Also in the programme the belarusian president accuses the west of trying to strangle his country in his first coments since he diverted an eu passenger flight in order to seize an opposition journalist. 0ur issues have changed their methods of attacking the state. And we re in the polish city of gdansk where manchester united are chasing their first major trophy in four years an extraordinary day in the story of the pandemic in the uk. Borisjohnson s former top aide dominic cummings has given hours of evidence to a parliamentary committee about the government s handling of covid i9. And he didn t hold back in his criticisms of himself, of the prime minister and many others too. In the next few minutes we will work through all the key moments of his testimonty. Before we do. Rob watson, political correspondent. Rob, you can explain to our viewers around the world what a moment this was. It around the world what a moment this was. , around the world what a moment this was. , ,. ,
linger across parts of east anglia in the south east and channel islands and a day of sunshine and showers elsewhere but a cooler day for even in the sunshine and it will stay cool on friday before more wet and windy weather arrives for bonfire night on saturday. thanks, matt. and that s bbc news at six on tuesday 1st november. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. from the six team, its goodbye. the news continues here on bbc one, as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. england deliver under pressure to beat new zealand at the t20 world cup, but can they make the final four. but can they make the final four? england are off the mark with a win in the women s rugby league world cup, but history for their beaten opponents. and can spurs reach the knockout stage of the champions league or will they be lost in france ? we ll look ahe
scotland well up into the 20s. but it is not sunny everywhere, parts of eastern england seeing a lot of cloud and some splashes of rain. also across parts of northern and eastern england with a slow moving weather front bringing outbreaks of light and patchy rain through the afternoon. further south and west, northern ireland, wales and south west of england a mixture of sunny spells and showers. a decent amount of scotland, of sunshine across scotland. as we head through this evening and tonight the weather front still bringing in some cloud and splashes of rain. some mist and merck lingering along eastern coast as well. where we have clear skies overnight some fog patches could develop and cooler than recent nights for some of us. but still temperatures holding up between eight and ii temperatures holding up between eight and 11 degrees. another pulse of heavy rain tomorrow most likely across parts of east anglia, the north midlands and then running into the north of wales.
and the countdown is on in riyadh, as tyson fury and oleksandr usyk arrive ahead of their undisputed heavyweight world title fight on saturday. hello, and thanks for joining us on sportsday. there s only one place to start and that s at tottenham hotspur stadium, where manchester city have taken a huge stride towards a fourth consecutive premier league title after they beat spurs 2 0 in a tension filled match with so much at stake. the hosts came into the game as the kingmakers a win or draw for them would have handed the advantage to their arch rivals arsenal going into the final day. so a bizzare scenario of arsenal fans supporting spurs but, despite several opportunities and the city keeper stefan ortega picking up the man of the match award, it s manchester city who now lead the table by two points. ourfootball reporter john murray was at tottenham hotspur stadium. it was erling haaland s goals that took manchester city fc the brink of retaining their title but the
two first, let s catch up with the sport headlines. hello there, we know that the premier league title will be decided on the final day, but there s a significant match coming up for aston villa on monday night. the former european cup winners can secure qualification for the champion league. a win against liverpool at villa park will be enough to ensure a top four finish, that would see them return to europe s top club competition for the first time since 1983. it s the penultimate game in charge for liverpool sjurgen klopp, and he s one booking away from a touchline ban. he doesn t want to spoil his farewell at anfield next sunday. unai is more of the best in the business, wherever he was in sometimes clubs are not ready to wait. you always organise a team extremely, extremely well. thejob he is doing is exceptional. we all know how important it is for a club to qualify for the champions league, how difficult it is to do so and that he probably very likely will do that. it