coming up on the bbc news channel. women s world cup qualifying begins later with all four home nations in action. england, under new manager sarina wiegman, are up against north macedonia. the cinemas may have reopened but box office takings are still lower than they were before the pandemic. figures seen by the bbc show a drop of around £40 million in the four weeks to september 12th compared to the same period in 2019. the industry is hoping that the release of the delayed james bond film will bring the crowds back our business correspondent victoria fritz reports, and a warning there are some flashing images can ijust have one nice evening, please, before the world explodes? was there ever a more apt movie title? there couldn t be more weighing on the shoulders of this man.
the scottish football association have announced that pedro martinez losa has been appointed the new women s national team head coach. he replaces shelley kerr, who stepped down at the end of last year. the 45 year old spaniard was the arsenal women s manager from 2014 for three seasons, winning the fa cup and wsl cup during his time in charge. he has signed a three year contract with the sfa and will take charge ahead of the 2023 women s world cup qualifying campaign. alun wynjones will captain the british and irish lions for the first test against south africa on saturday. the welshman s tour looked to be over less than a month ago after suffering a dislocated shoulder, but his remarkable recovery means he ll become the first player in the professional era to win ten successive test caps for the lions. it s a side that has three scottish players for the first time in 2a years. head coach warren gatland said picking the starting lineup was incredibly difficult .