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in this kind of game, points matter, scarratt stretching england s lead and that kick proving to be a wise decision as moments later, france showed their class, putting themselves on the scoreboard and right back in it. a big finish loomed but while the french defence held strong in the closing stages, keeping england at bay, they themselves could not find a way through to close the gap. england rattled but make it two wins out of two. meanwhile there was more world cup heartache for scotland. having led australia 12 0 at the break, they were overrun in the second half, eventually succumbing to another narrow defeat and that leaves them needing to beat new zealand next weekend to have any hope of making the quarterfinals. one other game in that world cup today, usa kept their quarterfinal hopes alive with a 30 points to 17 when overjapan. so, then, back to stjames s park and when overjapan. so, then, back to st james s park and the scene of an
liz truss faces a backlash from conservative mps after sacking kwasi kwarteng as chancellor and scrapping a planned increase in corporation tax. but it is clear that parts of our mini budget went further and faster than markets were expecting, so the way we are delivering our mission right now has to change. jeremy hunt begins his first day as chancellor, the fourth in as many months. we ll speak to him live at 8:30am. good morning from stjames s park, newcastle, where the rugby league world cup kicks off this afternoon. hosts england take on another of the heavyweights, samoa, in an opening clash of the titans. you re a wizard, harry. remembering robbie coltrane. rributes are paid to the actor, who has died at the age of 72.
tournaments, 21 venues across england. it all begins tomorrow, england. it all begins tomorrow, england against samoa at stjames s park. thank you, adam. the most famous steam engine of all time in british history is celebrating 100 years on the tracks. the flying scotsman has travelled 2.5 million miles and was the first locomotive to circumnavigate the globe. john maguire has this report on her story. the flying scotsman, one of the most famous of all steam locomotives, puffed impatiently, eager to be on her way to repeat history. the name that eclipses any other in the history of steam and the railways remains as emotive today as in any time during its century long history the flying scotsman. she broke records and set pulses racing. the first to break the 100 mile per hour barrier in 1934 and to make the 400 mile journey from london to edinburgh without stopping.
wonder who he is, i m sure we will find out shortly. he did well. i don t think i would have done it. the eurovision song contest is heading to the uk next year and seven cities are still in the running to stage the event. before the winner is announced in the autumn, breakfast is taking a look at what each place has to offer. this week our entertainment correspondent colin paterson visited newcastle. # you shook me all night long. newcastle and tyneside s musical output has been wildly varied, from ac/dc singer brianjohnson. # let s get ready to rumble! ..to pj and duncan. from sting to gazza with lindisfarne. # fog on the tyne is all mine. while sam fender has just announced a stadium show next june at stjames s park, home of his beloved newcastle united. the month before that gig, the city could host eurovision. so this is what gives newcastle its name.