Test. Englands cricketers are sliding towards defeat in birmingham, five wickets down now on the final day. We will have the latest for you. Thanks olly and matt has all the weather one word wet. We are in the height of the Holiday Season we are in the height of the Holiday Season and the weather is in a cantankerous mood, lots of showers around and wetter weather to come, believe it or not. I will have more details in half an hour. Thanks matt. Also coming up on afternoon live, well have the latest from hong kong where police have fired tear gas to disperse democracy activists trying to enforce a general strike. Hello everyone this is afternoon live im martine croxall. The Prime Minister has pledged to spend 850 Million Pounds on nhs building projects, at 20 hospitals in england. The money over the next five years, will be used to upgrade outdated facilities and equipment. A further billion pounds is to be used to tackle a backlog in hospital improvements. Speaking on a visit to a hos
welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we ll turn to the war in ukraine in a moment, but first an update on the primary school car crash in south west london. a girl has died after a land rover crashed into the study primary school in wimbledon on thursday morning. the metropolitan police also said a woman in her 40s had been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. we re expecting a police press conference in the next few minutes we will keep an on that and keep it on screen so that we can take it as soon as it starts. but first. . .. let s turn to the news that the wagner group leader, yevgeny prigozhin, has left belarus and may be in the russian city of st petersburg. that s according to the belarusian leader, alexander lukashenko. mr prigozhin led wagner s short lived mutiny in russia last month. mr lukashenko said he had in his words offered to let mr prigozhin bed down in belarus. on
Music plays and the next president of zimbabwe, emmerson mnangagwa, is back in the country and will be sworn in on friday. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news countdown to midnight the ashes series gets underway. England captainjoe root says theyre ready to go. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. A britain fit for the future thats what the chancellor has promised in todays budget. It had a few giveaways but was delivered against the backdrop of a faltering economy with lower than expected growth and falling productivity. Among Philip Hammonds announcements from now, First Time Buyers in england, wales and Northern Ireland will pay no stamp duty on homes up to £300,000, more in london. Scotland has a different system. For the nhs in england, the chancellor promised an extra £1. 6 billion over the next year, though thats still short of what the nhs says it needs. The wait for the welfare benefit universal credit which has attracted criticism from both sides of the house
Been hoping for and less than labour had been demanding. Economic growth has been revised down, productivity growth has been revised down, Business Investment revised down, peoples wages and Living Standards revised down. What sort of Strong Economy is that . Well have the detail, and reaction to the second budget delivered by Philip Hammond this year. Also tonight mr mladic, sit. In the hague, the former bosnian serb commander, ratko mladic, is convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity. Zimbawes former Vice President , emmerson mnangagwa, has returned home to succeed Robert Mugabe as head of state. And, were all set for the start of the first ashes test, in brisbane. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news chelsea are through to the last 16 of the Champions League with celtic and Manchester United also in european action. Good evening. The chancellor, Philip Hammond, has delivered his second budget this year, warning that the economy is expected to grow more slowly than previou
Its sunday 3rd september. Theresa may calls for unity to prevent a tory rebellion over brexit, as the commons prepares to debate legislation to leave the european union. Nhs bosses in england ask for more money to avoid another winter crisis. Bradley lowerys brave battle against cancer touched the hearts of all football fans. Celebrities will unite today for a Charity Match to celebrate his life. In sport wales world cup hopes are alive thanks to ben woodburn, the teenager made his International Debut last night and won the match against austria. And tomasz has the weather. We have been forecasting some rain for today. It is on its way, but some of us may end up with a pretty bright day. We are going to bring you the very latest on the situation in north korea in a few moments time. We have had confirmation from a state news agency that a test has been carried out. More on that. Senior conservatives are warning backbenchers not to rebel against the governments plans for brexit when par