Told me why they had made that decision. Ben has come a long way, it has been a difficult period for him. I have seen nothing but somebody who is professional, disciplined, works hard on his fitness. 0n disciplined, works hard on his fitness. On and off the field he is a talisman for this group of players. He will be a great lieutenant. We think it is just reward for the hard work he has put in over that period. The weather here in birmingham, as you can see, may be glorious today, but the forecast is a little unsettled for the remainder of the week. All being well the action will get under way here at edgbaston on thursday morning. A huge amount at stake. One thing is for sure, if england have already won a first ever world cup, cap that off with the ashes, that will surely go down as the greatest summer in the teams history. The new premier League Season gets under way in less than two weeks where liverpool play newly promoted norwich, a week on friday. Before that though theyll play
the odd shower for the what s left of that rain is stuck across northern england. the odd shower in other parts of england and wales but again some sunshine to dip temperatures not changing much. warm in the sunshine in england and wales. all of our weather is coming in from the atlantic, and that means some more cloud coming our way for sunday, but this weather front is slowing up, so many places are going to be dry on sunday. the best sunshine and warmth will be in the east. thanks, darren. and that s bbc news at six on thursday 18th august. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. from the six team, it s goodbye. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight. hello, and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. england try to cling on to south africa as they go past their first innings score on day two of the opening test
India and bangladesh are on high alert as we come on air. Theyre evacuating milions of people from the bay of bengal as one of the biggest cyclones in 20 years, powers towards them. Cyclone umpun is expected to make landfall later on wednesday. With winds of up to 185 kilometres an hour set to wreak havok on the region, as it still grapples with the coronavirus outbreak. There are fears that those fleeing the cyclone could end up spreading covid 19. Louise lear has been tracking its progess from the bbcs weather centre. Its still an extremely severe cyclonic storm, and it has the potential to cause devastating impacts across parts of northeastern states of india and also bangladesh. Notjust due to the strength of the winds and the huge storm surge across low lying areas of 4 5 metres high, but its the flooding rain. Now, if we take a look at the latest on the satellite picture, this storm has been forming and growing across the bay of bengal for nearly a week now. It looks likely to ma
Three weeks after his 100th birthday hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First, india and bangladesh are on high alert as we come on air. Theyre evacuating milions of people from the bay of bengal as one of the biggest cyclones in 20 years, powers towards them. Cyclone umpun is expected to make landfall later on wednesday. With winds of up to 185 kilometres an hour set to wreak havok on the region, as it still grapples with the coronavirus outbreak. There are fears that those fleeing the cyclone could end up spreading covid 19. Also on the programme the World Health Organization has it is still an extremely severe cyclonic storm, and it has the potential to cause devastating impacts across parts of northeastern states of india and also bangladesh. Notjust due to the strength of the winds and the huge storm surge across low lying areas of 4 5 metres high, but its the flooding r
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