following claims she requested a private speed awareness course to avoid points on her driving licence after she was caught speeding last summer. and a woman from saudi arabia will make history later when she blasts off from florida to spend 10 days on board the international space station. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday this sunday night coming up on the programme. celebrations at the etihad stadium as manchester city are crowned champions of england again. on the brink of relegation leeds lose at west ham to leave their premier league fate hanging by a thread. all the players need to do is roll their sleeves up and try and beat tottenham and have the other results go in ourfavour. late drama at ibrox as glasgow city dramatically snatch the swpl title from celtic in the dying seconds. also coming up on the programme before seven. justin rose and rory mcilroy are among the chasing pack trying to catch brooks kopeka at the pga c
however it s unlikely they will earn an outright majority. there are calls for the uk s home secretary suella braverman to be investigated following claims she requesterd a private speed awareness course, to avoid points on her driving licence, after she was caught speeding last summer. sinn fein s vice president has called on the british and irish governments to restore a power sharing government at stormont. it s after the party delivered a stunning victory in the council elections. now on bbc news, it s sportsday with chetan. celebrations at the etihad stadium as manchester city are crowned champions of england again. fantastic! but we are getting used to it now. it is just one of those things. closing in on a fourth successive league title chelsea could be women s super league champions tonight. late drama at ibrox as glasgow city dramatically snatch the swpl title from celtic in the dying seconds. justin rose and rory mcilroy are among the chasing pack trying to ca
number of backers. here s our political correspondent helen catt. three potential prime ministers. two of them have officially said they want the job. the former chancellor rishi sunak has confirmed he is running, after getting more than the 100 backers he needs. in a tweet he said he was standing because he wanted to fix the economy, unite the party and deliver for the country. penny mordaunt had already said she was in the race and is the only contender so far to go in front of the cameras. but she wouldn t be drawn on the detail she of the policy she would pursue. you stand b that policy she would pursue. you stand by that what policy she would pursue. you stand by that what you policy she would pursue. you stand by that what you said policy she would pursue. you stand by that what you said a policy she would pursue. you stand by that what you said a couple - policy she would pursue. you stand by that what you said a couple of i by that what you said a couple of we
good afternoon. rishi sunak has formally entered the contest to become the next conservative leader and prime minister. the former chancellor says he wants to lead the country with integrity, professionalism and accountability. he already has the required backing of more than 100 fellow tory mps. this afternoon suella braverman, the former home secretary became the lastest high profile mp to endorse him. writing in the telegraph ms braverman says the tories all need to compromise but that rishi is the only candidate that fits the bill to deliver unity, stability and efficiency. meanwhile the foreign secretary james cleverly is backing boris johnson. in a tweet he said that mrjohnson had learned lessons from his time in number 10 and will focus on the needs of the country. mrjohnson has yet to declare his candidacy but held talks with mr sunak last night. penny mordaunt is also running but like mrjohnson has yet to achieve the required number of backers. here s our political c
Cities and a mom presented about the boy 40 was not her child. How does this happen . Nightly news again right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Im Savannah Guthrie in for lester. As we come on the air, a hurricane is about to make landfall in the state of florida for the first time in 11 years. Hurricane packing 75mileanhour winds and there are fears of tornadoes, torrential rain, flooding and a dangerous storm surge, which has already gun. Tonight multiple states of emergency across as the massive storm closes in. Millions are on alert. Gabe gut air says in the Florida Panhandle for us tonight. How are things going . Reporter good pick up here as hermine gets closer to shore. It has really strengthened throughout the day. Now floridas governor is saying that 6,000 members of the National Guard are ready to mobilize if needed. Tonight the outer bands of hermine are lashing the panhandle. Torrential rain pounding