we got on the train at five o'clock in stevenage orjust train at five o'clock in stevenage or just beforeive o'clock it broke down just outside uckfield which is ten miles south of steve na g e uckfield which is ten miles south of stevenage and then spent nearly six hours on that train before we were taken off and put on another train are taken field, we got there at 1135 which was again against the a distance of ten miles. nearly six and three quarters hours. you could have walked it. yes. average of two miles an hour, i think. good grief. that is part one of the journey and the next bed was getting from hadfield into london and then from hadfield into london and then from london down to bristol. idid from london down to bristol. i did that go? they did not make any plans to get me from hatfield to bristol so they decide to go to london and it was nearly midnight. so they had laid on some buses and we got on the transfer bus which promptly broke down before it had left hatfield. and the driver called another bus that while we were waiting my colleague and i decided to cut our losses and

salford city made a winning start to their football league debut, beating stevenage 2—nil. the favourites for promotion to league one. rhia chohan reports. the new season opener in a special for any football club and for salford city, and the ape team just five years ago it their debut in the english football league, an occasion indeed. with the hopes of another promotion to start off on the right foot? there were signs in the first half that they were up and running almost. all it took was for right back scott wiseman to set up the moment, letting the first league goal to mark the home site arrival and a career milestone. he gets a taste for the league goals and appetite for more still follows as a panelist on another, it became the day even if he did not get the hat trick he was so hungry for. stephen h had barely turned up and it was gran alexander's sighed that one. whether their success continues is that mike this is a new beginning for this old town. marc marquez has equalled the record for the most pole positions in moto gp — after qualifying fastest at the czech gra

start to their football league debut, beating steve na g e their football league debut, beating stevenage favourites for promotion to league 1. —— max verstappen is on pole. more talks are being held to avert a strike by thousands of workers at heathrow next week, after they rejected a revised pay offer. more than 170 flights from the airport on monday and tuesday, have been cancelled as a precaution. aviation analyst sally gethin explained why heathrow rejected unite's request for about three—pounds—seventy—five per worker, per day. unite want an extra amount into their salaries, extra 375 per day per worker it is saying. heathrow airport is saying, we pay you very well, more than a junior police officer. above the rpi. more compared to gatwick. heathrow airport is saying, you are doing fine, we are paying you very generously and we don't believe we need to pay you any more. normally, a lot of these tracks affect crew and pilots. this is slightly different. just explain it to us, the background, please. this is different, it will feel different if you are going to heathrow. if you have a

start to their football league debut, beating steve na g e their football league debut, beating stevenagefor promotion to league 1. i'll have my sport for you at 5:30pm. riot police in russia have detained hundreds of people at the start of demonstrations in moscow. they're protesting against the exclusion of opposition candidates from upcoming local elections. among those being held is the prominent activist, lyubov sobol, who was picked up as she left her office to join the unauthorised protests. ms sobol is a long—time ally of russia's leading opposition figure, alexei navalny, who's serving a jail sentence for encouraging the demonstrations. the telecommunications industry says the prime minister will have to take fast and far—reaching action if his promise to deliver full fibre broadband years ahead of schedule is to be met. in an open letter, three trade bodies tell borisjohnson "100% fibre coverage requires a 100% commitment from government". our business correspondent katy austin reports. good internet is now a priority for hotel guests like those in southend. the manager here say

salford city are making their debut in the football this afternoon when they host stevenage at the peninsula two injust over five years, since former manchester united players gary and phil neville, paul scholes, nicky butt, ryan giggs and david beckham bought shares in the club. however, history is against them today as only one of the last 11 sides to make their debut in the football league have won their first game. that was aldershot town in 2008. argentina captain lionel messi has been banned from international football for three months for saying that the copa america was "fixed" after he was sent off in their match against chile. the ban means messi will miss upcoming friendlies but will be back in time for argentina's qualifying campaign for the 2022 world cup which begins in march next year. in rugby league, st helens have extended their lead at the top of the table, with a comfortable win over wakefield, while leeds rhinos, moved two points clear of the bottom of the super league table, as they crushed the huddersfield giants. ash handley going over twice for his side, on his 100th

the newly promoted side impress in a convincing win over stevenage, on their league two debut. his only goal is competing in next year's tour de france as he continues his recovery from a serious crash. my from a serious crash. first question was can i get u can my first question was can i get up? cani my first question was can i get up? can i get back on my bike, am i going to be ok and he made it very clear that i was not and i was not living anywhere. that i should just lie still. —— i was not moving anywhere. 0nto golf now and bronte law and charley hull are five shots off the lead, going into the final day of the british open at woburn. but the defending champion georgia hall dropped two shots to fall way down the leaderboard. hinako shibuno ofjapan now leads, after a sensational third round — with competition at the top really hotting up. adam wild has been watching the action. the defending champion georgia hall. this was georgia hall, the defending champion starting her day and touch at the top but a touch at times letting her down. 0r challenge faltering. fellow briton

salford city made a winning start to their football league debut, beating stevenage 2—nil.tion to league one. rhia chohan reports. the new season opener and special for any football club but for suffered city who were in the ht or five years ago, it marked their debut in the english football league, an occasion indeed. with hopes of another promotion starting off on the right foot? early signs in the first half that they were up and running but almost. all it took was for the right back to set at the right moment and it was his first league goal to mark the home side rifle and a career milestone. he pounced on another and it became his day, even if he did not get that hat trick he was so hungry for. stephen h bailey turned up and it was graham alexander's side who holds today's limelight. whether their success continues this is a new beginning for it this old town. britain's four—time tour de france champion chris froome says competing in next year's race is his only goal. froome is still recovering from a serious crash in which he broke his neck, leg, elbow, hip and ribs a

and salford city made a winning start to life as a football league club, beating stevenage 2—0. a group that includes some famous manchester united teammates. the curtain raiser for next week's premier league season is at wembley this afternoon when liverpool take on manchester city in the community shield. it's the first of seven potential trophies liverpool could win this season, but it's fair to say their manager isn't getting particularly excited. you have to be ready, that is enough from a motivational point of view. it's nice to win it than not to win it, because we didn't win all of the finals but most of them, that's true. but at the end we will not do a parade afterwards. christian fraser has just changed his afternoon plans from the cricket! the rugby football league and super league say they're appalled by clashes between catala ns dragons and warrington wolves fans towards the end of their match in france yesterday. tempers flared on the field and off it with around ten minutes of the game to go, two warrington players and one from catalans were sent off after a braw

the door was not in the in stevenage earlier today discussing their concerns about deal.e is prepared to leave without one. ian watson, bbc news, westminster. have been hearing that eu officials... better how much does this matter? it is largely symbolic. local officials that are attending the meetings regularly will stop going to those meetings, also says downing street which put out the statement within the past half an hour or so. this has been discussed embarrassed empson mentioned it in the commons in july. embarrassed empson mentioned it in the commons injuly. in that sense it is not a surprise. these officials will carry on taking part in meetings to do with the uk‘s i‘m going relationship with the european union once we left. apart from that, this relief —— release says that wilbert should be unshackled. as we are to become a non—eu member state. it is about hammering home the message that the uk is now determined to leave on time and the 3ist determined to leave on time and the 31st of october. the two were recipients of that message that the government has in mi