to push australia past 250. his third tonne of the season. only don bradman has more. and we are all thrilled! and we are all thrilled! and nick miller has the weather. we have rain and high pressure building infor we have rain and high pressure building in for the weekend, to settle things down. briefly. i have your full forecast coming up. see your full forecast coming up. see you in half an hour. see you in half an hour. thanks nick, also coming up on afternoon live. away from the drama of westminster, we ll be finding out what young people make of it all. hello everyone this is afternoon live, i m simon mccoy. good afternoon, you re watching afternoon live from westminster. the tensions at the heart of government have been laid bare after borisjohnson‘s brother, jo, quit the government and announced he s stepping down as a conservative mp. he says he s been torn between family loyalty and the national interest . he spoke to the bbc, just a few moments ago, outside
threatening storm surges up the us east coast after causing destruction in the bahamas. and the teenager who died after spinal surgery a coroner strongly criticises great ormond street hospital over her care. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. in the next 30 minutes, we ll get some perspective from brussels on the latest brexit news. i ll be speaking to klara dobrev, the vice president of the european parliament. and later we will get the latest on hurricane dorian. that storm caused destruction and at least 20 deaths in the hammers. and later this evening at 22:40 and 23:30, i ll be taking a first look at tomorrow s front pages with sam lister, deputy political editor of the daily express, and torcuil crichton, the daily record s westminster editor. that s all ahead on bbc news. hello and welcome to sportsday, i m gavin ramjaun. what a way to return to the ashes. steve smith scores a sensational do
the disappearance of the 15 year old british girl nora quoirin as abduction. the government pledges £850 million for 20 nhs hospitals in england, but critics warn it won t be enough. india says it s revoking the special status of kashmir amid heightened tensions with pakistan. and coming up in sport, england s cricketers have a battle on their hands after another stunning century from australia s steve smith, leaving the hosts chasing 398 in the first ashes test. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. president donald trump has said hate has no place in the united states after 29 people were killed in two mass shootings over the weekend. an attack on a walmart store in el paso, texas left 20 dead, while nine died in a shooting in dayton, ohio. critics of the president have said he bears some responsbility, citing his anti immigrant rhetoric and opposition to gun control. texas prosecutors say the el paso shooting is now being treated as a domestic terrorist case
we ll have more from our correspondent in berkshire in a moment. also this lunchtime: hope for 4,500 british steel workers, after a tentative deal is reached to rescue it from insolvency. 50 year old vincent fuller pleads guilty to the attempted murder of a bulgarian teenager by stabbing him in a supermarket car park. concerns about facial recognition systems. privacy campaigners say there s now an epidemic of them in public places. cheering. and england s bowlers have begun a fightback against australia, taking early wickets in the ashes test at lord s. and coming up on bbc news, former world number one andy murray says he will play no part in this month s us open as he wants to focus on his singles comeback. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a murder investigation has been launched after a police officer was killed as he attended a reported burglary in berkshire. thames valley police say pc andrew harper died following a serious incident on a road near the
to save the firm? the hong kong police tell the bbc, it can maintain law and order, ahead of more mass protests this weekend. and front and centre. finding more female conductors, to lead britain s top orchestras. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news. a familiar sight at lord s again as rain frustrates england and australia in the second ashes test match. good evening. a murder inquiry has begun, after a police officer died, while investigating a burglary. pc andrew harper, who was 28, is thought to have been dragged along by a vehicle late last night near the village of ufton nervet in berkshire. he was married just four weeks ago. ten people have been arrested, including a 13 year old boy and tonight police are carrying out inquiries at a nearby caravan site. let s join our correspondent, daniel sandford, who s in berkshire for us tonight. yes, clive, more than 2a hours on from a pc harper s death, this junction on the m4 remains a crime scene guarded by police, the scene