high tourist season here in greece, which is why archaeological sites are also closed, to try and force people to take precautions. now it s time for a look at today s sport with gavin. hello from the bbc sport centre. hello there football from the women s world cup on the way, plus an update from the 4th ashes test. but first to the open. and it s been a stunning day forjon rahm who has fired himself into contention at the end of his third round at hoylake. the man to catch though still brian harman. he s out on the course now. ben croucher is there for us. we have had a lot of rain on the wirral this morning. we thought it would stick around for the day but it stopped at 10am. it has softened this hoylake golf course, and some of the world is s base have taken full advantage. the early starters had the best of the conditions. jon
hello and welcome to sportsday, i m gavin ramjaun. england begin the fight to stay in the ashes, with wickets in the opening session of the 4th ashes test. the wait is almost over, the women s world cup is due to start, but with a cloud over pay and bonuses. we ll have more from the england camp. and back from the brink, british biker tahnee seagrave talks about her long recovery from a serious concussion in competition. hello there, and welcome along to sportsday this lunchtime and it s been a solid start for england on the opening session of the 4th ashes test against australia.. as they look to stay in the series. they need a win here at old trafford. england won the toss, and chose to bowl first
pressure mounts on the government to step in and help struggling households. with energy bills expected to rise by as much as £700 next month what are the options to help cover the costs? i ll take a look. cover the costs? england dig in as they fight to stay in the 4th ashes test, after another woeful start earlier, which saw wickets tumble including captainjoe root out for a duck. and it is a snow and ice to start your friday morning across parts of the country but into the weekend it is rain that will dominate at least four saturday morning. i will have all your forecast details on breakfast. it s friday the 7th of january. our main story. more than 200 members of the armed forces are being deployed across london and the thames valley today to help plug the staff shortage caused by a surge in covid infections. both hospitals and ambulance services will be supported by troops. it comes as 17 hospital trusts
the transport secretary says it s time to change them. having introduced these temporary measures but now seeing that omicron is everywhere, omicron testing has really outlived its usefulness and therefore, we don t keep things in place when there s no longer any point to having them there. presidentjoe biden will blame donald trump for the us capitol riot as he marks the one year anniversary of the attack in a speech later. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s mike. good morning. we start with the 4th ashes test, where england s opening batsmen survived a nervy final few overs before the end of the second day of the 4th ashes test, but it s australia who remain in control after making over 400 runs before declaring. joe wilson reports. technique is everything. there, balanced. steve smith has his way. he batted with assurance through the