against south africa. and coming up in world athletics sportsday on bbc news. there are more british medal hopes on the fourth day of these championships including laura muir in the 1500 metres final. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a new law for the digital age that s our top story tonight. we re all spending more time online and whether it s for business or pleasure it means companies are collecting a vast amount of information about us, some of it quite personal. now the government is proposing legislation that will give us a right to see what companies know about us and in some cases force them to erase it. as our technology correspondent rory cellan jones reports, the new law would bring the uk in line with the rest of the eu. your data, a valuable resource flowing around the world giving companies and governments all kinds of intimate details about how you live your life. now a new law is supposed to give us all more control. the law is an oppor
later this evening. we ll be asking a marine biologist more about the carnivorous critters that attacked a boy in melbourne. us vice president mike pence rubbishes rumours that he s preparing a run for president in 2020. that s all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. good evening. i m olly foster at the london stadium. here s what s coming up in world athletics sportsday. four golds will be won here tonight. how close can laura muir get to the podium in the 1500 metres? it was bronze in rio for sophie hitchon. she s got medal chances in the hammer. and six races in six days wayde van niekerk is getting ready to go in the 200. and i m gavin ramjaun. in the rest of the day s sport: england s cricketers have won the 4th test and the series against south africa. once again, ali lands the knockout blow. good evening. it s the fourth day of competition here at the world athletics championships and we could see some british medals. so so much look forward