the corridor of uncertainty marched england s bettors. alex lees hit 12 off the first over, spectators getting right into the game and still coming into the ground. they could have missed zak crawley, gonf or non . remember, ten wickets for new zealand to win. gone for zero. elizabeth has the weather. lots of blue skies and sunshine across much of the uk, set to continue for much of the week. a lot more sunshine and for some but not all it will turn rather hot and humid. across northern and western areas it will be quite cloudy and cool areas it will be quite cloudy and cool, namely northern ireland and scotland, and outbreaks of rain here into the rest of the week. there is currently a heatwave across the iberian peninsula, temperatures have been soaring to over 40 celsius, thatis been soaring to over 40 celsius, that is set to track northwards over the next few days also, across france and eventually reaching the uk, temperatures are likely to peak on friday. we could se
see people finding themselves because it is so hot here. people are trying to shelter from the sun. but people are appreciating the songs and the hymns and the prayers and the readings from the koran. this is a multi faith service and we heard strong words from a catholic priest earlier, father gerard, and he said grenfell is a symbol of shame for liars and those who deceive and he went on to say that grenfell is also a symbol of love. iam i am told that a young woman has come up on stage and this is a change to the running order of the service, certainly one that i have in front of me. but let s have a listen to what she has to say. the grenfell tower listen to what she has to say. tue: grenfell tower ripped listen to what she has to say. tte: grenfell tower ripped our families lives apart. it claimed the lives of 18 innocent children with their i8 innocent children with their whole lives ahead of them were not given the chance to fulfil their dreams. in 2017, our childhoo
number one side. good evening. a last minute legal challenge at the european court of human rights has cast doubt on whether the first flight this evening sending asylum seekers from britain to rwanda will go ahead. the court in strasbourg has issued an order blocking the removal of one of the handful of individuals expected to be on board, among them iraqi kurds and iranians. the bbc understands that the home office in london now thinks that the court could prevent any planned removals today. the government insists the flights are necessary to deter people trafficking gangs helping thousands cross the channel. here s our home editor mark easton. the flight to an uncertain future is ready for take off. just a handful of asylum seekers will be forced to board this evening, seven at most, each with a one way ticket to rwanda, a country they have never been to and don t wish to go to. awnd this is why, this morning more than 300 people arrived in dover having attempted to cr
taking asylum seekers to rwanda. the government is taking on the courts at home and facing accusations from abroad of breaking international law. and a world first in biology, mapping the genome sequence of every species in the british isles. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. tantalisingly poised england set up a grandstand finish against new zealand as james anderson breaks yet another record. welcome to bbc news at ten. we start tonight with a special report revealing the slow but steady progress of russian forces in eastern ukraine. president zelensky has called again for western allies to provide advanced missile defence systems for the ukrainian army. the russians now control almost all of the strategic city of severodonetsk. the last remaining bridge was destroyed by the russians today, making it impossible to bring out more civilians. the ukrainian government says russia is able to keep up its military offensive because it s still earning huge amoun
that his boss became detached from reality, as he made false claims of voter fraud. scientists plan to sequence the genomes of all forms of life in britain, which could transform our understanding of the natural world. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. it s 6am in the morning in singapore, and 1am in eastern ukraine, where russian forces are tightening their grip on the region of the donbas. president zelensky has called again for western allies to provide advanced missile defence systems for the ukrainian army, to stop the steady russian advance. the russians now control almost all of the strategic city of severodonetsk. the final bridge to the city has been destroyed, trapping ukrainian troops and thousands of civilians. the ukrainian government says russia is able to keep up its military offensive because it s still earning huge amounts by selling oil and gas, despite global economic sanctions. the russians are als