australia started the day needing 174 runs to chase down a target of 281. england have got two wickets, stuart broad taking the wicket of scott boland before moeen ali removed danger man travis head forjust 16. usman khawaja remains for australia, though, he s past 50. the target is now less than a hundred for australia. that is the latest score for you at the moment. a story that s developing in the last few hours. french police are searching the headquarters of the organisers of the paris 2024 olympic games. officials say the raids are part of two corruption investigations. the bbc understands the probes are in connection with the awarding of contracts for building projects linked to the summer games. a spokesperson for the paris organising committee told the bbc the body is co operating fully with the investigators . steve clarke believes there is more to come from his scotland side as they target a best ever start to a qualification campaign when they play georgia on t
napping during the day could help preserve brain health. we will speak to scientists who have done that fascinating research. now we can go to the bbc sport centre. update on the final day of the first ashes test match between england and australia at edgbaston. play started after a lengthy rain delay. it has started. england have just taken the wicket of travis head for 16. australia started the day needed 174 more runs to chase down the target of 281. england took the wicket of scott boland. they have now lost travis head. he was out caught behind. you can keep up to date with that on the website. developing story, in france, french police searching the headquarters of the organisers of the paris 2024 olympic games, officials say the raid part of corruption investigations and the bbc understands the probes are in connection with the awarding of building contracts connected with the games. the organising committee said the body is committing fully with the investigation. ste
health leaders in the uk are warning that there will be a struggle to clear backlogs and improve emergency care unless industrial action by thousands of staff is brought to an end. hello and welcome. china has tried to calm tensions after two chinese spy balloons were spotted over the united states and latin america. the chinese foreign ministry has spoken to the us secretary of state, antony blinken, after he cancelled his trip to china this weekend. beijing says the matter must be dealt with in a cool headed and prudent manner. our north america correspondent barbara plett usher reports from beijing. americans are looking up to spot the spy balloon in the sky. it s actually a weather balloon that blew off course, the chinese said. but the pentagon s convinced it s more than that and that it s not the only one. we re seeing reports of a balloon transiting latin america. we now assess it is another chinese surveillance balloon. the ballon burst plans for america s top d
but stayed mild, five to 8 degrees. mild but cloudy is how we start. this is how saturday looks. it may be the cloud breaks a little bit across parts of the midlands and southern england as we go through into the afternoon. a little more in the way of sunshine. at the same time, this band of rain pushes in across scotland and into northern ireland. ahead of that rain band, it is very mild again, ten, 11, i2 is very mild again, ten, 11, 12 degrees. behind that rain band, something of a change. it starts to feel a little chilly because this band of rain is associated with a cold front. as that pushes south east, the air turns cold. at the same time, we see this big area of high pressure building on top of the uk for sunday morning, so we start sunday, the second half of the weekend, on a colder know, but a brighter know. a very different feeling, but very different looking day. when you look at the map and you don t see cloud, that is where we expect sunshine. and they should
Which can increase endurance at last years us open, and was also found guilty of using an unspecified prohibited substance or method in 2022. Halep had been provisionally suspended since october 2022, which means she will be able to play again in october 2026, by which time she will be 3a, but the findings of the tribunal can be appealed. She has denied the findings of the tribunal. At the rugby world cup, englands tom curry has been banned for two matches, after attending a disciplinary hearing following his red card against argentina. Curry was sent off for head contact in the third minute of englands opening game of the tournament. An initial yellow card was upgraded to red by the new bunker review system. He was handed a three match suspension, but that will be reduced after he completes world rugby s Coaching Programme on tackling. Not long to go now before one of the greatest Football Rivalries is renewed tonight, as scotland welcome england to hampden park. Its the latest chapte