slovenia at wembley and lithuania away to come.ot is in scotland's hands, they face slovakia and slovenia in their last two matches. so scotland are chasing that runner—up spot but northern ireland sealed theirs in group c tonight after beating tyhe czech republic 2—0 at windsor park. it was their 5th qualifying win in a row. alex gulrajani reports. after reaching their first major tournament in 30 years last summer, northern ireland don't fancy waiting as long for the next. martin 0'neill house highs on russia, as did the czech republic. too many on the world cup finals, and non—enjonny eva ns, world cup finals, and non—enjonny evans, left alone in the box to give northern ireland a valuable lead. the celebrations started early in belfast and they had no reason to stop. a second from chris brunt, the man that mr european championships through injury, helping his side edge closer to russia. if they do make it, the defence will take their fairshare of make it, the defence will take their fair share of credit. germany, the only team

wembley might be starting to feel like home.in rotterdam there was no stopping sergio aguero and the tide of sky—blue as manchester city swept aside dutch champions feyenoord. two goals from defender john stones set the tone for a breathless start to their champions league campaign. katie gornall, bbc news. the usual reminder, newsnight is coming up on bbc two, here's evan. the official inquiry into the grenfell tower fire starts tomorrow. we'll look ahead to that and at whether austerity had a role in causing the fire. we'll also hearfrom ringo starr on his new album and on brexit. join me now on bbc two. that's newsnight with evan. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. have a good night. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'mjohn watson. coming up tonight: harry kane gets tottenham's champions league campaign off to a winning start at wembley. liverpool though are held at home to sevilla. and we look ahead to the big fight in vegas at the weekend between two of boxing's best pound for pound fighters. three engli

and our record at wembley is good. have to perform and beat the opponent in front of you on any given day and we need to get that right. england know that tonight a win would put them five points clear of slovakia with games against slovenia here and the final match against lithuania to come. but, slovakia are a different gravy. they have won their last five qualifiers and are only second, two points behind england. so defeat here tonight could make that group looks very different indeed. slovakia, of course, only the group leaders will go through. the runners—up will have to going into play—off spots. that is something gareth southgate wants to avoid. they needed a 95th minute winnerfrom adam to avoid. they needed a 95th minute winner from adam lallana to win to avoid. they needed a 95th minute winnerfrom adam lallana to win in the first game against them. plenty to play for tonight and of course, a win here could do scotland a of favours as well. it certainly will. we will have a detailed look at the maths right away

and this sunday's fixture at wembley is a sell—out.lucrative one for them and the fans. london serves as a great market for us from a brand perspective and from a growth perspective for us. it's lovely when you can mix the commercial aspects with the social stuff as well. you have this grassroots, it's fantastic, one of the best things we've been involved with. and no doubt, the cheers of the schoolchildren will be welcome with the jaguars going into sunday's game going into the baltimore ravens as underdogs. what a day it will be for them. mission accomplished for one of the best boxers in the world, andre ward retires from the sport, and who says he leaves the top of the mountain. the american light heavyweight champion is regarded as one the finest fighters on the wired having won all 32 of the site including colsea rts. won all 32 of the site including colsearts. six —— carl froch. he says his body cannot cope any more with the rigours of the sport. ileana konta was knocked out of the pan pacific openin was knocked out of the pan p

wembley stadium game this sundaylj receive tickets to the wembley stadium game this sunday.never been. i heard that with the tunnel, you are right next to it. you would be able to shake hands. i have all was wanted to watch american for all match. —— was wanted to watch american for all match. — — football. was wanted to watch american for all match. -- football. it is to promote high achievement in class. they have been training all year, on top of the academic work and a legend is impressed. i think it is a fun to watch. even in america, we would go out to the playground like these and throw the ball around. 0bviously out to the playground like these and throw the ball around. obviously a lot more people on the beach and right now but the excitement is fun to see. the razzmatazz of the nationalfor all to see. the razzmatazz of the national for all league has to see. the razzmatazz of the nationalfor all league has been crossing the atlantic to ten years and it is getting more popular. —— nfl. the new ground will host two games per yearfrom nfl. the new ground will host two

those briefs are taking place at wembley, and then at twickenham it's... taking place at wembley, and then at twickenham it's. .. how taking place at wembley, and then at twickenham it's... how important is it for those london games to be successful? huge. obviously, the nfl is trying to expand and it has invested a whole bunch into the english market. it is now four game, the english fans are demanding more games, so the english fans are demanding more games, so these things, if they succeed, it will lead to others. how big can this brand grow worldwide? it has nothing but growth potential. so many people have not been introduced to the game, they get a chance to see it and fall in love with it. jason, i'm going to ask you the next question, you play for texas, you will have seen the terrible harry kane, it seems the franchise is doing what it can? absolutely. the football community isa absolutely. the football community is a community. when something tragic like that happens, you do what you can do. i] watt, the player, has done tremendous things raising big—time money to help. play

—— wembley. it doesn't feel like home just yet, does it? -- wembley.it's a tough start to a tough group, dortmunder runner—up here four seasons ago, they are not a strong as they were back then and also in the group real madrid who won the last two champions league titles. you expect tottenham and dortmund to be vying for second place, apoel nicosia are the makeweights of the group, their terrible format wembury, just one win in the last ten games, tottenham have lost their first two champions league matches here last season, they were effectively out of the competition before it began and harry kane admits they have to get off toa harry kane admits they have to get off to a much better start this time round. got off to a bad start, which didn't help us. i think we have to do better at home and thatis we have to do better at home and that is something we have learned for this year, make sure we win our home games because away in the champions league it will always be difficult no matter who you play. try and improve on our home form. we are ina try and

thank you very much, richard conway reporting from wembley. manager arsene wenger talks enthusiastically about the youngsters that are coming through the ranks at arsenal, and a number of them are bound to be on show this evening. arsenal take on doncaster in the the round of the league cup tonight and our reporter conor mcnamara sent us this look—ahead. managerial battles between arsene wenger and ferguson have been legendary. tonight it is arsene wenger against the son of the former manchester united boss, alex, darren ferguson who brings doncaster here tonight hoping to pull off a shock. this is a competition arsene wenger uses to blood young players. i remember being at the old highbury when cesc fabregas was given his debut and he went on to score his first goal in the next round of this competition. but is not the likes of fabregas the go on to play for barcelona and the national team, ecb ‘s talented players at then you don't get to see or hear much of them in the future. arsene wenger has been speaking this week about how he can improv

richard conway at wembley, thank you.including household names such as damien hirst and grayson perry. this year, four nominees are in contention for the turner prize, which will be staged in hull. 0ur arts editor will gompertz is here. he can run us through them all. let's start with lubaina himid. you are now allowed to be what ever age she likes, and she comes in at city three years. she paints on pottery, or newspaper, on canvases, always with the same idea, to explore the african—american culture is seen by the art world and by the media. next up, we have hurvin anderson, another beneficiary of the asia change, 53 yea rs beneficiary of the asia change, 53 years old, born in birmingham to jamaican parents. he is interested in the meeting point between white and black culture. he is more interested in art history in terms of riffs off constable, monet, and next up we have got andrea buttner, german born in stuttgart, 1972, she is principally a wood block maker, and makes these beautiful prints. the prince she makes get

yesterday's game at wembley began the biggest demonstration at matches yet.what's right, it's bringing awareness to the issue going on right now in america. in a non—violent way. we did it together asa team. non—violent way. we did it together as a team. it's just a way of doing that. donald trump says american footballers who refuse to stand should be fired. he says the country has to be respected and he believes most people agree with him. we have a great country, we have great people representing our country, especially our soldiers, oui’ country, especially our soldiers, our first country, especially our soldiers, ourfirst responders, country, especially our soldiers, our first responders, and they should be treated with respect and when you get on your knee and you don't respect the american flag or the anthem, that's not being treated with respect. he may be used to a collision course but in american football, that could prove quite painful. simon clemison, bbc news. an imam is recovering in hospital after being stabbed as he walked to a mosque in hale

those briefs are taking place at wembley, and then at twickenham it's... taking place at wembley, andn at twickenham it's... how important is it for those london games to be successful? huge. obviously, the nfl is trying to expand and it has invested a whole bunch into the english market. it is now four game, the english fans are demanding more games, so the english fans are demanding more games, so these things, if they succeed, it will lead to others. how big can this brand grow worldwide? it has nothing but growth potential. so many people have not been introduced to the game, they get a chance to see it and fall in love with it.

but here at wembley, for today's nfl match, the fans have clearly ignored him. it's not criminal... it's very similar to what martin luther king did. a peaceful protest of things that are going wrong. respect the flag, respect the country. but you know what? freedom of speech is an important thing. once again, donald trump doesn't seem to mind who he upsets. by stirring up controversy on issues such as nationalism, patriotism and race, he is playing to his base. and, from many of them, he still gets a standing ovation. jon donnison, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: in many parts of pakistan, stray dogs are a problem to be controlled, but on this deserted island off the coast, fishermen are becoming their best friends. ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along h

england top group f by five points after a 2—1win over slovakia at wembley.leaves them within touching distance of next year's world cup. slovakia stay in second spot despite that defeat. scotland and slovenia both also won and are locked on 1a points each in third and fourth. pleased with lots of things. they had the belief to pick themselves up and go again. they believed in themselves. that was good. they put themselves. that was good. they put themselves in a position to go into themselves in a position to go into the final. hopefully they can get into the play—offs. the final. hopefully they can get into the play-offs. we are at wembley. gareth southgate called on his side to get on their feet. they did that, but it was not what he was inking in the early stages of the game. a mistake in the third minute gifted slovakia the early chance. it was taken very well. a cheeky flick by dyer in the corner made england level. some are saying he did not mean it. there was a lot of talent. it was a better performance in the second half. it needed to be. england got

wembley is finally starting to feel like on.for spurs to blogger. harry kane has been crucial to that, for goals in his last two games. with confidence in abundance, anything seemed possible. swansea had it covered for 110w possible. swansea had it covered for now but that didn't stop spurs coming forward. the visitors at their best, to keep them at bay. all that control yet parity on the scoreboard. harry kane thought he'd got a breakthrough at the start of the second half. frustrations started to creep around wembley. harry kane came close again. england striker didn't let up. another chance. the list of call —— fields of goal remained so. the players started the show irritation. one must goal trans. —— one last. but what have to make do with a point that they should have converted into three. so many chances. is this not working? with the biggest talking about that when they beat dortmund so about that when they beat dortmund so impressively. they kept christian eriksen cried. on another day, totte n ha m eriksen cried. on an

. >> the first kickoff is this morning at wembley stadium in london, in that culture war battle has the president is trying to stry ing to salvage what could be the last -- graham cassidy offered by senators bill graham and senator cassidy. already two republican senators say they are no votes, rand paul and john mccain, one more no vote will kill the bill. so all eyes gaze northward to maine, susan collins, who voted nay. how will collins vote on graham/cassidy? senator, good to see you as always, your vote is pivotal on the graham/cassidy bill? yes or no? >> it's very difficult for me to envision a scenario where i would end up voting for this bill. i have a number of serious reservations about it. i'm concerned about the impact on the medicaid program, which has been on the books for more than 50 years and provides health care to our most vulnerable citizens including disabled children and low income seniors, i'm concerned about the impact on cults and coverage. we already have a problem under the affordable care act with the cost of premiums and deductibles, and finally, i'm very co

nfl players kneel during the american anthem at wembley in defiance of president donald trump.tre, here's hugh ferris. moeen ali scored the second—fastest century in england one—day history to help them take a 2—0 lead in the series against west indies. at one stage, the all rounder took 61 runs from just 14 deliveries as he reached his tonne offjust 53 balls. eventually finishing on 102 as england scored 369 for nine in their 50 overs. chris gayle did his best to chase it down, but fell just six runs short of his own century. then liam plunkett‘s maiden five wicket haul sealed a 124 run victory in bristol. it was a good time to come into baton play myself in. i had a bit of a licence to clear the small ropes. did you get that feeling once you hit the ropes a couple of times that the crowd were behind you and you could hit every ball for six? yes, they bowled a lot in that area. it was just one of those days, everything seemed to go for six. brighton won the battle of the promoted sides in the premier league today, beating newcastle 1—0 in front of a record crowd at the amex. t

dan roan at wembley, thank you very much indeed.rth round of the efl cup after a comfortable 4—1 victory against championship side burton albion. marcus rashford opened the scoring afterjust four minutes and added a second soon after. anthony martial set upjesse lingard for united's third 10 minutes before half time. and it was martial who scored united's fourth after the break. burton managed a late consolation goal thanks to lloyd dyer after a scramble in the united area. there were five efl cup matches tonight. no surprises. arsenal won 1—0 at home to doncaster, chelsea scored 5 against nottingham forest, a comfortable win for everton at home to sunderland and manchester city won the all premier league tie at west bromwich albion. the pick of the ties see the london derby, spurs hosting west ham and another all premier league clash, everton travelling to chelsea. a big win for celtic in the quarter—finals of the scottish league cup. 4—0 at dundee. chris froome has won a bronze medal in the world championships time trial in norway

nfl players kneel during the american anthem at wembley in defiance of president donald trump.lso in the next hour... england's cricketers are playing the west indies in the third one day international. moeen ali hits england's second—fastest odi hundred to put the hosts in control in bristol. and in witness china — we hear from the archaeologist who's dedicated her entire career to the terracota army. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has rebuffed calls from some party members to promise to keep britain in the european single market after brexit. as labour's annual conference begins in brighton, 30 labour mps are among those who have signed a letter warning vulnerable workers would suffer if the uk left the single market. but mr corbyn told the bbc that staying in could hamper the government's ability to protect jobs and to invest in industry. our political correspondent eleanor garnier reports. a spring in his step, no surprise. labour's still riding high after a better—than—expected election result. no longer fighting for his leadership,

richard conway is at wembley. katie says this raises questions for the fa, how damaging is it. we had a strong statement from sports minister tracey crouch. that will be reflected in the coverage around as i think. this matter has dragged on for months, today when we we re dragged on for months, today when we were summoned to wembley at short notice martin glenn and the chief executive explained the decision. i think there will also be scrutiny of his actions, he says he knew in november 2015 about a safeguarding report but didn't look into the details. 0nly last week did he look at the report after two an unnamed individuals said they had made him aware of the contents. a lot will follow in the fa over their recruitment methods and the way they have handled this damaging to the team, mark sampson having great success with them but now he must move sport, no safeguarding worries about him, it isjust move sport, no safeguarding worries about him, it is just that they see him as not fit to be the team coach of the women's national the fa say he is free to take up a position elsew

what's your reaction to what we're seeing at wembley stadium in london right now?reat to be here with you. the nfl has all different types of rules. you can haven't stickers on your helmet, you have to have your uniforms tucked in. what the president is saying, and i think the owners should meet, and they should vote on a rule. this is about respect for our military. this is about respect for our first responders. this is not about republicans or democrats. players have the right for free speech off the field. on the field, this is about respect for lots of people. and i don't understand why there's rules that when the dallas cowboys wanted to put stickers on their helmets out of respect for people there, they couldn't do it, but now the nfl is saying people should be able to decide what they want to do and disrespect the united states flag. >> well, to play devil's advocate here, first of all, these players don't think they're disrespecting the united states flag, they think they are engaging in peaceful protest, of what they say of racial oppression and inequitie

tottenham play barnsley at wembley. tanya arnold is there for us.fans may not have anticipated a trip to wembley this season but they're here to take on totte n ha m season but they're here to take on tottenham and they have fond recent memories of playing here. they came twice last year in the football league trophy and league i play—off final. for tottenham are still bedding into a new home, they've yet to win here in the premier league but they look impressive in the champions league just last week. we're not expecting the likes of harry kane and dele alli to start tonight. but the tottenham manager was giving little away in his pre—match press conference. was giving little away in his pre-match press conference. we want to win, first i want to win, it is a good chance for some players to have the possibility to play. because we believe in everyone. then we decide because premier league, champions league, you decide to select some player. it is a big chance tomorrow. maybe i will surprise people with the team selection. we will adapt according to

trump by protesting during the us national anthem before games yesterday, including the match at wembleyhere more than 20 players and staff from baltimore ravens and jacksonville jaguars knelt or linked arms during the anthem. as far as taking a knee, we believe what is right. it is bringing awareness to the issue that is going on right now in america. we'll get reaction from former nfl players. labour will describe themselves as the grown—ups in the room. that is not how everyone sees it. tensions fizzle and fry over brexit as the mayor of london says we may never leave the eu. hello. welcome to the programme. we're live until 11 this morning. we will bring you the latest news, developing stories. your messages and tweets are always welcome. we're going to be talking about the rise in crash for cash incidents. if that has happened to you, do let me know. use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today. the german chancellor, angela merkel, is beginning the process of forming a new coalition government, after yesterday'

wembley might be starting to feel like home.ls from defenderjohn stones set the tone for a breathless start to their champions league campaign. katie gornall, bbc news. in a uk exclusive interview with the bbc, maria sharapova has responded to criticism she's received from other players following her 15 month doping ban. the 2004 wimbledon champion played in herfirst grand slam since her ban at the us open this month but her return hasn't been welcomed by some players; in april, eugenie bouchard labelled her a "cheat" who shouldn't be "allowed back into the sport". i think those are the types of words that will make headlines but this is my career and i faced that will make headlines but this is my career and ifaced it had on and i admitted my mistake and i went about it and i served my suspension and now i am back. james anderson says england's cricketers have the talent to win the ashes. they travel to australia next month, looking to retain the urn, on the back of series victories over south africa and west indies. i certainl

nfl players kneel during the american anthem at wembley in defiance of president donald trump.england take a 2—0 lead over the west indies, sealing a 124 run victory. even on a dank autumn evening, there was no hiding the star. a dazzling day for moeen ali, and not a bad one for his team—mates. in steps and joe root showed the way with blistering half centuries, before moeen sent england's hopes stratospheric. a century of quite brutal brilliance, his last 60 runs thrashed injust 40 balls, including eight sixes. the crowd loved it. west indies rather less so. by the time he completed his hundred in predictable fashion, england were seemingly out of sight. the west indies‘s target, 370, while chris gayle was at the crease, anything was still possible. but gayle's bat speed is rarely matched by foot speed. 94, he dawdled. adil rashid didn't. by barely a coat of varnish, the west indies‘s hopes vanished. liam plunkett‘s fifth wicket rounded things off, the winning catch taken by, well, who else? moeen‘s match, and very much england's day. andy swiss, bbc news. brighton will be pro

but here at wembley, for today's nfl match, the fans have clearly ignored him. it's not criminal. it's very similar to what martin luther king did. a peaceful protest of things that are going wrong. once again, donald trump doesn't seem to mind who he upsets. by stirring up controversy on issues such as nationalism, patriotism and race, he is playing to his base. and, from many of them, he still gets a standing ovation. jon donnison, bbc news. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: goodness knows we need it. elmo from sesame street drops in to share the laughter with the newsday team. also on the programme: a warning from bali this volcano could be ready to blow for the first time in half a century. ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here hav

but it was eric dier, back from suspension, who broke the tension inside wembley. red for this interception. but after the break, england were much improved, and far from hiding after his first half mistake, rashford scored. dele alli's less than friendly gesture to the referee after he felt he was fouled could get him in trouble. but that vital win for england puts them five points clear in the group — russia is calling. it is a rare sight indeed to see english goals cheered at hampden, but england's wing was just what the doctor ordered. christophe berra's header gave scotland the perfect start against malta, and leigh griffiths doubled the lead after the break, with more than a hint of off—side — not that the fans cared. and at windsor park, three points for northern ireland would seal a likely play—off spot. and when the czech republic failed to deal with this corner, jonny evans made some headway. chris brunt made it two before half—time with a sublime effort from this 25 yard free kick, curled around the wall. a hat—trick for the home nations was complete. no

but here at wembley, for today's nfl match, the fans have clearly ignored him. it's not criminal.n luther king did, a peaceful protest of things that are going wrong. respect the flag, respect the country, but you know what, freedom of speech is an important thing. once again, donald trump doesn't seem to mind who he upsets. by stirring up controversy on issues such as nationalism, patriotism and race, he's playing to his base, and from many of them, he still gets a standing ovation. jon donnison, bbc news. gavin ramjaun has all the sport. england's third one—day international against the west indies ended in success. they won by 124 runs. moeen ali starred during england's innings, moving from 50 to 100 in 12 balls. the fastest half century in international cricket. joe root managed 84, as england made 369 at bristol. chris gayle's 94 was the best turn for the windies, who were all out for 245. it was a good time to come into that, i played myself in a bit and had licensed to clear the small ropes, and it is my size of boundary. did you get that feeling once you had cleared the r

joshua last fight was the unification spectacular bout against vladimir klitchko at wembley stadium,nian has since retired ruling out a rematch. the 36—year—old pulev has only lost one of his 26 pro—fights and that was to klitcshko two years ago. greetings, fight fans — i hope you are well. on october 28th i will be defending my ibf, wba, ipo title. defending my ibf, wba, ibo title. my opponent is game, ready, and it has been a long time coming. i can't wait to get back in the ring. joshua says all three belts are on the line, but it mayjust be the ibf by fight—night. the wba and ibo may take those titles away because he isn't facing their challengers, facing their challengers. there were world cup qualifying wins last night for northern ireland and scotland and england also stayed top of their group by beating slovakia but fifa are awaiting the match officails report ffrom wembley after dele alli appeared to make an obscene gesture at the referee. the tottenham forward insists that it was directed towards his teamate kyle walker as a joke. i have not seen, but i have been made aware

scotland host malta, northern ireland take on the czech republic, and england play slovakia at wembley leave gareth southgate‘s side on the brink of qualification for russia next summer. a big night ahead for england. in turn, a significant night for scotland. england no victory against slovakia at wembley will take them on the brink of qualifying for the finals in russia but also a huge boost for scotland in their pursuit of the play—off place. england are still a team in transition. nothing can be taken for granted against a talented slovakian side. gareth southgate describes england as a work in progress. he refutes any notion that the players do not care after friday's display against malta attracted criticism on friday. it is all about getting the job done. victory for england and the route to russia will be all but complete. scotland are also in group f and will be hoping for an england win in that match — scotland start their match at home to malta four points behind second placed slovakia in the play—off spot. gordon strachan‘s men realistically need three wins from their last

but here at wembley, for today's nfl match, the fans have clearly ignored him. it's not criminal... it's very similar to what martin luther king did. a peaceful protest of things that are going wrong. once again, donald trump doesn't seem to mind who he upsets. by stirring up controversy on issues such as nationalism, patriotism and race, he is playing to his base. and, from many of them, he still gets a standing ovation. jon donnison, bbc news. it could be weeks or months before we find out the shape of new zealand's next government, after an inconclusive election. caretaker prime minister bill english says his national party are keen to start coalition talks, but he doesn't want to rush new zealand first, who hold the balance of power. jennifer curtin is director of new zealand's public policy institute, at auckland university, and shejoins me now. doctor curtin, thank you so much for joining us. first of all, the kingmaker here is the new zealand first party, which is led by winston peters. who is he, and why will he decide who will run the next government? so, as you probably

joshua of course knocked out klitschko at wembley stadium in his last fight and wants to continue cementing his position in the sport... the goal still remains the same, the motivation remains the same. some of the old legends of the sport, guys have looked up to, i have seen positive comments and are saying that the sport has been brought back to life than they are enjoying the heavyweight division and bobby are doing for it. when i get that type of respect from those guys, it is phenomenal. no matter how many critics you get as long as the greats are giving you credit, that sits with me. that will sit with me for a long time. we are not taken for a long time. we are not taken for granted. it goes for anthony, joshua, for us, nobody is taking for granted. it goes for anthony, joshua, for us, nobody is of king for granted. it goes for anthony, joshua, for us, nobody is of allg sporting event in europe of all time, it will sell quickly and we will put on a great show on the 28th of february. eddie hearn also confirmed today that ireland's katie taylor will fight for a world title next month

but here at wembley, for today's nfl match, the fans have clearly ignored him. it's not criminal.‘s very similar to what martin luther king did. a peaceful protest of things that are going wrong. respect the flag, respect the country, but you know what, freedom of speech is an important thing. once again donald trump doesn't seem to mind who he upsets. by stirring up controversy on issues such as nationalism, patriotism and race, he's playing to his base, and from many of them he still gets a standing ovation. jon donnison, bbc news. i'm joined from washington by niall stanage, associate editor at the hill, a us political website. thank you very much forjoining us this evening. why is president trump feeling he can take on the might of the nfl, which of course has a massive support base across the country? the short answer is that i think he does believe that his sta nce think he does believe that his stance plays well with his base, that base at last november's election which was predominantly working—class white people, very culturally conservative people. he has played to that

iamat i am at wembley for the launch of the women's news super league season.ming—up tonight, but we're starting with cricket because it's still all about the bowlers in the deciding test between england and west indies and today that bowler was james anderson, who became the first englishman to take 500 test wickets. england are still playing. there have been a few rain delays at lord's. 0ur correspondentjoe wilson has been watching at lord's. a huge cheer for anderson, joe. absolutely. in terms of the great statistical history of cricket and all those records, we will reflect onjames all those records, we will reflect on james anderson's 500 all those records, we will reflect onjames anderson's 500 test wickets. in the context of the match, bronze from ben stokes and stuart broad were important because it continues to be a test match when the bowlers are dominant. here we are in the second day, we could be playing for another 55 minutes. at the start of the day, with the weather i wasn't sure we would even get play after lunch, let alone that wicket as englan

wembley is starting to feel like home for tottenham, harry kane has been crucial to that, four goals seemed possible. swansea had recovered for now but that did not stop spurs coming forward, the visitors had to be at their best to keep them at bay, or that control, but parity on the scoreboard, harry kane thought he had the breakthrough at the start of the second half, frustration started to creep around wembley but the now not on the pitch as harry kane came close again. the england striker did not let up, another chance, but the elusive goal remained so, and he did not get any help from the referee, now the players started showing their irritation. they had one last go at goal, kieran trippier inches away from what surely have won the game, but instead spurs have to make do with a point, but they should really have converted it into three points. let's see how the top of the table looks then and city sit top with 13 points. but they've played a game more than city rivals united, they take on everton at home tomorrow. chelsea are in third, they also play tomorrow against arsenal. w

hull won at wembley. the same player repeating history. another show of strength from this winger.ey say familiarity breeds contempt, that tempered at times. this elbow brought a red card for liam watson. if the first half was a scrap, the second was breathtaking. tom davis helping wigan to a 14 point lead. hull had a rare sense of spirit. this try giving them all hope. they thought they did enough to win. with just moments hope. they thought they did enough to win. withjust moments remaining, the extra man finally told. the second try for this player. also tonight, castleford tigers increased their lead at the top to 12 points with a 38—24 win over second—placed leeds rhinos. it might be early in the season, but it‘s newcastle falcons who top rugby union‘s premiership tonight, temporarily at least, after a late penalty try gave them a 13—12 win at sale. they were 12—6 down when machones was adjudged to have illegally collapsed a maul. in addition to nine points from the boot of sonotane takulua, it takes newcastle top after their opening weekend win over worcester. edinburgh and l

all the talk had been about how they struggle at wembley, their home this season, but they were fantastickane scored two goals. manchester city, another english premier league side had a wonderful victory. 4—0. the defender scoring twice. that will not happen too many times in his career. jesus on the scoresheet as well. liverpool were frustrated on their group. they went one goal down. they got back to 2—1. they missed a penalty, and philip continuo made his comeback for liverpool. he came off the bench. there he is talking to the manager. remember here wanted to go to barcelona a few weeks ago but he made his comeback for liverpool. last not least, a champion league ‘s debut in picking up a point. one against monaco. remember, eight yea rs against monaco. remember, eight years ago, leipzig were playing local league football in germany. an incredible rise through the leagues. here is the full list of results. now the match between spartak moscow and maribor was marred by crowd violence after a flare was shot in the direction of the match official. the russian champions travelled to slove

and england are one goal down in their world cup qualifier against slovakia at wembley.g and welcome to bbc news. the american ambassador to the united nations has urged the un security council to take the strongest possible measures against north korea in response to its most powerful nuclear test. nikki haley said at an emergency session that north korea was begging for war, and while the united states didn't want war, it's patience wasn't unlimited. today, south korea has been strengthening its missile defences as they warned the north was preparing to carry out further missile tests. our correspondent yogita limaye reports from the capital of south korea, seoul. a day after north korea's most powerful nuclear test. the south displayed its might. missiles were launched from the ground and the air. it was a test drill, south korea showing off how it could attack pyongyang's nuclear site. this is a strong reaction from a country that for months now has been desperately trying to avoid conflict in the korean peninsular. across the sea injapan, the government gave worryin

england play slovakia in a world cup qualifier at wembley tomorrow.are currently top of group f, two points clear of slovakia in second. england needed three late goals to beat malta on friday, but southgate says his side are becoming savvy to international football now. we would all love to score early and be three up by half—time. on some occasions it happens but not often so you have to be prepared to be patient and work your openings. but whichever road the game goes down, we must be able to adapt and adjust to that. we believe that the players are becoming more and more savvy to the challenges of international football. also in action tomorrow are scotland who are in the same world cup qualifying group as england. scotland, on the back of their crucial win against lithuania on friday, will play malta tomorrow, and slovenia will host lithuania. holland have kept alive their slim chances of reaching next summer's world cup with a 3—1 win over bulgaria former chelsea star arjen robben scored their second in amsterdam. the dutch will need results to

england play slovakia in a world cup qualifier at wembley tomorrow, they are currently top of group fclear of the iraqi and second, england needed three late goals to beat mod on friday but gareth southgate says they are becoming savvy to international football now. you need to work your openings, whichever route the game goes down, we need to adapt and adjust to that. we believe the players are becoming more savvy to the changes of international football. also in action tomorrow scotland, in the same world cup qualifying group is england. after their crucial win against lithuania on friday scotland play malta tomorrow and slovenia will host lithuania at northern ireland, who are second in group c face the czech republic. that's all from sportsday. we will leave you with two of the brightest stars in football showing off their skills, while warming up for brazil, neymar and gabrieljesus did a lap of the pitch, just like this. north korea sparks a wave of condemnation after carrying out its most powerful nuclear test yet. it's said to be of an advanced hydrogen bomb — hailed as a ‘perf

this was the scene earlier on sunday, at wembley stadium in london where the jacksonville jaguars andhe baltimore ravens played. players at several games across the league also chose to kneel — during the playing of the star—spangled banner. it's the biggest demonstration since the protests first began in 2016. well the president has spoken to reporters — and responded to the widespread day of action across several teams. one of those involved the new england patriots owner robert kraft — who released a statement backing his players. i watched a little bit, and i will say that there was tremendous solidarity for our flag and our country. your friend robert croft said he was disappointed by the remarks on friday. that's ok. he has to ta ke remarks on friday. that's ok. he has to take his ideas and go with what he wants. i think it's very disrespect for to our country. i think it is very, very disrespectful to ourflag. i like him very much, he gave me a super bowl bring a month ago. he is a good friend of mine. iwant month ago. he is a good friend of mine. i want him to do what he wants

and at wembley today people did this.op is unhappy about that. i think donald trump mines being the centre of controversy. he likes to take them on. he made a speech in his own crowd, where he said these sportsmen, they are being unpatriotic. i think you speaking over and above the media, using twitter again, to call at these people. but i think he ultimately loses, because what has happened is that this protest, which has been going on since before he was president, it is not a new thing, but of course, all of a sudden, the whole world is aware of it, precisely because he is launched into this. this is a classic donald trump thing, this out of the blue attack. it is that this debate going oi'i attack. it is that this debate going on in match from the way that perhaps it was before. so the people who want the protest raise the rays get a raise because of his action. nikki kaye is. —— who want the protest raised get it raised because of his actions. -- i don't think he ca res. of his actions. -- i don't think he cares. a o

this was the scene earlier on sunday, at wembley stadium in london where the jacksonville jaguars and

nfl players kneel during the american anthem at wembley in defiance of president donald trump.c news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, hugh ferris. our top stories tonight: moeen ali makes one of the most impressive centuries in one day history to help england to a 2—0lead in the odi series with west indies. brighton win the battle of the promoted sides in the premier league to register their second home win in a row. and after missing the lions tour, now billy vunipola is ruled out of england's autumn internationals with a knee injury. welcome to the programme. moeen ali scored england's second fastest one—day international century to help take a tour— zero lead in the one—day series against the west indies. liam plunkett‘s five wicket haul sealed a 124 run victory in bristol. even on a dank autumn evening, there was no hiding the star. a dazzling day for moeen ali, and not a bad one for his team—mates. ben stokes and joe root showed away with blistering half before moeen ali sent england's cold stratospheric. a century of quite brutal brilliance. his last 60

joshua, remember knocked out klitschko at wembley stadium in his last fight and wants to continue cementing the goal remains the same, the motivation remains the same but what i've noticed is some of the old legends of the sport, holyfield, tyson, foreman, guys i have looked up tyson, foreman, guys i have looked up to, i've seen positive comments and they are saying the spark which was missing has been brought back to life and they are enjoying the division and what we are doing. keep it going. when i get that type of respect from the greats it's phenomenal and i realise that know how many critics you get as long as the great she looked up to giving you praise and credit i think it sits with me and will for a long time. joshua's promoter eddie hearn also confirmed today that ireland's katie taylor will fight for the wba lightweight title next month on the joshua undercard. the olympic gold medallist from london 2012 has won her six professional fights so far, four by knockout. that's all from sportsday — on an evening of relief for west ham and slaven bilic. coming up in a moment, the paper

quite wembley for the west and south, england wales have widespread showers into the afternoon, somearticularly warm. chilly saturday night, a fine start for many on sunday, scotland and northern ireland seeing outbreaks of rain on sunday morning, that's spreading south eastwards during the day, but the band of rain will wea ken day, but the band of rain will weaken as it does so, further heavy showers to the north—west of the afternoon goes on with blustery winds. this is bbc world news today. our top stories... karacan are continues its deadly rampage across the caribbean. and now, there's another hurricane coming up behind it. in barbuda, where is already overwhelming destruction, a mass evacuation is happening to escape a second hit. everythingjust started to decay and just crumble. what have you eaten in the last few days? hardly anything, because there's nothing to eat. you can't cook. irma is heading to florida, where those who can leaving. 0thers is heading to florida, where those who can leaving. others are hunkering down and hoping for the best. this storm is wider than our

nfl players kneel during the american anthem at wembley in defiance of president donald trump. on bbc news, a special china edition of witness. hello and welcome to a special additional witness. i am hello and welcome to a special additional witness. iam here hello and welcome to a special additional witness. i am here at the british library where we look at five moments of chinese history that helped shape the country. we will meet an archaeologist who has worked on the terracotta army site for decades. 0urfirst on the terracotta army site for decades. our first witness visited china as a gi during world war ii and stayed on. hejoined the communist party he was so idolised. and it was so impossible to criticise him. he finally convinced himself that china needed an emperorfigure. i think mao, before coming to power and after coming to power, were two quite different personalities. but he was enormously courteous. he was disarming. he could make you forget that you were in the presence of someone from history. he was a large man and he had great personal dignity and was very ea

i think to be that confident ransome wembley is so important for our fans of course for us. and when it's so important. there at the quarter final stage in south america's biggest club competition they called doris what a father and graeme drew nel now in the first leg of an all brazilian matter despite dominating possession current a breakthrough to beat the home side. i mean while salaries o.-r. edging closer to the semifinals they be.