hope for st helens, but nothing more than that. the luck was with warrington.he deficit to two points. but a missed conversion allowed warrington to hold onto the victory. wigan warriors know all about holding the trophy, having won it 19 times and it is their site once again this year. an early lead against hull fc. a second before two tries from french saw wigan lead 26-0 at tries from french saw wigan lead 26—0 at half—time for top a lead that would only be extended after the restart. farrell got his second before they went over for the seventh and final try. hull did manage to score, but it was too little too late. good title number 20 be just around the corner? the tour de france has delivered late drama. tadej pogacar is set to become the youngest winner in 110 years having pegged back the favourite primoz roglic in one of the most dramatic turna rounds in the race's history. he overhauled a 57—second deficit to lead by nearly a minute going into tomorrow's final processional stage to paris. nick parrott reports. until now, this was the closest tadej poga

not a popular decision i imagine for st helens fans.t to see their team drop from the top of the table but from the reaction i've seen since the majority of fans think it's a necessary move to make sure the season can be completed — now it's a change super league won't have taken lightly. it's the first they've done anything like this since the league began in 1996. and it's all because the rfl are worried that not every team will be able to complete all of their matches. since super league returned on the 2nd of august, six games have already been postponed — and with 6 of the ii clubs having players who have tested positive for covid—i9, the rfl is clearly bracing itself for more disruption. so, as kat said, they've decided to use points percentage to determine places in the table and french side catalan dragons are the big winners from that. they've moved up three places to the top of the table and here's why. this is how the traditional table looked with st helens top on points difference after winning seven of their 10 matches. war

hope for st helens, but nothing more than that. the luck was with warrington.s. but a missed conversion allowed warrington to hold onto the victory. the tour de france has delivered late drama. tadej pogacar is set to become the youngest winner in 110 years, having pegged back the favourite primoz roglic in one of the most dramatic turna rounds in the race's history. he overhauled a 57—second deficit to lead by nearly a minute going into tomorrow's final processional stage to paris. nick parrott reports. until now, this was the closest tadej pogacar could get to rock —— could get to roglic. the gap was shrinking. both riders change their bikes as the route got steeper. some tiredness after wearing the yellow jersey since the ninth stage was to look at the clock on the left of the screen as it changes from green to red, this is the moment he took the virtual lead of the race with a couple of miles to go. at eight yea rs couple of miles to go. at eight years younger than roglic, his youthful energy was propelling him to the finish. no celebrations as he crossed t

ahead of that at 2pm are the reigning champions warrington wolves, facing super league champions st helens of such a big game. losing last year's final must give you added motivation to right the wrongs of last year. 100%, yeah. very good run last year in the league, and also the challenge cup. and we managed to get to ourfinal. i think it was a bit ofa to ourfinal. i think it was a bit of a lack of experience, i probably didn't take the day through as big as it was. by the time we realised the game had slipped out of our hands, we've learned some lessons and hoping this year will be a lot better. saints had a difficult start to the season, but have won all six games since lockdown — what do you put the turnaround in fortunes down to? i think it was just, we needed to just relax a bit. i think we were putting too much pressure on ourselves at the start, and we just weren't getting our footing. ourselves at the start, and we just weren't getting ourfooting. we weren't getting ourfooting. we weren't getting ourfooting. we weren't getting the role on together. after some time to ourselves and

with minutes remaining, they're leading st helens 20—18 in their quarterfinal — josh charnley with twoue, warrington are on course to move a step closer to successfully defending their challenge cup trophy — but onlyjust. with minutes remaining, they're leading st helens 20—18 in their quarterfinal — josh charnley with two of warrington‘s four tries. today's other match sees hull fc take on wigan warriors. that's all the sport for now. a new 'cancer task force‘ set up by nhs england will meet next week, to support the recovery of cancer services and to try and increase the number of referrals. figures from cancer research uk estimate there were 350,000 fewer urgent suspected cancer referrals during the summer and 3 million people were not screened. now, most services are back up and running , but september and october are expected to be much busier than normal as hospitals try to deal with the backlog. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, has been to liverpool's clatterbridge cancer centre. in liverpool's new clatterbridge cancer centre, which opened injune, treatment is up and ru

sarah mulkerrins, bbc news, st helens.les. have you got it? straight ahead. hello! here! you are not meant to be this far! the dogs owner dialled 999 and spoke to the coastguard to say that his dog was swimming out to sea "chasing seagulls — and would not turn back." the dog ended up half a mile off the shore, and had to be rescued by lifeboat. hello! we now have to jog hello! we now have tojog on board. do you know where the owners are, over? the dog has now been reunited with its owner — the rnli says she was happy to get back to dry land. this dog was particularly after some seagulls out at the, the steagall was swimming happily with the dog chasing its. ithink was swimming happily with the dog chasing its. i think she was going for a marathon swim to the wind farms, iam for a marathon swim to the wind farms, i am not too sure, for a marathon swim to the wind farms, iam not too sure, she for a marathon swim to the wind farms, i am not too sure, she was quite a way off but in good spirits and very well—behaved. quite a w

both semi—finals will be played behind closed doors at st helens' stadium on the 3rd of october.proper conduct by the fa after an outburst during their defeat to everton on saturday. he came onto the pitch at half—time, protesting to referee mike dean about the var decision that gave everton their first goal. and the chelsea boss frank lampard has confirmed that rennes goalkeeper edouard mendy is having a medical ahead ofjoining the club. it comes after several mistakes from current number one kepa arrizzabalaga. let's return to our main story — the impact of the latest government announcements on sport. we can get have lost more than £100 million since the shutdown in march. that's rugby union. that led to the decision to make the rugby seven players redundant but ahead the tokyo 0lympics, players redundant but ahead the tokyo olympics, the team are not giving up on their dreams. gavin has more. there were high hopes for the british men's or women's rugby sevens at the tokyo 0lympics, british men's or women's rugby sevens at the tokyo olympics, the men's side one seller four yea

st helens hammered wigan by 42 points to nil.r seven tries at the a] bell stadium as they leapt above their opponents. wigan drop to fourth. earlier, salford edged warrington by 20 points to 18. essex say their bob willis trophy celebrations did not meet their "inclusive values" after a muslim player was sprayed with alcohol. feroze khushi had beer poured over him on the balcony at lord's following sunday's victory over somerset. the club say they'll educate on diversity and that further work needs to be done across both sport and society in general. next — the rain at roland garros may have felt suitably british — but as far as the singles competition goes, that's the only british element left. heather watson was the last one standing today — but she too was beaten in her opening round match — the sixth brit knocked out in three days. patrick gearey was watching. paris has become a lower city for the british after a repeated french exit heather watson remained at the party. she began brightly, guiding drop shots. perfect. dodgin

catalans dragons as the big winners as they leap from fourth in the table to top, above champions st helensisadvantages for clu bs advantages and disadvantages for clubs dependence and ultimately, it is the same rules for all, the symbol apply and i think you have got to really praise them for coming up got to really praise them for coming up with some smart footwork in difficult circumstances. yeah, ultimately they're going to be some winners and losers, but everyone is playing by the same rules. at the us open, you can head to the bbc sports website. and that's all the sport for now. good evening. the clout that we have seen across good evening. the clout that we have seen across southern areas good evening. the clout that we have seen across southern areas today with the odd spot of drizzle starting to clear away, showers easing in the north and under the starry sky with the wind falling light, we are in for a cold night, decidedly chilly in scotland, temperatures are expected to get down to freezing in a few spots you canjust down to freezing in a few spots you can just see the showers

st helens thrashed huddersfield giants to go top of the superleague for the first time this season. as saints ran in nine tries. possibly the pick of them was this one from dominique peyroux. it finished 54 — six to the reigning champions. in the late match warrington beat hull fc 37-12. british rider adam yates has retained the yellow jersey after stage seven of the the tour de france. there was a thrilling sprint finish in lavaur and jumbo—visma rider wout van aert further strengthened his claim as rider of the season, with a stunning burst to win the stage — his second of the race so far. yates kept up with the leading pack and has hello. it will feel relatively cool this weekend - some shows; most this weekend with some showers. most in the north and the west and there will be some sunshine. the best of that will be further south and east. the winds may net be quite as strong as the last few days —— may not. low pressure to the north, high pressure to the south. in the afternoon, we could see an area of more cloud and longer spells of rain pushing into northern ireland, southwes

there is one game under way in the super league, with st helens taking on hull kingston rovers.eekend, there's a new track in town for formula i, and the drivers have been adjusting to it today in practice. valterri bottas was fastest on the mugello circuit ahead of the tuscan grand prix this weekend. so let's get more on this new addition from fi reporterjennie gow. it is an absolutely beautiful track, sarah, ican it is an absolutely beautiful track, sarah, i can tell you, just in the heart of tuscany. and it's an amphitheatre, really, so many of these fi tracks are but it is deep in the house and it is a gorgeous place for formula i. in the old days, when michael shaw test on it, dv 12 days, when michael shaw test on it, dv i2 engine is for ari would around, —— in his ferrari. now, the hybrid cars, it is not so much murmuring. we are hoping this weekend delivers a exciting race. va ltteri bottas weekend delivers a exciting race. valtteri bottas was fastest in the practice sessions. what we take from that? not

st helens have gone back to the top of super league with a golden point win over hull kingston rovers off the top spot earlier this week after the rfl decided to change the standings to points percentage. they were held to 20—all after normal time, but this drop—kick from theo fages, the first of his professional career, sealed a one—point win, to keep the saints undefeated since lockdown. and it was another drop goal that separated leeds and huddersfield. they had been 10—0 down at time but luke gayle made it 13—12 to the rhinos with five minutes to go and it stayed that way. this weekend there's a new track in town for formula one — and the drivers have been adjusting to it today in practice. valterri bottas of mercedes was fastest on the mugello circuit ahead of the tuscan grand prix this weekend. so let's get more on this new addition from f1 reporterjennie gow. it is an absolutely beautiful track ican it is an absolutely beautiful track i can tell you in the heart of tuscany and it is an amphitheatre. so many of these fi tracks are but it is deep in the hills and it is a gorgeous

st. helens. evernote ruddy ultimately has bought into it.ly. i think you've got to really praise the rfl for coming up with some smart footwork and difficult circumstances. ultimately, there will be some winners and losers, but eve ryo ne will be some winners and losers, but everyone is playing by the same rules. for more on that, and the women's draws of the us open, had to the bbc sport website, but that is all your support for now. good evening. the cloud and the odd spot of drizzle we've had across southern parts is clearing right up, southern parts is clearing right up, so week weather front and it's weak because we got a ridge of high pressure building across the uk. that is also reducing the amount of showers that we are seeing in the north, they are becoming confined to the north—east of scotland. and actually, the cloud will tend to melt away as we go through the evening and overnight notjust the cloud either melting away but the winds will fall light. so, ingredients are there for a chilly night. it was quite muggy in the south in

regan grace got two of st helens seven tries.ut in the first round of the french open singles. watson questioned the funding set—up, saying, "i don't see who's next." she was beaten in straight sets by fiona ferro. she's lost six straight matches since the professional game returned last month. there are no british players in round two at roland garros for the first time in seven years. i think personally that more players need to get help rather than just just helping get selected. i don't know how many there are, and ifeel like there needs to be a bigger pool of support, and then in that way, you are not spoiled and you are not given everything at a young age, and you need to work for it and learn the grind and the hard work of the tour, and what it takes. the newest team in netball‘s superleague, leeds rhinos, have made their first signing. and it's england's most capped player, jade clarke, who joins after two seasons at wasps. she's played 176 times for her country and was part of the team that won gold at the commonwealth g

st. helens of gone back to the top of super league with a golden point win over kingston rovers.top spot earlier this week after the rfl decided to change these standings two points percentage. they were held to 20 all after normal time but this drop—kick from the first of his professional career is sealed a one point win to keep them undefeated since lockdown. and it was another drop goal that separated the leads and hold his field. they are at half—time but it's 1312 and hold his field. they are at half—time but it's1312 with five minutes ago. that is how it stayed. fans have returned to formula 1 for the first time since march for this weekends tuscan grand prix. bought us weekends tuscan grand prix. bought us topped the time sheets for mercedes and both practice sessions. several drivers found tricky driving and the circuit in italy for the first time second practice was suspended twice. first after a crash in mclaren and then racing points sergio perez tangled with recommends alvaro male. extending the lead in tour de france after martin is one stage 13. martinez broke just

st helens hammered wigan by 42 points to nil. aj bell stadium as they leapt above their opponents. wigan drop to fourth. earlier, salford edged warrington by 20 points to 18. essex say their bob willis trophy celebrations did not meet their "inclusive values" after a muslim player was sprayed with alcohol. feroze khushi had beer poured over him on the balcony at lord's following sunday's victory over somerset. the club say they'll educate on diversity and that further work needs to be done across both sport and society in general. now, britain's involvement in the french open singles is over as heather watson became the latest to exit the competition after the first round stage. watson started well but her french opponent recovered and took the first set to a tie—break which she dominated. again in the second, watson allowed early momentum to fade as the french player took the plate in straight sets. no bricks in round two for the first time in seven years. after the match, watson admitted she can't see where future british succe

double header this afternoon — first up it's a repeat of last year's final as warrington take on st helens leading 16—8 at the break. today's other match sees hull fc take on wigan warriors. the second half will be getting back under way over on bbc one shortly. it's also available of the bbc sport website and app as well. all the detials at bbc.co.uk/sport. but that's it from me for now — more in the next hour. two people have been killed and 14 others injured in a shooting in the american city of rochester, in new york state. police say a man and woman, both young adults, died at an illegal house party in the early hours of saturday — officers arriving at the site say they witnessed around 100 people running from the scene. the housing charity shelter estimates that more than 300,000 people living in rented properties in england, who weren't in arrears before the pandemic, have now fallen behind on their rent. a ban on evictions in england and wales, ends tomorrow. the government says other measures will protect tenants but housing organisations are calling for more support. here's our b

st helens thrashed huddersfield giants to go top of the superleague for the first time this season.f them was this one from dominique peyroux. it finished 54—6 to the reigning champions. in the late match warrington beat hull fc 37-12. british rider adam yates has retained the yellow jersey after stage seven of the the tour de france. there was a thrilling sprint finish in lavaur and jumbo—visma rider wout van aert further strengthened his claim as rider of the season, with a stunning burst to win the stage — his second of the race so far. yates kept up with the leading pack and has an overall lead of three seconds with the race heading into the pyrenees tomorrow. that's all the sport from us for now. hello there. it's going to feel rather cool this weekend, certainly for the time of year, and that's because of where our air is coming from — from the northwest on a brisk breeze. that's going to feed in some showers into northern and western parts of uk, but there will be some sunshine around too. the winds maybe not quite as strong as what we had over the last few days. low pressure

catalan dragons as the big winners as they leap from fourth in the table to top, above champions st helenspleted the signing of striker 0llie watkins from brentford for a club record fee of £28 million. watkins, who scored 26 goals last season in brentford's run to the championship play—off final, once again links up with his former manager dean smith with whom he worked at griffin park. following the signing of lucy bronze yesterday, manchester city have today announced the signing of her england team—mate alex greenwood. the pair played together at lyon, winning the champions league last month. greenwood is also crossing the manchester divide, having had a spell at united before leaving for france, and she's expecting a reaction ahead of the first derby of the season. i fully expect it, i would also give me some stick as well! it is part of the game and i fully understand. i have a lot of respect for the fans and they will brilliant with me in my time there, but i also understand iamon my time there, but i also understand i am on the other side of manchester now, and that is my full focu

they got two of seven st helens tries.aying she doesn't see who is next. she was beaten in straight sets by ferro. there are no british players in round 2 for the first time in seven yea rs. in round 2 for the first time in seven years. i think personally that more players need to get help rather than just helping your selected. i don't know how many there are, and i feel like there needs to be a bigger pool of support and then in that way, you are not spoiled and you are not given everything at a young age, and you need to work for it and learn the grind on the hard work of the tour and what it takes. staying at the french open, world number one novak djokovic came through his tie comfortably but look at this moment of magic, not from djokovic but his opponent. the swede managed to pull off this very impressive hotdog shot, look at that, winning a point by playing the ball through his legs. i bet he didn't mind losing that after that shot. that's your sport. thank you very much indeed. having a holiday ‘s plans cancelled

st. helene in the north bay a high of 111 today. 108 nfor lab day and 100 degree on tuesday, when the windsand temperatures dropping off after that. how about as we get into the holiday? well, everywhere is going to be hot again. we've got a little bit of cooler weather at the coast, that sea breeze will be with us, up to 15 and 20 miles an hour. and then by tuesday, still oppressive in the east bay, very little change, by wednesday here comes the cooler air so of course we'll be looking forward to that. we have the winds. 101 santa clara. 102 in san jose today. those bright pinks indicating that excessive heat from palo alto to mountain view. 99. 9 2 in millbrae. 6 and the sunset. 101 petaluma, 104 in napa. looking at 97 in hayward, 98 castro valley. i don't remember seeing temperatures like this ever, so certainly looking at records today and dangerous out there. do be careful. accuweather seven-day forecast featuring the hottest day potentially today but tomorrow really not too much change, and looking at the fire danger increasing monday night with a red flag warning, gusty northeast wi

catalans dragons as the big winners, as they leap from fourth in the table to top, above champions st helens how many games won, played etc to date. but ultimately it is the same rules for all. the same will apply, andi rules for all. the same will apply, and i think you've got to really praise the rfl for coming up with some smart footwork in difficult circumstances. so, yeah, ultimately there will be some winners, some losers, but everybody is playing by the same rules. more on that in sportsday at 6:30pm. aston villa have completed the signing of striker 0llie watkins from brentford for a club record fee of £28 million. watkins, who scored 26 goals last season in brentford's run to the championship play—off final, once again links up with his former manager dean smith, with whom he worked at griffin park. following the signing of lucy bronze yesterday, manchester city have today announced the signing of her england team—mate alex greenwood. the pair played together at lyon, winning the champions league last month. greenwood is also crossing the manchester divide, having had a spell at uni

they're through to the semifinals after beating st helens 20—18.—league side ilkley town in west yorkshire had a surprise guest yesterday. in their match with carlton athletic, an alpaca made a surprise appearance and halted play temporarily. he looks like it would be quite handy upfront. he does! he has a good turn of speed.|j handy upfront. he does! he has a good turn of speed. i like this player, i will deal with this alpaca, hang on a second, he's coming for me! that is 0scar the alpaca at ilkley town yesterday, making a bit of a spectacle of himself stop fantastic. well done, 0scar. himself stop fantastic. well done, oscar. well done, oscar! it might be known as the green and pleasant land, but according to the woodland trust, one in seven indigenous plant species in the uk is threatened by extinction. that's why 24 year—old botanist, joshua styles, has made it his mission to bring back local flora. he's already reintroduced 19 endangered species to the north—west, some of which disappeared during queen victoria's reign. abbiejones has been to

st helens have gone back to the top of super league, with a golden point win over hull kingston roversthe saints undefeated since lockdown. elsewhere, leeds also won by one point. now, i do like catching a wave on a boogy or even a surf board, in waves about this high. but what about this? i would be running away from these, very fast indeed. brazilian surfer maya gabeira has broken her own world record for the largest wave surfed by a woman after riding a 73.5—foot wave at praia do norte in portugal. it's also the largest wave ridden by any surfer this year. surfing makes its olympic debut next year. it is so terrifying. they see a challenge to be conquered. when you're looking down, knowing the consequences if you make one little slip. think of the exhilaration. it is like the fastest rollercoaster.” think it would be better. the powers of nature. thanks, for that. while major cities are struggling with the reduction in office workers, parades of shops and cafes in smaller neighbourhoods are recovering much more quickly. research by the university of manchester suggests this could be

quarterfinals of rugby league's challenge cup this afternoon, as hull fc take on wigan, and warrington play st helensden point win over catalans dragons. leeds are also through after beating hull kr. you can watch both today's games live on the bbc this afternoon. a limited amount of fans will be allowed back into seven english football league grounds today, after being shut out of stadiums for the first time in history. but for teams used to welcoming thousands of loyal followers every week, the game still won't feel the same. i've been to meet photographer stuart roy clarke, who's been capturing nostalgic images of the football community for years. ever since football began, the fans have been its beating heart. coming together from all walks of life to share a common goal. until this year, when grounds fell silent. their absence brought into sharp focus by the images taken by football photographer stuart roy clark. all these pictures show people hugging each other, siding up to people whom they would never normally hang outwith, and getting emotional. and now it is beginning to look like it is an

helen was a long-time member of the sociology department here at st. mary's. she and tom put forward their time, intellect and their treasure to make sure the center was possible. and i want to thank them all for all they've done for me and for the college and the center. they are still a big part of why they are here today. so, i thank them. there are lots of other people i could call out. but i just want to name two others who are not here because they passed away in recent year. but their presence looms very large. the first is jay frank rayley. those who are students here see his portrait in the great hall. he was in the maryland legislature in the 1960s. he was also a great friend of the center. he knew spiro agnew personally. we spent a lot of hours together at the roost, which some of you will remember, and at linda's cafe talking about politics and history. i think he would be very pleased by this book and our talk here today since he loved the state and its history so much. and again, his commit tonight the center and word and indeed as a state is cri