our top story this evening: tens of thousands of ambulance workers and call handlers go on strike in england and wales. and still to come: we report from essex on the anglers banned from fishing because of a seal that is stuck in there coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel. england s netballers begin their world cup preparations this evening with the first match of their international test series against jamaica. torrential rain continues to fall in californina as the latest storm in california as the latest storm sweeps in from the pacific. mudslides have cut off roads and communities. at least 17 people have died in the american state after a month of heavy rain and flooding. tens of thousands of people have had to leave their homes. officials say 33 million people are threatened by the severe weather. the us president has declared a state of emergency. james clayton reports from california.
hands on a bit of silverware. now you might remember that england s netballers made history with a maiden commonwealth gold back in 2018 and later this year they ll look to secure their first world cup title. this week they begin their preparations for the event with a three leg series against jamaica. the first game is in manchester tomorrow. the vitality roses are ranked third in the world, just ahead of their opponents, butjamaica won commonwealth silver last year while england finished fourth. coachjess thirlby insists the team are on the right track though.. that breakthrough moment in 2018 raised expectations and brought a lot of joy into raised expectations and brought a lot ofjoy into the sport, but emergence are the narrowest they have ever been. for decades australia and new zealand dominated the sport and that is no longer the case. we have to be part of the journey and it is the right place for us to be. we have never made a world cup final and that should be the first st
for his comments to the radio station lbc after stating that anyone travelling to the tournament should be respectful of the host nation, where same sex activity is illegal. labour have called the remarks tone deaf. australia were pushed all the way, but clinched a dramatic one goal win in the first test against england s netballers. the roses were trailing by a point late in the fourth quarter when ellie cardwell scored to level at 54-54. ellie cardwell scored to level at 54 54. diamonds debutant donna well and managed to get one back to complete a perfect performance to help snatch victory. pie? plat; morning. will play again on sunday morning. that is all your support for now. there is a full round up on sports day at 6:30pm. but it s goodbye from me. we will talk a little bit more about politics and the news that the
australia were pushed all the way but clinched a dramatic one goal win in the first test against england s netballers. the roses were trailing by one point late in the fourth quarter when ellie cardwell scored to level at 54 all but diamonds debutant donnell wallam scored with five seconds left on the clock to complete a perfect performance and help australia snatch the victory. they play again on sunday morning. that is all the sport for now. in his first speech as prime minister yesterday, rishi sunak promised a stronger nhs, a better economy, more good schools and levelling up. now voters are wondering how those pledges will be delivered, after the mistakes of the last few weeks. ellie price has been talking