Never mind, theres still a few more to try. Good old yellow pages. We dontjust help with the nasty things in life, like a blocked drain, were there for the nice things too. You do . Oh, thats wonderful er, can you keep it for me . My name . Oh, yes. Itsj r hartley. Hello and welcome to sportsday, im katherine downes. Scotland deliver. They beat lithuania 3 0 in a must win world cup qualifier. A late flurry of goals sees england beat malta 4 0, but there is plenty of room for improvement. And there are no brits left at the us open, after kyle edmund retires injured. Good evening. We start with World Cup Qualifiers for the home nations. Scotland, england and Northern Ireland were all in action tonight. Scotland needed to beat lithuania to keep alive their hopes of reaching the world cup in russia next year, and they rose to the challenge, while england and Northern Ireland also won. James burford reports. Where theres a will, theres a way, and Gordon Strachans sons of scotland certainly
President trump will visit victims of Hurricane Harvey later today. Could an old shipwreck be to blame for the chemical cloud which affected hundreds of beach goers in east sussex . Tennis superstar Serena Williams has given birth to her first child. It is a baby girl. No name as yet. In sport world cup qualifier wins for scotland, england and Northern Ireland. Gordon strachans scotland side kept alive their hopes for russia 2018 with a 3 0 win in lithuania. And tomasz has the weather. Well, the weekend is looking a little mixed. A nice, bright day to day. Tomorrow, one for the sunday papers. A lot of grey cloud and some rain on the way as well, but not for everyone. Good morning. First, our main story Utility Companies could be charged by the hourfor digging up busy roads to carry out work on their infrastructure, under plans being put forward by the government. Ministers hope the policy would force contractors in england to speed up repairs or carry out work at night, to reduce delay
Ireland. Gordon strachans scotland side kept alive their hopes for russia 2018 with a 3 0 win in lithuania. And tomasz has the weather. Well, the weekend is looking a little mixed. A nice, bright day today. Tomorrow, one for the sunday papers. A lot of grey cloud, and some rain on the way as well, but not for everyone. Good morning. First, our main story more heavy rain is falling in south asia, where this years monsoon season has left millions of people displaced. It is now believed more than 1,400 people have died. Parts of indias financial centre, mumbai, are under several feet of water. 0ur south asia correspondent Justin Rowlatt is in the eastern state of bihar, one of the worst affected areas. Just in this one state in northern and eastern india, we are talking 17 Million People affected, more than 500 people killed. And as you say, across the region, 1,400 people killed. 41 Million People affected. Now, as you can see, the rains have stopped here. More rain is forecast but even
World cup qualifier wins, for scotland, england and northern ireland. Gordon strachans scotland side kept alive their hopes, of reaching russia 2018, with a 3 0 win in lithuania. Actor and comedian robert webb will be here to tell us how he was inspired to write about what it means to be a man in the modern world. And tomasz has the weather. The weekend is looking a little mixed. A nice bright day today. Tomorrow, one for the sunday papers. A lot of grey cloud and rain on the way, but not for everyone. More from tomasz later, thanks. Good morning. First, our main story. More heavy rain is falling in south asia where this years monsoon season has left millions of people displaced. Its now believed more than m00 people have died. Part of indias financial centre, mumbai, are under several feet of water. Our south asia correspondent Justin Rowlatt is in the eastern state of bihar, one of the worst affected areas. Justin, we have been speaking to you throughout the morning, and rain on and
Rugby union has never been so popular. The world cup is touted as the third biggest sporting event in the world. Player salaries get ever larger, and the game expands into new territories, from georgia to china. And yet my guest today says the sport could be brought to its knees if ongoing tensions between the games major stakeholders turn sour. Rob andrew is a former england international, and last year he ended ten years as a top administrator at the rugby football union. What is his game plan for securing rugbys future . Rob andrew, welcome to extra time. Thank you. One of the most eye catching phrases in your book, rugby the game of my life, is particularly doom laden. You write, the non alignment of interests and inherent conflicts at the heart of the two biggest rugby nations on this planet could easily bring the entire sport to its knees. Why do you say that . Well, its an interesting point. And actually, just this last few days, with the Southern Hemisphere teams coming up to t