in their latest t20 match fresh hope for the world s largest colony of gannets off the east coast of scotland after thousands died last year from bird flu. good morning. we have some heavy and persistent rain coming into northern ireland as we go through today and then later into western scotland. a few scattered showers around but for many we will have a dry day with some sunshine, especially in the south and east. i will have all the details throughout the programme. good morning. it is thursdayjuly the 6th. our main story. the bosses of the four biggest banking groups are meeting the financial watchdog today to discuss concerns that interest rates on savings accounts aren t increasing as quickly as those for mortgages. the banks have denied accusations from mps that they ve been profiteering. our cost of living correspondent, colletta smith, reports. bank customers are feeling the pressure charged lots to borrow money, but given very little reward to save it. so today,
translation: ifeel ashamed in front of my family i m so poor, i can t afford to buy good food. my sons are really thin because they re not eating. and spain, southern france, and parts of italy swelter through an extreme heatwave authorities are warning of water shortages. hello and welcome. president biden has announced an extra $1 billion in military support for ukraine, the largest single military aid package since the war began. the us defence secretary said at a nato meeting on wednesday that he will move heaven and earth to ensure ukraine gets the weapons it needs to combat russia s invasion. in the next half hour, nato defence ministers are set to start reconvening in brussels for the final day of their summit. this is the kind of military aid ukraine says it desperately needs. a billion dollar package including longer range rockets and missile systems. the goal, to help target russian troops and location farther away and bolster ukraine s embattled defence forces, i
a world cup century. the team made 291. their highest ever world cup score. now, follow that. australia s chase fell apart. seven down. glen maxwell, last hope. dropped, seriously, very seriously, because maxwell then defied afghanistan. he defied logic, blistering sixes. he was also seized by cramp. maxwell could barely move except to swing his bat. it couldn t be true except he kept doing it. count the impossible. maxwell s 31st boundary. 201, an australian record, to win the game! that is all. joe wilson, bbc news. that glenn maxwell double century guarantees australia a place in the cricket world cup semi finals but it will be remembered far beyond this tournament. the man with the best view in the house was maxwell s captain pat cummins, who was batting at the other end from his cramp stricken teammate. he had this to say afterwards: i think that s the greatest odi innings i ve ever seen. probably the greatest odi innings ever. yeah, we were just chatting about it, all t
the team made 291 their highest ever world cup score. the team made 291, their highest ever world cup score. now follow that. australia s chase fell apart. seven down. glenn maxwell, last hope dropped seriously, very seriously. because maxwell then defied afghanistan. he defied logic, blistering sixes, he was also seized by cramp. maxwell could barely move except to swing his bat. it couldn t be true, except he kept doing it. count the impossible. 201 an australian record to win the game. that s all. joe wilson, bbc news. well, that glenn maxwell double century guarantees australia a place in the cricket world cup semi finals, but it will be remembered far beyond this tournament. the man with the best view in the house was maxwell s captain pat cummins, who was batting at the other end from his cramped, stricken team mate. he had this to say afterwards. i think that s the greatest odi innings i mean, i ve ever seen. it s probably the greatest odi innings ever. yeah, we rejust
the team made 291. their highest ever world cup score. now, follow that. australia s chase fell apart. seven down. glen maxwell, last hope. dropped, seriously, very seriously, because maxwell then defied afghanistan. he defied logic, blistering sixes. he was also seized by cramp. maxwell could barely move except to swing his bat. it couldn t be true except he kept doing it. count the impossible. maxwell s 31st boundary. 201, an australian record, to win the game! that is all. joe wilson, bbc news. that glenn maxwell double century guarantees australia a place in the cricket world cup semi finals but it will be remembered far beyond this tournament. the man with the best view in the house was maxwell s captain pat cummins, who was batting at the other end from his cramp stricken teammate. he had this to say afterwards: i think that s the greatest odi innings i ve ever seen. probably the greatest odi innings ever. yeah, we were just chatting about it, all the players and we wer