st. helens, and once they got on top of st. helens, saint helen's works really ha rd to of st. xperienced team, they've been here before, they won before, they know how to win, and basically, once they have sunk their teeth in, they were never going to let go. almost from the start, there we re let go. almost from the start, there were things to talk about, where there? a big call by the referee in there? a big call by the referee in the third or fourth there? a big call by the referee in the third orfourth minute, the scenes could've been a head. that's right. there was a kick put through, the ball in replay, in slow motion, you can see the ball was clearly placed down in what would have been illegal try, if the referee had referred it to the video referee. but he didn't. i think the mandate, and one of the things about robert hicks as a referee, he likes to keep the game going. in his minds eye, whether it was a hit, or a light or something, he got the call wrong. he saw it and live play, i think he thought the ball was bounced in goal, and not placed with downward controlled

st. helens. once they got on top of st. helens, st. helens found it really hard to chase them down.and basically, once the wolves sunk their teeth in, they we re never the wolves sunk their teeth in, they were never going to let go. almost from the start, there were things to talk about, where there? a big called by the referee, the saints could have been ahead. that's right. a rubber kick was put through. in replay, in slow motion, you can see the ball was clearly placed down in what would've been try if the referee had referred to the video. but he didn't. one of the great things about robert hicks as a referee, he likes to keep the game flowing. in his minds eye, whether it was a hit or a line or something, he got the call wrong. he sought in life play. ithank he got the call wrong. he sought in life play. i thank you thought that the ball was bounced and not placed with downward control, and he made up with downward control, and he made up his mind on the spot and got the game flowing once again. everyone just cracked on. we can say it it could've had a detrimental effect, it ma

and this goes far beyond st helens. believed 10,000 children are involved in county lines drug dealing. there's chaos. if it goes any more than it is now, we are barely dealing with it now, and i think if it gets bigger and more violent, then there's just not enough of us. they have to be controlled. we don't know exactly how many care children are being exploited in st helens but we do know no one has been prosecuted for trafficking kids in the town. and ed is here now. police there are saying they are struggling, thousands of children involved, most of them already very vulnerable. yes, the most vulnerable, simon. we havejust seen is just vulnerable, simon. we havejust seen isjust one vulnerable, simon. we havejust seen is just one county line from merseyside to north wales. this is a countrywide problem and it is getting bigger. during our time following this flow of class a drugs we often found it was left to the front officers to protect the heroin and crack cocaine users and safeguard the children. and often it wa

and this goes far beyond st helens.e involved in county lines drug dealing. there's chaos. if it goes any more than it is now, we are barely dealing with it now, and i think if it gets bigger and more violent, then there's just not enough of us. they have to be controlled. we don't know exactly how many care children are being exploited in st helens but we do know no one has been prosecuted for trafficking kids in the town. former chancellor philip hammond has accused the government of trying to force through a no—deal brexit by making a set of negotiating demands the european union will never agree to. in addition to that it's being reported in the telegraph that the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has told an audience in edinburgh that he will fight any attempt by borisjohnson to close parliament, a process known as proroguing, in order to run down the clock and leave the european union without a deal. we can cross to our westminster studio and speak to our political correspondent tom barton. let's deal

this goes far beyond st helens.000 children are involved in county lines drug dealing. it's chaos... ..if it goes any more than it is now, we are barely dealing with it now. i think if it gets bigger and more violent, then there isjust not enough of us. we don't know exactly how many care children are being exploited in st helens, but we do know that no one has been prosecuted for trafficking kids in the town. and ed thomas is here now. this is grim, we hear police saying they are struggling to cope, but we are talking about children who are already vulnerable. yes, the most vulnerable, this is just already vulnerable. yes, the most vulnerable, this isjust one already vulnerable. yes, the most vulnerable, this is just one county line that we followed, from merseyside to north wales. this is a countrywide problem and getting bigger. during our time, filled with class a drugs, left to the front line officers to safeguard the children who were being exploited and to try to protect these long—term users who were taking

this goes far beyond st helen's.haos... ..if it goes any more than it is now, we are barely dealing with it now. i think if it gets bigger and more violent, then there isjust not enough of us. we don't know exactly how many care children are being exploited in st helens, but we do know that no one has been prosecuted for trafficking kids in the town. inafew in a few moments we discussed what they are hands—free mobile phone should be banned in the cars, because mps are recommending that but stay with us and then tell them here's your letter. hello, whether it is leaping about from one extreme to the next, and one day sunshine, light wind, the next day heavy rain and howling gale force winds in some spots. we saw sunshine on tuesday, here's what wednesday has in store. through the overnight period, rain pushing into the site blessed england and wales, turns heavy, clear skies to the northeast, chilly again for scotland and rural lowes at three and 4 degrees, much milder when we had the cloud and strengthening went far

st helens are up against warrington at wembley.league reporter dave woods, who‘s outside the stadium. dave, st helens will start as overwhelming favourites, but it‘s been a while since they last won it. i suppose form goes out of the window at a showpiece event like this today. absolutely. the 118th challenge cup final today. it is the first time these two sides have met... brian noble, the former grip written coaches with us. at challenge cup winner with the bradford bulls. john, you played for st helens last year. 16 points clear at the top of the super league. can you see a way that they don‘t win today? quite clearly, if they don't perform. although they are 16 points clear at the top. they are the best defensive 5ide. quite clearly, they are the best attacking 5ide, too. st helens have been the best defensive 5ide. they have produced something different. warrington are missing a few key parts. that is where the narrative of the day i think will be told. warrington are missing blake austin, he has been ruled out with an ankle l

this is not just a st helens problem. this is a national problem.on the street today who gone missing who we cannot keep safe. there are children out there today who are in the type of houses that you featured in your film. they are at risk. can we keep all of them safe at the moment? no, we can't. put that knife down. at the moment in st helens, children—wise, we have three missings. we discovered a network of children's homes in st helens targeted by county lines gangs. there is chaos. if it gets bigger, then there's just not enough of us. criminal exploitation is a crisis. and i think the funding is a crisis. mental health services are at breaking point. schools are at breaking point. social care is at breaking point. so we need more resource putting in. as we filmed in north wales, one officer told us he no longer arrested heroin and crack cocaine users for personal possession. his priority was to protect and safeguard child dealers. you ask any of the users, have i ever locked them up for having personal bits on them... as a person, i can absol

wembley beckons for both warrington and st helens as the rugby league heavy weights face off in tomorrow'sal. and the tournament giving a voice to female athletes. we're in new york for the start of the aurora games. hello and welcome to tonight's programme. on another disastrous day for england's batsmen, swept aside for a meagre 67 all out on day two of the third ashes test their lowest score in the ashes since 1948. well, our correspondent andy swiss is there for us. this was a crucial day for england and quite simply they blew it, didn't they? they did holly, yes. bearin didn't they? they did holly, yes. bear in mind that england fans arrived here this morning and pretty bullish mood after the way they dismissed australia for a relatively low score yesterday. the sun was shining, on the face but it seemed decent conditions for batting but australia's boers make sure that it certainly wasn't as england succumbed to one of those batting colla pses succumbed to one of those batting collapses that we have come to know only too well. jason roy the first man to go. he was out forjust signed

this is notjust a st helens problem. this is a national problem.ldren out there on the street today who've gone missing, who we cannot keep safe. there are children out there today who are in the type of houses that you featured in your film. they are at risk. can we keep all of them safe at the moment? no, we can't. put that knife down. so at the moment in st helens, children—wise, we have three missings. we discovered a network of children's homes in st helens targeted by county lines gangs. there's chaos. if it gets bigger, then there's just not enough of us. criminal exploitation is a crisis. and i think the funding is a crisis. mental health services are at breaking point. schools are at breaking point. social care's at breaking point. so we need more resource putting in. as we filmed in north wales, one officer told us he no longer arrested heroin and crack cocaine users for personal possession. his priority was to protect and safeguard child dealers. you lads are being detained under section 23... you ask any of the users, have i ever locked

this is not just a st helens problem. this is a national problem.hildren out there on the street today who've gone missing who we cannot keep safe. there are children out there today who are in the type of houses that you featured in your film. they are at risk. can we keep all of them safe at the moment? no, we can't. put that knife down. so at the moment in st helens, children—wise, we have three missings. we discovered a network of children's homes in st helens targeted by county lines gangs. there's chaos. if it gets bigger, then there's just not enough of us. criminal exploitation is a crisis. and i think the funding is a crisis. mental health services are at breaking point. schools are at breaking point. social care is at breaking point. so we need more resource putting in. as we filmed in north wales, one officer told us he no longer arrested heroin and crack cocaine users for personal possession. his priority was to protect and safeguard child dealers. you ask any of the users, have i ever locked them up for having personal bits on them... a

runaway super league leaders st helens warmed up for next weeks challenge cup final with a brilliantee off leeds rhinos 36—20 at headingley. the sides had been level at the break but a hat—trick from fiji international kevin naiqama sees saints head to wembley in good form. they are now 16 points clear at the top and take on warrington in the cup final a week on saturday. and another day and another outburst from nick kyrigos who could face a ban from tennis after smashing two rackets and rowing with an umpire at the cincinnatti masters. he lost to karen kachenov. and his reaction led him to him being fined for five separate examples of unsportsmanlike conduct, one of verbal abuse, an audible obscenity and for leaving the court unauthorised during the match costing him $113,000. and the punishment may not end there. the atp says they are now looking into a potential suspension as well. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sian griffiths — the education editor,

there were two games in rugby league's super league tonight as st helens extended their lead at the top table with a comfortable win over wakefield. at the other end though leeds pulled clear of the bottom sides after thrashing huddersfield in the west yorkshire derby. 22—0 at half time it finished 44—0. ash handley claimed two tries on his 100th appearance for the club. championship leader lewis hamilton bounced back from a nightmare weekend in germany to record the fastest time in today's practise for sunday's hungarian grand prix. but the rain caused plenty of trouble for the drivers and red bull's pierre gasly made the most of a dry spell to top the time sheets in second practise albeit slower than hamilton's earlier time. and there was a bit of history at flat racing's glorious goodwood festival today. battaash, ridden byjim crowley, became the first three time winner of the king george stakes. the four one on favourite took the five furlong sprint for the third successive year. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more sport throughout the weekend but from all of us know it is go

st helens have extended their lead at the top of super league with a 30—12 win away at their neareste home side were missing a number of players following the bad tempered finish to their match at catalan dragons this weekend. but saints ran in five tries to take the win. this match is also a dress rehearsal for the challenge cup final at wembley, which is coming up in two weeks time. one of the greats of south african and world cricket hashim amla has retired from the international game. he played 349 times for his country in all three formats, scoring more than 18,000 runs. the 36—year—old holds south africa's highest test score — an unbeaten 311. he'll continue to play domestic cricket. earlier i spoke to south african cricket commentator natlie germanos about the highlights of his 15 year career. stand that moment would be that 311 he made at the 2012 against england, first time that south african has made a triple hundred in a test match cricket, and a wonderful moment for him, culmination at incredible career amazing talent and obviously great dedication. he had said other incr

talk about an upset, st helens the overriding faviourties talk about an upset, st helens the overridingngton who won it heading to wembley as underdogs, they came out on top 18—4 in what was a really hot day, temperatures of over 30 degrees. daryl clark, after two tries in quick succession in the first half, making sure of the win. saints frustrated by some refereeing decsions, two tries were controversially disallowed. warrington putting last year's defeat in the final behind them. i'm lost for words. 0ur i'm lost for words. our plan was outstanding, and this bunch of boys is something special. i can't believe it. a huge win for england over ireland in their world cup warm up match at twickenham, but head coach eddiejones doesn't think his side are ready to win the tournament. 57—15 it finished, their largest ever victory against their opponents. manu tuilagi starred for england, scoring one of their eight tries. england's final warm—up match is against italy at st james' park next month. 27 days to go until the tournament begins. a good win too for scotland, who got over their recent

six months later, we're back in st helen's, putside his supported accommodation.or a different child — a 15—year—old missing from care, at the risk of county lines. ijust need to check that you're all right. i do know where the door is, all right. police say younger missing care children repeatedly end up here. all vulnerable to exploitation. the missing child who we think is coming and going from wales. yeah. how old is he? he's 15. the lad we're looking for is 15. it really is getting to know our kids from the care homes, getting to know our kids on the street, and to look out for these danger signs, really. gangs are targeting a network of children's homes to send 50 miles away to sell heroin and crack. i think 14 was the youngest i'm personally aware of that was found drug dealing in north wales. then a couple of weeks later, we had a 15—year—old arrested. it was only when it was looked at — why were these two kids from merseyside, both from care homes, in north wales drug dealing — that we identified that those children are in fact being used, and county line

st helens phone call is determined to keep dusseldorf in the top flight managers plan to ensure that involves conceding fewer goals than last season 65. that's why he brought in zach stephan on loan from manchester city the u.s. national keeper helped guard for 2 years and suffering from brain wins numerous attacks often seen as often as were far more effective with days. or even heading sweat's home with his side's 1st shots on goal one nil. after the restart steffen have little chance to save this header from your highness a good start and that even this goes. but brain inskeep they usually have lanka couldn't prevent caning karaman from regaining the lead 5 minutes later the fellow turkey international can i haven't got on the school board. i. think says that stephens impressive 11 saves load. and a little bit of luck the tuna secured their 1st victory in brain and since 1977. is this out of place looking guy taking a seat at the ball sports bench. all of a glass not formally of austria's lynsey yet another new be in the bundesliga up against top flight were chinese cologne it loo

what a game we have in the offing in rugby league's challenge cup final between st helens and warringtons afternoon. saints have had a great season, 16 points clear at the top of the super league but 11 years since they last lifted the challenge cup. despite final appearances in 2016 and 2018, warrington have not triumphed since 2012. there's coverage on bbc i from 2pm. kick—off is at 3. there are some big rugby union world cup warm up matches today as well. scotland host france at murrayfield, while england have named a full strength side to take on ireland at twickenham. there are highlights of that match on bbc 2 at half past seven this evening. that's all the sport for now. this week, another chance to see our firefighting special when we tackle blazes from the air, on the ground and even on rails. in the summer and autumn of 2018, california experienced its deadliest ever wildfires. they claimed the lives of over 80 people and whole towns were destroyed. but as residents tried to escape, the firefighters did what they always do — they ran towards the danger. it is a profession that

st helens will be favourites? they will be. so many interesting subplots to the game. fixture at gigg lane this season. last night, bury faced expulsion from the english football league, but a deal to sell the club could be an 11th hour saviour. we‘re joined now by bury fan james bentley. i saw you last night at about 11:30pm and you look action based.” am cautiously optimistic about what happened late last night. last night, though, i felt happened late last night. last night, though, ifelt absolutely dreadful, i must admit. this is something i try to stay not very eloquently earlier. why should anyone care? barry is so much part of the community. why should anybody else care? it is a broader tale for football and that fans have to be more aware of what is happening behind the scene that their clubs. some clubs are exceptionally well run. 0thers some clubs are exceptionally well run. others are at the mercy of those who don‘t often have the club‘s best interests at heart. if this was to show anything, it is for fa ns to this was to show anything, it is for fans to scr

but can st helens end their 11—year wait? good evening.es which are currently ravaging the amazon rainforest in brazil have prompted the leaders of france and ireland to declare they won't support a major eu trade deal with south america unless brazil does more to bring the situation under control. campaigners have blamed the environmental policies of brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, for the spread of the fires, which are threatening a major source of the world's oxygen. the blazes, which are scattered widely across the amazon, most notably in the north of brazil, are the most intense in the region for almost a decade. the issue is due to be discussed at the g7 summit in france this weekend, but the brazilian president has criticised foreign governments for interfering. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins. the fires in the amazon forest continue to rage. and as more and more trees are lost, the threat to this great carbon capturing region of the world grows. reports suggest there may be 2500 separate fires in there may be

talk about an upset, st helens, who were the overriding faviourties heading into yesterday's challenge18—1; in what was a really hot day at wembley. after two tries daryl clark made sure of the win. saints will be frustrated with some refereeing decisions that went against them — two tries were controversially disallowed. but a great moment for the players and the fans after they were on the end of an upset losing last year's final to catalans dragons. probably the only time i've been lost words. the whole squad this week has just been buzzing. 0ur lost words. the whole squad this week has just been buzzing. our plan was outstanding. it's special to this bunch of boys. i can't believe it. reigning champion marc marquez will start in pole position for today's moto gp british grand prix. but home favourite cal crutchlow has work to do. he will start from ninth after crashing during qualifying yesterday. thankfully he wasn't injured. no such problems for marquez as he held off valentino rossi to claim pole for today's race at silverstone. play had to be suspended at golf‘s tour championsh

what a game we have in the offing in rugby league's challenge cup final between st helens and warringtonnge cup. despite final appearances in 2016 and 2018, warrington have not triumphed since 2012. there'll be more on the challenge cup later in the programme you can follow it on bbc one, it is like that 2pm today. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, plus all the build up to days rugby union world cup warm up matches with england playing ireland, and scotland also in action against france. that is all free, it is back to the weather. a pretty rough ride in august so far and just a pretty rough ride in august so far andjust in time a pretty rough ride in august so far and just in time for a weekend. for the bank holiday weekend, it is looking fine, very hot as well, this is what it looked like in west yorkshire earlier this morning. more thus to come through the weekend. across the bulk of the british isles. high pressure across the continent, bringing in the warmth. for now, we are close to the pressure setting to a north—west, s

they should have been no match for in—form st helens but came away winners by 18 points to 4.s and warrington, yet here they we re helens and warrington, yet here they were brought together for the first time on the game ‘s grand occasion. the two most consistent sides of recent seasons but success not followed that. i was about to change. the immediate luck, sainz did not get it. they look to have scored and the referee said no try. a second look suggested otherwise. so little between the sides but what gap there was, he pandered to put warrington in front. in front. in soaring heat, same sleeping space, this time ben murdoch finding the route to the line. second half, sainz needed something special, but with no way through, theo faraj decided to make his own way. a flash all too brief, daryl clark finding one last effort, one rate for glory. finally success for warrington, long—awaited, hard earned, they came here as slight underdogs, they leave as challenge cup winners. adam wilde, bbc news, wembley. in rugby union, scotland avenged a heavy defeat to france last weekend by

the wolves went to wembley as the underdogs, but beat st helen's 18—1; in blistering heat with pitchrington‘sjoe philbin and ben murdoch—masila scored two tries in quick succession in the first half. that was after two saints tries were controversially disallowed by referee robert hicks. warrington were beaten by the catalans dragons in last year's final. england look in good shape ahead of the rugby world cup, with a crushing 57—15 victory over ireland. it was their largest ever victory over today's opponents. manu tuilagi was one of the stars of the show for eddiejones' team, scoring one of eight england tries. theirfinal warm—up match is against italy at st james' park next month. scotland avenged their hammering by france by recovering an 11—point deficit to win the return match at murrayfield. a chris harris try in the second half sealing the win for gregor townsend's side. some important athletics taking place in birmingham this weekend. it's the british championships that also double up as trials for next month's world championships in doha. dina asher—smith has made the team

runaway super league leaders st helens warmed up for next weeks challenge cup final with a brilliante break but a hat—trick from fiji international kevin naiqama sees saints head to wembley in good form. they are now 16 points clear at the top and take on warrington in the cup final a week on saturday. that's all the sport for now. after a much drier day on thursday with some sunshine, things going downhill on friday. we've got this low pressure from the atlantic sitting into the north—west of uk over the next few days. at the moment it's pushing ahead these weather fronts, moment it's pushing ahead these weatherfronts, thickening cloud and bringing outbreaks from the west shallowly but surely and that rain on the friday will be over the hills and could see localised flooding —— slowly but surely. here's our rain band with some rain heavy at times and we could get sharp showers following on behind but eventually it will brighten up in scotland and more readily in northern ireland in the afternoon with sunshine. the winds will be quite gross with that rain, strong or even gale force a

what a game we have in the offing in rugby league's challenge cup final between st helens and warrington saints have had a great season, 16 points clear at the top of the superleague but 11 years since they last lifted the challenge cup. despite final appearances in 2016 and 2018, warrington have not triumphed since 2012. there's coverage on bbc 1 from two o'clock, kick off is at 3.00. you can follow it all then. there's more on the bbc sport website. that includes the build—up to some big rugby world cup matches, but for now, from myself and the rest of the time, goodbye. thank you very much, john. the next news on bbc one is at 5.30 — bye for now. hello. , it's 1:12pm. you're watching the bbc news channel with me, shaun ley. lets return to the g7 summit in france. earlier today european council president donald tusk gave a statement to the media. as well as announcing official plans for the weekend, he also talked about meeting with borisjohnson in an attempt to avoid a no—deal brexit... tomorrow, on the margins of the summit, i will have a meeting with prime minister borisjohnson. he

the match itself saw catalans beat warrington by 30 points to 10, meaning st helens win the league leaders follow the cricket throughout the day to day. you can listen to it on 5live sports extra for the play begins edgbaston at 11 o'clock for that build—up before that as well. you can watch in play clips as well on the bbc sport website. much more there. sport for now. now on bbc news, the papers. hello and welcome to our look at what the papers are focusing on. with me are journalist and author shyama perera and the atlantic's prashant rao. you have been enjoying the cricket. you have been enjoying the cricket. you have been enjoying the cricket. you have torn yourself away to be with us here. the shooting on texas happened too late to make it onto the front pages but there's plenty of brexit news. he will not be surprised to know that, on the front pages. it's too late to stop no deal. the telegraph leads with a message to mps from the prime minister's top aide. the independent has liberal democrat leaderjo swinson calling on tory mps to act now to prevent a no—deal brexit. the express

the stands, both clubs condemning the incident, the match saw catalans beat warrington by 30—10, st helensy is under way at 11am. also in play clips available from the sport website plus more. that's over now. more in the next hour. another 55 homes have been evacuated near a dam in derbyshire which is in danger of collapsing. police say it's because more heavy rain is forecast. efforts continued through the night to reduce the water levels at toddbrook reservoir and stabilise the whaley bridge dam. michael cowan has the latest. the battle to save whaley bridge dam is entering its fourth day after fresh evacuations last night. 55 homes were evacuated, joining the 1500 people already forced to leave. water levels at the reservoir have reduced by 1.3 metres since thursday but with the threat of storms, authorities worry it's not enough. raf chinook helicopter is now a regularfixture in whaley bridge are continuing to drop bags of aggregate as they try to shore up the damage to the dam that's protected this community for almost 200 years. but there was relief for some yesterday, residents wer

st helens have extended their lead at the top of super league with a 30—12 win away at their nearest to take the win. this match is also a dress rehearsal for the challenge cup final at wembley, which is coming up in two weeks time. one of the greats of south african and world cricket, hashim amla, has retired from the international game. he played 349 times for his country in all three formats, scoring more than 18,000 runs. the 36—year—old holds south africa‘s highest test score, an unbeaten 311 against england at the oval in 2012. he will continue to play domestic cricket. well, certainly a stand—up moment would be the 311 that he made at the oval in 2012 against england. it is the first time that a south african has made a triple hundred in test cricket, and it was a wonderful moment for him, and it is a combination of an incredible career, amazing talent and obviously great dedication. he has had some other incredible moments where he has fought for south africa, where they have been in really tough moments, where you almost kind of forget about it, because he kind of does it qu

st helens have secured their second successive super league league leaders shield following warrington'sver to confirm the victory but there were ugly scenes in the final minute of the match with tempers flaring on the field and in the stands. warrington's jake mamo was sin binned and catalans fullback sam tomkins was given a red card alongside michael mcilorum. the ridelondon women's classique, which is made up of 20 laps of a 3.akm loop in central london, came to a dramatic finish. dutch rider lorena wiebes won the race after her compatriot, kirsten wild veered from her sprinting line in the closing metres, causing a huge crash which brought down half the peloton. wild came through on the inside to win, but after a review she was penalised for her sudden change of direction. there was disappointment for britain's alice barnes, who came ninth last year, she finished more than three minutes behind. that's all the sport for now. gavin, thank you. talks will resume tomorrow to try to avert strike action by workers that he threw airport. it is a dispute over pay. discussions between managem

in rugby league, st helens have extended their lead at the top of the table, with a comfortable win overe, as they crushed the huddersfield giants. ash handley going over twice for his side, on his 100th appearence for the club. the game finished 44—0 to the rhinos, and the giants fall to 10th. tyson fury looks set to step back into the ring in las vegas next month, after agreeing terms to fight sweden's 0tto wallin. let me tell you about tyson fury. if the bout goes ahead, the former world heavyweight champion would be a strong favourite, as he seemingly bides his time, for a rematch against deontay wilder. fury is currently in a training camp in marbella. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories and follow third practice at the hungarian grand prix on the bbc sport website. here is tyson fury, just before i go. he has a superior opponent then can step up his plans to take on the potential rematch that so many people want to see. apologies for so many of the gremlins in the system! now, time for the weather. as you have no doubt seen in the news, the weather

st helens, the overriding favourites heading into the challenge cup final, were beaten by warrington.18—1; and an extremely hot day at wembley. after two tries, darrell clarke made sure of the wind. since had refereeing that went against them, two tries disallowed. a great day for the players and the fans. marc marquez will start in pole position for the motogp today at the british grand prix. cal crutchlow has work to do, starting for ninth after crashing during qualifying yesterday. thankfully, he wasn't injured. no such problem for marc marquez. he has pulled. play had to be suspended at the tour championship in atlanta after a number of people were injured by lightning strikes near a fan soon. six fans were treated, older 0k, after they were hit by debris after after they were hit by debris after a strike hit a tree. 0nly after they were hit by debris after a strike hit a tree. only two groups completed the third round before the delay. that is all from the bbc sport centre for now. you can keep up—to—date with all of the stories on the bbc sport website, and follow the cricket, o

there were two games and regularly‘s super league tonight as st helens and extended their lead at theother end leads pulled clear of the other end leads pulled clear of the bottom sides after thrashing huddersfield in the west yorkshire derby, 20 tonight halftime. then finished 44 nil. —— leeds. and that is sport for now. good evening, it has been a dry day for many of us during the day today, however we still have one severe flood warning in force at whaley bridge dam. that is likely to stay in force despite the fact that we have not seen much rainfall. however we do have more rain to come, and thatis we do have more rain to come, and that is concerning for areas across northern england, particular manchester and cheshire where we have seen so much rain. 0vernight any showers we have our easing away, we have some mist and fog inland to look out for tomorrow morning and near the coast, but it clears away, and actually tomorrow again looks largely dry. just a few exceptions, there will be more showers for northern ireland through the coming day, could be the odd heavy thundery one acro

the match itself saw catalans beat warrington 30—10, meaning st helens win the league leaders shield.rse, you can listen to the ashes on five live sports extra. there are also in—play clips available from the bbc sport website. that's at bbc.co.uk/sport. i'll be back with more in the next hour. thank you very much. borisjohnson has announced £1.8 billion of one—off funding for the nhs in england. writing in the sunday times, he said he was determined to deliver on the promises of the eu referendum campaign, which used a misleading figure for the amount of money sent to brussels which could instead be spent on the nhs. responding to the funding announcement, shadow health secretary jonathan ashworth said the amount pledged "falls sig nifica ntly short of what's needed." the nhs is in desperate need of spending. but i would caution, i'm a little bit sceptical, because in the last two years something like over 145 separate schemes for new buildings, new equipment, new it have been announced for the nhs by ministers, to the total of 2.5 billion. and matt hancock has only delivered £100 mi

talk about an upset, st helens who were the overriding favourties heading into yesterday's challenge warrington. they came out on top 18—1; in what was a really hot day, at wembley. after two tries daryl clark made sure of the win. saints will be frustrated with some refereeing decsions that went against them, two tries were controversially disallowed. but a great moment for the players and the fans, after they were on the end of an upset losing last year's final to catalans dragons. the only time i'm lost for words. the whole squad this week, there's been a buzz around it, there's been a bit of talk about some players not playing. the plan was outstanding. this bunch of boys, they're special. i can't believe it. meanwhile, at twickenham england thrashed ireland in the world cup warm up match, but head coach eddiejones doesnt think his side are ready to win the tournamnet just yet. that's despite their largest ever victory against ireland — 57—15 it finished. manu tuilagi crossing here for one of their eight tries. england's final warm—up match is against italy at st james' park next

talk about an upset, st helens who were the overriding faviourties heading into yesterday's challengeat was a really hot day, at wembley. after two tries, daryl clark made sure of the win. saints will be frustrated with some refereeing decisions that went against them, two tries were controversially disallowed. but a great moment for the players and the fans, after they were on the end of an upset losing last year's final to catalans dragons. the only time i'm lost for words, but the whole squad this week has been, there has been abuzz there, there was some talk about not playing. 0ur there was some talk about not playing. our plan was outstanding, and with these bunch of boys, it's special, and i just and with these bunch of boys, it's special, and ijust can't believe it. meanwhile at twickenham, england thrashed ireland in the world cup warm up match, but head coach eddiejones doesn't think his side are ready to win the tournament just yet. that's despite their largest ever victory against ireland — 57—15 it finished. manu tuilagi crossing here for one of their eight tries. england'

runaway super league leaders st helens warmed up for next week's challenge cup final with a brilliant at the break, but a hat—trick from fiji international kevin naiqama sees saints head to wembley in good form. they are now 16 points clear at the top and take on warrington in the cup final a week on saturday. there were less dramatic scenes in the men's elite race at the triathlon 0lympic test event in tokyo than in the women's yesterday. jonny brownlee was the first brit to cross the line, in fifth place. it means he'll have to wait slightly longer to seal his place on the team for the olympics next year. it was canada's tyler mislawchuk who out—sprinted norway's casper stornes to win. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. more now on the news that turkey's military pension fund has reached a tentative deal to buy british steel. 0yak said it plans to take over the firm, which was put into complusory liquidation in may, by the end of the year. joining me now to talk about this is harish patel, national officer for steel at unite the union. thank you f

runaway super league leaders st helens warmed up for next weeks challenge cup final with a brilliantevin naiqama sees saints head to wembley in good form. they are now 16 points clear at the top and take on warrington in the cup final a week on saturday. there were less dramatic scenes in the men's elite race in the triathlon 0lympic test event in tokyo than in the women's yesterday. jonny brownlee was the first brit to cross the line, in fifth place. it means he'll have to wait slightly longer to seal his place on the team for the olympics next year. it was canada's tyler mislawchuk who out—sprinted norway's casper stornes to win. we will keep you up to date on all the big sports stories throughout the day on the bbc news channel. tonight, though, tune in for a for a full round—up on sportsday at 6.30. we'll bring you a look ahead to this weekend's premier league fixtures and the action from the second ashes test at lord's. between now and then though, you can follow the ashes on bbc radio 5live sports extra where the test match special crew will be on air from 10.30 this morning. t

about an hour or so and the m6 between chester and st helens.g organisations, if you can, leave it until about 9pm this evening until you travel. it will evening until you travel. it will even be better at one or two o'clock in the morning but that is not realistic! not suitable for everybody. those are the roads, where else are you taking us? on the railway network, obviously a lot of engineering work over bank holiday. again, that happens every bank holiday. king's cross is going to be closed entirely on saturday and sunday. that is because of major engineering work to sort out the spaghetti, frankly, of railway lines. they say it is king's cross uncrossed. they are spending millions of pounds to try and rationalise that network that it will cause a lot of problems at king's cross, into and out of that station. even on monday i think they are advising to check before you travel. some problems at euston. also quite a lot of railway engineering being carried out in the newark area. and if people are flying out, how will they fare? 0n the air net

less than a week after losing rugby league's challenge cup final at wembley, st helens got back in actiono a massive 18 points. after the game, they were awarded the league leaders shield. british boxer luke campbell insists he will cause one of the biggest upsets in boxing tonight when he faces vasly lomachenko — one of the best pound for pound boxers in the world. the ukrainian has won world titles in three different weight divisions ahead of tonight's lightweight title fight at the o2, and he's been telling us that even tyson fury wouldn't worry him. iam the i am the silly lomachenko. he has a big amateur experience, he has a big reach, he is a smart boxer, he is very technical. he has a high boxing iq. andi very technical. he has a high boxing iq. and i think it will be a very interesting and intense match. it is my third rate classes, little by little, step—by—step, iam my third rate classes, little by little, step—by—step, i am going up. but what about my next weight classes ? but what about my next weight classes? i don't know. maybe after a couple of years, i grew up into heavywei

in rugby league, st helens have extended their lead at the top of the table, with a comfortable win overhed the huddersfield giants. ash handley going over twice for his side, on his 100th appearance for the club. the game finished 44—0 to the rhinos and the giants fall to tenth. tyson fury looks set to step back into the ring next month, after agreeing terms to fight sweden's 0tto wallin in las vegas. if the bout goes ahead, the former world heavyweight champion would be a strong favourite, as he seemingly bides his time, for a rematch against deontay wilder. fury is currently in a training camp in marbella. now while robot wars might not be on the tv at the moment, there are still plenty of colossal "metal on metal" showdowns, around the country. the sport is being increasingly used by schools, as an extra curricular way, to teach science and engineering. and the new heavyweight champion of the world is now british. i've been to the finals of "robo challenge" in staffordshire where we had our very own breakfast robot, ready to step into the arena. ready for battle on finals day in the

the match itself saw catalans beat warrington by 30 points to 10, meaning st helens win the league leadershis is south african rider steven odendaal being thrown off his bike. that was during qualifying yesterday ata that was during qualifying yesterday at a moto event. he somehow managed to keep control, keeping it upright, and eventually bringing his bike to a standstill. ahead of the moto2 czech grand prix. all we can say is the time for that lap was not quite his best and he did not qualify my son rides his bike like that. he has not found the bra kes yet. bike like that. he has not found the brakes yet. if he had stabilisers, he might do a little bit better! thank you. the very mention of chemistry lessons conjures up memories of bunsen burners, experiments gone wrong, and of course — the periodic table. but new research shows there's been a sharp rise in the number of girls choosing the subject at a—level, because of a rising demand for knowledge about skincare products. ione wells has been to one school in wakefield where more and more pupils are taking up the lessons. hydrogen carb

less than a week after losing rugby league‘s challenge cup final at wembley, st helens got back in actionght when he faces vasily lomachenko — one of the best pound for pound boxers in the world. the ukrainian has won world titles in three different weight divisions ahead of tonight‘s lightweight title fight at the o2 and he‘s been telling us that even tyson fury wouldn‘t worry him. you know, it‘s my third weight classes. a little by little, step by step, i‘m going up. but what about my next weight classes? i don‘t know. maybe after a couple of years, i go up into heavyweight and teach a little bit tyson fury. tyson fury would worry most people, i think. and finally, when you‘re one of the most successful sportsmen on the planet — everybody wants your autograph. at the us open, rafa nadal was signing these giant tennis balls when he spotted a little boy getting squashed. he plucked him out. the little boy was obviously upset, traumatised by the giant balls, and rafa seized him of that we think it might have been a ploy to get an autograph. he was saying if i cry someone will notice me! an

less than a week after losing rugby league's challenge cup final at wembley, st helens got back in actioned the league leaders' shield. british boxer luke campbell insists he will cause one of the biggest upsets in boxing tonight when he faces vasly lomachenko, one of the best pound—for—pound boxers in the world. the ukrainian has won world titles in three different weight divisions ahead of tonight's lightweight title fight at the o2, and he's been telling us that even tyson fury wouldn't worry him. you know, it is my third weight class. and little by little, step by step, iam class. and little by little, step by step, i am going up. but what about my next weight classes? i don't know. maybe after a couple of years, i go up into heavyweight. and teach a little bit tyson fury. and finally, when you're one of the most successful sportsmen on the planet, everybody wants your autograph. at the us open, rafa nadal was signing these giant tennis balls when he spotted a little boy getting squashed. look at that. he did the honourable thing and rescued him. and helped calm him down, too. he soot

less than a week after losing rugby league's challenge cup final at wembley, st helens got back in actionble to a massive 18 points. after the game they were awarded the league leaders shield. and finally, when you're one of the most successful sportsmen on the planet, everybody wants your autograph. at the us open, rafa nadal was signing these giant tennis balls when he spotted a little boy getting squashed. so he pulled him out of the crowd. the little boy was crying so rough that tried to console him, i bet he gave him an autograph and i bet it's been sold on the internet already but he helped the boy who was traumatised by the giant tennis balls. i felt sorry for the woman with the tiny ball. every time he goes to do one of those appearances everyone will be in tears, like it will work for me! dan had his jacket in the studio which must mean the temperature is going down. some of us still have a tie on, john, just fyi but you might want that jacket as the temperatures are on the way down because it's the last day of august and we have rain in the forecast, soggy across the north—west

the match itself saw catalans beat warrington by 30—10, meaning st helens win the league leaders shield race after her compatriot, kirsten wild, veered from her sprinting line in the closing metres, causing a huge crash that brought down half the peloton. wild came through on the inside to win, but after a review she was penalised for her sudden change of direction. there was disappointment for britain's alice barnes, who finished more than three minutes behind so it seems riding a bicycle seems perilous enough, but on a motorbike you don't even need anyone knocking you off. this is south african rider steven 0dendaal being thrown off his bike. he somehow managed to keep control, keeping it upright, and eventually bringing his bike to a standstill. it was during qualifying for the moto2 czech grand prix. in slow motion it is difficult to gauge how fast he was going, but he somehow managed to keep himself and the bike in that situation. it is like the modern version of a wrangling for cowboys. he managed to keep that under control like quite the stallion as it was rocking and rolling! ve

in the challenge cup final we saw a big upset, st helens who were overweheming faviourties were beaten tries daryl clark made sure of the win. saints left frustrated by some controversial refereeing decisions. but great scenes for the players and fans, as wolves avenged last year's surprise defeat to catalans dragons. the only time i'm lost for words. the only time i'm lost for words. the whole squad this week, there's been a buzz around it, there's been a bit of talk about some players not playing. the plan was outstanding. this bunch of boys, there are special. i can't believe it. yeah, special indeed, over at twickenham england thrashed ireland in their world cup warm up match, but head coach eddiejones doesnt think his side are ready to win the tournament despite their largest ever victory against ireland — 57—15 it finished. manu tuilagi crossing here for one of their eight tries. england's final warm—up match is against italy at st james' park next month before the tournament begins in 27 days time injapan. and scotland bounced back too after their recent defeat to france, they w