with me karthi gnanasegaram and jessica creighton. the headlines this evening: faster, better looking and more demanding, it s the cars we re talking about as hamilton helps himself to pole position in the first race of the formula one season in australia. it s a first for dundee united as they claim the scottish challenge cup in stunning style. wiggins insists he s a man of integrity as he hints that people will be shocked at what s to come once the team sky investigation is over. also coming up in the programme: a special report from syria, where against the odds, they re hoping to reach next year s world cup, for the first time in their history. and the comeback kings on ice britain s skating medal hopes target their third winter olympics. welcome to sportsday. domestic top flight football might be on its international break but we ve still plenty of sport to bring you rugby union, moto gp and boxing all coming up, but we ll start in australia, where lewis hamilton wil
they have complained that thejihad ists have used them as human shields, they have also spoken very bitterly about the effects of air strikes on civilians. the human cost of the battle for mosul after coalition air strikes kill dozens of civilians. harrison ford s mea culpa, after he nearly hit a passengerjet harrison ford s mea culpa, after he nearly hit a passenger jet after landing on the wrong runway. coming up at half eight, europe & scotland s dilemma, allan little explores what brexit would mean in moray, the area of the country that came closest to voting leave. the uk independence party s only mp douglas carswell has announced he s leaving the party. he said he decided to leave because the party had achieved its goal of pulling britain out of the european union, adding that he was going on amicable terms . he will now represent clacton as an independent mp, but there are calls for him to face a by election. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. shall we