chief ursula von der leyen. it comes a day after president biden said the us planned to build a temporary port in gaza. we'll have the latest reaction from washington and jerusalem. also on the programme... joe biden delivers a fiery state of the union speech, setting out the key issues likely to feature in his re—election campaign and takes a swipe at his presidential rival donald trump. but has he done enough to stop the doubters. the great barrier reef is showing signs of strain after record high sea temperatures, undergoing another mass bleaching event. the un has been warning that gaza faces famine — and that children there are dying from hunger. it says there have been"overwhelming obstacles" when it comes to getting aid into the territory. but on friday — a potential breakthrough — the uk says it willjoin the us and other allies to create a maritime corridor to deliver essential aid directly to gaza. ajoint statement from the uk, us, eu, cyprus and the united arab emirates said... the plan is to establish a shipping route that would get aid from cyprus to gaza by sea working with the un to facilitate, co—ordinate, monitor and verify the flow of aid. the statement said efforts will be closely co—ordinated with israel's government. initial shipments would arrive via cyprus, where israeli security inspections will take place. the israeli foreign ministry spokesman lior haiat reacted on x — saying... the sea corridor development follows presidentjoe biden�*s announcement that the us military will set up a temporary port in gaza to allow more aid to be delivered to the territory. here's the british foreign secretary lord cameron. but this new idea from the of united states, which were involved in building a temporary harbour in gaza, means that aid will be able to go directly from cyprus to gaza, but it's going to take time to build. so the crucial thing is today, the israelis must confirm that they'll open the port at ashdod, that is in israel, but that's a working port. it could take aid now that would increase the amount of aid. and that aid can then be driven into gaza. that would make a real difference. and we need to make a real difference right now. on a visit to cyprus, the head of the european commission ursula von der leyen said the new maritime corridor will begin operating very soon — hopefully by sunday. today, the republic of cyprus, the european commission, the united arab emirates and the united states, of course, supported by other critical partners, announced our intent to open the maritime corridor to deliver much—needed additional amounts of humanitarian assistance by sea. together, our nations intend to build on this model to deliver significant additional aid by sea. we are launching the cyprus maritime corridor together, cyprus, the european union, the united arab emirates, and the united states, and it is your relentless work to get this corridor up and running, despite all the challenges, and this is truly inspiring. we are now very close to the opening of the corridor. hopefully this saturday, the sunday. and i'm very glad to see that an initial pilot operation will be launched today. let's get the perspective now from washington and jerusalem — from our correspondents, tom bateman and wyre davies. what we heard from president biden in his state of the union address last night was the establishment of this seaport, a floating port to be constructed by the us military off the coast of gaza. that would then be floated to shore and that would allow, you know, a very large amount of aid to be delivered. the problem being that nobody seems to know yet, once it gets onto the beach, how it would be secured and you're back into the same problems, that security has collapsed around aid convoys, especially in the north of gaza. and that is the issue. it's about distribution. and also this thing is going to take up to two months, according to briefings from us officials, to be built. so we're not talking about that happening imminently. the opening up of this so—called maritime corridor is an ingenious, if experimental idea. the plan is that, this weekend, folks with some aid on it would leave cyprus, bound for gaza. there is no natural harbour in gaza, no obvious way of off—loading this aid. there will be no foreign troops on the ground, so there is a lot of scepticism, particularly amongst aid agencies, if this is a plan that will work. it also, notably, comes on the back ofjoe biden peace plan to build some sort of temporary harbour in gaza to allow aid and construction material to help with the reconstruction of gaza and the supply of age, but that won't be ready for a couple of months at least. of course, the way to get aid into gaza is by road, but the israelis at the minute and the aid agencies between them are only getting about 100 trucks worth of aid in every day, which is way short of the 500 truckloads needed by the people of gaza because in the north of gaza, in particular, there is malnutrition, children are dying from hunger and aid agencies in particular, also israel's allies have warned that if's a dire humanitarian situation. a couple of lines from the pentagon from all of us. they said they've been talking with aid groups mfifis been talking with aid groups ngos and the un about _ been talking with aid groups ngos and the un about the _ been talking with aid groups ngos and the un about the a _ been talking with aid groups ngos and the un about the a delivery and set it will take several weeks and execution to build that temporary port, adding that the us to provide 2 million meals to gazans daily and they don't have a cost estimate yet of making that temporary port. let's speak to amy potter, nurse with medecins sans frontieres, who recently returned from gaza. hello to you. thanks very much for joining us. ijust mentioned there the pentagon's saying they've been talking to agencies about the delivery of this aid. this is the keyissue, delivery of this aid. this is the key issue, isn't it, for you guys down on the ground, this ability to move the aid through gaza and to reach the people who need it. it's one thing getting it from the sea onto land and getting it, but getting it to people, can you talk asked her how difficult that is? it's certainly difficult getting it to people. there's a lot of logistical problems. even more than that, there is aid outside of the border when i entered gaza and when i left gaza. as hundreds if not thousands of trucks getting aid to gaza isn't necessarily a logistical problem. getting it into gaza we just need to solve the political problems to get it across the border. . , ., problems to get it across the border. ., , ., , , ., border. can you 'ust tell us a little bit about _ border. can you just tell us a little bit about the _ border. can you just tell us a little bit about the situation. | border. can you just tell us a | little bit about the situation. i know it's a desperate situation, can you tell us a little bit about what it was like when you where they are? it's truly awful. every day you see people lined up from the sun up just waiting. i remember driving by the food distribution points and they noticed there were always kids in line, and i asked one of our national staff members and i said wise always kids in line, they explained he can only get one distribution per day, because water is too heavy, they would send the adults are water and the kids would line up forfood. adults are water and the kids would line up for food. these are the decisions that people have to make and i was in south gaza. from what i understand it is far worse in the north. they don't have access to nearly as many supplies or aid as needed. at nearly as many supplies or aid as needed. �* ., ., , needed. a quarter of gaza's pepulation _ needed. a quarter of gaza's pepulation is _ needed. a quarter of gaza's population is on _ needed. a quarter of gaza's population is on the - needed. a quarter of gaza's population is on the brink . needed. a quarter of gaza's| population is on the brink of famine. we have been hearing about children potentially starving to death already, do people you talk to, do they have any faith at all that things will change when we get these talks and they break down, delegates don't turn up. when you talk to people do they have any hope? talk to people do they have any ho e? ., , ., , , talk to people do they have any hoe? ., , ,., hope? their only hope is a cease-fire. _ hope? their only hope is a cease-fire. they _ hope? their only hope is a cease-fire. they were - hope? their only hope is a cease-fire. they were all i hope? their only hope is a | cease-fire. they were all in hope? their only hope is a - cease-fire. they were all in south cease—fire. they were all in south gaza, most are in the rough area they moved many times over. one child i spoke with, they said there is nowhere left to go. their hope is a cease—fire. there are so many ideas back and forth about getting aid and everything in and that is fantastic and obviously aid is needed. what we need when anything is a cease—fire. there is nowhere left to go —— nowhere left to go. the people in the north, how are they getting anything? i the people in the north, how are they getting anything?— they getting anything? i wasn't workin: in they getting anything? i wasn't working in the _ they getting anything? i wasn't working in the north _ they getting anything? i wasn't working in the north at - they getting anything? i wasn't working in the north at all - they getting anything? i wasn'tj working in the north at all from what i understand the un was actually the organisation, and on february 20, they suspended after one of theirs was hit, shall from a boat, they said, last i heard, they suspended it. the north is an incredibly desperate and they need far more aid than is being provided right now. in far more aid than is being provided riaht now. , ., right now. in terms of the medical facilities, where _ right now. in terms of the medical facilities, where you _ right now. in terms of the medical facilities, where you are _ right now. in terms of the medical facilities, where you are and - facilities, where you are and what you guys were having to work with, just explain what the situation is and the hospitals and the like. the hospitals are and the hospitals and the like. the hosita ., ., . ., hospitals are overcrowded. people are l in: hospitals are overcrowded. people are lying on _ hospitals are overcrowded. people are lying on the — hospitals are overcrowded. people are lying on the floor. _ hospitals are overcrowded. people are lying on the floor. multiple - are lying on the floor. multiple patients to a stretcher, if you can find a stretcher. not mattresses on that. i ran a primary health care clinic with doctors without borders and we rented out of the back of —— ran it out of the back of the trucks, two trucks, actually. we found a hard time finding a facility to house us for a while. there's not enough places to provide medical care and when the rafah crossing is invaded, we will lose some of the only functioning health care thank ou so only functioning health care thank you so much _ only functioning health care thank you so much for— only functioning health care thank you so much for talking _ only functioning health care thank you so much for talking to - only functioning health care thank you so much for talking to us - only functioning health care thank you so much for talking to us about it, really appreciate your time let's speak to dr ha hellyer, senior associate fellow in international security studies at the royal united services institute for defence and security studies. white hello to you, thanks very much for coming on. in terms of what president biden, how he can sell this, he mentioned it in his state of the union address, in terms of its showing his inability to have talked israel around, prior to this, he is having to launch a corridor from a boat onto land come into this maritime corridor, rather than actually persuading israel to let more aid and on land. how do you see this in terms of a win for biden or what? ,., ., ., ~' i., , what? good evening. thank you very much for the — what? good evening. thank you very much for the invitation _ what? good evening. thank you very much for the invitation to _ what? good evening. thank you very much for the invitation to come into | much for the invitation to come into your programme. i think this is frankly an admittance of failure by president biden and by the administration were generally when it comes to gaza, israel is dependent on the united states in numerous ways the transfer of arms, the defence of israel at the united nations security council by the american detail and yet, for the last five months, the biden administration has been unwilling to use the sun is right to force a change in behaviour. it’s use the sun is right to force a change in behaviour.- use the sun is right to force a change in behaviour. it's a choice. wh do change in behaviour. it's a choice. why do you _ change in behaviour. it's a choice. why do you think— change in behaviour. it's a choice. why do you think that _ change in behaviour. it's a choice. why do you think that is, - change in behaviour. it's a choice. why do you think that is, sorry? l change in behaviour. it's a choice. l why do you think that is, sorry? but wh is a why do you think that is, sorry? pm why is a choice by the biden administration not to use leverage, was unable to do so, there american institutions, the most famous of which is actually republican president, president ronald reagan in the 80s on several occasions and it's very clear to the international community that if the united states wanted to force israel to open up one of the six lambert is that it has completely under israeli control it would do so. it's been unwilling to do for and as a result reducing to do for and as a result reducing to these ridiculous scenes of air drops that actually kill people as he sought today. against the background of a massive humanitarian crisis in folding it's not potentially children are dying of starvation but it's actually a fact, it's taken place recently. and yet we are salivating opening of this maritime corridor which will take a great deal of time, which will not be the amount of aid that is necessary and will not be comparable to the aid that could be transferred immediately if those land borders were opened up. land borders that incidentally israelis are opening up. israelis are in the occupation of gaza strip 1967 comments occupying power and international humanitarian law is obliged to take care of the welfare of the population under control is not only failed to do happen is a major to the world that population. you mentioned _ the world that population. you mentioned these _ the world that population. you mentioned these air drops potentially having killed people, the pentagon isjust getting a press conference at the moment to just say that the press reports that the us air drops resulted in civilian casualties on the ground are false, saying that they have confirmed that all of their aid bundles landed safely on the ground just coming from the press conference at the moment. we can see on screen, and other line coming out of that is that israel's going to provide for a temporary port being built on gazans on the coast there to receive humanitarian aid. thoughts come from president biden, that's what he said a little bit earlier today. it's a process —— bizarre situations you have israel providing security for these measures that america feels it's had to do because it has not had the access to the land border i see mentioned. what would it take for the us do you think that might change president biden�*s mind to make him let's try to stop sending arms and the like, what would it take for him to act on that? just to reiterate, witnesses _ take for him to act on that? just to reiterate, witnesses on _ take for him to act on that? just to reiterate, witnesses on the - reiterate, witnesses on the ground had said that people were killed as a result of these air drops falling on top of them. and i think we ought to take those reports very seriously. in terms of what it would take for the american situation to change their position, you have to ask that question to the biden administration themselves the last five months now of a massive bombardment of gaza, not of hamas, i want to make this clear, it is not hamas that is in the cross hairs here, it is the palestinian population and mass and we only need to rely of the statements of israeli officials themselves who say they are not simply holding hamas responsible but they hold the entire palestinian nation responsible, that is a quote from the israeli president himself, let alone the prime minister and his israeli cabinet that make it clear that collective punishment is being enacted here, and yet the biden administration has been unwilling, i shan�*t say unable, because it is able, but has been unwilling to use the leverage it has in order to force a change from israeli behaviour.— force a change from israeli behaviour. ., ~ , ., ., force a change from israeli behaviour. ., ~ ., ., ~ behaviour. 0k, thank you for talking to us, behaviour. ok, thank you for talking to us. thank— behaviour. 0k, thank you for talking to us. thank you _ behaviour. 0k, thank you for talking to us, thank you very _ behaviour. 0k, thank you for talking to us, thank you very much. - some breaking news to bring you now at the un security council, it has adopted a british resolution on sudan, which calls for immediate cessation of hostilities during the month of ramadan, and calling all parties to ensure removal of any obstruction and to enable full rapid safe humanitarian access, these have just come to us now, the un security and adopting the uk resolution, 1a members voted in favour and russia abstained. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news... patients in parts of england are facing an uphill struggle to see a gp. an analysis showed wide regional variation in doctor numbers. the nuffield trust think tank found kent and medway had the fewest gps per person, followed by bedfordshire, luton and milton keynes. ministers have struggled to meet a pledge to boost the gp workforce. the government's counter—extremism commissioner says london has become a �*no—go zone forjews' during weekend pro—palestinian marches. robin simcox also urged ministers to �*be willing to accept higher legal risk�* when tackling extremism. rishi sunak�*s spokesman said the prime minister took concerns of extremism �*extremely seriously�* and noted a rise in both anti—semitism and islamophobia. new rules on paternity leave have come into effect in england, scotland and wales. fathers will be allowed to take their statutory two week�*s leave in two separate chunks — instead of in one go — you�*re live with bbc news. a forcefuljoe biden has delivered his last state of the union address before november�*s election. in a sometimes fiery speech, he warned that the us is facing a greater threat to its freedom and democracy than at any time since the presidency of abraham lincoln — in the 1860s. he repeatedly took swipes at donald trump, using the term "my predecessor" 13 times. he described mr trump�*s recent remarks about nato as unacceptable. mr biden said he had inherited an economy "on the brink" that evening. if a lot of you are smart, you�*ll go home now. it that evening. if a lot of you are smart, you'll go home now. it was my fiery speech — smart, you'll go home now. it was my fiery speech than _ smart, you'll go home now. it was my fiery speech than usual _ smart, you'll go home now. it was my fiery speech than usual is _ fiery speech than usual is 81—year—old tried to prove he�*s not too old for office. the speech turned quickly into campaign mode. it makes this moment is the freedom of democracy under attack both at home and overseas. at the very same time. he home and overseas. at the very same time. ., , time. he never referred to his election rifle _ time. he never referred to his election rifle by _ time. he never referred to his election rifle by name. - time. he never referred to his election rifle by name. my - election rifle by name. my predecessor election rifle by name. my predecesso— election rifle by name. my redecesso ., , , predecessor the former republican resident predecessor the former republican president tells _ predecessor the former republican president tells putin, _ predecessor the former republican president tells putin, do _ predecessor the former republican president tells putin, do whateverl president tells putin, do whatever the hell you want.— president tells putin, do whatever the hell you want. donald trump is on his mind- _ the hell you want. donald trump is on his mind. he _ the hell you want. donald trump is on his mind. he reminded - the hell you want. donald trump is on his mind. he reminded america| on his mind. he reminded america what happened in this very building january six three years ago rare what happened in this very building january six three years ago are all january six three years ago we all saw with our _ january six three years ago we all saw with our own _ january six three years ago we all saw with our own eyes _ january six three years ago we all saw with our own eyes the - saw with our own eyes the insurrections. he saw with our own eyes the insurrections.— saw with our own eyes the insurrections. ., . ., , , , insurrections. he touched on issues that voters — insurrections. he touched on issues that voters care _ insurrections. he touched on issues that voters care about _ insurrections. he touched on issues that voters care about immigration | that voters care about immigration the economy and reproductive rights. many of you in this chamber and my predecessor are promising to pass a national ban on reproductive freedom, my god what freedom would you take away? that freedom, my god what freedom would you take away?— you take away? that you need to get here wasn't — you take away? that you need to get here wasn't straightforward. - here wasn�*t straightforward. protesters are gathered here blocking the main road from the white house to the capital, president biden ended up taking a longer route to make his address on time. his handling of the war in the middle east is proving to be one of the biggest issues he�*s facing ahead of the election. i the biggest issues he's facing ahead of the election.— of the election. i think he's already lost _ of the election. i think he's already lost votes - of the election. i think he's already lost votes for - of the election. i think he'sj already lost votes for many of the election. i think he's - already lost votes for many people from younger voters, from jewish photos from younger voters, from jewish -hoto - from younger voters, from jewish hoto - , , ., , from younger voters, from jewish --hoto , ., photos there were lessons ignored in the speech- — photos there were lessons ignored in the speech- he _ photos there were lessons ignored in the speech. he paid _ photos there were lessons ignored in the speech. he paid tribute - photos there were lessons ignored in the speech. he paid tribute to - the speech. he paid tribute to israeli hostages, mr biden said he was also working to help deliver aid to palestinians.— to palestinians. ob'ect in the us military to h to palestinians. object in the us military to establish _ to palestinians. object in the us military to establish a _ to palestinians. object in the us| military to establish a temporary pier in the mediterranean and the cost of gaza i can receive large shipments, food, water, medicine, temporary shelter. the shipments, food, water, medicine, temporary shelter.— shipments, food, water, medicine, temporary shelter. the state of the union as mr— temporary shelter. the state of the union as mr biden's _ temporary shelter. the state of the union as mr biden's big _ temporary shelter. the state of the union as mr biden's big opportunity union as mr biden�*s big opportunity to get some fresh momentum ahead of the election. he loses in it would be the last he delivers. let�*s speak to us democrat strategist and lawyer kelly hyman. hello to you, kelly, there has been a lot of chat before hand about whether he laid he would prove he was up to the job for the next four years. did you show that he was. fin years. did you show that he was. on a scale years. did you show that he was. q? a scale from one to ten, it was a 12. he definitely showed that he is ready. they were even chanting four more years for him. in the overriding theme is freedom and democracy, not only in the us but abroad, freedom in the us for reproductive rights in the us coming united states supreme court, overturning roe v wade, which gave women the right to choose what they wanted to do to abort a child or not. majority of americans support roe v wade, and so that is a key issue for coming into 2024 besides other key issues.— other key issues. should we talk about foreign — other key issues. should we talk about foreign policy _ other key issues. should we talk about foreign policy for - other key issues. should we talk about foreign policy for a - other key issues. should we talk. about foreign policy for a moment, because as it is just set in that piece there, there is a lot of anger about the way that he has handled what�*s going on in gaza and his seeming inability to get israel to do his bidding. in terms of normally how much does foreign policy plans voters might when they go to the box? it voters might when they go to the box? . , voters might when they go to the box? ., , , ., ., box? it will vary depending on what is auoin on box? it will vary depending on what is going on in _ box? it will vary depending on what is going on in the _ box? it will vary depending on what is going on in the us _ box? it will vary depending on what is going on in the us at _ box? it will vary depending on what is going on in the us at that - box? it will vary depending on what is going on in the us at that time, i is going on in the us at that time, but absolutely definitely pays a key role. not only did he address that but he also addressed issues of making sure that wealthy corporations pay their fair share and the fact that that is really important to hard—working americans and making sure that they have homes and making sure that they have homes and paying for their mortgage and making that social security is not cut, a gamut of different issues that he discussed in this over 60 minutes of his speech. i that he discussed in this over 60 minutes of his speech.— that he discussed in this over 60 minutes of his speech. i don't know if ou minutes of his speech. i don't know if you heard — minutes of his speech. i don't know if you heard my _ minutes of his speech. i don't know if you heard my previous _ minutes of his speech. i don't know if you heard my previous guess - if you heard my previous guess he was saying that this maritime corridor that biden has announced is basically an admission that he hasn�*t been able to persuade israel to act in a different manner in terms of what it�*s doing in gaza. do you refute that? he terms of what it's doing in gaza. do you refute that?— you refute that? he said he doesn't work for the — you refute that? he said he doesn't work for the biden _ you refute that? he said he doesn't work for the biden administration i you refute that? he said he doesn'tl work for the biden administration so he doesn�*t know exactly what is going on behind closed doors so to speak. going on behind closed doors so to seak. ., . ., , speak. there are certainly people who would _ speak. there are certainly people who would like _ speak. there are certainly people who would like them _ speak. there are certainly people who would like them to _ speak. there are certainly people who would like them to be - speak. there are certainly people. who would like them to be pushing israel more and using the leverage that the us has.— that the us has. those discussions as well, that the us has. those discussions as well. we — that the us has. those discussions as well, we definitely _ that the us has. those discussions as well, we definitely want - that the us has. those discussions as well, we definitely want peace i that the us has. those discussions| as well, we definitely want peace in the middle east, that is very important to all of us. when we think about this, we think about our allies and how we are in this together and making sure about the climate in all these other issues that affect us, and the fact that there is humanitarian efforts, by that time does not get credit for the things that he�*s done and continues to do. we have to look at the economy in the us how great it is in regards to the unemployment rate and meantjobs. these are key things that he�*s doing, not only affecting the us but also as bright as how he wants to get aid to ukraine in all these things that he�*s doing. when they are from sweden that was just now in medo, which is great, that�*s our allies. i which is great, that's our allies. i suppose the question with the economy, he called it the envy of the world, the issue with that is whether people actually feel that they are better off. that�*s the issue, whether you can talk about newjobs but it�*s whether people feel like they�*ve got any money to spend, that�*s the problem with information. indie spend, that's the problem with information.— spend, that's the problem with information. ~ ., ., information. we agree to disagree that we are _ information. we agree to disagree that we are in _ information. we agree to disagree that we are in a _ information. we agree to disagree that we are in a lot _ information. we agree to disagree that we are in a lot better - information. we agree to disagree that we are in a lot better positionj that we are in a lot better position than his predecessor was in the us. we have a predecessor that�*s been indicted over 60 times and where we where in regards to the economy. i�*m where in regards to the economy. i'm so sor , where in regards to the economy. i'm so sorry, we are totally out of time. sorry, ithink so sorry, we are totally out of time. sorry, i think you so much for joining us. appreciate it. to stay with us. hello there. another rather chilly feeling day again today, mostly dry. some areas of cloud around at times with the brisk easterly wind, the sunshine best in the west. but it also brightened up rather nicely across the south of england, unlike yesterday. it�*s not set to last, though. over the course of the weekend, it will turn a lot more unsettled, more cloud, rain at times, and still that cold, brisk easterly wind blowing in from the north sea. some rather chilly feeling air at the moment. low pressure to the southwest. high pressure to the north east. and we�*re still drawing in more cloud from the north sea as we head through tonight. in fact, it�*s going to be a lot cloudier than last night. so therefore, the temperatures will be higher with this area of low pressure gradually lifting its way further northwards, bringing along with it some outbreaks of rain. possibly still a touch of frost underneath any clear spells across the shelter glens of scotland, but elsewhere it will be a frost free start to the day on saturday. now the area of low pressure continues to roll its way northwards and eastwards, and it will bring with it some spells of rain. so some outbreaks of mostly light, patchy rain across parts of south west england into wales, the midlands, pushing further north into northern england and northern ireland a bit later on through the day. but it�*s mostly dry across much of scotland. we�*ve still got that easterly wind, but blowing a bit more from the south easterly direction across the south east of england. here some brighter spells and it will feel a bit warmer, 13 or 14 degrees, but still cold for north sea facing coasts in particular, added wind chilljust six degrees celsius in aberdeen. and that rain will continue to push its way further northwards and eastwards as we head through sunday. so many of us seeing some wet weather throughout the day for mother�*s day. if you�*re out and about, just bear that in mind. there will be spells of rain across the south of england pushing through into eastern wales, at least possibly reaching the rest of wales and north west england by the time we get to the end of the day. some rain, too, just spreading in from the south across parts of scotland. but it won�*t be raining all the time. still cold for these north sea facing coasts. temperatures just ten or 11 degrees celsius underneath the cloud and the rain. but then the winds lighten as we head into the start of next week as that low pressure pulls its way further eastwards. so there will be a lot of dry weather around on monday and tuesday. and although it could be quite cloudy for many of us, it won�*t feel so cold because the winds will be that bit lighter. temperatures are set to climb, though, as we head through the week. bye— bye. hello, i�*m lucy grey. you�*re watching the context on bbc news. donald trump has stumped up millions, hoping to appeal a jury�*s multi—million dollar verdict for his defamatory statements about ejean carroll. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here�*s paul scott. hello from the bbc sport centre. england�*s hopes of salvaging something from the test series in india look slim. after day two of the fifth and final test in dharamsala, the hosts have a lead of 255. india captain rohit sharma and 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