In a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first, a quick look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. At 7pm as donald trump arrives in florida to meet people affected by hurricane irma, the programme examines how close years to reaching an agreement about american citizens who have arrived in the country illegally. At 8pm, more on the Grenfell Tower public enquiry. We will be talking to the Housing Charity shelter about what their actions might be. And one of the worlds most elusive creatures, the beautiful snow leopard, is no longer considered endangered. I will speak to a big cat specialist about how successful conservation efforts have been. Do stay with us. Now, its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im hugh ferris. Our headlines this evening. Essex set up a first county championship title in 25 years, but will have to wait until tomorrow at least to seal the trophy. Everton are in action in the Europa League theyre at italian side atalanta, late
Hello and welcome to sportsday. Coming up Manchester United marched their way back to the top of the premier league. Lewis hamilton has the upper hand in the formula 1 drivers championship. He wins in singapore while rival driver Sebastian Vettel crashes out. And after all the build up, boxings biggest fight in the decade ends in a controversial draw. Manchester united are back on top of the premier league after a convincing 4 0 win over everton. It turned out to be a miserable return to old trafford for wayne rooney. At old trafford, time for Wayne Rooneys return. Now in the blue of everton, he was greeted with gratitude. Sometimes, for a moment, football achievements transcend tribalism. But there we re were no points to be proven and few have been making the case more firmly and directly than Manchester United this season. Directly than Manchester United this season. Antonia valencias strike in the opening moments. A goal of which wayne rooney would have been proud. It took until th
The home secretary says the uk Terror Threat level has been reduced from critical to severe, meaning an attack is no longer considered imminent. The change comes after the arrest of a second man in connection with fridays bomb attack on an underground train at Parsons Green station in london. The 21 year old suspect was detained at a house in stanwell near heathrow last night. An 18 year old arrested earlier at dover and suspected of planting the bomb remains in custody. Police are still searching a house linked to the teenager at sunbury on thames. Tom symonds is in stanwell for us tonight, where the latest arrest took place. Tom. This investigation started with the scrutiny of that smouldering makeshift bomb on the tube on friday, progressed through the scrutiny of hours of cctv footage of trains and platforms. Now, the emphasis is on these two properties, two houses, and onto men in custody and on two men in custody, who can be held for several days. All of which has taken the press
Negotiations with the eu. Well be getting reaction to the Prime Ministers speech from the former Northern Ireland secretary and brexit campaigner, theresa villiers. The other main stories on bbc news an 18 year old man is charged with attempted murder after the bomb attack on a London Underground train last week. The taxi app uber is to lose its licence to operate in london putting thousands of drivers jobs at risk. Donald trump and kim jong un trade insults while the north Korean Leader threatens to detonate a Hydrogen Bomb over the pacific. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Theresa may has set out her proposals for a transition of around two years after the uk leaves the European Union in march 2019. In a speech in florence, she offered to go on paying a fair share into the eu budget, with continued access to the Single Market during that period. My colleague christian fraiser watched the speech in florence the Prime Minister theresa may has been setting out her brexit vision whi
This year, more than 550 men and women will take part in 12 sports. Captain of the uk team is bernie broad, a former grenadier guard, injured by an ied in afghanistan in 2009. He found it difficult to cope when he left the army. You lose hope a bit, and all you have is yourfamily and you start to draw on them and use their energy. So it brought me down. Then invictus came along, and inside now, the smile goes round my head 14 times. And itjust brings that real smile back and that real happiness back, and that patrols out to the family. So fantastic. Injust three years, the Invictus Games have become a global sporting event, and theres little doubt that thats down to prince harrys star power and his determination to make them a success. Ready to watch it together . That, and his ability to recruit family members and high profile friends to back it, the canadian Prime Minister among them. Rumours are rife that meghan markle, harrys girlfriend, who lives and works in toronto, will make wh