in auckland they were staring down at tonga's town.is about timing and jermaine mcgillivray is rarely late. by half—time they had it under control. the team looked safe and sound and john bateman‘s third score looked to have sealed it. england's try. it's looking as if it will be england in the semifinal. but the drama was just beginning. tonga's fans sing hymns from the stands and now the team had found something almighty. the chorus inspired them to three tries in the last seven minutes and in the final seconds, they were on charge for the line. fifita has lost it! he has lost it and england have won it! tonga may never get so close to the top of world sport, but in the end england's cruise control became survival instinct. tonga trauma overcome, it is australia next for the title. it was an extraordinary match and afterwards our rugby league correspondent dave woods was pitchside to look back on the action. we had just witnessed an incredible occasion, england through to the world cup final but only by the skin of their teeth. and w

the support for tonga is fanatical. ata the support for tonga is fanatical. this week, thousands came just to see their heroes and grab a moment to. england's task is to match that emotion and they'll need to produce their best form of the world cup sofar. there'sjust a real excitement about it, we've got in front of us, potentially what we can be involved in and what we can do. we've not hit 100% yet but we still feel like there's a lot more in us and if we can get that, especially this week, then we'll put ourselves inafinaland this week, then we'll put ourselves in a final and it's a pretty special thought when you think about it. there have been a couple of minor scares for england, sam burgess twisted an ankle and kevin brown has had to train alone after a head injury in last week's game. but both are fit and propjames gray is especially impressed with brown‘s influence on the team. it's an interesting spot to be in when you are in the camp and you don't play that first game but he didn't sulk, he kept his head down, work hard in training, got his opport

in auckland they were staring down at tonga's town.t is about timing and jermaine mcgillivray is rarely late. by half—time they had it under control. the team looked safe and sound and john bateman's third score looked to have sealed it. but in the end england's cruise control became survival instinct. tonga trauma overcome, it is australia next for the title. it was an extraordinary match and afterwards our rugby league correspondent dave woods was pitchside to look back on the action. we had just witnessed an incredible occasion, england through to the world cup final but only by the skin of their teeth. and what an atmosphere, we have witnessed here in auckland. justin martyr worked with the kiwis down the years. justin, you live in the city and have you ever seen anything quite like this? never. you have to remember we are in new zealand and this is a tonga v england game so it has been phenomenal way they have really let this world cup alight, not only here in auckland but with their games and hamilton as well. england are through

the support for tonga is fanatical. atafan the support for tonga is fanatical.housands came just to see their heroes and grab a memento. england's task is to match that emotion and they will need to produce their best form of the world cup so far. there is just produce their best form of the world cup so far. there isjust a real excitement to get what we have in front of this, the potential of what we can do. we have not hit 100% yet, but we feel like there's a lot more innocent. if we can get that this week we will put ourselves in the final, it is a special thought when you think about it. there have been a couple of minor scares for england. sam burgess twisted an ankle and kevin brown has had to train alone after a head injury in last week's game. but both are fit and prop james game last week's game. but both are fit and propjames game is especially impressed with brown's influence on the team. it is an interesting spot to be and when you don't play that first game. but he did not soak comic he kept his head down and got his opportunity and took it. it is a

agony for tonga but utter relief for england.up final. australia's fast bowlers have england on the back foot as they seize the initiative in the first ashes test match. i will have more of those stories later on. have been hospitalised after a fire swept through a hotel in a georgian resort town. more than 100 people were forced to evacuate the hotel in batumi, a port city on the black sea coast. georgina smyth reports. georgia's resort city of batumi now the scene of a tragic hotel fire. emergency vehicles surrounded entrance to the 22 story hotel and casino win at least 12 people died from inhaling smoke fumes from the fire inside. another ten are being treated for injuries. ten people we re treated for injuries. ten people were hospitalised, mostly with smoke inhalation injuries. they are all in a stable condition. among those being treated after the turkish people and an israeli. but there is no wonder the nationalities of those that lost their lives. more than 100 guests and employees had to be evacuated as the blaze took c

in auckland they were staring down at tonga's town.d found an early break. it's about timing and jermaine mcgillivray is rarely late. by half—time they had it under control. the team looked safe and sound and john bateman's third score looked to have sealed it. england's try. it's looking as if it will be england in the semifinal. but the drama was just beginning. tonga's fans sing hymns from the stands and other team from the stands and now the team had found something almighty. the chorus inspired them to three tries in the last seven minutes and in the final seconds, they were on charge for the line. fifita has lost it! he has lost it and england have won it! tonga may never get so close to the top of world sport, but in the end england's cruise control became survival instinct. tonga trauma overcome, it is australia next for the title. it's a great feeling. one of the best games i have ever played. unbelievable. they are passionate and they keep fighting to the end. staying in the south pacific — day three of the opening ashes test

victor —— in auckland, they were stealing down tonga.t. this player is really late. it try for him for the ten straight england match. by half—time, they had it under control. it was grounded, the team looking safe and sound. john bateman‘s third squad looked to have sealed it. england's try. it looks like it will be england's semifinal. but the drama was just england's semifinal. but the drama wasjust beginning. tonga's england's semifinal. but the drama was just beginning. tonga's fans singing hymns from the stands. now the team had found something almighty. the chorus inspire them to three tries in the last seven minutes. in the final seconds, they we re minutes. in the final seconds, they were on charge for the line. he has lost the decks back —— lost it! england have won it. tonga may never get so close to the top of world sport, but even the end, england's cruise control became survival instinct. tonga trauma over come, australia next for the title. they were called as the dreadnoughts of the trenches. 100 years after the first tan

the support of the tonga is fanatical fans event in downtown auckland this week, thousands came just and grab a memento. england's task is to match the emotion and they will need to produce their best form of the world so produce their best form of the world so far. there is a real excitement, the potential organ can be involved in and do and we have not hit 100% yet but we feel there is more in us and if we can get that, especially this week, we will put ourselves in the final and it is a special form. there have been a couple of minor scares the england, sam burgess twisted an ankle at kevin brown has had to train alone after head injury in last week's game but both are fit and james in last week's game but both are fit andjames graham in last week's game but both are fit and james graham is especially impressed with brown‘s influence. and james graham is especially impressed with brown's influence. an interesting spot to be in in the camp that you do not play the first game but he did not sell come he kept his head down and trained and got his opportunity and took it and it isa go

and a big upset at the rugby league world cup as tonga beat new zealand.ld champion lewis hamilton crashes out in qualifying and will start at the back of the grid in brazil. hello, welcome to the programme. we'll start with rugby union's autumn internationals, a chance for the northern hemisphere to see if they can get closer to the southern hemisphere sides that dominated the world cup just two years ago. wales‘s bad run against australia continues, the wallabies won 29—21, the 13th consecutive victory over their hosts in cardiff. it looked promising for wales early, steph evans going over in the corner to help push them in front after an early australia try. but the tourists scored three of their own, the pick of them from kurtley beale. perfect tackle from the full—back, sneaking out of it with a ball. hint ofa sneaking out of it with a ball. hint of a knock—on from the full—back, he wasn't hanging around and the welsh tea m rea cted wasn't hanging around and the welsh team reacted too late. another wales try narrowed the gap that the winners by eight

in auckland they were staring down at tonga's town. this stadium can hold a quarter of the nation, but england found an early break. wing play in this sport is about timing and jermaine mcgillivray is rarely late. by half—time they had it under control. gareth widdop scoring. the team looked safe and sound and john bateman's third score looked to have sealed it. england's try. it's looking as if it will be england in the semifinal. but the drama was just beginning. tonga's fans sing hymns from the stands and now the team had found something almighty. the chorus inspired them to three tries in the last seven minutes and in the final seconds, they were on charge for the line. fifita has lost it! he has lost it and england have won it! tonga may never get so close to the top of world sport, but in the end, england's cruise control became survival instinct. tonga trauma overcome, it is australia next for the title. over in brisbane, england have a slim lead after day three of the opening ashes test but it was australia who turned up the he

no shock in sydney but tonga did pull off a surprise.ms to choose red instead of black now looks a good bet. in a feisty atmosphere tensions boiled over during the haka. the huge tongan contingent in the crowd were quiet at first as the kiwis were leading 16—2 in half—time. but tonga didn't give up. hard yards and quick hands bringing them back into the game. they also grabbed the chances that new zealand through their way. commentator: no way! five second—half tries enough for victory, 28—22. i'm lost for words right now. we come from a little nation and it's a great feeling. massive belief now. it's going to give the boys a massive boost and a lot of confidence going into next weekend. the tongans are now potential semifinal opponents for england ina tournament that has suddenly got a lot less predictable. stuart pollit, bbc news. that win for australia over lebanon means england will go through to the knock—out stages if they beat france tomorrow in perth — and that could mean a meeting with papua new guinea in the quarter—finals. eve

in auckland they were staring down at tonga's town.on, but england found an early break. when play in this sport is about timing. jermaine mcgillivray is rarely late. by half—time they had it under control. the team looked safe and sound and john bateman‘s third score looked to have sealed it. england's try. it's looking as if it will be england in the semifinal. but the drama was just beginning. but in the end england's cruise control became survival instinct. tonga trauma overcome, it is australia next for the title. it's a great feeling. there will be plenty of young kids back home watching this and they have been a long time waiting. the supporters are unbelievable. they are passionate and they keep fighting to the end. to our boys credit, we were there and we're off to the final. over in brisbane, day three of the opening ashes test has seen england take a slim lead — but it was australia who really turned up the heat in the final hour. andy swiss reports. well, if the first two days of this test match were level pegging, australi

tonga seized the momentum forfourfive. seven minutes? tonga seized the momentum for four five.. , do you feel weak with one attack after another. the other side are getting all the adrenaline. these quys getting all the adrenaline. these guys became energised and it makes everything more difficult. on the back of fatigue, you have 35,000 tongans singing. i am happy to say we came through. then bennett will be delighted with his players. they go to the world cup final now, which is fantastic for the sport. we or so nearly have been sitting here saying, how did we lose after being ahead 20—0. saying, how did we lose after being ahead 20-0. they will be looking at the video and analysing it, but we just needed to win. i think sport gets analysed to death. when is the next match? next week. churchillian speech. you have got there, now win it. so what that training and strategy? the tongan flag looks like a first strategy? the tongan flag looks like afirstaid strategy? the tongan flag looks like a first aid kit, which is ironic. a lot of those guys will be on ice for the next couple

england opening against tonga.|j think it's a great start for us.games anyway but to play tonga and the usa at the start and france and argentina at the end is great for us. we are playing in some great cities, a real variety in the cities we play. great for the players and the fans. and finally tonight, roger miller was the tour de france rider from tonight, roger miller was the tour de france riderfrom glasgow who took on the world's best when the famous king of the mountainsjersey backin famous king of the mountainsjersey back in 1984. but after his cycling career ended he disappeared from public life for almost two decades amidst rumours of a gender change. injuly this year a statement was released confirming new identity of philippi york. we have been to meet her and get the first tv interview. on his way to becoming king of the mountains but miller was keen to be private knowing through his 20s that he was unhappy being a man. he began his transition at the start of the millennium but fell apart has never been seen on camera until now. —— phil

won 32- 18 in each other‘s efforts and tonga won 32— 18 in the new zealand city of waikata.e world of logging have been going head—to—head, this is the world championship, where all things wood gets cut, celebrated, chopping, chainsaw, good old —fashioned wood gets cut, celebrated, chopping, chainsaw, good old—fashioned long saw, and which has the best looger? ? —— logger? saw, and which has the best looger? ? -- logger? new zealand. stay with me on bbc news, i'll be back with the business briefing in just a few moments. we will have more on the trade discussions between the us and japan, live in tokyo for that, and also of course more on the paradise papers with our economics editor making sense of that too. i'll see you soon. hello there. we start the working week on a cold we start the working week on a cold note and in western areas a fair frost out there with temperatures down to —a, five, even —6 in places along with mist and fog as well. plenty of sunshine across england, wales, eastern scotland to start, but a change taking place out west with a weather system slowly

in auckland they were staring down at tonga's town.ly break. wing play in this sport is about timing and jermaine mcgillivray is rarely late. by half—time they had it under control. gareth widdop scoring. the team looked safe and sound and john bateman's third score looked to have sealed it. england's try. it's looking as if it will be england in the semifinal. but the drama was just beginning. tonga's fans sing hymns from the stands and now the team had found something almighty. the chorus inspired them to three tries in the last seven minutes and in the final seconds, they were on charge for the line.

we will come to the rugby league in a moment, the world cup, england against tonga.d after beating kasakhstan in cardiff. the match marked the return of wales's all—time leading goalscorer helen ward, 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. captain steph houghton scored twice in what was interim manager mo marley's first competitive game in charge. really happy. been doing a lot of work since obviously we've been in post about being a bit more creative and, you know, the opportunities that we created, obviously we're really pleased with. obviously tough opposition, really difficult to break down but overall really happy with the performance. david moyes got his first point as west ham manager as they drew with leicester. they had to come from behind after marc albrighton rewarded leicester's bright start. but whatever moyes sai

the schedule was confirmed this morning and england start off against tonga for playing the usa, france jones says the favourable draw will mean england have no excuses. says the favourable draw will mean england have no excuseslj says the favourable draw will mean england have no excuses. i think it isa england have no excuses. i think it is a great start for us. you have to wind the four games anyway, but to play tonga and the usa at the start, then france and argentina at the end, it is great for us, and we are playing some great cities, a real variety in the cities we play for and it willjust be stimulating for the players and great for the fans. it might include fly home on friday, a couple of days at home before returning to camp on sunday night and gearing up for the match against argentina on the 11th of november —— england will fly home on friday. argentina on the 11th of november —— england will fly home on fridaym is those injuries chris was speaking about in the england camp that have added to the focus on the demands being placed on players at the moment this season. the le

and tonga will be england's next opponents — if england beat papua new guinea tomorrow. this afternoon. australia take on england at twickenham where are correspond and joe wilson is posted later date. a disappointing performance from england against argentina last week. eddiejones said it was like watching a bad movie. it is interesting because so much of the week in terms of the england build—up has been reflecting back to the game against argentina. at times the game against argentina. at times the mood and the way the rugby writers have been talking about it and the media, you would think england had lost. but of course they won quite comfortable. but it is a measure of how i eddiejones has raised the bar as england coach at that seemed like a failure. when i spoke to him in the wake said it doesn't matter how the wings as england coach as if you win. it said the whole point is that we win. it but he knows that if england play at the same level as they did against argentina today they won't win and thatis argentina today they won't win and that is the point. maybe th

at the rugby league world cup this morning, tonga pulled offa world cup this morning, tonga pulled offincredible victory. the winger scored a hat—trick of tries. they will face lebanon in the quarterfinals. scotland have drawn level against samoa, 14—14. that means scotland cannot qualify for the quarterfinals. this is what happened earlier. they almost save their tournament, they were leading 14-10, their tournament, they were leading 14—10, which would have been enough to ta ke 14—10, which would have been enough to take them through, but in the end samoa scored a try with 15 minutes left. scotland are out on points difference. britain's two—man bobsleigh team are bruised but 0k after a lucky escape after going at nearly nine badge 90 miles an hour on concrete like ice. 0ne nearly nine badge 90 miles an hour on concrete like ice. one of them flipped out when it flipped over. amazingly brad polk is still inside, he tucked himself in to protect —— protect himself. they had been 15 after the first run but crashed early in the second event in lake placid. thankfully both athletes walked

tonga's fans sing hymns from the stands and now the team had the chorus inspired them to three tries.re on charge for the line. fifita has lost it! he has lost it and england have won it! england now await a final 22 years in the making. the latest round of rugby union's autumn internationals have seen victories for england and ireland. scotland won too, convincingly, over australia, while wales played host to world champions new zealand. patrick gearey reports. no wonder they are buying souvenirs. something's stirring in scottish rugby, and who better to test their new confidence against than australia. there is heartbreaking history here. the wallabies have a habit of snatching victory from the scots and there were ominous signs. 12—10, the aussies lead. it all changed with a charge. this was the last act of sekope kepu's match. it's a red card, for me. red meant, go, for scotland, from the moment that sean maitland charged over, they took total control. byron mcguigan was not even due to be playing this match, but scored twice. with the extra man, scotland found several extra gears

no shock in sydney but tonga did pull off a surprise.lack pellets of good bet. in a feisty atmosphere tensions boiled over during the dance. the kiwis were leading 16—2 in half—time. that tonga didn't give up. hard yards and quick hands bringing them back into the game. they also grabbed the chances that new zealand through their way. commentator: no way! five second—half tries enough for victory, 28—22. five second—half tries enough for victory, 28-22. am lost for words right now. become from a little nation and its a great feeling. liverpool massive belief now. —— it's going to give the boys a massive boost and a lot of confidence going into next weekend. the tongans no potential semifinal opponents for england in a tournament that i suddenly got a lot less predictable. stuart wallet, bbc news. cricket. england's women are struggling to avoid defeat in the women's ashes against australia. they need to avoid losing quick wickets tomorrow on the final day of their test match if they are to keep the series alive. england closed day 3 on 4

and now barbados, mauritius, swaziland, tonga, fiji, bangladesh, the bahamas, grenada, papua new guinea and the final group of high commissioners from the commonwealth of dominique, st lucia, st vincent & the grenadines —— dominica, belize and antigua & barbuda, st christopher & nevis, brunei christopher bide-visfimnfi namibia, christopher &nevis,firgne+ namibia, cameroon, darussalam, namibia, cameroon, mozambique and rwanda. the last two recent members of the commonwealth who were not actually involved in the fighting in the first and second world wars but they are here because they are members of the commonwealth and have an entitlement to lay their wreaths. they are followed by the ambassador of ireland to great britain adrian o'neill. the irish regiments who serve way back, the irish guards established under queen victoria fought in both world wars. the service chiefs come next, the chief of the defence staff, sir stuart peach, doesn't himself lay a wreath, but for the royal navy sir philipjones, for the army general sir nicholas carter and for the royal air force, sir stephen hillier.

england open against tonga.don‘t mount a meaningful challenge.‘ i think it‘s a great start for us. you have to win the four games anyway, but to play tonga and the usa at the start then france and argentina at the end, it is great for us. playing some great cities, a real variety in them, so that will be stimulating for the players and great for the fans. that was eddie jones speaking in portugal on the training camp ahead of the autumn international. england batsman mark stoneman hopes ben stokes can still play a part in the ashes series in australia. the all rounder wasn‘t selected after his arrest following an incident outside a bristol nightclub in september. england‘s opening tour match is against a western australia 11 on saturday in perth, with the first test on 23rd november. it was very unfortunate, what has occurred, and i feel for it was very unfortunate, what has occurred, and ifeel for him. i hope there is a way back. 0bviously once things get settled over there, it would be great if he could have s

yes, england open against tonga, what eddiejones called england open against tonga, what eddie jones south africa's lee—anne pace continues to lead on 12 under par. finally, i think 2017 will be remembered as the year that rafael nadal returned. it is so lovely to see him back. so impressive. he has had so many injuries. his impressive form has continued at paris masters. he is now in the finals. he faced a pretty tricky opponent. uruguay‘s pablo cuevas — this shot between the legs proved. nadal was far too good and took it to three sets but came through to set up a last eight tie with filip krajinovic. the atp finals later this month. the world number one. there we go. see you in one hour. thanks very much. there's a violent knife crime committed in england and wales every 14 committed in england and wales every 1a minutes. that's one of the shocking statistics uncovered by the bbc for a series of special reports this week. so many shocking pictures and statistics. we have been asking who the people are behind these crimes and how the victims rebuild their lives. the bbc special cor

leave the nations in order to play rugby, they play the likes of england, new zealand and australia —— tongathere was a pathway to a southern hemisphere competition, then that would revolutionise rugby in the pacific. they point to fiji who won the olympic sevens last year, of course, is proof that there is the talent, but at the moment frank rigorous and the money. —— frankly there isn't the money. cricket, and history will be made in just a couple of hours, when australia and england meet in the first ever day—night women's test match. it is part of the multi—format ashes series, and the hosts, who lead the series 4—2, will retain the title if they win this one—off test. from sydney, our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. time to grin... and win. for heather knight's england team, this is a test with no room for error. they came to australia, of course, as the newly crowned world champions. the hosts, though, have won two of the first three games and their confidence is very clear. "beat england" is their rallying cry. but that bullishness mightjust backfire. does that give you extra

australia on saturday and there's only one change to the line up that survived a late fight back to beat tongaeighington has been recalled. he takes a spot on the bench, with james roby starting at hooker. to rugby union, and wales will be without lock jake ball and flanker justin tipuric for their final autumn international, against south africa on saturday. ball dislocated his shoulder in the defeat by new zealand at the weekend and needs surgery, so dragons' cory hill is favourite to partner captain alun wynjones in the second row. tipuric has a thigh injury. finally how's this for a show of muscle at hinckley rugby club over the weekend 7 the east midlands side drove opponents luctonians back towards their own tryline. not content with that they also managed to wipe out the goalposts as well. the game eventually had to be completed on an adjacent pitch. hinckley went on to win but victory came at a cost replacing the posts will cost £7000! an expensive when then! an expensive win then! that's all from sportsday. thanks very much for watching. goodbye. that was the bbc sport centre. stand—b

england open against tonga.e have the perfect draw and will have no excuses if they don't mount a meaningful challenge. i think it's great start for us. you've got a win four games anyway, but to play tonga and the usa at the start and france and argentina at the end is great for us. we're playing in some great cities, a real variety in the cities we play in. it'll based for the players and great the fans. meanwhile, england centre manu tuilagi says it's "ridiculous" to consider extending the domestic rugby union season. he believes those making the proposals don't care about player welfare and he's joined the voices calling for the plan to be scrapped. nowadays, everyone's fast and the collisions are much harder. so i think the risks are a lot higher. i just can't believe they're even thinking of extending it. england batsman mark stoneman hopes ben stokes can still play a part in the ashes series in australia. the all—rounder wasn't selected after his arrest following an incident outside a bristol nightclub in

tonga next in the semifinals, and england are picking up speed in this world cup.rugby union's premiership, but they were made to work for it by harlequins at sandy park. quins were ahead at half—time, but the chiefs found a way through early in the second half thanks to sam hill. it wasn't the best performance from last season's premiership winners, but they ended up sealing a bonus point win thanks to a second try for hill. exeter are two points clear of saracens who lost at gloucester yesterday. elsewhere, it's now six premiership wins in a row for leicester tigers, who beat sale 35—27 for the bonus point victory. it's seven defeats in a row for london irish, beaten 22—18 by bath at the madejski. england's women could still draw their ashes series — after beating australia in the penultimate t20 match. henry moeran reports from canberra. although england have lost the war of this women's ashes series, there are at least battled back to victory today in the second t20, this second phase of this multiformat winning series. at first, 152—6 was much more like it fro

england open against tonga.ortunate what has occurred. i feel for him. i hope that there very unfortunate what has occurred. ifeel for him. i hope that there is a way back and when things get settled, it would be good if he can have some part on the tour. but most importantly, that he is well uncomfortable with himself. english golfers florentina parker and georgia hall are in contention at the abu dhabi 0pen. they‘re eight under—par, four shots behind south africa‘s lee—anne pace. hall‘s impressive round of 67 included six birdies and only one dropped shot. and just months after hurricane harvey devastated houston, the city has reason to celebrate after the astros won baseball‘s world series for the first time, beating the la dodgers in the deciding game. nick marshall—mccormack was there. this team‘s motto was "0wn history". they‘ve done that night, beating the dodgers at the dodgers stadium, these guys have tears streaming down theirface these guys have tears streaming down their face because since they were

tonga survived a bit of a scare to reach their first world cup semi—final.ents, if england beat papua new guinea tomorrow. andy murray has split with his coach ivan lendl for the second time. under his guidance, murray won three grand slam titles, two olympic golds and made it to world number one, but he's been plagued with injury all season and he'll continue to work on regaining his fitness, leading up to january's australian open. meanwhile, his brotherjamie is into the doubles semi—finals at the atp tour finals in london. he and bruno soares beat the top—ranked pairing of marcelo melo and lukasz kubot in straight sets last night. they'll play the defending champions henri kontinen and murray's former partnerjohn peers today. the battle between tommy fleetwood and justin rose to finish the year as europe's number one golfer is getting exciting. it's advantage rose, who's two shots off the pace at the dubai championship and two clear of fleetwood. they're chasing this man, defending champion matthew fitzpatrick, who's leading the field going into round thr

they lead tonga 14—0 in auckland, the winners will face australia for the titl.e e final.of a crowd packed out with tonga fans. and they extended their lead going into half—time, gareth widdop managed to ground this legally. they're in the early stages of the second half now. england have lost their last three world cup semi—finals, but they're on course to win this one. onto football, and wales are top of their qualifying group for the women's world cup just ahead of england after beating kasakhstan in cardiff. the match marked the return of wales's all—time leading goalscorer helen ward, 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. captain steph houghton scored twice in what was interim manager mo marley's first competitive game in charge. really happy. been doing a lot of work since obviously we've been in post about being a bit more c

tonga survived a bit of a scare to reach their first world cup semi—final.omorrow. andy murray has split with his coach ivan lendl for the second time. under his guidance, murray won three grand slam titles, two olympic golds and made it to world number one, but he's been plagued with injury all season, and he'll continue to work on regaining his fitness, leading up to january's australian open. the battle between tommy fleetwood and justin rose to finish the year as europe's number one golfer is getting exciting. it's advantage rose, who's two shots off the pace at the dubai championship — and two clear of fleetwood. they're chasing this man, defending champion matthew fitzpatrick, who's leading the field going into round three. he's ten—under par, one shot ahead of tyrrell hatton. the race to dubai concluding in dubai. they've got to dubai, they just have to race to the end of the tournament to see who is the best. then get home from dubai. that's it, christmas time. it would be a great christmas time. it would be a great christmas if you win that race. th

england played tonga in the semifinal. injermaine mcg illva ry in the semifinal.a lot to be positive about. tough tests to come. you said earlier the defence was very good. was the implication that the other end wasn't that hot? england's defence has been exceptional all tournament. but their unforced errors as the top of international by errors as the top of international rugby has left a sour taste for england fans and the england coach, who is not enthusiastic as it is. he was highly critical of the amanda berrys england made. they need to get better. but they can. england are in the semifinal of the world cup. they have a huge opportunity to get to the final. we get to play australia if we get there. it massive opportunity. that would be the dream ending to the world cup, for england and australia fans. what have you made of it so far? some good stories. new zealand going out, lebanon doing really well. they were com pletely lebanon doing really well. they were completely unknown before this tournament. what do you think of it? a huge talking point has been ne

the result leaves scotland bottom of their group, having already lost against tonga in their openingfeat against australia by beating lebanon. but the lebanese are on the crest of a wave, above england in their group after a stunning win over france last weekend, which even surprised ahead coach. the problem with our team given they're not all professional, or not used to playing 80 minutes and having to concentrate for 80 minutes, i thought the tough part was going to be the last ten minutes but they talk about the lebanese spirit and passion and it shone through. a great story. the former new zealand international robbie hunter—paul is part of the bbc punditry team and hejoins me now. was its pricing for you how easy it was in the end? —— it surprising. scotla nd was in the end? —— it surprising. scotland got unlucky, on the back end of a heavy defeat against tonga last week, they came up against a white hot new zealand team. new zealand are proving a point at the moment, some teams have gone to other nations, they are saying they don't need those players and they are good enough.

england will play tonga in the semi—finals of the rugby league world cup in auckland next saturday, afterua new guinea by 36 points to six in melbourne this morning. england dominated from the off, and jermaine mcgillvary scored another two tries to put them in control. he's scored six in the tournament now. while man of the match kallum watkins also scored a couple, as england ran in a total of seven tries. still not a complete performance, especially in attack, but i think we held on really well. it is something to work on, still a lot of improvement in us. is that a concern, that the stakes are still being made? it is not slowing as it might be. bill nighy possibly. we know we need to be better for next weekend, pushing onto the final weekend, pushing onto the final weekend —— as well, we can't totted up weekend —— as well, we can't totted up against the better teams. england's women could still draw their ashes series — after beating australia in the penultimate t20 match. england set the aussies a total of 153 to win in canberra and then bowled the aussies out for 112 to win by a0 ru

they'll face the winner of tomorrow's semifinal — and that's between england and tonga.tives, after reaching the semi—finals for three world cups in a row— semi—finals for three world cups in a row — and after a number of skirmishes in the game, both still sidesjoined together at skirmishes in the game, both still sides joined together at the end, in a show of mutual respect. singing. well holmes is very much ‘on song' at the moment, he's now scored 11 tries in two games, much to the joy of his captain. really pleased. defence is going really good. very pleased with that. scoring some points. valentine holmes is scoring left right and centre. give it to him next week again. second practice is underway for the season—ending abu dhabi grand prix. sebastian vettel pipped lewis hamilton to set the fastest time in the first session. the ferrari driver was more than a tenth of a second quicker than a tenth of a second quicker than the mercedes of the new world champion. red bull's max verstappen was third. former england striker michael owen has said he's never gone so fast on

they beat co—hosts papua new guinea 36—6 to set—up a last four match against tonga next weekend.he details. flying the flag down under, a trip worth making if england were to reach the semifinals, but the papua new guinea, rugby league is there a national sport and they are fanatical for it. silenced the crowd and you may sell on the team. 12 minutes in, england did just that. it is going to be yet another try forjermaine mcgillvary. ten tries, ten matches. papua new guinea were trying to knock england off their stride, but the fast hands of kallum watkins, a moment of magic, as mcg illva ry watkins, a moment of magic, as mcgillvary found the line again. in a second, the huddersfield flyer turned provider. watkins eyeing the try—line. .. turned provider. watkins eyeing the try-line. .. is turned provider. watkins eyeing the try-line... is he going to be caught? no, he's not! and that semifinal slot. you may have hit top gear but in the dust to do so, despite finishing with a flourish. bit scratchy at times. still a lot to work on. really pleased to be progressing in the competiti

australia on saturday — and there's only one change to the line—up that survived a late fight—back to beat tongaeran forward chris heighington has been recalled. he takes a spot on the bench, with james roby starting at hooker. to rugby union — and wales will be without lock jake ball and flanker justin tipuric for their final autumn international, against south africa on saturday. ball dislocated his shoulder in the defeat by new zealand at the weekend and needs surgery, so dragons' cory hill is favourite to partner captain alun wynjones in the second row. tipuric has a thigh injury. arsenal manager arsene wenger says striker alexis sanchez and midfielder mesut ozil will still be at arsenal after the january transfer window "unless something unbelievable happens". both players' contracts expire at the end of the season but they're key figures for wenger. ozil has more assists than any other player in the premier league. and sanchez has scored 56 goals since arriving from barcelona three years ago. he almost moved to manchester city on the final day of the summer window, before wenger pulled the

can watch all the highlights of an incredible rugby league world cup semifinal between england and tongae sport. back to you. the next news on bbc one is at 5:45pm. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. the actress emma thompson is the latest high—profile celebrity to back the campaign to free the british iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who has been in prison in iran for nearly 19 months. the oscar—winning actress has been leading a march of families from mrs ratcliffe's neighbourhood in north west london urging iran's leader to reunite nazanin with her husband and three—year—old daughter gabriella. 0ur correspondent, alice hutton, has been talking to supporters including emma thompson at the march. she's losing her mental health and physical health quite quickly now, so this is a desperate and urgent situation, which is why i'm not supposed to be out at all but i said to my doctor, i can't not come to speak because i'm free, i'm free, i've never appreciated my freedom more, imagining the situation of this woman. to be separated from your child when your chil

think, if you don't do something, it means that the islanders, in particular, who leave fiji, samoa, tonga australia, it's notjust england, they're going to do it if the rules allow. you can't blame the player, can you? so you might say seven years? residency is the minimum. does that have a cat's chance of coming through? i think maybe five years. but even — is five years enough? but again, the whole point here is that the game is turning on its axis. and actually, there are real financial and planning challenges that will have a longer—term impact, as we move through. and who's to say that, in time, the impact on the england national team won't be affected, as well? because, a bit like soccer, if all of the best players come to play in england or france, because we've got the biggest league... then they won't have the playing experience. so you're back into this catch—22 situation, and the debate in english soccer. winning the world cup for the under—17s or the under—20s — will those talented players get the opportunity? you write in your book, without compromises, the world cup model wi

england set up a cup semifinal with tonga after beating papua new guinea 36—6 in melbourne.nning the second twenty20 in canberra. they won by a0 runs. australia have already retained the trophy. that is the sport, more in an hour. the chancellor philip hammond says there's no silver bullet to solve britain's housing crisis. but he told the bbc that a range of measures — to be set out in this week's budget — will help to get 300 thousand homes built a year. mr hammond also dismissed suggestions the government should borrow tens of billions of pounds to fund a massive house building programme. here's our political correspondent, emma va rdy. this is what phillip hammond wants to see, and he's calling time on so—called land—hoarders, saying it is no longer acceptable to have so many sites with planning permission that aren't being built on. today he told the bbc the state would intervene. there are, in london alone, 270,000 residential planning permissions that have not today been built. we need to understand why these planning permissions that are going up all over the country

scotland are bottom of theirs — the other game in that group ended in a 32—18 win for tonga over samoaake it two tournament wins ina row? four england cricketers hit half—centuries on the first day of the opening match of their ashes tour. it's a two—day game in perth, against a western australia eleven. henry moeran is there for us. england will be satisfied with their first day of competitive cricket during this tour, four of the batsmen that england are looking for to get into form did so. half centuries for vince, mallan and balla nce centuries for vince, mallan and ballance stoneman to reassure the selectors. the two failures for cook and root won't be too much of a concern. they have proved their quality before. tomorrow, we will see what england's bowlers have got. england's women were also in action down under this morning, against a cricket australia women's eleven — a warm up match ahead of the ashes test. on day two of three, they bowled out their hosts for 271 before closing on 87 for 3 in their second innings — a lead of 47 runs. with the first of the rugby union autumn in

england will play tonga in the semi—finals of the rugby league world cup, after they beat papua new guinea the off. jermaine mcgillvary scored another two tries to put them in control. he's scored six in the tournament now. while man—of—the—match kallum watkins also scored a couple as england ran in a total of seven tries. they have been good all tournament, there are big boys there, they run ha rd there are big boys there, they run hard and tackle hard, it was a real test for our pack but came up well. i don't think we have put in a great performance, we are still building, into the semis and that's where we wa nted into the semis and that's where we wanted to be. in the day's domestic rugby union action, exeter have the chance to go to the top of the aviva premiership with a win over harlequins. it's been a tight affair it's been a tight at sandy park. going into the final 20 minutes. as for elsewhere, sale sharks and bath are ahead. england's women have already failed to regain the ashes but they've won their penultimate t20 of the series in australia to restore some pride. england set

they're through to the semis against tonga, after beating co—hosts papua new guinea 36—6. john watsonnd to make the semifinals. papua new guinea, rugby league is that national sport and they fanatical. silenced the crowd and you may silence the team and 12 minutes in, england that. it is going to be yet another try for germane to mcgilvray! ten tries and ten matches. papua new guinea tried to knock england of their stride but the fast hands of kallum watkins, a moment of magic as mcgilvray found the line again. the huddersfield flyer turned provider in the second, watkins eyeing the try line. is he going to be caught? no, he is not. and a semifinal spot. he may have hit top gear, but england have still to do so despite brian hall finishing with a flourish. a bit scratchy at times, still a lot to work on, but really pleased to be progressing in the competition. the boys looking forward to it, we need to better to be in a semifinal of the world cup is special so we are going to make the most of it. time for the plans to extend their stay two games for england to find fluency to take the

bennett has suggested he may not play in the middle, to keep him fit for a potential semi—final against tongaroot says he knows he'll be targeted by australia in the ashes series — and he's not at all bothered. england are in townsville for their final warm—up match, if which starts tomorrow — and our sports correspondent andy swiss is there too: you do you can see the credit australia 11 having their practice session. earlier on, we had heavy showers. it didn't interrupt them too much. they still had a pretty good work—out ahead of their match which begins here tomorrow. he's not feeling 100%, we are assured it is nothing to worry about. jake ball had a light work—out as he continues his recovery from an ankle injury. earlier on, we heard from the england captain joe wrote. earlier on, we heard from the england captainjoe wrote. in the usual war of words, route is the man the australians are targeting and writ says he is relishing it. they are targeting me, from our point of view we will be targeting everything one of them. to win a test match you have to take 20 wickets and you have to scor

agony for tonga but relief for england as they survived a fightback to reach they survived a fightbackd seize the initiative in the first ashes test. more on those stories in the next hour, see you then. two men have been interviewed by detectives after an altercation at a central london tube station resulted in mass panic yesterday evening. the men, aged 21 and 40, attended a police station voluntarily following an appeal. 16 people were treated after they were injured fleeing oxford circus station. armed officers were called following reports of gunshots but investigators now say there is no evidence weapons had been fired. dr chris cocking is an expert in the social psychology of crowd behaviour from the university of brighton. he says that the availability of social media may have led to the scenes of fear. there was information that was available, and people did not know better. but to avoid false resume yours circulating on social media, the authorities should provide as much honest information as possible about the incident. unfortunately, in these situations there is a fear if

scotland are bottom of their group having already lost against tonga in the opening match.l tough night, congratulations to new zealand, i thought that they we re new zealand, i thought that they were outstanding, they showed times last week that they are at their best. and it was always a threat, if we did not turn up, and if we were not at our best, then something like that could happen, and i'm really disappointed in the performance but i thought new zealand were sensational. fa cup first round, ten yea rs sensational. fa cup first round, ten years ago, there was just —— they we re years ago, there was just —— they were just years ago, there was just —— they werejust a years ago, there was just —— they were just a pub team but years ago, there was just —— they werejust a pub team but in years ago, there was just —— they were just a pub team but in a few moments time, shoreline association football tea m moments time, shoreline association football team will kick off in the first round against mansfield town of league 2. now, from barnsley, they have been promoted five ti