that is also the aim of wales, they face georgia this afternoon with the task made harder by the absence of star player, gareth bale. after the heroics of euro 2016 last summer, wales will be desperate to go to a first world cup in 60 years. time for a look at the weekend weather prospects. after a turbulent and unsettled week, today is giving us a chance to draw breath, many areas enjoying sparkling autumn sunshine, that is how it looked in bradford earlier on, we are between weather systems, thatis on, we are between weather systems, that is the weather system, that's world of cloud which brought windy weather earlier in the week, pushing off to the near continent. another weather system pushing to the north—west of the british isles, starting to turn the sunshine hazy. the sky is a little bit milky in southport. in western areas, continuing the process through the afternoon, a little more clout streaming in. the further east you are, particularly eastern scotland and south—eastern parts of england, that is where we will see the best of the sunshine spells, temperatures 12 to 16 de

wales face australia followed by tests with georgia, south africa and the all blacks. scotland head coach gregor townsend has named ten uncapped players in his squad. the scots face samoa, new zealand and australia. but there's no place for edinburgh flankerjohn hardie, who has been suspended by both club and country amid reports of alleged cocaine use. sprinter dina asher smith has been included in the england athletics team for next year's commonwealth games in australia. 75 athetes will be on the plane to the gold coast, which is the largest team england have ever sent to an overseas event. it will be a chance for heptathlete katerina johnson—thompson, who missed the last games in glasgow four years ago due to injury. long jumper greg rutherford & sprinter adam gemili have also been included in the team, but britain's fastest man this year cj ujah will not be competing. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll have more for you in the next hour. let's get more now on the allegation from a british former as

they beat georgia 1—0 to finish top of group d. the republic of ireland finished second to make the play—offs after they beat wales 1—0 in cardiff. james mclean's goal breaking welsh hearts as they miss out on a place. really i think i speak for a lot of the nations in the play—offs, i don't think anyone will want to play italy, i don't think anyone would really wa nt italy, i don't think anyone would really want to be playing portugal, although portugal might beat switzerland. and there's about six others that i'd rather not have but i'm delighted to be in it. syria could take a big step towards qualifying for their first world cup on tuesday when they face australia in sydney. the tie is level at 1—1 after the first leg in malaysia last week, where syria have been playing their home games because of the civil war in their country. chris latchem previews the action. reaching the world cup could not be much closer. both australia and syria are just two qualifying rounds away from a place in russia. after a 1—1 draw in mal

gareth bale has been ruled out of wales' shall world cup qualifiers against georgia and the republic of ireland due to injury. another big football injury. chelsea striker alvaro morata has returned to london to begin treatment on the hamstring industry that has ruled him out of spain's forthcoming world cup qualifiers —— hamstring injury. after losing five matches in a row, johanna konta has pulled out of next week's tournament in hong kong. i'll be back with more in the next hour. the boss of monarch says he is absolutely devastated after the airline collapsed yesterday. andrew swaffield said the decision to cease trading meant the company had to stop flying immediately. thousands more passengers are being flown home today on planes specially chartered by the civil aviation authority. it's thought around 100,000 remain abroad. theo leggett reports. after half a century of flying, monarch was grounded for good on monday. the company was simply losing too much money. now the civil aviation authority is carrying out a major operation to bring home passengers. day one has gone real

in the battle of georgia and the dragon, this time the dragon had to win. without the individual brilliance of gareth bale, this was a test of wales the collective. they created plenty in the first half without getting the goal that would settle the butterflies. and with every passing minute, it grew more edgy. but in the key moments of this qualifying campaign, new welsh heroes have emerged. tom lawrence of derby county had never before scored for his country. qualifying is all about timing. and in dublin, not even two minutes were on the clock when stephen ward went hurling. in there with the crucial touch was daryl murphy, a 34—year—old striker in something of a hot streak this season. it took murphy until his 24th game to score for ireland, but when ward picked him out again he proved he'd got the hang of it. effectively all over for moldova. against the team ranked 156th in the world, goals would surely be on offer. shane long hasn't managed one since february. the definition of a long wait. that did not matter, but in cardiff on monday, everything

wales had victory in georgia while the republic of ireland beat moldova so either side could win the group and qualify automatically if serbia slips up. there will be some atmosphere, i am sure. going slips up. there will be some atmosphere, iam sure. going back home now, the final game and it all to play for as we wanted to do. we are in this position and hopefully we can enjoy that evening and have something to celebrate. it is the biggest night in rugby league as leeds take on castles —— castleford. in the super league grand final.l lot of people have questioned whether we have the wherewithal to hang tough in a game of this magnitude. we have to prove people wrong and show we have the metal to bea wrong and show we have the metal to be a team that will be around for a while. i know from a coaching point of view and the inner sanctum of where we have been and how far away we have been from this place, if you had a tape measure, at times we have been on the moon. it is like walking to the moon. if you were to say with this team get back to the grand final? we were miles off. ja

claudia fragapanny scored well on the floor, while georgia—mae fenton performed well on uneven bars. that is all the sport for now. more on the bbc sport website. i will be back with more in the next hour. thank you. let's return to our main story. theresa may has struggled to deliver her keynote speech to delegates at the conservative party conference in manchester. the prime minister suffered coughing fits throughout her address which was also interrupted by a well—known prankster — who handed her a piece of paper marked p45. while our opponents flirt with the foreign policy of neutrality and prepare for a run on the ground. some people say we have spent too much time talking aboutjeremy corbyn's past. you may not have heard me say that, so some people say we have spent too much time talking about jeremy corbyn's say we have spent too much time talking aboutjeremy corbyn's past. cheering and applause out! out! shall we... 7 cheering and applause cheering and applause i was about to talk about somebody i would like to give a p 45 to, and thatis would like to give a p 45 to, and

a huge blow for wales — gareth bale has been ruled out of their final world cup qualifiers against georgia and the republic of ireland over the next week. he picked up a calf strain playing for real madrid and although he joined the wales squad yesterday — scans have revealed that he isn't fit to take part. wales are second in their group with those two games remaining — and have to stay their to have any chance of reaching the play—offs. barnsley striker tom bradshaw has been called up. he has been a doubt for some time, but he had a scan yesterday and in dialogue with real madrid, bale was pulled out this morning. it leaves chris coleman. he has called up tom bradshaw from barnsley. but how do you replace gareth bale for crunch games? he has not set the world alight for wales in the past few games and you could argue their best performance was a draw in serbia when he wasn't there. but any team in the world would miss a star player like gareth bale. it is not hurdle for chris coleman to joer come. over on the bbc sport website you can find all the latest on england, scotland and no

and in sport wales are in action in georgia in their world cup qualifiers. it is all this. aaron ramsey had the best chance of the game. they need to win to keep alive their hopes of going to russia next year. ben stokes when travel to a stranger with the rest of the england squad at the end of this month. the ecb say a final decision has yet to be made. and the deadlines are bidding to host the 2022 commonwealth games is extended just days after birmingham appeared to be the only candidate. the games federation declared birmingham's bid is not fully compliant. there will be more sport in about 15 minutes. join me then. several uk retailers have stopped selling baby sleep positioners also known as baby nests , because of concerns about their safety. a us health regulator said they can cause suffocation and have been linked to 12 infant deaths in america. the products are aimed at babies under six months old and are designed to keep them in the same position while they sleep. adina campbell reports. known as baby nests or baby pods, these sleep positioners have become increa

their 1—0 win over georgia with a 25 yard strike. the first time wales have won without gareth bale forfour years. time wales have won without gareth bale for four years. they are second in group djust behind serbia, who play austria now. that game is 1—1 and they are just ahead of ireland who play on monday. they play them on monday because ireland are playing now. wales's main rivals for the second place play—off position. they are beating moldova 2—0. stephen ward's cross finished off by daryl murphy. ward crossing for murphy to head in a second. ireland leading 2—0 with around 35 minutes on the clock in dublin. it is how group the stands, wales second on 17 points. republic of ireland just behind them. that's 13 at the moment, it'll be 16 after the match tonight. serbia is currently drawing with austria so it could be interesting, though serbia, most people assume, will top the group and guarantee their place in russia next year. they play moldova on monday so you would imagine they will win that one. second place doesn't

wales will be without their star player, gareth bale, for their final world cup qualifiers against georgia and the republic of ireland over the next week. he picked up a calf strain playing for real madrid. wales are second in their group with those two games remaining and have to stay there to have any chance of reaching the play—offs. here‘s bbc wales football correspondent rob phillips. they had some inkling of this because he has been a doubt for sometime, but they had a scan with him yesterday and then in dialogue with real madrid bale was pulled out this morning. it leaves chris coleman, he called up tom bradshaw from barnsley, but really the question is how do you replace gareth bale for crunch games like this? he is not really set the world alight for wales in the last few games it has to be said and you could argue their best performance was the draw in serbia when he wasn‘t there, but that said, any tea m wasn‘t there, but that said, any team in the world would miss a star player like gareth bale. it is another hurdle for chris coleman to overcome. you can find all the la

and tonight wales face georgia without the injured gareth bale as they try to secure second place in theirgroup. david ornstein has the details. voiceover: just minutes away from seeing their hopes of reaching the world cup end in failure, scotland found the goal they simply had to get. cheering commentator: it has gone in! voiceover: when realistically only victory will do, there is nothing like a dramatic late winner, dreams ofa like a dramatic late winner, dreams of a first major tournament since 1998 are alive. they have been building up to a performance like that, and they deserve a performance like that and a result like that. many times we will be sitting here with bad work written all over it. if scotla nd with bad work written all over it. if scotland are to read the final they will be joined by english, wembley was a sea of empty seats but all that mattered was a place on the plane to russia. england did what they have to do, harry kane doing what he does, scoring. —— what they had to do. virtually the last kick of the game sealing qualification, the ultimate prize, not

football and wales are in action in their world cup qualifier against georgia in tbilisi. they need to win this evening — anything less will take qualification out of their hands. currently they are leading 1—0. tom lawrence was the scorer and this was his first goalfor wales. commentator: lighting up the georgian night, tom lawrence with his first goalfor wales. the funeral of liz dawn, who was coronation street's vera duckworth for 34 years, has been held at salford cathedral. she died last week at the age of 77. judith moritz reports. to herfamily she was mum and gran, but to millions she was vera. salford cathedral isn't far from the corrie cobbles where liz dawn made her name. and from where her cast mates came to say goodbye. carry on doing what you're doing. show them you've got principle! jack and vera duckworth were one of tv‘s most enduring double acts, on screen for more than 30 years. now i can say i'm going to bingo and then i might go for a drink after. i can't think of another coronation street character who is as strong as vera duckworth was. what a g

claudia fragapane scored well on the floor, while georgia—mae fenton performed well on uneven bars. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. more now on theresa may's speech at the conservative party conference in manchester. the prime minister apologised for the pa rty‘s performance in the general election, saying the conservatives had not got the victory they wanted. throughout her speech theresa may was forced to pause — due to a sore throat. she clears throat so... excuse me we will never hesitate to act where businesses are not operating as they should. let this party celebrate the wealth creators, the risk—ta ke rs, the innovators and entrepreneurs. applause she clears throat cheering and applause thank you. she clears throat applause i hope you noticed that, the chancellor giving something away free. theresa may has also tweeted pictures of struggles and other thread medication is next to her prime ministerial box. we've been getting reaction from delegates following theresa may's speech to see whether she had their support. she was very good. she

claudia fragapane scored well on the floor, while georgia—mae fenton performed well on uneven bars. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. let's talk more now about the prime minister's new pledge on housing that she laid out in her conference speech in manchester this morning. she's announced a plan for a major programme of council house building. with me isjon sparkes the chief executive of the homeless charity, crisis. what did you make of that promise? an undertaking to build more houses for the most vulnerable people in society is clearly welcome. it is not a moment too soon. there are currently 160,000 households experiencing the most acute forms of homelessness in this country. she said for those in need, help is on its way. do you believe her?” said for those in need, help is on its way. do you believe her? i hope so. it is crucial that they are social rented houses and that they are available to those who really need them. she said they would be built where they are most needed. we we re built where they are most needed. we were talking to the chie

gareth bale for wales' world cup qualifiers, a calf injury means he's been ruled out for matches against georgia and the republic of ireland. fracking is to be banned in scotland. the controversial practice of using high pressure water underground to extract shale gas was put to a public consultation, the result was overwhelming opposition to it. environmental groups say the decision will be welcomed around the world. 0ur scotland editor, sarah smith, reports. the huge petrol chemical plant at grangemouth has been hoping for yea rs grangemouth has been hoping for years to grangemouth has been hoping for yea rs to process grangemouth has been hoping for years to process shale gas extracted from under the ground right on their doorstep. thank you presiding 0fficer. doorstep. thank you presiding officer. today the scottish government announced it will extend the existing moratorium on fracking indefinitely. balancing the interests of the environment, our economy, public health and public opinion, the conclusion of the scottish government is that we will not support the development of unconventional

but wales did look very impressive last week in beating georgia awaits and they obviously have the crowd on their side. and they have not reached a world cup since 1958 so the fans will be hoping that long wait might soon be over. thank you. now, the ongoing row between the white house and american football players has seen the vice president walk out of a game. president trump tweeted to say he's proud of mike pence, after he left a match in indianapolis when some players knelt during the national anthem. kneeling at nfl events has become a form of protest against racial injustice but it's been strongly criticised by the president. paul adams has the details. two very different responses to the national anthem. shortly after these photos were taken, mike pence and his party left, missing the game. as the vice president boarded his plane, he explained his actions. he said: but was this an honest protest or an expensive stunt? a tweet from mr trump suggested the whole thing was planned. there was never any doubt players would kneel at the game. to make his point, mr pence flew across amer

wales will be without gareth bale for theirfinal world cup qualifiers against georgia and the republic of ireland. after he picked up a calf strain playing for real madrid. wales are second in their group with those two games remaining and will have to stay there to have any chance of reaching the play—offs. 0bviously like the whole of wales it is disappointing news, such a wonderful footballer but also what he brings to the teams in terms of leadership qualities and game changing moments. but she obviously has. at the same time we have had to deal with a gap before withoutjoe allen and aaron ramsey and players have always come in and put in performances. which have given us results. chelsea striker alvaro morata has returned to london to begin treatment on the hamstring injury that has ruled him out of spain's forthcoming world cup qualifiers. it's been reported in spain that morata could be out for between four and six weeks with the injury he picked up against manchester city on saturday. chelsea won't know the extent of the injury for certain until tests on the striker have been