they re trying desperately to change the narrative here. and the reality that most russian forces in ukraine are on the retreat. the delayed rugby league world cup will finally begin later, when hosts england take on samoa in the first of 61 games of the tournament. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. in the uk, the new chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, has refused to rule out public spending cuts, and said taxes may have to rise. in his first interviews since being appointed, jeremy hunt told the bbc ministers had made mistakes when they announced plans to slash taxes without setting out how it would be paid for. in the three weeks since, the cost of borrowing money rose, both for the public and for the government. mr hunt said every government department would have to come up with savings. answering prime minister s questions this week, liz truss had suggested that public spending would continue to rise. there were some mistakes made
ukraine continues to push back russian forces, but the invading troops aren t giving up. they re trying desperately to change the narrative here. and the reality that most russian forces in ukraine are on the retreat. the delayed rugby league world cup will finally begin later, when hosts england take on samoa in the first of 61 games of the tournament. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, or around the world. in the uk, the new chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, has refused to rule out public spending cuts, and said taxes may have to rise. in his first interviews since being appointed, jeremy hunt told the bbc ministers had made mistakes when they announced plans to slash taxes without setting out how it would be paid for. in the three weeks since, the cost of borrowing money rose, both for the public and for the government. mr hunt said every government department would have to come up with savings. answering prime minister s questions this week, liz truss
batch of heavy rain, that could generate thunder and lightning in the channel islands and the south west. some of those heavy downpours will be close to the south of the uk as we move through sunday. particularly southern england. elsewhere, spells of sunshine north, that cuts off the supply of heat from the continent, so cool efor all of us by this stage 15, 19, the heat does not last. . that is it, bbc news at six, on friday 17th june. . that is it, bbc news at six, on friday 17thjune. quick reminder you friday 17th june. quick reminder you can friday 17thjune. quick reminder you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website and on the bbc app. but, from the six teamly say goodbye, because the news continues here on bbc one, with all of our colleagues in the nations and regions of the uk. they are all standing by, all looking very crisp and smart, sojoin them in second but from us it is goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday i m chetan pathak, coming up
now it s time for a look at today s sport with paul scott. hello from the bbc sport centre. let s start with wimbledon then it s men s singles finals day novak djokovic taking on carlos alcaraz. djokovic is looking for a record equalling 8th wimbledon title and a record extending 24th grand slam crown. and the serbian started in blistering fashion taking the first set 6 games to 1 injust311 minutes. it s currently level at 2 a piece in the second set. great britain s alfie hewett missed out on a career grand slam in singles, as he lost the final of the men s wheelchair competition to japan s tokito 0da. wimbledon is the only grand slam singles title that the seven time major champion hasn t won. but 17 year old 0da won 6 4, 6 2 to claim his second major title after winning last month s french open. there was a dramatic conclusion to golf s scottish 0pen
the pandemic. so much to look forward to. it all starts on the pitch this afternoon. the opening ceremony, the parading of the flags and the nations, the 16 nations in the men s competition, eight in the women s and wheelchair competition. and music from the kaiser chiefs as well getting it off to a rock and roll start ahead of what is regarded as a rock and roll sport, rugby league. it all starts, england against samoa. that is all from st james park, where we cannot wait for it to begin. james park, where we cannot wait for it to begin- in iran, a video of anti riot forces appearing to sexually assault a female protester while trying to arrest her has provoked widespread anger on social media. the footage shows a group of officers surrounding the woman in tehran s argentina square. social media users have called for the resignation of iran s police chief. british scientists have solved the mystery of where eels go to die