three british men accused of being mercenaries in ukraine are expected to stand trial in a russian proxy court. nurseries in england are shutting at short notice due to financial pressures and staff shortages, according to industry body the early years alliance. researchers at the university of cambridge say they ve successfully altered the blood type of three donor kidneys, which could give more hope to people waiting for a transplant. and a sad end to the story of freya the walrus who became a tourist sensation in norway as she is put down. good morning. the labour leader sir keir starmer has set out how he would fund his party s plan to freeze the energy price cap for six months, and stop household gas and electricity bills rising over the winter in england, scotland and wales. the energy price cap the maximum amount suppliers can charge for average use is forecast to hit more than £3,500 in october and more than £4,200 injanuary. labour said it would freeze the pr
just one tablet an hour from manchester to london today instead of the usual three as an ava nti avanti workers ava nti workers refuse avanti workers refuse to work extra shifts. boiling over at the bridge. how it was the managers who were sent off in yesterday s fiery london derby between chelsea and tottenham in what proved a gripping encounter. coming to the end of the heatwave, through the week, temperatures will return to close to where they should be at the time of year and we are looking at some thunderstorms developing almost anywhere which could be torrential. it s monday the 15th of august. our main story. it s exactly a year since the taliban seized power in afghanistan, ending 20 years of us led military intervention. a turbulent 12 months in the country has seen an economic crisis and a huge reduction of women s rights, with girls largely banned from secondary schools. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has been to see how the afghan people have ad
remember the brilliant gadirova sisters, who impressed at the tokyo olympics? well, jessica succesfully defended her european floor title as ondine achampong took silver on the beam in munich. gadirova poured her heart and soul into this one as she beat italians martina maggio and angela andreoli. her twinjennifer finished fifth, bjut was there supporting her sister on, cheering her on, the pair hugging in celebration after gold was confirmed. achampong also won team silver alongside the gadirovas on saturday. emotional stuff. as it will be later. there s a big night ahead for emma raducanu who faces serena williams for the first time in her career today at the cincinnati open. raducanu of course preparing to defend her us open title later this month. 23 time grand slam winner williams has indicated that she s planning retirement soon, saying she s evolving away from tennis. it s thought she could call it a day at the us open.
relieved to be honest that i got here. getting selected was always going to be difficult and i am so pleased and i am so proud of the team and, yeah, i m getting emotional thinking about it but it really was just what i wanted to do when i got diagnosed. i thought if i can get to the europeans this is going to be massive and i am so proud i got to get there. remember the brilliant gadirova sisters, who impressed at the tokyo 0lympics? well, jessica successfully defended her european floor title. gadirova poured her heart and soul into this one. her twinjennifer finished fifth, but was there supporting her sister on, cheering her on, the pair hugging in celebration after gold was confirmed. 0ndine achampong took silver on the beam in munich, adding to her team silverfrom saturday. over in rome, it was gold, silver and bronze for britain at the european aquatic championships. james wilby won 200 metres breaststroke gold. freya anderson took silver