By A Prematurely Celebrating Captain ben stokes. After the rain delay the wickets began to tumble and the match swayed back to england Jonny Bairstow with a brilliant catch to dismiss. Theyre chasing an unlikely 384 for victory. They resumed on 135 without loss and lost three wickets in the first hour of the morning session chris woakes taking two of them. But rain has once again disrupted things play has been stopped with australia on 238 3 needing 146 more runs to win. Elsewhere the hundred kicks off tomorrow, and leg spinner Rashid Khan Has announced he has pulled out of playing in the tournament due to injury. The Afghanistan Captain was due to play in trent rockets first three games before leaving for international duty. The number one ranked t20 bowler in the world will be replaced by Pakistans Imad Wasim before new zealands ish sodhi comes in as announced last week. That matches live bbc two. Again you would expect a lens would comfortably and they have started well. 22 14. Engl
jewish worshippers have been gathering at the western wall for passover prayers this morning. the event draws tens of thousands of worshippers, with crowds spilling out from the walls plaza into the surrounding areas. there is a heavy security presence today and officials are concerned there could be violence. just a short distance away, hundreds of palestinians have barricaded themselves inside al aqsa mosque injerusalem. these are the latest images from the mosque. police said they were bracing for violence, but so far it has been calm. jordan which manages the religious complex has warned of catastrophic consequences if police storm the mosque. our correspondent in jerusalem yolande knell has more on that. there are palestinian muslim worshippers who have remained in the mosque overnight. they have now located themselves on the courtyard there and have been conducting their prayers as israeli police continue to conduct visits around the site, escorting several hundred
japan says north korea s latest missile test is outrageous and unacceptable, after it fired a suspected medium or long range ballistic missile into the sea of japan. it prompted the japanese government to tell residents on the island of hokkaido to seek shelter, but the missile splashed down outside its territory. jean makenzie has more seoul. north korea has launched a suspected long range missile this morning, potentially an intercontinental ballistic missile. so these are the missiles that can, in theory, reach all the way to the us mainland. it appeared for one moment this morning that it was going to touch down very close to japanese territory. or at least that s what the japanese government thought when they issued that warning to the residents on hokkaido. but, actually, north korea has done what it normally does when it fires these long range missiles it s fired it right up into space. but what this false alarm shows is that this region is now on high alert when it
the health secretary sets out her plan for the nhs in england, but some doctors warn the changes will do little to improve patient care. i think we see some great experiences for patients. i m also conscious that we hear regularly from patients how frustrated they are that they cannot get an appointment with their gp. what do you think should be done to make it easier to get a gp appointment and make the nhs work betterfor you? you can get in touch with me on @annitabbc or use the hashtag bbcyourquestions. at least ten people have been killed following another day of protests in iran over the death of a young woman in custody. five british captives who were being held by russian backed forces in ukraine are believed to be back in the uk after being released last night. the prime minister, liz truss, confirmed a prisoner exchange had been negotiated by saudi arabia. before being freed, two of the men, aiden aslin and shaun pinner, had been sentenced to death by russian backed
you can t keep approaching the problem, you know, by buying more guns and having more guns in the country. another conservative mp calls on the prime minister to resign over downing street lockdown parties. and former cabinet minister andrea leadsom criticises him for unacceptable failures of leadership. mega chippy. and the once humble chip shop in coventry, that s now at tiktok sensation. there are calls today to give more children in england free school meals to help tackle the cost of living crisis. teaching unions say all children from families on universal credit should be eligible forfree meals as part of an urgent expansion of the scheme. the cost of food, fuel and other goods has surged in recent months, pushing inflation to a ao year high. here s our education correspondent, elaine dunkley. more children than ever are coming through the doors. at capacity. we opened 11 minutes ago, we ve only got a small room, we are going to be busy. at this free half term