one of nine maximums and 15 fours in his 124—ball innings — that shot beating the previous best of 180 made byjason roy in 2018. well, that helped england to 368 all out, stokes ably supported by dawid malan who made 96 off 95 balls... who made 96 off 95 balls. england did lose their last four wickets forjust eight runs. new zealand are now into bat and are currently 32 for 3the series stands at 1—each going into this one. the sides meet in the final one—dayer on friday at lords. at the davis cup, great britain are playing the first of their three round—robin matches in manchester — kicking things off against australia as they look to get through this group stage and reach november's knockouts. and what a davis cup debut for 21—year—old jack draper — up against thanasi kokkinakis in the opening singles rubber, who's 32 places above him in the world rankings. he won 6—7 6—3 7—6. dan evans is now taking on alex di minaur in the second singles match. evans eva ns ha d evans had come out of the box the fastest, having saved two break points in his opening service game, and broke the world number 12 immediately. taking the first set 6-1, immediately. taking the first set 6—1, and it's currently 2—1 down in the second. two—time grand slam champion simona halep has been banned for four years following breaches of the tennis anti—doping programme. the former wimbledon and french open winner says she intends to appeal against the decision at the court of arbitration for sport. she tested positive for the use of roxadustat at last year's us open and an independent tribunal also found the former world number one guilty of using an unspecified prohibited substance or method in 2022 after irregularities were found in her biological passport. translation: i'm shocked. i could say what's happening is in great... i have never duped. my blood tests were negative and there were no banned substance found. a tiny amount came out in a you're in test, and that was it. —— urine. this makes no sense in my view. i hope the truth will come out one day and i will fight to the end to prove it. just weeks after the disappointment of their world cup final defeat, england's lionesses are gearing up for their next challenge — the nations league. but they will be without keira walsh, who will miss the matches against scotland and the netherlands because of a calf injury. spurs striker bethany england also misses out after she had hip surgery earlier this month. england's group also includes belgium, the winner of which will qualify for the semi—finals in february. manager sarina wiegman though has been questioning the busy schedule of her players. some players only had six days off, which, _ some players only had six days off, which, after— some players only had six days off, which, after such a high level, high pressure _ which, after such a high level, high pressure of— which, after such a high level, high pressure of competition, is not good for them _ pressure of competition, is not good for them. that has been going on for a long _ for them. that has been going on for a long time _ for them. that has been going on for a long time because we have major tournaments in the summer all the time _ tournaments in the summer all the time the — tournaments in the summer all the time. the urgency to solve it and make _ time. the urgency to solve it and make it _ time. the urgency to solve it and make it better is really, really high — and wales have made 13 changes for their next world cup matc against portugal in nice on saturday. hooker dewi lake, who was injured for the victory over fiji, will captain the side with his co—skipper, jac morgan, rested. taulupe faletau and louis rees—zammit are the only two who survive from the 15 that started against the fijians in their opening pool match. and that's all the sport for now. back to you, matthew. thanks very much. tobias ellwood, chair of the commons defence committee, has quit. he had been under pressure for comments he made recently about the taliban administration in afghanistan. he'd said they had improved security in the country. let's head straight to our political correspondent. remind our viewers what the comments were. curious that tobias ellwood posted to his twitter at the start of summer, where he appeared to be praising the taliban for some of the changes that have taken place in afghanistan recently. he seemed to suggest that the security situation had improved, he talked about there being solar panels put up. he said the opium trade had all but disappeared. that provoked a furious reaction. it was mostly from mps on the defence select committee in parliament. they said these comments were unacceptable, they were bizarre. actually facing the possibility of being removed as chair of the committee. it looked highly lightly he was going to lose, and it seems in the words of one close to the committee, he seems that he jumped before close to the committee, he seems that hejumped before he close to the committee, he seems that he jumped before he was close to the committee, he seems that hejumped before he was pushed. i was going to ask you exactly that. we described in the breaking line or two that we read out that he's quit, but had he not, he would have been forced out? i but had he not, he would have been forced out?— forced out? i think that's pretty certain. forced out? i think that's pretty certain- i've _ forced out? i think that's pretty certain. i've spoken _ forced out? i think that's pretty certain. i've spoken to - forced out? i think that's pretty certain. i've spoken to a - forced out? i think that's pretty certain. i've spoken to a few i forced out? i think that's pretty. certain. i've spoken to a few who were involved in the process, and all are pretty convinced that tobias ellwood was on his way out, even if he didn't take this decision himself. we've heard from mr ellwood, who is not had a statement, but my understanding is he has told the mps on the committee that he is going to stand down. from what is a pretty important post. viewers will probably know tobias ellwood is someone who often pipes up talking about the uk's defensive relationship with other countries. he's quite high—profile chair. it's quite curious, because you have the profile because you are the chair of quite an important group in parliament, but you're not always speaking on behalf of that group. what has happened here is the several mps on that committee have become frustrated by merely at that video that mr ellwood tweeted out —— primarily, appearing to give some praise to the taliban, but i think frankly, they were frustrated the other things too. one mp said that the committee had become the tobias ellwood show, so some of them would be keen to move on. there will be a new chair of that committee elected by parliament probably in the next few weeks. . ~ by parliament probably in the next few weeks. n ., ., few weeks. nick, thanks for the latest on that. _ ukraine has launched a substantial attack on the russian black sea fleet. moscow says ukraine attacked sevastopol with ten cruise missiles and three unmanned boats. russia's ministry of defence says it successfully intercepted much of the assault, but two ships were damaged. what do we know about the attack and how it impacts ukraine's strategy on crimea? olga malchevska has been taking a look. this photo was shared by mikhail razvozhayev, the moscow—installed governor of sevastopol on his telegram channel. it shows flames engulfing what appears to be a ship in a port while he stands are speaking into his phone. in a port while he stands speaking into his phone. razvozhayev said that this shipbuilding client was hit. now, here is the shipbuilding plant in sevastopol. it is located in the city and it builds and repairs the ships for the russian black sea fleet. it used to be one of the main facilities during the soviet union times for the repair meant of the ships across all over the ussr. and it was annexed by russia together with crimea back in 2014. now, while the scale of the destruction has not been confirmed yet, if there was damage, it could cause severe delays, at least to the repair meant of the russian warships. and this was not the first time the ukrainian army has tried to attack the russian military infrastructure in the annexed crimea. you can see here the bridge, the only one linking crimea to russia. it was hit by the ukrainian army injuly and it was the second time it was hit. the first time happened in october last year, and you can see here the blast which damaged severely, the bridge and led to one of its parts collapsing into the sea. and back in april last year, the russian ministry of defence admitted the loss of its flagship moskva named after the russian capital moscow. it used to be the symbol of the russian military power and was leading the russian military naval assault on ukraine, and became the first major russian ship to be lost. the poor summer weather is being blamed for the economy shrinking the police watchdog is to investigate how the greater manchester police force handled the case of andrew malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit. the independent office for police conduct will examine how officers handled complaints from mr malkinson�*s legal team. live now to our reporter in salford, yunus mulla. across the story. tell us more, because the failings on this case had such devastating impacts. that’s had such devastating impacts. that's ri . ht, had such devastating impacts. that's right, described _ had such devastating impacts. that's right, described as _ had such devastating impacts. that's right, described as one _ had such devastating impacts. that's right, described as one of _ had such devastating impacts. that's right, described as one of the - had such devastating impacts. “trust�*s right, described as one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british legal history. what the iopc are saying is that there are significant issues with gmp�*s investigations into the complaints and is identified several lines of inquiry. what we're looking at arc complaints that relate to an allegation that greater manchester police failed to keep evidence and also failed to reveal information about two key witnesses at the original trial. what the iopc are saying is that those complaints were not dealt with in a reasonable and proportionate matter, and will carry out further investigations. andrew mauk and send —— malkinson was convicted for rape and 200a. he was released in 2020, but on licence, and kept on the sex offender registry until earlier this year. when that conviction originally was quashed byjudges at the court of appeal. dna evidence suggested the involvement of another man. what the iopc are saying is because of the level of public interest and also because of the concerns over the way gmp of handle this, there needs to be scrutiny, and that's what this investigation hopefully will give them. last month, the government ordered a public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the handling of andrew —— andrew malkinson�*s case, saying this is not to review the original criminal investigation, and mr malkinson responded to this announcement by the iopc. he's welcome to the new investigation, but what he's also saying is that he didn't really have any faith in the system. he said that was like allowing them to mark their own homework. he's hoping his investigation will hold individual officers to account now. the police have been approached for comments. yunus, thank you. when medicinal cannabis was legalised in 2018, the move was hailed as a breakthrough for people with illnesses such as epilepsy, chronic pain and neurological disorders. but now some patients say they are still being blocked from getting it on the nhs. more details from our health correspondent alastair fee. jasper is 13 and these days is a typical teenager, but much of his young life has been spent in bed or being rushed to hospital. by the time he was 11, he was having about 800 seizures a day. about 800 seizures a day, so the expectation was one, eventually a seizure would kill him. can ijust rearrange his hair? he has a rare form of drug—resistant epilepsy. over the years, he's tried nine different medicines. come over here, we'll do your meds. nothing has stopped his fits — until now. there you go, and swallow. he takes cannabis as an oil. his parents pay for it at a private clinic. now i can do things like go to the cinema and to my friend's house. if i do have a seizure, i can recover from it. the law change means patients can take the whole plant — which contains cbd and the psychoactive ingredient thc. but though its legal, in the last five years, hardly anyone has been given it on the nhs. alfie is one of the few with an nhs prescription. like jasper, he too has severe epilepsy. without the cannabis, _ we'd be in hospital in a few days with hundreds of seizures. alfie was the first person in the uk to be given it after a high—profile campaign led by his mother. all it's done is blocked it, - because all the parents now trying to get access for the children with epilepsy are _ blocked at every turn. one of the problems is that consultants need to apply to nhs england when they want to prescribe, but they're almost always turned down. i did feel it was disingenuous at the time, because it shifted the heat from the government to practitioners like myself. parents were clamouring at our door because they believe we were now in a position to prescribe, and that was not the case. the government's told us... few understand the cost of cannabis more than jasper�*s family. the bill for his latest supply came to £1,600 forjust over a month of cannabis medication. it's eating all our savings — going on holiday or anything like that is out. crippling as it is financially, we still know that we're so much luckier than other parents in the same situation. the campaign for easier equal access on the nhs continues. alastair fee, bbc news. live now to london to join alicejones, whose son has epilepsy. alice, welcome to bbc news. i wanted to ask you first of all when you tried to get this on the nhs, what were you told? ads, tried to get this on the nhs, what were you told?— were you told? a mixture of things. it started were you told? a mixture of things. it started with _ were you told? a mixture of things. it started with a _ were you told? a mixture of things. it started with a doctor— were you told? a mixture of things. it started with a doctor simply - it started with a doctor simply saying they didn't know anything about it, on the first thing we heard was simply that it wasn't available, they didn't believe it could be accessed medically. i don't think the doctrine of the guidelines. we tried multiple times. the response was basically the same — either the doctors felt they couldn't prescribe or it wasn't available and i wouldn't be cleared for a prescription. without a detailed understanding of why our case doesn't meet the criteria when it's so obvious it's working. h0??? it's so obvious it's working. how frustrating _ it's so obvious it's working. how frustrating is — it's so obvious it's working. how frustrating is that _ it's so obvious it's working. how frustrating is that been? i - it's so obvious it's working. how frustrating is that been? i don't| frustrating is that been? i don't know that _ frustrating is that been? i don't know that frustrating _ frustrating is that been? i don't know that frustrating covers - frustrating is that been? i don't know that frustrating covers it! | know that frustrating covers it! it's terrifying. we have about six months before were out of money. i know we're still in a better position. but i don't know what we do at that point. my son will be backin do at that point. my son will be back in hospital, as your report said. we tried multiple medications. we tried everything. if we can't access this on the nhs, my son will be back in hospital, which is more than frustrating, it's absolutely terrifying. i than frustrating, it's absolutely terri inc. , ., than frustrating, it's absolutely terri inn. , . . terrifying. i can understand that because at _ terrifying. i can understand that because at the _ terrifying. i can understand that because at the start _ terrifying. i can understand that because at the start of - terrifying. i can understand that because at the start of the - terrifying. i can understand that i because at the start of the report, you were detailing just how many seizures jasper actually has. and the cost of actually buying this privately, just in terms of what you would hope to happen, the changes that need to happen, are you clear in your mind?— in your mind? yeah, i think it's much more _ in your mind? yeah, i think it's much more complicated - in your mind? yeah, i think it's much more complicated than i in your mind? yeah, i think it's much more complicated than it in your mind? yeah, i think it's i much more complicated than it is, that there's a lack of as evidence. that simply isn't true. there is really good evidence for this. most the medication has not been through randomised trial. there aren't enough patients simply. there is really good quality evidence that this is working, the products are there. it's simply putting in place there. it's simply putting in place the mechanisms to allow doctors to prescribe it and make it clear that they can prescribe it. those are the guidelines and they need to follow them. i guidelines and they need to follow them. ~ ., i. ., them. i know you want the prime minister to _ them. i know you want the prime minister to personally _ them. i know you want the prime minister to personally get - them. i know you want the prime l minister to personally get involved and at his weight to the changes you're calling for. but at the moment, the focus seems to be on the other regulators. do you have a prospect there might be a political push? i prospect there might be a political -ush? ~ prospect there might be a political ush? ~ , , push? i think the problem is everyone — push? i think the problem is everyone is _ push? i think the problem is everyone is passing - push? i think the problem is everyone is passing the - push? i think the problem is. everyone is passing the buck. push? i think the problem is - everyone is passing the buck. the government has set its over to doctors, and to be fair to doctors, they don't know what mechanism they have to prescribe it. there are multiple agencies, and i think that is really the point. with things have gone this wrong and children are dying — and they are dying — 50 die of epilepsy every year, 30% of epilepsy cannot be cared. that is when i expect the boss to step in. rishi sunak needs to talk this out to bring the different organisations together to make this work and make it work quickly. we've got six months before we run out of money, but their children hospital right now have been placed on palliative care because they can't access his medication. they don't have six months. �* . medication. they don't have six months. . . ., ~ medication. they don't have six months. . . ., ,, , ., medication. they don't have six months. . . ., ., ., months. alice, thank you for “oining us on this programme. h months. alice, thank you forjoining us on this programme. grateful - months. alice, thank you forjoining us on this programme. grateful for| us on this programme. gratefulfor your time. us on this programme. gratefulfor yourtime. mr; us on this programme. grateful for our time. p , .,, the poor summer weather is being blamed for the economy shrinking injuly, by 0.5%. new figures from the office for national statistics suggest it was a difficult month for construction and retail. it's the largest monthly fall in gdp since december. our economics correspondent andy verity explains. on the coast of cumbria, fewer tourists than normal were riding down the beach injuly, for two big reasons. one was the heavy rainfall which put off tourists who might otherwise have paid to ride these heavy horses. the other was the economic climate, where soaring prices of feed and raw materials have forced an estimated 15% of riding stables out of business. up untilfuel went up, we could buy a big round bale of hay, probably for about £12 to £15. last year, it was a5. that's a massive hike when you've got big mouths to feed, and you need to feed them. your basic feed costs of my horses over the winter went from between 3,000, 4,000, 5,000, maybe, to 12—15. and then you put straw into that equation as well, so my wintering costs last year alone were about 20 grand up. her business, like others, is just above its level of activity before the pandemic, three and a half years later. but like otherfirms, it's also had to pay much higher wages to attract and keep staff, up 15—20%. covering those costs means higher prices, high enough to put some customers off and slow business down. after revisions to official figures, the value of goods and services we produce has bounced back above its pre—pandemic level, but it's no longer performing like it used to, barely growing in recent months. over one month in the services sector, which makes up four fifths of the economy, activity dropped by 0.5%, partly because of industrial action in the health sector, as senior doctorsjoined radiographers and junior doctors on strike for more pay. from one perspective, a slowing economy could be seen as a success for the bank of england. the whole point of raising interest rates 1a times in a row is to make it more expensive for households and firms to borrow and spend as much, and that should mean reduced spending, therefore less upward pressure on prices. but other economists say the effect of those interest rate rises is only now starting to be felt and they may have already gone too far. i think in coming quarters, we are going to see a mild recession in the uk. i think you can see some signs of deterioration in the data already — for example, in business survey figures. but i think this will largely reflect the lagged effects of bank of england rate hikes, higher interest rates and tighter bank lending conditions. the bank of england is widely expected to raise interest rates again next week on the theory that it still needs to cool down an overheated economy. but with unemployment up and more households falling behind on their mortgages, the economic tide may already be starting to recede. andy verity, bbc news. the government is being warned there is a significant threat of disruption to the next general election because of the new requirement that everyone has voter id. the elections minister said, she is confident in the ability of local authorities to roll out voter id nationwide, but both the electoral commission and local government staff responsible for polling, are calling for changes. here's our political correspondent damian grammaticas. last year's elections in england were the first outside northern ireland where voter id was a necessity. we're not allowed to film inside polling stations, so this scene was set up by the electoral commission to show the changes in action. do you have your id on you? yes. a driving licence or other approved id required to vote in person. the electoral commission estimates that at least 1a,000 individuals couldn't cast a ballot because of this. 199. most who wanted to vote were able to, but some were unaware they needed id, some don't possess the right type. and disproportionately affected were disabled, unemployed or younger people, and those from ethnic minorities. many didn't know you can get a special voter certificate, but had to apply a week or more before polling day. the local government information unit is now warning of serious disruption to the next general election. election administrators worry they lack the staff to cope with the national roll—out of voter id. and the election commission says the government must act because it says there is a significant threat to future elections. among its recommendations... among its recommendations — more types of id could be accepted, voter certificates should be easier to get — up to just before polling day — and someone should be able to vouch for you on the day if you don't have id. the government says it will consider the recommendations and look at areas for improvement. it says it's confident local authorities can implement voter id, which it believes will help stamp out what it calls the potential for voter fraud. the liberal democrats say that is a nonexistent problem, and the id laws must be scrapped. labour says the government must recognise the potential for wider damage to democracy if they fail to make the changes to the system. damian grammaticas, bbc news. that's it. thanks for watching. bye—bye. hello there. the low weather —— the weather was a lot drier today with more in the way of sunshine. not particularly humid, and this was the sunny spells overhead. rain arriving through the afternoon, things started to turn a little bit misty. that rain is all associated with this low pressure. it's going to bring some wet and windy weather overnight and particularly to the northwest. some strong winds working into scotland, gills for a time. followed by some heavy showers. there could be one or two showers here and there. rain sinks southwards and into the north midlands was not going to be a relatively mild night. temperatures 11-13 relatively mild night. temperatures 11—13 degrees. this weather front will become slow—moving, so it will still be raining into the afternoon. that's across parts of wales, the midlands, northern england and lincolnshire. further north, sunshine and showers. still with some gales. the weather turning white humid with warm sunshine across east anglia and southern england. through thursday into friday, the weather front will change its mind and pushed back northwards, so the south of our front, we get southerly winds, so it will start to get a bit warmer. scotland not very warm, particularly with the thick cloud and rain. for friday, rain turning quite heavy for a time in northern ireland. crossing northern england, back into southern and central scotland. the far north still having a day of sunshine and showers. glenn and wales, mist and fog patch as possible, but otherwise, warm sunshine starting to feel a bit more humid, but temperatures warming the sun. temperatures below par in scotland and northern ireland. an area of low pressure develops to our south. this could bring severe thunderstorms to iberia in western france. it's a question mark for us about how far they will push. there will be some rain around this weekend, but a question mark about how much if any we will see further north. at six — the three people who police want to speak to in connection with the death of ten—year—old sara sharif are on a plane back to britain. sara was found dead at her home in woking with multiple injuries — herfather, stepmother and uncle had just arrived in pakistan when her body was discovered. also tonight — devastation in libya. more than 5,000 known to have died after a storm caused two dams to burst. a handshake for president putin and north korea's kimjung un marking a union between two of the world's most isolated leaders. nobody�*s a failure in this family adrian. we all have our lucky days and our unlucky days. and a star of the 19805 hit comedy bread, jean boht, has died at the age of 91. later in the hour on bbc news, more smash hits from ben stokes he sets a one—day record for england with the hundred 82 against new zealand. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six.