is rishi sunak on course to hit his target of halving inflation this year? we ll have the latest figures in a few minutes. good morning from richmond. we are in the prime minister s constituency hearing from people about how rising prices affect them. we will have the latest figure in just a moment. the parent company of jaguar land rover is to announce plans to build a huge electric car battery factory in somerset. a further 100 current and former mcdonald s employees make allegations of sexual assault, bullying and racism after a bbc investigation uncovered a toxic culture at uk branches. i m at old trafford. it s make or break for england. they must win the fourth ashes test to keep the series alive against australia. but will the weather dictate proceedings in manchester?
finish their series with australia on a high. sciver brunt hit 129 as england scored 285 from their 50 overs after being put into bat. a rain delay meant australia s target was reduced to 269 from 44 overs, but it didn t help the tourists bowled out for 199 england winning by 69 runs on the dls method. they win the mini odi series 2 1, but draw the overall ashes series 8 8, meaning australia retain the ashes. we talked about wanting to continue to play and do justice to how we ve played this series so far. and i ve seen odi series on the line. there s no bigger carrot than that against a team. we haven t beaten in odis for ten years. i think it is so, yeah, super proud of how the girls have turned that round and obviously disappointment that we haven t got the ashes, but it s a draw at the end of the day. and if you told me that at 6 0 down, i certainly would have bitten your hand off. so, yeah, pretty happy. from england s cricketers to england s footballers
and the squad will pause discussions over performance related bonuses until after this summer s women s world cup. england captain millie bright tweeted this image saying the players are disappointed that a resolution hasn t been found before the world cup started. england kick off their tournament on saturday, when they face haiti in their first group match. with five stages to go, is the tour de france over for another year? it certainly seems that way following stage 16 yesterday. jonas vinegaard is on the cusp of victory after an incredible performance in the time trial. the dane began the stage 10 seconds ahead of his rival tadej pogacar, but blew him and everyone else away to extend his overall lead to 1 minute and 48 seconds. the race finishes in paris on sunday. when of course we will know what is happening here at old trafford in the crucial fourth ashes test that england have to win to keep the series alive. i m sure the weather