as leader of the communist party. and the first 100th birthday cards from king charles and the queen consort, camilla have been delivered to people across the uk celebrating their centennial year. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. who can stop england a 13 try demolition at the rugby world cup. as they top their pool with victory over south africa. the league leaders slip up arsenal are held by southampton at st mary s on a goal packed day in the premier league. ireland blow their chance of making the last eight at the rugby league world cup defeated by lebanon their hopes now in the balance. and virat kohli inspires indian one of the most dramatic games you will see. hello, and welcome to sportsday. where the unstoppable train that is england continue their march, in the rugby union world cup. the women s side topping their pool and extending their record winning streak, after hammering south africa 75 0 earlier. the w
it has reminded us of this. laws are just words on paper. they mean nothing without public servants dedicated to the rule of law, and who are held accountable by a public that the leaves over this matter more than party tribalism or the cheap thrill of scoring political points. oaths. we must demand more of our politicians and ourselves. boths matter, character matters, truth matters. if we do not renew our faith and commitment to these principles, this great experiment of hours, our shining beacon on a hill, will not endure. i yield to that gentlewoman from virginia. thank you. throughout our hearings we have provided many facts and painted a vivid picture of the events of january 6th. the violence, the human toll, both emotional and physical, including the tragic loss of life. the threat to our constitution, the rule of law and the danger to this nation. a nation we all love as americans. and tonight s hearing, we have gone into great detail about the events inside the w
killed in the gaza strip where the israeli military is targeting members of the palestinian group islamic jihad. a bus carrying passengers to a roman catholic pilgrimage has crashed in northern croatia killing twelve polish people and injuring more than thirty others. the effects from a cyber attack on the nhs 111 system could take until next week to resolve after phone lines and electronic gp referrals were disrupted. thank you very much for your company does afternoon. chris rogers takes up does afternoon. chris rogers takes up the baton at seven o clock. but now, appropriately enough, it s off to the commonwealth games and sportsday. welcome to sportsday, i mjane dougall, live from birmingham where 33 gold medals were available to be won today, some have already been claimed. let s tell you about them. northern ireland have their best ever commonwealth games medal haul as they win a second gold. it s hammer time england s nick miller defends his title and takes the
children and two teachers shot dead by a teenage gunman in texas. another day of travel disruption. waits of six hours reported for ferries at dover and hundreds of flights cancelled at some uk airports. and one of the greatest jockeys of all time lester piggott has died aged 86. we start in ukraine where, in a gesture of defiance directed at russia president zelensky has made a rare trip to visit his troops on the front line in the east of the country. he went to kharkiv, close to the russian border, an area once again under attack. mr zelensky described the situation in some parts particularly serevodonetsk as indescribably difficult for the ukrainian army. it s the first time since the start of the war that the president has ventured to the devastated eastern region, as our correspondent caroline hawley reports. with heavy artillery, russian forces are continuing to pound ukrainian positions in a war that s taking more lives every day. with all this firepower