welcome back, sports day is coming up in a moment. but first a look at some of the other stories making the headlines this hour. gordon brown has described his former minister, glenys kinnock, who s died aged 79, as one of the great women of her generation. baroness kinnock was married for 56 years to the former labour leader, neil kinnock. she spent fifteen years as a member of the european parliament, before eventuallyjoining gordon brown s government. the uk foreign secretary, lord cameron, will travel to washington dc next week to discuss the war in ukraine. he says he wants to reassure us leaders that the united kingdom will stay the course, and galvanise allies, too . uk train drivers continue their strike action as part of a long running dispute over pay. the avanti west coast, chiltern, great northern, thameslink, and wmt train companies were affected on sunday. the aslef union has also imposed an overtime ban over the strike period. the government of peru has announ
gordon brown has described his former minister, glenys kinnock, who s died aged 79, as one of the great women of her generation. baroness kinnock was married for 56 years to the former labour leader, neil kinnock. she spent fifteen years as a member of the european parliament, before eventuallyjoining gordon brown s government. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, will travel to washington dc next week to discuss the war in ukraine. he says he wants to reassure us leaders that the united kingdom will stay the course, and galvanise allies, too . train drivers continue their strike action as part of a long running dispute over pay. the avanti west coast, chiltern, great northern, thameslink, and wmt train companies were affected on sunday. the aslef union has also imposed an overtime ban over the strike period. the government of peru has announced it s increasing the number of tourists allowed at the fifteenth century inca citadel, machu picchu, its most famous historical site
now on bbc news, it s sportsday. will hello and welcome to sportsday this saturday night i m chetan pathak. coming up on the programme. it s not over, but it s not looking good for wales and their hopes of playing at next summer s european championships. hat trick hero laurenjames helps chelsea move six points clear of the women s super league. and lighting up las vegas charles leclerc takes pole for sunday s grand prix. also coming up on sportsday before seven. 100,000 people will be sat inside the stadium tomorrow as india face australia in the cricket world cup final in gujarat. it s not looking good for wales and their hopes of automatic qualification for euro 2024 next summer. they went into today s game in armenia knowing that victory would keep their fate in their own hands. but a 1 1 draw and the fact croatia beat latvia 2 0 now leaves them with a mountain to climb if they re to play in germany next year. they ll have to beat turkey on tuesday, and hope cr