# that report by will gompertz. another show to add to the ever—growing theatre list.r the next 2a hours. there are various met office warnings warning about that persistent rain, but there could be some travel disruption, even possible flooding. it's certainly been wet through the evening and night across the south—west and wales and across northern ireland. that rain's been moving northwards, so the warnings come into force as well through the midlands and then northern england, eventually parts of scotland too. so, given that we've already had well in excess of what we'd normally see through the autumn, rain—wise, there is a concern that there will be some further flooding because we could see another half a month's worth of rain in some parts of england, wales and later up into scotland as well. it looks pretty wet for northern ireland as well. all this rain is meandering around. an area of low pressure towards the south—west. so, even once the main rain clears, there'll be showers around, some quite hefty ones. they dry up for a time, but we'll have a legacy of dr

will gompertz, bbc news.scored, but those were the facts. jurgen klopp erupted so often, the liverpool manager was booked before half—time. 65 minutes, and tensions still rising, when lovren leapt and anfield breathed — relief. but 1—1 means liverpool still need something from their final group game. a similar story for chelsea. in valencia, they are still wondering how maxi gomez missed. not just the chance but the actual ball, completely. yes, that. but opportunities were ceaseless, from the spanish side taking the lead... ..to chelsea equalising 108 seconds later. mateo kovacic, well timed. christian pulisic finished this. var looked at it, var liked it. valencia didn‘t. now the game seemed won for chelsea, but hang on, what was that? well, daniel wass. the 2—2 draw is ok for chelsea, especially because valencia should have won. remember, it started with a miss. it came to an end like this. joe wilson, bbc news. one of the most prominent chefs of the past 30 years — gary rhodes — known for his passion for

will gompertz, bbc news. rapman has said on twitter that showcase have put the film back on their schedules. with election day just over a fortnight away, let's take a brief look at some of today's election news. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has fleshed out his party's offer to private tenants. there'll be controls on rent rises in england, as well as protections against unfair evictions and a new property mot. but landlords say it would lead to a serious rental housing crisis. the former prime minister tony blair says that the current state of british politics is "utterly dysfunctional" with both main parties "peddling fantasies". mr blair says he would vote for labour, but that a majority government for either labour or the conservatives would pose a risk. the cross—community alliance party in northern ireland has launched its general election manifesto. the party's leader naomi long says she will put brexit at the centre of its campaign — calling for a fresh eu referendum with the option to remain in the

will gompertz, bbc news.to the landslide victory for pro—democracy candidates in the hong kong elections by emphasising that the territory will always be ruled from beijing, and has warned against further protests. pro—democracy candidates won almost 90% of seats in local elections. the result is being seen as an outright rejection of carrie lam's leadership, and a massive show of support for the anti—beijing protests, that have been going on for months. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports from hong kong. this is not the sort of media attention usually given to the winners of a local council election. but last night's victory for hong kong's democrats was no ordinary win. it was an unprecedented landslide. these newly minted young politicians won 85% of all the seats contested. we have five demands, not one less. today, they gathered to tell hong kong's government they will not be ignored. government parties, they have no more excuses for saying that rioters don't have popular support. now we see

will gompertz, bbc news.dates in the hong kong elections by emphasising that the territory will always be ruled from beijing and has warned against further protests. pro—democracy candidates won almost 90% of seats in local elections. the result is being seen as an outright rejection of carrie lam's leadership, and a massive show of support for the anti—beijing protests that have been going on for months. 0ur correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes, reports from hong kong. this is not the sort of media attention usually given to the winners of a local council election. but last night's victory for hong kong's democrats was no ordinary win. it was an unprecedented landslide. these newly minted young politicians won 85% of all the seats contested. today, they gathered to tell hong kong's government they will not be ignored. government parties, they have no more excuses for saying that rioters don't have popular support. now we see that they have popular support. hong kong people have learned a lesson, that they u

# that report by will gompertz. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are.

will gompertz, bbc news.tish cuisine, has died suddenly at the age of 59. his television work included appearances on masterchef, hell‘s kitchen and his own series, rhodes around britain. he was awarded a total of five michelin stars during his career and food critics paid tribute to his achievement in reviving interest in british cuisine. i wanted to cook, i wanted to be a chef. i didn‘t care what anybody else thought of that — that was going to be my career. the real show is the food, so sell it to them, give it to them. have them dribbling, almost, over what you‘re about to cook for them and that‘s where it all started. a sad day on many fronts today. the multi—talented writer, stage director and doctor, sirjonathan miller, has died at the age of 85. sirjonathan made his name as part of the satirical 1960s show beyond the fringe, which also launched the careers of peter cook, dudley moore and alan bennett. he went on to direct operas and plays and presented a series of landmark bbc programmes. 0ur arts cor

will gompertz, bbc news. that's it.snight is about to start on bbc two with emily maitlis, now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up on tonight's programme... the republic of ireland fall short in dublin — matt doherty‘s late equaliser not enough for euro 2020 automatic qualification. we made mistakes and we accept the penalty, but can saracens save their season? and we see how a disability football club in kent is changing lives hello and welcome to the programme. we start with a disappointing night for the irish in their euro 2020 qualifier with denmark. they needed a win to guarnatee their place in next year's finals — but mick mccathy‘s men could only eke out a i—all draw — which sends them into the playoffs. craig templeton reports. five games against denmark in two yea rs, five games against denmark in two years, no irish wins, that had to change or it will be lights out on the qualification. the day they needed a draw and dial tough to break

# that report by will gompertz. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. coming up... hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm katie shanahan. coming up tonight... drama in madrid as dan evans wins it for great britain to book their place in the davis cup semi—finals. england's cricketers look to secure a big lead against new zealand as the third day of the first test gets underway. and two heroes at chelsea with one now starting a new chapter as tottenham boss. what are the chances of frank lampard ever following in mourinho‘s footsteps? ican i can firmly say no, and you can replay that again in ten years. we'll start with some good news as great britain are into the semi—finals of the davis cup. kyle edmund and dan evans both won their singles against germany today to spark the celebrations in madrid. craig templeton has all the details. no andy murray again as great britain kept the same team that beat kazakhstan. that made up first that was kyle edmund against philipp kohlschreiber. kyle edmund produced one of his best displays of

will gompertz spoke with the creators about teaming up with the royal shakespeare company to bring theto the stage. ♪ though it feels so right to me how do i know that it isn't >> he gave us two weeks. two weeks to write 24 songs. >> elton john wrote the songs for "billy elliot" in one week. >> yeah, but i can go la la la. i don't know how to that. words are very different. i bet elton john did. >> lee hall took about two months to think of the words. >> ok. h>> ♪e to admit that's a perfect fit i've never dressed up like a girl you wouldn't ever know it ♪ >> it is written before you had a child, written before instagram and social med has become a big thing. if you were writing it today, would you write it differently? >> i hope not, because i thie the always relevant. the theme is what it is to be different and celebration of someone who has thifcourage to berent. the interesting thing is that debate has moved a lot in 10 years. when the book came out, it was not much of a success commercially, because people were resistant to the title of the book. ♪ m and the creative proces process

but the show is not without controversy. 0ur arts editor will gompertz went to have a look. there areof these metal boxes containing copies of his drawings and quotes from his numerous note books all of which are in mirrored writing because you never liked to do anything that was remotely easy. the national gallery hopes of themed experience built around its leonardo masterpiece the virgin of the rocks will encourage new visitors to come along and enjoy the painting which normally shows for free but as the star of this immersive show, is charging ticket price of between £i6—20. is there a correlation be tween charging quite a hefty ticket price for this experience and getting the audience to come to the gallery? the cost of an exhibition partly reflect the cost of putting on a show. increasingly the shows we put on are expensive and even a show like this which only has one work of art in it is an expensive show.|j which only has one work of art in it is an expensive show. i suppose the argument could be made that here we have one of the great pictures in the national collection which

our arts editor will gompertz reports. # though it feels so right to me # how do i know that it isn'te 24 songs. # feel like i belong... elton john wrote the songs for billy elliott in one week. yeah, but i can go... but, you know, i can't... i don't know how to do that! words are very different. i bet eltonjohn did, but i bet you... lee hall, i think, wrote the lyrics. well, i bet you lee hall took about two months to think of the words. ok, all right. # you have to admit that's a perfect fit # i've never dressed up like a girl # you wouldn't ever know it... it's written before you had a child. it's written before instagram and social media has become a big thing. if you were writing it today, would you write it differently? um, i hope not because i think the theme is always relevant, because the theme is what it is to be different and the celebration of someone who has the courage to be different and do their own thing. the interesting thing is that debate has kind of moved on a lot in ten years, because when the book came out, it wasn't much of a success commercially because i thin

music and lyrics are by oscar—winning songwriters benj pasek and justin paul, and our arts editor will gompertzfirming letter to himself. # you‘ll reach up and you‘ll rise again...#. the unforeseen consequences of which lead to a story of exclusion, deception, desperation and teen suicide. what made you think that this topic was suitable for a musical? at the beginning, i‘m not sure we necessarily thought it would make a great musical, but we were fascinated by the subject. # two friends # true friends on a perfect day...#. i think we are living in a time where we are more disconnected, we are more lonely. we feel like we are less parts of community than we have ever felt before. and so people react to that in different ways. and there is such a desperation to try to find each other in this very crazy, hyper connected but also very disconnected world. dear evan hansen has been a huge hit in america, its theme of isolation in an age of social media resonating

will gompertz, bbc news.match commander during the hillsborough disaster, david duckenfield, has retired to consider its verdict. the retired chief superintendent denies the manslaughter through gross negligence of 95 liverpool supporters at the fa cup semi—final in 1989. 0ur north of england correspondentjudith moritz is at preston crown court, what was said? well, the jury has well, thejury has heard well, the jury has heard seven weeks of evidence. today, thejudge finished his summing up of the case. they were sent out to begin their deliberations and they will have to examine the case of cheap super into and david duckenfield. he was in charge of policing at hillsborough backin charge of policing at hillsborough back in 1989 when liverpool played nottingham forest in an fa cup semifinal. 96 liverpool fans died on the terraces there when they became overcrowded. david duckenfield is charged with the manslaughter of 95 of them, the 96 victim, tony bland, died nearly four years later, it was too late in law

our arts editor will gompertz has been speaking to the filmmaker.. the urban drama, blue story, has become a news story, after vue cinemas decided to pull it from all its screens for what they claimed was security reasons. a decision which has astonished the director. i was thinking, what is the reason? does the owner have an issue with the urban youth. it's it prejudiced? is this a colour thing? you start going through all these things. it was an upsetting time. the film is based on gangs and they have been in cinema watching it together. that reminds us of that. and leaving connected. did you ever think that it could be a lightning rod for trouble? i knew it would attract a lot of young people and that was the aim. it was the aim to have the cinema fills up with 15—year—olds making the choice whether to go down that route or that route. did i think people would be pulling out a machete? of course not. and no one did because of blue story a nyway. not. and no one did because of blue story anyway. how does it make you feel as a film—maker to have th

with the help of the royal shakespeare company and the pop star robbie williams. 0ur arts editor will gompertzwo weeks! two weeks to write 2a songs. # feel like i belong #. elton john wrote the songs for billy elliott in one week. yeah, but i can go... but, you know, i can't... i don't know how to do that! words are very different. i bet eltonjohn did, but i bet you... lee hall, i think, wrote the lyrics. well, i bet you lee hall took about two months to think of the words. all right. # you have to admit # that's a perfect fit # i've never dressed up like a girl # you wouldn't ever know it #. it's written before you had a child. it's written before instagram and social media has become a big thing. if you were writing it today, would you write it differently? um, i hope not because i think the theme is always relevant, because the theme is what it is to be different and the celebration of someone who has the courage to be different and do their own thing. the interesting thing is, that debate has kind of moved on a lot in ten years, because when the book came out, it wasn't much of a success c

our arts editor will gompertz has been speaking to the filmmaker. on race. perhaps they are worried about gangs? the gangs this is about have been laughing together in the cinema, leaving connected, saying it was pointless but it is pretty good now. did you ever think, when you made the movie, it might be a lightning rod for trouble? not at all. i knew it would attract a lot of young people. the whole thing was to have the cinema filled up with 15—year—olds literally making the choice whether they should go down that route or the other route. i didn‘t think there would be people bringing out machetes for a film, of course not. as far as i am concerned, nobody pulled out a machete because of a film, anyway. vue cinemas said the 25 significant incidents all involve people attempting to watch blue story, so they pulled the film. how does it affect you, as a film—maker, that this film has been pulled?” affect you, as a film—maker, that this film has been pulled? i feel cheated. it is always an upwards hurdle, coming from my background. the last thing i

vue insists its decision had nothing to do with race. 0ur arts editor, will gompertz, has been speaking on the streets of london. real trouble on the streets of birmingham. the urban drama blue story has become a news story after vue cinemas decided to pull it from all its screens for what they claimed was security reasons. a decision which has astonished the director. i was thinking, what is the reason? does the owner have an issue with the urban youth? is he prejudiced? is this a colour thing? you start going through all these things. it was an upsetting time. the film is based on gangs and they have been in cinema watching it together. that reminds us of that. and leaving connected. did you ever think that it could be a lightning rod for trouble? i knew it would attract a lot of young people and that was the aim. it was the aim to have the cinema filled up with is—year—olds making the choice whether to go down that route or that route. did i think people would be pulling out a machete? of course not. and no one did because of blue story anyway. how does it make you feel as a film—mak

our arts editor will gompertz has been speaking to the film—maker.ecome a news story, after vue cinemas decided to pull it from all its screens for what they claimed was security reasons. a decision which has astonished the director. i was thinking, what is the reason? does the owner have an issue with the urban youth? is this a colour thing? you start going through all these things. it was an upsetting time. the gangs this is about have been laughing together in the cinema, leaving connected. did you ever think, when you made the movie, it might be a lightning rod for trouble? not at all. i knew it would attract a lot of young people. that was the aim. the whole thing was to have the cinema filled up with 15—year—olds literally making the choice whether they should go down that route or the other route. i didn't think there would be people bringing out machetes for a film, of course not. as far as i am concerned, nobody pulled out a machete because of the film, anyway. how does it affect you, as a film—maker, that this film has been pulled? i feel c

gompertz, bbc news. you are watching afternoon nights, here are you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines: here are hese are our headlines: the brexit party says it willris johnson drops his deal with the eu the chief coroner calls for tough new laws to tackle extremist propoganda, in the wake of the london bridge attack. detectives have spoken by phone to one of the suspects wanted over the deaths of 39 people in a lorry in essex. and in sport: disappointment for wales, as they lose their bronze medal match, at the rugby world cup. they were beaten by a0 points to 17, against new zealand, in head coach warren gatland's last game in charge. 0nto tomorrow's final, between england and south africa. world cup winner, jonny wilkinson, tells the bbc england need to make sure they put that victory over new zealand, last weekend out of their minds. and, granit xhaka has been left out of the arsenal squad, for tomorrow's match with wolves. the captain swore at fans, after being booed off, when he was substituted last weekend. and i'll be back with more on those stores after half past. mps and peers say mental health legislation must be changed, to stop what t