Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im gavIn ramjaun. More golds for gb on the fInal day of paralympIcs actIon, on whats been a successful campaIgn In parIs. We are an IncredIbly small natIon, so to brIng home the kInd of Medal Numbers we Is unbelIevable. FrustratIon for Northern Ireland In plovdIv, as a mIstake costs them dearly agaInst bulgarIa In the NatIons League. And Its game on at the oval, as SrI Lanka PIle on the pressure, to seal a wIn over england, and Save Face In the serIes. Also comIng up on sportsday. Sabalenka parades her Us Open trophy In new york, but can Taylor FrItz end the long amerIcan waIt, as the mens fInal Is underway. And 60,000 runners take to the streets for the worlds bIggest Half Marathon the 43rd EdItIon of the great North Run good evenIng, and welcome along to the programme. Its been an actIon packed few days, but the ParalympIc Games In parIs has now come to an end wIth the ClosIng Ceremonyjust underway. Its been another successful day for ParalympIcs Gb, w
And gusts of up to 80mph. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A canadian man, kidnapped and held for nearly five years in afghanistan along with his pregnant wife, says she was raped and their baby daughter murdered. Joshua boyle and Caitlin Coleman were freed earlier this week, along with three children, all born in captivity. As john mcmanus reports, mr boyle revealed the details after returning home to canada. Afghanistan, parts of the country remain in the grip of islamist militants. Canadianjoshua boyle and his wife Caitlin Coleman, came here, he says, to carry out aid work. But instead the couple were kidnapped by members of a Haqqani Network linked to the taliban. Over five years their captors released a series of videos. One of them showed their children born in captivity. On wednesday, the family were finally freed by Pakistani Forces. They arrived in toronto late last night where joshua boyle outlined their grim ordeal including the horrific murder of his daughter. The st
This is bbc news with shaun ley. The headlines a canadian kidnapped with his wife and held for nearly five years by the taliban has been talking of their ordeal, including the murder of their baby daughter. Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein could be thrown out of the academy that awards the oscars after multiple accusations of Sexual Assault the board is holding crisis talks this evening. Tougher sentences for attackers who maim their victims with acid, including prison sentences of at least six months for repeat offenders, under new government proposals. And batten down the hatches say the forecasters, as storm ophelia heads for the uk bringing torrential rain and winds of up to 80 miles an hour. Thank you very much for your company this afternoon. All the latest news at seven oclock. But from me, thank you and goodbye. Time to cross to the bbc sport centre now for sportsday. Good afternoon. Hello and welcome to sportsday, with me, olly foster, and holly hamilton. Hello there, these are ou
Lets speak to matt taylor. Hello there, lukwesa. It is 18 degrees at the moment in london, sheffield and hull, and the wind generally coming from a sunny direction. Outbreaks of rain, wind touching gale force later on. Elsewhere temperatures stay in the teens as we start sunday morning. A fair bit of cloud around, particularly in the north and the west. Wet and windy across parts of Northern Ireland and scotland. Much of england and wales will be dry, but if you see breaks in the clouds, could see 23 or even 2a across some parts. It is the republic of ireland who will bear the worst of this storm as it hits the south west on monday morning. But even for us, we could see winds gusting up to 80 mph for those around the irish sea. Details just before eight. Hello. This is bbc news with lukwesa burak. The headlines a canadian kidnapped with his wife and held for nearly five years by the taliban has been talking of their ordeal, including the murder of their baby daughter. Movie mogul Harve
While some rookies grabbed the spotlight in Melbourne, it was also a tournament in which veterans showed experience was invaluable in the doubles competition, Dave Worsley writes.