after the powerplay, stirling out for 38. from 61 for1 in the 8th over, the wickets kept falling ending up on 125 for 8. it wasn t enough. kevin o brien s acrobatics kept ireland in it for a while. that brought david wiese to the crease. three days ago he d helped namibia, to their first world t20 win. now he was at it again. so was gerhard erasmus, with a captain s innings. the party was starting in the stands for namibia and it wasn t long before it spread to the pitch. wiese put ireland out of their misery with an over to spare. namibia look forward to taking their place in the super 12s. drew savage, bbc news well earlier the england bowler alex hartley popped into the studio, she s been covering the t20 action for the bbc and gave me her reaction to ireland s defeat. it isa it is a shock, a massive shock. ireland have got test status so that when i have been expecting to get into the super 12 but they are going to that game as favourites. these world tournaments, anyth
there have been some. it s looked like a lot of pressure been piled on the coup leaders in nigeria this evening. we re hearing that france has also suspended financial and other aids to niger with immediate effect. and this is as a result of the coup and development, political development, in that country. and it s similar to the eu s position. the eu has suspended aids, both financial and military aid. the united states secretary of state, antony blinken, had earlier threatened that the country risked also having millions of dollars in aid be suspended because of the coup. and the strongest reaction yet we ve gotten is from the african union, which had given the military in niger 15 days maximum to return to the barracks and restore constitutional democracy. they have also called for the immediate release of president bazoum, who at the moment we know are still being held by the military. live now to nick westcott who was the british ambassador for niger between 2008 and 201
retailers have been fair to customers amid accusations they profiteered from the rising cost of living. good morning from old trafford where england s cricketers have work to do and fast on day two of their must win ashes fourth test. whilst in new zealand, kick off is not far away now for the women s world cup can anyone stop defending champions the usa? can anyone stop defending many can anyone stop defending will get a dry day today there many will get a dry day today but there will be showers to dodge. i will have the forecast here. it s thursday the 20th ofjuly. in an hour, senior hospital doctors in england will go on strike for 48 hours in a dispute over pay. nhs bosses have warned of severe disruption, with thousands of appointments postponed. it s the first time consultants have taken part in industrial action in more than a decade. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. we locked ourselves away. we did everything we should have done in covid to protec