A healthy first innings total on day two in the first test against bangladesh. Shakeel made 141, while rizwan blunted the bangladesh bowling attack. They added 2a2 together for the fifth wicket before shakeel was stumped by bangladesh wicketkeeper litton das. Rizwan remained unbeaten on 133 at the tea interval. Pakistan have moved on to 366 5 in what is the first of a two match test series. Chelsea begin their european campaign later. Enzo maresca s side are up against servette in the europa conference league play offs. But, away from the on field action, the club have been getting more transfer business done. This is england midfielder conor gallagher being unveiled at atletico madrid after departing the blues. Portuguese forward joao felix moved in the other direction. More exits are expected, with the likes of raheem sterling and ben chilwell left out of the first team squad. One of chelsea s new signings, kiernan dewsbury hall, says things will settle down soon. Yeah, i mean probab
Good morning. For many of us today we are going to see sunny spells, variable cloud and the Odd Shower. But later, The Cloud will thicken in the west introducing patchy rain. Details later in the programme. Good morning. Its wednesday, 24thjuly. Seven Labour Mps have been suspended from the party for six months, after they rebelled against the government over the two Child Benefit Cap. Its the first big test of Sir Keir Starmer S Authority as Prime Minister. Hes said its unaffordable at the moment to scrap the cap, but he was defied by a group of mps who backed a call from the Scottish National Party for it to be lifted. Heres our political correspondent, nick eardley. The ayes were 103, the noes were 363. So the noes have it, the noes have it. Unlock. Less than three weeks in power, the new government has had its first rebellion. It was small, but the Prime Minister has responded with his first show of force. Mps have been debating the Kings Speech, Keir Starmer s plan for his first m
and trace programme in england failed to achieve its main objective of breaking chains of transmission despite costing an eye watering amount of money. the queen withdraws on medical advice from hosting a reception at the global climate summit in glasgow. and d day veteran harry billinge finally visits the memorial in normandy he helped to fund. good morning. the chancellor rishi sunak will deliver his budget and spending review today. a number of policies have already been announced, but the government is under pressure to do more to help people struggling with the rising cost of living. so far, we ve been told there will be a rise in the national living wage from £8.91 per hour to £9.50, and an end to the pay freeze for public sector workers. there ll be £5.9 billion for nhs england to tackle the backlog of people waiting for tests and scans. and £2.6 billion will be spent on creating 30,000 new school places for children with special educational needs and disabilit
document suggests it may be about to overturn the nationwide legal right to abortion. i m annita mcveigh at the beautiful antrim castle gardens. when is looking ahead today data thursday s elections to the power sharing government here. it has been described as the most important election in a generation. and the over the top outfits are back celebrities return to the red carpet of new york city s met gala. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, will address the ukrainian parliament later becoming the first western leader to do so since the russian invasion. he s expected to give details of £300 million in extra military support for ukraine including equipment for electronic warfare and night vision devices. the liberal democrats have questioned the timing of mrjohnson s announcement two days before the local elections. in other developments, ukraine s president zelensky used his nightly address to acc