and you may recognise herfather, a former st helen ‘s player. castleford tigers are just 80 minutes away from a first superleague grand final in their history but they'll have to get past 10—time winners st helens first. however, ‘classy cas‘ go into the game having ended the season with the league leaders shield. here's more from tanya arnold. this is the first of two intriguing semifinals. castleford have been fantastic this season finishing ten points clear at the top of the league, inc ——, but all that has owned and this evening is a home tie against a st helen ‘steam. castleford have swept all before them this season. apart from st helens. they have faced each other four times, each has won two apiece. luke deal does play for castleford tigers, just 16 days after having his appendix out. these rugby league players are tough. you can hear live coverage on five live sports extra and bbc local radio. live scores are available online. british bobsleigh can now afford to partially support sending a women's team to february's winter o

st helens have almost booked their place after a convincing 30—4 victory over salford. the saints jumped up to third with hull and wigan and wakefield jostling for the other final four place. england's second one—day international was abandoned after just 12 minutes of play at trent bridge because of the early rain. the hosts started well with alex hales and jonny bairstow making early boundaries, as england made 21-0 early boundaries, as england made 21—0 afterjust 2.2 overs but there was to be no victory for either side as the rain started, pretty heavily. eventually the match was abandoned. england lead 1—0 and the third odi will be held at bristol on sunday. will be heldfat'bristol onsundflfi is will be heldfetrbristol ensufldeye is is will be heldfetrbristol ensufldeye is good is will be heldfetrbristol ensufldeye is good news. i is . all the will be heldrieejeneiel : tleesedefi le, got

st helens are down to sixth, and look set to miss out on a semi—final spot. castleford, who won the championship, are already into the semi—finals, and won at huddersfield 24—16. and wakefield won at salford, 43—18. it is another formula i weekend, and mercedes dominated practice today for the italian grand prix. tom clarkson in monza. this weekend's italian grand prix marks the end of the european season of the 2017 world championship, and on the evidence of everything we've seen so far here at monza, it is all about mercedes. lewis hamilton fastest in the first practice session, his team—mate valtteri bottas fastest in the second session. but it is close. ferrari's vettel third—fastest all day today, and with him leading lewis hamilton by seven points in the world championship, there is all to play for this weekend. what is that gap going to be after the race on sunday? it has been a good day for chris froome at the vuelta a espana. he still leads the race, after crashing yesterday. seventh place on stage 13 means that he keeps his 59—second lea

helens 24—16 in the super eights. wigan scored two early tries. anthony gelling got his sixth try of the season so far. george williams added a fourth late on to the wigan move just two points added a fourth late on to the wigan movejust two points behind third placed hull who they play next week. saint helens are down to sixth position and look like they will miss out on a semifinal spot now. it's another formula one weekend, and mercedes dominated practice today for the italian grand prix. tom clarkson in monza. this whee kim's italian grand prix marks the end of the european season of the 2017 world championship. on the evidence of everything we've seen the evidence of everything we've seen s0 the evidence of everything we've seen so far it's all about mercedes. lewis hamilton was fastest in the practice session. botass was second in that. sebastian vettel was third fastest all day. with him leading lewis hamilton by seven points in the world championship there is all to play for this weekend. what is that gap goin

three tries in eight minutes and a final beckoned for st helens. heartbreak but a last—minute twist and a penalty to force extra time. one cat would know when it. his 15th point of the game and the one that takes castleford to their first grand final. as soon as it came off my book ijust started running. you know when they are going over and it is pretty special. 15 menjumping on me are not good for the stitches in my stomach but an awesome feeling. get to walk out at old trafford. hard to put into words. castleford will play leeds rhinos or hull fc who meet tomorrow night. northern ireland's rory mcilroy has made a solid start to the british master in northumberland.. the four time major winner his an opening 67 but needed help from a spectator at the 17th. a wild drive meant he couldn't find his ball in the deep rough, but thanks to the fan's good work, he found it, promptly made a par at the hole. he ended on 3 under, four shots behind leaders tyrrell hatton and george coetzee. british bobsleigh can now afford to partially support sending a wo

. >> this september 11th, blue mass was held at st. helen na church in ble blue bell. let's get the forecast from cecily tynan. >> cool and clear out there. the action cam, looking at center city where it's a quiet night, temperatures dropping to the 50s. center city skyline, we had high thin clouds moving in late in the day today and they'll be around tomorrow. dewpoints, the measure of moisture in the atmosphere. it's comfortable, crisp, feels like fall. dewpoints stay low tomorrow in e mid 50s.wednesday, thursdays , dewpoints climbing to 70s. that's tropical. that ice thank's what used to bo hurricane irma. right now, it's cool out there. allentown, 57. poconos 52. cape may, 63. currently 67. satellite and radar, you can see irma very well. you can see how it's beginning to lose steam. it's pulling away from the ocean. the moisture is beginning to dissipate. it's a tropical depression, and it will be a remnant low as we head through the week. bus-stop forecast, suburbs 55, philadelphia, 60-degrees. tomorrow, low humidity dewpoints in the 50s, afternoon high, philade

and super league drama as st helens leave it late to beat wakfield in the super 8s. thank you forjoining us. england bowled the west indies out for 123 thanks to ben stokes, but then struggled in reply as 14 wickets fell on the first day of the deciding test at lord's. our sports correspondentjoe wilson rounds up the days play. that is the default position for ca pta i ns that is the default position for captains around the world but for england in september with a very autumnalfeel, england in september with a very autumnal feel, with dark skies, floodlights on drizzle, bowling is a good option and england enjoyed that opportunity to bowl first, especially james anderson with the shiny red ball and dark skies, he will excel. two quick wickets for him before lunch and his historic 500 it seems inevitable. the reason he did not reach that landmark was mainly because ben stokes bowled so well. among the other bowlers, he has the most similar skill set, certainly in these conditions. six wickets for him for 22 including a very good catch by james anderson wickets for hi

he scored 15 of their 23 points, this try helping them get in front against st helens, who came back and led until gale kicked a last—minute penalty to force extra time. but he wasn't finished there. the winning point again coming from his boot. look what it meant to him and his team—mates. here's what he had to say afterwards. i have got like a corset on under here. keeps me nice and tight. when adrenaline is pumping, you do what you can to get through it. i knew if i played i wanted to make a difference. i did not want to play just beyond the pitch, i wanted to make a difference. luckily, it paid off. that is quite remarkable. british bobsleigh's women's team will now get a bit of support, ahead of the winter olympics next year after the sport's chief executive, richard parker, left his role. earlier this month, the b.b.s.a said it was withdrawing funding from the women while continuing to fund three men's teams. what is the collective noun for former presidents? they are still called president. no, the collective noun... here they are, three of them. they are watching the golf

castleford are waiting for the winners after that thrilling victory against st helens last night. everything we have spoken about from day one has been about this game on friday night. i can't tell you how much effort has gone into this game. iam much effort has gone into this game. i am looking forward to it. we have had a couple of clips along the way and we have always reacted to it well. we had a couple of big ones, but we have never lost two league games on the bounce. we have always reacted well. but we have to win this week. if we don't, that is our season finished. the british para table tennis team are guaranteed at least two bronze medals at the european championships in slovenia and the paralympic champion will bayley is still on course for a first euro title after qualifying for the last eight in his category. nick hope is there for us. the slovenian town of glasgow is a welcoming place, and the british tea m welcoming place, and the british team certainly seem accies here with mascot mark. they have also trained and competed at this venue many times before and the rel

and in super league, st helens moved into the play—off places, with victory over huddersfield, but salford's hopes were ended with a heavy defeat to leeds. and they are guaranteed a home semifinal in the play—offs. for the first time in a quarter of a century, essex are county cricket champions. they could celebrate the title after rivals lancashire lost in somerset. essex had been tipped to be relegated at the start of the season, but the young team defied the odds to achieve the dream that their coach says he'd thought about every night in bed. the crowd at chester le street have been disappointed, even before the start of england's t20 game against west indies today. many of them bought tickets to watch local favourite ben stokes at his home ground — durham used him to market the match — but he's been left out. england say he needs a rest. ican i can see both sides of it. guys wa nt to i can see both sides of it. guys want to see him play. if there was no injury risks down the line or a huge ashes tour coming up, potentially he might be able to play. but it is unfortunate that it ha

warm spot will be st. helene a coming in at -- helen a. -- helena coming in at 78 78 degrees. the low 70s inland, yes, there is an opportunity for some lows in the 40s next week. >>> coming up, a high school campus is still buzzing about george yoe del vecchio. -- georgiodel vecchio. >> tonight u , could you rate your employer when it comes to gender equality, what grade would you give them snp i will be reading your answers tonight at 11:00. -- give them? i will be reading your answers tonight at 11:00. . >>> talk about the raiders. >> it's a grate story. local store -- great story. local kid makes good five later. >> del vecchio waited five years for his debut last saturday. and for the fans it was well worth the wait jiem' so used to his little stroll when he goes out on the field. >> reporter: coming from a country shaped like a boot. he always thought he would make his mark kicking soccer balls. but del vecchio made his way to macy's football team. >> if i could kick every now and then so i could go to the team barbecue. >> when he came to the sideline, all the kids were

and st helens all but book their place in the rugby league super league play offs after a convinving win at salford, who's own hopes had already gone. stay with us, we will have that in a couple of minutes' time. but as the weather. matters here with us. good morning to you. welcome to the autumn equinox. it is that time of year, i'm afraid to say, when we see those nights —— we see those nights draw in. note, it's not exactly equal day and night yet. that will not occur until about sunday, monday. it is called the equinox. it certainly feels like autumn. a chilly start across the country. temperatures above frost. a different story in northern ireland, temperatures in double figures. you have cloud. be wary, parts of eastern wales, a few dense fog patches to the morning commute. the morning journey to work will be different from the journey home. it spreads in across scotland, northern england. the whole day will be dry with some sunshine, a gentle breeze. a chilly start so far. low cloud for the evening. 0utbrea ks a chilly start so far. low cloud for the evening. outbreaks of

st. helene, some of these gusts could be high with relative humidity below 15%. keep that in mind if you're out and about. low 90s today, 82, a good jump by tuesday. if you like it on the cool side, the mornings, the evenings have been pleasant. in between, we're warm today in santa clara at 80. 76 in santa cruz. on the peninsula, mid- and upper 70s. palo alto and mountain view, a beautiful day here. a sea breeze later today, 70 downtown. 72 south city. north bay numbers, a few 80s arriving from petaluma to san jose, 79 in vallejo. really nice afternoon if you're spending the day outside in oakland, about 75. 3:00, you should hit about 79 degrees in fremont. heading inland, numbers coming up about 5 degrees today, 82 in concord, 81 in pleasanton. an evening game in oakland, 69 . n st gr7:04. we'll be dropping through the 60s. 40s again arriving tonight from the coast to the valleys, 50s somewhere else. the accuweather seven-day forecast will show you coinciding with the warmer numbers throughout the afternoon, bringing the warmer days right through the middle of

he kicked the extra two points with a penalty before st helens got back into the game. grace going over in the corner for his 11th try of the season to split the deficit. i'll be back with more in the next hour. the murder of a teenage girl by a fellow resident at a care home, was preventable according to a review of the case. melissa mathieson who was 18, was strangled by 19 year old jason conroy at alexandra house in bristol — a home that specialised in caring for people with asperger‘s syndrome. the review found that better processes should have been in place. four catholic families in a housing development in belfast have left their homes because of sectarian threats. the area is a housing scheme designed to bring communities together. it's claimed the threats came from the paramilitary ulster volunteer force. the no—frills airline ryanair has been threatened with legal action over the way it has dealt with passengers following the cancellation of thousands of flights. the head of the civil aviation authority, which regulates the industry, says he is furious w

st. helens like mr. truman did and it blows, it's not the government's fault he perished. if i don't evacuate and the storm comes over, i only have myself to blame. however, local government is going to go in as quickly as they can. state government will back them up. the storm is coming through the state. it's a dangerous chess game. you don't know where the storm is coming and fema is doing the same thing. they will back up the state. >> what is your biggest -- a lot of folks are going to say people are hyperventilating. officials are saying this, they are doing a good job, hype ventilating about the storm. this is a cat 4 rather than a 5 like andrew was so it's different. it's less. what is the final message to folks? they have hours before this is about to hit the keys. >> i would say to them, first of all, again, this is a bigger storm than andrew. are the wind speeds a little less? a couple miles less. are you going to quibble about a couple miles an hour? you should leave now. if you are in the keys, get out. if you don't, your time is about up. you are hoping and p

luke gale was the hero for castleford as they reached the grand final, beating st helens 23—22. the only had his appendix removed two weeks ago but he scored 15 points and kicked the winner in extra time. and frustration in malaysia for lewis hamilton who struggled in second practice, finishing sixth. sebastian vettel was quickest. more on all those stories in half an hour. thank you. 50 years ago tomorrow, at 7 in the morning, dj tony blackburn launched a brand new radio station on the bbc. over the decades since, radio1 has played a huge role in music, entertainment and popular culture, from creating household names, launching the careers of countless artists and building on its brand, including the live lounge, the official chart and its sister station, 1xtra. it's been the soundtrack to many people's lives in the uk for the last 50 years, but, as young people increasingly chose streaming services like spotify over radio, what will its future look like? ten seconds to go before radio 1, tony blackburn. stand by for switching, get tuned to radio 1 or 2. five, four, three, radi

helens eruption in 1980. the fire broke out saturday in the scenic columbia river gorge. by today, it had burned across at least 50 square miles. federal prosecutors began making their bribery case against new jersey senator bob menendez. in opening statements, they said the veteran democrat sold his office for a lifestyle he couldn't afford. earlier, outside the courthouse in newark, menendez denied accepting cash and lavish gifts from a florida eye doctor in exchange for favors. >> i started my public career fighting corruption. that's how i started. and i have always acted in accordance with the law, and i believe, when all of the facts are known, i will be vindicated. >> sreenivasan: menendez is up for re-election in 2018. if he's convicted and steps down, republican governor chris christie would name his replacement, providing it happens before christie leaves office in january. and on wall street today, the dow jones industrial average gained 54 points to close at 21,807. the nasdaq rose 17 points, and the s&p 500 was up seven. still to come on the newshour: what's

wigan returned to winning ways, after their challenge cup final defeat, with a 26—16 win over st helens in the super eights. anthony gelling scored one of theirfour tries, as they close the gap on third—placed hull to just two points. elsewhere, castleford won at huddersfield, and wakefield beat salford. there is a big day ahead in domestic cricket, as nottinghamshire can do the one—day double if they win the t20 blast. they have already won the 0ne—day cup this season, and face hampshire in one of today's t20 semi—finals. the winners will then meet either home side birmingham or glamorgan, the county, who are making their first appearance at finals day since 2004. after winning the quarterfinal at home, you know, last week, just seeing the smiles on people's faces, and sort of the levels ofjoy that we re and sort of the levels ofjoy that were around amongst our team and our squad, and then the fans as well, and just a good buzz around cricket in wales. so i think that will be absolutely fantastic. i know the quys absolutely fantastic. i know the guys will be having a good crack

wigan returned to winning ways after their challenge cup final defeat with a 26—16 win over st helens in the super eights. anthony gelling scored one of their four tries as they close the gap on third placed hull to just two points. elsewhere, castleford won at huddersfield and wakefield beat salford. mercedes are setting the pace in monza, ahead of the italian grand prix this weekend. valterri bottas, and lewis hamilton were quickest in practise yesterday bottas topped the second session, following hamilton, who wasjust ahead of him in first practice. hamilton's title rival sebastian vettel wasn't too far behind the pair. final practise and qualifying get underway later this morning. now most of us, will have played crazy golf maybe on holiday, but did you know if you're good enough, you can turn professional. the world championships took place in hastings earlier this summer and the british team leave for croatia this week for the world adventure golf masters. earlier this summer they came flocking to the home of crazy golf at hastings which has hosted the world championship for the

many of them bought tickets to watch local favourite ben stokes in super league, st helens moved into play—off places with victory over huddersfield. essex can celebrate the title after lancashire lost in somerset, essex we re lancashire lost in somerset, essex were tipped for relegation at the beginning of the season but the young team defied the odds to achieve the dream that their coach said he fought about every night in bed... and now is come true. —— he thought about. there's something special about the singapore grand prix — as dusk settles, the lights come on at the marina bay track, and the whole place sparkles. this is the shot of the night scene at the circuit... the reason they do it is it lessens the effect of humidity. but it makes for a great spectacle. but championship leader lewis hamilton will need to warm things up a bit — he was more than half a second slower than daniel riccardo, who led yesterday's practice sessions. thousands of boxing fans are in las vegas this weekend, for the middleweight title clash, between two of the best fighters on the planet,

helen exploded in 1980. hundreds of homes are threatened and 20 miles of the columbia river have been closed off. they believe it may have been started off by a 15-year-old boy setting off fireworks. he has been questioned but not arrested. >>> neighbors in a san francisco neighborhood are surprised to hear about a shooting that happened overnight at a bus stop. it happened about midnight at 22nd and california. that's where we find allie rasmus with more information. allie. >> reporter: you can see it is a pretty busy, active neighborhood during daylight hours. you see people taking their kids to school, walking their dogs, getting a cup of coffee. there is an elementary school a couple blocks away from here. when the shooting happened, the intersection was pretty quiet. the victim had just gotten off of hewn eat the intersection when he was shot. it was around midnight. witnesses say he was shot twice. we don't know his condition this morning but he was rushed to the hospital. we are waiting for an update

in super league, st helens kept their top four hopes alive with a dramatic 18—16 late win at wakefield. jonnie lomax with the winning try — withjust three minutes remaining, mark percival converted. saints are up to fifth, one point behind wakefield with two to play. now, he's walked away unscathed from motorbike crashes at 80 miles per hour, but cal crutchlow is a doubt for this weekend's misano motogp because of a savage piece of cheese. the cheese! the parmesan? you can demonstrate. he was cutting this earlier this week and he severed tendon, which is important when you are riding a motorbike. and you want charlie to demonstrate! have the health and safety people cleared this? i think so. health and safety people cleared this? ithink so. most health and safety people cleared this? i think so. most people probably great they are parmesan. i know that dan walker nearly lost a finger once when he was grating parmesan. you can't grate it with a knife. that is a very blunt knife, too. people do slice it, and have shavings. i use a potato peeler. you don't want about, just a bit of chee

such as st. helena. just to the northeast of glenn helen. so up towards napa county and maybe lake county as well and parts of sonoma county. i would not be surprised if this develops later on. a lot of cloud cover us. we're early in the process to get things going. 70s for many. 72 half moon bay, sfo and livermore. when is the last time you that saw that? concord, 76. napa airport at 71. the low is close enough and moving ever so slowly right there. we get afternoon heating. it's going to give us a possibility of more thunder showers. i think they will develop. sun and clouds turning mostly cloudy, mostly sunny. in between that, we could get thunder shower activity. the big message here, after -- after wednesday, we are going into a much cooler pattern, gasia. >> good. i can't wait for the weekend. >> there you go. >> thank you, steve. >>> a new report from the antidefamation league there is an an increase in recruitment by white supremacists on college campuses. there were 150 incidences of groups posting flyers and propaganda on college c

basically despite la st very futuristic. basically despite last week's attempt by may to say that she will go on and on ad infinitum, no one is buying it, and this is positioning again within, but i think as helen said, the bigger issue is people's doubts and criticism, critiques of the government policy. but why is she being clobbered in this way when she is not the one handling the brexit negotiations? it is david davis, liam fox who are supposed to be dealing with trade when it can finally happen. they are all members of her government, and people look to the prime minister for leadership. i think her injecting clarity from the very top, that style of leadership is incredibly important. she is supposed to be the first among equals, but that is the

basically despite la st very futuristic. basically despite last week's attempt by may to say that she will go on and on ad infinitum, no one is buying it, and this is positioning again within, but i think as helen said, the bigger issue is people's doubts and criticism, critiques of the government policy. but why is she being clobbered in this way when she is not the one handling the brexit negotiations? it is david davis, liam fox who are supposed to be dealing with trade when it can finally happen. they are all members of her government, and people look to the prime minister for leadership. i think her injecting clarity from the very top, that style of leadership is incredibly important. she is supposed to be the first among equals, but that is the idea of prime minister, she is the first lord of the it, and apparently she is also geoffrey boycott. yes, let's look at this on the guardian. theresa may bowled over by boycott. i think you had better set out what has been happening. where did she appear? she appeared today on

helens 23—22. remarkably, gale had his appendix removed two weeks ago he scored a try in the game showing in his celebrations, the corset he was wearing, following the operation. in total, he scored 15 of their 23 points as a thrilling game went to extra time. gale scored the winning drop goal to secure the winning points. that's all sport, i'll have more in half—an—hour. to film—lovers around the world, actor colin firth is britishness personified. but it was recently revealed that he is also now an italian citizen. he made the decision to apply for dual citizenship because of britain's decision to leave the eu. and he's not alone. data obtained by the bbc shows that tens of thousands more british citizens applied for citizenship of other eu countries in the year after the brexit vote than did in the year before it. in many countries, applications have more than doubled, as our reality check correspondent chris morris reports. some famous names and faces have been applying for citizenship el