hundred see australia beat hundred see saustralia beat afghanistan and reach the semifinals of the world cup. sees. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. charles iii has delivered his first king s speech to parliament, outlining the government s priorities. among the announcements, there was a focus on crime, with tougher sentences for those who commit the worst crimes, and more rights for victims. confirmation of a phased ban on smoking in england means everyone who s now 1a or younger will never be able to legally buy a cigarette. and new licences will be awarded for oil and gas projects in the north sea. on housing, there s to be a ban on leaseholds for new houses and a promise to make it easier for existing homeowners to buy their freeholds in england and wales. there will also be a law to allow driverless cars on britain s roads. but the king warned of difficult decisions ahead, as our political editor chris mason reports. hats and stockings, precedent and
gavin. we ll start with an absolute thriller at the cricket world cup now where a spectacular double century from glenn maxwell saw australia clinch their spot in the semi finals. they beat afghanistan, but it really was the maxwell show in mumbai, asjoe wilson reports. it must be stressed, in this world cup, they keep surprising. in mumbai, said he was inspired by meeting another player. the team made 291. now follow that, australia s chase fell apart. seven down, glenn maxwell, last hope. dropped, seriously. maxwell divided afghanistan, he defied logic. he was also seized by crump. it couldn t be true, except he kept doing it. and maxwell s ferdie 31st boundary. 201, a record to win the game. that s all. joel wilson, bbc news. defending champions manchester city can book their place in the knockout stages of the champions league in a few hours time. a victory over young boys, of switzerland, would see them erling haaland will be assessed later after picking up an ankle i