They are banning mini toiletries well find out other ways to cut our plastic consumption while on holiday. Thats just after half past eight. And at half past ten and half past eleven tonight well be taking a look at tomorrows front pages with pippa crerar, the Political Editor at the daily mirror, and claire cohen, whos the womens editor at the telegraph. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Hello and welcome to sportsday with me will perry, coming up on the programme this evening. The ashes is just two days away and we now know that england captain will bat at number three for the first test against australia at edgbaston. Well speak to former england batsman nick compton. The new football season gets underway this weekend with the future of two league one sides in doubt. Were at bury whos opening game has been suspended. We look at why the Football Association is introducing sin bins at Grassroots Level from the start of the upcoming season. Indias threatening to boycott the Commonwealth Gam
Business. Well have the latest from wales and hearfrom the first minister of wales mark drakeford. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. A former high courtjudge says Police Officers investigating an alleged vip paedophile ring may themselves have broken the law. This the plummeting pound sterling continues to fall on currency markets as market jitters grow at the prospect of a no deal brexit. Liverpools lord mayor resigns following complaints about a video he shared containing racist material last night. President trump arrives in jamestown, virginia to mark the 400th anniversary of democracy in the United States. Some black groups stay away. People with alcohol problems in england are half as likely to get the right help compared to other areas of britain. It is 5pm, our top story. Boris johnson has spent the afternoon meeting welsh farmers who have expressed their strong opposition to the uk crashing out of the eu without a deal. In the latest stop on his tour of the uk he visite
Activists last weekend. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello, and welcome to sportsday. After 20 stages and thousands of kilometres ridden, the Tour De France is set to have its youngest winner in a century. Not even being ill can stop Lewis Hamilton at the german grand prix but mechanical problems stop the ferraris. And from big bash to challenge cup Courtney Hill inspires leeds to victory over castleford, as warrington and st helens reach the mens final. Also coming up in the programme. England name their test squad for the ashes opener and theres a first call up forjofra archer. And find out how the Tokyo Olympics are set to bring new life to an area devastated by a Nuclear Disaster. Thanks forjoining us. Egan bernal is set to become colombias first the Tour De France. Hell go into tomorrows final stage to paris uncontested, as is the tradition. Bernal has a one minute, 11 second advantage over the defending champion, geraint thomas, who is also his team mate. Todays stage
English cricket, they have won their last 11 games here across the format and 2015. Dominated against australia and getting a good start to the series for the crucial and what most people are saying is likely to be a tight series across the five matches. Chelsea have banned a fan for life for using racially abusive language towards manchester citys Raheem Sterling during a match at Stamford Bridge in december last year. Police did investigate but the Crown Prosecution Service said there was insufficient evidence for a criminal charge. But chelsea operating under the civil standard of proof and after employing lip reading experts decided to take it into their own hands. Five other supporters have been temporarily suspended for using abusive language and threatening and aggressive behaviour. 0ne bit of transfer business that has concluded, everton have sold midfielder Idrissa Gueye to paris st germain today for a fee in the region of 30 million pounds. The Senegal International had been
And in the yellowjersey, colombias egan bernal, looks set to win the Tour De France from team mate ge rint thomas. From team mate geraint thomas. Good evening. In another policy announcement three days after becoming Prime Minister, borisjohnson has pledged to fund a new high speed rail link between leeds and manchester. He says it will turbo charge the regions and unlock jobs, boosting growth. He was speaking on a visit to the north west, with the full details of his proposals, to be published in the autumn. But labour says the plans are a rehash of past failed promises from the conservatives. Our chief political correspondent, vicky young, reports from manchester. Taking his first steps as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson is promising a bright, optimistic future. I wasjust thinking. But he is not the first conservative to come to manchester offering more investment for the north of england. At the science and industry museum, mrjohnson said action was needed to combat the hopelessness f