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The Bbc News at six. In a moment welljoin the news teams where you are, but well leave you now with some of the key voices from today. The deaths that occurred were all avoidable, and those who lived in the tower were badly failed by those who were responsible for ensuring the safety of the building and its occupants. The country failed to discharge its most fundamental duty, to protect you and your Loved Ones, the people that we are here to serve, and i am deeply sorry. Human life was never a priority, and we lost friends, neighbours and Loved Ones in the most horrific way. Through greed, corruption, incompetence and negligence. Coming up on Bbc News, we speak to former Wales Wing Hello and welcome to sportsday im jane dougall. Her eighteenth paralympic gold and shes stilljumping forjoy. Evergreen Sarah Storey adds to her collection and to great Britains Tally in paris. CanJack Draper get to the Semi Finals of the Us Open . Hes on court soon in New York against Alex De Mineur. And we hear from former Wales Wing louis Rees Zammit after he was cut from the Kansas City chiefs but picked up by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Also coming up on sportsday. After a huge Shake Up of the league, the squads have been selected ahead of the new netball season. A lot of apprehension and a lot of excitement as well but hell be great that its finally here. Welcome to the programme, lets start in paris with the astonishing eighteenth paralympic Gold Medal for dame Sarah Storey on the seventh day of the games. She is already britains most successful paralympian, but added to her accolades by winning the c5 individual time trial. She said she was thrilled, but was also critical of the organisers for creating a course that was half the length of the men s. Nonetheless, storey� s medal and several others have taken gb� s total up to 72. Our Sports Correspondent Andy Swiss is in paris for us. So impressive from storey, but controversy too . That is right and there was some controversy but the story has long been one of british sports most extraordinary athletes and now she has yet another paralympic title in the time trial and was entirely straightforward, she was trailing during the early stages of the time trial but she showed all her composure, all her experience and she came charging through dispatch the Gold Medal by four seconds as you say, she was very critical about the course and said it was appalling because it was only half the distance of the course in the Mens Event but she was delighted with her victory and not surprisingly the 18th Paralympic title quite extraordinary and she has a chance of winning a 19th Paralympic Gold Medal in the Road Race on friday. Goldmedal in the Road Race on frida. ~. , goldmedal in the Road Race on frida. , friday. We have seen success in other sports friday. We have seen success in other sports as friday. We have seen success in other sports as well. Friday. We have seen success in other sports as well. Thats friday. We have seen success in | other sports as well. Thats right, len other sports as well. Thats right, plenty more other sports as well. Thats right, plenty more metals other sports as well. Thats right, plenty more metals for other sports as well. Thats right, L Plenty more metals for Paralympics Gb Today and there are three more medals, three silvers, in fact in one of them went to poppy, you might remember one briton� s first Gold Medal of the games last week and now, she has won Herfourth Metal at these games, silver and 200 metres individual, what a game she is having. In Silver Medals for Darby And Alice and the poor. In the powerlifting, there are several metals rizzoli, her left of the hundred Nine Kilograms was initially declared to file but she appealed the decision and that decision was overturned and so, she has the silver metal, or third paralympic metal, in fact in britain has won its first Shooting Metal of the games here in paris and that was a bronze for tenjeffrey, games here in paris and that was a bronze for ten jeffrey, this games here in paris and that was a bronze for tenjeffrey, this is his third Paralympic Games and he said he could not be happier to win his first paralympic metal adding the final with one of the hardest things he had to do in a long time. A bronze there for ten jeffrey for what is been another productive day so far for paralympics gb. Jack draper is about to step on court for arguably one of the biggest matches of his career. Hes taking on alex De Minaur in the Quarter Finals of the Us Open. With many of the top seeds already knocked out, this is probably the british Number Ones best chance yet of winning a grand slam. 0ur Tennis Correspondent Russell Fuller is in New York, i spoke to him earlier about drapers chances against De Minaur, because he has beaten players of that calibre to get to this stage of the tournament. Yes, but can he do it in the grand Slam Quarterfinal and his first appearance of the stage of a major championship and play at the stadium for the first time because it is enormous. Up to 2a,000 people. Reaching three consecutive grand Slam Quarterfinal is in a just gives you an idea of how good a player he is and he wasnt able to play in the most recent one at wimbledon because later on in this for the round he described as a loud crack that he heard at his hip and he wasnt able to take the court to play Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. Barely played between wimbledon apart from one appearance of the olympic doubles are lost in the 0lympic doubles are lost in the first level but even though he is not his absolute best, hes been getting better and better than the tournaments and will be a real test of draper who was only been broken once and is yet to drop a set and not playing a Seated Opponent to see if he is the ability to raise his game and produces best tennis in a first grand Slam Quarterfinal. Draper is also the first british man to reach this since Andy Murray back in 2016, dare We Say is this the emergence of a replacement for Andy Murray after hes retired . I do emergence of a replacement for Andy Murray after hes retired . Murray after hes retired . I do not think he can murray after hes retired . I do not think he can escape murray after hes retired . I do not think he can escape the murray after hes retired . I do not think he can escape the parallels i think he can escape the parallels and he is a good friend of Andy Murray and they have developed quite a rapport and Jack Draper was talking to us before the Us Opening and at court the other day about how he, this is the mess that Andy Murray left them in the Changing Room and rancid stinking shoes and that relationship is very important and he also said if i have half the career of that man, i will retire a Very Happy man indeed. Different sort of players but for draper, its all about being as aggressive as he can use the most of that 64 frame and hes got the big moves in these Left Hander and spends on the ball which right hand is used to playing against and he has advantages there and i think that is going to be the way he tries to play his career but as much as possible, i think you be as much as possible, i think you be a fascinating Combination Today because yes, he has the raw power but this is a fabulous retriever. Speaking of america, speaking of louis Rees Zammit has been speaking to the bbc about his disappointment over being cut from the Nfl Side the Kansas City chiefs. Zammit had been signed as a Running Back by the Super Bowl champions after coming through the nfls international player pathway programme. The former Wales Wing has since been picked up by the Jacksonville Jaguars and told our Sports Correspondent Nesta Mcgregor that hes optomistic about starting with his new side but that he will always be grateful to the Kansas City chiefs. To give me my first opportunity to properly learn football and also play. And i cannot thank them enough and i learned so much from them and the coaches and my old Team Mates and all of that kind of stuff in ultimately, did not work out for me which is a shame a but Life Goes On and im very excited for the opportunity that the Jacksonville Jaguars of given me. Get Stay Level headed and calm and im so thankfulfor level headed and calm and im so thankful for this level headed and calm and im so thankfulfor this Team Level headed and calm and im so thankful for this team giving level headed and calm and im so thankfulfor this team giving me level headed and calm and im so thankful for this team giving me the opportunity to be able to carry on my dream and, you know, with the team that has a very bright future with exciting players and im Very Happy. With exciting players and im Very Ha. � , with exciting players and im Very Ha. ~ with exciting players and im Very Ha ,�. , with exciting players and im Very Happy. Always good to set goals that are achievable happy. Always good to set goals that are achievable but happy. Always good to set goals that are achievable but what happy. Always good to set goals that are achievable but what are happy. Always good to set goals that are achievable but what are your are achievable but what are your goals this year . The are achievable but what are your goals this year . Are achievable but what are your goals this year . The goals to get on the field we goals this year . The goals to get on the field we are goals this year . The goals to get on the field we are to goals this year . The goals to get on the field we are to be goals this year . The goals to get on the field we are to be realistic the field we are to be realistic and it will take a little bit of time to give the coaches the impressions and they had to be able to trust me, there to be able to be reliable when they call place, after know what im doing it will take a little bit of time and Practice And Training and i havent really set a goal in terms of timing but i definitely want to get on the field of the season and we will see what happens. The . Get on the field of the season and we will see what happens. They say if ou we will see what happens. They say if you dont we will see what happens. They say if you dont have we will see what happens. They say if you dont have haters, we will see what happens. They say if you dont have haters, youre we will see what happens. They say if you dont have haters, youre not| if you dont have haters, youre not doing anything right and there is some people say you joined the jaguars and played two games in london and it makes good business sense, negative message for anyone doubting whether you are being put in here are the ten Year Football credentials push i dont really care about haters, to be honest, they can say whatever they want behind their phones are behind their laptops. Making comments, i dont listen to that kind of stuff i do have to do to be successful and they can write all they want. But im working really hard on this stream in to make this country would be everything you have to do is much as i can every day to be a better Football Player and be a better person and see where that takes me. Now, after a disappointing euros campain, scotland will be in competitve action for the first time taking on poland at hampden. Steve clarkes squad will hope to perform better in the Nations League a match tomorrow, before a trip to Lisbon On Sunday to play portugal. Its scotlands first time back together since a disappointing Group Stage Exit in germany where they gotjust one point from three games. Kheradine issdene is at hampden for us. Changes in the air of the national stadium and thereafter a fresh start after the disappointment of the euros, some fresh faces in the squad who turned up for training and ahead of a very difficult nations legal croup in the national manager came to take the country forward after a deflating summer into germany. We deflating summer into germany. Expect the Core Group Qualifying for back to back European Tournaments and within that core group, you have to try to add a bit more and hopefully something that makes us better and it is not going to happen overnight its not going to happen across the two games that are going to play now but looking at this campaign and thinking this is the chance to help the group so we get to the qualifiers, we are in good shape. To the qualifiers, we are in good sha e. , to the qualifiers, we are in good shae. ,. ,. ,. ,. , shape. You only have to look at the resective shape. You only have to look at the respective world shape. You only have to look at the respective World Rankings shape. You only have to look at the respective World Rankings of shape. You only have to look at the respective World Rankings of the respective World Rankings of the teams in scotlands group, portugal earned the top ten, croatia just outside of it, tomorrows opponents of poland the 28 and that is 20 places of of scotland and yet, there is a steely determination within the national set up to be much more competitive at this level. We national set up to be much more competitive at this level. Competitive at this level. We are here, we wanted competitive at this level. We are here, we wanted and competitive at this level. We are here, we wanted and we competitive at this level. We are here, we wanted and we know. Competitive at this level. We are i here, we wanted and we know that competitive at this level. We are here, we wanted and we know that the manager here, we wanted and we know that the manager and the Captain can help than the manager and the Captain can help than the big way and that is so we are both than the big way and that is so we are both in than the big way and that is so we are both in again. Manager wants to et are both in again. Manager wants to get the are both in again. Manager wants to get the World Cup and makes that clear and get the World Cup and makes that clear and i get the World Cup and makes that clear and i want to play for scotland clear and i want to play for scotland as long as i can. Also ains to scotland as long as i can. Also pains to stress scotland as long as i can. Also pains to stress that scotland as long as i can. Also pains to stress that he scotland as long as i can. Also pains to stress that he and scotland as long as i can. Ir pains to stress that he and the play really felt the love from the nation across the summer and the onus is now on them to help the fans get over the disappointment of germany, here at hampden against poland. Northern Ireland Manager Michael 0neill has described Trai Hume as a leader after picking him to Captain the side against luxembourg in their Nations League 0pener. Its Afterjonny Evans confirmed last week that he was retiring from all international football. Hume plays for Championship Side Sunderland and will lead his country for tomorrow nights match at Windsor Park in belfast. . But 0neill told our reporter Stephen Watson that he hasnt decided on a permanent, longterm Captain yet. There are three or four that i would like to see over the next four or five games, six games in the Nations League and other plants react to that and who emerges from the group in terms of looking like a Captain. We do not have anyone who is the Captain of the club and these are situations that we learned and see how it grows develops in at this moment in time, there World Cup qualifying campaign, having the Captain who is the Captain to go forward. ,. ,. , Captain who is the Captain to go forward. ,. ,. , forward. Someone who can be there forward. Someone who can be there for the foreseeable forward. Someone who can be there for the foreseeable future forward. Someone who can be there for the foreseeable future as for the foreseeable future as Long Term Captain. In for the foreseeable future as longterm Captain. For the foreseeable future as longterm Captain. In the past it was uuite longterm Captain. In the past it was quite a longterm Captain. In the past it was quite a straightforward was quite a straightforward situation and when i came in, yet come back from retirement and i thought it was the right thing for stephen to take that role which she did extremely successfully in that stephen was absent in the natural successor was Johnny Stephen was absent in the natural Successor Wasjohnny and in that period, he was with injuries and people, will have a look at it and i think it is something that a lot of people put a bit more emphasis on and really necessary and most important thing is we have a good group of lads together and hopefully will emerge. Two new eras will begin on saturday when england take on ireland in dublin. Lee carsley a former ireland international Will Take Charge of his first competitive match with england in the Nations League. He took over from Gareth Southgate after he stepped down following the heartbreaking loss to spain in the final of the euros. Ireland also have a new manager in the form of heimir hallgrimsson. But carsley has started his tenure by calling up some new names to the squad. Alex howell is at St Georges Park for us. 0n the Training Pitch Today with his England Squad for the first time properly since he was named interim Head Coach following Gareth Southgates departure and lots of new faces in the squad and one of them is Angel Gomez and he took quite thejourney them is Angel Gomez and he took quite the journey starting his career at Manchester United before going overseas and playing in portugal and france and he was speaking to us today about why his journey has been so different it would it means to him. Journey has been so different it would it means to him. When i left is more for would it means to him. When i left is more for the would it means to him. When i left is more for the idea to would it means to him. When i left is more for the idea to better is more for the idea to better myself and as a person going through the journey that i went through i knew that eventually being in this position, it can wait as long as it takes the moment youre able to represent your country the highest level that is the highest moment you can get to, personally. Can get to, personally. Gomez is one ofthe can get to, personally. Gomez is one of the people can get to, personally. Gomez is one of the people can can get to, personally. Gomez is one of the people can make can get to, personally. Gomez is one of the people can make their can get to, personally. Gomez is one of the people can make their Debut L of the people can make their debut in the games coming up alongside chelsea, from Newcastle And Morgan from nottingham forest. There will be hoping that they can get positive results in these games against the Republic Of Ireland and finland as they look to get promoted back to they look to get promoted back to the top level of the Nations League. There are several british sides in womens Champions League Qualifying action today. Celtic have already played they won their game against finnish Side Koops 3 1. Saoirse noonan scored a Hat Trick as they came from behind to put them one step closer to the Champions League Group stages. Meanwhile, Northern Irish Side Glentoran lost 3 2 to znk mura. Cardiff city are in action now against twente theyre 2 0 down at half time. And there is an all british tie to come as rangers take on arsenal. That game kicks off at 7 30. Bowlerjosh hull will make his England Debut in the third and final test against Sri Lanka, which starts at the oval on friday as England Attempt to complete a clean sweep in the series. Theyve won the first two matches under Stand In Captain-0llie-pope'>Captain 0llie Pope who has led his side to victories, despite a dip in his own batting form. Joe wilson has more. If all the pope is seeking reassurance, he can walk out to the familiar. This test is his home ground, the oval. His form is been poorin ground, the oval. His form is been poor in the Sri Lanka series but he told me that he would like to lead the site again one day once Ben Stokes is finished, of course. Yes. Stokes is finished, of course. Yes, i would stokes is finished, of course. Yes, i would love stokes is finished, of course. Yes, i would love to stokes is finished, of course. Yes, i would love to and stokes is finished, of course. Yes, i would love to and theres stokes is finished, of course. Ya i would love to and theres been a lot of talk about me not getting the runs and is a better and put myself under a lot of pressure when i want to go on every game and yeah, its definitely something i have to do but. ,. ,. ,. But. For england to feel optimistic at the oval here but. For england to feel optimistic at the oval here today but. For england to feel optimistic at the oval here today after but. For england to feel optimistic at the oval here today after also i at the oval here today after also finding the summer they won every Test Match Theyve played and, their Coaching Situation being resolved, the enormously influential Brendan Mccullen in charge of everything. And an batting practice, that is his job, the Ground Preparation will lead to others for the future is now. That is Whyjosh Hall is being picked not on form but for his Frame And Potential and that is the essence of the cullens england. After this test series, england will play australia in eight white ball matches. Scotland have started their T20 Series against them, with a heavy defeat. They set australia a target of 155 to win in edinburgh. Travis head set off on a one Man Mission to reach that target with a blistering display of batting. He reached 50 offjust 17 balls, the joint fastest by an australian in t20s. He was eventually out for 80, hitting five 6s and i2 boundaries. Marcus stoinis hit a six to get the winning runs as the aussies cruised to a seven wicket victory. The sides will meet again on friday and saturday. Lets take a quick look at some of the other Sports News stories making the headlines. Judd trump has cruised into the Quarter Finals of the Saudi Arabian masters in ryadh. The World Number one finished with a Century Break as he saw off fellow Englishmanjack Lisowski by 6 frames to i. British rider Stephen Williams was first over the line in stage 2 of the Tour Of Britain from darlington to redcar. Williams is the overall leader, with fellow briton 0scar 0nley, who came third today, six seconds behind him. Australias Kay Den groves won stage 17 of the vuelta y espana. Australias Kayden Groves won stage 17 of the vuelta y espana. Groves just about headed off the challenges of Pavel Bittner and vito braet. With just four stages to go, another aussie Ben 0connor remains the overall leader, but is just five seconds ahead of three time winner primoz roglic. England Head Coach Steve Borthwick has been handed more control over his elite players after the announcement of a new eight Year Partnership which will give Premiership Clubs £33million per season. Its thought the move will revolutionise the Men S Game at international and domestic level. 0ur Rugby Reporter Sara Orchard is at twickenham or, as its now known allianz stadium. Todays announcement has been a long time coming for the elite men who play in england and ultimately try and stop that push and pull between club and country. So, the england Head Coach, he is going to be able to give out up to 25 enhanced Elite Player Contracts and who gets those contracts, it means the love increased security, financial security in particular around playing for england and it also means the england Head Coach, he is going to have more power over them and on sports science, medical matters, notjust for england but their clubs. The clubs will get a share of £33 million per season which sounds great but they are giving a lot of power to england in return. However, the Message Today is that the system had to change. Since the game and professional in 1995, it had inherently within it, natural Conflict Points and you could just mention the accessibility of players, the best players to be at the top form international duties but also on this form for the clubs as well and the inherent conflict and what were doing here now its working together to make sure we maximise and benefit from what we have because frankly, the system is not completely broken but the 46 nation since 2003 and it really isnt good enough for us and we think this is the way through that. On the Bbc Sport website, theres 0n the Bbc Sport website, theres more detail about what is happening to the englands men coaching set up after their two tests, we already knew that they announced that he was leaving his post at the head of Strength And Conditioning for ireland however, mills also confirmed today that Felix Jones, the Defence Coach had handed in his resignation and still is a year to rule on that contract. Bill sweeney said today that Felix Jones rule on that contract. Bill sweeney said today that felixjones had come Out Of The Blue and said that discussions continue around his role but that steve Head Coach had 100 support from the rugby football union. Squads for netball� s superleague were selected today after a huge Re Vamp of the nsl. Ten teams have been reduced to eight and player squads have been cut from 15 to ten. From 15 to ten as part of a 10 Year Plan to professionalise the league. Well former England Defender Geva Mentor has been re selcted for leeds rhinos, i spoke to her earlier and began by asking what the mood was among the players after such a sizeable Shake Up of the superleague. Its been a super distracting day, probably notjust its been a super distracting day, probably not just for the its been a super distracting day, probably notjust for the Netball Community Fight for us players as well. Theres a lot of apprehension in the lot of excitement as well but its great that its finally here and its great to be successful overnight and change things pretty quickly and so, the fact that theyve got this Step Process and theyve got this Step Process and the Super League and weapons go hand in hand to make sure we roll out on the night where we believe this going to be success in the area think you can to the likes of the place of artie been announced we have a lot more australian good youth coming out and those who havent taken to the court and theres a lot of Training Partners have taken to the court and been very successful in now coming over and seeing the opportunity to be a part of Notjust Something new and but something competitive in the competitive league that will help place them wherever they want to go whether they want to move to professional rivers in the country and so, ifeel thats professional rivers in the country and so, i feel thats going to be a long process but this is the first step to take and we are being very competitive already. I definitely hope that theyre able to tap into the resources that football is able to bring in with the support the girls on and off the court in the same with us and these rhinos, its about trying to share the resources where possible and at the end of the day, we are clamouring for the sponsorships and endorsements and although we are going professional, theres been a bit of a 60 increase in salaries and it is still not where it needs to be and we can still fluctuate between minimums and some clubs Pang Maximum to set them up some clubs Pang Maximum to set them up with the Combination Transport and we are having the right people in Place And Itjust takes time but i am all for being able to amalgamate and leverage off these other Sporting Clubs that have been very successful. Before we go, just time to update you on the Us Open. British Number One Jack Draper is about to get under way against tenth seed Alex De Mineur in the quarterfinals. Draper is hoping to become the first british man to reach the us 0pen singles Semi Finals since Andy Murray won the title in 2012. There is live Match Commentary on 5live thats all from sportsday. Hello there. Look out for contrasting Weather Conditions across the country over the next few days. After having the wettest summer on record in scotland, the sunshine will come as a welcome surprise and it will turn increasingly humid. More cloud across eastern Scotland And North East England, but again, still quite warm. And then further south, well see a spell of Heavy Rain as an area of low pressure develops, and that front is going to lingerfor a few days at least. So, Heavy Rain across southern england and parts of south wales. You can see the first signs of that first thing on thursday morning. Its going to continue to drift its way steadily westwards and intensify. Quite a lot of Cloud Spilling in off the north sea, but with lighter winds further north and west, here, we should get a little more sunshine. And in that shelter, temperatures will start to respond, so we could see highs perhaps on Thursday Afternoon of 22 degrees. Now, lets take a look at what happens through thursday evening, because that rain will intensify further. A spell of Heavy Rain moving its way across South West england. That eases away, and then another pulse of wet weather is going to feed in towards the early hours of friday morning. Dont forget the brighter colours, the intensity of the rainfall. Some areas could see as much as 80 to 100mm of rain before this low pressure pulls away. So another wet start across the South West, with further areas of Showery Rain Pushing into south East England as well. An easterly wind will hopefully give a little more sunshine across eastern england, and more Humidity And Warmth to go with it, so temperatures potentially peaking at 25 degrees. We might see 25 in Western Scotland as well. Into saturday, that area of low Pressure Potentiallyjust drifts that little bit further south, but still the risk of further Heavy Rain, sunny spells elsewhere, and again those temperatures into the mid 20s. But by the time we get into sunday, it looks likely that the low pressure will then start to drift its way that little bit further north and east. So the midlands, Parts Of Lincolnshire and perhaps East Anglia could see more in the way of heavier rain. And cloudier conditions potentially further north as well, as the Wind Direction is now starting to change, so not quite as warm, not quite as humid. Take care. Its 7pm in london. This is the World Today with martine croxall. The final report into one of Britains Burst of residential fires has been published, seven years after 72 people died in the grenfell tower disaster. Israels prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government retains committed to its oracles and will retain a Buffer Zone on the border. I will retain a Buffer Zone on the border. Will retain a Buffer Zone on the border. I am telling you that if we the border. I am telling you that if we relieve the border. I am telling you that if we relieve the that if we relieve the pressure, if we get out of the philadelphi corridor, we are not going to get the hostages back, we are going to condemn a lot of them to stay there. Aha, lot of them to stay there. A High School in the State Of Georgia is in lockdown after reported deadly shooting. Police say one suspect is now in custody. Seven people killed and dozens more injured in lviv after a fresh wave of strikes on ukraine russia. On ukraine by russia