Also tonight. One of the tiny victims of the mother and baby deaths scandal at a Hospital Trust in shropshire. Now more than 200 new families have contacted an inquiry looking back over decades. This has been allowed to go on for too long. Its been ignored for too long. Millions are urged to make sure their voice is heard as the midnight deadline looms to register to vote in next months general election. More than £105 Million Pounds the builder and shop worker who scooped the euromillions jackpot and now find themselves on britains rich list. I still cant get my head around the amount. I mean, one would have done, but ive got 105. And coming up on bbc news. We will have sports day with all the reports, news and features from the bbc sports centre. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn has insisted there is no place for anti semitism in modern britain and said those guilty of such racism have been brought to book. He was speaking after the chi
The waiting is finally over for the start of the ashes. Im at edgbaston, where ive been speaking to england captainjoe root ahead of the first test against australia. It starts today, as england look to claim the ashes back. Having lifted it for under cooky, and to see what its been like on the other end of it as captain, it makes me want to be up there on the podium at the oval hopefully with a massive smile on my face. We could get a shower at the oval, especially in a line from north east scotla nd especially in a line from north east scotland to east anglia, where it could be heavy, thundery and slow moving. More in 15 minutes. Its thursday the 1st of august. Our top story flood warnings are still in place across the north west of england and yorkshire after a day of heavy rain left people stranded and caused damage to buildings, roads and rail lines. Overnight, the water levels did begin to recede in some of the worst hit areas, but people are preparing for another downpour of rai
The british student who died falling from a plane in madagascar now police there say she opened the door herself. The mobile phone app that could save lives by detecting potentially fatal kidney conditions. And in the first ashes test, england fire a broad side at australias opening batsmen. And coming up on bbc news, andy and jamie murray are through to the second round of the mens doubles in washington, winning in straight sets. Its the first time theyve played together since 2016. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The bank of england has cut its forecasts for Economic Growth over the next two years. It has also warned a no deal brexit would trigger a further drop in the value of the pound. Interest rates has been unchanged against a backdrop of trade tensions between the United States and china. Lets speak to our economics correspondent dharshini david. Tell us a bit more about this latest forecast. Indeed, why do we care what the bank of england thanks, lets start
The mobile phone app that could save lives by detecting potentially fatal kidney conditions. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport gavin. Angling take early wickets in the first ashes test, but australia are rallying at edgbaston. And Helen Willets has the weather. Still the risk of showers. Ill tell you more about thatjust still the risk of showers. Ill tell you more about that just after still the risk of showers. Ill tell you more about thatjust after half past, well talk a little bit about theice past, well talk a little bit about the ice melting in greenland as well. Thanks, helen. Also coming up hows that for a renaissance . A painting attributed to a minor north italian artist is being upgraded to titians workshop and even to the grand master himself. Hello, everyone. This afternoon live im simon mccoy. A countdown clock has just been delivered to downing street and, with just three months to go until the uk is scheduled to leave the eu, it will be displayed in the Prime Min
On the wrong end of it as a captain makes me very hungry to be on the podium at the oval as captain hopefully with a massive smile on my face. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. The government has announced additionalfunding to prepare the uk in the event of a no deal brexit. The chancellor, sajid javid, says the extra two point one billion pounds was necessary to ensure the uk is prepared for leaving the eu on october 31 with or without a deal. Nearly £350 million will be spent on upgrading border and transport infrastructure at the biggest uk ports. This will include an extra 1,000 borderforce officers double the number previously announced when mrjavid was home secretary. A further £434 million will be spent on the stockpiling of vital medicines. Lets get more from our political correspondentjessica parker. Brexit preparations cost money, and today the man now in charge of the publics finances signalled that hes willing to turn on the taps. The chancellor, sajid jav