Im hugh ferris. The premier League Record breaker, west broms gareth barry, is set for a record 633rd appearance this evening. The fa says the right procedures are in place to prevent a repeat of the circumstances leading to Mark Sampsons sacking. And president s war of words with the nfl over players who kneel during the National Anthem stretches into a fourth day. Welcome to sportsday. Great to have your company. It started more than 19 years ago for number 18, but the number that matters for gareth barry is 633. Tonight, if selected, hell set a new record for premier league appearances, beating ryan giggs mark for his fourth Club West Brom in their match at arsenal. Joe lynskey reports. He is the premier leagues history boy, the midfield metronome whowhose success boy, the midfield metronome whowhose success than three decades. Gareth barry may not be the midfielder to defined a generation, but his su ccesses defined a generation, but his successes in consistency. Tonight he brea ks
Newsnight is coming up on bbc two. Heres mark urban. Tonight were in berlin, where having won the election at the weekend, Angela Merkel faces a tough challenge putting together a ruling coalition. And with the far right alternative for Germany Party doing so well, how will that impact the politics of germany and europe . Join me now on bbc two. Here on bbc one, its time for the news where you are. Hello and welcome to sportsday im hugh ferris. The headlines tonight. Gareth barrys record breaking night is ruined by arsenal, who beat west brom 2 0 at the emirates. Four defeats in a row forjohanna konta. Beaten at the wuhan open in china despite serving for the match. And 30 grand injust six days the british bobsleigh pilot who says shes powered by the people after reaching her funding target. Hello again, thanks forjoining us on sportsday. A record breaking night it may well have been for gareth barry but for the man whos now played more premier League Matches than anyone else there was
Insisting, certainly to a professional, that something isnt right, that something is going on in your head, and that people just be baffled. Thats frightening in of itself. Well speak to some of those affected by depersonalisation disorder. Plus weve heard before on this programme from families whove adopted children who told us they felt failed by authorities who havent warned them the extent of their childs problems now a new survey suggests half of adoptive parents live with a child who is violent. As always really keen to hear your experiences this morning. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Latest breaking news and developing stories throughout the programme a little later well be hearing more calls for contact rugby thats tackles or scrums in schools. Campaigners say it can lead to dislocated shoulders, spinal injuries and head injuries which can have life long, and life ending consequences. But supports of the sport say its safer in schools than it
Because they cant claim on their insurance policies unless they have suffered damage to their buildings. I will be finding out more later. In sport lacazette strikes again. Arsenals summer signing scores twice against west brom. He has found the net in every premier league game he has played at the emirates. Also this morning should scrums and tackling be banned in schools rugby . We will speak to the doctor who says the government must put an end to what she calls harmful contact. And carol has the weather. Morning. Good morning from south london, formally at deer park, now owned by the National Trust. Weatherwise, it is a dull start for many of us. There are some fog around as well, giving way to sunny spells and just a few showers in the east. But it is going to feel quite warm for many of us again today. I will have more in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story women from across europe whose children were harmed by exposure to an epilepsy drug in the womb will give eviden
Im hugh woozencroft. Cricketers ben stokes and alex hales will not be considered for International Selection until further notice. Manchester citys fabian delph is included in a Gareth Southgate squad for the first time. And why the british bobsleigh chief executive leaving his role means there is extra funding for the womens team. Good evening, we begin with the news that ben stokes and alex hales will not be considered for selection for International Cricket until further notice after the pair were involved in an incident near a bristol nightclub. All rounder stokes is said to be fragile and devastated after his arrest on suspicion of assault. The pictures you are about to see contain violent images. Video footage allegedly shows him in a brawl in the early hours of monday. The bbc has not been able to verify the footage. On wednesday, the test vice captain was named in england squad for the ashes tour of australia this winter. Michael vaughan speaking to the bbc before the ecb decis