here's our rugby union reporter sara 0rchard. it does appear to be very confusing.was that the actions of the england hooker jamie george, in the tackle, caused him to change direction. now today, world rugby have announced of course that

here's our rugby union reporter sara 0rchard. it does appear to be very confusing.s that the actions of the england hooker jamie george, in the tackle, caused him to change direction. now today, world rugby have announced of course that they'll be appealing this decision to overturn the red card. in a statement, they said they fully support the important role that an independent disciplinary process plays in upholding the integrity and the values of the sport, particularly regarding foul play and had contact. and, of course, they went on to say that player welfare is the sport's number one priority, hence why you're hearing from a lot of charities at the moment, including headway, about why this is so important.

to rugby union. to play in the rugby world cup in france kicking off next month. farrell was given a yellow card that was upgraded to red by the bunker review system for a tackle on wales forward taine basham. it means the 31—year—old is free to feature in england's two remaining warm up games before their world cup opener against argentina in marseille on september 9. it is great news for us. we are over the moon as a squad, as a team. 0bviously they have gone through the disciplinary process and come to the outcome they have come to, which is — yes, it is great for us in terms of having our captain and leader back in. not back into getting away with — with obviously going through the process and cracking on as normal. some news from south africa ahead of their match against wales — captain siya kolisi will return to lead the side at cardiff. the 32—year—old hasn't played since april because of a knee injury. there first match at the world cup next month is against scotland. of course, you can get a

here's our rugby union reporter sara orchard. it does appear to be very confusing. argument used to clear him was that the actions of the england hooker jamie george, in the tackle, caused him to change direction. now today, world rugby have announced of course that they'll be appealing this decision to overturn the red card. in a statement, they said they fully support the important role that an independent disciplinary process plays in upholding the integrity and the values of the sport, particularly regarding foul play and had contact. and, of course, they went on to say that player welfare is the sport's number one priority, hence why you're hearing from a lot of charities at the moment, including headway, about why this is so important. now we have heard very recently that the hearing will be early next week — we don't have exact details of that yet — but you can see, with the rugby world cup so close, why world rugby will want this in some way to be resolved. well, as sara alluded to there, there has been plenty of reaction to the decision to initially overtur

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but if they needed inspiration, 20 years ago, england's rugby union team won the world cup right hereating australia, one of english sport's greatest ever moments. the matildas�* journey to a first semi—final has gripped the nation with record viewing figures and ticket sales. they've really grown with us throughout this whole tournament from all over the country has been absolutely unreal and they're really like a 12th men out there for us. like a 12th man out there for us. and i really do believe they've gotten us over the line on more times than once. so, yeah, they're going to be vital for us tomorrow. australia's enjoyed the upper hand so far this summer, its men's and women's cricket teams retaining the ashes and its netballers beating england in the world cup final. now for the latest chapter in a classic sporting rivalry, to play the lionesses at stadium australia on wednesday night, it's really a dream come true. i think for the tournament in particular, we'll have every ticket sold, the demand is there and i think the interest is really going to bring this country and the re

dombrandt are among the notable absentees from steve borthwick�*s 33—man england squad for the upcoming rugby union cups, but has been left out by borthwick. saracens hooker theo dan who made his debut in saturday's defeat to wales is selected, while billy vunipola is the only specialist number eight. england's first game is against argentina in marseille on 9 september. and that's all the sport for now. there will be more disruption on the rail network this week — as members of the aslef union begin another week—long ban on overtime, in an ongoing dispute over pay. 15 rail operating companies will be affected and hundreds of services could be cancelled. now to scotland, where the edinburgh festival fringe is in full swing. it's the world's largest arts festival featuring performers from across the globe, with more than three and a half thousand shows this year. our news reporter courtney bembridge updated us a little earlier from the festival. it's lunchtime here, which means it's time to party. this is the havana street party. they've made it all the way here from havana to have fun with us today

henry slade won't feature at the upcoming rugby union world cup — he's not been selected for the englandhe past two tournaments. alex dombrandt is also absent from the 33 man squad. england's first game is against argentina in marseille injust over a month's time. 0ur rugby correspondent chrisjones has been with the squad. it has been a hectic day here at twickenham as steve borthwick confirms his 33—man squad for the rugby world cup. borthwick and england going early in the process, naming their squad nice and early in august to try and to give players total selection clarity. loads to talk about as well. some young guns included. theo dan has come from nowhere to make the squad. henry arundell on the wing as well. a load of experience. 16 players returning from the squad that went to japan in 2019 but some high—profile emissions. alex donbrandt, the number eight, a regular in the back row for the last two years, is not involved and even more surprising no henry slade, going back the last few years he has been a regular but he finds himself left out of the party. henry is a great player

the world champions new zealand will face england on the final day of wxv, a new women's rugby unionn aims to offer consistent annual fixtures for sides outside of world cup years. each tier has six countries who've qualified via continental tournaments and play—offs. the final placings are determined by a points table. and that's all the sport for now. from driverless cars to sd printing, artificial intelligence has been transforming how we live. but could ai one day be capable of reading our minds? lara lewington of bbc panorama has been investigating the potential risks and benefits of the ai revolution. hi, lara. hi, good to meet you. thank you for having us. come on in. thanks very much. neuroscientist alexander huth has spent a decade trying to understand how the brain works. if we want to build intelligent machines, maybe we want to make things that act more like human brains. so that's kind of what got me into neuroscience. this year, his team had a breakthrough. using ai technology that can understand language, they've built a computer that can read minds. we scan people's b

henry slade will not be at the upcoming rugby union world cup.e england squad, despite playing at the past two tournaments. alex domdrandt is also absent from the 33—man squad. england's first game is against argentina in marseille in just over a month's time. our rugby correspondent chrisjones has been with the squad this morning. behind me the 30 men —— 33 men selected for the world cup squad. the tournament is getting under way on the 8th of september. some pickles to be made by steve borthwick. no henry slade, he has been an ever present part of the england midfield for the last four years. the likes ofjoe marchand had been preferred. no alex dombrandt at number eight is a bit of a surprise. some youth is well included, feel down, he is named as one of three hookers. henry arendt also gets his place in the 33. a real mix of youth and experience. as many as 16 of the players who went to the world cup in 2019 are back four years on. while there is depth in certain positions, in other there is pressure on a few individuals, namelyjamie george an

there has been memories provoked at the rugby union world cup final 20 years ago, classic ashes seriesll, i think this field might appear in terms of how special it will be. both teams had closed training sessions today and it will perhaps be a slight concern to england fans the only time sarina wiegman has experienced a defeat in charge of england was against australia earlier this year in a friendly, the toughest test hitting faces, but england will be favourites i think. australia head into their semifinal safter defeating england 2—0 away in a friendly back in april, ending the lionesses�* 30—match unbeaten run. that was a friendly game and yes we do take something out of it. but, at the same time, we are into knockout games in the world cup so it's a completely different game and i think we won't let the result of that last game we played get in the way or alter our tournament mode. despite reaching several finals, sweden have not won a major trophy since winning the first european championship in 1984 they face a spanish side appearing in theirfirst women's world cup semi. histor

rugby union — and four years ago england reached the world cup final injapan and it is fairto say worldinal injapan and it is fair to say that expectations are far lower than the that kicks off in france in over two weeks. a combination of vans and injuries severely disrupting the buildup for the 2003 champions captain 0wen farrell who will miss the first two games. both were sanctioned for dangerous tackles and more bad news on thursday — anthony watson has been ruled out of the world cup with an injury. it is our rugby reporter. you do begin to wonder if england are ever going to catch a break in the lead up to this rugby world cup. it has been tumultuous in the buildup to it. we had the injury to jack van portleet and the issues around 0wen farrell and the disciplinary hearings and the news that anthony watson is out of the tournament. the head coach said today thatjohnny mahey is included but that does not mean that he is into the 33 just yet. it does mean that the ode dan will get a first start. 0de dan will get a first start. valuable time for such a youngster. but again much of t

just over a month now until the rugby union world cup and a row centred around the england captain owenrell is brewing. he could miss the opening pool games of the tournament in france next month. farrell was given a red card for a high tackle in the wales warm—up match at the weekend. it was overturned via disciplinary review panel this week, but world rugby, the sport's governing body, have since said they're going to appeal that decision by the panel, which could still mean farrell gets a ban. he has travelled with the squad to face ireland tomorrow, but won't play. england head coach steve borthwick says he is disappointed with how events have affected preparations. we have gone through that process, respected the process, respected the decision, we thought this had been concluded on tuesday afternoon and am really disappointed and bemused that this is now going into your next test week as well. england are playing ireland this weekend, and their head coach, andy farrell, is owen farrell's father. he's been really angered by the situation. you know, i don't normally say too much bec

but if they needed inspiration, 20 years ago, england's rugby union team won the world cup right hereigures and ticket sales. they've really grown with us throughout this whole tournament from all over the country has been absolutely unreal and they're really like a 12th men out there for us. and i really do believe they've gotten us over the line on more times than once. so, yeah, they're going to be vital for us tomorrow. australia's enjoyed the upper hand so far this summer. its men's and women's cricket teams retaining the ashes and its netballers beating england in the world cup final. now for the latest chapter in a classic sporting rivalry, to play the lionesses at stadium australia on wednesday night, it's really a dream come true. i think for the tournament in particular, we'll have every ticket sold, the demand is there and i think the interest is really going to bring this country and the rest of the world together. what a night it's going to be. commentary: england are out of the women's world cup. - world cup semi—finals have become familiar and painful territory for engl

in the next hour or so 0wen farrell and billy vunipola will discover if they can play at the rugby unioner their recent red cards. for farrell, it's the second time in a week he's been through it, after world rugby appealed the decision to overturn the red card he received against wales at twickenham. the pair risk bans and could miss the start of the world cup with england's preparations in disarray. scotland's laura muir goes for gold in the 1,500 metres at the world atletics championships in budapest later this evening. she won the event at the commonwealth games in birmingham last year. great britain will be hoping to add to their medal tally which currently stands at one gold, one silver and a bronze. earlier, we spoke to three—times world champion dame jessica ennis—hill. it was a difficult one for dena, i don't think we saw the dean asher smith were used to seeing, especially in the semifinals. in the final her startling reasonably good, but she didn't have that pick—up in the latter part of the race that we normally see, so it was disappointing for her. she will go away and pick

some notable omissions for steve borthwick�*s side — who were finallists back in 2019. 0ur rugby union final rugby world cup squad, the tournament in france getting under way almost exactly a month of the day on the 8th of september. some big calls to be made, no henry slade, a shock omission and ever present part of the midfield for the last four years. the likes ofjoe marchant have been preferred. note alec starbird and a number eight a bit of the surprises up some used as well, young hooker is named as one of three hookers. arielle also gets his place in the 33. a mix of youth and inexperience, as many as 16 of the players that went to the world cup in 2019 are back four years on. while there are some depth in certain position in others there are pressure on a few individuals, england have three more warm up games before the crunch opener against argentina in marseille on september the 9th. well, england come into the match off what's fair to say a disappointing loss to wales at the weekend. borthwick says the group has been picked with the intention of taking each game as it comes,

we've talked about football and cricket, so how about the rugby union world cup?oping to become icons of scottish rugby. what would success look like for scotland in this tournament? to success look like for scotland in this tournament?— this tournament? to win it, obviously- _ this tournament? to win it, obviously. for _ this tournament? to win it, obviously. for us _ this tournament? to win it, obviously. for us we've - this tournament? to win it, obviously. for us we've got| this tournament? to win it, | obviously. for us we've got a this tournament? to win it, - obviously. for us we've got a very tough group was at south africa first and then before ireland. i think for us qualifying would be good to start with. so think for us qualifying would be good to start with.— think for us qualifying would be good to start with. so to the man headin: good to start with. so to the man heading for _ good to start with. so to the man heading for france _ good to start with. so to the man heading for france with _ good to start with. so to the man heading for france with t

dombrandt are among the notable absentees from steve borthwick�*s 33—man england squad for the upcoming rugby union cups, but has been left out by borthwick. saracens hooker theo dan, who made his debut in saturday's defeat to wales, is selected, while billy vunipola is the only specialist number eight. england's first game is against argentina in marseille on 9th september. and that's all the sport for now. hello, this is bbc news. the edinburgh festival fringe is hello, this is bbc news. the edinburgh festivalfringe is in full swing. it is the world's largest art festival featuring performers from across the globe. live now to our reporter who is there, courtney bembridge. reporter who is there, courtney bembridge-_ reporter who is there, courtney bembridae. ., . , , bembridge. hello. i get all the best “is, don't bembridge. hello. i get all the best gigs. don't i? _ bembridge. hello. i get all the best gigs, don't i? thousands— bembridge. hello. i get all the best gigs, don't i? thousands of- gigs, don't i? thousands of performers, hundreds of locations. everywhere you can fit the microphone is

in rugby union, a blow for england as scrum—half jack van poortvliet is ruled out of the men's worlduires surgery. he'll be replaced by alex mitchell. a new era for women's rugby union has been promised with the start of a new international tournament — called the wxy. it starts in october and it will offer consistent annual fixtures outside of world cup years. england will play world champions new zealand, wales face canada and scotland come up against south africa. and the former england fast bowler steven finn has retired from professional cricket at the age of 34. it brings an end to an 18—year—career in which he took 125 wickets in 36 test appearances between 2010 and 2016. finn has struggled with injury and admitted to have been "fighting a battle with his body for the last 12 months". tammy beaumont set an astonishing new individual scoring record in the hundred, in both women's and men's, as welsh fire thrashed trent rockets by 41 runs. beaumont was in superb form and showed what was to come by smashing her first 50 off just 25 deliveries. she continued to torment the rockets

former england rugby union star, ugo monye, is part of a new national activity taskforce being launchedge us to spend more time on the move. adults should aim to carry out at least 150 minutes of moderate activity each week and children should do 60 minutes of physical activity every day. there isn't enough education and awareness of the impact of physical activity on our physical and mental health. you know, statistics like physical activity can can get rid of about a million cases of diabetes a year, 100,000 cases of dementia. it can raise academic attainment and achievement in our schools. it can lower the referrals to mental health services for children, young people. all of these facts need to be talked about more. and i hope this strategy again and the task force behind it really ups the ante on public awareness, because i think when people know these things and people are struggling, there are many things we can do at no cost. we can walk more, we can get out and enjoy the outside and the outdoors with our families. that is a simple thing. we can make play times at school more ac

to rugby union, england head coach, steve borthwick, has reacted to saturday's defeat by wales in cardiff jamie george, marrow its oj and believe in a polar also returning to the side. this is england's second of four warm up games ahead of the world cup in september with matches against ireland and fiji still to come. that's just about it from us, you can of course gets more and although stories including the latest transfer talk over on the bbc sport website and the bbc sport app. for me and the team, thanks for watching, we will see you again a bit later on. hello and welcome, i'm sarah campbell. ijust want i just want to bring you ijust want to bring you some breaking news we have got from our reporter simonjones. he reports reporter simon jones. he reports that reporter simonjones. he reports that this morning, all—weather rnli lifeboats, lifeboats from dover, ramsgate and little stone, were involved in an incident in the channel by the coastguard. on arrival at the scene, some casualties were found to be in the water but all casualties are believed to be accounted for and were broug

. _ in rugby union, a new women's international launching in october.tside of world cup years. england will take on world champions new zealand on the final day of their new campaign. that'll take place in auckland in november and will be a repeat of the 2021 world cup final, which new zealand won. wales start against canada in wellington and scotland begin in south africa. world rugby�*s sally horrox says the competition "represents the start of a new era for women's rugby". meanwhile, a blow for england today. jack portfleet will miss the men's world cup because of an ankle injury picked up in saturday's win over wales. he'll be replaced by scrum—half alex mitchell. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello. you're watching bbc news. i'm rich preston. let's return to our top story. two thirds of nhs cancer waiting time targets are expected to be scrapped in england, in a move the health service says is designed t

former captain stuart mcinally has been left out of scotland's squad for the rugby union world cup.ment. mcinally who plays for edinburgh, led scotland at the 2019 world cup injapan and is now due to retire to become an airline pilot. he scored 11 tries in his 49 scotland appearances. george turner, dave cherry and ewan ashman are the remaining hookers. that squad in full you can find over on the bbc sport website. before we go, just to remind you of our top story — that england's lionesses are through to the world cup final. this goal from alessia russo — their third on the night — helped seal a famous win over austrlia in sydney. over australia in sydney. they'll now face spain on sunday. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me, will perry, and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello and welcome, i'm mark lobel. the jury in the trial of nurse lucy letby has started its 20th day of deliberations at manchester crown court. ms letby is accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to

henry slade misses out as steve borthwick names his squad for the rugby union world cup.to beat nigeria after it finished 0—0 in normal time, the lionesses also had laurenjames sent off in the second—half. penalties were a theme of the match in brisbane. sarina wiegman's team thought they had one in the first half when rachel daly went down in the box claiming she was pushed, but that was overturned by var. nigeria caused england plenty of problems and had the player—advantage afterjames was dismissed for a stamp on michelle alozie. the winner couldn't be found in 120 minutes,

but if they needed inspiration, 20 years ago, england's rugby union team won the world cup right hereney to a first semi—final has gripped the nation with record viewing figures and ticket sales. they've really grown with us throughout this whole tournament from all over the country has been absolutely unreal and they're really like a 12th men out there for us. like a 12th man out there for us. and i really do believe they've gotten us over the line on more times than once. so, yeah, they're going to be vital for us tomorrow. australia's enjoyed the upper hand so far this summer, its men's and women's cricket teams retaining the ashes and its netballers beating england in the world cup final. now for the latest chapter in a classic sporting rivalry, to play the lionesses at stadium australia on wednesday night, it's really a dream come true. i think for the tournament in particular, we'll have every ticket sold, the demand is there and i think the interest is really going to bring this country and the rest of the world together. what a night it's going to be. commentary: england are o

another world cup getting under way and there are more warm up matches today before the tournament in rugby unionnce to impress head coach warren gatland before he announces the squad on monday. it's currently 211—9 to the springboks in cardiff. for england and ireland it's their penultimate game before the tournament in france — they play in just over 2 hours time. and that's all the sport for now. we wanted to leave you this half hour with some pictures out of china of an international hot—air balloon festival. a0 balloonists from across the country have been taking part in the event in gansu province. as you can see from these pictures the event takes place in a very scenic spot hovering steep red sandstone cliffs which is part of a national geological park. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. we've had some sunny spells and sunshine for wales and scotland. as we had three saturday night to show are still with us for part of scotland and towards northern ireland, breezy around some western coasts and elsewhere dry. and you can see many areas dry, not as humid as last night, temperature

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with just over a month to go until the rugby union world cup gets underway in france. trailing 21—3 at half time, and had a player sent off just after the break, but they won by 25 points to 21 — dave cherry with the decisive try. wales launched their warm—ups with a convincing win over a disappointing england side in cardiff — 20 points to 9 the score. gareth davies and george north scored tries with leigh halfpenny kicking 10 points on his 100th wales appearance. england only managed three penalties. new zealand staged an incredible comeback to beat australia in dunedin — the all blacks were 17—3 down at half time but won by 23 points to 20. ireland against italy is underway — ireland with an early 7—3 lead — and argentina against south africa has just started — no score there yet. that is all of the sport for now. france says it will support efforts by the west african regional bloc, ecowas, to reinstate the ousted president of niger. an ultimatum given to the coup leaders to hand back power orface military action expires on sunday. we go live to our reporter in lag

there's just over a month to go until the rugby union world cup gets under way, teams continuing theirmeback to beat australia 23—20, in their final home test before the tournament begins. they were trailing 17—three at half—time in dunedin, but the hosts sealed victory with a 79th—minute penalty from richie mo'unga, after two second—half tries. the all blacks came out on top in the same fixture, in melbourne last week. australia are now 4 without a win under former england head coach eddiejones. and that's all the sport for now. let's turn to weather events in the uk — where the met office is warning of potential road closures, power cuts and flying debris as storm antoni batters wales and south—west england. amber alerts are in place for high winds — and heavy rain is also expected in northern ireland. a number of events have also been cancelled. i've seen images of brighton's world—famous pride carnival taking place under the rain. 0ur correspondent is in wales. it does look as if that particular event is taking place. what is going on behind you, liam?— event is taking place. what

the governing body of rugby union says it will appeal against the decision to overturn a red card given last weekend, but an independent disciplinary panel has now ruled the red card was wrong. here's ben croucher. this is the tackle felt around the rugby world. but on tuesday, an independent panel said the red card against owen farrell was incorrect and cleared him to continue playing. today, world rugby, the sport's governing body, says it will appeal that decision. with this in mind, he's not been selected this weekend. we thought this had been concluded on tuesday afternoon and i'm really disappointed and bemused that this is now going into next, our next test week as well. so it's frustrating. as ever, we will continue to respect the process and respect the decision. farrell's father, andy, head coach of ireland, is unimpressed with how the case has been handled. what i probably would say at this moment in time that the circus that's gone around all of this is absolutely disgusting, in my opinion. disgusting. it's a huge thump coming in. the dizzying consequences of repeated head t

rugby union and captain has avoided a suspension and free to play in the rugby world cup in france, kicking given a yellow card that was upgraded to read by the review system for attack on wales team. the 31—year—old is free to remaining games before they world cup opener against argentina he on the 9th of september. everything else on the bbc sport website. and that's all the sport for now. the children's charity says it's been a sharp rise on all my grooming and mp should back changes to the law. the nspcc says there were more than 6,000 offences involving sexual communications with children last year. that's a rise of 82 percent since the offence was introduced in 2017. we can cross live dr sarah nelson, author of radical approaches to prevention, protection and tackling child sexual abuse. sarag has studied sexual abuse issues over many decades and has previously advised the scottish government. good to speak with you, doctor nelson. what is your response to this report, a staggering rise, clearly a massive problem. the fiuures clearly a massive problem. the figures have — clearly a mas

but if they needed inspiration, 20 years ago, england's rugby union team won the world cup right heremoments. the matildas' journey to a first semi—final has gripped the nation with record viewing figures and ticket sales. they've really grown with us throughout this whole tournament from all over the country has been absolutely unreal and they're really like a 12th men out there for us. and i really do believe they've gotten us over the line on more times than once. so, yeah, they're going to be vital for us tomorrow. australia's enjoyed the upper hand so far this summer. its men's and women's cricket teams retaining the ashes and its netballers beating england in the world cup final. now for the latest chapter in a classic sporting rivalry, to play the lionesses at stadium australia on wednesday night, it's really a dream come true. i think for the tournament in particular, we'll have every ticket sold, the demand is there and i think the interest is really going to bring this country and the rest of the world together. what a night it's going to be. commentary: england are out of t

with just over a month to go until the rugby union world cup gets underway in france.eat france at murrayfield. they were trailing 21 3 at half they were trailing 21—3 at half and had a player sent off just after the break. but they won by 25 points to 21 dave cherry with the decisive try. lee halfpenny kicked ten points on his 100th wales appearance. england only managed three penalties. new zealand staged an incredible comeback to be 17 3 down at half time but won by 23 points to 20. no score there yet. that is all of the sport for now. we will see you later. the first pill for postpartum depression has been approved in the us. it was said that zurzuvae has been approved as a once—daily pill taken for two weeks. until now, treatment for postpartum depression was only available as an intravenous injection. it is estimated that one injection. it is estimated that one in seven women experience symptoms of ppd in the us, that is postpartum depression, according to research. live now to pam belluck who is a health reporter for the new york times and has reported on the dr

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there�*s just over a month to go until the rugby union world cup gets under way in france.naround against france at murrayfield to win 25—21. dan 0gunshakin reports. rain has meant there was very little play in the hundred today. england are taking on wales right now in cardiff in their warm—up match, more on that in a moment, but 1a—man scotland completed a quite remarkable turnaround against france at murrayfield to win 25—21. dan 0gunshakin reports. the time for scottish experimentation was over. a full—strength scotland, russell captain for the first time. they faced an unfamiliar france 15 but one that still bristled with attacking intent. some new faces on show but the same gallic flair. as scotland struggled, france fizzed. a second tryjulie followed. , duly followed. scotland wasn�*t looking bright but a change of ends but a change of momentum. graham applied the required touch to russell�*s kick. that, despite scotland being down to 1a. now, scottish momentum is irresistible. a third try electrifying murrayfield and helping seal a historic comeback. new zealand sta

rugby union and another day another hammer blow for england.eputy watson has been ruled out at the world cup with a calf injury. british and irish in line with a turbulent build—up of the 2003 champions with a global extravaganza kicking off in just over two weeks. that news comes just over two weeks. that news comes just 2a hours after captain and the only specialist number eight in the squad. we caught up with her coach for his thoughts on injury. in for his thoughts on in'ury. in three to eiuht for his thoughts on in'ury. in three to eight entities _ for his thoughts on injury. in three to eight entities injury _ for his thoughts on injury. in three to eight entities injury calf- for his thoughts on injury. in three to eight entities injury calf on - to eight entities injury calf on saturday all the investigation affect became clear he'll be on the field for a number of weeks. with us leaving for france next week it became clear he couldn't be part of the travels out. we are desperately disappointed for him. he's an important member of the s

there'sjust, over a month to go until the rugby union world cup gets under way — and the warm up matchesstralia 23—20, in their final home test, before the tournament in france gets under way next month. behind 17—3 at half—time in dunedin, the hosts sealed victory with a 79th—minute penalty, from richie mo'unga, after two second—half tries. the all blacks came out on top in the same fixture, 38—17 in melbourne last week to win their third rugby championship in a row. former england head coach eddiejones, has still to win a game, since taking charge of australia. and that's all the sport for now. the met office is warning of potential voter closures and flying debris as a storm batters wales and south—west england. amber alerts are in place for high winds and heavy rain. it is also expected in northern ireland. thomas morgan has been braving the weather for us. it's not quite been the great british summer we'd all hoped for. at a time when we should all be outside rain's disrupted music and sporting events up and down the country. this was chester last month, just some of the rotten weat

the world champions new zealand will face england on the final day of wxv, a new women's rugby unionthree—tier competition aims to offer consistent annual fixtures for sides outside of world cup years. ingle will face the black parents. a repeat of the world cup final. the 3—tier hopes to offer consistent annual fixtures outside the world cup. scotland here, the irish in tier 3. that is all the sport for now. thank you, ali. charities and cancer specialists of expressed concerns about england to scrap two thirds of cancer targets for the nhs bosses say reducing the number of targets from nine to three will help with diagnosing the disease earlier. most of the targets have been routinely missed in recent years as our help correspondent reports. following the advice of expert doctors. nine standards that exist at the moment are said to be confusing for patients and staff. the consultation exercise on scrapping some have started last year. the outcome is set to be published in the next few days but it will need to be approved by ministers. days but it will need to be approved by ministe

— referring to, of course, new zealand's hugely successful rugby union team.will have fallen in love with the game. i think we'll see a huge uptake in the number of people watching football, getting involved and certainly, in the number of kids playing football, too. we've already heard here in australia, there's going to be a huge fund to support women's sport in the coming years but internationally, interestingly, i think the spotlight may actually fall a bit more on the problems that still exist in the women's game. we've seen so many people, so many teams talking about underfunding, lack of support. i think that is where the conversation is going to shift before the next world cup. 0liver moody there reporting for us from the women's world cup in australia, thank you very much. stay with us here on bbc news. that's all from us here in washington. we leave you with these live pictures of london as we hand off to our colleagues there. you can see the london eye there on the right. thank you for watching. good morning. 0ur weekend may well have started off we

and that's all from me for now — more on the bbc sport website including results from the latest rugby unionstering system needs "rocket boosting" to tackle a shortage of carers. dame rachel de souza said she was concerned that people were being put off by the level of bureaucracy. around 30,000 children enter the care system each year. the government says it's investing over £27 million to recruit more foster carers and retain existing ones. there will be no rail services in or out of brighton today as the city hosts its annual pride festival. the rail company gtr — which runs thameslink and southern services — has cancelled all trains, saying it would be unable to cope with the high numbers of passengers expected, because of an overtime ban by drivers with the union aslef. the event normally attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors. travel disruption will be worsened by climate change unless more money is spent on the uk's transport networks, a government adviser has warned. intense rainfall and heatwaves have hit road and rail travel with flash floods, landslips and equipment failures.

rugby union now as warren gatland has picked a completely new wales starting 15 to face england at twickenhambeating the same opponents last weekend. hooker dewi lake will be captain for the first time with backs liam williams and josh adams returning to the side. gatland had already indicated he would pick three very different teams for the three world cup warm up games before naming cup warm—up games before naming his final squad for the tournament. it's the final opportunity for gold medals for the track cyclists at the world championships in glasgow. katie archibald will start her challenge for a third world omnium title in a few moments time. the men's competition is tonight as well, but it's the women's sprint semifinals right now. emma of great britain going in eight number one. you can watch all the latest now by going to the bbc sport website and also on bbc three from 7pm. post—great britain are well clear at the top of the middle table. four goals up for grabs. plenty of cricket in the hundred this evening, with trent rockets men chasing a victory target of 143 against the northern

there�*s just over a month to go until the rugby union world cup gets under way in france.urnaround against france at murrayfield to win 25—21. dan 0gunshakin reports. one week closer to the rugby world cup and the time for scottish experimentation was over. a full strength scotland, finn russell, captain for the first time. they faced an unfamiliar france 15 but one that still bristled with attacking intent. some new faces but the same gallic flair on show. as scotland struggled, france fizzed. a second try duly followed. scotland�*s present wasn�*t looking bright. a change of ends brought a change of momentum. first, gordon darcy applied the required touch to russell�*s kick and then pierre skuuman bundled his way over despite scotland then being down to ia. zander fagerson had seen red. now, scottish momentum was irresistable. a third try electrifying murrayfield and helping seal an historic comeback. dan 0gunshakin, bbc news. new zealand staged an incredible comeback to beat australia in dunedin. the all blacks were trailing 17—3 at the break, but second half tries from

captain stuart mcinally is among the players to miss out, as scotland to reveal their squad for the rugby unionson who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit. documents show the real attacker could potentially have been identified just three years after mr malkinson was jailed. it's emerged police and prosecutors knew back in 2007 that another man's dna was on the clothes of the woman who was raped, yet mr malkinson's conviction was quashed only last month. joe inwood reports. when andy malkinson walked out of court last month, he was finally free. i am not a liar. i am not in denial. but i will tell you who is. he was also furious with the police force responsible for his wrongful conviction. greater manchester police are liars and they are in denial. in 2004, he was convicted of a violent rape, purely on the basis of witness identification. there was no dna linking andy malkinson to the scene of the crime, but there was the dna of another unknown man on a piece of clothing. the files seen by the bbc reveal that as far back as 2009, greater manchester police knew this, as andy ma