conservative party leader and prime minister, saying sunak has what thejob requires. he called rival liz truss s policies a holiday from reality and the government and unions say they re disappointed that p&0 ferries will not face criminal action for the way it dismissed 800 workers without notice in march. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello. thanks forjoining us on this packed saturday sportsday. coming up. after a silver summer, it s a golden ending for keely hodgkinson at the european championships. twisting history great britain s men win team gymnastics gold, and it wasn t even close. to deliver the routines we did to say today under that pressure, i m proud of every one of us. and we ll be injeddah, looking ahead to the rematch between anthonyjoshua and oleksandr usyk. and we ve not forgotten the football. history for harry as he heads spurs top, but could arsenal overtake them in the late kick off? and two red cards and a late goal as rangers drop p
heatwave of the very hot days in this current heatwave. we have some showers and thunderstorms in the forecast on the north thunderstorms in the forecast on the north and thunderstorms in the forecast on the north and west and they will become more widespread over the next few days days. good days. - good morning, t good morning, he worst start for a manchester- united manager for more than 100 years. - erik ten hag s side lose against. they re humiliated and drop - to bottom of the premier league, as brilliant brentford hit four. it s sunday the 14th of august. our main story: the author sir salman rushdie has reportedly been taken off a ventilator and is able to talk again. the 75 year old was stabbed while speaking at an event in new york state on friday. his agent confirmed the news to us media, after previously saying the author may lose an eye. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal is in pennsylvania where mr rushdie is in hospital. a day after sir salman r
goalkeeper, no, there is not. and bayern munich head coach thomas tuchel has been singing the praises of harry kane ahead of his bundesliga debut this weekend. the german champions are away to werder bremen tomorrow night, with the england captain portraying a positive influence at the club already, according to tuchel. my my first impressions of harriet are fantastic. he is a top professional. the quality is outstanding. and he is a fantastic human being. he is very open. he is first on the training pitch, open in the dressing room. i think he has a leading effect in the dressing room of this personality, his approach to football, his love for the game. in the hundred, the trent rockets women have held their nerve and kept their campaign alive. in their must win match, they came out on top against the manchester originals, restricting them to 107 and then chasing down their target with 36 balls to spare. lizelle lee securing the victory in style. the men s match between the same sides
benn failed two voluntary tests for a female fertility drug before his cancelled 0ctober bout with fellow brit chris eubankjr. in the hundred, trent rockets women have the first win of the day, beating the manchester 0riginals by nine wickets with 36 balls to spare. 0pener lizelle lee top scored with 1m. they move up to fourth. british triathlete beth potter won the olympic test event in paris today. after the 1500 metre swim in the seine, 40 kilomtere cycle and io kilometre run, she held off the challenge of the home favourite cassandra beaugrand to win by six seconds. i spoke to her about the race and that first section, with so much work done by organisers to make the seine safe to swim. there is always a risk with competing in a triathlon and swimming in open bodies of water,