We are expectIng reactIon to come In, but thIs Is the sItuatIon In SrI Lanka. Anura Kumara DIssanayake has one the fIrst presIdent Ial Poll sInce the country had to default on Its InternatIonal debts two years ago. He won second preference votes. When they were taken Into account when he won 40 In the InItIal round of countIng. The OpposItIon Leader came second. The outgoIng prIme MInIster TraIlIng In thIrd place. Anura Kumara DIssanayake heads the natIonal Peoples Power AllIance and It Is a party. That alIgns Includes hIs Peoples LIberatIon front party, a party tradItIonally backed, that has tradItIonally backed, that has tradItIonally backed stronger InterventIon and lower taxes. Its campaIgn for let thIs economIc polIcIes. WIth thIs wIn, SrI Lanka wIll see for the fIrst tIme, a government that Is headed by a leader wIth a strong left wIng Ideology. We are expectIng Anura Kumara DIssanayake to dIssolve the. To dIssolve the parlIament and then call for parlIamentary electIons after ha
We start this hour with the tensions in the Middle East following the escalating fighting between israel and lebanons iranian backed hezbollah group. Egypt has warned it risks igniting a regional war and damaging the chance of Ceasefire Deal In Gaza. Arriving back at the white House President biden addressed the tensions. Lets take a listen to what he told reporters. Are you worried about rising tensions in the Middle East . Yes, i am, tensions in the Middle East . Yes, iam, but we tensions in the Middle East . Yes, i am, but we are going to do everything we can to keep a wider war Breaking Out and we are still pushing hard. The united Nations Chief has said he fears the escalating Cross Border Conflict between Israel And Hezbollah could Risk Lebanon becoming another gaza. Antonio guterres also voiced his pessimism about the chances of a Ceasefire Deal in the gaza strip. His comments came as the funeral took place for a senior Hezbollah Commander killed in fridays israeli airstrike on
Night, temperatures around 14 celsius in london, not far off that in newcastle. You have to go to the north of scotland before it is below 10 celsius. Showers are io celsius. Showers are expected tomorrow across parts of southern britain, some heavy, some with Thunder And Hail again. A lot of us will have very decent weather. Around the irish sea, Western Parts of scotland, still decent temperatures, still into the 20s. After that, temperatures, still into the 20s. Afterthat, it temperatures, still into the 20s. After that, it goes downhill. By the time we get to sunday, a big area of low pressure to the South West and we will see periods of Rain Splashing across england and wales, big downpours in places. Your best bet for sunshine is northern Ireland And Western Parts of scotland. After that, the days ahead will progressively get cooler and cooler, autumn knocking on the door. The temperatures in edinburgh, 11 celsius, london calling off to about 14 celsius by the time we get to frid
Its time for sports day. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im gavin ramjaun. Imean as i mean as a team wherein a great place, im feeling very confident, beating australia in a few days time. Beating australia in a few days time. , ,. Beating australia in a few days time. , ~ ,. ,. , beating australia in a few days time. ,. , bukayo saka helps arsenal to victory in their first game of the season harry kanes new home. The england captain officiallyjoins Bayern Munich 7 but says its not a goodbye to tottenham fans. Also coming up on sportsday. St helens make history, the first womens side to win the Challenge Cup at wembley. And in the mens glory to Leigh Leopards and in a class of his own 7 tom pidcock claims the Mountain Bike Cross Country world title. Hello there 7 and welcome along to the programme. A first ever womens World Cup Final is edging closer for englands lionesses, after they got the better of colombia to make the semi7finals of the tournament. And they to claw their way back
Goal in 33 games this season. He has been as brilliant as bayern have been bad, and keeps his own hopes of winning the first major trophy of his career alive. In the other Champions League tie, Kylian Mbappe scored a brace as Paris St Germain cruised into the last eight with a 4 1 Aggregate Win over real sociedad. The frenchmans been used sparingly after announcing that hes leaving the club at the end of the season. He was even substituted at half time in the goalless draw with monaco last week, but it was all smiles in spain as psg move a step closer to lifting the trophy for the very first time. Manchester city play Fc Copenhagen in the Champions League on wednesday, and Erling Haaland insists hes happy at the club, but says you never know what the future holds. The norwegian s contracted until 2027, but real madrid are thought to be long term admirers. Haaland has scored 80 goals in 84 appearances for city, including 28 this season. If i say this now, its probably going to be a mass