secretary. we ll have the latest from westminster. also this lunchtime. a call to make childcare a political priority, with a warning that the sector in england is understaffed and underfunded. because my wage did not cover all of their childcare costs, so i literally could not balance the books. 0h, he s gone. that s exactly what ireland were looking for. shock defeat for england in the men s t20 world cup ireland beat them by five runs. and we meet the twins believed to be the most premature to survive in the uk, as they celebrate their first birthday. and coming up on the bbc news channel liverpool struggle with more injury woes as they head to amsterdam hoping to confirm their place in the knockout stages of the champions league. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has announced he is delaying the economic statement due on monday in which he was expected to lay out plans for getting the government s finances in order. he wil
amanda renteria and brian taylor, political commentator and columnist of the herald newspaper. hello welcome to the programme. government forces in ukraine are trying to seize the initiative before the arrival of winter. a counter offensive is already under way in the south of the country, around kherson, the only city that russian forces have captured west of the strategically important dnipro river. but the ukrainians are now preparing to expand that operation in the donbas to the east and also around kharkiv in the north. our correspondent quentin sommerville and camera journalist in the donbas to the east and also around kharkiv in the north. our correspondent quentin sommerville and camera journalist darren conway have had exclusive access to a unit of ukrainian troops, near the front line. in donbas, there will be no harvest. as russian shells fall, about us these fields and furrows are instead ploughed gun tracks and fighting men. ukraine s national guard leads us thro
but temperatures continuing to rise inland, getting close to 30 degrees in the london area on monday afternoon. temperatures will continue to climb through the rest of the week, particularly across england and wales. heatwave conditions developing in many places here, and by friday we could be hitting 36 degrees in the south. hello, this is bbc news. i m shaun ley. the headlines: rockets have been fired into israeli territory as the islamichhad group responded to israeli air strikes. israel says it killed two commanders after what it called an immediate threat. six palestinian children are among the dead in gaza. israel s now reported to have agreed to a truce. the two conservative party leadership contenders vying the next prime minister outline how they plan to help people cope with the rising cost of living. but former prime minister gordon brown says much more action is needed. archie battersbee s family call for an inquiry into his care a day after he died following
a bbc news investigation reveals dozens of english councils have cutback on holiday food vouchers for children on free school meals. and 72 artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. welcome to sportsday. i mjane dougall live from birmingham, on the busiest day of the commonwealth games. an incredible day at the boxing four golds for northern ireland and three for scotland including dylan eagleson coming from behind to win bantamweight gold. and in the last few moments, laura muir has become commonwealth champion for scotland in the 1500 metres. elation for england hockey their first ever gold after victory over australia. away from the games. erik ten hag s first premier league game in charge of manchester united ends in defeat. and it s a brilliant debut from haaland as man city start their title defence with a win. hello, and welcome to day ten at the commonwealth games. what a