Colin Jackson
Two-time world 110m hurdles champion on BBC TV

Karsten Warholm is looking strong isn't he? He's the favourite for the hurdles but he's strong on the flat too. He's a contender.

Martyn Rooney will be disappointed he's not in the final, but he is rewarded with a season's best, so still a decent day for him.

Norway's Karsten Warholm looks strong and powerful as he wins in 44.87 - a tenth outside the time set by Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith in the first semi-final.

There is no Lazarus revival in Martyn Rooney's form. He comes in in 45.73 seconds - a season's best but not good enough.

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Martyn Rooney is the defending champion, twice over, after victories in Zurich and Amsterdam.

He has been short of that form so far this season though with a best of only 46.01 seconds.

That is the slowest of a semi-final that also includes world 400m hurdles champion Karsten Warholm.

Colin Jackson
Two-time world 110m hurdles champion on BBC TV

You can see Rabah Yousif shaking his head there, he's disappointed. But he's ran a season's best in a competitive race.

Greg Rutherford - the British defending champion - has called it a day after deciding that his form was not good enough to come and attempt one last major championships hurrah.

In his absence, Dan Bramble is the British representative.

Bramble is the fourth best this season of the final line-up.

Czech Radek Juska is the leading jumper in Europe this year.

It is Poland's Karol Zalewski who takes the first spot in 45.11, just ahead of Spain's Oscar Husillos.

For Rabah Yousif it is the a third place kicker, with his time insufficient to unseat either of the current two fastest losers.

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Great Britain's Rabah Yousif goes in heat two. He has Karol Zalewski - on quarter of the Polish relay team that broke the world indoor record earlier this year - for company. Spain's Oscar Husillos is the third fastest man in Europe this year.

Matt Hudson-Smith speaking to BBC: "My coach told me to go out there and show off and that's exactly what I did. People told me to dominate.

"I am here to do a job. I came to win and to execute. My coach has told me I've done the work and that is all to be said."

Great Britain's Tim Duckworth saves his best javelin throw for last. it is short of his 57m personal best, but not by much.

It a longer mark away from German Arthur Abele's effort of 68.10m.

The German leapfrogs to the top of the overall standings, with a 102-point lead over Duckworth.

Approved Russian neutral Ilya Shkurenhov is only a further five points further back heading into the 1500m finale.

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Colin Jackson
Two-time world 110m hurdles champion on BBC TV

I was watching Matt Hudson-Smith's commitment down the last straight and it was very strong.

At the 300m mark he was on about 31.8 - so after you've done that you can afford to shut down in the closing stages. A very, very special performance.

Well, well, well.

That was hugely impressive from Matt Hudson-Smith who throttles down and coasts in from 40m out.

He still clocks a time just 0.13 seconds off his year's personal best.

Jonathan Borlee is second, while Dwayne Cowan is fifth and will miss the final.

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Welcome the most laid-back man in athletics. Possibly sport. Maybe the entirety of human history.

Matt Hudson-Smith is the smiling assassin in the 400m. The Briton is also the fastest man in Europe this year.

He is training with American bright young thing Noah Lyles out in America now. Enjoy this rather rambling, charming interview below and then lock in for his heat.

Belgian Jonathan Borlee is likely to provide the most heat with another Briton Dwayne Cowan also in the race.

Colin Jackson
Two-time world 110m hurdles champion on BBC TV

I want to see her smile when she realises she has done enough. It is a new season's best for Meghan and now we have two women in the final on Friday. I'm not sure she realised how fast everyone else was going to go. She ran a good race. One thing you can always say about her is that she is a gutsy runner. She's focused on what is in hand and she knows her capabilities.

Britain's Kirsten McAslan speaking to BBC: "I felt a bit flat from the start. I felt good warming up and thought I'd recovered well from yesterday but I just didn't really have it. I struggled to hit my stride pattern properly.

"I'm quite disappointed as I thought I could do a better performance than that. I've been doing it for a year though so I'm hoping next year will be the year I make a big improvement.

"I didn't really know what I was capable of. I know I can do much more than I showed which is annoying but it's good to be here."

Meghan Beesley went out hard and the shock-and-awe start was almost followed by a whimper of a finish.

But the Briton held on to finish third behind Ukraine's Anna Ryzhykova and Italy's Yadisleidy Pedroso in a season's best of 55.21.

She gets in as one of the fastest losers. Meanwhile Zuzana Hejnova - a double world champion - is out, having turned up short of form and fitness.

A quick update from the field.

Tim Duckworth - attempting to defend his lead in the decathlon competition over his less favoured final two events - has failed to record a throw with his first javelin attempt.

In the high jump, Morgan Lake is blemish free, over 1.90m at the first attempt.

Team-mate Nikki Mason is out however after failing to improve on her 1.81m jump.

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Meghan Beesley is the British champion. She goes in lane six, but with two-time world champion Zuzana Hejnova and Italy's Yadisleidy Pedroso - the third fastest in Europe this year - also in her heat, it is going to be a scrap.

Well, that was ominous.

Switzerland's rangey Lea Sprunger comes clean away to win in 55.04 - 12 hundreths faster than Eilidh Doyle won her heat in.

She looked like she had plenty in store as well.

Kirsten McAslan is down in seventh for Britain.