salford red devils owner marwan koukash is to hand over control of the superleague club to a communitycient. koukash‘s arrival at salford four years ago ended fears the club might go into administration following financial difficulties throughout the 2012 season. bayern munich have sacked coach carlo ancelotti saying their performances this season did not meet the club's expectations. ancelotti had been in charge at bayern since last summer. he also led chelsea to a premier league and fa cup double in 2010. british paralympic table tennis champions will bayley and rob davies have made winning starts to their bids for european glory in slovenia today. bayley is looking to complete the triple crown by adding european gold to his paralympic and world titles, whilst davies is seeking a third successive european success. nick hope is in slovenia for us. this is where over the next big around 300 athletes from over 30 nations will battle it out for individual and team european honours. first up are the individual events. it was the perfect start for will bailey, the british paralympic champi

the mason is in our salford studio.dge a lot of the brexit troubles, not the conservatives this week? yes. theresa may on the position of brexit, and borisjohnson, when he makes these kind of splashes, it raises the whole question around her leadership again because boris johnson's ambitions are nothing if not fairly transparent. and by doing what he has done, not only on brexit but by straying onto territory way over the rematch of a foreign secretary, talking about which jude and depth and public sector pay, it raises the question about the shelf life of the prime minister. i think what we will get repeatedly from conservative spokesmen and women over the next couple of days as a desire to talk about anything but brexit. talk about the domestic political priorities. they are keenly aware that of course conservatives in this government will be defined and see their time dominated by brexit because it is this gargantuan issue that looms over everything in politics. but they want to try, when they have the chance, and th

in the super league there was a convincing victory for salford over huddersfield.isplay of climbing on the penultimate stage of the race this afternoon. as spain's alberto contador won the stage, froome extended his lead and with tomorrow's stage into madrid being largely ceremonial, he'll become the first rider in history to win the tour and vuelta in the same year since the vuelta moved to a late summer start. ben croucher has more. it is over 2000 miles long, and it came down to these eight steep miles. it is the stuff of legend, the climb so severe that some call it inhumane. but chris froome and his team have something superhuman about them. 0ur bells toll on the door raced clear on his final and chris frome recorded gaelic mac controlled the race behind him. with the gradient increasing chris froome gave a devastating demonstration of why he is the best, extending his lead to over two minutes as alberto contador got a sentimental stage when, chris frome finished alongside a team mate and after three weeks of toil allowed himself a smile. he will become only t

it's a lovely day in salford. helen. it's a lovely day in salford. helen is here with the weather.morning. this is suffolk this morning. it is a very promising start and some of us will keep that sunshine and it will feel warm again, but we have some rain on the scene now and that's already with us across the western side of the country. so that will edge its way eastwards today and tonight. it is quite warm rain, even with all the cloud. we have got a southerly wind as opposed to the northerly we had last weekend, but we have a problem coming with fog. in september, the night is getting longer and we find we have a few fog problems. this was yesterday. worcester seeing the highest temperature at 21 celsius, but you can see around the moray firth, t temperatures are four or five degrees above what they should be. there will be limited sunshine because of this weather front here advancing. probably in the north—west of england, not seeing that rain until later on in the day. that southerly wind coming across the welsh mountains, but you can see for scotland and for the western side

it's a category one storm on the salford simpson scale. there's bermuda and bahamas right there. it will go in between there. every forecast line represents a molds. it will be going east of atlantic city. the worst of the storm is well off the coast. pretty much the thinking we had yesterday same thing this morning, monday evening through wednesday morning, this is when the jersey shore feels the impact waves up to ten feet. huge mountainous waves huge breakers on the sand here. beach erosion and wind gusting 40 to 45 miles per hour. there could rain for the jersey shore. south jersey and, as well. you go from the delaware river west you will not see anything at all. warm and humid, spotty shower today. 84 degrees is the forecasted high. breeze out of the east at 5 to 10. jersey shore, sun and clouds, humid, 77. a high risk of rip currents. be very, very careful if you're going into the water. i would say stay out of the water until this storm passes by, which would be wednesday afternoon. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, warm and sticky today, spotty shower possibl

st helens have almost booked their place after a convincing 30—4 victory over salford.ld jostling for the other final four place. england's second one—day international was abandoned after just 12 minutes of play at trent bridge because of the early rain. the hosts started well with alex hales and jonny bairstow making early boundaries, as england made 21-0 early boundaries, as england made 21—0 afterjust 2.2 overs but there was to be no victory for either side as the rain started, pretty heavily. eventually the match was abandoned. england lead 1—0 and the third odi will be held at bristol on sunday. will be heldfat'bristol onsundflfi is will be heldfetrbristol ensufldeye is is will be heldfetrbristol ensufldeye is good is will be heldfetrbristol ensufldeye is good news. i is . all the will be heldrieejeneiel : tleesedefi le, got

leeds rhinos defeated salford red devils.ip for the first time since 1992 after closest challengers lancashire lost to somerset by seven wickets at taunton. it's a fantastic result for a side that was tipped as potential relegation candidates at the start of the season, having been promoted from division two last year. it isa it is a proud moment. and a privilege to shave it with everyone at the club. it is a great club. it isa at the club. it is a great club. it is a special day. russia's olympic boss and ioc member alexander zhukov has told the bbc he expects russia will be allowed to take part at next year's winter games in pyeongchang. his words come after 17 national anti—doping agencies called for the country to be banned from competing. britain's lizzie yarnold is hoping to defend her skeleton at next year's games. i have always said that anyone found doping should have the harshest sanctions put against them. i look forward to competing in my second winter olympic games and i want to do so with the mindset that i know

the crash in you willer salford cleared out.field county line road at walnut street at whistle stop park. southampton, county line is closing stay on street road or by about her to get around that. >> the corruption trial will continue of senator bob menendez. prosecutors accused him of selling his office for a lifestyle he couldn't afford. menendez was on the verge of tears outside the courtroom as he proclaimeds innocence. at one point the judge told the lawyer to shut up for a moment while they are in a heat the exchange in the courtroom. the federal trial is expected to last 6 books. >> the adopted mother of a ukrainian man who posed as a harrisburg high school student is heading to prison. the judge sentenced stephanie pots to five months. her husband was placed on two years probation. her son enrolled in school when he was 19 and accused of having sexual account -- contract with a minor. >>> national cathedral is removing two windows one that depicts robert events leann stone wall jackson -- leann stonewall jackson. >> rep

and wakefield won at salford, 43—18.ian grand prix. tom clarkson in monza. this weekend's italian grand prix marks the end of the european season of the 2017 world championship, and on the evidence of everything we've seen so far here at monza, it is all about mercedes. lewis hamilton fastest in the first practice session, his team—mate valtteri bottas fastest in the second session. but it is close. ferrari's vettel third—fastest all day today, and with him leading lewis hamilton by seven points in the world championship, there is all to play for this weekend. what is that gap going to be after the race on sunday? it has been a good day for chris froome at the vuelta a espana. he still leads the race, after crashing yesterday. seventh place on stage 13 means that he keeps his 59—second lead, with eight stages to go. he finished in the leading group, along with his nearest rival, vincenzo nibali. italy's matteo trentin took the stage win. that's all from sportsday. hi there. well, for the vast majority of us it is a dry n

in upper salford there's a crash at quarry road at church road. west vincent township there's paving work flowing springs road. there's one i love and appreciate, go with saint matthew's road instead of flowing springs. >>> a woman in upper darby was injured during a home invasion. a man tied her up and stole from her and ran out the back door. police are searching for the victim's attacker. >> michael bennett is accusing of las vegas as police of racially motivated excessive report. officers responded to a report of a shooter on the night of mayweather and mcgregor flight. police confirmed they chased him and placed him in handcuffs and cleared him of any wrong doing. he may file a civil rights lawsuit over the actions of one officer who he claims threatened him as gunpoint. >>> president trump struck an oval office deal with democratic leaders keeping the government funded until the middle of december. the immediate goal was to insure money for hurricane relief. republicans were pushing for a long limit to the debt issue wanting to take it past

something they could have heard in salford!ne in two and have been anywhere, it could have been a sports all insulted, yes. —— a sports all insulted, yes. —— a sports hall in salford, yes. if you look over, i have been focusing on the right—wing press, looking at the telegraph, the sun, the daily mail, and she is getting a reasonable reception in terms of the editorials. for example, the daily mail says, yes, concessions from mrs may but also hope for britain. the sun is saying it is over to eu. the telegraph last week sparked a of the unease with the borisjohnson, the very long borisjohnson article, but they are actually saying today that a lot of what mrs may announced yesterday, the extension, going forward to 2021, of course, in terms of the transition, in terms of the money, they say a lot of that is unpalatable, but their headline is brexit is delayed, but we will fight on. they say as long as she delivers what they regard as a flexible, bold deal, they may think the british people will buy this. and a lot of the papers t

make a party out of one of those, so calcium, aluminium, sa lfo rd , those, so calcium, aluminium, salfordon batteries, a whole range of different chemistries being worked on. so, although we are working on lithium iron at the moment are persevering with it, there will probably be more develop wind in the future in which we move into different types of chemistries. as the uk's and battery r&d centre, w nanograms works at the intersection between scientific research and industry, with the likes of miss anne jaguar land rover " likes of miss anne jaguar land rover," reuters. using module we have developed and represent the 70% improvement on the tesla battery module. that improvement has come about, not through changes in the chemistry but through changes in the way the module has been constructed, so way the module has been constructed, so putting the cell tighter together, whilst maintaining safety, improved cooling systems, etc. at the moment, the cost and range of new tvs and in charge about available to us is an issue. manufacturers like this and even offer a replacement diesel or petro

joining me now from our newsroom in salford is yasmin qureshi, labour mp bolton south east.is saying this. he has tried to be diplomatic in trying not to say aung san suu kyi is to blame for it, or the military. i can understand where he is coming from. it is good he is saying that and it is important the international community access the fa ct international community access the fact there is ethnic cleansing taking place in front of our eyes and it does seem to be that the big superpowers, who often can influence changes international politics appear to be doing nothing, nothing at all. two weeks ago i raised the issue in parliament. our ministers seem to be completely uninformed and was willing to do nothing about the burmese situation. they have genocide and ethnic cleansing. two yea rs, genocide and ethnic cleansing. two years, the rohingya people have been massacred, years, the rohingya people have been massacred , women years, the rohingya people have been massacred, women raped, children murdered and recently images have been shown by human rights watch and amnesty,

and in super league, st helens moved into the play—off places, with victory over huddersfield, but salford'sl in the play—offs. for the first time in a quarter of a century, essex are county cricket champions. they could celebrate the title after rivals lancashire lost in somerset. essex had been tipped to be relegated at the start of the season, but the young team defied the odds to achieve the dream that their coach says he'd thought about every night in bed. the crowd at chester le street have been disappointed, even before the start of england's t20 game against west indies today. many of them bought tickets to watch local favourite ben stokes at his home ground — durham used him to market the match — but he's been left out. england say he needs a rest. ican i can see both sides of it. guys wa nt to i can see both sides of it. guys want to see him play. if there was no injury risks down the line or a huge ashes tour coming up, potentially he might be able to play. but it is unfortunate that it has to be a game at his home ground but we have to stay strong with the decisions and the plans

concerned about who's trying to move in on herjob. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is in salfordtonight. we must talk about a brexit, but i do want to talk about these policy announcements we are likely to hear. would anybody dare to shush boris? there are plenty who would like to no doubt about that. whether anybody can convince him it is a good idea is the bigger question. what is really striking is that a couple of weeks ago when we had that treatise, that thesis, from borisjohnson, the 4100 word article in the daily telegraph, there were some who were clearly irritated by that within the conservative party, but if restores and had listened to those irritations and had decided to act upon them, one would think he might not have chosen to talk to this newspaper on the eve of his party conference and be as candid as he was, not just about conference and be as candid as he was, notjust about brexit but about plenty of other topics beyond his remit as foreign secretary. —— talk to the sun newspaper. so clearly he wa nts to to the sun newspaper. so clearly he wants to be heard and

helens all but book their place in the rugby league super league play offs after a convinving win at salfordill have that in a couple of minutes' time. but as the weather. matters here with us. good morning to you. welcome to the autumn equinox. it is that time of year, i'm afraid to say, when we see those nights —— we see those nights draw in. note, it's not exactly equal day and night yet. that will not occur until about sunday, monday. it is called the equinox. it certainly feels like autumn. a chilly start across the country. temperatures above frost. a different story in northern ireland, temperatures in double figures. you have cloud. be wary, parts of eastern wales, a few dense fog patches to the morning commute. the morning journey to work will be different from the journey home. it spreads in across scotland, northern england. the whole day will be dry with some sunshine, a gentle breeze. a chilly start so far. low cloud for the evening. 0utbrea ks a chilly start so far. low cloud for the evening. outbreaks of rain. fairly sporadic. not everyone will see it. the rain will be fairly

police that a 17—year—old schoolboy has been stabbed in sa lfo rd. schoolboy has been stabbed in salfordofficers went there and a 16—year—old boy was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in police custody for questioning but detectives who are investigating are appealing for any witnesses to come forward relating to the stabbing of a 17—year—old schoolboy in salford. more details as we get it. women from across europe, whose children were harmed by exposure to an epilepsy drug in the womb, will give evidence at a public hearing in london today. the european medicines agency is holding a safety review of valproate to see if warnings were passed on. it is estimated that 20,000 children have been harmed in the uk alone. the company behind the drug says doctors need a range of therapeutic options to help women with epilepsy through pregnancy. here's our health correspondent sophie hutchinson. lillias and ian's son was diagnosed with severe learning difficulties when he was three years old. it was caused by the epilepsy drug sodium valproate, that lillias took when she was pr

david brown is in salford just a few hundred yards away from the real coronation street and you have sadness of liz's death, that's right. what is the feeling? well, i thinkjust the fond memories of how beloved she was. the thing with liz dawn she didn't realise of how much an icon and national treasure she was. she was a very humble person. i interviewed her on a couple of occasions and i don't think she realised she was one of the all—time great coronation street matriarchs. she could make you angry, sad and laugh, in one episode? yes, i always think that when they say that soap actors are playing themselves it does them a disservice. 0n coronation street that has to be a family upon who everybody else looks down, originally it was the 0gdens and then then it was the duckworths, it was a of terrific double act.l then then it was the duckworths, it was a of terrific double act. a lot of husbands and wives would look to that relationship with jack and would have thought someone put a mirrorup! would have thought someone put a mirror up! well, the “fig—a»: street . --, of 2:55: street

and in our salford studio i‘m joined by sam scott—edgar, who is one of 20,000 parents in the uk who blameyou tell viewers what your experience has been? well... when i was 1a i found out i had epilepsy andi was 1a i found out i had epilepsy and i was put on valproate thinking it was a safe drug. when i decided to get pregnant when i was 22 they advised me it was safe to take whilst i was pregnant. i went to several gp‘s and my neurologist and they were happy for me to proceed with planning my pregnancy. and i did. i ended up having my daughter and she has so many problems and it makes me so upset and so angry that the information wasn‘t in place and nobody, nobody is accountable for these issues. lots of viewers, they will sympathise because it‘s a terrible position to be in. what if somebody said where you made available of any of the risks, what‘s the answer to that? available of any of the risks, what's the answer to that? when i went to my neurologist and looking on the leaflet you get with the drugs, in 2003 it was aware that, that valproate would cause spina bifida and down‘s syndro

but salford's hopes were ended with a heavy defeat, leeds are guaranteed a heavy defeat, leeds are guaranteed. they could celebrate the title after rivals lancashire lost in somerset. essex had been tipped to be relegated at the start of the season, but the young team, defied the odds to achieve the dream, that their coach says he'd thought about every night in bed. the crowd at chester le street have been disappointed, even before the start of england's t20 game against west indies. many of them bought tickets to watch local favourite ben stokes at his home ground — durham used him to market the match — but he's been left out. england say he needs a rest. i know that the guys want to see him play. if there was not an injury risk down the line or a huge ashes tour coming risk down the line or a huge ashes tourcoming up... he risk down the line or a huge ashes tour coming up... he potentially could play. it is unfortunate it is a home game but we need to stay with these plans so that we do not regret playing him in a one—off game down the line. this is not my bedroom window, by the way... this

becky barr is in our salford newsroom. really shocking case.just underlining how it has been. absolutely. ellen higginbottom was only 18 years old when she was killed. she was an a—level student in wigan near greater manchester. she had gone for a walk in a nearby park on heroin when some of her friends had gone a walk in a nearby park on heroin when some of herfriends had gone in to sitan when some of herfriends had gone in to sit an exam. it was the middle of the day. unbeknownst to her, mark buckley had been in that park for several hours approaching lone women with the intent of attacking them. he approached ellen. she was only five tall as thejudge he approached ellen. she was only five tall as the judge pointed out and was only five stone £5 so would have been easier to overpower. mark buckley inflicted many injuries on ellen. the cause of death was a serious wound to the next. there was a search which took place that evening and overnight to try and find ellen's body but buckley had tried to conceal it. she was found in the small hours o

elsewhere, castleford won at huddersfield, and wakefield beat salford.ey have already won the 0ne—day cup this season, and face hampshire in one of today's t20 semi—finals. the winners will then meet either home side birmingham or glamorgan, the county, who are making their first appearance at finals day since 2004. after winning the quarterfinal at home, you know, last week, just seeing the smiles on people's faces, and sort of the levels ofjoy that we re and sort of the levels ofjoy that were around amongst our team and our squad, and then the fans as well, and just a good buzz around cricket in wales. so i think that will be absolutely fantastic. i know the quys absolutely fantastic. i know the guys will be having a good crack at it. we are in a great space as a squad, and i am sure we have a great chance. western storm are women's t20 champions after beating southern vipers by seven wickets. some big hitting from rachel priest and stafanie taylor, guided them home with two overs to spare. taylor sealing victory with a six. after the game, the vipers'

he's in our salford studio. good afternoon. good afternoon.unhappy. i'm guessing that a lot of customers are unhappy. i'm guessing you've had quite a few of them on the phone yourself? we absolutely have, yeah, notjust the last couple of days but the last few weeks as a result of all the cancellations. i think the frustration with the civil aviation authority is over the fact that the law is so clear—cut and yet ryanair, for some reason, choose on doing it their own way. we've been asking people if they'd got any questions. there are a couple here. this is from duncan. my flight from edinburgh to brussels was cancelled last sunday. i got the e—mail monday evening, six days before. it was a nightmare because i was going to a wedding. the only recent flight i could get was ake about —— klm light. it was offered a flight with ryanair three days light. it was offered a flight with rya nair three days later. light. it was offered a flight with ryanair three days later. he's wondering if you can claim compensation for the klm flight. yes, absolutely

elsewhere, castleford won at huddersfield and wakefield beat salford.ttas, and lewis hamilton were quickest in practise yesterday bottas topped the second session, following hamilton, who wasjust ahead of him in first practice. hamilton's title rival sebastian vettel wasn't too far behind the pair. final practise and qualifying get underway later this morning. now most of us, will have played crazy golf maybe on holiday, but did you know if you're good enough, you can turn professional. the world championships took place in hastings earlier this summer and the british team leave for croatia this week for the world adventure golf masters. earlier this summer they came flocking to the home of crazy golf at hastings which has hosted the world championship for the last 15 years. it may not be st andrew's or erin hills even, but attention to detail is just the same. they do have some of the most challenging holes including the watermill. while for most of us it is just a bit of fun on holiday, some like three time champion chris here, take it very seriously

with all due respect to the bbc canteen in salford, it's excellent.n i can reset your challenge? something a bit more exciting than that? that is why we are here and have a live tv show to do that. we have some great shots here and lots of ideas. 0ne up the anti? why not ask the viewers for their recipe ideas, how about that? they could send it into hashtag saturday kitchen. we can pick one to cook live later on in the what do you think?|j can pick one to cook live later on in the what do you think? i think that's a copout, you couldn't think ofa that's a copout, you couldn't think of a decent enough recipe so you have asked the viewers! it is great, we can go down the shops. have asked the viewers! it is great, we can go down the shopslj have asked the viewers! it is great, we can go down the shops. i have a ferrari! send him off and get some ingredients and come back and we can cook one of the viewer's recipes. and you can deliver it to us for lunch? well, if you like. manchester isa lunch? well, if you like. manchester is a long way, it might be co

he's in our salford studio. thank you for talking to us.how clear is the law on what needs to be done? the law is extremely clear. it is very simple. if your flight has been cancelled and a passenger has less than 14 days notice they are entitled to compensation. as long as it was not caused by extraordinary circumstances. rya nair have caused by extraordinary circumstances. ryanair have already admitted it is not an extraordinary circumstance, it should be paying compensation. what they are disputing though is that they should have to re—route passengers on other airlines, the law is absolutely clear that they should be re—routing passengers on any airline and ensuring those passengers get to that final destination at the earliest opportunity. so if someone is watching this he was booked on a ryanairflight is watching this he was booked on a rya nair flight that has is watching this he was booked on a ryanair flight that has been cancelled, what should they do? the first step is to contact ryanair to ensure they can get a replacement flight

been a prison officer for the last ten yea rs prison officer for the last ten years at a prison in salford received a small promotion. i have been assaulted and on a daily basis have to co nfro nt assaulted and on a daily basis have to confront and restrain violent men. ijust to confront and restrain violent men. i just want to feel appreciated in my role and at the moment i certainly do not." this e—mailer says, "could you please, please consider the ordinary taxpayers who, after all, pay for the rises? many in the private sector had no pay rises whilst the public sector have been having their 196. public sector have been having their 1%. the unions don't give a damn about workers in the private sector as they are not political enough to campaign about." another viewer tweets this, "the government needs to give local authorities the money to give local authorities the money to pay for the pay rises. anyone can promise a pay rise if it is not costing them." get in touch. your view on the fact that the pay cap is being lifted for prison officers and police officers. let's get some sport wit

we can speak to stuart lever in our salford studio.om the insurance fraud bureau via webcam. stewart, good morning. good morning. tell us what happened ? stewart, good morning. good morning. tell us what happened? well, i have had several of these large claims in the past. i have had a claim where we had what we believed to be a vic tish shoulds accident and the total bill ended up coming out at £85,000 forjust a minor shunt. 0k. who paid out what? the insurance company ended up paying out. the people who got hit by our vehicle claimed they had brain damage which then sent the claim up to £85,000. which was a spurious claim. how do you know it was spurious? well, it was the way it was done. we couldn't get hold of our hire after the vehicle was just dumped back with us. the insurance company couldn't contact the hire after. it had the hallmarks of something that was a made up claim. the claims came in in dribs and drabs the claims came in in dribs and dra bs afterwards. the claims came in in dribs and drabs afterwards. ben fletcher, is

joining us now from our salford studio is richard scorer, a lawyer for victims of abuse in rochdale.is welcome as far as as it goes, but of course, it is very long over due. the evidence of abuse at both cambridge house and knowle view. the men who suffered this abuse had to wait a long time for it. so, it is good as far as it goes, but it is not before time. have you spoken to any of the victims that you represent? just give us a sense of how important it is for them? well, i think that the biggest issue for the many, many victims of abuse at both the schools, was the sense that not only they suffered appalling abuse, but they suffered appalling abuse, but the perpetrators were allowed to get away scott free and that's particularly so with cyril smith who was the subject of numerous police investigations and the first police investigations and the first police investigation into cyril smith in relation to cambridge house took place in the 1960s and there was a recommendation he should be prosecuted at that time, but he wasn't. so, that failure to hold to account the individuals who

steph has popped outside to the piazza here in salford quays to find out more.uch. it has transformed my life. people who are not able to get out much. it has transformed my lifem isa much. it has transformed my lifem is a great way to do it. let us find out more. this woman lives in sheltered accommodation and does not get out as much as she used to. tomorrow i will be 93. i was born in brighton. i have never lived anywhere else. my husband died when i was 65 so i have been by myself or 29 years. i have a chair outside, but inside i use a stick. i have the help of my trolley. i used to walk to the seafront but i cannot do that now. where this is where cycling without age comes in, a rickshaw ride operation that started in denmark. it is now operating in denmark. operation that started in denmark. it is now operating in denmarkm was great when we were kids. we used to ride bikes. many still ride them, but most don't. it is not to say they don't want to. operation great escape has been top—secret for weeks with duncan in cahoots. what a lovely surprise. this woma