hundred see australia beat hundred see saustralia beat afghanistan and reach the semifinals of the world cup. sees. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. charles iii has delivered his first king s speech to parliament, outlining the government s priorities. among the announcements, there was a focus on crime, with tougher sentences for those who commit the worst crimes, and more rights for victims. confirmation of a phased ban on smoking in england means everyone who s now 1a or younger will never be able to legally buy a cigarette. and new licences will be awarded for oil and gas projects in the north sea. on housing, there s to be a ban on leaseholds for new houses and a promise to make it easier for existing homeowners to buy their freeholds in england and wales. there will also be a law to allow driverless cars on britain s roads. but the king warned of difficult decisions ahead, as our political editor chris mason reports. hats and stockings, precedent and
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is his legacy, and this campaign means lives will be saved. jo black, bbc news, in wolverhampton. the time is 6:16. our top story this evening. record numbers of people are living in temporary accommodation in england including more than a hundred thousand children. and coming coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, we re going to hear from harry brook ahead of this week s final test against australia. the ashes might be lost but england can still level the series. there s no sign of an end to yemen s long running conflict after eight years of war in the arab world s poorest country.
it said it fixed 45,000 potholes last year alone, but resources are a constant challenge. for now, these cyclists continue to dodge the potholes, but they hope if the roads are repaired, they can bring this much loved bike ride back next year. jo black, bbc news. time for a look at the weather here s chris fawkes. i , you have probably noticed july has been a bit disappointing for us, weather wise. the first couple of weeks of the month, we have already seen more rainfall than we would normally see and we have had 60% more rainfall in scotland and the whole of the month ofjuly than we would usually expect, so it has been very here. there is a link to the extreme heat in europe. so it has been a very wet here. to the west of the uk we have a trough pattern, which throws an area of low pressure our way. that is why it has rained
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