you get a sense that his wicket, steve smith's, could be crucial for wicket, steve smith's, could berucialfor england wicket, steve smith's, could be crucial for england in this opening session to come? that's right, john. steve smith is the world number one batsman for a reason and when he and shaun marsh came together, australia we re shaun marsh came together, australia were 76—4 and in deep trouble and they've continued this recovery into they've continued this recovery into the morning, that's what australian fa ns the morning, that's what australian fans will be hoping. he's really the key man as far as england are concerned. if they can get him early and get into this long australian tail, the next batsman in is tim paine, the wicket—keeper, who has scored one first—class century in his career so there's a long australian tail. getting steve smith out early is the key for england and that would give them a chance to work their way into a commanding position but certainly they will shortly resume on day three with the match intriguingly poised and nathan lyon, the australian of

steve smith resumes on 6a not out. easy task as they found out. andy swiss is at the gabba, we hope he is the gabba. you get a sense don't you, steve smith's which it could be a crucial one in this opening session noes that is right. steve smith is the world number one batsmen for a reason. when he and shaun marsh came together, a study were 76 — four and indeed trouble. they have continued this recovery, that is what strength and are hoping. he is the key man, if they can get him early and get into the long australian tail, the next batsmen in is the wicketkeeper who scored one first—class century in his entire career. it is a long struggle entail, getting steve smith out early is the key as far as england is concerned. that will give them a chance to work their way into a commanding position. they will resume shortly here at day three with the met intriguingly poised. this chilly off—spinner agrees that things are finely balanced. the game is in the balance, i think england bowled very well to take for early wickets.

after a century from captain steve smith, his bowlers took two quick wickets in the final hour on daystralia's captain steve smith and then a torrid final session for england's batsmen. two late wickets for australia. the first two days were level pegging, it is now australia who have the upper hand. after a balance the start to the ashes, was this the day the pendulum finally swung? briefly and tantalisingly it edged towards england, shaun marsh won a cluster of early wickets and when stuart broad brilliantly removed mitchell sta rc broad brilliantly removed mitchell starc the first innings lead was on their sites. they could not shift is truly a's rock, steve smith with not just the same today but a batting masterclass. that is what it means to rescue your team. with partners running out he guided a failure into the leeds and whether innings finally ended in failure were 26 ahead. smith was 141 not out, cheered that the rafters. now for england's openers to steady the ship first up or not. they took for alastair cook and stark reeled in him. that did not get any better in a torrid f

steve smith was notjust a century but the batting masterclass.y ended australia where 26 ahead and smith 141 not out, cheered to the rafters. now for england's openers to steady the ship oi’ england's openers to steady the ship or not. a hug from alastair cook in stark reels in. it did not get any better in a torrid final session. james vince next, 17—2 as australia's pace men piled on the pressure. horrible woman forjoe root thankfully unhurt with mark stallman clinging on the close but england are up against that. it was such a final dramatic session, a torrid one. the paceman was steaming m, torrid one. the paceman was steaming in, the crowd were getting on their back, good old —fashioned in, the crowd were getting on their back, good old—fashioned ashes cricket. mark stallman and joe root clung on until the close and stuart broad believes that could prove very significant. crucial. the council easily lose 45 wickets and that is a test match gone. for someone who has bowled as period it is a wonderful time to ball, you have a brand—new ball an

england's know the key wicket now is captain steve smith.ey can get him out early on day three, then they will be confidence they have a chance of a first innings lead and perhaps getting into a match—winning position. the positives so far from england have been the batting performances of newcomers mark stoneman and james vince, both making half centuries, for vince his highest test score. toby roland—jones — who missed out on the tour due to injury says he hasn't been surprised by their performances. with guys like that, most of them have played the county game for a long time and been successful over a long time and been successful over a long period so when you go on a tour as difficult as this, understanding the game is an important part of it and all of those guys are in a good place so, yeah, i think people are used in these glamorous names of these other guys that have consistently performing well and it showed to value when they have put their hands up of various points in their hands up of various points in the first test. to do th

steve smith had notjust a century but a batting masterclass. re 26 ahead and smith 141 not out, cheered to the rafters. now for england's openers to steady the ship — or not. a hook from alastair cook. it didn't get any better in a torrid final session. australia's pacemen piled on the pressure. a horrible moment forjoe root, thankfully unhurt. he clung on to the close but england are up against it. a bit disappointed to win two wickets but it could have been a lot worse. it was just proper theatre, proper test match cricket, fast bowling, batsmen playing well. tomorrow will be slightly different. a day which began so promisingly for england has ended with them under huge pressure. after two days of local pegging, it's now australia with the upper hand. it has been two decades since england appeared a rugby league world cup final, and after a world —— nerve shredding game with tonga england go through. for england, some wins are worth waiting for. after three straight defeats in world cup semifinals, victory finally came, but with a scare. to ge

steve smith's hundred iii convert into big scores.e difference between the two teams and england do not have one to think about it because the next desk is underway in adelaide on saturday. our sports correspondent andy swiss reporting from brisbane. well former england captain michael vaughan is commentating for the bbc‘s test match special. he says, rather than concerning themselves with off—field antics, the players need to focus on wickets and runs. the timing could not have been worse. i think england and australia dealt with it very well and have put it to bed. the press conference was a bit of comedy gold, i do not quit understand how you treat someone with a head—butt and everything to be rosy but it was clearly a bit of jostling and fun and the england tea m jostling and fun and the england team have dealt with it. i would think that behind—the—scenes jonny ba i rstow has think that behind—the—scenes jonny bairstow has been given a nice telling off. you have to remember the ben stokes situation, jonny ba i rstow the ben stoke

australia subsided to 76—4 at one stage, but then her recovery thanks to his captain steve smith andlose, so another day of fluctuating fortunes, but the match is intriguingly poised going into day three. sri lanka were dismissed for 205 in their first sri lanka were dismissed for 205 in theirfirst innings sri lanka were dismissed for 205 in their first innings against india sri lanka were dismissed for 205 in theirfirst innings against india on theirfirst innings against india on the first day of the second test. qualification for the woman's world cup in 2019 is continuing around europe. england played their second match in group a. they beat bosnia 4-0. match in group a. they beat bosnia 4—0. portugal have beat moldova yet— zero. the draw for the quarterfinal stage of the woman's champions league has pledged lyon against barcelona. will spark this prague, montpelier will play chelsea and manchester city will play the swedish champions, who have never been part of the last eight. belgium and france are level after the first day of the davis cup final. david goffin beat lucas pouill

steve smith had notjust a century but a batting masterclass. he guided australia into the lead. e 26 ahead and smith 141 australia were 26 ahead and smith 1a1 not out, cheered to the rafters. now for england's openers to steady the ship — or not. a hook from alastair cook. james vince next. 17 for two as australia's paceman piled on the pressure. a a horrible moment forjoe root, thankfully unhurt. he clung on to the close but england are up against it. tomorrow will be slightly different. a day which began so promisingly for england has ended with them under huge pressure. after two days of level pegging, it's now australia with the upper hand. match of the day follows on bbc one. you can get full analysis and news from the premier league and the scottish premiership on the bbc sport website. that's it. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. from me and the team, have a very good night. hello. wherever you spent the day it was on the cold side, wasn't it? some of our weather watchers reported the first snows of the season. elsewhere, if you didn't hav

steve smith had notjust a century but a batting masterclass. to rescue your team and he guided australia into the lead, and when their innings finally ended, australia were 26 ahead and smith 141 ended, australia were 26 ahead and smith 1111 not out, cheered to the rafters. now for england's openers to steady the ship or not, i hope from alastair cook. it didn't get any better in a torrid final session. australia's pacemen piled on the pressure. a horrible moment forjoe root, on the pressure. a horrible moment for joe root, thankfully on the pressure. a horrible moment forjoe root, thankfully unhurt. he clung on to the close but england are up against it. a bit disappointed to win two wickets but it could have been a lot worse. it was just it could have been a lot worse. it wasjust proper it could have been a lot worse. it was just proper theatre, proper test match cricket, fast bowling, batsmen playing well. tomorrow will be slightly different. a day which began so promisingly for england has ended with them under huge pressure. after two days

australia edging ahead thanks to a stunning performance from steve smith.ay four. if they can getjoe root‘s wicket early, they have a strong chance of winning. lewis hamilton has broken the track record for the second day in a row infinal record for the second day in a row in final practice at the abu dhabi grand prix. valtteri bottas was second quickest. hamilton looking for 73rd pole position of his career when qualifying begins at one o'clock. that's all the sport for now. now for the weather. autumn is doing a very good impression of winter this weekend, as far as the weather is concerned because some of us started today looking like this, a blanket of snow in the derbyshire peaks, stirling started off with snow on the ground but a beautiful sun ride and generally the further east you are, this was north—east england earlier on, the fewer showers you will see, the more sunshine on what will be a cold and windy day. wind is particularly strong across northern scotland, showers feeding into the north west, the further east you are, fewer showers, more cri

australia edging ahead, thanks to a stunning performance from steve smith.y have got a strong chance of winning this test match. finally lewis hamilton‘s hopes — of ending the formula one season with a win have taken a blow. he‘s been beaten — by his mercedes team—mate — in qualifying for the abu dhabi grand prix. valtteri bottas smashed the track record at the yas marina circuit — to claim the top spot on the grid by more than one tenth of a second. it's it‘s just felt really good in the car, and the lap was really good, so that was enough, so i‘m really happy. i was iwas upa i was up a tent and a half, and i'll lost that in turn five or six. by the way it as been an incredible year. '5 great to see so many british flag. i appreciate it. and that‘s all the sport for now. australia has criticised a proposal for trade after brexit — warning that it could limit their access to the uk markets. it‘s been suggested that britain and the eu should split existing quotas on the amount of goods from around the world that can be imported without incurring full tariffs.

australia edging ahead thanks to a stunning performance from steve smith.ey can getjoe root‘s wicket early, they have a strong chance of winning. disappointed to lose two wickets, but it could have been worse. it was proper theatre, you know? proper test match cricket. fast bowling, batsmen playing well, a few blows being taken, but tomorrow will be slightly different. we have to set up and try and bat 90 overs tomorrow, make the bowlers bowl. it's a lot harder to continue with that sort of tactic through a whole day. onto football, and wales are top of their qualifying group, for the women's world cup, one point ahead of england, after beating kasakhstan in cardiff. the match marked the return of wales's all—time leading goal—scorer helen ward — who played for, half an hour, who played for half an hour, just two months after giving birth to her second child. but the only goal of the game came from hayley ladd's late free kick. england have a game in hand over wales — and they made it two wins from two last night, beating bosnia—herzegovina 4—0 in walsall.

and steve smith shows you don't have to have the technique to be a world—class player.well for shaun marsh, getting a half—century. the questions about the australian middle order, they are still bear. by middle order, they are still bear. by the australia are happy they have gotten 10 wickets. this was going to be the best chance for england to win at the gabba because it was not the traditional fast seamer. speaking of adelaide, they have got all three there so far. had this going to be for them? -- how difficult is this. it will be difficult is this. it will be difficult and they will be disappointed. but they looked good this time. stoneman has shown he can handle this level. the bowling still has some issues. there is a doubt around james anderson. the english camp says it is all fine. he would bea camp says it is all fine. he would be a blow. we have seen with the pink ball test so far, as soon as dusk comes, the dew comes. it is exciting cricket, but you have to ta ke exciting cricket, but you have to take your opportunities when the ball is swinging widely. we a

steve smith and joe root, but which captain's grip will prove the stronger?ngland's preparations have been overshadowed by memories of a thrashing on their last trip here and by the absence of their star player ben stokes, but for all that there is a quiet confidence. i'm sure there'll be a few nerves flying around underneath the surface, but as a whole there's a really calm atmosphere in the dressing room. i think that's a really good place for us to be as a side. but brisbane is a picture of australian bullishness. their familiar weapon, pace. mitchell starc testing the speed gun before he tests england's courage. and if australia need any extra confidence, well, they only have to look around them. this is the gabba, nicknamed the gabbatoir because australia haven't lost a test match here for nearly 30 years. and without their talisman, even england's optimists are worried. ben stokes is the best cricketer in the world full—stop at the moment. i think with him in the side undoubtedly they'd be favourites, even away from home, but i think it's evened it up a

if they can get steve smith early and getting to that the struggle entail they have a real chance.will keep our fingers crossed, many thanks indeed. england women have done well in qualification. the first fixture as an interim manager saw them win over bosnia tonight. masterminded in part by captain steph horton who scored the opener. the manchester city forward double the advantage shortly after half—time before there was a second—floor steph horton. and the third with well taken free kick. and the forth from the penalty spot. really happy. been doing a lot of work since we have been in post. being a bit more creative and the opportunities that we created i am obviously very pleased with. obviously, tough opposition, very difficult to break down. but overall, really happy with the performance. but it is wales who top the group ahead of england. they came into their match unbeaten and remain so. a late free kick and then victory over kazakhstan. they have played one more game than england so far in that group. another new manager, david moyes got his first point. they had to come

a recovery thanks to steve smith and shaun marsh. brisbane, winger valentine holmes scored six tries as australia beat fiji by 511 points to 6, to reach the final of the rugby league world cup. he broke his own record for the number of tries in a match — and took his tournament tally to 12, making him top—scorer. they'll face the winner of tomorrow's semi—final between england and tonga. i'm really pleased. the defence is going really good. scoring some points. we need to get it to homes. give it to him next week again. former england striker michael owen said he's never gone so fast on a horse, after finished second in his debut race as a jockey. owen, who's 37, was taking part in the prince's countryside fund charity race at ascot. he was the only novice in the field of ten amateurs, riding calder prince, and he finished behind tom chatfield—roberts, on golden wedding. owen said he'd got the bug, and might race again. two men could be banned for life after the russian doping scandal at the sochi games. the disqualification means th

but then a recovery thanks to captain steve smith and shaun marsh who guided them through to 165—a athe two main australian players so for me to get one of the big players is very satisfying. i think a few of the lads in the team were happy to see the back of him. we feel we are in a decent position and if we can come out in the morning get some rest and come out hot in the morning and get a couple about and you are into detail, that is a good position to be in. in football there was another bad result for managerless everton who were thrashed 5—1 at home by ata la nta who were thrashed 5—1 at home by atalanta in the europa league. they we re atalanta in the europa league. they were already out of the competition but in front of a half empty goodison park they finished bottom of theirgroup, goodison park they finished bottom of their group, not a great entry on their cv for caretaker boss david u nsworth their cv for caretaker boss david unsworth who still wants job permanently. arsene wenger said it wasjob done after permanently. arsene wenger said it was job done after arsenal won t

australian captain steve smith is leading a fight back against england in the first ashes cricket test in brisbane the home side were battling at seventy six for four in a reply to england's three hundred two but smith and shaun marshall have combined for an unbroken partnership of eight hundred nine with the skipper on sixty four not out. finished the second day on beaten on forty four so australia are hundred fifty seven runs behind with six wickets in hand. and i'm wondering will remember i see he trying to hide his book i think is incredible and he ain't no use going to anyone else and. yet in six who play in the process and it works for him savvy it hats off to a captain. i have crumbled against an attack spearheaded by spin on the first day of the second test against india they're all out for two hundred file with caps intonations of all top scoring with fifty seven robbie ashe one and a robin. taken seven all of the wickets between them india have already lost a wicket in the reply. australia you know are one win away from the founding of their rugby league world cup titles they

australian captain steve smith is leading a fight back against england in the first ass's cricket test and bruce been the home side were battling a seventy six for four in reply to england's three hundred two but smith and shaun marshall i have a combined for an unbroken partnership of eighty nine with the skipper all sixty four not out. almost finished the second day on beach and on forty fourth australia a hundred fifty seven runs behind with six wickets and. sri lanka have crumbled against an attack spearheaded by spent on the first day of the second test against india they are all out for two hundred five with captain to nishant amal top scoring with fifty seven ravi ashwin and arvind data taken seven of the wickets between them. new zealand all blacks will have a new captain for their final rugby test of the season against wales on saturday. takes over from karen reid who's injured his back while brother look at comes in at number eight a full read. here is going to everybody else have you you know available when it's opportunity for someone so it's a big opportunity to go. to the

au5tralia 5ub5ided for a 76—a—mac at one stage, but then a recovery thanks to captain ‘5 steve smithch. mat is intriguingly poised going into day three. -- match. it's a lwa y5 into day three. -- match. it's always nice to get a big wicket and i think we sort of see warner and smith as the two main australian players. for me to get one of the big players out, it's very satisfying and i think a view of the lads in the team were happy to see the back of them. i think we are any decent position. i think they can come out in the morning, get it nights sleep and, i'd hardly any morning. if we nicked a couple out at the start, that is the good position for us to be in. another big game in dresden. —— brisbane. england have reached the final of the rugby world cup. he took his turn in tally up to 12, making him the top scorer. they drew the winner of tomorrow's semifinal. that is between england and tonga. sebastian vettel picked lewis hamilton to set the fastest time in practice at the season—ending abu dhabi grand prix. he was more than a tenth of a second quicker than the mercedes of the

in the ashes cricket stirling captain steve smith is leading a fight back against england in the first test in versus been the home side were battling out seventy six for four in reply to england's three hundred two but smith and shaun marsh combined for an unbroken partnership eighty nine with the skipper on sixty four not out all marsh finished the day i have been on forty four so a stray one hundred and fifty seven runs behind with six wickets and hands. none won there in the world. he trying he's working i think is incredible and he ain't no use going on those. six who play in a process. that's off the aircraft sri lanka have crumbled against an attack spearheaded by spin on the first day of the second test against india they're all out for two hundred five with captain dinesh chandimal top scoring with fifty seven . taking seven of the wickets between them india have already lost a wicket in reply. or one win away from defending their rugby league world cup title they brushed aside fiji fifty four to six in their semi final embarrassment on friday just a week after becoming the fi

a century from skipper steve smith had pulled australia to near parity with england's innings.ngs. a few moments ago australia were trailing by just innings. a few moments ago australia were trailing byjust six runs, a little short of england's first—innings 296— eight, with those two wickets still in hand. all set to see a good chance of gaining some advantage after the first innings. a quick reminder of our top story for the sour. egypt's armed forces say they have launched air strikes against the militants they believe carried out friday's attack on a mosque in sinai, which killed at least 250 —— 235 worshippers. they say they hit vehicles used by the gunmen. plenty more on our website and you can sign up to the bbc news out. —— app. hello, there. it's going to be cold this weekend, that's for sure, but many places will stay dry and see plenty of sunshine, so if you wrap up it won't be that bad. plenty of showers though in the north and west. certainly overnight plenty of showers across the north—west of the uk, with wintriness mixed in, some cumulating snow over the hills,

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steve smith is keeping australia in the game with the first century of the game with the first centuryickets but have so far failed to break up the partnership bewteen the australian captain and tail ender pat cummins. a short time ago, australia were 274—7, trailing 28 behind england's first innings total. tom baker has made a surprise return to the tardis to film an episode of doctor who that was abandoned almost a0 years ago. strike action at the bbc meant studio scenes were never completed. here's our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson. shada, a doctor who story which started to be filmed in 1979 that had to be abandoned halfway through due an engineering strike. there have been many attempts at finishing it. novels, audio plays, even a vhs version with tom baker explaining what happened in the scenes which were never completed. doctor, your mind shall be mine. i'm not mad about your tailor. for the version released today, members of the original cast, including tom baker and lalla ward, who played his assistant romana, recorded the actual script to go with animated versio

shortly and at the moment the australians are using a couple of their part—time bowlers, the captain steve smithined by the england bowler chris woakes, who is on 17. an exciting test match developing, but most of the experts predicting england are going to need somewhere around 250 in order to make a bit of around 250 in order to make a bit of a game of it, but at the moment the gabba has a history where those batting fourth quite frequently don't make more than 230, 240 runs. 238 apparently is the record run chase on being cold reliably from the gabba. nicknamed by australians as the gabbatoire because so few foreign teams have one at that particular match in australia. join us particular match in australia. join us for the headlines shortly. plenty more on our website, where you can get the latest from all our correspondence and in—depth analysis of our top stories: 0n the world. this is bbc news. —— our top stories from around the world. hello once again. saturday was pretty much a cold day right across the british isles and for that, you have to thank a supply of cold north—westerly wind co

and skipper steve smith is still there on 81. australia are 213—7. goodbye. hello, there.d see plenty of sunshine, so if you wrap up it won't be that bad. plenty of showers in the north and west. certainly overnight plenty of showers in the north—west of the uk, with wintriness mixed in, some cumulating snow over the hills, which will lead to an ice problem in many northern and western areas to start saturday. a cold and frosty start. the wind will be a feature on saturday. that will make it feel colder than it actually is, and there will be plenty of showers to start saturday morning. even longer spells of rain perhaps in the north and north—east of scotland. gale force winds as well. wintry showers into northern ireland and down on the north—west england. snow again on the hills. some of these showers running through the cheshire gap and into the midlands already at 9am on saturday morning. plenty of sunshine in the east and south—east, but still a few showers into west wales, cornwall and devon, so you get the picture. it will be a cold start, but some areas seeing lots

three of the opening ashes test but it was australia who turned up the heat thanks to captain steve smith'spic century before england lost two wickets in the final session. england finishing the day on 33—2, a lead of just seven runs. disappointed to lose two wickets, but it could have been worse. it was proper theatre, you know? proper test match cricket. fast bowling, batsmen playing it well, a few players taking blows, but tomorrow will be slightly different. we have to set up a try and bat 90 overs tomorrow, make the bowlers bowl 20 overs each. it's a lot harder to continue with that sort of tactic through a whole day. lewis hamilton has broken the track record for the second day in a row in final practice for the abu dhabi grand prix. his mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas was second quickest. hamilton will be looking for the 73rd pole position of his career when qualifying begins in less than half an hour's time. that's all the sport — now it's time for click. this week: fighting fires... naked navigation... and a real—life rocketeer. on click we often look out for technology which ca

but they recovered thanks to an unbeaten half—century from captain steve smith to cap a day of fluctuatings, bbc news, brisbane. time for a look at the weather. we are in the middle of a modest cold snap, some frost around in the next few days in the morning and it already feels chilly out there in many areas. in the last couple of days we have had snow showers across scottish ales that will continue across the course of the evening. temperatures dipping to freezing in many towns and villages with the risk of ice in northern and western parts of the uk. the scene tomorrow morning, cold airfrom the norwegian sea is digging down into northern parts of france and iberia. there will be lots of crisp sunshine for us, and it will look beautiful, but very cold. this is roundabout lunchtime. some wintry showers across the scottish hills. 0ne lunchtime. some wintry showers across the scottish hills. one or two showers across the scottish hills. one or two s howe rs a cross across the scottish hills. one or two showers across northern ireland and wales. for many, central, eastern and southern areas,

on day three they were frustrated by aussie captain steve smith who completed a battling unbeaten centuryptain alastair cook failing again — he fell to a bouncer from josh hazlewood for just 7 and hazlewood struck again to remove james vince for 2.. so england will resume on 33 for 2 — a lead ofjust 7 runs. lewis hamilton's hopes of ending the formula one season with a win suffered a blow after being beaten by his mercedes team mate in qualifying for the abu dhabi grand prix. valtteri bottas smashed the track record at the yas marina circuit to claim the top spot on the grid by more than a tenth of a second from the new world champion. it's the fourth pole of the season for the finn who has a outside chance of finishing second in the championship. to do that he needs to win sunday's race and hope ferrari's sebastian vettel finishes no higher than ninth. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on bbc news throughout the evening. johnny mercer, the mp for plymouth, said that a cohort of mps words of determined to fill their duty to maintain written‘s defence capability. the bu

shortly and at the moment the australians are using a couple of their part—time bowlers, the captain steve smitha nalysis website. there you can get the latest analysis of our top stories around the world. —— on our website. this is bbc news. hello once again. saturday was pretty much a cold day right across the british isles and for that, you have to thank a supply of cold north—westerly wind coming between an area of low pressure up towards the north—east, high pressure down towards the south—west. and on that run of north—westerlies, there were quite a few showers across northern and western parts. if you had some overnight, then ice could be a problem first thing on sunday, especially on untreated surfaces. here we are first thing on sunday morning. still that wind across the north—east of scotland, showers there. showers too coming through the north channel down across the irish sea into the north and west midlands, through the north—west of england. we will come back to those in a second. but further east or south, dry, fine, sunny, chilly to start off the new day, and perhaps a little mor

that wicket, ended a 99 run partnership between captain steve smith and marsh.atest score after it visit stands at australia 200 —— 202—6. lots more as always on our website and you can keep up with this cricket score as well. we are on twitter if you want to get in touch. let‘s get the latest weather prospects now with stav danaos. hello, there. it‘s going to be cold this weekend, that‘s for sure, but many places will stay dry and see plenty of sunshine, so if you wrap up it won‘t be that bad. plenty of showers though in the north and west. certainly overnight plenty of showers across the north—west of the uk, with wintriness mixed in, some cumulating snow over the hills, and that will lead to an ice problem in many northern and western areas to start saturday morning. it really will be a cold and frosty start. the wind will be a feature on saturday. that will make it feel colder than it actually is, and there‘ll be plenty of showers to start saturday morning. even longer spells of rain perhaps across the north and north—east of scotland and into the northern i

steve smith says, "my dog sky is big and we live happily in a cottage in wiltshire."e show and controlling the remote control! so they should! maybe this is the answer, get a dog that's small and then it doesn't take up any space in the house! there you go. let's talk to george. george you have got the job of explaining why we have got lots of beautiful pictures. those of us in the uk we are pet mad, but pet ownership has fallen and what the report says this is a function of the housing crisis and housing has got smaller, but importantly, less outside space. the ability for people to keep pets. mental health, you know, it's notjust about having pets, but having that outside space as well for people's mental health? the report touched on a few things. 0ne the report touched on a few things. one of the things i thought was most curious, it says pets can help their owners get dates! i don't know if that's in addition to their profile on social media or whether it is like 101 dalmatians, it is the pet that's driving the dating process. pets have huge benefits of having pe

when it comes to converting 50s into a hundred, he was showing up a little bit by steve smith. i thought he was brilliant. he will you tried every trick in a book in the field to keep and lead in command. theyjust lack that little bit of incisiveness to really break open innings that then you bowler gave him a chance in. that you so much for sharing your insight. good to speak to. —— speakto —— speak to you. the head of armed groups and his deputy had been suspended by police scotland under allegations of gross misconduct. assista nt allegations of gross misconduct. assistant chief constable bernard higgins was suspended by the scottish police authority. it is the latest in a series of suspected of senior officers in the uk's second largest police force. there is talk more about this story with our correspondent in glasgow. caitriona ruane tonne, hello, four officers suspended on friday, what more is emerging? two names emerged today, superintendent curt carnell, head of armed police at police scotland. his deputy chief inspector bob glass. glass was head of the former strathcl

don't get to write tomorrow but as i say it is sort of in our hands, someone goes and play safe steve smithrow, we are in the driving seat. and you can follow what promises to be a really tense and crucial day on test match special tonight 11:30. play resumes at 11:58 and you can follow all the action on bbc radio 5 live sports extra, the bbc sport website and the bbc sport app. and finally, formula 1 world champion lewis hamilton will start second on the grid behind mercedes team—mate valteri bottas at tomorrow's abu dhabi grand prix. that's all the sport for now. thank you, catherine. it's been revealed that a child sex offender evaded the authorities for seven years by hiding at a monastery on an island off the coast of pembrokeshire. paul ashton used a fake name while he lived at the abbey on caldey island. last year, the abbey paid compensation to several women who alleged they'd been abused by a monk in the ‘70s and ‘80s. caldey island, a peaceful haven. separate from the world and its pressures. a sanctuary and a place to hide. in 200a, paul ashton came to caldey, calling himself rob

but they recovered thanks to an unbeaten half—century from captain steve smith to cap a day of fluctuatingght‘s sleep and a bit of rest and come at them hard in the morning, if we nick couple out and you‘re into the likes of starc and cummins, i think that‘s a good position for us to be in. the match then perfectly poised in an enthralling start to this ashes series. andy swiss, bbc news, brisbane. now, most of us probably think of him as a star striker responsible for many an england goal, but it seems michael owen‘s sporting talent extends beyond football. since retiring from the beautiful game, he‘s become a successful racehorse breeder, and this lunchtime he‘s been making his debut as a jockey at ascot. joe wilson reports. approaching on four legs come unmistakably a racehorse but cube is the human being on board? recognise him? —— who is also it may be more recognisable doing this come almost a furlong from goal in the 98 world cup and a sprinters finish. michael owen has scored a wonderful goal! when you have scored over 300 times you need a new goal and horse racing became michael o

steve smith, especially. the best player in the world against a ball. not even in the top 20 there.pressed it yourself. smith and david warner really are all that they've got to rely on, but then of course, england only have alastair cook and joe root. you could argue that the top fives are similar. they've got two world class players in both top fives. the captain and a left—handed opener. 0bviously cook and warner are different players but they bring the same sort of thing to a team — experience, runs in the bank. both teams have got three positions. they haven't fully been nailed down. fairly young, inexperienced players. players who need a big ashes to prove themselves, to concrete themselves a place in the team. where england are very much stronger than australia, in my view, is batting from 6, 7, 8, 99, with stokes, wokes, ali. australia can't even match england in that department for runs, so that could be an area where england look to exploit australia. what about ben stokes who is obviously facing an allegation? how much will he be missed? a great deal. he is genuinely the

a half—century from steve smith meant it is evelyn stevens. and nick has the weather.there for us this morning. good morning. good morning, they have been packing in here since about six o'clock in the morning and the inauguration is still a couple of hours away. 60,000 seater stadium on the outskirts of harare and there are scenes of greatjoy because this isa are scenes of greatjoy because this is a new era for zimbabwe after all the years of the mugabe, the dictatorship and economic mismanagement and brutal repression, now emmerson mnangagwa will be in charge. people here hope he will be a better president but he does have a better president but he does have a record some would say of human rights abuses, people say he has blood on his hands from a massacre in the 19805 and that he was involved in corruption. i can talk toa involved in corruption. i can talk to a couple of people, nathan is here, why did you want to come?” came to witness a great moment, a new dawn for zimbabwe. we're ahead to experience the inauguration of the second president of zimbabwe so i wante

but they recovered thanks to an unbeaten half—century from captain steve smith to cap a day of fluctuatinga week to go until the world cup draw in moscow, when we'll find out the places where our national teams will play next year. the frontrunner for the england team is a small village on the baltic coast near st petersburg. our moscow correspondent sarah rainsford went there to find out what awaits some of the highest—paid players in football. they are getting ready for the world cup here, not to play, not yet, but it looks like the england team will be based in this town just outside st petersburg. so the local boys have been swatting up on the squad. do you know anyone from the england team? kane — harry kane. rasheed, kane, hart. this is where the boys hope to see england. their old stadium is being rebuilt as a world cup training ground and, when the competition is over, the football school will inherit it. the pitch is still getting the final touches. but the official i spoke to is confident it will be up to scratch. translation: most of the work is already done. that pitch is almos

former wide receiver steve smith works for nfl network and said from what i gather del rio was game planning and calling all the shots on defense anyway. can norton did not draft or pay the wrong guys in free agency. and then there is this. bruce irvin khalil mack both did not practice today with what the team is calling a rest day. you may recall that irvin was not happy with martin's dismissal. no defensive player spoke today to the media.>>> cal was taking on a division ii team best known for upsetting sampson and top-ranked virginia in 1982. in the second half the take control with a 13-0 run. walker knocked it out. ninety six-72. that is the largest when ever against a division i school. they go 0-3 in maui. have you seen this? keep an eye on number 80. now you see him know you don't. a complete -- where did he go? >> he did not go scream left. he did not go to the right. the only thing he could have done is go down. usc disappearing. >> they are disappearing faster than the raiders from the playoff picture. >> i do not like what is going on out there. they have all the indications of a

steve smith returning to the crease having moved past his half—century as the hosts closed 137 runs behindt with them in brisbane. at one stage there were 76—a. start with them in brisbane. at one stage there were 76-4. the game is still in the balance. england bowled well to ta ke still in the balance. england bowled well to take for early wickets. we have fought back hard and there is a massive partnership by ben now. i will not put a number on it. we will try to bad as long as we can in this first innings, build—up to their score and hopefully past it. one came in and the premiership rugby tonight. andy simmons going overfor gloucester and they have since added another try through jeremy thrush. the visitors are leaving 1a—0. the visitors are leaving 1a—0. the cheetahs the visitors are leaving 1a—0. the cheeta hs returned the visitors are leaving 1a—0. the cheetahs returned to winning ways, at 33—13 win over edinburgh, running infour ways, at 33—13 win over edinburgh, running in four tries. ulster are playing right now. they are leading 13-9 at playing right now. they are leading 13—9 a

with me tonight eugene robinson and steve smith a veteran of the bush white house and mccain campaigns. good evening to both of you gentlemen. steve, i want to play for you what sarah huckabee sanders said on monday about the russia investigation and then let's talk about it on the other side. >> but look, today's announcement has nothing to do with the president, has nothing to do with the president's campaign or campaign activity. the real collusion scandal, as we've said several times before has everything to do with the clinton campaign, fusion gps and russia. >> papadopoulos -- it is specifically about the campaign. >> it has nothing to do with the activities of the campaign. it has to do with his failure to tell the truth. that doesn't have anything to do with the campaign or the campaign's activities. >> steve, it's remarkable to draw that sort of distinction. i don't think itologicically exists in the minds of most americans. i mean, most of us can figure out a campaign is different from a presidency, but so many of the team members are the same and there's a continuous thread.

steve smith, kate kelly and eugene scott making his debut, a political reporter for "the washington post." kate, let's start with you. the rnc has now pulled their funding. you are seeing republicans on the national stage back away. we haven't heard from the president yet. yes, he's been in asia, but he's back on the scene. just last night he was tweeting what was going to be on fox news today, so he's in the mix. >> well, we did hear from sarah sanders early on saying words to the effect of if this is true, he should step aside but kind of cautioning that they weren't necessarily convinced. i would guess he will weigh in sometime in the near future. remember, he's probably feeling a bit burned because as you know he backed luther strange, who was beaten out by roy moore. he's mostly kind of on the same page with steve bannon, who's trying to launch this republican revolution or revolution against the sitting republicans, if you will, so he's in a little bit of an awkward spot. >> steve, do the political calculus for us. yesterday we saw mitch mcconnell asked about this. and mitch mcconn

australia captain steve smith says he should be ok.ad selection. it wasn't an easy decision, i thought, selection. it wasn't an easy decision, ithought, craig has come in and everything that has been asked of him, he has done brilliantly. the guys on their first tour have stood up to their first tour have stood up to the challenge and really impressed. in that regard, it is great, because the whole squad seems to be performing in those warm up games and we build some nice momentum going in. jake has been bowling well when he's had his opportunities on the tour, the way he goes about things and these surfaces could be really challenging for the australians. now the champions league. i wasjust australians. now the champions league. i was just thinking, australians. now the champions league. i wasjust thinking, to listen to coverage, five live and test match special will be on from 11 o'clock tonight, test match special is on radio 4 longwave. liverpool kind of imploded last night but city and tottenham have won their groups. a mixed bag

steve smith was on a little bit earlier with nicolle wallace chlgt he said what you saw yesterday was the coalition of the decent. >> i heard him say that. >> and i thought it was interesting. and i know that may not be appealing for the red meat, you know, progressives, but if the democrats would find some way of saying let's make america decent again, let's make america good again, let's make america inclusive again i think there's going to be an exhaustion factor. i think that might be their sweet spot but i don't know that they're going to go that way. >> steve kornacki called it revenge of the suburbs. eli, explain as you did to wall street journal readers today as best you can for our audience how this might make tax reform harder by didn't of what we witnessed last night. >> well, again, as i said, i think paul ryan needing votes from a lot of moderate members who represent suburban voters who drove that backlash from trump for him to go ask them to pass this bill, that's problematic when a lot of these members are in states like new york and california and new jersey where the

. >> steve smith is coming on later in the broadcast to talk about plings, but i asked him to be part of this discussion because, steve, we saw this letter from the pentagon this week. the two members of congress who were asking a question the pentagon says to totally rule out all of the north's nuclear facilities would require a ground invasion of north korea. and you alone for a long time have been saying to people if you want to talk tough about north korea, all this what it will need to be called, the second korean war. >> yeah. the second korean war is a frightening prospect and we've not talked openly and honestly about it. there are casualty estimates that range as high as a million on the first day of war. we have 250,000 fend ents in south korea around seoul. we've seen the competency of the government of the united states with regard to delivering potable dlinging water to the island of puerto rico, which is much closer to home. and you look at the size of the marine corps today. it can fit inside the university of michigan football stadium in its sboirt. the u.s. army is do

now in australia captain the steve smith hit his twenty first century to help his side take charge of the first ashes test against england in brisbane with this one hundred forty one not out to ensure the host and a first innings lead they added to that advantage would one pace a bowler toss his a would grab too early wickets by some so england had a lead of just seven runs series or. as a captain i want to try and play from the front as much as i can with my performance and in the way. you know it just all of it sort of came out when i got to one hundred had to work very hard i think was my slowest hundred someone told me i had to work hard and they really disciplined the brazilian in. to get through they. get to a position where where we are now it's a relatively placing. and have reached their first rugby league world cup final in twenty two years off to surviving a late comeback from tongue guy in the semifinals in oakland on saturday well with just seven minutes to play england the were leading the twenty to nothing about tonga scored three tries in five minutes england's lead to

steve smith and joe root, but which captain's grip will prove the stronger?at there is a quiet confidence. i'm sure there will be a few nerves flying around underneath the surface. but as a whole there's a really calm atmosphere in the dressing room. i think that's a really good place for us to be as a side. but brisbane is a picture of australian bullishness. their familiar weapon, pace. mitchell starc testing the speed gun before he tests england's courage. and if australia need any extra confidence, well, they only have to look around them. this is the gabba, nicknamed "the gabbatoir" because australia haven't lost a test match here for nearly 30 years. and without their talisman, even england's optimists are worried. ben stokes is the best cricketer in the world full—stop at the moment. i think with him in the side undoubtedly they'd be favourites, even away from home. but i think it's opened up a lot. it's a shame ben's not here. i personally think he should be. i think the aussies will be delighted that he's not in the team. the travelling fans, though,