his mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas stated it but 13 place mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas stated't matter. verstappen was quick, smooth and stable producing two laps that no one could beat. it’s stable producing two laps that no one could beat.— one could beat. it's going to be better but _ one could beat. it's going to be better but it — one could beat. it's going to be better but it was _ one could beat. it's going to be better but it was good - one could beat. it's going to be better but it was good enough l one could beat. it's going to be i better but it was good enough and one could beat. it's going to be - better but it was good enough and i think the whole weekend we had been quite competitive and it was quite easy to set up the car, so that's always what you like. still easy to set up the car, so that's always what you like.— easy to set up the car, so that's always what you like. still on the front now- _ always what you like. still on the front now. obviously _ always what you like. still on the front now. obviously after- always what you like. still on the front now.

valtteri bottas in the other mercedes will start from third.t going to stay hopeful and do what i can. obviously, you have a fighting chance and there's going to be some interesting tomorrow. you'll potentially to see them do their thing. i'm excited. the feature race on the final day of this year's royal ascot meeting, the diamond jubilee stakes, was won by the 3—1 favourite, dream of dreams, ridden by ryan moore — with the queen in attendance for the first time this week. it was the second time one of sir michael stoute's horses has won the race, which gives him 82 ascot wins overall, more than any other trainer. that's all from sportsday. now ros atkins on the delta variant.( now ros atkins on the delta variant. this is the story of the delta variant — of how it came to the uk, of how it delayed boris johnson's covid plans. since today, i cannot say that we have met all our four tests for proceeding with step four onjune the 21st. i think it is sensible to wait just a little longer. well, let's go back to the start. in october, a new variant

his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas was sixteenth.lfyn evans says it wasn't a great day at the rally italia sardegna . after eight stages, the welshman is more than a minute behind the overall leader. a month after fans demonstrated against the manchester united owners at old trafford — forcing the postponement of their game against liverpool — the club's co chairmanjoel glazer has taken part in a fans forum for the first time in his 15 years at old trafford. glazer said he wanted to be more receptive to the club's supporters following the controversy around the failed european super league. ourfootball reporter simon stonejoins me now.

tomorrow's qualifying will be tough session for valtteri bottas, who's been given a three—place gridid not really have too many big problems today. happier with where we got the car to. i've been working flat out all week trying to understand where i want to put the car, and i'm hopeful that the hard work starts paying off soon. the tour de france starts tomorrow in brittany — 2,121 miles of racing over 21 stages. slovenia's tadey pogacar is the defending champion, but there's been a british winner six times in the last nine years. geraint thomas is part of a strong ineos grenadiers line—up and he's looking to regain the yellowjersey he won in 2018. the second round of the women's pga championship in atlanta continues, with england's charley hull in the clubhouse on five under par. she was one under for the day. you can get full coverage on the third women's major of the year by heading to the golf page on the bbc sport website. and there's loads more on the website as well. but that is all your sport for now. good evening. friday brought us a real mix of weather types. for some area

valtteri bottas in the other mercedes will start from third.nd jubilee stakes was won by the 3—1 favourite, dream of dreams ridden by ryan moore with the queen in attendance for the first time this week. it was the second time one of sir michael stoute's horses has won the race, which gives him 82 ascot wins overall, more than any other trainer. that's all from sportsday. goodbye. hello again. today's been a pretty cloudy day. we've seen a few cloud breaks, a little bit of sunshine coming through for some through the afternoon and a few showers in scotland, but my attention's now turning to the south, where we started to see some big thunderstorms break out again and these are going to be pushing northwards. the rain will be quite extensive, quite heavy with some thunder mixed in across south—east england, anywhere really from the isle of wight and hampshire eastwards, into east anglia too. now, the heaviest rain could bring some localised surface water flooding, especially given how wet the weather has been over recent days. there will be some

verstappen set the pace in second practice at the french grand prix, ahead of the mercedes' of valtteri bottaseight milliseconds quicker than bottas, and just over a quarter of a second faster than hamilton. next, tottenham hotspur�*s search for a new manager continues. they're now not considering gennaro gattuso, who was available after leaving fiorentina. some spurs fans reacted angrily to stories linking gattuso with the vacancy and created a #notogattuso hashtag, which was trending on social media. some referenced controversial comments the former italy midfielder had previously made about same—sex marriage and women in football. that was communicated to the club by the tottenham hotspur supporters trust. mark bullingham — the chief executive of the fa — spoke to the bbc this morning. referring to fans' influence over the demise of the ill—fated european super league, he said it's important supporters have a voice. in terms of fans have bigger voice in some things i think that is something we will look at and i think their role in helping stop the super league was incredibly important as w

his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas was sixteenth. red bull's sergio perez was quickest, just ahead of his team mate max verstappen. elfyn evans says it wasn't a great day at the rally italia sardegna . after eight stages, the welshman is more than a minute behind the overall leader. a month after fans demonstrated against the manchester united owners at old trafford — forcing the postponement of their game against liverpool — the club's co chairmanjoel glazer has taken part in a fans forum for the first time in his 15 years at old trafford. glazer said he wanted to be more receptive to the club's supporters following the controversy around the failed european super league. ourfootball reporter simon stonejoins me now. what was said at this forum? well, it was very interesting because right at the start of a meeting that lasted two hours and 22 minutes, one of the fans who represented or was speaking on behalf of the other 11 who were part of the meeting, explained what manchester united meant to them and the devotion that they have w

his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas has been given a three place grid penalty for this spin in thension on his toyota yaris. after a two—year wait, wimbledon returns on monday. we now know the draw and who's playing who in the opening round. one person who won't be there, though, is the women's defending champion simona halep, who was forced to pull out today after failing to recover from a calf injury. patrick geary�*s been looking ahead to the start of the championships. two years ago, no two years ago, no one two years ago, no one to meet as a part of the novak djokovic said thank you and goodbye. for longer thank you and goodbye. for longer than anyone. so much has happened to him and the world since but when wimbledon reopens come he will be favoured to win the men's title again. it might even have got better. �* ., ., , , better. i'm feeling good on grass and i better. i'm feeling good on grass and i think— better. i'm feeling good on grass and i think i _ better. i'm feeling good on grass and i think i improved _ better. i'm feeling good on grass and i think i improved a - b

valtteri bottas in the other mercedes will start from third.reak, we will plough onto your! at its peak, 20 million people watched on tv yesterday, as well as 22,500 fans at wembley, to see scotland play england. it was the first time the two home nations met in a one—off encounter at a major men's football tournament in 25 years. the game ended 0—0 but scottish fans were delighted, as they go into the final group game with their hopes alive. frankie mccamley has the story. the morning after the night before, a headache all round. especially for those dealing with the aftermath in london's leicester square, cleaning throughout the night and this morning. the odd scottish fan helping out, too. the square is starting to regain some sense of normality but there is damage that is going to take some time to fix. this water fountain used to be surrounded by a flower bed. it is now caked in mud, bottles and cans, and the stench of alcohol is hard to ignore. we probably could have done a bit better, supporter wise, for the mess. i hope it does not take

valtteri bottas topped lewis hamilton in a mercedes one—two ahead of red bull's max verstappen in firstton byjust over 0.3 of a second while verstappen was just behind his title rival, who he leads by four points in the standings after six races. england's women have forced india to bat again — as they look to seal victory in the one—off test match in bristol. a stunning start to day three, saw them bowl the visitors out for 231... significantly behind england's first innings total of 396... sophia ecclestone with three wickets today. india are 29—1. in the start to their second innings. this the third of the four day match. but the world test championship final between india and new zealand hasn't got underway yet because of heavy rain in southampton. the toss has been delayed and there will be no play before lunch. the weather forecast also doesn't look good for the rest of the day. american russell henley has the clubhouse lead at us open after a first round four under par. a 90—minute delay to the start of play at torrey pines meant 36 players didn't finish because of fading light.

valtteri bottas in the other mercedes will start from third. that's all the sport for now.chesham and amersham, by warning the government not to "drift away" from its core voters. the conservative co—chairman, amanda milling, described the result as a "warning shot" by voters over the hs2 high—speed rail link and reforms of the planning system in england, which critics fear could reduce local influence over planning decisions. a little earlier our political correspondentjess parker explained what the by—election could mean for the conservatives. it's parts of the south and south—east particularly, where there are concerns that the reforms the government is putting forward could see more green spaces built on, in areas who feel they have already had to take a lot of housing. so he was warning he wouldn't want to see the party drift away from its core voters as he said has happened to the labour party in parts of the midlands and north, traditional territory the conservatives took off labour to some extent in the last general election. you mentioned amanda milling, co—chair o

him with sergio perez moving his red bull asked the mclaren of britain's lando norris and then valtteri bottasn settled for second making a let stop for fresh tyres to gain an extra point for the fastest lap, giving verstappen's dominant victory and even more flattering margin of more than half a minute. with three poles, this is the best season of verstappen's formula 1 career. the question now is how much better can it get? england's women have been making steady progress as they chase a modest india target in the first of three one day internationals at bristol's county ground. england need 202 runs to beat the tourists after winning the toss and putting them into bat. for the hosts, 17 —year—old sensation shafali verma was soon brought down to earth by anya shrubsole. captain mitali raj top scored with 72 off 108 balls, and her side finished their 50 overs on 201 for 8. in reply tammy beaumont has been lashing out for england to pass a half century and they're currently 110 for 2 from 21 overs. serena williams says she'll not be in the us team for the tokyo 0lympics next month. wimbledon s

britain's seven time world champion could only finish second, with his mercedes team mate valtteri bottasink also with the hard tyres, good consistent pace, nothing crazy, we could just manage our tyres well till the end. superb to win again here at home as well. absolutely gave everything and pushed — absolutely gave everything and pushed to the maximum. unfortunately 'ust pushed to the maximum. unfortunately just couldn't answer to any of the lap times — just couldn't answer to any of the lap times that they put in. all those — lap times that they put in. all those times they were putting in when _ those times they were putting in when he — those times they were putting in when he was doing it for hours, just impossible — when he was doing it for hours, just impossible to match them. mathieu van der poel sprinted to victory on stage two of the tour de france in brittany beating the rest of the field to the line and taking the yellowjersey... there were emotional scenes on the finish line as the dutchman — who now holds an eight second lead overjulian alaphillipe dedicated his victory to

tomorrow's qualifying will be tough session for valtteri bottas, who's been given a three—place grid car, and i'm hopeful that the hard work starts paying off soon. the tour de france starts tomorrow in brittany — 2,121 miles of racing over 21 stages. slovenia's tadey pogacar is the defending champion, but there's been a british winner six times in the last nine years. geraint thomas is part of a strong ineos grenadiers line—up and he's looking to regain the yellowjersey he won in 2018. the second round of the women's pga championship in atlanta continues, with england's charley hull in the clubhouse on five under par. she was one under for the day. you can get full coverage on the third women's major of the year by heading to the golf page on the bbc sport website. and there is loads more on the website as well, but that is all your sport for now. hello there. friday evening brought some quite dramatic weather for some of us, especially across parts of england. through the western side of the midlands, there was some heavy, thundery rain. that was how it looked for a weather watcher

the dutchman was quarter of a second ahead of hamilton, his mercedes team—mate, valtteri bottas, willwe are close. i think today they are beating us mostly on the straight as far as i am aware, so we have got work to do to improve. and, new zealand are in a commanding position on day three of the world test championship final in southampton. they have india 211—7 in theirfirst innings. kyle jamieson has taken three of the indian wickets, including the crucial one of captain virat kohli. ajinkye rahane has been the pick of the indian batsman — he made 49. but in tricky conditions, india will be desperate to try and add some more runs this afternoon, withjust three wickets left. and that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you throughout the afternoon. the bbc has learned a new bill to legalise assisted dying will be lodged at the scottish parliament. it will be lodged at holyrood on monday, it is aimed to edges the right to an assisted death for terminally ill, mentally competent adults. the athletes village for the tokyo olympics has been unveiled just over a month before the

the dutchman was quarter of a second ahead of hamilton who's mercedes team mate valtteri bottas willthe sport for now. now on bbc news, here's the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us today. with me are geraldine scott, political correspondent at the press association and ali miraj, columnist at the article. today's front pages, starting with... john bercow — the former conservative mp and house of commons speaker — defecting to labour with a withering attack on borisjohnson is the 0bserver�*s lead. the paper quotes mr bercow as saying today's tory party is "reactionary, populist, nationalistic and sometimes xenophobic." matt hancock "kept the prime minister in the dark overjabs success" is the sunday telegraph's headline. it says the health secretary sat on positive data for three days ahead of a meeting that ruled the unlocking of restrictions must be delayed. the sunday times features a picture of four—year—old ella harris, highlighting the £100,000 bill her father has received to repair the cladding on their one—bedroom flat in sa

tomorrow's qualifying will be even harder for valtteri bottas who's been given a three place grid penaltyhere to defend her 2019 title. she's pulled out because of a calf injury. the 29—year—old had been at the all england club this week, raising hopes she'd be fit. but she was unable to recover from the injury she sustained earlier this year, which also forced her to miss the french open. the draw for wimbledon took place earlier, and there are some exciting matches to look forward to including the return of andy murray. he'll face the 24th seed nikoloz basilashvili in the first round. murray — who was beaten by italy's matteo berretinni in the second round at the queen's club last week — will play his first singles match at wimbledon since 2017. he had to rely on a wild card after his ranking dropped outside the top 100 due to injury. you can see the full draw on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. i have more for you at sportsday later. back to you. thank you. the health secretary, matt hancock, has apologised for breaching social distancing rules after the sun publish

his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas was 16th.open in san francisco. she has missed the cut in four of her previous five appearances of this major — but had a great day on the tough course with five birdies before a bogey on the 18th. reid has never won a major before, her best placed finish was tied for third at the pga championship in 2019. and reid shares the lead with a 17—year—old american, megha ganne, who is still in high school. she became the first amateur in 15 years to have a share of the lead after any round at the us women's open. ganne made back to back birdies on the back nine to join reid on a—under—par. chelsea and manchester city have dominated the pfa's women's super league's team of the year. the wsl champions have five players named in the team including fran kirby, who has already been named as the football writers' assosication's player of the year. manchester city have four players on the list and arsenal make up the rest, which means all players come from the top three clubs. less than a week after winning

the dutchman was quarter of a second ahead of hamilton who's mercedes team mate valtteri bottas wills year's royal ascot meeting, the diamond jubilee stakes was won by the 3—1 favourite, dream of dreams ridden by ryan moore — it gives sir michael stoute 82 ascot wins overall, more than any other trainer. the queen was in attendance for the first time this week, the only time she has missed ascot since 1946 was last year during the pandemic and finally, is this the most unlucky shot in golf. spaniard sergio garcia here plays this — which on first glance looks like a decent shot. until this happens... and itjust keeps on going and going. and he did not have a great round either. bill and he did not have a great round either. : , :, :, and he did not have a great round either. : y:. :, , and he did not have a great round either. : :, , , :, and he did not have a great round either. :, :, either. all you can do is stand and watch. either. all you can do is stand and watch- that's _ either. all you can do is stand and watch. that's it, _ either. all you can do is stand and watch. that's i

things were even worse for his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas, who's being investigated for thissecretary, matt hancock, has apologised for breaching social distancing rules after the sun published a photo of him in a close embrace with one of his aides. in a statement, mr hancock said... and a little earlier, the prime minister's official spokesman said the prime minister has accepted the health secretary's apology and considers the matter closed. i've been speaking to barrister adam wagner, who's been going through the covid rules which were in place at the time the health secretary was pictured with his aide. i'm pretty clear, although you never know for sure, that there was a rule breach here. a breach of the regulations, on the basis that at the time, it was illegal to have any gathering of more than one person anywhere indoors unless an exception applied and the only one that could reasonably be said to apply or possibly said to apply would be that this was reasonably necessary for work purposes, but based on what we know and what we can see in the images, it does not seem

his mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas has been given a 3—place grid penalty for this spin in the pite ineos grenadiers team, and he's looking to regain the yellowjersey he won in 2018. mark cavendish has been a late call—up for the race after a team—mate picked up an injury. i'v e i've built my whole career around this race and it never changes, to just be buzzing about it, you know? not every kid that goes on a bike, you know, they imagine at one point or another imagine they are in the tour de france. and even now at 36, if i'm not here, i still imagine i'm in the tour de france when i'm training and, yeah, that's why it really is everything, like... i love it, even in training now he imagines he is there in the tour de france riding for the ineos grenadiers team. ., ., , . , ., grenadiers team. fantastic. he is a very determined _ grenadiers team. fantastic. he is a very determined individual. - very determined individual. absolutely! he still does it for the passion and love of it at 36. mm} passion and love of it at 36. 2000 miles? you _ passion and love of it at 36. 2000 miles?

his mercedes teammate valtteri bottas had a spin on his way to 16th.etics integrity unit said the american had been sanctioned for what they call "tampering within the results management process". the 29—year—old won gold at the 2016 rio games and was world champion in 2013. mcneal has appealed to the court of arbitration of sport. former world champion hurdler dai greene says his attempt to qualify for this summer's olympics is being hampered by coronavirus restrictions. if i'm being totally honest, i think my chances of getting slimmer all the time. the competition i had in france was, you know, perfect weather, but i wasn't there. the one in switzerland was a bit of a wreck, again, inaudible. i'm pretty much just relying on the british champs again, in a month, hoping ita washout. it's derby day at epsom and frankie dettori will be hoping to carry on his good form from yesterday where he claimed victory in the oaks — 27 years after his first win in the classic. dettori rode snowfall to victory by a record 16 lengths to claim his sixth oaks triumph.