At the expense of a Test Match. These performers booked to attend did. It cant be forgotten that a Test Match is, or was, about entertainment. Joe wilson, Bbc News, old trafford. Time for a look at the weather. Heres nick miller. Dodging the downpours again and sunshine across Eastern England adding fuel to the atmosphere and this is where we expect heavy showers this afternoon. They are clearing away for the Weekend and with a few notable exceptions are overall for the Weekend, it is looking drier and brighter and turning cooler and fresher from the north is the area of low pressure giving the Downpours Today moves away. That is why it is turning drier. But around it, we draw the air in from the North And North west. A breezy picture for tomorrow and the cooler and fresher air starts to move in and we will notice the change first across scotland, Northern Ireland and northern england. Back to the present, and the latest radar rainfall picture, and it is this line from Essex And Lincol
Can she go all the way . Also tonight. The head of mi5 warns that the Talibans Takeover of afghanistan may well embolden so called Lone Wolf terrorists. It coMes on the eve of the 20th Anninversary of 9 11, as aMerica prepares to reMember almost 3000 people who died that day. Whether it is 911, whether it is january 13th, whether it isjuly seventh, i miss my dad and that will never change. Scotland sees its highest level of Covid Infections since estimates began the First Minister says the nhs is under more pressure than ever before in scotland. And DisappointMent And Frustration for the sell out crowd at Old Trafford as the fifth and final test is cancelled at the last minute because of covid. And coming up on the Bbc News Channel Yorkshire Cricket apologise to their forMer Player Azeem Rafiq and say he was the victim of racial HarassMent And Bullying. Good Evening And WelcoMe to the Bbc News at six. Tomorrow night, britains Emma Raducanu will step on court for her first Grand Slam fi
Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. Staying up late this Friday Night to keep us company. With me tonight arejessica elgot, the deputy Political Editor at the guardian, and olivia utley, the Telegraphs Assistant Comment editor. Welcome, thank you for being with us. The front pages then, tonight. Lets start with The Times it says borisjohnson has outlined his vision for another decade in power, which would see him beating margaret Thatchers Length of time in number ten. The telegraph carries a warning from ministers, that Council Tax bills may have to rise next year, to pay for social care. According to the i, the Prime Minister is set to tell the public they could face tougher covid restrictions this autumn. The sun reports that lawyers for Virginia Giuffre the woman who has accused Prince Andrew of Sexual Abuse claim they have successfully served him with legal papers. He denies the allegations. The same story makes the front page of t
Playing field is very, very difficult. and i think at times, that goes past the point where players are comfortable to go out and take the field, and that s what we ve seen in this case. india s players recorded negative pcr tests yesterday, then announced they couldn t field a team. reassurance about safety was apparently not enough. what s next in world cricket? well, the super lucrative ipl, indian premier league, will resume later this month. do india want their star players involved in that? of course they do. i ll be honest, i think all this is about money. i completely get players, of what they ve gone through in the last year and a half. it s been difficult, bubbles. the mental health side is very important. we have to look after that. i believe this week was about money, you know, making sure that those players get to the ipl, because they want to earn those big cheques which, again, i get, but i don t get it when it s
I completely get what players have gone through in the last 18 months, it has been difficult the bio bubbles, the mental health side is very important, we have to look after that. i believe this week was about money, making sure those players get to the ipl because they want to earn those big cheques which again, i get but i don t get it when it s at the expense of a test match. these performers booked to attend did. it can t be forgotten that a test match is or was about entertainment. joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. formula one is experimenting again this weekend with its new sprint race format to decide the grid for sunday s italian grand prix. the traditional style of qualfying took place this evening and in the week, he was told he d be leaving mercedes at the end of the season. valtteri bottas had the last laugh, topping the time sheets. he ll start saturday s sprint race ahead of lewis hamilton and championship leader max verstappen. birmingham city moved up to fourt