us presidentjoe biden and his rival donald trump have gone head to head he has been criticised for a week and hesitant performance in the first head to head tv debate. he struggled as his rivalformer president donald trump made repeated claims that weren t true as the two sparred over their respective terms in office. they even swiped at each other about golf are several key topics were not mentioned at all. let s speak tojohn sudworth, who is in atlanta, where the debate took place. this was a bad night for us politics. yes, in normal circumstances the focus might be on those falsehoods that littered donald trump s performance, but in contrast he appeared presidential. this was a terrible night forjoe biden, faltering, at times seeming to be unable to complete his train of thought, and an event that was asked for by the democrats that had the purpose of trying to allay concerns about his age and mental competence has only amplified them and it has pushed those long simmerin
and coming up in the sport on bbc news. the history chasers can they become the first scotland side to make it out of the group stage of a major tournament? hello and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. well, in just a few hours, scotland s footballers kick off the euros, taking on germany in the opening game of the four week tournament. tens of thousands of scotland fans have descended on munich. england play their first match on sunday, against serbia. john watson s in munich for us and john, a big task for scotland tonight playing germany in germany? it is. they are calling this the biggest party in scottish football in 26 years. not since the world cup which was staged in france back in 1998 have scotland qualified for a major tournament overseas. as you can probably see behind me most of the scotland fans have now arrived here in munich. they have been mingling alongside their german counterparts here in one of the main squares in the city. it has been good natured, good
we always want to win games, and of course it would really help us to put us in a better position when we win the game. also coming up on sportsday. how climate change might impact rugby union for gloucester s him for more than a century and a quarter at most risk. hello again. a list of problems facing this year s french open hasjust got longer. novak djokovic has withdrawn from the touranment with a knee injury, ending his own defence of the title at roland garros. the world number one had been involved in the latest finish in french open history. before returning yesterday to deal not only with another marathon match, but also a slippery court, which djokovic then claimed had contributed to the injury which has now forced him to pull out. ifa if a player is feeling a certain way and, you know, what else if a player is feeling a certain way and, you know, what else do if a player is feeling a certain way and, you know, what else do we if a player is feeling a certain way an
Been, a bit of sunshine to the east of Northern England, any sunshine in scotla nd of Northern England, any sunshine in scotland and Northern Ireland, given the persistent rain in the highlands working towards the clyde valley. Breezy with it, temperatures in double figures, five or six celsius where the mist and low cloud lingers. Heading out this evening, the heaviest of the raid will clear from the north, leaving a good divide, cold conditions with one or two wintry conditions in the north, milder but cloudy in the south. Many here will be dry to see in the new year. Overnight rain and hills there we re year. Overnight rain and hills there were gradually clearing, but quite a cloudy and that they are wales, central and Southern England. The best of the weather in scotland and Northern England, but one or two wintry flurries can be expected. Bye for now. Hello, this is bbc news with me, gavin esler. The headlines at 10 30 after a glittering year for british sport, more than a hundred