The Press Officer i spoke to from strictly completely denied that that was the story at all and said basically, they would not confirm or deny that and they really wouldnt be able to comment on anybody� s covid vaccination status. What they did confirm one participant has tested positive on the show, so they havent confirmed if it is a dancer or a participant, contestant. They say the show is following all the covid guidelines, all the participants are being regularly tested. The Launch Programme which is being shown tonight was recorded last saturday and the positive case was discovered the next day. The first live show will be on the 25th of september, so at this stage it doesnt mean the positive tested person will necessarily have to drop out. No partners have been swapped as a result of this and, about The Sun newspaper story, they have said it is not a legal requirement to be double jabbed and the programme is following all covid protocols. Now its time for a look at the weather with stav. Hello there. Weve done pretty well with The Sunshine today, plenty of areas were dry, fine, quite warm for central, southern, eastern england, but well continue to see the chance of heavy showers and thunderstorms through the midlands this evening and into the first part of the night. Its not been sunny everywhere, we have had this weak Weather Front bringing more cloud to southern scotland, northern england, wales and the south west. These Weather Fronts will start to reinvigorate as we move through the night. The showers and storms through the midlands fade away, but it is out west where we see to see these Weather Fronts bringing more persistent and at times heavy rain, but the eastern side of england will stay dry, quite mild and muggy here, but further north a bit fresher, particularly where we have any clear spells across the far north of scotland. So, for part two of the weekend, we have more Weather Fronts round, so its going to be cloudier generally, certainly to start the day, with outbreaks of rain, some of it quite heavy. The rain, though, becomes confined towards the eastern side of the country through sunday afternoon, particularly eastern england, some heavy thundery bursts. Meanwhile, it brightens up out west, so a better day for wales with some sunshine, one or two showers, though not quite as warm as what well see today. Rising global gas prices, no calls for immediate concern over the supply of gas after a meeting of Industry Leaders as at least four macro Energy Companies are expected to go bust next week. We macro Energy Companies are expected to go bust next week. To go bust next week. We have only seen four macro to go bust next week. We have only seen four macro supply to go bust next week. We have only seen four macro Supply Failures to go bust next week. We have only seen four macro Supply Failures in l seen four macro Supply Failures in recent weeks, partly as a consequence of that and partly as a feature of our market. That is one of the government is talking to industry. Of the government is talking to indust. , of the government is talking to indust. ,. , industry. Holiday firm say they exect a industry. Holiday firm say they meet a surge industry. Holiday firm say they expect a surge in industry. Holiday firm say they expect a surge in bookings industry. Holiday firm say they l expect a surge in bookings after Travel Restrictions in england are relaxed. France is recalling its ambassador to australia and the us in protest over a Security Deal which includes the uk. Us armed forces apologise for their tragic mistake after killing ten innocent people including seven children in a Drone Strike during their final days in afghanistan. A month after the taliban takeover in afghanistan, schools are reopening, but not for girls. Strictly is back, but there is controversy as reports suggest two of the show� s professional dancers are refusing to get covid jabs. Hello and welcome to sportsday this saturday night, im chetan pathak. Coming up on the programme. Sadio mane brings up a century of goals for liverpool, who beat Crystal Palace to go top of the Premier League. Somerset see Off Hampshire in a thriller at edgbaston, setting up a T20 Blast final against kent which is about to get underway. And leicester Tigers Stun the premiership Runners Up Exeter to begin the new season with a win. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Welcome along, thanks forjoining us. Reaction to liverpools table topping win and southampton� S Point at Man City to come, but we begin tonight with brentfords impressive start to life in the Premier League after they won 2 0 win at wolves. The only negative a Red Card in the second half, but it didnt change the result, as Lydia Campbell reports. There are not many better sides than football in the september sun. After a sleepy start this game came alive 25 minutes in, a penalty for brentford, awarded for this challenge on ivan tony, and the striker stepped up, treating himself to an easy goal. Within seconds he thought he had a second but after initially being ruled out for offside it was eventually disallowed for handball. A Wake Up Call for wolves, perhaps . May be not, brentford got the second, Tony Setting up a simple finish. With 25 minutes to go, baptiste handed wolves a lifeline after picking up two yellow cards. But its a lifeline that they could not reach out and grab, this miserable day was summed up in front of goal, the winners brentfords first Away From Home in the Premier League, for Wolves Question marks remain. At the top of the table, liverpool are the Premier League Leaders Tonight after a 3 0 win over Crystal Palace at anfield whilst the champions, Manchester City, dropped points at home for the first time this season. Ben croucher� s been following the action. There have been questions about sadio manes finishing, but thats rarely a problem against palace . We will get onto that in the second but liverpool fans will be very happy because they are top of the Premier League table once more. Juergen klopp described the win as one of their hardest, even though they did score three goals, and Sadia Manet was front and centre, got the first goal, his 100th for liverpool. We saw Mo Salah with his wonderful, he scored the second. Sadia manet, 100 goals he scored now for liverpool, 13 of them have come against Crystal Palace, and he wishes he could play against them every week. I wishes he could play against them every week every week. I would love to play auainst every week. I would love to play against them every week. I would love to play against them because every week. I would love to play against them because i every week. I would love to play against them because i am every week. I would love to play l against them because i am always lucky against them because i am always lucky against them, sol against them because i am always lucky against them, so i would love to score lucky against them, so i would love to score against them. All the time we scored to score against them. All the time we scored i to score against them. All the time we scored i won the game so why not play against we scored i won the game so why not play against them every weekend . Four wins play against them every weekend . Four wins for liverpool, they are top of the table, three points clear of Manchester City who slipped up against southampton this afternoon, and Pep Guardiola to chop there, but the Southampton Boss very happy indeed, four Macro Jaws they had to start the season, Carl Walker initially sent off for a foul inside the Penalty Area before that was overturned, Raheem Sterling scored a goal but that was also overturned. Pep guardiola said he wanted the fans to make a lot of noise in the etihad after being a bit disappointed in midweek in the champions league, 53,500 Turned Up but a very underwhelming performance, just one shot on target in the whole game, and that came in the 90th minute so very low pa. It will be interesting tomorrow. West ham against Manchester United and spurs against chelsea,. At the bottom end of the table, norwich are still without a single point this season they had a tough Start Fixtures wise but today was not a Turning Point against watford . Two promoted sides, watford trying to get three points, but it did not work out. Shah scored two goals in the second half to give watford all the second half to give watford all the three points, norwich remain winless in the Premier League this season and just to show you how poor their Form Season and just to show you how Poor Theirform has been, the first manager to lose 15 consecutive games in the english top flight, that goes back to the ten games when they were relegated a couple of years ago, and he was asked just how he will change things around. The he was asked just how he will change things around things around. The first target is to be selfcritical things around. The first target is to be selfcritical in things around. The first target is to be selfcritical in order things around. The first target is to be selfcritical in order to to be self critical in order to improve to be self critical in order to improve but that is exactly what has happened~ improve but that is exactly what has happened. They are the most disappointed today, the lads, they know disappointed today, the lads, they know they disappointed today, the lads, they know they should do better in this situation know they should do better in this situation and its not up to me for punish situation and its not up to me for punish them even more but the work on the punish them even more but the work on the set punish them even more but the work on the set up, they feel more confident on the set up, they feel more confident in order to do less mistakes confident in order to do less mistakes confident in order to do less mistakes. ,. ,. , mistakes. And this is what it all means for mistakes. And this is what it all means for the mistakes. And this is what it all means for the bottle mistakes. And this is what it all means for the bottle of mistakes. And this is what it all means for the bottle of the mistakes. And this is what it all i means for the bottle of the table, Norwich Languishing at the foot on zero points, burnley a point above them after they lost at home to arsenal today, them after they lost at home to arsenaltoday, if them after they lost at home to arsenal today, if we take a look at those results and the late Kick Off as well, we can see, confirmation all of the schools, Aston Villa against everton, into the second half, it is still goalless. find against everton, into the second half, it is still goalless. And Rafa Benitez half, it is still goalless. And Rafa Itenitez will half, it is still goalless. And Rafa Benitez will be half, it is still goalless. And Rafa Benitez will be hoping half, it is still goalless. And Rafa Benitez will be hoping he half, it is still goalless. And Rafa Benitez will be hoping he will half, it is still goalless. And Rafa Benitez will be hoping he will get| half, it is still goalless. And Rafal Benitez will be hoping he will get a win, it still feels weird saying it is his everton in the early game in the championship today, Sheffield United won 3 1 at struggling hull city. The visitors took the lead in the first half Billy Sharp with his 114th goal on his 300th appearance for the club. He later had a penalty saved. After the break, John Egan headed home from two corners to put the game beyond doubt. Hull drop into the bottom three Sheffield United are unbeaten in five games. Elsewhere, Caretaker Manager Steven Reid led Nottingham Forest to theirfirst League Win of the season at huddersfield. 2 0 the final score. Swansea came from 3 0 down to draw 3 3 at luton. Bournemouth moved to the top of the table as philip billings second Half Strike gave them a 1 0 win over Cardiff City they replace fulham, who drop to second after losing 2 1 to reading. Derby, who announced yesterday theyre going into administration, ended a miserable week with a 2 1 win over stoke. And in scotland, hibernian blew the chance of going clear at the top of the premiership as St Mirren snatched an equaliser two minutes from time to draw 2 2. Stephen kingsley� s superb second half Free Kick ensured hearts maintained their unbeaten start as they drew 2 2 at ross county. Stevie mays late goal gave stjohnstone a first League Win of the season as they beat aberdeen 1 0. The Line Up for tonights T20 Blast final at edgbaston is complete. Kent will take on somerset for the trophy with Play Set to begin shortly. Its after both sides won their respective semifinals earlier in the day, as adam wild reports. Finals day at edgbaston, four teams, three matches, two will make it to tonights final and one will go home champions. That is the countdown to the competitions climax, hampshire the competitions climax, hampshire the first to take a swing at it, with the bat aiming high. His Team Mates were struggling, the first ball hard pressed, unimpressed, somerset� s goal is keeping on top of things until the finalfew overs, Chris Keeping on top of things until the final few overs, Chris Wood taking it beyond the field and the boundary rope, the very next ball he would get caught, thankfully for him these catchers do not count. He helped take the Target Yond 150, would it be enough . It was certainly looking like it as somerset lost early wickets. 48 needed for the last 20 balls, somerset were not done yet, this was their last chance, they took it with two hands and plenty of bat, an extraordinary victory with the final tonight, bat, an extraordinary victory with the finaltonight, somerset bat, an extraordinary victory with the final tonight, Somerset Halfway there. Looking Tojoin In were sussex and kent, kent the first to show their hand and showed the way, Daniel Bell Drummond never backwards in coming forwards, and insert of important innings, but sometimes numbers do not tell the whole story, Darren Stevens 45, Steering Kent with an imposing total, 168 the only number that mattered the target for sussex. From the beginning they were forced to stretch fitter times, grasping at thin air and having started with the bat he was stevens with the ball, a Cult Figure he comes with his own fan club. He was not the only one doubling up, Bell Drummond added a pair of catching and kent pushed onto the final, four team started the day and nowjust two macro remain. Next to rugby union, where Ellis Genge began his reign as captain with a win as Leicester Tigers beat Runners Up Exeter Chiefs 34 19 on the Opening Weekend of the gallagher Premiership Season. Jim lumsden was watching. A Premiership Season that promised so much for exeter ultimately ended in disappointment. A second Place Finish in the table before the Play Off Final defeat to harlequins. Leicester ended up sixth but greater things are expected now and freddy stewart soon burst through. The tigers conjured another store as harry potter