a draw ahead of the second leg next week. to compound united s misery, defender lisandro martinez was forced off with injury and manager erik ten hag says it s not an achilles tendon problem. i think it is not an injury, he will not play on sunday, but i can say what the diagnosis is and i would prefer to wait and then we are clear and we know exactly what it is. assistant referee constantine hatzidakis says he is looking forward to returning to officiating after the english football association confirmed he will face no further action for clashing with liverpool s andy robertson. hatzidakis and robertson came together at half time during liverpool s draw with arsenal last week, with the official appearing to raise his elbow to the defender. the assistant referee was stood down while an investigation took place. that has now been completed and he will face no further punishment. the 38 year old also confirmed he has apologised to robertson. new york red bulls forward dante
Fading into friday morning. Drier with sunshine further north, more showers breaking out through friday, potentially more substantial rain to the West Of Scotland and northern ireland, but feeling fairly humid in the sun. And thats bbc news at six on wednesday 31st august. You can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. From the six team, its goodbye. The news continues here on bbc one as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. Goodnight. Hello. Thanks forjoining us on sportsday this evening. Im ben croucher. Coming up thejury in the ryan giggs Domestic Violence trial fails to reach a verdict he could face another trial. Well be live at the us open as andy murray bids for a place in the third round. One month on from that win at the womens euros, well look ahead to the lionnesses efforts to reach next yea r s womens world cup. Always amazing, but weve got a world cup now, we have world cup qualifiers. We are now mo
But before that, this. The final chance for liz truss and rishi sunak to persuade conservative Party Members to vote for them the last hustings gets under way here at wembley in under an hour. Thejury in the ryan giggs Domestic Violence trial fails to reach a verdict. He could face another trial. Andy murray is in action at the us open. Well have the latest after Emma Raducanu falls at the first hurdle in her defence of the title. And on sportsday on the bbc news channel, one month on from winning the womens euros, well find out how englands lionnesses are turning their attention to qualification for next years world cup. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. In what is his last week as Prime Minister, borisjohnson has been defending his governments record on crime, but it comes on the day a new report commisioned by the centre right policy Exchange Think Tank says Police Forces ability to solve crimes is woefully low. It follows the bbc s own Research Showing Police Forces
that shamima begum who left london aged 15 to join the islamic state group was smuggled into syria by an intelligence agent working for canada. thousands of royal mail workers stage a second day of strike action in a row over pay disrupting deliveries of packages and letters. full speed ahead for the world s largest operating offshore wind farm. hornsea two, off the yorkshire coast, will power more than one million homes. than one million homes. defending champion emma raducanu is out of the us open losing in the first round to france s alize cornet. the last leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev, has died, aged 91, following a long illness. mr gorbachev was crucial to ending the cold war. he was one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century. world leaders have been paying tribute. president biden described him as a man of remarkable vision. the un chief antonio guterres said he changed the course of history . our moscow editor, steve ro
royal mail apologises to customers as a one day strike by postal workers halts deliveries. powering over a million homes. the world s largest offshore wind farm goes into operation near the yorkshire coast. and big disappointment for emma raducanu as the defending champion is beaten in the first round of the us open. and coming up on the bbc news channel. with one day to go until the transfer window deadline, five teams are playing in the premier league tonight, with liverpool and manchester city both in action. good afternoon. mikhail gorbachev was one of the most consequential leaders of the 20th century, and now preparations are being made for his funeral. the last leader of the soviet union died yesterday at the age of 91. but thoughts on his death vary wildly. many russians including vladimir putin blame him for what they believe was russia s loss of prestige and respect after the fall of the iron curtain. yet in the west, he s lauded for ending the repression of communi