hello, and welcome to sportsday i m jane dougall. astonishing scenes at lords bairstow s called into action to bodily remove a protestor after a serious breach of security. when plated start, steve smith racked up the runs, but a late fight back for england. away from the cricket, megan rapinoe s in raptures over this summer s world cup the us superstar says it s going to be a game changer for women s football. also coming up on sportsday. dart, burrage and broady all out in straight sets it s been a bad day for the brits at eastbourne. and, we hearfrom para rower it fuller on overcoming the difficulties of competing, whilst coping with a serious blood condition. as long as i m having fun and enjoying this part that s given me so much over the last few years, then i m happy. welcome to the programme. once again england and australia have gone head to head in the second test. but the opening day against a backdrop of yesterday s damning report by the independent commis
and coming up in the sport on bbc news: fighting for their futures. five sports begin their appeals against the withdrawal of funding by uk sport. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the number of patients on hospital wards has been at levels deemed to be unsafe in nine out of ten nhs trusts in england this winter, that s according to the bbc‘s analysis of nhs figures. the pressure on beds has meant many patients have been at a higher risk of infection and delays in getting treated. up to date figures aren t available for the rest of the uk. nhs england says the main problem is finding alternative care for patients who were medically well but frail. our correspondentjohn maguire has been to a hospital in somerset to see just how much pressure the nhs is under. ask staff here how the winter is going, and they use words such as busy, challenging, demanding. drjohn tipping shows me how they track exactly what s happening here in the emergency department. it allo
the queen should become the first british monarchy to celebrate 65 yea rs british monarchy to celebrate 65 years on the throne. as she becomes the first. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the number of patients on hospital wards has been at levels deemed to be unsafe in nine out of ten nhs trusts in england this winter that s according to the bbc‘s analysis of nhs figures. the pressure on beds has meant many patients have been at a higher risk of infection and delays in getting treated. up to date figures aren t available for the rest of the uk. nhs england says the main problem is finding alternative care for patients who were medically well but frail. our correspondent, jane dreaper, has been to a hospital in somerset to see just how much pressure the nhs is under. it s been a very difficult winter at yeovil hospital in somerset. like many other hospitals in england, they ve had to battle behind the scenes here to find enough free beds in recent weeks. you can
diesel car had its day? latest figures show we are turning away from them. alastair cook resigned as england captain after a record 59 matches in charge. in the sport on bbc news. director of cricket, andrew strauss, says alastair cook has stepped down as england captain because they lacked the energy and drive to continue. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. tonight we bring you a special report that highlights the unprecedented pressures facing nurses and doctors in the nhs. over the past week bbc news has been given exclusive access to the royal blackburn hospital which was once in special measures but is now rated good. its a&e department receives more ambulances than any other in the north west of england. in the first of two reports, our special correspondent ed thomas has been speaking to staff and the patients they treat. there are distressing images in what comes next. inside the royal blackburn hospital. the bbc was given unrestricted access to witnes
talks with theresa may. he s made it clear that he wants britain to support renewed pressure on iran. i ll bejoined by our middle east editor, jeremy bowen. at 7 o clock, on our programme 100 days, katty kay will take a look at the latest developments in the president trump travel ban row and discuss whether he can fulfil his promise ofjob creation? the queen has made history today reaching her sapphire jubilee we ll take a look back at her record 65 years on the throne. and at 10:40 my guests on the papers will be the journalist mina al 0raibi and broadcasterjohn sta pleton. that s all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. captain cook no longer. after two ashes victories and a record 59 matches in the role, alastair cook steps down as england s test skipper. the loss of a legend the former south africa captain joost van der westhuizen has passed away, aged a5. and canada s dennis shapovalov is hit with a fine after