Dead in a lorry in essex. Wales are out of the Rugby World Cup after losing to south africa in the semifinal. Well have a full sport round up at 5 30pm. Donald trump says the leader of the so called Islamic State group, abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, has died after a military operation, conducted by Us Special Forces. Hed been described as the worlds most wanted man, and mrtrump said capturing or killing him, had been the Top National Security priority of his administation. Al baghdadi had been under surveillance in Northern Syria for weeks, and was eventually cornered, in the village of barisha. Hes said to have detonated an explosive vest, as his compound came under attack. Heres our middle east correspondent, quentin somerville. Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi died in the dark in Northern Syria. The ferocious sound of the firefight was heard for miles. Pictures of donald trump watching the operation live have now been released by the white house. He later described how baghdadi he had fled into a tunne
Parliament, tomorrow. Vigils are held in vietnam by families who fear their loved ones are among the 39 people found dead in a lorry in essex. Wales are out of the Rugby World Cup, after losing to south africa in the semi final. Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. Donald trump says the leader of the so called Islamic State group, abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, has died after a military operation, conducted by Us Special Forces. Hed been described as the worlds most wanted man, and mrtrump said capturing or killing him, had been the Top National Security priority of his administation. Al baghdadi had been under surveillance in Northern Syria for weeks, and was eventually cornered in the village of barisha. Hes said to have detonated an explosive vest, as his compound came under attack. Heres our middle east correspondent, quentin somerville. Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi died in the dark in Northern Syria. The ferocious sound of the firefight was heard for miles. Pictures of donald trump watching the oper
Borisjohnsons brexit deal unless changes are made. Millions of californians face having their power cut as the state battles a surge in wildfires. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello, and welcome to sportsday, with me Lizzie Greenwood hughes and jane dougall. One of the most incredible matches of the Rugby World Cup so far england knock out the defending champions new zealand to go through to the final. Will that win inspire wales . Their semi final against south africa is tomorrow, Warren Gatland doesnt want it to be his last match in charge. And whats in a name . Well, quite a lot dispute over who scored manchester citys second goal against villa. Also coming up in the programme. Taking to the pitch for the first time in more than a decade, but it wasnt the fairytale return that Great Britains Rugby League Lions were looking for. And london hosts a great boxing night with fighter josh taylor aiming to become the only british boxer with two world title belts. Evening, lots
Hosts delivered the results of the tournament wanted here in tokyo but they did not have it all their own way against a very determined russian side, ranked 20th in the world. The captain had been speaking in the build up to the game about how nervous he and some of the players wear and that nerves came to the fore here in tokyo as ben croucher reports. The rugby world in union, united for the first time in asia. After a colourful carnival showcasing the best in japanese colourful carnival showcasing the best injapanese culture, it was time for one of their other main loves. Nobody is expecting japan to win the trophy but after capturing hearts and minds they are aiming to surprise again, only they were the ones being shocked. Kirill golosnitskiy scored the first try of the tournament, it would be russias only try of the night, they lost to jozi in the build up and japan can ta ke jozi in the build up and japan can take you on even without looking. Kota ro take you on even without look
To famous wins, the fear is they have peaked too soon. They start against scotland, but it might hinge on which ireland turn up. We are world number one going into the world cup, people would have probably laughed as it shows how it can change over the matter of a week. I think new zealand were number one for three years, so they are the favourites. Their dip in form have come with a coachs decision. These are his final weeks as ireland coach, and so too for the man in charge of wales, Warren Gatland has overseen their resurgence. They won a record 14 games in a row to win but this week their backs coach has been sent home. It is undoubtedly a disruption but the line from the camp is the players have stayed calm. They have been incredibly responsible and resilient, and sometimes that brings teams closer together. We have got to draw a line in the sand under this. England are the only home nation to have lifted the trophy, but their last four years have been a roller coaster. Two six na