this is bbc news, the headlines: more than 100 people in iran die in two explosions near the grave of a top revolutionary guards commander. the united nations peacekeeping mission in lebanon says it is deeply concerned about rising tensions following the killing of a senior hamas figure. aftershocks and heavy rain complicate rescue efforts injapan. at least 64 people now confirmed dead. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s tanya arnold. the sport of darts has never seen anything like it 16 year old luke littler, on his debut, is preparing for the world championsip final. he ll take on another luke, luke humphries, who himself became world number one after his victory in the semi finals. well, matt graveling is at alexandra palace for us, we ll talk about luke humphries in a moment, matt, but luke littler, in the space of three weeks, has taken the sport by storm. relative unknown to a fan fan favourite, that is for sure. the tension feels like i
the rain yesterday. we are seeing sunshine come through and we will see it brighten up across a good part of england, wales and northern ireland with one or two showers in northern ireland but a warmer day pretty much everywhere. temperatures a bit lower where we keep cloud across parts of scotland, but it could make 18 in the south east of england. stilla could make 18 in the south east of england. still a few showers this evening but many places overnight will turn dry, a quiet night with breaks in the cloud leading to mist and fog patches. keeping more cloud in scotland away from the far north of the country where it will be quite chilly. maybe rain across mainland scotland and temperatures similar to last night, 4 7. tomorrow, staying cloudy across much of scotland away from the far north and north eastern england as well with the chance of rain. elsewhere across the uk, we will see the cloud break with sunshine coming through and maybe a few more showers coming in the af
purcell. the 20 year old chinese debutant is above the five sessions. the belgian who knocked out ronnie o sullivan in the court is really lost his cool in the ninth frame. look at that. he is well on course for the final. from the returns this weekend after a four week break. qualifying is currently under way for sunday s azerbaijan grand prix. there is also a sprint race on saturday with qualifying for that on the same day. away from the track there has been driver speculation with ferrari shallow clay has refused to rule out a move to mercedes next year but that could depend on how they contract talks go with the seven time world champion lewis hamilton. he says he loves his team and has been reassured by the progress mercedes have made since he finished second at the australian grand prix at the start of the month. it grand prix at the start of the month. , , ., ., ., month. it will be the start of a new ath for month. it will be the start of a new path for us- month. i
well, it s been an amazing first day of the second test between south africa and india in cape town both teams have been bowled out in their first innings. south africa won the toss and chose to bat, but slumped to their lowest test total since 1932, as they were all out for just 55. mohammed siraj taking six wickets forjust 15 runs. india s response looked to be comfortable on 153 11, but their last six wickets fell for no runs. in their second innings, south africa are 22 without loss. “33 without loss. and pakistan have posted a score of 313 on the opening day of the third test against australia in sydney pat cummins five wicket haul had the visitors in trouble, but half centuries from mohammed rizwan and aamerjamal rescued the innings. australia finishing the day 6 for none in reply. and we ve just time to tell you about this rory mcilroy story. he says he would be open to playing in a tournament backed by liv golf
time. en oy it, matt. thanks for “oininu time. enjoy it, matt. thanks for joining us- novak djokovic s 43 match winning run in australia is over, after he was beaten by alex de minaur in the united cup quarterfinals in perth. de minaur, the world number 12, took full advantage of an out of sorts djokovic, whose been struggling with a wrist injury, taking the first set 6 4, and de minaur showed few nerves in the second as he eventually closed out the match 6 4. it s djokovic s first loss in australia since the 2018 australian open, but he says his injury is not too big of a concern. australia went on to win the tie to zero and will face germany greece on saturday. well, it s been an amazing first day of the second test between south africa and india in cape town both teams have been bowled out in their first innings. south africa won the toss and chose to bat but slumped to their lowest test total since 1932, as they were all out for just 55. india s response looked to be