Liverpool began the defence of their champions legaue title in naples tonight, familiar surroundings, having lost to napoli in the group stage last season on their way to winning a sixth european title. And that may serve as some confort tonight, because they slipped to another defeat. Nick parrott was watching. Liverpools path the european glory last season was far from easy. And a repeat of their defeat to nap illegal but in the first reigning champions for a quarter century to lose their opening match. The italians were determined to make history from the start but were in the wrong place at the wrong time to make it count. Liverpools success of them built on strong defence and devastating attack but both were absent for much of the match. Their fabled front three were struggling to find the range. But on his Champions League debut, one was on fine form. A hero in their super cup chelsea once again saving the day. His opposite number was just as good at keeping napoli in contention.
Gardens and growers, we are desperate in some areas for some rain now. But it isnt great news if you have other plans, you will need to keep abreast of the forecast for the details. Hopefully something behind it a little brighter but not quite as warm. As we move out of sunday, that band of showery rain moves away only to be replaced potentially by another spell of wet and windy weather pushing in from the west. So we are starting to see a change as you can see quite clearly. Lets just reach up. A change as you can see quite clearly. Letsjust reach up. Into the weekend we have that southerly flow, and its the southerly flow that drugs and more heat, but more moister, more humidity, from the near continent does make drags in. Its the High Pressure that weve seen, old courtesy of this week, undulating jet, drift away and the jet stream is then that you strengthen. A strong westerly right gcioss strengthen. A strong westerly right across the uk is the jet stream drives in the areas of low
A Record Number of migrants crossing the Channel Border force picked up 86 people yesterday. Record numbers of stores disappeared from britains high streets in the first half of this year, according to a report from a leading accounting firm. Coming up, a warning from car insurers on Driverless Cars they say theyll cause more accidents without proper regulation. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im annita mcveigh. Scotlands highest civil court has ruled that borisjohnsons suspension of parliament is unlawful. In the last hour a panel of three judges at the court of session found in favour of a Cross Party Group of politicians who were challenging the Prime Ministers move. A five week suspension of parliament began in the early hours of tuesday. No order has been given by the court to cancel it and there will be a full hearing at the Supreme Court next tuesday. The government says its disappointed by the decision. In a summary of theirfindings, the court of session judges said
After they graduate. Coming up on afternoon live ben has all the sport. England have confirmed in the last 30 minutes that jason roy has been dropped for the final ashes test against australia starting tomorrow. Ben stokes is not fit to bowl, so in comes chris woakes and sam curran. Remember england must win at the oval to level the series at 2 2, and avoid a first home ashes defeat in 18 years. Reaction from both camps at 2 30pm. Thanks, ben. Darren has all the weather. We have some sunshine developing more widely across the uk, also some tropical air, we will look at what that means later on, also looking out of the rain in spain which is mainly falling in majorca. Thanks, darren. Also coming up what happens if you fall asleep in a self driving car . We sent our technology correspondent, rory cellan jones, to find out. Hello, everyone this is afternoon live, im simon mccoy. Just when you thought the brexit crisis couldnt get even more complicated scotlands highest court has ruled it
Hearing is due on october the 2nd and looming behind everything as you said at the beginning of all this is the prospect that everybody seems very keen to avoid the prospect of a 3rd election the question is whether they will be able to be creative enough make enough compromises that perhaps theyll be all sorts of fractures and splinters between and within parties along the way as they try to avoid that happening were in for a lengthy i think period of attempted Coalition Building thank you very much for that Harry Fossett live for us in jerusalem. Tehran is prepared for an all out war that the threat from iran foreign minister if the u. S. Takes military action following the bombing of 2 major Saudi Arabian Oil Facilities jobs or if says iran wont blink to defend its territory if its attacked is deny tehran had any involvement in the drone strike see vons oil minister says the us is using oil as a weapon to sarap the conflict the us secretary of state however says the attack of the re