Ina in a moment we will have sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. At 6 50pm we will be speaking to a humanitarian rights activist about the damning oxfam sex abuse report. At eight oclock the latest from the battle to be the next conservative leader and Prime Minister as rival candidates set out their policies. And at 10 1i0pm candidates set out their policies. And at10 40pm and candidates set out their policies. And at 10 1i0pm and 11 30pm we will ta ke and at 10 1i0pm and 11 30pm we will take a look at tomorrows front pages. That is all head for you on bbc news but now it is sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Coming up on the programme. The road to euro 2020 continues but can scotland pull off a shock win against the team ranked world number one . The wait is over for the United States as the defending champions begin their bid for a fourth world cup title. But the waiting continues in bristol as a record third game is rained off at t
week, could more hosepipe bans be brought in across parts of the uk? and it s the final day of the commonwealth games in birmingham where scotland have just won a gold in the diving. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. england s lauren smith and marcus smith have to settle for silver in their badminton final, on the last day of the commonwealth games. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news at one. bbc research has found that only one in ten nhs dentists in the uk are taking on new adult patients. the most extensive survey in years has revealed that some areas are dental deserts . out of nearly 6,900 nhs dental practices contacted, 90% said they were no longer accepting any new adult patients. only a quarter of those dental practices said they operated a waiting list to become an nhs patient and for most of those, the wait was at least a year or more. and in 12% of local authority areas in the uk, we couldn t find a single practice that would accept a child.
Scandal later today. Between 1999 and 2015 Hundreds Of Sub Postmasters were wrongly prosecuted due to faulty software. Its the first time shell publicly speak about her role in the scandal for nearly a decade. Our Business Correspondent emma simpson has the details. Its 2012, and Paula Vennells is in herfirst year as the new boss of the post office. Shes already spent half a decade with the business. And here shes on a visit to the shop floor. Retail is detail. I dont know whoever it was that said that, but it is that. And you come to places like this and you find out the Little Things that make the operation much more efficient. Back then, the post office was haemorrhaging money. The pressure is on to turn things around. But did she put profits before people . Theres a sack full of questions waiting for her now. Lee bought the Bridlington Branch in 2003. The losses soon began. Here he is after the post office made him bankrupt with huge legal costs as they pursued him in court. So imp
Northern ireland, southern counties of england with some brighter weather. There is a yellow warning in force for southern counties but for the rest of the country it is wet and cloudy with persistent rain. More of a breeze as well so feeling a bit cooler with temperatures low to mid teens for most. Around 16 or 17 further south where we have clearer skies. 17 further south where we have clearerskies. But 17 further south where we have clearer skies. But cloudy for most of us through the day. Scotland, northern england, Northern Ireland and north while staying wet tonight with low pressure sitting on top of us bring higher Rainfall Totals. Temperatures double figures overnight for many of us. But low pressure still across the uk, still wet across much of the north and west of the country, the rainfall continuing to ease as we move towards the end of thursday. It could pep up across central and southern scotland. Still a great day for many set by the end of thursday the Rainfall Totals
we always want to win games, and of course it would really help us to put us in a better position when we win the game. also coming up on sportsday. how climate change might impact rugby union for gloucester s him for more than a century and a quarter at most risk. hello again. a list of problems facing this year s french open hasjust got longer. novak djokovic has withdrawn from the touranment with a knee injury, ending his own defence of the title at roland garros. the world number one had been involved in the latest finish in french open history. before returning yesterday to deal not only with another marathon match, but also a slippery court, which djokovic then claimed had contributed to the injury which has now forced him to pull out. ifa if a player is feeling a certain way and, you know, what else if a player is feeling a certain way and, you know, what else do if a player is feeling a certain way and, you know, what else do we if a player is feeling a certain way an