the 27—year—old from southport secured a second place finish at the us open earlier this year.goes into this tournament off the back of a rapid rise up the world rankings, he's now inside the world's top 10. expectations are wrapped, but i don't feel any different about being up don't feel any different about being up there in the world rankings. it is nice to have that expectation. hopefully more to come. as long as we keep improving, that is all that matters. generally, it doesn't matters. generally, it doesn't matter where you are in the world. have england left us anything from the 2018 world cup? hopes, fears. that's all from sportsday. donald trump and vladimir putin have both hailed their helsinki meeting as a success. president putin acknowledged that he had wanted donald trump to win, but denied that he had interfered. resident trump pointedly refused to back repeated allegations by us intelligence that mr putin did interfere. i think that it is a disaster for a country. there interfere. i think that it is a disasterfor a country. there was no collusion. everybody know

the 27—year—old from southport secured a second place finish at the us open earlier this year. of a rapid rise up the world rankings, he's now inside the world's top 10. expectations are wrapped, but i don't feel any different about being up don't feel any different about being up there in the world rankings. it is nice to have that expectation. hopefully more to come. a5 is nice to have that expectation. hopefully more to come. as long as we keep improving, that is all that matters. generally, it doesn't matters. generally, it doesn't matter where you are in the world. have england left us anything from the 2018 world cup? hopes, fears. that's all from sportsday.

i thought i was brave going on those giant swan pedalos in southport the other week, it seems i was notngratulations to all who took part. now let's get the weather. we have lost the heat and unity, and replaced it with something wet and windy. across england and wales, sunny spells but also frequent showers, particularly the further west. these are the wind strengths, these are the mean speeds. gusts will be even higher, 40—50 mph for some southern and western coasts. in temperatures down around 10 degrees from recently. showers will fade but more persistent rain will continue for scotland, and arriving in wales and south—west england overnight. still u nsettled and south—west england overnight. still unsettled tomorrow, another heavy spell of rain pushing north—eastward across heavy spell of rain pushing north—eastwa rd across england heavy spell of rain pushing north—eastward across england and wales. eventually settling into scotla nd wales. eventually settling into scotland through the day. another very windy day. temperatures getting up very windy day. temperatures getting up to b

i thought i was brave going on those giant swan hellos at southport next week. seems i wasn't.kidding? how dare you compare our glorious leader with that clown. i am making notes, captain. your name will go on the list, and when we win the war you will be brought to account. you can write what you like you will win this war. 0h can write what you like you will win this war. oh yes we will. whistle while you work —— hitler is at work #he is while you work —— hitler is at work # he is barmy so is his army... #. what is your name? don't ton-mac! -- don't tell him, pike! dad's army went on for nine series, pulling in audiences of 18 million at its peak. david james is a film and media studies lecturer at manchester metropolitan university — he spent years studying the show and can tell us more about its appeal. it is 50 years ago, i yet the jokes still work. it is a great programme. 0bviously when it was knew it was new, but now as we watch it, those who have seen it many times, almost the joy of it is you know the joke is coming. when you watch it a lot you know the winds. you kno