the luck was with warrington.he deficit to two points. but a missed conversion allowed warrington to hold onto the victory. wigan warriors know all about holding the trophy, having won it 19 times and it is their site once again this year. an early lead against hull fc. a second before two tries from french saw wigan lead 26-0 at tries from french saw wigan lead 26—0 at half—time for top a lead that would only be extended after the restart. farrell got his second before they went over for the seventh and final try. hull did manage to score, but it was too little too late. good title number 20 be just around the corner? the tour de france has delivered late drama. tadej pogacar is set to become the youngest winner in 110 years having pegged back the favourite primoz roglic in one of the most dramatic turna rounds in the race's history. he overhauled a 57—second deficit to lead by nearly a minute going into tomorrow's final processional stage to paris. nick parrott reports. until now, this was the closest tadej poga

the luck was with warrington.s. but a missed conversion allowed warrington to hold onto the victory. the tour de france has delivered late drama. tadej pogacar is set to become the youngest winner in 110 years, having pegged back the favourite primoz roglic in one of the most dramatic turna rounds in the race's history. he overhauled a 57—second deficit to lead by nearly a minute going into tomorrow's final processional stage to paris. nick parrott reports. until now, this was the closest tadej pogacar could get to rock —— could get to roglic. the gap was shrinking. both riders change their bikes as the route got steeper. some tiredness after wearing the yellow jersey since the ninth stage was to look at the clock on the left of the screen as it changes from green to red, this is the moment he took the virtual lead of the race with a couple of miles to go. at eight yea rs couple of miles to go. at eight years younger than roglic, his youthful energy was propelling him to the finish. no celebrations as he crossed t

he said he thought people of warrington it isa he thought people of warrington it is a pretty good jobat your take is on why you have seen a rise in the number of infections.” why you have seen a rise in the number of infections. i think we have seen an increase over the last 7-10 have seen an increase over the last 7—10 days in opposite that's a real concern. 0ur public health officers look really closely at the context and look at the outbreaks and look at the information that we have got andi at the information that we have got and i think we do see a significant link between people in their 20s and 30s who were going back into the workplace but are also more likely to be outside socialising in their leisure time and so that's a key pa rt leisure time and so that's a key part of the measures that we have introduced by government. we work with government to devise and honestly we are hopeful that will arrest the increase that we are seeing in terms of cases here locally. tricky time for you. we will leave it there. really good to talk to you. thanks for your time. let's take a look a

warrington were missing nine players — seven who were self isolating due to coronavirus — and hadn't from time when matty ashton went over to seal victory with a long range effort. elsewhere, hull fc beat wakefield 26—23. and britain's adam yates remains eighth overall at the tour de france after stage 12, on a day when a young swiss rider's dream came true. marc hirschi, who turned 22 last month, had twice come close to winning a stage on his debut appearance in the race. he made it third time lucky after breaking clear with seventeen miles to go on the longest stage this year and held on to win by 47 seconds. slovenia's primoz roglic retained the overall lead. and that's all the sport for now. hello, some wet and the windy weather will move south across scotland and northern ireland during friday morning. some of the rain looks quite heavy but by the end of the morning a lot of that will be clearing southwards and through the afternoon, brighter sunnier skies but with a few blustery showers. through the afternoon, the rain reaching into northern england. the rain most substantial t

warrington and wigan in second and third, with catlan fourth with five wins from their seven matches.to ist in the table — with st helens, warrington and wigan all dropping down a place, with a win percentage of 70. now the top four will still qualify for the playoffs at the end of the season and even though the reigning champions, st helens, have dropped down from the top, their chairman, eamon mcmanus told me earlier that the change was the right thing to do. everybody ultimately has bought into it. it has cut advantages and disadvantages for cults dependent on how many games one played to date. but it is the same rules for all. the same will apply, and i think you have got to really praise the rfl for coming up with some smart footwork in difficult circumstances. ultimately there is going to be some winners and losers but everybody is playing by the same rules. so on the whole, the clubs are on—board — even though the goalposts have been shifted mid—way through the season. and the rfl have also relaxed salary cap rules to help teams through the pandemic — you can see the full detai

warrington won their ninth game in a row to go top of the super league.s dragons 30—16. dragons onlyjust made it to the ground on time after their plane was diverted. warrington ran in five tries including this late one from danny walker which wrapped up the victory. wigan are up to second after a 28—16 win over wakefield trinity. britain's elliot giles came an impressive second in the men's 800m at the diamond league in dubai. giles ran a personal best of one minute 114.56 seconds, close behind kenya's ferguson rotich who crossed in first place. fellow briton adelle tracey was third in the women's 800m. britain's former tour de france champion geraint thomas has come fourth in cyclings road world championships in italy with home favourite, filippo ganna winning the title. the italian looked at home on the roads and race track at imola, upgrading his bronze from last year to gold. he beat belgium's wout van aert by 26 seconds. geraint thomas, who was dropped from his ineos grenadier squad for the tour de france earlier this month, finished fourth and alex

and ahead of that at 2pm are the reigning champions warrington wolves, facing super league championsg us ahead of such a big game. losing last year's final must give you added motivation to right the wrongs of last year. 100%, yeah. very good run last year in the league, and also the challenge cup. and we managed to get to ourfinal. i think it was a bit ofa to ourfinal. i think it was a bit of a lack of experience, i probably didn't take the day through as big as it was. by the time we realised the game had slipped out of our hands, we've learned some lessons and hoping this year will be a lot better. saints had a difficult start to the season, but have won all six games since lockdown — what do you put the turnaround in fortunes down to? i think it was just, we needed to just relax a bit. i think we were putting too much pressure on ourselves at the start, and we just weren't getting our footing. ourselves at the start, and we just weren't getting ourfooting. we weren't getting ourfooting. we weren't getting ourfooting. we weren't getting the role on together. after some time to our

in rugby league, warrington are on course to move a step closer to successfully defending their challengequarterfinal — josh charnley with two of warrington‘s four tries. today's other match sees hull fc take on wigan warriors. in rugby league, warrington are on course to move a step closer to successfully defending their challenge cup trophy — but onlyjust. with minutes remaining, they're leading st helens 20—18 in their quarterfinal — josh charnley with two of warrington‘s four tries. today's other match sees hull fc take on wigan warriors. that's all the sport for now. a new 'cancer task force‘ set up by nhs england will meet next week, to support the recovery of cancer services and to try and increase the number of referrals. figures from cancer research uk estimate there were 350,000 fewer urgent suspected cancer referrals during the summer and 3 million people were not screened. now, most services are back up and running , but september and october are expected to be much busier than normal as hospitals try to deal with the backlog. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, has been

josh charnley with two of warrington's four tries.a dramatic penultimate stage of the tour de france with tadej pogachar overhauling a 57—second deficit to primoz roglich who had been the race leader for 13 days. pogacar at 21, is now poised to become the youngest winner for 111 years after tomorrow's processional stage to paris. there's more on the bbc sport website including the latest from the third round of golf‘s us 0pen. that's it. from me and the team, have a very good night. hello. this is bbc news. the housing charity, shelter, estimates that more than 300,000 people living in rented accomodation in england, who weren't in arrears before the pandemic, have now fallen behind on their rent. a ban on evictions in england and wales, ends tomorrow. the government says other measures will protect tenants. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. itjust seems like so long ago now that i last did something like this. for sussex dj ian, the music stopped in march. coronavirus restrictions mean there's still no work and he owes

and it's last year's runners up who are just in front at half time — warrington leading 16—8 at the breaktting back under way over on bbc one shortly. it's also available of the bbc sport website and app as well. all the detials at bbc.co.uk/sport. but that's it from me for now — more in the next hour. two people have been killed and 14 others injured in a shooting in the american city of rochester, in new york state. police say a man and woman, both young adults, died at an illegal house party in the early hours of saturday — officers arriving at the site say they witnessed around 100 people running from the scene. the housing charity shelter estimates that more than 300,000 people living in rented properties in england, who weren't in arrears before the pandemic, have now fallen behind on their rent. a ban on evictions in england and wales, ends tomorrow. the government says other measures will protect tenants but housing organisations are calling for more support. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. itjust seems like so long ago that i last did something like this. for suss

warrington, and now they're without seven players in total after others are forced to solve the isolate a long wait for the return of the womens super league. but this weekend, it's back. and what a season we have in store, with stellar signings including world cup winners — and the most expensive female footballer joining the champions chelsea. rhia chohan reports. a season which ended prematurely because the coronavirus pandemic. chelsea were awarded the title of the points to game basis, knocking manchester city off the top stump after six months and 13 days, the super league will finally return in this looks to be where the most exciting and competitive yet because one thing which wasn't affected by the pandemic for the transfers. if you thought chelsea meant business of headliner sam kerr, then now they have a unit of a more terrifying squad. regarded as one of the best players in the world. in chelsea paid a quarter of million pounds for her, a record fee in the women's game. already having the community shield in the back, but they have their eyes firmly on the champions league.

earlier, salford edged warrington by 20 points to 18.trophy celebrations did not meet their "inclusive values" after a muslim player was sprayed with alcohol. feroze khushi had beer poured over him on the balcony at lord's following sunday's victory over somerset. the club say they'll educate on diversity and that further work needs to be done across both sport and society in general. next — the rain at roland garros may have felt suitably british — but as far as the singles competition goes, that's the only british element left. heather watson was the last one standing today — but she too was beaten in her opening round match — the sixth brit knocked out in three days. patrick gearey was watching. paris has become a lower city for the british after a repeated french exit heather watson remained at the party. she began brightly, guiding drop shots. perfect. dodging raindrops. but there was another peril in the air. powering back. rappelling in the dominating the tie—breaker, rappelling in the dominating the tie—brea ker, wrestling the ra

in the late match warrington beat hull fc 37-12.even of the the tour de france. there was a thrilling sprint finish in lavaur and jumbo—visma rider wout van aert further strengthened his claim as rider of the season, with a stunning burst to win the stage — his second of the race so far. yates kept up with the leading pack and has hello. it will feel relatively cool this weekend - some shows; most this weekend with some showers. most in the north and the west and there will be some sunshine. the best of that will be further south and east. the winds may net be quite as strong as the last few days —— may not. low pressure to the north, high pressure to the south. in the afternoon, we could see an area of more cloud and longer spells of rain pushing into northern ireland, southwest scotland and across england in north wales. showers running to the midlands. best of the sunshine into the southeast, 18 degrees here. mid teens in the north and west. this feature will spread across the irish sea, bringing patchy rain. isobars on the chart

romaine: so glad you can give us your thoughts, professor peter he is an eminent scholar chair at the warringtonollege of business at the university of florida. for our viewers, we will continue this conversation and who better to talk to than a company that actually used a blank check company to come to market? we will talk to the ceo of skills, the mobile gaming company, and you paradise. he will be on with us next. this is bloomberg. ♪ romaine: welcome back. we are focused on the growing popularity of using spacs to go public. we talk a lot about the companies who do it but what about the blend tech companies themselves. here are some of the biggest offerings that have gone public. pershing square holdings on the left of your screen, bill ackman's company, rebuffed apparently by airbnb. joe, one company that has actually managed to get some deals done, blind eagle acquisition corp. joe: it is striking the size of some of these funds. this is a lot of money and you are handing over billions of dollars in some of these cases. they can hold them for up to two years. in the end, you could reject

are the barcodes correct on the ballots in warrington or any other county if you looking? >> professor robert can you answer that? yes the new mail m ballots to have a barcode on them. it allows the voters to go onto the ballot track on the internet and track in their ballot. was entered by the county board they conceive their palette has been mailed. think importantly for people given the mail in ballot they will be able to see if there county board has scanned innate ballots and received it. >> kathie from ohio supporting the president. high kathie. >> high. i am wondering, how does he feel that the appointments and the announcing of the presidents to the supreme court, how do you think that is going to affect the christian votes ine america? >> guest: that is certainly very issue for evangelical voters. this is something that is immobilized that section of the electric for years. they feel very strongly that supreme court affects a lot of the social issues they care about including abortion. and so a big reason why president trump did so well this group in 2016 was his

earlier, salford edged warrington by 20 points to 18.did not meet their "inclusive values" after a muslim player was sprayed with alcohol. feroze khushi had beer poured over him on the balcony at lord's following sunday's victory over somerset. the club say they'll educate on diversity and that further work needs to be done across both sport and society in general. now, britain's involvement in the french open singles is over as heather watson became the latest to exit the competition after the first round stage. watson started well but her french opponent recovered and took the first set to a tie—break which she dominated. again in the second, watson allowed early momentum to fade as the french player took the plate in straight sets. no bricks in round two for the first time in seven years. after the match, watson admitted she can't see where future british success will come from. i think, where future british success will come from. ithink, personally, that more players need to get help rather than just helping your selected, i don't k

we have spoken to people in lancashire, warrington, merseyside, all of them expressing the frustrationy to book a test quickly. as we've heard, the demand for tests has gone up over the last couple of weeks. but does that account for the problems — some would say crisis — in the testing regime across the uk? 0ur health editor, hugh pym, has been taking a close look at how the testing system works. long waits and frustration for people in southend queueing at a walk—in virus testing centre today — further evidence of the immense strain on the whole system. i dropped my daughter off with my granddaughter, she was about 350 people behind all these, to be told that they cannot get tested because they don't have enough. they only had enough tests to do about 150 people. beth, who lives in surrey, has been trying repeatedly since yesterday to book a test but can't. she and two of her children have symptoms. it is extremely stressful, it has added a lot of stress to what is already an upsetting time for us while we are managing everybody being poorly. trying to get through and constantly tryi

in the late match warrington beat hull fc 37-12.ing sprint finish in lavaur and jumbo—visma rider wout van aert further strengthened his claim as rider of the season, with a stunning burst to win the stage — his second of the race so far. yates kept up with the leading pack and has an overall lead of three seconds with the race heading into the pyrenees tomorrow. that's all the sport from us for now. hello there. it's going to feel rather cool this weekend, certainly for the time of year, and that's because of where our air is coming from — from the northwest on a brisk breeze. that's going to feed in some showers into northern and western parts of uk, but there will be some sunshine around too. the winds maybe not quite as strong as what we had over the last few days. low pressure to the north east of the uk, high—pressure to the southwest, that's why we see these northwesterly winds, which will feed in showers from the word go across northern and western areas. some good spells of sunshine further east, mind you, but then we could

people in the north west, including merseyside, warrington, halton and lancashire will face limits onng, and a 10pm closing time for hospitality and leisure venues from next tuesday. in parts of the midlands, such as wolverhampton, there will be new restrictions on socialising with people outside your own household or support bubble, and similar measures will be enforced in west yorkshire, in bradford, kirklees, and calderdale. well, the measures cover a wider area than had been expected, and come amid increasing evidence of a rise in coronavirus cases across the country — with new figures suggesting an average of 6,000 new cases a day in england between the fourth and 10th of september. jon donnison has more. in spennymoor in county durham, the fear is lockdown is coming back. from today, across much of the north—east, people are now banned from mixing with other households indoors and pubs have been ordered to shut at ten o'clock, after a rise in coronavirus cases. i think it should have be done a lot earlier than what it been. definitely. but nobody adheres to it, all of the pubs a

, 100,000,warrington,101.2, wolverhampton, 61.8 per 100,000. 100,000,warrington,101.2, wolverhampton,land. what this tales as, what we have been seeing now for a number of these, it reflects deep concern that coronavirus rates are going up and in large areas of the country. also, this idea we have been hearing this morning, and it is looking at whether it needs to do something a little bit bigger across the whole of england in terms of some kind of circuit breaker, as it has been termed, restrictions across the whole country, just to try to slow the spread of the virus for a couple of weeks. whether that means closing some hospitality venues, whether that means putting curfews on more night—time venues, the details we do not yet have we just know it is under consideration. when you see the number of areas here, it is quite complicated, quite detailed, that will be something ministers have got to take into account is whether it gets too detailed and complicated. and it features across so many areas of england where there is worth looking at something broader nationwide for a couple of

people in the north—west, including merseyside, warrington, halton and lancashire will face limits onsing, and a 10pm closing time for hospitality and leisure venues from next tuesday. in parts of the midlands such as wolverhampton, there will be new restrictions on socialising with people outside your own household or support bubble, and similar measures will be enforced in west yorkshire, in bradford, kirklees, and calderdale. the measures cover a wider area than had been expected. latest figures suggest an average of 6,000 new cases a day in england between the 4th and 10th of september. the uk's reinfection or r rate is up to 1.1 to 1.11. that's up from 1.0—1.2 last week, and is increasing evidence of a rise in coronavirus cases across the country. jon donnison reports. in spennymoor in county durham, the fear is lockdown is coming back. from today, across much of the north—east, people are now banned from mixing with other households indoors and pubs have been ordered to shut at ten o'clock, after a rise in coronavirus cases. i think it should have be done a lot earlier than what

warrington were missing nine players — seven who were self—isolating due to coronavirus — but they stillark hershey in the tour de france found himself third time lucky never looking back. his slovenian competitor retained the overall lead. england and old foes australia lock horns again in the cricket today, and this time it's the start of the 50 over one—day series. and it's a bit of a reunion for the world cup winning side with england captain eoin morgan, back after his finger injury. of the cup winners, jason roy also returns for the match at old trafford. somebody will mention something from the world cup and we will talk about it for a bit of time. but it really puts smiles on ourfaces. i don't think the world cup specifically, the journey through those four years and the memories that we have in different series for different reasons, they are memories that will stay with guys for a very long time and make them smile and cry and laugh and moan at the same time. but going through that really has built a special friendship with the group of guys that we have. the new football seaso

josh charnley with two of warrington's four tries.rprise guest yesterday. in their match with carlton athletic, an alpaca made a surprise appearance and halted play temporarily. he looks like it would be quite handy upfront. he does! he has a good turn of speed.|j handy upfront. he does! he has a good turn of speed. i like this player, i will deal with this alpaca, hang on a second, he's coming for me! that is 0scar the alpaca at ilkley town yesterday, making a bit of a spectacle of himself stop fantastic. well done, 0scar. himself stop fantastic. well done, oscar. well done, oscar! it might be known as the green and pleasant land, but according to the woodland trust, one in seven indigenous plant species in the uk is threatened by extinction. that's why 24 year—old botanist, joshua styles, has made it his mission to bring back local flora. he's already reintroduced 19 endangered species to the north—west, some of which disappeared during queen victoria's reign. abbiejones has been to meet him. in the wilderness of this vast peat bog

warrington were missing nine players — seven who were self isolating due to coronavirus — and hadn'tll fc beat wakefield 26—23. and finally — "a dream come true". that's how 22 year old marc hirschi, described claiming his first professional win on stage 12 of the tour de france. the swiss rider had already come close to winning two earlier stages. but it was third time lucky on the longest one of the race. he took the lead with seventeen miles to go and held on to the finish in sarran. slovenia's primoz roglich retained the overall lead, adam yates remains eighth. there was put a smile on. absolutely, why not. you've got to earn it. it is 6:41am. they are still talking. we're going to talk about lockdown restrictions. wales is expected to announce its own "rule of six" today as it sees an increase in cases of the coronavirus. it means people will only be able to meet in groups of six or under indoors, and follows similar rules being introduced in england and scotland earlier this week. we can speak now to the first minister for wales mark drakeford. thank you forjoining us. the chan

liverpool, for instance, mr speaker, now has over 120 cases per 100,000 population, and in warringtono table service only, and operating hours will be restricted, so venues must close between ten and five. from tomorrow, in wolverhampton, wigston, and the whole of bradford, kirklees and calderdale, people should not socialise outside their household or support bubble. we know from experience that local action can work when local communities come together to follow the rules, tackle the virus and keep themselves safe, and they know how hard this is. we are constantly looking for how we can ensure measures bear down on the virus as much as possible while protecting both lives and livelihoods. and i have heard the concerns about the impact of local action on child care arrangements. for many, informal child care arrangements are a lifeline without which they could not do theirjobs, so today, i am able to announce a new exemption for looking after children under the age of 14 or vulnerable adults where that is necessary for caring purposes. this cove rs necessary for caring purposes. this

warrington won their ninth game in a row, to go top of the super league.ng two tries. bristol's previous best in europe came 20 years ago, when they reached the semifinals of the same competition. they'll face either toulon or leicester for the trophy in three weeks' time. if you haven't yet heard about british athlete elliot giles, it's quite a story. he's been building his form over the last few years and now has managed second in the 800m at the diamond league in dubai. we have to remind ourselves that back in 2014, a terrible car crash left him with temporary brain damage and a knee so badly injured that he first had to learn to walk again. british driverjade edwards, will be the first woman to race in the touring car championship for over a decade at silverstone today. the 29—year—old from ascot will get behind the wheel of the vauxhall astra, making her the first female to feature at the event since 2007. i went to meet her this week in training at donnington. for over a decade now, it has been all quiet when it comes to female drivers in the british

is in place in bolton and will come into force from tomorrow in parts of lancashire, merseyside, warringtontriction or curfew. that's roughly 37,000. a massive blow to hospitality. it is already seen months and months of no income whatsoever. in fact, they're warning without more support another 900,000 jobs are at risk. what does that mean to bars and restau ra nts what does that mean to bars and restaurants in city centres? we went into newcastle city centre at closing time on saturday night to find out. been very quiet, not like usual saturday night so i think you have the one crowd and the whole of the city here and it is a case of seeing the city very different to how it normally is. just feels a bit strange on a saturday night. we have been through recessions and lots of different sort of stages and in 22 years we have seen it also really, we're just kind of basically playing it by ear, rolling with the punches, but not majorly worried. it is different compared to usual but definitely been a good atmosphere and everyone is sticking to the rules and it has been decent, a good night. ev

karen and mark in warrington sent us this. they've had their tree up since march.ns us now from london. good morning. good to see you. thanks forjoining us. i'm polishing silver. is it for christmas? no, if i was allowed to turn my camera around, i have christmas baubles i have left up for about two years. around, i have christmas baubles i have left up for about two yearsm that some sort of sworn you are polishing? yes, my grandmother gave me this. or i might have stolen it, i can't remember. a little salt cellar. so, i got to the stage of lockdown now, polishing silver. send help! i think we all need help with the silver. i've written a book as well. you did write a book. i've read a lot of the book. at the heart of it is this thing that you called 93v of it is this thing that you called gay shame, something you felt really own in your life? gay shame is a particular type of shame that can happen to gay people, lgbt people, growing up in a straight, patriarchal world. it's all about the messages that can come in. it's got a lot better. what i did, i wa nted got a

two quarterfinals of rugby league's challenge cup this afternoon, as hull fc take on wigan, and warrington a dramatic golden point win over catalans dragons. leeds are also through after beating hull kr. you can watch both today's games live on the bbc this afternoon. a limited amount of fans will be allowed back into seven english football league grounds today, after being shut out of stadiums for the first time in history. but for teams used to welcoming thousands of loyal followers every week, the game still won't feel the same. i've been to meet photographer stuart roy clarke, who's been capturing nostalgic images of the football community for years. ever since football began, the fans have been its beating heart. coming together from all walks of life to share a common goal. until this year, when grounds fell silent. their absence brought into sharp focus by the images taken by football photographer stuart roy clark. all these pictures show people hugging each other, siding up to people whom they would never normally hang outwith, and getting emotional. and now it is beginning to look

the 19 sides who have been drawn away from home, and that includes york city whose game against warringtonbut a tweet out saying that because of the coronavirus it understands the difference between step two in step three fans that they are going to have do not allow dulwich hamlet fans into the games. some sarcasm there. it sums up what many clubs are feeling as many don't delete that the —— a combat situation. simon stone thank you for a time. well, it is a pretty busy week for totten well, it is a pretty busy week for totte n ha m well, it is a pretty busy week for totten ham sandwich between two premier league fixtures at the weekend. they have got a europa league play—off on thursday and tonight's league cup game against rivals chelsea. spurred bossjoe zuma nino is not happy as he said the afl has not given a chance —— day took spurs boss. you're forgetting the last thursday we played then on a sunday and i will played then on a sunday and i will play on tuesday and i would play on the thursday and will play on the thursday when the sunday again. and this and more will come. meanwhile