Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im gavIn ramjaun. More golds for gb on the fInal day of paralympIcs actIon, on whats been a successful campaIgn In parIs. We are an IncredIbly small natIon, so to brIng home the kInd of Medal Numbers we Is unbelIevable. FrustratIon for Northern Ireland In plovdIv, as a mIstake costs them dearly agaInst bulgarIa In the NatIons League. And Its game on at the oval, as SrI Lanka PIle on the pressure, to seal a wIn over england, and Save Face In the serIes. Also comIng up on sportsday. Sabalenka parades her Us Open trophy In new york, but can Taylor FrItz end the long amerIcan waIt, as the mens fInal Is underway. And 60,000 runners take to the streets for the worlds bIggest Half Marathon the 43rd EdItIon of the great North Run good evenIng, and welcome along to the programme. Its been an actIon packed few days, but the ParalympIc Games In parIs has now come to an end wIth the ClosIng Ceremonyjust underway. Its been another successful day for ParalympIcs Gb, w
Star of british Tennis Cover Model and Oasis Fan Jack draper is through to his first grand slam semifinal. Well be finding out more about him coming up on Bbc News. England Captainjos Buttler has been ruled out of the three Match T20 Series against australia and he is a doubt for the five one day internationals. Good afternoon. The deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner says its completely unacceptable that people are still living in homes covered with dangerous cladding seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire. Yesterdays final report into the disaster said all 72 deaths were avoidable. The government also want police and prosecutors to take action as quickly as possible. Criminal charges could include corporate manslaughter. Jessica lane reports. Survivors and relatives of those who died say they have now had apologies and some answers but theirfight for justice Goes On. Antonio and miguel managed to escape the fire. Miguel and his wife knocked on doors of five other flats on the 13th
Our reporter ben king has the details. When drinkers gather at londons King Charles Pub this evening, there will be a new tax regime in place. Changes announced in March Come Into Effect today taxing stronger drinks more and weaker drinks less. At the same time, Alcohol Duties rise with inflation up by io. I . The result a complex series of changes. 12 sparkling wine will be i9p cheaper as higher rates for fizz are abolished. A can of pre mixed gin and tonic will be 5p cheaper. But a bottle of 12 still wine will rise 44p. A bottle of vodka up 76p and a bottle of 20 port up £1. 30. So among drinkers, there will be some winners and losers. But the wine and spirits industry, which sees many of its products hit with higher taxes, says customers will see higher prices and less choice. We have the biggest duty increase in almost 50 years at the same time as we have inflation rife and a cost of living crisis. On top of that, we have Raw Materials like glass that are increasing in price expon
autumn and although it will feel warm by the weekend, it will feel pretty autumnal with wet, windy weather affecting more western parts of the country. we ve got high pressure dominating the scene today, a few weather fronts across the south. they brought showers to south east england, the odd heavy one in hampshire and berkshire. further north, an odd shower but most places dry. the best of the sunshine across the north and it will feel quite warm, low 20s for many, up to the mid 20s in the south east, quite breezy across southern areas. the showers get going across southern areas, more widespread, the odd heavy one, rumbles of thunder, showers in the far north west of the uk as well. in warmer air mass so not quite as chilly across scotland as the last few nights. for friday, high pressure dominates the scene but we ve been closed in by the weather fronts, one in the south bringing showers to england and wales, some heavy once for south west scotland and northern ireland, b
justice department is examining donald trump s alleged involvement in efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. the commonwealth games get under way in birmingham tomorrow with the opening ceremony. hello and good morning. england s lionesses are just one match away from glory after thrashing sweden 4 0 in their women s european championship semi final last night. they ll play the winner of tonight s second semifinal between germany and france in the final at wembley on sunday. it s the first time the team have reached the final of a major international tournament since 2009 and it follows the heartbreak of defeat in their last three semifinals. the england coach sarina wiegman hailed last night s performance against swden, the tournament s top ranked side, saying she was incredibly proud of her players. our correspondent natalie pirks was at the match at bramall lane in sheffield. the relief was palpable, the joy was intense. and the dancing? fit for a wembley fi