following a five wicket victory in the series opener last week, england are under way in the second test against sri lanka at lord's. sri lanka won the toss and put the hosts in to bat. it's the early stages but opener dan lawerence has already fallen after a good start, england are 30 for 1. the defending men's us open champion, novak djokovic, is through to the third round after his opponent retired. djokovic was leading 6—4 6—4 2—0 when laslo djere was unable to continue with an injury. even with the retirment the pair were on court for more than two hours in the extreme heat and humidity in new york... he obviously had an injury that took him out of the tour for some time and he is struggling to come back physically to his level. he's such a

good player, especially in these conditions, and it should have been the set, it was 4—2 up, 15—40. i don't know whether winning the second set probably mentally put more burden on him. but overall, it was a big fight. the number eight seed, casper ruud, had to play some magical tennis to overcome gael monfils. this extraordinary rally was in the tie break of the fourth set which ruud went on to win to seal a four set victory 6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6. coco gauff, the defending women's champion is also through defeating tatjana maria in straight sets. she struggled a bit with her serve in the opening set, eventually winning it 6—4, but she was much improved in the second, taking it six love. she has a tough third round match against the 27th seed elina svitolina. she is a good all court player, and

she can do pretty much like everything. she's really solid from the back, and when i played her in auckland we had a lot of physical points. so, yeah, ithink the challenge will bejust points. so, yeah, ithink the challenge will be just finding the balance between being aggressive and not letting her dictate but obviously not making too many errors. she's a tough opponent, regardless of whatever form she is in, she is or is going to be tough to beat. last year's runner up, and the number two seed, aryna sabalenka underlined her title credentials with a dominant second—round win over lucia bronzetti wining 6—3 6—1 injust 61 minutes. she said afterwards she was pleased to win in two sets in the sweltering conditions. a new look champions league draw will take place later, as the competition extends from 32 to 36 teams. there'll be just one league with teams playing eight matches, four at home and four away. it means more games between the biggest teams. for example, manchester city could face real madrid,

bayern munich and barcelona. the european champions, real madrid, are in league action later as they travel to face las palmas. former sheffield united striker, oli mcburnie, made the suprise move to the canary islands in the summer and has featured in the clubs opening two games of the season. despite having played in the premier league, he's excited to be facing carlo ancelotti's side. manchester united, man city, chelsea, arsenal, played them for years, but itjust seemed different. it's because we're british and we don't see as much of them all, they are world renowned as the best clubs in the world. it seems a bit different, my friends are coming over to see the game, that sort of thing. so it's exciting, i'm really excited and that's just another reason why coming here was the right decision for me.

england's interim manager, lee carsley, is set to name his first squad for the games against the republic of ireland and finland next month. one player who is not expected to be involved is arsenal's ben white. he's not been part of the national squad since he left the england camp at the world cup in qatar in 2022. he then made himself unavailable for euro 202a. however, it was thought a change in manager would see him rejoin the set—up, but this now looks unlikely. louis rees—zammit has been linked with a switch to the jacksonville jaguars according to reports in the united states. the former wales rugby union star missed out on the kansas city chiefs 53—man nfl roster and was expected to continue his contract on their practice squad. the 23—year—old has since removed his chiefs profile picture from his social media accounts amid suggestions he will instead join the jaguars�* practice squad who have a strong presence in the uk. they'll play twice in london this season. and that's all the sport for now.

ollie pope is now out in the cricket. england are currently 46—2. some breaking news now. the prime minister sir keir starmer has just spokenin minister sir keir starmer has just spoken in paris. he has given an update on his planet to reset relations with the european union. just that his plan. he gave an update on his trip.— just that his plan. he gave an update on his trip. firstly i am here in paris _ update on his trip. firstly i am here in paris for— update on his trip. firstly i am here in paris for the _ update on his trip. firstly i am i here in paris for the paralympics, update on his trip. firstly i am - here in paris for the paralympics, a fantastic opening ceremony yesterday. i had a bilateral with the president while i am here to discuss a number of issues. obviously there are foreign policy issues which are pressing so we

discussed the situation in ukraine as you would expect, the situation in the middle east, bilateral issues in the middle east, bilateral issues in terms of trade and defence and security. but also the wider reset that i want in relation to our relationships with notjust france but the eu in general. they were the topics we discussed as part of the reset rebuild. and making sure that our number one mission, which is growing the economy, is absolutely central to everything that we go. back at home it's been reported that you are looking at tighter restrictions on smoking out because, pub gardens, outdoor restaurant and outside hospitals, is that something you are considering? my outside hospitals, is that something you are considering?— you are considering? my starting oint on you are considering? my starting point on this _ you are considering? my starting point on this is _ you are considering? my starting point on this is to _ you are considering? my starting point on this is to remind - you are considering? my starting l point on this is to remind everyone that over 80,000 people lose their lives every year because of smoking. a preventable death, is a huge burden on the nhs, and it's a burden on the taxpayer. so, yes, we are going to take decisions in this

space, more details will be revealed. this is a preventable series of deaths and we have got to take the action to reduce the burden on the nhs and the taxpayer. lise it on the nhs and the taxpayer. use it when ou on the nhs and the taxpayer. use it when you became _ on the nhs and the taxpayer. use it when you became premier - on the nhs and the taxpayer. use it when you became premier so - on the nhs and the taxpayer. use it when you became premier so you wanted politics to tread more lightly on peoples lives —— you said when you became prime minister if they wanted politics to tread more lightly on peoples lives, this is the opposite? it lightly on peoples lives, this is the opposite?— lightly on peoples lives, this is the opposite? lightly on peoples lives, this is theouosite? , ., ., the opposite? it is important to get the opposite? it is important to get the balance — the opposite? it is important to get the balance right _ the opposite? it is important to get the balance right but _ the opposite? it is important to get the balance right but everybody - the opposite? it is important to get| the balance right but everybody who uses the nhs knows that it is on its knees. we have to relieve the burden which is why i spoke about moving to a preventative model when it comes to hell. i want the nhs on its feet but i wanted to fit for the next 75 years just as we have had a brilliant 75 years already. that means taking action in relation to preventable deaths and these are 80,000 per year. you preventable deaths and these are 80,000 per year.— preventable deaths and these are 80,000 per year. you are at the end of a trip to — 80,000 per year. you are at the end of a trip to france _ 80,000 per year. you are at the end of a trip to france and _ 80,000 per year. you are at the end of a trip to france and germany, - of a trip to france and germany, both countries where the far right have strengthened in recent years, how worried are you about the far

right at home and abroad? i am worried about _ right at home and abroad? i am worried about the _ right at home and abroad? i am worried about the far _ right at home and abroad? i —n worried about the far right, i'm worried about the far right, i'm worried about the far right, i'm worried about nationalism and the politics of the easy answer, the snake oil, if you like. i think it's very important that we have a debate about how we confront that. my own personal view is that through delivery, through showing that there are progressive democratic answers to the many challenges we face, that's the way forward. that's a discussion that i'm very keen to have because i think it's a very real threat. 5ir have because i think it's a very real threat.— real threat. sir keir starmer speaking — real threat. sir keir starmer speaking on _ real threat. sir keir starmer speaking on a _ real threat. sir keir starmer speaking on a number - real threat. sir keir starmer speaking on a number of. real threat. sir keir starmer - speaking on a number of issues following his trip to paris and of course yesterday he was in berlin. we will stay with uk politics because we have got a developing news story. the bbc understands that colum eastwood is going to resign as the sdlp mp. he became leader of the party in 2015. he is due to give a news conference shortly to explain his decision and we are monitoring

that, we will bring that to you life. our ireland correspondent joins us to talk us through the significance of this for those who are monitoring this closely. they will know that mr eastwood was talking about burnout but put it into context for us? it talking about burnout but put it into context for us?— talking about burnout but put it into context for us? it looks like colum eastwood _ into context for us? it looks like colum eastwood has _ into context for us? it looks like colum eastwood has managed l into context for us? it looks like - colum eastwood has managed what a lot of politicians probably like the idea of but relatively few are able to pull off, which is he is standing down from the leadership of his party at a time of his own choosing. there is very little, indeed, if any internal pressure on him. he is largely regarded internally in the party as a good leader, he hasn't turned to the party's fortunes around and restored it to the position that it was in for the best part of three decades here, and that is the lead voice on irish nationalism in northern ireland. they lost that status 20 years ago

when it was eclipsed by sinn fein. however colum eastwood is regarded as a particularly skilled debater and a good media performer, good communicator and an infective mp at westminster —— and effective mp at westminster —— and effective mp at westminster where he represents a constituency mainly made up of northern ireland's second city, londonderry. as far as mr eastwood is concerned, this is not the end of his career by any stretch, he is still relatively young at a1, he will remain an mp and concentrate on other matters such as what he believes is the potential for a united ireland in future, campaigning for that. he has decided it is time to hand over the reins of party leadership. a factor in his timing, and he may will talk about this in the news conference due to begin shortly, is that we are now going to have a run in northern ireland of a few years without any elections. over the last few years

we have had elections to westminster earlier this year, the year before we had local council elections and before that, elections to the devolved assembly here in belfast. so plenty of elections but now the idea is that the new party leader, colum eastwood's successor, could have a chance to get themselves well established before northern ireland goes to the polls again. realize goes to the polls again. really appreciate _ goes to the polls again. really appreciate you _ goes to the polls again. really appreciate you bringing - goes to the polls again. really appreciate you bringing us - goes to the polls again. really appreciate you bringing us up| goes to the polls again. really i appreciate you bringing us up to date, chris page. as we watch blacks view there where we expect colum eastwood to make that resignation speech, we will bring that to you. we are monitoring this developing story here on bbc news. but let's take a brief pause and bring you up—to—date with the weather. hello again. yesterday we reached 30 celsius in cambridge. today it's more likely to be 23. being our top temperature, it's going to feel fresher and we're looking at a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers. now, most of the showers today will be across northern england, northern ireland and scotland, enhanced by this weather front moving from the west to the east.

driven along on quite a brisk breeze come further south. this spacing in the isobars is much wider, not much of a breeze at all. so away from the showers in the north a lot of dry weather, some sunshine, fair—weather cloud bubbling up through the day. there's an outside chance of an isolated shower further south, but the lion's share will be in the north for some of those could be heavy and thundery. temperatures today 1a to about 23 degrees, so quite a drop from what some of us had yesterday. into this evening and overnight a lot of the showers will fade. we'll continue with a brisk breeze and some showers across the far north of scotland and in western areas. in the lighter winds we are looking at some mist and fog patches forming. it's also going to be a cooler night tonight than last night. our overnight lows — 7 to 11 degrees, so any mist and fog that's formed overnight will lift quite quickly tomorrow. high pressure is firmly in charge. tomorrow is going to be fine and settled. but on saturday we've got a change in the weather forecast. this weather front looks like it's going to produce a bit more cloud.

so on friday a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine around, one or two showers coming in in a light breeze across the far north of scotland initially and through the day we'll start to see some sea breezes developing. so if you head towards the coast, temperatures will be that little bit lower. but inland we're looking at 18 in glasgow, 19 in newcastle to 2a in london. so the temperatures climbing a little bit more. on saturday, we start off with some mist and fog patches, but we've also got our weather front in the south. now that's going to introduce more cloud than we thought, and also the chance of some light and patchy rain move north of that. it's drier and it's sunnier, but something we're watching is that area of cloud in the north sea. itjust might come onshore across parts of eastern scotland and northeast england through the day. temperatures 1a to 22 degrees. now, beyond that, it turns a little bit more unsettled on sunday and monday we've got fronts moving northwards and also coming in from the west. they at times will introduce some rain and it could be

heavy and thundery. live from london. this is bbc news. the israeli army says it's killed 5 people on day two of its major military operation in the occupied west bank. the us national security adviser meets china's president xi jinping during a visit to beijing. the uk prime minister meets the french president in paris. sir keir starmer says he wants to reset relations with the uk's allies in europe. restrictions on smoking outdoors are being considered by uk ministers as part of a drive

to phase out tobacco. hello, i'm geeta gurumurthy, welcome to bbc news now, in the middle east, a large—scale israeli military operation in the occupied west bank is cointinuing into a second day. israel says five palestinian fighters were killed while hiding in a mosque in the city of tulkarem. earlier, palestinian officials said at least 11 people had been killed during what israel describes as "counter—terror raids". the palestinian armed group, islamichhad, says one of its top commanders is among those who have been killed. this is, israel's largest operation in the west bank in about two decades. earlier, the un secretary general called on israel to halt its major military operation in the north of the territory — immediately. in a separate development, the eu's top diplomatjosep borrell

has accused some israeli government ministers of issuing hate messages