperatures meant a warm start to royal ascot, things became so hot that gentlemen in thee royal enclosure were allowed to take off theirjackets in the royal enclosure were allowed to take off their jackets for the first time in history. there were record times and a shock in the the big race as tim hague reports. when it comes to pomp and ceremony, there is nothing like this meet. the 0ver 50,000 people were there, they soon fell silent for the many victims of g re nfell tower fell silent for the many victims of grenfell tower fire and the london and manchester attacks. 0nce grenfell tower fire and the london and manchester attacks. once the racing started we saw something special from lady aulalia. racing started we saw something specialfrom lady aulalia. the horse dominated. but what could churchill come with? the big favourite, but even the best can have an off day and he didn't come close to fighting them on the beaches, but this was all about barney roy. the godolphin sta ble all about barney roy. the godolphin stable in red hot form on a red hot day. that is all the

late next week, it is royal ascot, when the queen tends to be rather busy!d be delayed slightly. everything seems to be up in the ayr. the situation with theresa may, the potential deal with the dup anti-queen's speech. we can here know from gerry adams. michelle o'neill isjoining us. we are here to do business. we have had a very good election. this is the magnificent seven. the seven sinn fein members who are elected. we are meeting with the two governments this afternoon. we have commitment and resolve to see these institutions put back in place on the basis they were founded on as quickly as possible. if that could be done by this time tomorrow morning, the issues are very clear. they are on the subject of previous agreements. we are looking forward especially to the meeting with the dup. they, too, have had a good election and we congratulate them on that. i know the focus is on what is happening on london and it is very important to say that we do not believe that any agreement between the dup anti—english conservatives would be good for the people her

there was no royal winner in the hardwicke stakes at ascot as the queen's horse dartmouth was beatens of the race, but was overtaken in the final furlong by idaho, ridden by seamie heffernan. idaho is trained by aiden 0'brien — that win ensures he finishes as champion trainer for the week at royal ascot for the eighth time. it has been a dry saturday for many, but also breezy. ed davey area of low pressure from mid—june pushing into the north of scotland. it is bringing bands of rain further south the moment into lewis, also across the moment into lewis, also across the northern highlands, 0rkney and shetland. windy into the night. elsewhere a few late showers and parts of southern england and wales, they will depart and it will be dry during the night, and by donna to be some patchy rain and drizzle. i'll start for england and wales, fresher for scotland and northern ireland, and still breezy. the area of low pressure not moving away in a hurry. it will bring windy weather to north—east scotland and some blustery condition to north—east england to start sunday. while we still have b

just before i go, time to tell you that frankie dettori will miss the whole of royal ascot which startsore about the mosque attack in london. the impact is still very raw for those caught up in the attack. raqia's husband was injured and we can talk to her now. thank you very much forjoining us. tell us how your husband is first of all? my husband's doing a lot better than yesterday. he's great and he's got of course a broken ankle and a muscle problem, bruised muscles which is really bad at the moment, but he's really good. i've been at the hospital all yesterday with him and i've seen others who've got hurt and i've seen others who've got hurt and we have been very lucky that east not in —— he's not in bad shape. we feel very sad for what happened with the rest of the community on monday night. where was he when the van drove into people? what was he doing and where was he? he was on his way coming home and he saw this elderly man and he tried to help him along with other men. there was a circle around him before they know the white van hit them. the next thing he knew was that he was

aiden o'brien finished royal ascot as champion trainer for the eighth time.the diamond jubilee stakes, with around three quarters of a furlong to go. england will meet malaysia this afternoon in the third/fourth placed playoff at the hockey world league in london. they were beaten 2—0 by the netherlands in the semi—finals but if they win this afternoon, they'll reach the world league final in india this december. it was a largely disappointing saturday for britain's boxers at the european championships in ukraine, picking upjust one gold out of a possible seven. that went to liverpool's 21—year—old peter mcgrail in the bantamweight division. he had to shake off a point deduction and a partisan crown to beat home favourite mykola butsenko on a split decision now how about this for a quick recovery? britain's scott redding was in fifth place during qualifying for the dutch grand prix in assen when this happened with five minutes of the session remaining. now moto gp riders are a determined bunch. down, but farfrom out, the 24—year—old sprinted back to the pits

and it's ladies day at ascot — expect high fashion and hats on day three of the royal festival.mpsuits are allowed for women. while top hats and morning dress is the attire for the men. the signature race of the day the gold cup is at 4.20pm this afternoon with last year's winner 0rder of st george starting as favourite. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll have more in the next hour. iraqi forces say they are just a street away from the famous ancient mosque in the city of mosul that was blown up by so—called islamic state. the iraqi prime minister described the destruction of the great mosque of al—nuri as "an official declaration of defeat" by islamic state fighters in their last stronghold in iraq. 0ur correspondent richard galpin has the latest. iraqi troops fighting their way into mosul‘s old city. the last district still in the hands of so—called islamic state. the army is closing in now on the few hundred militants in what remains of their caliphate. and, in the midst of the fighting, stood this. the famous l

this is the estate which owns large parts of london, royal ascot, windsor great park, all sorts of otherwhich is going to costjust under £400 million over ten years, the proportion of the profits from the crown estate which will go to the monarchy has been raised to 25% of the net profits. that is what accounts for this increase in the money that is going to buckingham palace. the increase is specifically tied to the refurbishment. now that hasn't actually started yet. they're still at the planning stage, preliminary work. but it is going to be a huge effort. little of it will be visible. because it's all the bits behind the walls and under the floors, which haven't been touched for decades, and which they regard as a significant risk to the integrity of the building. republic anti—monarchist group they say this amount of money is unsustainable. they say that the sovereign grant has risen 167% since 2012 and they say that the figure from the palace, the palace figure is that the cost of the monarchy equates to 65p per person in this country, which conveniently is the cost of a first clas

the odds—on favourite winter won the big race on day four of royal ascot.uineas, winter was ridden byjockey ryan moore and trained by aidan o'brien. castleford have extended their lead at the top of the super league table to seven points with a 23—12 win over leeds at headingley. zak hardaker scored a superb individual try as castleford bounced back from their challenge cup quarter—final defeat to hull. it's castelford's eighth successive super league victory, and the third time they've beaten leeds this season. it will kick off in just over two hours time. six games they have had so far, and only four wins. two losses and, performance wise, we know that the all blocks... they have a huge record there in auckland. it will not be easy. 23 yea rs auckland. it will not be easy. 23 years at eden park and they have never lost on that ground. that is extraordinary. an extraordinary reckitt and they have that on the back of their mind today. thank you, holly and we will see you later full. stick with the sporting theme. one sport that began in finland has proven t

it's the first day of horse racing's royal ascot meeting and the big race of the day was won by barneylish and irish 2000 guineas earlier this season. he finished fourth. the lions have won their final match before the first test against the all blacks on saturday. warren gatland insists the selection meeting for that match in auckland will be one of the toughest ever especially after the so—called midweek side's victory in hamilton this morning against the chiefs. england wing jack nowell scored two of the four tries in their 34—6 point victory. the lions' most emphatic of the tour so far. we're we' re pretty we're pretty happy with where we are a the moment and the place we're in asa a the moment and the place we're in as a group of players and yes, the selection meeting with will be tomorrow and that's the way you want it and guys put up their hand tonight and no doubt there will be some healthy debate about the test side. that's all sport for now. it's 1-1 it's1—1 between andy murray and his opponent. i'll have more in the next hour. thank you very much indeed. the chancellor's man

the odds on favourite "winter" won the big race on day four of royal ascot.dd it to her english and irish 1000 guineas triumphs. castleford moved seven points clear at the top of super league with a 23—12 victory at yorkshire rivals leeds. zak hardaker scored a stunning solo try against his former club as castleford won their eighth league game in a row. hull are up to second after they beat wakefield and salford lost at st helens. the other game finished in a draw between wigan and huddersfield. not long now and we're looking forward to it. are we feeling positive? are we backing the lions? i think anything can happen. if you win one, the first is the one you want. you lay down a marker and then who knows what will happen. it will bea who knows what will happen. it will be a wonderful occasion. looking forward to it. since it started in finland, it's proved to be hugely successful at getting girls involved in sport. now hobby—horse show—jumping has arrived in the uk. ahead of this weekend's inaugural national championships we sent mike along for a canter rou

royal ascot coverage begins today. 8:30 a.m.hat do they play as, like -- >> you are looking at jyosef, a if he knows. >> let's look at what we got. the possibility of our first tropical -- those are today's highs. tropical storm sindcindy. a lot of rain will be coming with this thing. over an area that has saturated ground. 8 to 12 inches of rain in the last couple of weeks. and look at what they're going to be looking at. another 8 to 12 inches of rain. there can be serious flooding from central louisiana right on into parts of the pan hand. and record heat out west. >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. grab your sunglasses and leave the umbrella at home. we have sunshine today. that will lead to a warm last day of spring, but as the temperature goes up, the humidity will be falling. the wind kicks in. those winds out of the west gusting to 25 miles an hour this afternoon. low 80s for the lehigh valley. sunshine and 86 degrees for delaware. and new jersey warms up to 85 degrees. even warm at the shore into the low 8

it's the first day of horse racing's royal ascot meeting — and the big race of the day was won by barney having won the english and irish 2000 guineas earlier this season. but he finished fourth. trainer richard hannon gets victory with the second favorite barney roy, ridden by james doyle. manchester united bossjose mourinho has been accused of tax evasion from his time at real madrid. where he was manager from 2010 to 2013. it's the latest in a series of high profile tax fraud cases involving football stars in spain. it revolves around image rights. jose mourinho has yet to comment on the claim. the lions have won their final match before the first test against the all blacks on saturday. warren gatland insists the selection meeting for that match in auckland will be one of the toughest ever. especially after the so—called midweek side's victory in hamilton this morning against the chiefs. england wing jack nowell scored two of the four tries in their 3a—6 point victory. the lions' most emphatic of the tour so far. that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those storie

aiden 0'brien finished royal ascot as champion trainer for the eighth time.rters of a furlong to go. there were some strong performances from great britain's athletes at the european team championships in lille. at one point they led the standings but they finished the second day of three in third place. eilidh doyle produced one of the best performances, running a season—best in the a00—metre hurdles. england will meet malaysia this afternoon in the third/fourth placed playoff at the hockey world league in london. they were beaten 2—0 by the netherlands in the semi—finals but if they win this afternoon, they'll reach the world league final in india this december. it was a largely disappointing saturday for britain's boxers at the european championships in ukraine, picking upjust one gold out of a possible seven. that went to liverpool's 21—year—old peter mcgrail in the bantamweight division. sir ben ainslie has admitted that his team got aspects of their boat design and strategy wrong after failing to qualify for the america's cup final. they were comprehens