strongest in their group. however, the rugby world cup draw was done a long time in advance and it means that those polls are extremely lopsided. and that means that the team is ranked one to five in the world are on the opposite side of the draw to where england actually are. so despite this disruption, you would still expect england to get through that pool stage and reach a quarterfinal, by which time, if they don t have any more disciplinary issues, then they could well be going further and deeper into that tournament. next to the world athletics championships where the favourite, kenya s faith kipyegon produced a devastating turn of pace to win the women s 1500 metres in budapest the double olympic champion, who previously won world golds in 2017 and last year in eugene, led from gun to tape. she kicked at the bell for the final lap to outstrip a loaded field and take victory ahead of ethiopian diribe wel tayjee in second with dutch runner sifan hassan in third. britan
for football shirts. in sport. a blow to england s rugby world cup hopes as captain owen farrell sees his ban reimposed meaning he ll miss their first two matches of the tournament. happy birthday to blackpool s big dipper thrilling holidaymakers for the past century and 100 years old today. today we have showers across the north and west of the country. the rain currently across wales, the midlands and northern england will ease. most will have a largely dry day with sunshine. all the details later. it s wednesday, 23rd august. surgeons have successfully carried out the uk s first womb transplant, giving hope to dozens of women who are currently unable to have a baby. this kind of life changing surgery could help women born without a womb and those who lose their organ to cancer or other conditions, as our medical editor fergus walsh reports. a uk first as surgeons transplant a womb into a 34 year old woman, donated by her ao year old sister. the surgery in next door ope
infant formula on online adverts. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s marc edwards. there s been a double blow for england, with less than three weeks to go until the rugby world cup kicks off. owen farrell and now billy vunipola will be unavailable for their opening game of the tournament with argentina, after bans for both players were confirmed. farrell has been handed a four match ban after world rugby successfully appealed against the decision to overturn his red card against wales. that means he ll miss the opening two games of the world cup in france next month. vunipola meanwhile has been banned for three games, after england s only specialist number eight was sent off against ireland last week. however, it could be reduced to two matches if he completes the world rugby coaching programme on tackling. let s hear now from our reporter sara orchard on how these bans might impact england s chances at the tournament. ultimately, it has be