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and a half hours. border force staff at several ports, including calais, are on the second day of a 4 day strike about pay. you re watching bbc news. now, its time for sportsday england s women edge a tough match against india. on theirjourney to securing a spot in the semi finals of the t20 world cup. stuart broad s on fire for england in new zealand, as they look set to clinch the first test match. and arsenal are back on top after a thiller at aston villa with two late goal. also coming up in the programme. the ownership race hots up for manchester united. sirjim ratcliffe s officially in the running, along with a bid from qatar. and a moment to remember for st helens with a famous victory in australia, to claim rugby league s world club challenge. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. a busy day of football on the way. but we start with cricket first and it was billed as a crucial group encounter, between england and india at the women s t20 world c ....
and it could earn him £55,000. also coming up on sportsday. how do you run 26.2 miles if you re fasting for ramadan? we hearfrom one muslim runner who says it s actually helped him! iam i am looking at a very positive mental state, and i can t wait to run the marathon on the 23rd of april, just one day after ramadan. welcome to the programme, in 90 minutes time, manchester city take on bayern munich in their second leg match. they go into it with a three goal lead and the hope of getting to a champions league semifinal. it s a trophy that pep guardiola has made no secret of desperately wanting, but the manager he ll face tonight thomas tuchel won it from him when he was chelsea head coach. well, guardiola has said that said bayern who have won the trophy six times will still be a threat on home soil. five live sjohn murray is in munich for us, along with stephen warnock. well, it s not the nicest of nights in munich for the second leg of this champions the q ....
he s willing to discuss the issue of pay with the nurses union to settle strikes. but he didn t make a firm commitment to increase salaries. president biden is travelling to texas for his first visit since taking office to the us southern border with mexico. he ll discuss the situation on the border which has seen record numbers of migrants and asylum seekers. you are watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. our headlines this evening. the fa cup third round wekeend was nearly done. and yet stevenage had a surprise in store. providing the biggest shock so far. the australian open will be without a two time winner as naomi osaka withdraws from the tournament a suprise on the opening day of snooker s masters, as the defending champion crashes out. also coming up in the programme. mikaela shiffrin makes history. matching the record for women s world cup wins hello and welcome to sportsday, i m hugh ferris league two ....
good evening and welcome to the programme. england s three match series againstjamaica gets under way in the next hour. the series is part of both sides preparations for the world cup in south africa this summer. england enjoyed their first series win overjamaica for eight years when the sides last met in 2021, and will be looking for more of the same against the sunshine girls tonight. jo currie is at manchester s a0 arena for us. jo, a big yearahead for england s netballers? it s a big game without world cup in south africa this summer. both teams have travelled that tournament hoping to medal, and all about the preparation and doing everything they can do to book their place in that squad. jamaica will prove a real test for england this week. they play them in manchester than two times more in london this weekend. jamaica will surprise were surprise silver medallist last games in birmingham. england come here with a little bit to prove. they walked away and forth ....
domestic flights have resumed across the united states after being grounded because of a safety system failed. counter terrorism police investigate how scrap metal containing traces of uranium arrived at london s heathrow airport last month. and the conservative mp andrew bridgen is suspended from his party after appearing to compare covid 19 vaccines with the holocaust. good afternoon. ambulance workers in england and wales are striking over pay for a second time. managers are warning the impact is likely to be worse than last month s stoppage, because now call handlers are also on strike. the prime minister says it s terrifying that people don t know what will happen if they call 999. but ambulance staff say they will leave picket lines to respond to all category one emergency calls where there s a threat to life. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports from manchester.. ambulances are still responding to life threatening emergencies. but the picket lines ou ....