severe warnings still in place meaning there s a danger to life. hundreds of homes have been evacuated. in the election, there s a row over spending after the conservatives publish what they claim would be the cost of a labour government a warning that extreme weather conditions in australia could fuel more bushfires. three people have already lost their lives. before the papers sport and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. here s jane dougal. good morning. england s cricketers have won the t20 series against new zealand after a tense fifth match which went to a super over. in scenes reminiscent of the summers world cup, they were tied after 11 overs each the match shortened because of the weather. so it went to a super over. england batted first and scored 17, they then restricted new zealand to just 8 runs from their over. a much more comforable margin than at lord s. it means england win the series 3 2. former england bowler steve finn, who was part of t
parliament, tomorrow. vigils are held in vietnam by families who fear their loved ones are among the 39 people found dead in a lorry in essex. wales are out of the rugby world cup, after losing to south africa in the semi final. good evening. welcome to bbc news. donald trump says the leader of the so called islamic state group, abu bakr al baghdadi, has died after a military operation, conducted by us special forces. he d been described as the world s most wanted man, and mrtrump said capturing or killing him, had been the top national security priority of his administation. al baghdadi had been under surveillance in northern syria for weeks, and was eventually cornered in the village of barisha. he s said to have detonated an explosive vest, as his compound came under attack. here s our middle east correspondent, quentin somerville. abu bakr al baghdadi died in the dark in northern syria. the ferocious sound of the firefight was heard for miles. pictures of donald trump wat
early snow passing further south this morning. as we move through this morning. as we move through this afternoon there is further wintry showers in the forecast. there will be a good deal of dry, bright weather to come as well, and it s feeling noticeably colder than it s feeling noticeably colder than it has done of late. so looking at the map, it s fairly blustery for eastern areas. the wind taking the edge off the temperatures. one two showers persisting and they could be wintry for the north and east. elsewhere a good deal of sunshine, turning hazier in the west thanks to high level cloud. deysel 4 8. through the evening and overnight one or two showers persisting for the same areas, the north and east, but they ll tend to fade. one or two patches of ice developing but plenty of clear sky and it s looking like a cold night, a widespread frost developing. you can see where we have the blue colours and temperatures, 50 minus six celsius in the coldest spots. not quite as
we see this band of cloud pushing across the south east corner. further north and west, certainly efficient night in prospect. clear spells and one or two showers to take us into tomorrow morning. for tomorrow, low pressure is set to be in charge of the scene, but this doesn t mean rain all the time. there will be some showers, but dry gaps in between. but with that low pressure centre to the east of us, we will be pulling down a northerly wind and some relatively cool air. so temperatures over the next few days are no great shakes for the time of year. sunny spells and showers during tomorrow. some of the showers during tomorrow. some of the showers will be on the heavy side, possibly with the odd flash of lightning and the odd rumble of thunder. certainly fresher than it has been across the south east corner. as we head into the weekend, which of course is a bank holiday for most of us, it s a mix of sunshine and showers and we stick with that rather cool feel. still with t
hello and welcome to sportsday coming up: ireland are looking to clinch the six nations title, but it s a tense finish at twickenham. tears ofjoy for the azzurri, italy celebrate a rare six six nations win in rome, beating scotland. arsenal are looking to head back to the top of the premier league but they re not having at all their own way. it s all over for england s cricketers, a 4 1 test series defeat as they disintegrate in dharmashala inside three three days. teenager ollie bearman makes history by becoming the youngest briton to start an f1 race. and after a knockout win for anthonyjoshua, he s gunning for fury or usyk. i think they re both credible, i would love to fight them. we ll start with rugby union, because ireland, the reigning champions, are looking to clinch the six nations championship with a game to spare, they ll do that with a win over england at twickenham, it s been tight, but with a few minutes to go they lead. we ll bring the result and show you