And there s commentary on 5live sports extra. Gloucestershire s wicketkeeper batsman james bracey will make his england debut against new zealand in the first test which starts at lord s tomorrow. Stuart broad will be joe root s vice captain with ben stokes injured. It ll be the first test to be played in front of fans in england since september 2019, with 7 and a half thousand allowed each day. Thrilled we are going to have spectators back in the ground to enjoy an english test summer. The last couple of weeks, the weather has been awful, it would be nice and warm for a change and not a cloud in a sky, it s fantastic, it proves for a sky, it s fantastic, it proves for a great week of test cricket. James anderson s set to play his 24th lord s test almost 18 years after his first. If he does feature tomorrow. He ll also equal alastair cook s england record of 161 test caps and he s pleased there will be fans there to appreciate him. The players in the squad have been around the play
Afternoon, heavy and thundery. Most of them along this area across eastern england and scotland. Further west, eastern england and scotland. Furtherwest, rising eastern england and scotland. Further west, rising pressure, wales, probably the west of england. A reasonable chance in these areas of a dry afternoon with some lengthy sunshine which will feel pleasant. Make the most of it because thursday and friday sees this low pressure moving back across the uk. This one bringing heavy rain. They start right across the east on thursday. Rain gathering across the west and that will spread along with strong wind, up to 50, perhaps 60 mph around the most exposed coasts and hills of southern wales. A blustery day, the wind strong enough to bring down some branches. Similar on friday, wet and windy and then the sunshine and showers mixture is back for the weekend. Thanks, chris. It s goodbye from me. And on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc s news teams where you are. Hello and welcome to sportsday,
into poland. violent storms have caused flooding and mudslides in canada. and coming up, the world s most wanted cyber crime suspects living freely in russia. hello and welcome to bbc news. the cost of living has reached the highest rate in almost a decade due to rising fuel and energy costs. inflation is now more than doubled the bank of england s target. consumer prices were 4.2% higher last month than a year ago. the costs of transport, gas and electricity bills, as well as second hand cars climbed. in september inflation was 3.1%. the bank of england s aim is to keep inflation to around 2%. rising prices are putting new pressure on households and businesses. economists are debating now how much of the surge in inflation can be blamed on the pandemic and how long it will last. our reporter colletta smith has been speaking to people in halifax. it s lunchtime at nursery. and with 63 hungry mouths to feed the staff here have their hands full. paula has increased her hours re
a warning that the nhs is facing the most difficult winter in its history. and why the crew of the international space station had to take cover when russia blew up one of its own satellites with a missile. the former yorkshire cricketer azeem rafiq has given harrowing evidence to mps about how he was bullied and racially abused at the club. he says he and others of asian heritage were told to sit near the toilets with racial slurs used constantly . he was close to tears as he told the commons culture, media and sport committee that he felt isolated and humiliated, and that the club treated him in an inhuman way. azeem rafiq said there s institutional racism across english cricket. a warning this report from laura scott does contain some offensive language. azeem rafiq said today was the time for truth, as the focus of cricket s racism crisis moved yorkshire to westminster, those troops from the man whose allegation said the scandal in motion proved uncomfortable. ijoine
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster, john stapleton and editor of the politics homes and the house magazine, kate proctor. let s take a look at tomorrow s front pages starting with many papers are leading on the departure of the tory mp owen paterson. the mail lays the blame at the prime minister s door asking just who is in charge? the i newspaper also points a finger at the pm saying it s been a day of chaos at number ten. another tricky read for boris johnson in the times which reports on a party backlash saying that senior tories are questioning hisjudgement. the guardian says the conservative party is in crisis with furious backbenchers claiming the party s handling of the issue has just been an own goal . there is more on that theme in the splash in the metro which manages a play on words around the name of the departing mp. for the ft the main story is that decision by the