Tonight for the First Time Since the suicide bombing that killed 22 people. It is time now to cross to the bbc Sports Centre for sports day. Hello and welcome to sportsday with me 0lly foster and Jessica Creighton hello there, these are our headlines this evening. A magnificent seven from anderson helps england win the series against the west indies. Its high fives for Manchester City, they are top of the premier league for now after thrashing 10 man liverpool. And froome is on top in spain and will complete a rare grand tour double tomorrow. Good evening, well have a close look at all the premier League Results later in the programme, but englands test team have signed off for the summer by winning the series against the west indies. They finished off the tourists inside three days at lords. James anderson was englands man of the series, he took his 500th test wicket yesterday and a career best 7 42 left england needing to chase a very meagre 107 in theirfinal innings, which they did
You knew all about it. The ridge of High Pressure is beginning to move in from the western side killing of some showers and underneath the clearing skies we end up with a quite cool night, especially in east anglia. After an early dip temperatures pick up underneath the cloud. Eventually the trailing front brings rain and cloud into Central England and wales and falling on behind the blustery day with lots of showers and the odd rumble of thunder. The rate taking its time to really get them to east anglia and hanging on to the brightness there. More for you in and about half an hour. See you then. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines Hurricane Irma is battering cuba with heavy rain and winds of more than 150 Miles Per Hour hitting the north of the country after already devastating several caribbean islands and killing at least 20 people. Meanwhile officials in southern florida have told 6. 3 Million People a quarter of the states population to evacuate their homes before the storm ar
Promise in their manifesto to cut Net Migration to the Tens Of Thousands. Labour is promising to ban tv ads for unhealthy food before the watershed, to tackle Childhood Obesity. And Facebook Places advertisements in british newspapers with tips on how to spot fake news in the run up to the General Election. Good morning from paris, where Emmanuel Macron has been attending his First Official function as frances President Elect. Hejoined commemorations here in the capital, marking the end of the Second World War in europe, along with the man hell replace by the end of the week, Francois Hollande. The two men stood side by side for the annual ceremony at the Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier to commemorate victory in europe day and the surrender of nazi forces on may eight, 1916. Mr macron wholl be frances youngest leader since napoleon is working on forming a new government. Hes admitted he faces daunting challenges and he promised to heal divisions and restore confidence in the European Union
The General Election. About to find out the results of the exit poll. Good evening and welcome to the Election Centre. Tonight, the third time into yours that we have come here to the result in a major Unity Kingdom Wide poll. In 2015, David Camerons election resulted in the vote for brexit see a promise. And theresa may has guaranteed certainty for the years ahead. Three act drama. Indications of what she has got what she wanted orJeremy Corbyn has dashed hopes will come with exit polls at ten. Who gets to number ten . Welcome to the virtual downing street. We have watched as in 2015 conservative constituencies pathed the path. Labour left behind. What is going to happen tonight . Will the conservatives get the 326 seed is that they need, or can labour close the gap . Earlier today, the Party Leaders casted votes. Just as 47 million of us had the right to do. And the first actual result will help cast results. Newcastle and sunderland going head to head. Sophie is in sunderland. These
Also coming up, most of the historic world war ii aircraft making up the battle of Britain Memorial flight have been grounded. One display has already been cancelled. And production was halted on the 6th of march Mission Impossible film, because its star tom cruise broke his ankle while performing a stunt while filming in london. This is bbc news and these are the top good morning. Its thursday 17th august. Im rebecca jones. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Thousands of teenagers across england, wales and Northern Ireland have received their a level results this morning. In england, the results marked a major reform to the exams introduced by the government, including a move away from coursework and modular exams in 13 subjects and a decision to separate as levels to form stand alone qualifications. There was a fall of 0. 2 in the overall pass rate which was down to 97. 9 . But there was an increase in the number of students awarded the top grades with 26. 3 of entries receiving either an