now on bbc news, sportsday with olly foster. hello and welcome to sportsday i m olly foster. vintage ireland in bordeaux, they start their world cup with a huge win. england are expecting a tough test in their opening match against argentina, we ll have the latest from marseille. and england lose their 100% record in qualifying as they are held to a draw by ukraine in poland. also coming up on sportsday. we ll head to new york where there ll be new name on the women s trophy, coco gauff faces the world number one in waiting sabalenka later tonight. and england s women start their one day series against sri lanka with a huge win at chester le street. the rugby s been nonstop today, it s the busiest day of the world cup with four matches in france. ireland didn t hold back against romania, even though they conceded an early try they then scored 12 of their own. johnny sexton went over twice in his first match for six months, he was suspended for their three warm up games. and
here in the uk, campaigning is continuing in the run up to the general election on ajuly. sir keir starmer has pledged to reduce the number of people legally migrating to the country, if labour wins the general election. in a newspaper interview, he set out plans to prioritise british workers and crack down on businesses that break employment laws. the conservatives are focusing on health policies for england today. they say they ll build or modernise 250 more gp surgeries, open more local diagnostic centres and expand treatments offered by pharmacies to cover conditions such as acne and chest infections. the scottish national party will launch their general election campaign today in glasgow. the leader, john swinney, will say that a vote for the snp is a vote to put scotland s interests first, and that independence would offer a better future. earlier, laura kuenssberg on her sunday show interviewed green party co leader, adrian ramsay, and began by asking him about his par
round of diplomacy in israel and the rest of the region. the talks come amid fears of a wider conflict. it s mr blinken s second visit since the war began. he s thought to be talking to israeli officials about how to pursue their military and security goals in gaza while limiting civilian casualties. meanwhile the israeli military says its ongoing ground offensive has now completed the encirclement of gaza city which was the most densely populated part of the palestinian territory before the war began last month. with the fighting intensifying there s been strongly worded criticism of the humanitarian situation emerging from the united nations. seven human rights experts have said that they believe that the palestinian people in gaza are at risk of genocide. israel has accused them of repeating hamas propaganda. and people across the region are waiting to hear from the leader of the lebanese islamist group, hezbollah. hassan nasrallah s speech in the coming hours will be
by may 1st, less than two months from now, he s directing all states and territories to make all adults eligible for the vaccine. you ll also want to mark july 4th on your calendar. biden is expected to announce americans should be able to gather in small groups by then. two dates to look forward to as today marks one year since the world health organization officially declared the coronavirus to be a pandemic. it s a sobering milestone with more than half a million american lives lost between that declaration and tonight. even with biden s hopeful announcement, tonight is one of those occasions when it is important to step back and remember how we got here. starting one year ago today, march 11th, o 2020, when the world stood still. just moments ago on capitol hill government health officials testified on the government s response to coronavirus and this statement from one of the nation s top medical experts was not reassuring. we will see more cases and things will get
leader, tim farron, said it was an opportunity for people to change the direction of their country and avoid a disastrous hard brexit. in the prime minister s constituency there has been shock and surprise.” think it will be interesting and i think it will be interesting and i think she is in with a good chance because i don t think we have much ofan because i don t think we have much of an opposition. i can t really see the reason why. i mean, i know there isa the reason why. i mean, i know there is a lot going on and a question about brexit. it s a bit soon, isn t it? she s only just about brexit. it s a bit soon, isn t it? she s onlyjust got in, hasn t she? the prime minister has announced plans to call a snap general election on 8thjune. in a surprise statement in downing street this morning, theresa may said britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the eu referendum. explaining the decision, mrs may said she had reluctantly come to the conclu