continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. a police officer working as part of the prime minister s close protection team has been suspended and later arrested over alleged bets about the timing of the general election. and, as we come on air tonight, we can reveal that a second conservative candidate is being looked into by the gambling commission the industry regulator over a bet relating to when the general election would be. it isn t known when the bet was placed orfor how much money. our political editor chris mason broke the stories and has this report. the prime minister in suffolk this morning visiting a nuclear power plant, and wherever he goes he has close protection officers out of view, nearby. iwas close protection officers out of view, nearby. i was tipped off tonight that one of them had put bets on the timing of the general election. the metropolitan police acknowledged i was right, they
to the stadium in cologne. inside, a wall of noise, as the players sang their anthem, the passion echoing around the stands. the tartan army willed scotland to turn their tournament around. for a moment it worked a fumble in the box, but callum mcgregor recovered to set up scott mctominay. mctominay! it is deflected in! scotland lead! blades. fabian sure. angus gunn, reaching out to keep scotland in it. commitment is everything but kieran tierney pushed too hard, clutching at his hamstring and had to be stretchered off. this game is about fine margins. a perfect delivery from captain andy robertson. it was a teasing one, but the header ricocheted off the post. grant hanley pleading with the heavens and the fans begging for more. time for a nervy last minute winner? robertson sent a header dangerously across the face of goal. not quite. a draw keeps scotland s hopes alive, and the vocal tartan army will follow their heroes as they head to stuttgart to play their last group g
hello and welcome to sportsday this saturday night, with me chetan pathak, coming up on the programme. one night away from england s opening match of euro 2024 against serbia we ll be live in germany where the team are going through their final preparations. what next for scotland and their supporters after their opening day humbling at the hands of the hosts? scotland will face switzerland next week who make a winning start to their campaign in cologne. tributes pour in as the former arsenal and everton striker kevin campbell dies at the age of 5a after a short illness. also coming up on sportsday before eight. two weeks out from wimbledon jack draper s into the final of the stuttgart open as he targets his first atp tour title. and can england s cricketers avoid elimination at the t20 world cup? rain has delayed the start against namibia as things stand, they re heading out. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. injust over 2a hours, england begin their quest to b
hello and welcome to sportsday this saturday night, with me, chetan pathak. coming up on the programme. one night away from england s opening match of euro 2024 against serbia we ll be live in germany where the team are going through their final preparations. what next for scotland and their supporters, after their opening day humbling at the hands of the hosts. scotland will face switzerland next week who make a winning start to their campaign in cologne. tributes pour in as the former arsenal and everton striker kevin campbell dies at the age of 5a after a short illness. also coming up on sportsday before seven. two weeks out from wimbledon jack draper s into the final of the stuttgart open as he targets his first atp tour title. and can england s cricketers avoid elimination at the t20 world cup. rain has delayed the start against namibia as things stand they re heading out. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. in just over 2a hours england begin their quest to
Of a 12,000 pound bonus to work through the compa nys cancellation crisis. Theres been a big jump in the number of apprentices taken on by Top Employers last year. Ill be finding out why later. The fa sacks the england womens manager mark sampson. It follows evidence of inappropriate and Unacceptable Behaviour with female players in a previous role. And as the number of people quitting smoking hits a ten year high, well look at whether vaping is the answer. And carol is with us with the weather. What we have installed today is wet and windy conditions in the west, slowly moving east through the course of the day. Not getting into the south east of england and tell after dark. 0nce the south east of england and tell after dark. Once that finishers, a return to sunshine until finishes. Good morning. First, our main story. Rescue efforts are continuing across mexico in the aftermath of tuesdays devastating earthquake. So far at least 230 people are known to have died, many of them in coll