Northern area, sunny skies in aberdeen but temperatures right now round 12 degrees, further south, some warmth holding on. 21 in norfolk but with more in the way of cloud. Dividing the weather we have this band of rain, Heavy Rain Falling in parts of west wales, into north west england, to the north of that, some beautiful sunny skies, scattering of showers in the north west of scotland. Windy in the far north no. The south of the rain band any brighter spells will lift temperatures to 22, maybe 23, further north we have seen that 12 for aberdeen, same goes for glasgow, 13 in belfast and the Dividing Line between the cool air in the north, the warm and muggy air in the south is this Weather Front and this is going to move a bit further southwards as we go through tonight. Really stalling across southern england, parts of south wales and the midland, so more rain to come. Temperatures in the south west overnight, 16 degrees, compare that with, well, just one in the scottish highlands, c
Welcome along. So Rohit Sharmas record breaking century fired india to an eight wicket victory over afghanistan at the cricket world cup. Afghanistan were 63 3 when captain Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai put on 121 on the fourth wicket. But jasprit bumrah s 4 39 reduced them to 272 8 in delhi. Rohit sharma then hit 131 from 84 balls, his seventh world cup ton a new record, beating the six of the legendary sachin tendulkar. India reached their target with 15 overs to spare. Its a second defeat in two games for afghanistan. Two wins from two for india. Every team will have batsmen. Every team will have bowlers. We also have batsmen. We also have bowlers. Were not preparing any special for any special team. Yes, were looking at ourselves more than the others, because we realise that if we focus on our team, we focus on our strengths, Everything Else takes care of itself. So we are focusing on our team, our preparation. If everything that is there in our control, we control th
Significant additional risks. Speaking this morning, ahead of the Imf World Bank meeting in marrakesh, ms yellen said washington was monitoring the potential Economic Impact of the escalating conflict. While we are monitoring potential Economic Impacts from the crisis, im not really thinking of that as a major likely driver of the Global Economic outlook. So we will see what impact it has. Thus far, i dont think weve seen anything suggesting it would be very significant. Janet yellen speaking earlier. Joining me now is gregory peters, co chief Investment Officer at pgim fixed income. Thank you for being with us. Janet yellen says so far things are ok, that there are lots of moving parts right now, notably how long this conflict goes on for and who else if anyone gets involved, i am thinking of saudi and iran. It is anyone gets involved, i am thinking of saudi and iran. Of saudi and iran. It is clear there are lots of of saudi and iran. It is clear there are lots of moving of saudi and
Condemns what he calls barbaric hamas attacks. This is the Sea Life In Gaza as israel continues to send soldiers close to the border. This is the scene live in gaza. We will speak to paul adams in a moment or two, but first i want to bring you one of the latest lines. We hear British Airways has diverted a flight from london to tel aviv due to the situation in israel. That hasjust come from the spokesmen in the last few minutes, a British Airways jet heading to tel aviv has been diverted. We will look for more details on that boat you see the activity in recent minutes in terms of rockets being fired, in terms of israeli action too, so that you just coming in. More on that in a moment but lets pause and head to the Sports Centre to round up the headlines with ben croucher. India are on course for a big win at the mens cricket world cup, chasing 273 to beat afghanistan in their second group game. Afghanistan were 63 3 when captain Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah 0marzai put on 121 f
Passed 1000 world cup runs in the process. Rohit sharma. Follow live Text Commentary right now on the bbc sport website. Theres been a big shock at the Shanghai Masters tennis with top seed and world number two Carlos Alcaraz beaten in the last 16 by grigor dimitrov, the bulgarian winning 5 7, 6 2, 6 4. On his 28th birthday, chiles Nicolas Jarry reached his first masters 1000 quarterfinal. He saw off Diego Schwartzmann in three sets and will face 18th seed dimitrov next. Just three days after leaving dc united in washington, wayne rooney is back in management in the english second tier. Hes taken charge of birmingham city. They sacked previous boss john eustace, despite guiding them to back to back wins and sixth in the championship after 11 games. Rooney described it as a project that gives him a sense of purpose and wants to elevate the club to the next level. Its been 12 years since birmingham last played in the premier league. Theres good news for ireland ahead of saturdays Rugby W