the defeat means somerset trail essex by 12 points heading into the title decider at taunton.ding into the last round of matches. essex are looking to win a second title in three years, and a draw would be enough for them down at taunton. so it's a must—win match for somerset, who will at least have home advantage. 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 former trade minister digbyjones, and talkradio presenter daisy mcandrew. welcome to you both. good evening. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. no one story leads the papers tonight. the metro goes with the angry father of a sick child who confronted borisjohnson whilst he was visiting a london hospital. the man — who was also a labour activist — accused the prime minister of only visiting for a press oppurtunity. the telegraph leads on comments from the the leader of the house of commons, jacob rees—mogg, praising nigel farage and calling on brexiteers to return to the conservative party after

and essex look set to lift cricket's county championship title —— after day three at taunton was a washouty now. now less than a week into the rugby world cup we've had a major upset. uruguay, who'd only ever won twice before at a world cup, came from behind to beat fiji by 30 points to 27... in a real thriller. a huge result for uruguay on an important day for that part ofjapan, as craig templeton reports. march the 11th, the day that people will never forget. the day that the earthquake hit taking 1300 of their people and washing away much of their town. but those who survived we re their town. but those who survived were determined to rebuild

henry moeran was at taunton for us. championship title for essex in the space of just three years. somerset, meanwhile, the long wait to get their hands on a trophy goes on. coming into this final date needed a miracle for the hosts to get them the win to get the title but despite the efforts of jack reacher, five wickets for him, it was sir alistair cooke that held firm in the second innings having been put under pressure, that meant essex will be heading back to chelmsford with the trophy. somerset will be frustrated. this match has been badly affected by the weather. they will have to wait till next year to see if they can break their duck but for essex, these elevations will begin. this is the reason why i carried on. to have these memories. i have been growing up with these guys, people like bradley and tom wesley. and scott in particular in terms of the most i've played in nick brown comes in the scene of there's the guys i spent a lot of time and out of the dressing room with them. it's great to have but a whole

and essex look set to lift cricket's county championship title —— after day three at taunton was a washoutmerset need to win the match, but with only one day left it's looking very unlikely now. now less than a week into the rugby world cup we've had a major upset. uruguay, who'd only ever won twice before at a world cup, came from behind to beat fiji by 30 points to 27... in a real thriller. a huge result for uruguay on an important day for that part ofjapan, as craig templeton reports. march the 11th, the day that people will never forget. the day that the earthquake hit taking 1300 of their people and washing away much of their town. but those who survived we re their town. but those who survived were determined to rebuild and rugby had a role to play. the recovery memorial stadium now sits were a school once did and it made the with the world cup grounds, but it holds a greater significance. something they marked in the right way by providing a real spectacle. finishing off a well worked move for the opening try. and now it is time for the unexpected. forest and battled and scored to r

henry moeran was at taunton for us.fjust three yea rs. for essex in the space ofjust three years. somerset, meanwhile, the long wait to get their hands on a trophy goes on. coming into this final date needed a miracle for the hosts to get them the win to get the title but despite the efforts of jack reacher, five wickets for him, it was sir alistair cooke that held firm in the second innings having been put under pressure, that meant essex will be heading back to chelmsford with the trophy. somerset will be frustrated. this match has been badly affected by the weather. they will have to wait till next year to see if they can break their duck but for essex, these elevations will begin. after 26 years at somerset that match marked the end of the former england opener marcus trescothick‘s career so next season darren stevens will be out on his own as the oldest professional player in the country. he's just signed a new contract that will take him beyond his aath birthday. kent had originally decided to let him go but a spe

they need to avoid defeat against title—chasing rivals somerset at taunton.ali vijay to jamie porter. fellow opener steven davies was then trapped lbw by sam cook. spinner simon harmer, fresh from his heroics on t20 finals day on saturday, then took two more quick wickets, and somerset were 75—4 when rain stopped playjust before lunch. and unfortunately, no further play was possible for the rest of the day. russia will miss this week‘s world athletics championships for the second time in a row — after the sport‘s governing body upheld a ban. the country‘s athletes were suspended four years ago, after a report found evidence of widespread doping. it comes as anti—doping officials investigate lab data from russian athletes, which they suspect may have been manipulated. the results could put russia‘s participation at next year‘s tokyo 0lympics under threat. we have found, quite honestly, some inconsistencies and we don‘t know yet whether it‘s tampering or manipulation or whatever else it might be. since the rules state that ultimately, if there is to be any, if

the defeat means somerset trail essex by 12 points heading into the title decider at taunton that's allf the uk but actually the emphasis over the next few days by day and by night is for things to turn a little warmer and for the majority it will be dry, thanks to this area of high pressure firmly in charge. this little frontal system here still bringing some extra cloud and the odd spot of rain across scotland. further south, rather chilly. some spots in the countryside down to three or four degrees. across england and wales plenty of sunshine through the day. ploughed through east anglia and the south—east. fog patches clearing. sunshine developing here in northern ireland. scotland, more in the way of cloud but the cloud breaking up spells of sunshine. generally speaking a slightly warmer day. as we go through thursday night, we will continue to peel the cloud away from much of scotland. breezy across western areas so not too much mist and fog. north—east england could have the odd patch. another chilly night but perhaps not quite as cold as recently. saturday, lots of sunshine. a l

they need to avoid defeat against title—chasing rivals somerset at taunton.ost former india test star murali vijay to jamie porter. fellow opener steven davies was then trapped lbw by sam cook. spinner simon harmer then took two more quick wickets, and somerset were 75 for a when rain stopped play. with the world championships getting underway later this week, the iaaf president lord coe says that he'd like to see caster semenya return to athletics— but within the regulations. the 800m world champion won't be defending her title in doha, because she refuses to comply with the new rules governing testerone levels in female athletes. but speaking to the bbc‘s alex capstick, coe says that he hopes that she hasn't given up track and field forever. we haven't set those regulations to exclude people, they are actually lured to allow us to maintain the presence of those athletes of that condition at international levels. you like to see her back in 800 metres or... yes, within those regulations, of course. that's all the sport for now. let's return to the labour par

they secured the draw they needed against somerset at taunton after a match that had been severely affected03. somerset then forfeited their second innings in a desperate bid to pull off a remarkable victory by taking ten quick wickets. but they only managed one, so the match was drawn. enough for essex to start their celebrations. this is the reason why i carried on playing, is to try to create some memories. they have grown up with these guys, people like tom westley, rain tender, particularly in terms of, they are the guys they have spent a lot of time in and out of the dressing room with them. it is great to spend an entire season with them and to win a trophy is so special. these things don't come around very often. i know we have 12 and three. a lot of people are lucky enough to win it once —— two in three. glasgow city ladies and wsl champions arsenal are both through to the last 16 of the women's champions league. arsenal beat fiorentina 2—0 in their second leg to progress 6—0 on aggregate. and despite conceding a goal early on, glasgow scored four, including this great strike from

they secured the draw they needed against somerset at taunton.so the match was drawn and essex could begin their celebrations. glasgow city ladies and wsl champions arsenal are both through to the last 16 of the women's champions league. arsenal beat fiorentina 2—0 in their second leg to progress 6—0 on aggregate. despite conceding a goal early on, glasgow scored four against chertanova, including this great strike from rachel mclauchan to make it through 5—1 on aggregate. the draw for the last 16 takes place on monday. bury‘s hopes of returning to the football league straight away are over. a vote of the efl‘s other 71 clubs rejected a proposal for them to to be readmitted to league two next season. bury, who were in league one, were expelled in august following the collapse of a late takeover bid. england head coach eddiejones admits the hard work starts now after victories over tonga and the united states at the rugby world cup injapan. england ran in seven tries again the usa in kobe yesterday to make it 2 bonus point winning victories from 2

they secured the draw they needed against somerset at taunton.game remaining. they didn't so the match was drawn and essex could begin their celebrations. everyone in that's put in a shift over six months to win a league is a huge effort and credit to somerset for pushing us. at one stage you feel a bit sorry for them, they were nine games but don't get to win the league but it's a great feeling in our changing room and the lad should be very proud. onto football... glasgow city ladies and wsl champions arsenal are both through to the last 16 of the women's champions league. arsenal beat fiorentina 2—0 in their second leg to progress 6—0 on aggregate. despite conceding a goal early on, glasgow scored four against chertanova, including this great strike from rachel mclauchan to make it through 5—1 on aggregate. the draw for the last 16 takes place on monday. let's have a look at some of this morning's back pages, and it's that red card at the rugby world cup that's across all the back pages. let's start with the telegraph. with the headline farrel

they secured the draw they needed against somerset at taunton after a match that had been severely affected final day in reply to somerset‘s 203. somerset then forfeited their second innings in a desperate bid to pull off a remarkable victory by taking 10 quick wickets. but they only managed one so the match was drawn enough for essex to start their celebrations. it's two wins with two bonus points for england at the rugby wrold cup after they ran in seven tries to beat the usa 45 points to 7 in kobe. the match will also remembered for the first red card of the tournament with us flanker john quill dismissed for a shoulder charge on 0wen farrell. we are pleased where we are. after two games we are ten points and conceded one tribe. but fantastic experiences. tonight, 27,000 people, first major rugby game here for a while. a great rugby city. great occasion and we are pretty humbled to be part of it. and we are in a good position. can we play better? yes. and we will need to play again. so englnad six points clear. at the top of pool c. but they have played a game more. and tougher games are

reaches its climax this week with the two title contenders — somerset and essex — going head—to—head at tauntonns this morning on the news that one of the world's biggest tour operators, thomas cook, has collapsed after last—ditch rescue talks failed. it puts 9,000 jobs at risk in the uk. 150,000 british holiday—makers are currently abroad. to shed some light on the situation for those passengers and staff we've got victoria bacon in the studio, and simon calder — travel editor from the independent in salford. thank you forjoining us. first question comes from stacey on twitter. i have a holiday booked for the 9th of october with thomas cook and was atol protected. she is asking what she now needs to do and how long does a refund take? well, this is a how long is a piece of string questions, unafraid we simply do not know. the civil aviation authority admits there is the atol scheme, is generally quite good at it. when out as a really big failure, that is when you get problems. i will reach back to 2008 when a big company went bust, it took a yearfor some when a big company went bust, it took a

they need to avoid defeat against title chasing rivals somerset at taunton.e assisted in the short term by colin beecher, who coached him when he was in his late teens. sacked rugby union player israel folau is returning to rugby league and will play for tonga at next month's 0ceania cup. folau had his contract terminated by rugby australia after writing on social media that "hell awaits" gay people — which breached a players‘ code of conduct. folau has tongan heritage — he'll face a touring great britain side in new zealand before coming up against australia in november. with the world championships getting under way later this week, the iaaf president lord coe says that he'd like to see caster semenya return to athletics— but within the regulations. the 800m world chamopion won't be defending her title in doha, because she refuses to comply with the new rules governing testerone levels in female athletes. but speaking to the bbc‘s alex capstick, coe says that he hopes that she hasn't given up track and field forever. we haven't set those regulations to excl