now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. 30 wins in a row and they re into the world cup final. now england s women face their biggest test against holders new zealand. england s women win again in the rugby league world cup the men are into the final four papua new guinea no match today. and holding their nerve just as england s cricketers book their place in the semi finals of the t20 world cup. also coming up in the programme. new zealand are too much for wales who run away with it in the first of their autumn internationals. and goals galore plus lots of late drama in the premier league, as manchester city snatch a win, to go top of the table. hello there, and welcome along to a jam packed sportsday this saturday. and england s women are into the rugby world cup final but they were made to work for it against canada earlier today. it s 30 victories in a row for them but up next and on the biggest s
donald trump is also in the state and will be speaking a little later in the day to his crowds. so, it s big moment ahead of the midterms, just three days away. you re watching bbc news. it s been a pretty soggy day today across the uk thanks to a slow moving weather front which brought patchy rain and drizzle. that rain will become confined to the southeast corner of the country for part two of the weekend. elsewhere, it s looking brighter with sunshine, scattered showers and it will be windy for pretty much all areas. so this area of low pressure is responsible for bringing the unsettled weather this weekend. that set today s weather front becoming confined to the southeast. all those showers out west ready to push in through tonight and tomorrow so it stays cloudy, damp across southern and eastern areas. the rain starts to pep up here. it becomes heavy and maybe some rumbles of thunder. elsewhere, after a dry starts, the blustery showers will get going. some of these could
awaiting visual confirmation. bullseye! nasa successfully crashes a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if it can push it off course in its first planetary defence mission. not quite lift off for england, but a second half comeback against germany sees gareth southgate s side produce a confidence boosting 3 3 draw in their world cup send off. good morning. another day of sunshine and showers. some of the shower especially in the north and north east will be heavy and thundery, windy again, and it will feel cool for the time of year. all the details throughout the programme. it s tuesday the 27th september. our main story. banks and building societies have withdrawn some of their mortgage deals because of the volatility on global markets. interest rates are expected to rise significantly over the coming months with analysts predicting they could edge up towards 6% next year. vincent mcaviney reports. a volatile start to the week for the pound and the uk. the early morning plu