cheruiyot wins the women's race. senior conservatives have criticised borisjohnson for saying that theresa may's brexit policy has "wrapped a suicide vest" around the british consitution and "handed the detonator" to the eu. the foreign office minister sir alan duncan has described the comment as "one of the most disgusting moments" in british politics. our political correspondent helen catt reports. borisjohnson is a man usually at home in the spotlight, but with divisions over brexit and his own leadership ambitions, the former foreign secretary may have had more than just the cricket on his mind on a trip to the oval yesterday. and he appeared to get a mixed reception. borisjohnson has rarely been out of the headlines this week. this morning, there were further allegations about his personal life. but mrjohnson chose to use an article in the mail on sunday to drop his own bombshell. he claimed that through a backstop proposalfor the irish border, we had opened ourselves to the perpetual political blackmail. we hav

in the women's race, london marathon champion vivian cheruiyot of kenya saw off the challenge of the rest of the field to win for a second time in three years. ducati's andrea dovizioso secured a third win of the season with victory in sunday's san marino moto gp as britain's cal crutchlow came third. italian dovizioso finished ahead of world champion and current championship leader marc marquez. crutchlow completed the podium after pole—setterjorge lorenzo crashed from second place with two laps remaining. the win was ducati's first victory at misano for 11 years. britain's simon yates has extended his lead slightly in la vuelta. the third consecutive summit finish was won by frenchman thibaut pinot. and the final stage of the tour of britain has been won in a sprint finish in london by australia's caleb ewan. frenchman julian alaphilippe won the overall title. british mountain biker rachel atherton has won the women's downhill final at the world championships, taking the title for a fifth time. atherton completed the course in switzerland nearly ten seconds faster than compatriot

kenya's vivian cheruiyot wins the women's race. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week — video gaming addiction, lego rollercoasters and poetry, straight from the lion's mouth. this weekend at the v&a museum in london, a new exhibition opens celebrating the art and design behind the games. design, play, disrupt tries to unpack the processes which have given rise to some of the biggest video games titles in recent years. like this nintendo megahit, splatoon, which somewhat refreshingly has squids firing ink rather than bullets in their quest to paint the world with colour. here you can see the various stages of the game design and, although you have your concept art, fashion design and set design, what came first was this early prototype which features none of that and was simply designed to see whether the gameplay would be fun. video games are without doubt one of the most ubiquitous design forms of our time. there is an estimated 2.2 billion people around the world who play video games, almost a quarter of the world population, and as such it is really imp

kenya‘s 2016 champion vivian cheruiyot took victory in the women‘s event, while britain‘s david weir was first across the finish line in the men‘s wheelchair race. a trainee teacher from salford has just completed a 2,500 mile run across southern africa — from its atlantic coast to the indian ocean. this is the moment, earlier today, when brendan rendall completed the three month journey from namibia to mozambique. it saw him run the equivilent of 9a marathons in as many days. he‘s raised tens of thousand of pounds for a charity helping orphans in malawi. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good evening. we‘re going to start the working week with a tussle, a battle between warm air and cuvelier. we felt both today, so these generic as with sunshine, temperatures approaching the middle 20s. —— cool air. temperatures here around 16 degrees with some frequent heavy downpours. this cloud here on the satellite picture is going to bring further heavy downpours across scotland, particularly through this evening and tonight. heavy showers drifting north—eas

kenya's 2016 champion vivian cheruiyot took victory in the women's event, while britain's david weir was first across the finish line in the men's wheelchair race. rules which prevent some victims of crime from being compensated if they lived with their attacker are being scrapped by the ministry ofjustice. the "same roof rule" was changed in 1979, but not retrospectively, meaning victims from before that time have been refused payouts. last year, more than a 150—million pounds was paid out by the scheme. here's our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. after a violent crime, what happens to the victims? for over 50 years, they have been able to claim compensation under a scheme funded by the state. but the government says the system needs modernising to reflect the changing nature of crime, so it is starting a review. the criminal injuries compensation scheme review will examine the two—year time limit on bringing claims, if people with convictions for certain offences should be barred from compensation, and whether sexual grooming victims should be able to make claims. curren

kenya's vivian cheruiyot wins the women's race. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's steven wyeth. good evening. former captain alastair cook is batting for the final time in test cricket and looking to help england build a match—winning lead over india at the oval. the tourists got within a0 runs in theirfirst innings, largely thanks to 86 not out from ravindra jadeja. then it was time, one last time, for alaistar cook to open the innings — the crowd giving him a standing ovation. his partner keaton jennings couldn't stay with him long, leaving a delivery from mohammed shami. and moeen ali has just been out too. but cook is still there, hoping to end his international career on a high. england are 57—1 in their second innings, a lead of 97, ——england are 64—2 in their second innings, a lead of 104, with cook unbeaten on 27 and moeen ali with him on 19 not out. gareth bale is captaining wales in denmark in what is their second match in the nations league. it remains goalless in denmark. den

in the women's race, london marathon champion vivian cheruiyot of kenya saw off the challenge of the rest of the field to win for a second time in three years. britain's david weir won the men's wheelchair race for the seventh time and broke his own course record, finishing in 41 minutes and 19 seconds. and the women's wheelchair race was won by poland's martyna snopek. however, there were just three athletes involved. snopek works as a teacher in maidenhead and is a member of david weir's academy. to the iaaf continental cup in ostrava now, and caster semenya has run the fifth—fastest 800 metres in history. it was also the second—fastest time of her career. ——it was also the third—fastest time of her career. there's only been one run quicker in the past decade and that was semenya herself, setting her personal best injune. it's the 29th consecutive 800m race that the double olympic champion has won. 0lympic triple jump champion christian taylor ran against team europe's matthew hudson—smith on the first leg of the mixed 400m relay at the continental cup, but it was the b

cheruiyot wins the women's race.

cheruiyot wins the women's race.

kenya's vivian cheruiyot wins the women's race in the great north run in newcastle as sir mo farah goes for an unprecendented fifth consequtive win. hello, and a very warm welcome to dateline london with me, tim wilcox. this week, we discuss the perilous situation for millions of civilians in idlib as government forces prepare to clear the last remaining rebel stronghold in syria's north western province. there are warnings of a blood bath after a summit between the presidents of russia, turkey and iran — where it was hoped a deal would be struck — ended in failure. and with the long, hot parliamentary summer recess finally over, where are we in britain's brexit saga? my guests this week — greg katz from the associated press, the french magazine editor agnes poirier, the british political commentator steve richards, and the writer on arab affairs abdel bari atwan. welcome to you all. lovely to see you after the summer break. we start in syria where for weeks the un has been warning of an impending humanitarian disaster as government and iranian forces, backed by russian air power,

cheruiyot wins the women's race. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are anne ashworth — associate editor of the times — and the broadcasterjohn stapleton welcome to you both. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. let's start with the financial times who declare ‘relief for may‘ after savage attacks at home — they say the eu is planning to help finalise a brexit deal with the uk

cheruiyot wins the women's race. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the former foreign secretary boris johnson's latest intervention on brexit has been attacked by fellow conservatives as "outrageous" and "disgusting" after he likened the prime minister's proposals to a suicide vest. in a newspaper article he said the chequers plan was a humiliation that gives the eu what it wants in return for nothing. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. neverfarfrom a camera, it seems, but borisjohnson didn't get the warmest welcome from cricket fans at the oval yesterday. commentator: ah, the former foreign secretary. appears to be on his own. booing. perhaps dreaming up his latest attack on the government's brexit plan. in today's mail on sunday he called it feeble and pathetic and said by promising no friction at the irish border... suicide bomb or suicide vest... that language was quickly criticised by tory colleagues. i think there are much better ways to articulate your differences and i think it's a reminder

cheruiyot wins the women's race.

cheruiyot wins the women's race. i'll be back with a headlines at five. but for now, inside and out. music: turn the page by the streets all over london, council housing is being ripped from the landscape, cut from the skyline. we have seen the demolition of up to 100 council estates. the stock has been decimated. at the same time, entire estates originally built to house the working—class are being sold—off to developers. we have a situation of what might be called hyper—gentrification, council estates have very much become a target for making profit. with council homes now increasingly scarce, families are being forced out of their communities, to the edges of our city and beyond. i can't believe this is what i have worked all my life for. to end up in a property like this cos i couldn't live here. this is the story of how some councils in london have demolished, sold and neglected their housing and how their tenants have been left fighting for a place to live. since i was a child running around the hood, i'v

cheruiyot wins the women's race.

kenya's vivian cheruiyot wins the women's race in the great north run in newcastle as sir mo farah goes for an unprecendented fifth consequtive win.

cheruiyot wins the women's race. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are anne ashworth — associate editor of the times — and the broadcasterjohn stapleton welcome to you both. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. let's start with the financial times who declare ‘relief for may‘ after savage attacks at home — they say the eu is planning to help finalise a brexit deal with the uk ‘senior tories slam boris‘ on the front of the metro after his comments about theresa may's brexit plans are called ‘disgusting' and ‘sickening'. those divisions inside the conservative party continue on the front of the i — which says four senior tories hit back at the former foreign secretary. boris is back in the the daily telegraph which carries new comments from the former minister who says theresa may must cut taxes to help britain thrive post—brexit. the guardian reveals that the metropolitan police are increasingly dropping investigations into