let's talk about lewis hamilton. he may have only come ninth in the mexican grand prix but lewis hamilton is now the most successful british f1 driver of all time. quite something. john is in brackley, at the mercedes ho, where i imagine there would have been a bit of celebrating going on last night? good morning to you both. yes, sounds good, most successful driver ever. it is quite clear where we are, mercedes hq in brackley and one of the beautiful silver arrows. imagine this on your driveway, using it to commute in this bad boy. amazing. this is not a car that lewis hamilton won his title in. this was last year's model. nico rosberg did the business last year for mercedes. it was meant to be straightforward. lewis hamilton had to finish fifth. we were all watching the collision on the first lap between lewis and sebastian vettel, coming together, the pair of them. it didn't matter in the end, as he worked his way into night and as he worked his way into night and asa as he worked his way into night and as a resul

lewis hamilton wins in suzuka qualification. lewis hamilton wins in suzu ka to qualification. lewis hamilton wins in suzuka to take a giant stride towards his fourth world title with victory in the japanese grand prix asa victory in the japanese grand prix as a vettel‘s title challenge falters. and tyrrell hatton becomes the first man to successfully defend his title at the alfred dunhill links championship. good evening. scotland's hopes of reaching russia 2018 failing fast as they take on slovenia in a crucial world cup qualifier which is under way. a win will guarantee them a play—off place, and they made the perfect start, leigh griffiths giving them the lead in the first half. scotland, having won their last three group matches, brought themselves back into contention, but is leukaemia pulled one back, and while a draw wasn't going to be enough for scotland, it got even worse when he scored again. around 15 minutes to go, and with slovakia 3-0 15 minutes to go, and with slovakia 3—0 up against malta, they would ta ke 3—0 up against malta, they would take that cruc

four time world champion, lewis hamilton does it! ninth place sealing history for britain's sporting superstar. radio: i'd like to thank everyone in the team, i'm just so grateful for your hard work this year, god bless you. it was not the brighter wanted. but i never gave up, and that is what is important. get going until the end. -- it important. get going until the end. —— it was not the start wanted. i hold this out to my family and to god and thank, as they said, my team. for those who have witnessed hamilton's rise from humble beginnings to global celebrity, this is a racing driver who already transcended his sport, but tonight, he became the best that britain has ever had. dan roan, bbc news. in spain, real madrid lost in girona on sunday. the spanish champions travelled to catalonia amid the turbulent political situation with the region seeking independence from the madrid—based government. the home fans rightly celebrated the victory over zinedine zidane's side. they'd been one down but came back to win 2—1. it was r

lewis hamilton, focused on a top—five finish that he knew would clinch a fourth world title. but in one of the most dramatic starts this year's championship has seen, hamilton, who began third, collided with title rival sebastian vettel in the first few seconds. radio: flat tyre.

winner of the yamahas, lewis hamilton. recognise me now? i'm lewis hamilton. my ambition is to get formula one, definitely. i enjoy the speed. i like to be with all the big guys and i'd like to be making lots of money. it'sjust great feeling when you wake up and you think to yourself how did yesterday go? and you say i'm world champion and it's it the coolest thing to be able to say world champion. commentator: lewis hamilton is the 2014 world champion. oh my god. i can't believe it. i can't really explain how much this means. it means even more than the first one. commentator: lewis hamilton wins the us grand prix in austin. it's the greatest moment of my life. i can't really find the right words right this second to tell you how amazing this feels and just that i couldn't have done it without this team who have empowered me for the last three years and really taken me on board and really helped nurture me with the consider and just faultless. so i love you guys, thank you very much for everything you do for me. i feel like i conquered any demons, that if i m

that stretch of bad luck and breakdowns snatch the title out effect those hands while lewis hamilton rode unflappable and mistake free to his fourth world championship. under the blues lee and now in sunday's late kick off stuttgart came away with an easy win against fellow strugglers freiburg should go struck twice in the first half there daniel didn't check and benjamin poverty and then they completed the rout shortly before the final whistle thanks to simon three nil the final score. and on saturday dark winter on hanover side was in high spirits coming off the back of a five mill win in the german cup but that was over a third division side so can they conquer hanover only conceded two goals on home turf all season take a look. heading into this match and recover young had scored as many goals this season is the entire handover team but the hosts soon change that twenty minutes in . town favorites klaus penalty said the referee record signing john a task did the rest. it wasn't the start storm and courage paid to bosch was looking for but his side responded within ten minutes how

nobody was taking the win from lewis hamilton. an incredible year so far, i was not expecting the pace we had on sebastian this year, i mean today. but the car felt fantastic, got the right balance at the start, three to 90, right balance at the start, three to go, three mortar win. the banners might have been a bit premature but fifth in mexico next weekend and the title will be his. now to the english premier league where we've seen emphatic wins for both tottenham hotspur, and arsenal on sunday. tottenham are now level on points with manchester united in 3rd. they thrashed liverpool, 4—1 at wembley. harry kane scored twice — as mauricio pochettino's side dominated early on. son heung—min was on the scoresheet, as well as dele alli. in a match that set a premier league attendance record. liverpool are now 12 points off the top after 9 games having won just once in their last six league matches while spurs are just 5 off the pace ahead of their next league match which will be away to manchester united on saturday. we were v

this could have been a raise lewis hamilton wins fourth world title. but the opening lap was dominated by so many different collisions. sebastian vettel‘s red ferrari hitting lewis hamilton's silver mercedes. both needed a pit stop in the opening lap. hamilton for a tyre change. he was asking his team if sebastian vettel hit him on purpose. max verstappen currently leads ann hamilton is in 19th at the back of the grid with sebastian vettel in 11. it is very complicated, he the grid with sebastian vettel in 11. finish ery complicated, he the grid with sebastian vettel in 11.finish second plicated, he the grid with sebastian vettel in 11. finish second to cated, he the grid with sebastian vettel in 11. finish second to keep, he the grid with sebastian vettel in 11. finish second to keep his: the grid with sebastian vettel in 11. finish second to keep his title to finish second to keep his title hopes alive. lower than that and it will be lewis hamilton clinches his fourth world title. we will give you an update on that later in the programme. but first

max has stopped in may have started third on the grid but with mercedes driver lewis hamilton struggling for pace the dutchman easily what took him to stop and who just turned twenty a day ago went on to win in dominant fashion much to the delight of his team and family making this his second career formula one when. it was. as for the title race ferrari was dealt a double no kimi reichen and failed to start after experiencing technical trouble and sebastian fettle started dead last in the race even though he managed to pull his way up to fourth he still finished behind championship beaten lewis hamilton who came in second. the mercedes drive anon has a thirty four point lead over effect in the driver's standings but the title rhesus hide this stage been long to the dutchman. on the car racing on a more modest scale taiwanese spectators turned out sunday for a sporting about that called for determination imagination and a very sturdy helmet soapbox racing teams navigated treacherous five hundred meter tracks on the homemade soap box cars the bumps and curves proved a bit too much for a f

lewis hamilton finished second — but extends his lead in the championship standings. tom clarkson reports. this was the 19th and last malaysian grand prix, because the race is not on the 2018 calendar. everybody wanted to lay on a good show, and the sport delivered with its fifth different victor of 2017. nick parrott reports. 0n pole, with his title rival, sebastian vettel, at the back of the grid, this race was lewis hamilton's to lose. but mercedes had struggled, and the briton's lead lasted just three laps. red bull's max verstappen charged through with the confidence of the multiple world champion he overtook. that's how we do it! with verstappen no threat to hamilton's title ambitions, that wasn't too troubling. but vettle's surge through the field was. the german repeatedly broke the lap record on the way to the fourth place. victory was the perfect birthday present for verstappen, who turned 20 yesterday. a great start to a new decade, well done! it was bittersweet for vettel — the crash damaged his ferrari, and repairing it could mean a grid penalty next we

lewis hamilton has displayed an instinct for decision, switching teams for example. he has surprised us before. seven world titles is the all—time record and as long as lewis hamilton retains the desire to stay ahead, the world must show a greater capacity to catch him. and the sport depends on the excitement of that pursuit. time for a look at the weather. here's philip avery. and frost setting in this morning. yes, not just and frost setting in this morning. yes, notjust in scotland, it was minus three in this location and minus three in this location and minus five celsius elsewhere. the seeds of that were put in place yesterday. that northerly with the cold air flooding down across the eastern side of the british isles. if it is not your thing, but this high pressure drifting in and then drifting away to open the floodgates to something a good deal milderfrom the atlantic. so it was a sunny and cool start, yes.

as lewis hamilton wins in suzuka to move a step closer to a fourth world title. scotland's hopes of reaching the world cup in russia are over. victory over slovenia would have guaranteed a play—off place, but they were held to a 2—2 draw. tim hague reports. were these the men to take scotland toa were these the men to take scotland to a first world cup in 20 years? the initial target a play—off place with victory in slovenia required. and with that in mind it was a positive start. they start which would lead to a goal. leigh griffiths, so often the man when it matters most, doing it again for his country. but with slovakia winning against malta, no time to party. even more so when this happened. it meant scotland were now out of the play—offs. they had to win, yet went behind. and while gordon strachan‘s side had left it late many times in this campaign so far, two goals in 20 minutes, surely not? that chance should have been won, before substitute robert snodgrass did level things up, but an absorbing game ended 2—2. a draw no good, and the world cup

field. 15 laps to go but as it stands, the world title would go to lewis hamilton. that is all the sport for update you on sport for now. we will update you on that story throughout the night on the bbc news channel. back to you. the government is changing the rules around paying child support, so parents can no longer use a legal loophole to avoid their responsibilities. people have been able to avoid payments by putting their money in a joint account with a new partner. the department for work and pensions says it hopes the change will lead to nearly £a00,000 a year in additional child maintenance being collected. earlier i spoke to our correspondent laura tra nt. she began by explaining how some parents are using the loophole. what is currently happening in some cases is parents can take, money can only be taken from a bank account that is purely from that one parent, but some people are cheating the system and getting around that by having a joint account. earlier this year, the bbc obtained figures that said that 1.2 million people are owed child maintenance.

also this morning: commentator: lewis hamilton does it. lewis hamilton races into the record books by winning a fourth world title. good morning. i'm at the mercedes f1 headquarters, meeting the team that helped him sweep to victory.

and formula one history beckons for lewis hamilton if he can win the united states grand prix. plenty of talking points in rugby union, formula one and cricket, but we're going to start with football, and specifically everton. european football's governing body, uefa, has charged the club with "aggressions by supporters against players". during everton‘s defeat to lyon in the europa league, an everton supporter carrying a child was involved in a confrontation with a lyon player. evrton have now banned that fan and contacted merseyside police, who are investigating. their defeat also heaped more pressure on manager ronald koeman, who was in defiant mood today. 0k, pressure on manager ronald koeman, who was in defiant mood today. ok, i watch television, i am sometimes on social media, i know what is going around, and that is normal, because thatis around, and that is normal, because that is football, and i don't step back, i go forward, and let's hope ever what three points, and after sunday everyone will be more happy than may yesterday. —— maybe yesterday. well, 5 live's

the man that lewis hamilton has to watch is sebastian vettel. his only rival for the title has had a torrid day so far. of pace and off track, he was fifth in the first session and if he finishes that lowdown on sunday the title will be hamilton's, no matter what. nick parrott, bbc news. the big match in the premier league this weekend takes place at old trafford tomorrow lunchtime. second place manchester united take on tottenham who are behind them only on goal difference. united suffered a surprise defeat at huddersfield last weekend, while spurs have won their last four league matches — but they'll be without harry kane for tomorrow's game. kane has scored 13 goals for spurs in all competitions this season but suffered a hamstring injury during last weekends win against liverpool. it's a huge blow for spurs. let's hear the thoughts of both managers starting with tottenham's mauricio pochettino. i'm not happy, i'm disappointed. harry is our main striker. he's one of best players. if not at totte n ha m , of best players. if not at tottenham

and lewis hamilton claims pole position of the japanese grand prix in says zucker the most sadie's driver well on track to claim his fourth career championship with just five races left. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring a good to have you with us it's been a day of anti kremlin protest across russia with police arresting over a hundred opposite. activists in several cities and st pete. police breaking up a rally called by jailed opposition leader alexei navalny around sixty of his supporters was detained as they demanded she be allowed to leave next year's presidential election. also argy say the protests which coincides with questions lighting up two thousand and six say the run. along the line now from some places but i've got russia correspondent emily show and emily you've been monitoring the day's events that bring us up to speed with what's been happening. because of the protests today were largely peaceful people assembled on the field of bars around. six p.m. session time. they were kind of waiting by and then eventually people started moving and things got a little

move and give them support on machetes dr lewis hamilton went into sunday's u.s. goal pretty with a chance to seal the championship but he faced a stern challenge from closest rival sebastian fettle on the often track. fourth world title was just fifty six laps away for lewis hamilton if only he could manage to hold on to pope position. but ferrari driver sebastien faddle who would also have to finish outside the top five for hamilton to lift the title took the lead on the first corner. but it was short lived for the german driver hamilton managed to regain the top spot on lap six. the mercedes driver who is battling for his fifth win in six years at austin never looked back he held a clear speed advantage before winning the race ahead to fettle hamilton who was awarded the us grand prix by former president bill clinton will have to wait until this weekend in mexico to try and win this year's championship. and there were some bizarre scenes in venice as an unknown look took out the city's annual marathon about twenty five kilometers into the race and leading group

more than half a second slower than lewis hamilton. he topped the time sheets in both practice sessions. hamilton can wrap up the championship early if he finishes first or second on sunday. other results go his way. —— if the results. on the rugby union and bath's hopes of reaching the quarter—finals were boosted with victory against the scarlets. rhys priestland punished his former club by kicking all of the points in the 18— 13 victory. for most of the last century winning this match meant winning this doll and the rights to dress it in your colours. arad doll would be more practical. it was difficult to see straight and kick straight. most of rhys priestland's career was spent in wales. progress was meant to be slow but the scarlets bill kerr title win. one after another, steve evans title win. one after another, steve eva ns to title win. one after another, steve evans to the line. bath edged back. the local knowledge helped them and they passed their host. it then began to open up. rhys priestland had skills in first foot

and lewis hamilton seals his fourth formula one world title after a day of drama in mexico city while all the details. i'm brian todd. i'm a savory warm welcome to the show well a month ago iraq's autonomous kurdish region defied the central government in baghdad and held a referendum on independence kurds overwhelmingly backed a separate state but that move triggered quick retaliation with troops from baghdad seizing key cities and oil wells now president masoud barzani the man who has championed independence for decades is stepping down in a moment we'll be hearing from debbie is funny for shar who's been in the region first let's look at the mood amidst iraqi kurds. outrage in the kurdish capital protesters here in erbil forced their way into the parliament building as lawmakers voted to approve barzani his resignation. many here feel he's being mistreated after fighting for kurdish independence for decades. barzani's long struggle for a separate kurdish state culminated in last month's move to secede from iraq he wanted that vote to be his legacy instead it's provoked baghdad to c

less than half an hour to go until lewis hamilton gets underway in mexico, in what could be his title winning race good evening. as well as all of that, the fallout from anthonyjoshua's big title fight continues and a big win for england's cricketers in the women's ashes series. but first to football, where both the leicester and everton managers were taking charge of their teams for the first time in the premier league. a new manager with a home win and one of his big decisions... the side with a new manager against a side with a new manager against a side with no permanent manager. on top of that, leicester and everton are fighting for points down at the bottom. but only one side looked like they wanted to win this. gray was the outstanding performer. having already gone close himself, he then... audio problem bat‘s reply unfolded over a longer distance. jonathan joseph with bat‘s reply unfolded over a longer distance. jonathanjoseph with the first leg and then suddenly the rocker dikili, overlooked by england. this was a game of unexpected surprises. gloucester we re unexpected

max has stopped and may have started third on the grid but with mercedes driver lewis hamilton struggling for pace the dutchman easily what took him to stop and who just turned twenty a day ago went on to win in dominant fashion much to the delight of his team and family making this his second career formula one win. phrase was. as for the title race ferrari was dealt a double no kimi reichen and failed to start after experiencing technical trouble and sebastian fettle started dead last in the race even though he managed to pull his way up to fourth he still finished behind championship lewis hamilton who came in second. the mistake his driver now has a thirty four point lead over fettle in the driver's standings but the title race aside this stage been long to the dutchman. and car racing on a more modest scale taiwanese spectators turned out for a sporting event that called for determination imagination and a very sturdy safety helmet it's so box racing teams navigated treacherous five hundred meter tracks on their homemade soapbox cars the bumps and curves hold a bit too much to handle

the big day for lewis hamilton. here's katherine downes. a few hours to wait until we find out if lewis hamilton wins the world title and we will bring it to you as $0011 title and we will bring it to you as 50011 as we title and we will bring it to you as soon as we know. football. brighton came from behind to draw with their south—coast neighbours southampton in the premier league this afternoon. the result leaves both sides comfortably mid—table. adam wild reports: brighton in the lunchtime sunshine for the south coast derby. still not everybody felt the warmth of this neighbourly rival. looking to stop the brighter southampton the first to turn up the heat and apply pressure. james ward—prowse's free kick coming back of the post, steven davis the quickest two. in a first half of few clear—cut chances, brighton's shane duffy wasted the best of them. manager chris hughton where they can ill afford to do that. that was his half—time message. his players clearly listening. the first opportunity after the break fell to glenn murray

whyjenson button believes former team mate lewis hamilton will break michael schumacher‘s championship record. four world championships, that is just crazy, that is more than ayrton senna, three off michael schumacher. if he stays around in the sport there is a chance he could beat michael schumacher‘s record. the countdown is on to anthony joshua's world title defence. he says he never thought about pulling out when kubrat pulev withdrew from there upcoming world title fight because of injury as he now prepares to defend his titles against carlos takam in cardiff later this month. he's been speaking with the bbc‘s boxing correspondent mike costello. behind the scenes you need a good team. eddie looked down the list and said he saw that carlos takam, ten weeks ago, get yourself ready because if anything happens we want you in line, do you know what i mean? that is thought he did and a p pa re ntly mean? that is thought he did and apparently pulev has hurt his shoulder or torn his bicep and he can't compete at the question is, is the show cancelled or go on and that's where i was at

talking about one of your former team—mates, your relationship with lewis hamilton. you talk about it in the book, calling him an unpredictable partner. what was it like working with him? it was tough but i always knew it would be. because he is so talented. i left braun in 2009 nobody thought it was the right thing to do but to me, it was about racing with mclaren which i had loved since i was eight years old. it was racing against lewis and racing with lewis. i won it in 2009. now we are racing to this british tea m now we are racing to this british team with so much history. we were both world champions, both british. a lot of pressure for us to succeed. we have good times and bad times. he was always a tough competitor. when your opponent is switched in the final days of preparation for a majorfight, it's not ideal. that's been the challenge for world heavyweight champion anthonyjoshua who will defend his title next saturday against frenchman carlos takam. it's his first fight since his dramatic victory over two—time heavyweight champion wladimir klitschko in a

hamilton's miss eighty's. couple two and was forced off the track and how to change top is. as did settle. max misstep and took advantage to race into what would be an honest saleable lane. vettel was not giving up however he recovered from nineteenth but his fourth place finish was not good enough to delay hamilton celebrations. hamilton crossed in on to sell his full formula one championship. it doesn't feel real man i mean obviously that's not the kind of race that i want. when you're forty seconds behind us something but you know i never gave up and that's really i guess what's important in my heart. hamilton now has his sights set

hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the formula one news that lewis hamilton has won the united states grand prix in texas — but hasn't clinched the world championship just yet. the british driver, who claimed his 62nd career victory gentleman starjudd engines and let's get ready to rumble!

it's been a blockbusting fight for the biggest title in motor sports but the battle between lewis hamilton and sebastian vettel could come to an end this weekend in austin texas championship leader hamilton is staying calm nothing's changed for me when everything is exactly the same as it was going into the last race into the second half the season. mentally for me so. maybe a change from your perspective for me doesn't vettel and ferrari have given the sadie's a serious run for their money this year they initially had the speed to compete and looked on course to end three years of missed sadie's dominance the german lead for much of the season before reliability issues it is car hamilton want four of the last five races and now boasts three hundred six points. the us grown prepare mutations are fairly simple if hamilton wins vettel must finish at least fifth to take the battle to mexico next week anything less and the britain is champion. but never got a sports story about defying the odds it is about a video game enthusiasm from the netherlands for lost his sight early in life that didn'

lewis hamilton is in the lead. sebastian vettle is in fourth. if hamilton won and vettle was to finish lower than fourth, hamilton would he win the title but as it is finishing at the moment it would mean hamilton would have to win the next one in members koe. you can head to the website for more. football news and liverpool have just won one in their last six. spurs' next match will be away at manchester united on saturday. well, we cre aid the chances and we scored. yes, it is a lwa ys chances and we scored. yes, it is always as important, not only to play well, if not to get in front of the goal and today both teams in the first half, we showed a great, great performance. we put it on a plate, again and of course we don't do it. it is not about confidence. it's just about being 100% spot—on. you cannot get anything in game like this against tottenham if you are not like this at your best. earlier arsenal climbed up to fifth after thrashing everton 5—2 at goodison park. the defeat increases the pressure on under fire toffee's manager, rona

to formula one now unless it is dr lewis hamilton is on pole for the united states grand prix his title challenge us a bus stop from second hamilton could claim his fourth well title with three races to fettle still has an outside chance of overhauling the britain. it's been a blockbusting fight for the biggest title in motor sports but the battle between lewis hamilton and sebastian vettel of could come to an end this weekend in austin texas championship leader hamilton is staying calm. nothing's changed for me when everything is exactly the same as it was going into the last race into the second of the season. mentally for me so. maybe a change from your perspective for me doesn't vettel and ferrari have given me a sadie's a serious run for their money this year they initially have the speed to compete and looked on cost and three years of must see these dominance the german lead for much of the season before reliability issues it is car hamilton work for the last five races and now boasts three hundred six points. the us grown prepare mutations are fairly simple if hamilton wins vett

what an achievement for lewis hamilton. onto football... england's under—17's have returned from india following their world cup success, with lots of silverware. they came from 2—0 down in the final in kolkata to beat spain 5—2 on saturday. our sports news correspondent richard conway went to meet them at heathrow airport. we thought as the tournament went on, we looks like we got stronger and stronger. we improved that. all scorelines got bigger. beating spain in the final, that's an amazing feeling. i think he will say the same, to be honest. yes, everybody had the confidence we could win it from day one. we showed that, really. the goals. from day one. we showed that, really. the be. 5. from day one. we showed that, really. - the be. talking about from day one. we showed that, really. - the be. talki‘ clubs, it getting the chance with your clubs, the chance to perform, how important is it that you get those games?m is it that you get those games?m is important. i'm hopeful that it gives you the chance to improve. hopefully i wil

meanwhile in formula one lewis hamilton is within reach of his fourth title after winning the japanese grand prix form a sadie's the britain's main challenger ferrari sebastian fettle suffered engine trouble and had to retire on the fourth lap hamilton is now fifty nine points clear of the german with just four races left. the locals gave sebastian fattal a warm welcome on race day and another german world champion footballer lukas podolski was on hand to offer his support to but fettle knew the odds were against him his main title rival lewis hamilton started the race in pole position the messages man wasn't giving any ground holding his lead through the first corner. and it wasn't long before disaster struck for federal. power. in just the fourth lap his ferrari suffered engine problems bringing his race to a premier to end the hammer blow to his diminishing title hopes hamilton took full advantage the british driver i became technical difficulties of his are going to take the victory his fourth when it says suka and his fourth win in the last five races this season. it doesn't go ve

and in formula one britain's lewis hamilton claims pole position for tomorrow's japanese grand prix with just five races left the messiah his driver is well on track for his fourth well title. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring a thanks for joining us there have been demonstrations across russia today with thousands of people in at least eighty cities my. ching in support of jailed opposition leader alexei navalny they're calling on all thought is to allow him to run in next year's presidential election police arrested more than one hundred people with all forty saying the protests which coincided with president vladimir putin's birthday hadn't been authorized. they defied the ban on assembly to answer the call of their leader alexina valmy. and under the eyes of the great poet pushkin the reclaimed moscow streets more transparency the right to freedom of expression and a crackdown on corruption where the main demands their message was clear from flags and with badges and chanted in chorus. person get asked. some have even brought cake for the president sixty fifth birthday

on pole position with his rival sebastian vettel at the back of the grid, it was lewis hamilton's to lose. mercedes struggled for most of the weekend, and the lead lasted just three laps. max verstappen drove through with the confidence of the champion he overtook. it wasn't true troubling. sebastian vettel was. he repeatedly broke the lap record on his way to fourth place. victory was the perfect birthday present for max verstappen. however, the sebastian vettel damaged his car and it could be a problem for next weekend's race in japan. and it could be a problem for next weekend's race injapan. he extended his championship lead to sa points. the united states have clinched a huge victory over the international team to win the presidents cup for the seventh time in a row, and 10th title overall. the americans headed into the singles matches with a 141/2—31/2 lead and needed just half a point to retain their title. kevin chappell got the half against marc leishman and, after wins forjason day and hideki matsuyama, daniel berger beat si woo kim for the outright win. the international

but fettle knew the odds were against in his main title rival lewis hamilton started the race in pole position the messages man wasn't giving any ground holding his lead through the first corner. and it wasn't long before disaster struck for federal. political power in just the fourth lap his ferrari suffered engine problems bringing his race to a premier to end the hammer blow to his diminishing title hopes hamilton took full advantage the british driver i became technical difficulties of his are going to take the victory his fourth when it says zucker and his fourth win in the last five races this season. it doesn't go very close a couple times particularly at the end with a safety car so the b.s.c. and then we started tires were cold. had a bit of traffic max first up and finished in second to follow up his win last weekend but yet again the day belonged to hamilton only a string of catastrophes can stop his title charge now. twelve cases of beer and a cash prize that's what's up for grabs at this year's north american wife carrying championship in maine if you're wondering exactly

sebastian vettel is eighth and lewis hamilton is 11. they crashed in the first lap. sebastian vettel needs to finish second to prevent hamilton winning a fourth world title. there is coverage on bbc radio 5 live. that is all from sports day and from me. have a very good evening. next, it is meet the author. rj palacio‘s book, wonder, is haunting. here's a sentence from the first page. "my name is august. i won't describe what i look like. whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse". the story of this boy starts from there, and it's a journey that has enthralled readers around the world. welcome. the beginning of the book is startling, even horrifying. in that sense, you're saying to the reader, "do you have the guts to stay with the story?", aren't you? i wanted to whet their appetite. but at the same time, yes, sort of like, say, "are you with me? are you in for this trip?" it is quite a journey. it's an emotionaljourney. it is quite an emotional journey, and i will get you to describe it in a moment, but what you are touching on with the idea of a deformity th

the top five finish the lewis hamilton in mexico this weekend and a fourth world title will be years. england's rug the league campaign starts with the defeat of the defending champions, australia. —— rugby league. and england on their best behaviour. thomas is from joe root as the ashes squad prepares to fly to australia without ben stokes. we know that what has happened isn't good enough and we are determined to turn that around. good evening. lewis hamilton is aiming to become world champion for aiming to become world champion for a fourth time at the mexican grand prix this weekend, finishing fifth or better on sunday and the title is his matter what happens to sebastian vettel. it was a closely contested second practice. vettel was fourth fastest as he clings to his fading title hopes. if he is second in the race, hamilton needs only ninth to clea n race, hamilton needs only ninth to clean the championship. —— clinch. if the driver finishes anywhere else hamilton will take the crown. it was a lwa ys hamilton will take the crown. it was always going to be a tough start for

lewis hamilton they will because he's short of self-confidence he's now. in mexico to celebrate his victory but in the aftermath of that fourth title he said yes i'm already looking at number five i want to go out the top is what he said so he's not going to follow in the footsteps of his team mate nico rosberg who of course retired after he won his side so it's very difficult in formula one to compare eras and talk about dynasties and who's the greatest because of course it's different circumstances the technology moves on but how often is now on a par with vettel and cross the four titles any two men have one more that's fangio with five and of course with seven and the advantage hamilton has he's only thirty two which is young why formula one stands schumacher was forty three when he finally retired so there's lots of time and hamilton to catch up still just wondrous all of us is concerned about this just becoming a race with the excitement so what is the accusation levelled at formula one isn't it it's a boring sport because it's always the same teams

hamilton's miss eighties. hamilton was forced off the track and had to change tires. as did settle. max the strap and took advantage to race into what would be an honest saleable lane. vettel was not giving up however he recovered from nineteenth but his fourth place finish was not good enough to delay hamilton celebrations. hamilton. to seal his full formula one championship. it doesn't feel real man i mean obviously that's not the kind of race that i want. when you're forty seconds behind something but you know i never gave up and that's really i guess what's important in my heart. hamilton now has his sights set on me his record of seven f one titles. and football that abram and coach alexander nori has been sacked after a disastrous start a season from the last three. on sunday between them without a loan for the first ten matches of the season and a new only the club has scored just three goals this campaign on the second bottom of the bones as they get table alexander no he took over last season instead

lewis hamilton moves a step closer to a fourth world championship after victory in the us grand prix. and at 11.30pm, the papers, including the times, which says the chancellor faces an ambush from fellow tories ahead of the budget. that and the rest of the front pages coming up in half an hour. good evening and welcome to bbc news. police have been questioning a gunman who held two people hostage at a bowling alley in nuneaton for several hours. the siege took place at the bermuda park retail and leisure site, which was packed with families at the time. warwickshire police say the incident was resolved and a suspect arrested and taken to hospital. there were no other casualties. sophie long has the details. panic, as parents desperately try to get their children to safety. she was very scared, because we have small kids so very scared! like the movies. lots of arms with shells with everything, with dogs, with everything. the park, home to play areas and restaurants, was packed with families. just after half past two a man entered the bowling alley with what eyewitnesses described as

it has been the perfect day for lewis hamilton in japan, it has been the perfect day for lewis hamilton injapan, starting on pole, winning for the eighth time. leading the championship by 59 points, with just four races to go. it was thanks mainly to misfortune for sebastian vettel. the ferrari broke down. retiring after four laps. leeds rhinos have been crowned super league champions for an eighth time. despite finishing a distant second to castleford tigers in the regular season, the rhinos used all their experience to control the showpiece at old trafford. two tries from the retiring captain danny maguire and two from tom briscoe gave leeds a 2a—6 win. it's the first time they've lifted the trophy since 2015. max whitlock has become the first british gymnast to retain a world title by taking gold in the pommel horse in montreal. the olympic champion was competing in his first final since rio. he now has six world championship medals, more now than beth tweddle and louis smith. i didn't even think about it. it didn't even come into my head that it would be history to do that, until

lewis hamilton is closing in on a fourth world title after winning the japanese grand prix. he could win the championship at the next race in texas after his nearest rival sebastian vettel had to retire again. nick parrott has the story. a show of gratitude for the mercedes car that has taken lewis hamilton to the brink of a fourth world title. consistency brings success in sport, and he‘s had it this season. starting from pole position for the tenth time in 16 races, he made the perfect getaway. his main rival, sebastian vettel, has seen his consistency disappear recently. problems with his ferrari spark plugs saw him tumble down the field, before retiring after just four laps. the german now seems resigned to his fate. his only hope was for verstappen to deny hamilton for a second week running. the dutchman got within touching distance of the last few laps, but hamilton held on for his eighth win of the season. team radio: get in there lewis, brilliant work! with his lead now 59 points, hamilton‘s bubble seems unlikely to burst and he could even be crowned champion in

lewis hamilton is on the verge of winning his fourth formula 1 world championship. he eased to victory in the japanese grand prix while his nearest rival sebastien vettel was forced to retire. patrick geary reports. one man and his mercedes. a tender moment between lewis hamilton and the car that might carry him to a fourth world title. they started as so often in front, his main rivaljust behind him. that was as close as sebastien vettel would get as hamilton sped off, that'll lost power, his car developed problems at the wrong time. spark plugs with the issue, that might that sebastien vettel reversed out of the title race. he was left to channel his hopes through others in particular max verstappen, the next big star. he beat hamilton in the last grand prix and chased him in the final stages, hamilton lost speed but never composure. he knows just hamilton lost speed but never composure. he knowsjust what hamilton lost speed but never composure. he knows just what is neededin composure. he knows just what is needed in the last lap. beautiful work. at the end of au

and lewis hamilton races into the record books, clinching his fourth formula one title at the mexican grand prix. and our top business story today: president trump keeps markets waiting as he deliberates over who will be the next head of the us central bank. i'll be speaking to a leading economist about the two main contenders and what it could mean for us interest rates and the global economy. a very warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in world news, business and sport. and with the launch of apple's new iphone this week, we're asking do you trust the latest tech like facial recognition for your smartphone security? or could this unlock more opportunities for fraud and misuse? be a part of the conversation — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. we start the programme with spain. prosecutors are preparing to file criminal charges against catalonia's deposed president, carles puigdemont, possibly as soon as today. following his refusal to recognise madrid's order removing him from power, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of barcelona