not all good news for australia though. spinner nathan lyon is a doubt for the rest of the series after suffering what s been described as a significant calf strain on day two at lord s. he arrived at the ground earlier on crutches and cricket australia say a decision regarding his availability for the remainder of the series will be made at the conclusion of the game . defending wimbledon champion novak djokovic says he salutes and applauds the decision to allow russian and belorussian players to return to the tournament this year. the all england club were fined for banning them in 2022, but djokovic says sport should be above politics. meanwhile the club s chief executive has been explaining the increase in security in response to the protests that have disrupted a number of uk based sporting events this year. we have uplifted security around the grounds this year, we work with the met police and other agencies to look at the threat and risk each year and then put mea
the writers of exploiting them death of a teenager shot by police. they also banned the sale of fireworks, and have said police can use armoured vehicles against the rioters. the third night and worst night of writing so far left buildings including libraries burnt. nearly 900 people were arrested; 250 police were injured. france s three biggest cities paris, marseille and lyon are suspending or restricting public transport from friday evening. the teenager, named as nahel m, was shot during a traffic stop. the policeman has been charged with voluntary homicide he s apologised to the teenager s family. for the third night in a row, riots spread across france. protesters threw fireworks and projectiles at the police, and set cars and buildings on fire. this is in bordeaux. lille. marseille. the government has deployed an extra 40,000 police officers, including elite police units. but as anger grows in france, so does the scale of the unrest. for the first time, several s
lord goldsmith, resigns and aims his fire at the prime minister rishi sunak. he accuses the government of apathy towards climate issues. and a bbc investigation finds tiktok is not removing some videos that deny climate change despite a promise that it would. more on all that in a moment or two, let s head to the bbc sport centre for the latest on the cricket, and hopefully it s getting better for england because it was a dismal start. that s quite right, hello. just like in the first innings, josh tun has broken the stand in the ashes test at lord s. but a rare moment of success for england today. england s first innings ended with them losing six wickets forjust 46 runs in the morning session. all out for 325, 91 behind. since then despite losing david warnerfor 25 since then despite losing david warner for 25 australia has since then despite losing david warnerfor 25 australia has pushed on. 71 1 latest from lord s. not all good news for australia though. spinner nathan
been, a period of respect, after the police killing of a teenage boy on tuesday. he said additional resources would be made available to deal with unrest. the third night, and worst night of rioting so far, left buildings, including libraries and schools burnt shops looted. nearly 900 people were arrested; 250 police were injured. france s three biggest cities paris, marseille and lyon are suspending or restricting public transport from friday evening. marseille has also banned public demonstrations. the teenager, named as nahel m, was shot during a traffic stop. the policeman has been charged with voluntary homicide. he s also apologised to the teenager s family. overnight, 40,000 extra police officers were deployed across france, in an attempt to restore calm. the prime minister said the government was considering all options, but some ministers oppose declaring a state of emergency. lets get the latest from our correspondent. for the third night in a row, riots sprea
the world s first fully working sand battery is installed in finland, with developers calling it a major breakthrough for green energy. and england chase victory over india at edgbaston to win the fifth test. borisjohnson s decision to appoint chris pincher as deputy chief whip is facing further scrutiny as a former top civil servant at the foreign office, lord mcdonald writes to the parliamentary standards commissioner this morning, saying that borisjohnson was briefed in person about an investigation into chris pincher s conduct as a foreign office minister. downing street had previously claimed that the prime minister wasn t aware of any specific allegations against mr pincher when he was appointed in february. but the bbc learned last night that boris johnson and the foreign secretary at the time, dominic raab, both knew about the issue. mr pincher resigned as deputy chief whip last thursday and was suspended as a conservative party mp after being accused of groping two