Africa. They are 262 49. All of the good afternoon. Hard graft for coming up on afternoon englands cricketers on day one of the second test against south live, all the sport details at 4 30pm. Africa. The batsmen have struggled to kick on in cape town. They are its live, all the sport been another mixed day for doing 0k, 172 fought for and we will englands its been another mixed day for englands cricketers in south africa tell you why they have banned after choosing to bat in the second darren bett has all the weather. Football at 2 30pm. Test, they have reached 227 for six thanks, ben, and darren bett weve seen more sunshine but it has with 30 minutes left on day one. Been colder. It will turn milder has all the weather. Ill tell you why they are not using over the weekend with more cloud and its been colder but sunnier through football in the warm any more. There is more energy in the thats at 3 30pm. Atmosphere as we move into next today. Mild weather is set to week. More details la
Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2 a week long state of emergency in australia with a warning that a heatwave forecast for the weekend could make the bushfires worse. There are fears of fuel shortages thousands take to their cars to flee the areas under threat. Australias Prime Minister Scott Morrison cuts short a visit to one devastated community as people there heckle him. How come we only have four trucks to defend our time . We dont have much money. Delays and cancellations on the railways but most fares still go up an average of 2. 7 from today. Artificial intelligence outperforms doctors in diagnosing Breast Cancerfrom mammograms according to the latest study. Coming up on afternoon live
all the sport john watson. After sickness and defeat in the first test we find out how england are shaping up ahead of the second test against cape town stop thanksjohn, and sarah ahead of the second has all the weather sarah. Ita mile it a mile day to day today and i
This is bbc news, im rachel schofield. The headlines at 8pm. Us troops kill irans top military commander in an air strike, general Qassim Suleimani was tehrans strategic mastermind. Iran said the air strike was the uss biggest mistake in the region and promised to avenge the generals death. President trump said Qassim Suleimani was planning attacks to kill hundreds of americans. We dont seek war with iran, but at the same time, we are not going to stand by and watch this escalate and put american lives at risk without responding in a way that disrupts, defends, deters, and creates an opportunity to de escalate the situation. Jess phillips becomes the third labour mp to enter the race to become the partys next leader
saying it has to change to win back voters. I think that the labour party, just like i did, have the same values that i have, and wants to see change and wants to convince people that things can get better. Relief for around a thousand people as Australian Naval ships rescu
You re watching bbc newsroom live 7 its 10 am and these are the main stories this morning iran vows to take revenge after its most powerful military leader, Qassem Soleimani, was killed on the orders of President Trump in a us airstrike in iraq. The attack on Qassem Soleimani seen as the second most powerful man in iran took place in baghdad last night now the us tells its citizens to leave the country immediately. The Australian Navy has evacuated around 1,000 tourists and residents who were trapped in the fire ravaged town of mallacoota on the victoria coast. Three companies are to pay a total of ten and a half Million Pounds after the power cuts in august which left a million customers without power
and caused travel chaos. In life, as in football, we all go through highs and lows. Also coming up Prince William encourages football fans to look after their Mental Health, in a short film to be played at fa cup matches this weekend. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im annita
Ending the Stigma Around Mental Health struggles is a goal he has championed. He discussed it with high profile footballers for a special bbc programme in october. Through this campaign, he hopes to bring those passions together again and use football to start the largest ever conversation around Mental Health. Katy austin, bbc news. Time for a look at the weather. Heres ben rich. After what has been a gloomy start to 2020, today most of us get to see something a little brighter. This is how it looked in belfast earlier, sunny skies overhead and cloud rolling away east on the satellite picture. Some speckled shower clouds following from the north west but a decent amount of sunshine. We have been bringing in cold air and temperatures have been dropping away as the day has gone on. The coldest air across the far north of
scotland. For many this afternoon it stays dry with sunshine, a few showers for north west england, parts of Northern Ireland and scotland, some showers in scotland win