The time is coming up to 6.20. our top story this evening. england s hospital consultants go on strike. and zach crawley hits 189 for england. and in 15 minutes. we ll be assessing the impact of the 48 hour strike by nhs consultants as part of their long running pay dispute. and we speak to the guitar maker from sussex who s been working with some of the biggest names in music. 32 teams are taking part. new zealand had their first ever win in the tournament in their match against norway. there was victory too for australia, as jane dougall reports from sydney.
Trafford on day two of the ashes test. the endless appeal of test match cricket is its ability to suddenly surprise. oh, well, what s this? fluent english batting. dominant english batting. first, a partnership of 121 between zak crawley and mr adaptable, i ll bat at three, moeen ali. with no time to lose, under relatively cloudless skies, england needed to score quickly, but they do that naturally. look at zak crawley and look at the effect it has on the bowler. did he do that, there? it s hardly fair. it s what zak crawley does. and on good days, like this, it will take on all the way to 100. it s why the crowd rise to him it s why the crowd rise to him and exactly why england and exactly why england keep on selecting him. what next? justjoe root doing his thing. england scoring in every way, everywhere. crawley passed 150 and accelerating
To step in and legislate. but even better, the supermarkets could fix this tomorrow. tesco s already promised to put the unit price on its clubcard promotions. shoppers welcome more clarity. you do have to do some maths in your head about is this are we comparing like with like? i definitely do pay attention to them as if i m trying to get a good deal when i m wandering around the supermarket, especially with like detergents and things like that. it s like reading the fine print. you don t it. it doesn t stand out. you have to pay attention to it. the watchdog says unit pricing provides critical information in this cost of living crisis, and the rules need improving to make sure shoppers get the best deals. emma simpson, bbc news. and you can get more information on the cost of living and ways to help on the tackling it together pages of the bbc news website or on the bbc news app. there s been more disruption for rail passengers today as up to 20,000 staff at 1a train companies in eng
And england were overtaking australia s first innings score. no one s catching that. crawley made 189. it became a vindication of his approach to batting, to england s approach to test cricket. they expect to do this, these days, and that s what s so striking. yes, and things are still moving on the scoreboard because england are still batting behind me. currently 381-4. that is still batting behind me. currently 381 4. that is a lead of 64 so far. i think england have done everything they can to try to establish a winning position and technically there are three days left in this test match, ages. in reality the weather, the weather, we have to reference the weather. if you ask what will happen next, the answer lies beyond us and above us in the manchester clouds. i have just the
Latest proposals from the 1a train companies who are backed by the government. that seemed to bring the national dispute to something of an impasse, both sides saying they would be happy to carry on talking. but there s been no indication that the offer would change. ministers and the industry keep on asking the rmt to put the existing offer to their members in a vote. some in the rmt have said they have not put prepared to do that. the union says the proposals that could see hundreds of tickets offices closed across england have added to anger among its members because of the impact onjobs. disability impact on jobs. disability campaigners impact onjobs. disability campaigners have also raised concerns about the proposals with some even saying they are prepared to take legal action. the industry has insisted it is listening to those concerns and maintains that the changes would see staff moved to help passengers around the station instead. 100,000 people have already responded to a pu