Staying with cricket, the former england fast bowler steven finn has retired from professional cricket at the age of 34. It brings an end to an 18 year career in which in took 125 wickets in 36 test appearances between 2010 and 2016. He won three ashes series in that time. He hasnt featured in red ball cricket for over a year after suffering a knee injury. Finn says hes been fighting a battle with his body for the last 12 months. Theres been another coup for the Saudi Pro League. Brazilian star neymar is leaving Paris Saint Germain to join alhilal. The fee is understood to be around 90m euros, plus add ons. The two year deal is subject to the 31 year old completing a medical and all the necessary paperwork. It comes after it became clear neymar was not part of new coach luis enrique 5 plans for the new season at psg. Solves a problem for psg because i dont think they really wanted name are there any more. Also it is good news for the Saudi Pro League because amongst a number of start n
mixed feelings about it. church of england leaders have described the policy as immoral , downing street has said the plane may not take off today as planned because of ongoing legal challenges by some of those due to be removed. also this lunchtime: basic pay falls in relation to rising prices at the fastest rate in more than a decade. intense russian bombardment in the east of ukraine all three bridges in a key city have now been destroyed. five years since the grenfell tower disaster, a memorial service is held at westminster abbey for the 72 people who died. nicola sturgeon insists there is an indisputable mandate for a second referendum on independence for scotland. and england chase a second innings target of 299 to win the second test against new zealand. and coming up on the bbc news channel: australia are into the world cup finals for a fifth time in a row, following the heroics of sub keeper andrew redmayne. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one.
what could the war do to an already volatile job market here? arsenal s champions league qualification hopes are in tatters. they were beaten 2 0 at newcastle, with tottenham now in pole position to clinch fourth spot. and a pretty humid day to come with some eastern areas under hazy sunshine seeing some of the highest temperatures of the year. but if you re in the west today, early sunshine will give way to cloud and eventually some outbreaks of rain. i ll have all the details of your forecast here on breakfast. it s tuesday the 17th of may. leading figures in sport, politics and entertainment have praised the blackpool striker jake daniels after he announced he is gay. it s the first time in more than 30 years that a male footballer has come out while still playing for a professional uk club. the 17 year old said it s a relief to be honest about his sexuality. our lgbt and identity correspondent lauren moss reports on a turning point for british football. he s one of the ch
The number of UK households with no working adults hits a 12-year high, exacerbating Britain's labour crisis and stifling economic growth, according to ONS data.