but it was the champion max verstappen who shone in spa qualifying today.amage to leave everyone hanging around for 25 minutes before it was safe for qualifying to begin. max verstappen already knew he couldn't claim pole after being given a grid penalty for changing parts on his red bull. that didn't stop him topping the time sheets by more than half a second, but he will start from 15th. the battle behind him was won by carlos sainz who will start from pole ahead of sergio perez in the other red bull. . . , of sergio perez in the other red bull. . , , ., of sergio perez in the other red bull. ., , ,, ., , of sergio perez in the other red bull. .,, ,., of sergio perez in the other red bull. ., , ,, ., , , ., ., of sergio perez in the other red bull. ., bull. happy to be starting on pole, the position _ bull. happy to be starting on pole, the position is _ bull. happy to be starting on pole, the position is not _ bull. happy to be starting on pole, the position is not that _ bull. happy to be starting on pole, the position is not that important, | the posit

there was a formula one masterclass from world champion max verstappen at the belgian grand prix.esn't matter whether max verstappen starts at the front or towards the back, this season, no one can stop him winning. engine penalties put him 14th on the grid but his rivals ahead were helpfully clearing a path. lewis hamilton finished every race this season but could not complete the opening lap. his mercedes left too damaged to continue. i his mercedes left too damaged to continue. ., ., ., continue. i thought i had enough room and i _ continue. i thought i had enough room and i didn't. _ continue. i thought i had enough room and i didn't. and _ continue. i thought i had enough room and i didn't. and i - continue. i thought i had enough room and i didn't. and i paid - continue. i thought i had enough room and i didn't. and i paid thej room and i didn't. and i paid the price. it is my fault. i'm just really sorry to my team. price. it is my fault. i'm 'ust really sorry to my team. valtteri bottas did _ really sorry to my team. valtteri bottas did not _ really sorry to my team. valtt

and max verstappen shows his class — fighting back from fourteenth to win the belgian grand prix as lewisn crashes out welcome along, thank you forjoining us. this time yesterday we were telling you about liverpool — now it's celtic who've scored nine — getting their biggest away league win on an afternoon to forget for dundee united. they remain bottom of the scottish premiership after their worst ever home defeat, but celtic are top, two points clear of rangers and very much the team to catch as nesta mcgregor reports. two players and six of the reasons celtic and theirfans are on cloud nine. yet to record a win this season, dundee united went behind when kyogo made this tight finish look simple. his second in a0 minutes was anything but routine. and in first half stoppage time, the japanese international secured his hat trick. the celebration for anyone not keeping count 4—0 up going into the second half, it didn't take long before it was five. abada getting in on the action. the chance of seeing one hat trick is rare, so when abada scored a second, nine minutes later, those inside tan

verstappen leads the championship by 80 points with nine races left. jesus herrada won a thrilling stagestella to win the second stage of his career. belgium's remco evenepoel retained his 21—second lead over france's rudy molard in the general classification whilst primoz roglic remains fourth overall. and that's all the sport for now. hello. we ended the week that some fairly quiet weather and that is how it will continue into the weekend. for many others it is the august bank holiday weekend. plenty of sunny spells on offer, a few showers but it will become breezy, particularly by monday. really quite cool on the north sea coasts. at the moment the weather is quiet, weather systems in the atlantic and that is a chance this weather front will brush the north—west of the uk through saturday, but this isn't what it looks like the early hours of saturday. clear spells, the odd local shower. temperatures 15 in london, 8 degrees in the lowlands of scotland. this is the weather front which will brush part of northern ireland and the western isles of scotland. just bits and spots of rain here

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max verstappen leads the way with an 80 point advantage over his nearest rival for ferrari.. they have made mistakes and they're leaving the net wide open for verstappen to steal his second world title, and that can happen maybe as early as the next four races. so there's still a long way to go, but it looks like it's clear for verstappen unless something extra ordinary happens, mercedes might make that happen this weekend, the fight back is on. a couple of rule changes could mean they're challenging for wins.- changes could mean they're challenging for wins. jennie gow there. challenging for wins. jennie gow there- plenty — challenging for wins. jennie gow there. plenty to _ challenging for wins. jennie gow there. plenty to look _ challenging for wins. jennie gow there. plenty to look forward - challenging for wins. jennie gowj there. plenty to look forward to. there was a piece of history for markjohnston after reaching 5000 winners. it was after the mile at kempton park and markjoins me now. how special is this for you? it sort of comes upon you a little bit unnoticed. it

verstappen was actually quickest in qualifying.nue in rugby union. they lost to argentina for the first time on home soil. the pumas won by 25 points to 18 in christchurch. they now top the rugby championship at the halfway stage. the all blacks have lost four of the six tests they've played so far this summer. there were also defeats for scotland and ireland's women in their rugby union internationals today. wales women are in nova scotia where they are currently losing to canada. there's more on the bbc sport website. thank you very much. that's all from me and the rest of the news team for tonight. have a very good evening. hello, this is bbc news. last week, pollution warnings were in place on nearly 50 beaches in england, after heavy rainfall meant untreated sewage was being pumped into the sea. the government has now published a plan to clean up england's sewage system, promising the "strictest targets ever" on water companies — as our environment and rural affairs correspondent, claire marshall, explains. over the past week,

verstappen fought his way through the field and took the lead before the half way point. on the grid. his red bull team mate sergio perez was second with carlos sainz third. the notting hill carnival has returned to the streets of west london for the first time in three years following the pandemic. europe's largest carnival could have up to two million people attending the two day festival. greg mckenzie has the story. welcome to notting hill carnival! the world's second biggest carnival is back, after being cancelled last year and the year before due to the pandemic. the festivities began this morning with a 72—second silence observed to remember those who died in the grenfell tower tragedy five years ago. the remains of the building are close by and visible here on the carnival route. carnival means a lot to us. and grenfell, this is something that is really close to our hearts. grenfell was a tragedy that should have never happened, and... ..we will never forget. the notting hill carnival has been taking place in west london since the 1960s, created to celebrate the l

red bull's sergio perez was fastest ahead of teammate and championship leader max verstappen.h, practice had to be red flagged when he span into the gravel. regardless of what happens in qualifying later though, verstappen and leclerc will both start from the back of the grid because of engine penalties. there was a shock result in the rugby championship. argentina beat the all blacks in new zealand for the first time, winning 25—18. juan martin gonzalez�*s second—half try put the pumas ahead and emiliano boffelli's six penalties helped secure a famous victory in christchruch. new zealand have now lost six of their last eight tests as the pressure continues to mount on head coach ian foster. and the us open starts next week, but could the women's champion be in a spot of bother? emma raducanu looked to be having a bit trouble with her wrist in practice. twice she went off court with her physio. the world number 11 faces alize cornet in the first round on tuesday, and says that she's taking things one match at a time. i think you guys are probably thinking about pressure and ra

red bull's verstappen led before the halfway point and stayed there to claim his ninth win in 1a raceseekend. meanwhile, things have gone from bad to worse for mercedes and lewis hamilton. he crashed out of a race for the first time this year. it prompted some harsh comments from former mclaren teammate fernando alonso who called him an "idiot" who "only knows how to drive when starting first". after the incident, hamilton took responsibility for the crash. got up alongside him, a little bit ahead of him. i thought that i left enough room and i didn't. and... and i paid the price for it. so it's my... it's my fault and... i'm just really sorry to my team, really. the us open begins today and is set to be a farewell to 23—time grand slam champion serena williams. williams announced last month she is "evolving away" from the sport. she'll face montenegro's danka kovinic in the first round late tonight, but is also teaming up with sister venus in the doubles. the tributes are already coming in. i honestly think that she is the biggest force in the sport. and that's not intentionally tryin

verstappen fought his way through the field and took the lead before the half way point.tter carlos sainz third. there was disappointment for olympic gold medallist tom pidcock at the mountain bike world championships in france as he finished fourth in the men's elite cross country olympic final. pidcock started the race 36th but did take the lead half way through and then remained in the hunt for a medal until the penultimate lap, before he came off his bike going around a tree. look at this! he still had a chance for bronze but he got stuck on the same tree on the final lap which effectively ended his hopes of claiming a medal. swiss rider nino schurter also came off his bike but remarkably went on to win the race and claim his tenth world championship. meanwhile france's pauline ferrand prevot is once again the women's elite world champion — her fourth such title — crossing the line with her home country's flag in her hand, surrounded by the crowd at the finish line. britain's annie last and evie richards were 10th and 11th respectively. that's all the sport for now. i

verstappen leads the championship by 80 points with nine races left. jesus herrada won a thrilling stagethat's all the sport for now. hello. the weather is quite out there right now. not looking bad at all for this weekend. of course, for many of us, it is the august bank holiday weekend. perhaps a few showers here and there, but that is pretty much it. let's have a look at the forecast. early hours of saturday, plenty of clear weather. just a few showers here and there, perhaps across northern parts of england and the temperatures will range from around 15 celsius in london to a fresh 8 degrees there in glasgow. lots of sunshine right from the word go. not absolutely everywhere, but for the vast majority of us. to the question of the morning and into the afternoon from the clouds will bubble up. there will be showers developing almost anywhere across england and wales, also the chance of thicker cloud and some coastal rain in the north of northern ireland and also the western isles of scotland. best temperatures around 25 in london. not bad at all for the start of the notting hill carni

red bull's max verstappen was fastest in qualifying but a grid penalty for using too many engine partst of those stories on the bbc website but that's all the sport for now. pope francis has created twenty new cardinals in a ceremony at the vatican. the group represents the catholic church from across the world, including the first ever cardinal from east timor. many come from the southern hemisphere, where 80% of catholics live. all cardinals under the age of 80 can choose a new pope and with his latest creations, 85—year—old pope francis will have appointed almost two—thirds of those eligible to vote for his successor. the reverend thomas reese is a senior anaylst at religion news service in washington dc — he explains what's unique about this group. this is pretty much a normal number of cardinals to be created by the pope, but what is unusual here is that pope francis has been picking people to be cardinals who are from places that have never had cardinals before, and has been ignoring places that have traditionally had cardinals. for example, venice doesn't have a cardinal now. mi

that's bbc.co.uk/sport max verstappen is the race leader at the moment and lewis hamilton went out onernment's decision to cut short the sentences of 11 men who were convicted of brutally gang raping a muslim woman. men and women held placards and shouted slogans, urging the government to reverse the controversial decision. wendy urquhart reports. chanting. this is one of many protests on the streets of india on saturday. there's utter disbelief that these convicted rapists have been set free. calling for the freedom of muslim women, they waved banners blazing with slogans like "justice for bilkis bano" and demanded that the government reverse its decision. bilkis bano is the woman who was raped by the 11 men who walked out ofjail on the 75th anniversary of india's independence. she and her two children were the only survivors when 17 muslims were attacked by hindus during the religious riots of 2002. in a statement, she said... some activists are calling for an official apology for bilkis bano. some activists are calling for an official apology for bilkis bano. others are afraid that

championship leader max verstappen went more than half a second quicker.from 15th, just ahead of title rival charles leclerc. mercedes drivers lewis hamilton and george russell will start from fourth and fifth. that's all the sport for now. i'm really busy day. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. experts investigating the deaths of thousands of fish in a river between poland and germany say the cause remains a mystery. scientists are still trying to identify what they say was probably a pollutant added to the water that triggered a catastrophic chemical chain reaction. people living upstream have told the bbc they first reported fish dying as early as march. jenny hill reports from poland. a river that should teem with life instead gives up its dead. fish are dying in the oder in their thousands. in a single day, they told us here, they pulled 16 tonnes of corpses from the water. "after eight days of this," lucas says, hejust feels numb. and it's not over yet. we joined these scientists as they test the

the two title rivals max verstappen and charles leclerc will start sunday's race from the back of thee. jesus herrada won a thrilling stage seven of the vuelta a espana. the spanish herrada timed his sprint on the breakaway to perfection and held off italy's samuele battistella to win the second stage of his career. belgium's remco evenepoel retained his 21—second lead over france's rudy molard in the general classification whilst primoz roglic remains fourth overall. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. hello. if you have plans to get out and about this weekend, which is a bank holiday for all apart from scotland, well, the weather actually shouldn't cause too many issues because it will be mostly dry with sunny spells. not completely dry, still a few showers to watch out for, and an increasing breeze, which will make it feel cool for some. at the moment, we've got high pressure building to the south—west. this little frontal system, which has been working its way eastwards, still generating a bit more in the way of cloud, and a few

championship leader max verstappen was more than half a second quicker than the spaniard in qualifying 15th and 16th. it's a long track, but not that many laps, of course, because of that. and there are only a few overtaking possibilities. so you have to do it quick and try not to lose too much time to the guys ahead of you, you know? and...yeah, we'll see. ihope... i'm targeting a podium, and with a bit of luck we can fight for the win. rory mcilroy put himself well in contention at the tour championship in atlanta before storms rolled in to suspend play. mcilroy still has two holes of his third round to play. before the rain came the highlight was an eagle at the sixth — set up with this fantastic approach shot. mcilroy is 15 under overall — four shots behind the leader, america's scottie scheffler rafa nadal says he's sad that novak djokovic won't be competing at the us open. djokovic is unvaccinated so isn't allowed into the united states for the tournament which starts tomorrow — so another missed opportunity for djokoic to equal nadal�*s 22 grand slams. this, very sad news. it's

championship leader max verstappen was more than half a second quicker than sainz in qualifying at spaparts. they'll start from 15th and 16th. lewis hamilton is fourth on the grid, just ahead of his mercedes team mate george russell. and england captain ben stokes says he's already looking forward to the third and deciding test against south africa, which takes place a week on thursday. england thrashed the tourists inside three days at old trafford to level the series. stokes was man of the match, after scoring a century and taking four wickets, but he reserved special praise forjames anderson, who took six wickets. whether it is with the old ball or the new ball, you know exactly what you are going to get. a man who runs in and just gives the batter everything and is just relentless with everything he does. i said before this game started that i honestly just can't see when before this game started that i honestlyjust can't see when he's going to stop. you can see him just enjoying every moment he is out there. i honestly can't say whenever he's going to stop because he is 40, but he

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the two title rivals max verstappen and charles leclerc will start sunday's race from the back of theevery day, how you're meant to live... it's just something else. didn't think i'd get this age and be worried about things like this. you just think it's going to be normal. i don't think it'll ever go back to how it was. will gas prices always be high? well, no, because eventually we've got to stop using it altogether. so this is a wake—up call of the direction we're going in. but for now, people are planning for trickier times ahead. andrew at the hot sausage company in ipswich town centre hasn't replaced a worker who's just left, and he's diversifying — doing weddings and corporate events. he says his stock prices have shot up 20%. we put our prices up last year, and we've had to put them up again this year — only by small incremental amounts, but you're scared of putting your prices up because you feel you might lose market share. five miles outside ipswich, the village of chattisham, and the rural coffee caravan is on its monthly visit. alongside the tea and cake, this charity sig

max verstappen will enjoy his summer holiday after extending his lead in the formula one championshipe russell, who'd started from pole. england's cricketers lost their t—20 series, against south africa, with defeat in the decider, in southampton. tristan stubbs with the catch of the match helping to dismiss england for 101 so 90 runs short of their target. back here at the commonwealth games, it's about to get underway in the table tennis. it is the busiest day and the hottest day so far in birmingham. back to the studio. more now on the conservative leadership contest. former chancellor rishi sunak has unveiled a new pitch to party members calling for a 4% reduction in income tax by the end of the next parliament. he insisted the cut would be paid for through an increase in growth and would only come into force once inflation had come down. it has been intrepreted by some as an attempt to catch up with his rival liz truss who has pledged immediate tax cuts. mr sunak defended his proposal on the bbc�*s today programme a short while ago. now, the last week or so of this contest we hav

championship leader max verstappen was more than half a second quicker than the spaniard in qualifyinguse of different reasons and in this case not having one of the best players of history in the draw of a grand slam is always an important mess. that is it from us. but this is where we say goodbye to viewers on bbc one. bye for now. thank you for following us to the bbc news channel. good to have you. now it's time for the latest technology news with click. this week, we will catch up with an olympic superstar hoping to help women exercise smarter. i'm trying to run for a gold medal here, but i'm also very aware that i've just started my period. chris is braving the cold. still, he has some furry friends to keep him warm. but what is he doing with his phone? who knows. show me your nose? and all aboard the new elizabeth line as paul's schoolboy dreams come true. this station is paddington, where this train terminates. all change, please, all change. i have always wanted to do that. on your marks, get set, go! can you believe that it's exactly ten years since this site was just getting

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max verstappen will enjoy his summer holiday, after extending his formula one championship lead to 80ing redemption in the pool. and it is england against scotland in the semifinals of the bowls players at leamington spa. here the sport nearest to me, which i'm looking forward to as well, because the sun is coming up, you have got the beach volleyball. all the sand imported. afterwards it is going to be taken to the alexander stadium to become a permanent beach volleyball facility for everybody to use. we are hoping for everybody to use. we are hoping for beach weather today. micah, that is a good point. so we find out if we have got it or not. carol is the weather. good morning. many of us will have sunshine today. at the moment of the temperature in birmingham is 13 degrees. it is a bit nippy in the highlands and around the trossachs. four to 5 degrees. as we push towards london, 18. and in manchester, only nine. the forecast for today is one of sunny spells for most of us. we do have some rain from the west later on. high pressure is in charge of the weather. it is a weak ridge. it