Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with jessica. Englands cricketers are dreaming the impossible dream after the penultimate day of the second ashes test against australia. Englands bowlers performed, and the batsmen are within reach of an historic turn around. More at half past. We have got the weather as well. Storm caroline has been named by the met office. It will bring us some wet and windy disruptive weather through the middle of the week, then it is a return to winter. I will bring you all the details through the afternoon. Also coming up. A new Clinical Trial that doctors are calling a watershed moment. Well have the test results which bring fresh hope for millions of people with type 2 diabetes. Hello everyone. This is afternoon live im simon mccoy. We will have plenty more with that mis we will have plenty more with that mi5 report coming out. First we will go to the house of commons. Mi5 report coming out. First we will go to the house of commonsm mi5 report coming o
This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and iam in lausanne, where earlier the International Olympic committee announced that it was banning russia from competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Some russian athletes who can prove they are clean will be allowed to compete in south korea under a neutralflag. It follows an investigation into allegations of state sponsored doping at the 2014 games hosted by russia in sochi. The president of the International Olympic committee, thomas bach, delivered the decision. The russian Olympic Committee has suspended with immediate effect is. In the meantime, clean russian athletes will be able to participate under strict conditions at the olympic winter games pyeongchang 2018. These athletes will be able to participate, participate in individual or Team Campaigns under the name olympic athlete from russia with the acronym oar. They will compete with the uniform bearing this name and under the olympic flag. The oly
Out his plans to move the American Embassy in israel from tel aviv to the city. Its already prompted a heated reaction with arab leaders warning there could be dangerous repercussions. Were joined now by the bbcs north america correspondent peter bowes. A hugely significant moment there is. Why has donald trump chosen to do this and why now . Well, it is not entirely sure why now. It was a Campaign Promise by mr trump to move the American Embassy from tel aviv tojerusalem. The American Embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. Perhaps some the American Embassy from tel aviv tojerusalem. Perhaps some domestic politics is playing into this and he wa nts to politics is playing into this and he wants to be seen to be making good on those big Campaign Promises in his first year in office, where perhaps he might have failed on some other issues. To the wider issue in terms of peace and the Peace Process in the region, why now, it is difficult to fully understand without hearing the details of what
In lausanne, where earlier the International Olympic committee announced that it was banning russia from competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Some russian athletes who can prove they are clean will be allowed to compete in south korea under a neutralflag. It follows an investigation into allegations of state sponsored doping at the 2014 games hosted by russia in sochi. The president of the International Olympic committee, thomas bach, delivered the decision. The russian Olympic Committee is suspended with immediate effect individual clean russian athletes will be able to participate under strict conditions at the olympic winter games pyeongchang 2018. These invited athletes will participate, be it in individual or team competitions, under the name olympic athlete from russia with the acronym oar. They will compete with the uniform bearing this name and under the olympic flag. The olympic and some will be played in any ceremony. No official of the Russian Ministry of sport will be acc
Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversat later today Time Magazine will announce its person of the year. The annual award goes to the person or idea that has had the biggest impact on the world for better or worse. So who would you choose, and why . Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. We start the programme with us President Donald Trump, who is expected to make an announcement today that could endanger his efforts to broker middle east peace. Senior Administration Officials say he will recognisejerusalem as the capital of israel and direct the state department to begin the process of moving the us embassy there from tel aviv. The decision would break with decades of us policy as well as the International Consensus on the status of jerusalem. Arab leaders have strongly warned it could fuel violence. Peter bowes reports. Donald trump is venturing into uncharted territory. The president will recognise jerusalem unchart