In a once in a decade census. Homes washed away in australia, as heavy rain and flash floods batter the east coast thousands of people are ordered to evacuate. Forecasters have warned more rain is expected to fall in the coming days. My my colleague will be here at the top of the hour. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello, and welcome to sportsday. Iam sarah. I am sarah. Coming up programme. 15th time lucky for Alfredo Morelos, as he secures a share of the points for rangers in the old firm derby. A hard fought fa cup win for chelsea, as Thomas Tuchel says they were lucky to reach the semifinals. There was late drama in bristol bears premiership battle against northampton saints. And jofra archer is returning home, as an injury rules him out of englands 0di series against india. Lovely to have you with us here on sportsday this sunday evening. So much football to bring you, including use of the london derby between west ham and arsenal, but we are going to start in scotland.
The Prime Minister by crossing and uncrossing her legs. Victims of Sexual Offences in england and wales are facing the longest waits on record for their cases to go through court. Its been one year since a young man died after diving into the river thames in london to save a woman who fell in. To mark this, one of his songs will be played on bbc radio for the first time. Emmanuel macron has promised to unite france and be a president for all, after being re elected as the countrys leader. He beat his Anti Immigration rival Marine Le Pen to become the first french president in 20 years to win a second term. Lets cross live to paris and talk to david eades. You join us at this rather wonderful spot overlooking the arc de triomphe, the famed ark, and it is a signal of success, i suppose, for Emmanuel Macron right now. He is the first french president in some 20 years to win a second term in office. He has been vowing to unite the country after his re election. Looking at the skill of his
Scotland and yet another band of rain making its way southwards. Some uncertainty as to exactly where that is going to sit but whether wherever it falls, salt and saturated ground. It looks like temperatures are going to rise well above the average as we go towards the middle part of the week. Perhaps speaking on thursday, 16 and 17 if we see some sunshine but as you can see from the chart behind me, it is going to stay quite saturated and unsettled. Thanks, helen. And thats bbc news at six. You can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. Now its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are, goodbye. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Coming up shortly the 6th round draw for rugby leagues Challenge Cup. Featherstone came through the weekend and the mud to take their place in the last 16. Also in the draw are the first winners of that famous trophy, Batley Bulldogs and well be live with the holders leigh leopards. A with the holders leigh leopards. Great weekend
The competition with the major authoritarian powers, the transnational threats from climate change, drugs, and cyber crime, and the regional conflicts in ukraine and gaza that could yet cascade into something much bigger and far more dangerous. All three challenges are affected by trends in new and emerging technologies, environmental changes, and economic strain that are stoking instability and making it that much more challenging for us to forecast developments and their implications. These dynamics are put in unprecedented burdens on the institutions and relationships that the United States relies on to manage such challenges, and perhaps more than ever, frankly, highlight the need for sustained us leadership to uphold the rules based order. Lets speak to Lieutenant General mark schwartz, former United States security coordinator of the israel palestinian authority. Thank you for being on the programme. What did you Hearfrom Avril Haynes to date that concerns you . Avril haynes to d