Now on bbc news its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday, with karthi gna nasegaram and jane dougall. The headlines this evening. Var strikes again. Manchester city are denied a last minute goal and the champions have to be content with spliting the points against tottenham. After being hit twice steve smith goes on to top score for australia and it was england who were in pain struggling with the bat at lords. Officially number one wales victory over england put them at the top of the rankings and bodes well for the world cup. Also coming up on the programme. We round up the home nations action on day two of the mens eurohockey championships in antwerp. And, dont blink you might miss it the incredible sport of speed climbing. It might be early days in the season but getting any points off premier League Champions Manchester City is vital for teams aiming for the title. That is what spurs did today with a 2 all draw at the etihad but under rather controversial circumstanc
Line from edinburgh to glasgow. More patients than ever before attended a e units in england last month a record high of 2. 27 million. And for the first time in more than 500 years the two separated halves of Tintagel Castle will be reunited by a footbridge. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Police say an officer who was attacked with a machete in east london is seriously injured, but will recover. The policeman was stabbed several times after he tried to stop a van in leyton at around midnight. A man in his fifties has been arrested. In a tweet, the home secretary priti patel said shes horrified by the shocking stabbing of one of our Brave Police Officers and wished the officer a full recovery. Our correspondent andy moore is in east london. What is in east london. Do we knew so far . Mail, please say what do we knew so far . Mail, please say that it had been a routine patrol stopped. Two officers in a patrol stopped. Two officers in a patrol car so a large, white van and t
System is overwelmed. And a new footbridge connecting two halves of a medieval fortress at the legendary site of King Arthurs Castle. And coming up on bbc news the transfer deadline is fast approaching. Arsenal have agreed an £8 million deal with chelsea to bring in defender david luiz. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Detectives have described a machete attack on a policeman in east london overnight as frenzied, unprovoked and shocking. The Patrol Officer was stabbed several times during a routine vehicle stop of a van in the leyton area. Scotland yard says he was seriously injured but will recover. A man in his 50s has been arrested. Andy moore is at the scene in east london for us. We have an update from the met police and they say he is stable in hospital. He was due to have an operation on his hand this morning. 0ne eyewitness said when he first saw the Police Officer lying on the ground behind me, lying motionless, being treated by his fellow colleagues, actual
Northern part of scotland, but quite blustery. For edinburgh, really unpleasant rush hour tomorrow morning. Heavy rain, brisk winds, some of that hanging around in north east england. Following behind some dry weather with spells of sunshine but see these splodges on the map . Some squally showers which will continue packing in from the south west is the day wears on. The persistent rain continues its journey northwards across scotland. East anglia and the south east dodging most of the showers but it will be windy with wind gusts through the day up to a0 mph, may be more late in the across the far south west. Temperatures 15 in aberdeen, 25 in london. As we go through friday night and into saturday, this weather chart wouldnt look out of place in the winter but it is still only august. You can see the white lines squashing together, some strong winds to come across england and wales on saturday. Very unusual for this time of year. Coastal spots could see 60 mph wind gusts and further
Window closes. Manchester united need to find a new striker. Arsenal looked like they have got a new defender. And it could be a busy afternoon at tottenham. All of the details coming out. Coming up. We have two and a half hours to try thanks 0lly and helen and get ourselves a big money move. Has all the weather bad weather on the way. What you think chances are . Very the balloon fiesta in bristol has slim. Had to reschedule some flights, because we have some Stormy Weather could be a very busy few hours heading our way, just before half because there are still a lot of big deals that seem to be going through. Past. Lets bring in our sports thanks helen. Correspondent david 0rnstein with the very latest. Doesnt seem to be Anyone Around. First thing this morning, also coming up, well be speaking it looked like being a huge day for tottenham, still can be, to 80s pop star tiffany but what would have been marquee as she prepares signing in paolo dybala to perform in the uk. From juventus