Intensify brexit talks with the uk but both sides say more work is needed to get a deal. Turkeys offensive against the kurds continues, the un says 100,000 people have now fled their homes in Northern Syria. And the five year old daughter of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe, the british woman jailed in iran, returns to britain. Ina in a moment its going to be sportsday but first lets take a look at what else is coming up on bbc news. At 7 15pm, we will speak to professor Laura Hammond about the Nobel Peace Prize awarded today to the ethiopian prime minister. And that 7 20 p m we are going to be discussing matters with the met Police Deputy assistant commissioner Lawrence Taylor after the met revealed extension rebellion protests have stretched Police Forces in london. And at 7 30pm i will be speaking to the trade expert sam lowe about the green light the eu has given full brexit talks with the uk to now intensify. Thats coming up on bbc news. First its sportsday. Here is what is coming up on
Three months afterjournalist leera mckey was killed, no arrests have been made. The russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny has returned to prison from hospital, after the doctor treating him said he may have been poisoned. And trapped up to his neck in water for several hours, the man who got stuck in rocks as the tide came in and had to be freed by firefighters. When i arrived on scene, he was getting hammered by a pretty severe tidal wave. Its five oclock. Our top story borisjohnson says he is very confident a new brexit deal can be reached with the eu, despite the government ramping up its preparations for no deal. The Prime Minister made the comments while visiting the Faslane Naval base in scotland. He added that he believes there is scope for a new deal if there was good will and common sense between the uk and eu. What we want to do is make it absolutely clear that the backstop is no good. It has got to go. They Withdrawal Agreement is dead, it has got to go. But there is scop
Told me why they had made that decision. Ben has come a long way, it has been a difficult period for him. I have seen nothing but somebody who is professional, disciplined, works hard on his fitness. 0n disciplined, works hard on his fitness. On and off the field he is a talisman for this group of players. He will be a great lieutenant. We think it is just reward for the hard work he has put in over that period. The weather here in birmingham, as you can see, may be glorious today, but the forecast is a little unsettled for the remainder of the week. All being well the action will get under way here at edgbaston on thursday morning. A huge amount at stake. One thing is for sure, if england have already won a first ever world cup, cap that off with the ashes, that will surely go down as the greatest summer in the teams history. The new premier League Season gets under way in less than two weeks where liverpool play newly promoted norwich, a week on friday. Before that though theyll play
The farm put sandbags in front of the farm put sandbags in front of the front door, and we had water coming under the door. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. Adam peaty talks World Records and the battle against doping in swimming. Plus, the build up to the ashes, as england prepare to host australia. And ben rich has all the weather. Hello there, if you more heavy downpours around today, they should slowly ease over the next few days, good news for many, i am sure, all the weather news plus a look at the state of the uk climate, that is coming upjust state of the uk climate, that is coming up just before state of the uk climate, that is coming upjust before her state of the uk climate, that is coming up just before her past. Also coming up, it misses the point, jousters are up in arms over plans to introduce var Video Technology to bring the medieval sport into the 21st century. Hello, everyone. This is afternoon live. Iam simon i am simon mccoy. An investigation has found t