their celebrations, that s for sure. also celebrating today, is kate cross. she s been named in england s squad for the ashes test with australia after recovering from illness. the pace bowler needed multiple rounds of antibiotics to treat a parasite infection, but has been included in a is player squad for the four day test at trent bridge starting on 22nd june. she said on social media, it s always so special . the test is followed by three t20s and three one day internationals. full details of the squad are on the bbc sport website and app. it s a huge day for women s sport in england. last year was the baroness this morning euros. this summer at the ashes. the winners of the ashes in particular, for us, i think is much as we can we would encourage people to get out. and watch what we are hoping will be some really entertaining cricket. meanwhile, the men s ashes starts in four days time and australia got the perfect warm up by beating india on sunday to become world tes
of the europa league, breaking scottish hearts. hello and welcome. the impact of the war in ukraine is being felt around the world, with the un secretary general warning it could lead to years of mass hunger in poorer countries, and increase the risk of a global food shortage. the bbc s azadeh moshiri has more on his stark warning. realising the war in his country is unlikely to end any time soon, president zelensky has asked ukraine lawmakers to extend martial law for another 90 days full. extend martial law for another 90 days full- 90 days full. how long will this last? 90 days full. how long will this last? only 90 days full. how long will this last? only the - 90 days full. how long willl this last? only the situation on the battlefield will give the answer to this question. but the extent the effects of the extended battle are being found around the world with the un secretary general says it could cause a global food shortages unless russia lets out grain store
investigate the alleged war crimes. ukrainian police say they have already found the bodies of more than 1200 civilians in the kyiv region alone. and, a huge tunnel has been discovered running under the mexico us border, with its own rail track, electricity and ventilation system. authorities say it was being used to smuggle drugs. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk s rate of inflation the measure of the rise in the cost of living has hit its highest level for a0 yea rs. and the rate at which it is increasing is the fastest since records began. it reached 9% in april, up from 7% the month before. that means the prices we pay for goods and services are on average 9% higher than they were last year. most of the rise was due to the large increase in energy bills after the lifting of the price cap last month. the chancellor rishi sunak blamed higher global energy prices he said the government could not protect people completely from
in the uk for the first time since records began. but high inflation means people s wages are falling in real terms. the wagatha christie court case wayne rooney says the england manager told him that rebekah vardy s media activities were causing distractions during euro 2016. and the queen makes a surprise visit to see london s new elizabeth line for herself. good evening. for 82 days, the ukrainian fighters who clung to their last foothold in the besieged city of mariupol came to symbolise their country s defiance against the onslaught of russian forces. last night, more than 260 of them were told to leave the asovstal steel plant and were taken to russian controlled territory. the southern port city has been key to moscow s military campaign giving russia full control of more than 80% of ukraine s black sea coastline. russian troops encircled mariupol in early march, damaging or destroying over 90% of the city. but ukrainian forces held out at the huge steelworks in