and now it s time for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. england s women edge a tough match against india, on theirjourney to securing a spot in the semi finals of the t20 world cup. stuart broad s on fire for england in new zealand, as they look set to clinch the first test match. and arsenal are back on top after a thiller at aston villa, with two late goal. also coming up in the programme, the ownership race hots up for manchester united. sirjim ratcliffe s officially in the running, along with a bid from qatar. and a moment to remember for st helens with a famous victory in australia, to claim rugby league s world club challenge. hello and welcome to sportsday, hello there, and welcome along to the programme, a busy day of football on the way. but we start with cricket first and it was billed as a crucial group encounter, between england and india at the women s t20 world cup. and england s11 run win earlier see them stay top of the grou
and a half hours. border force staff at several ports, including calais, are on the second day of a 4 day strike about pay. you re watching bbc news. now, its time for sportsday england s women edge a tough match against india. on theirjourney to securing a spot in the semi finals of the t20 world cup. stuart broad s on fire for england in new zealand, as they look set to clinch the first test match. and arsenal are back on top after a thiller at aston villa with two late goal. also coming up in the programme. the ownership race hots up for manchester united. sirjim ratcliffe s officially in the running, along with a bid from qatar. and a moment to remember for st helens with a famous victory in australia, to claim rugby league s world club challenge. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. a busy day of football on the way. but we start with cricket first and it was billed as a crucial group encounter, between england and india at the women s t20 world cup. an
andy, good to see you. rory mcelroy coming into the masters was one of the favourites and struggled and is not looking good for him on day two, is it? ., , not looking good for him on day two, isit? ., ,, is it? no, gavin, it s been something is it? no, gavin, it s been something of is it? no, gavin, it s been something of a is it? no, gavin, it s been something of a nightmare is it? no, gavin, it s been . something of a nightmare for is it? no, gavin, it s been - something of a nightmare for rory mcelroy in round two. yesterday s run was not devastated with par. but today has been far worse. he is currently 5 over par with error after error in this round what that means he is now 17 shots behind leader brooks koepka and unless he does something really special over the closing holes in this round he was struggled to make the cut and be here for the weekend. as you say, that would be so disappointing for rory mcelroy. he came into this with high hopes of winning the on
more surplus food to those in need after a drop off in donations as the cost of living crisis bites. and the british built space rover looking for work after its mission to mars was cancelled. good afternoon. the prime minister has refused to rule out a real terms cut in benefits, despite growing pressure to do so. liz truss faces a fresh battle with some conservative mps who want her to promise welfare payments will rise in line with inflation rather than earnings a lower percentage figure that would save the government billions of pounds. there s already a cabinet split on the issue the leader of the commons, penny morduant, has openly demanded that benefits do go up in line with prices. this morning, the prime minister told the bbc she would still like to see the rate of tax paid by the highest earners to be lower, despite ditching her plan to do just that only yesterday. iain watson reports from the conservative party conference. it s tin hat time for liz truss. she a
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