Of his baby, isabella. Welcome back. On this greatest of days, though, at last some fireworks. Who else but ben stokes . If only there had been someone in the crowd to catch it. At the other end dom sibley got stuck in, not pretty, but hugely effective with an unbeaten 86. Stokes also reached his half century by the close as the pair turned an unpromising day into an excellent one. After all that pre match travel drama, its england in the driving seat. Andy swiss, bbc news. Now, its a mission to unlock more secrets of the sun. The british built solar orbiter spacecraft, which launched earlier this year, has taken the closest pictures of the sun ever. Thejoint mission between nasa and the European Space agency is studying the inner workings of the sun in unprecedented detail, and finding out more about how it affects us here on earth. Heres our science correspondent, rebecca morelle. Our sun is seen in remarkable close up detail. These images taken by a solar orbiter reveal something we
Plans, and asking how realistic is a return to normality by the end of the year . Also on the programme. A new, quicker test for the coronavirus, using saliva, goes on trial, in southampton. Now, its captain sir tom moore, knighted by the queen, for his remarkable charity work, for the nhs. And 176 for englands ben stokes, as the hosts dominate the west indies in the second test at old trafford. Coming up on bbc news the green light for spectators back at Sports Events with sheffields crucible planned for a pilot event of the new planned for a pilot event after new government plans for england. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Borisjohnson has announced further steps to ease the coronavirus lockdown in england, offering a road map of measures that he says he sincerely hopes will return the country to significa nt normality, possibly in time for christmas. From the beginning of next month, employers will have the power to decide whether they want workers to return to the
A relatively mild start to saturday morning, that front still a real nuisance. Dragging its heels like a sultry old teenager, continuing to meander south and east. Contrasting weather for the start of the weekend. The best of the sunshine through east anglia and the south, that rain, some of it heavy for a time will gradually nudge towards southern wales and into the midlands, sunny spells, blustery showers into the far north west, highs of i7 i9d. We could see 2a the best of the sunshine. Bit of a question if you are following the second test match in manchester, likely to be some rain, that front is still slow moving but hopefully a brighter afternoon following. That front still with us, pushing its way south and east, worth mentioning the cold front behind it, it will continue to introduce this fresher story for all of us. There is a little bit of uncertainty how quickly it will clear through the southeast, hopefully not hanging around too long, behind it, brighter skies, sunny spel
England will be offered the flu jab this winter to try to stop the nhs being overwhelmed if there is a second wave of coronavirus. The Prime Minister is expected to announce new measures to curb obesity, including a ban on tv advert search for food before nine oclock in the evening. Obesity is one of the real co morbidity factors, it is losing weight, frankly it is one of the ways that you can reduce your own risks from covid 19. You can reduce your own risks from covid19. And how lockdown has helped one of britains rarest birds bounce back. As a crane chick hatches in lincolnshire for the first time in 400 years. Hello, good afternoon. Three teenagers have been convicted of the manslaughter of pc and your hi fi. He died last august after getting caught ina he died last august after getting caught in a tow rope, being used in the theft of a quad bike. The court heard how the 28 year old officer died of multiple injuries. After being dragged behind a carfor more than half a mile. The de
Weeks. To quarantine for two weeks. Israel agrees to suspend annexing more of the west bank, as it normalises relations with the United Arab Emirates. How the nightingale hospitals will help tackle the backlog of Cancer Patients due to coronavirus. In belarus, protestors take to the streets in further demonstrations against president lukashenko, saying his recent election was rigged. In close up for the time in newsreels. And, 75 years after the end of the war againstjapan, we hear from one special forces veteran fighting behind enemy lines. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. England claim crucial wickets on a rain affected first day of their second test with pakistan in southampton. Good evening. Hundreds of thousands of students in england, wales and Northern Ireland have received their a level and vocational qualification results today, after major disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The cancellation of exams due to lockdown, meant schools and colleges were asked to