the world s first fully working sand battery is installed in finland, with developers calling it a major breakthrough for green energy. and england chase victory over india at edgbaston to win the fifth test. borisjohnson s decision to appoint chris pincher as deputy chief whip is facing further scrutiny as a former top civil servant at the foreign office, lord mcdonald writes to the parliamentary standards commissioner this morning, saying that borisjohnson was briefed in person about an investigation into chris pincher s conduct as a foreign office minister. downing street had previously claimed that the prime minister wasn t aware of any specific allegations against mr pincher when he was appointed in february. but the bbc learned last night that boris johnson and the foreign secretary at the time, dominic raab, both knew about the issue. mr pincher resigned as deputy chief whip last thursday and was suspended as a conservative party mp after being accused of groping two
in the us state of illinois after six people were shot dead at an independence day parade. a bbc investigation has found that children as young as 11 have been housed in temporary accomodation, as record numbers are placed into care. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here sjon. yes, many thanks indeed and welcome from wimbledon on quarterfinals day. another beautiful day in store. all eyes will be on british number one cameron norrie who plays in his first grand slam quarterfinal, the last remaining british player in the singles. he is up against david goffin, second on court number one today. yesterday we also saw nadal booked his place in an 8/4 final, along with nick keir rios who looked along with nick keir rios who looked a far more relaxed figure out on court yesterday after some of the histrionics and outbursts we have
at the old bailey. tributes have been paid to an 86 year old man who died in a canal in cornwall while saving the life of his disabled daughter. lawrence casey went into bude canal in north cornwall to rescuejessica when she lost control of her mobility scooter on wednesday. she s now recovering at home. the family of mr casey said he was devoted to his daughter s care and his final act of love as a father was to sacrifice his life to save hers. at 7.30pm, it s dateline london, but first a full round up, from the bbc sports centre, here sjon. good evening. england have a slender lead of 56 over india in the fourth test on day two. england started play three wickets down overnight then lost