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a man has been arrested after an eight year old girl was stabbed to death in the west midlands. she s been named as mylee billingham. germany s social democratic party has voted to begin formal coalition talks with chancellor angela merkel‘s conservatives. now on bbc news sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with mejohn watson the headlines this evening. buttler‘s brilliance gives england something to celebrate on their tour down under. kyle edmund s on the march in melbourne into the quarterfinals of the australian open. and kane scores again but southampton stifle spurs in the race for the top four. all the latest from australia to come, but we start with the day s football where tottenham lost ground on their top four rivals as they were held to a 1 1 draw with southampton who remain in the relegation zone. harry kane was on the scoresheet again but both sides will feel it s an opportunity missed, in their efforts at opposite ends of the table. james burf ....
trump is not former director of communications anthony scaramucci in half an hour here on bbc news. at least 18 people have been confirmed dead in an attack by taliban militants on a luxury hotel in the afghan capital, kabul. the gunmen entered the hotel last night, spraying guests with bullets before breaking into rooms and taking hostages. 160 people were rescued from the hotel by the security forces. our correspondent zia shahreyar reports from kabul. the final moments of a fight that had lasted all night. gunfire and explosions, as afghan special forces battled to regain control of the intercontinental hotel. one soldier throws a grenade. he moves away, then the explosion. the room is soon on fire, evidence of the struggle that had taken place. the afghan national flag waving from the roof, proof that the building has been reta ken. more than 150 people, including some foreigners, were inside yesterday evening, when gunmen burst in and opened fire. translation: th ....
the tennis and the rest of day s sport in sportsday at 5.30pm. good evening and welcome to bbc news. at least 18 people have been confirmed dead in an attack by taliban militants on a luxury hotel in the afghan capital, kabul. the gunmen entered the hotel last night, opening fire before breaking into rooms and taking hostages. 160 people were rescued from the hotel by the security forces. our correspondent zia shahreyar reports from kabul. the final moments of a fight that had lasted all night. gunfire and explosions, as afghan special forces battled to regain control of the intercontinental hotel. one soldier throws a grenade. he moves away, then the explosion. the room is soon on fire, evidence of the struggle that had taken place. the afghan national flag waving from the roof, proof that the building has been reta ken. more than 150 people, including some foreigners, were inside yesterday evening, when gunmen burst in and opened fire. translation: there were old peop ....
the headlines this evening. buttler‘s brilliance gives england something to celebrate on their tour down under. kyle edmund s on the march in melbourne into the quarterfinals of the australian open. and kane scores again but southampton stifle spurs in the race for the top four. england have salvaged something from their tour of australia. after defeat in the ashes, they have won the one day series with two matches to spare. they are now 3 0 up after a 16 run victory in the third odi in sydney. jos buttler‘s impressive century sealing the win. alex gulragani reports. under the guidance of eoin morgan, england s short form game continues to thrive, yet recently, the captain himself has struggled for runs. his, one of six wickets that fell with the score looking unfavourable for the tourists. jos buttler and chris woakes soon changed that as the pair dominated proceedings. the final over of the innings delivered a half century for woa kes and all three figures for but ....
the economics editor at the independent and ruth lea, who s an economics adviser for the arbuthnot banking group. that s the papers at 11:30. good evening and welcome to bbc news. turkey is being urged to show restraint as it continues an offensive into northern syria that it s feared will further de stabilise a war torn region. turkish troops crossed the border with syria, as part of a military effort to target a kurdish militia in the province of afrin. the kurdish group has been backed by the united states in the fight against so called islamic state. but turkey regards it as a terrorist organisation. from the border, mark lowen reports on a potential new front in the syrian war. as if syria needed more of this. artillery fire from turkey, launching a new ground and air offensive. it s called operation olive branch, though it s anything but a gesture of peace. from the air, turkish f 16s struck yesterday. their target the syrian kurdish militia, or ypg. turkey sees ....