the semi finals and final. england are one of the world's form teams and there's hope they can end a long wait for a first fifty over trophy. patrick gearey reports from the oval. this is england's window, which ever way you look at it, as hosts and favourites this is their opening to do whatever they tried to do over 18 attem pts do whatever they tried to do over 18 attempts in 42 years. when a one—day trophy. we have been here before, not here but up the road at lord's. 1975, the first cricket world cup, w011 1975, the first cricket world cup, won on english soil by west indian skill. since then, kit, batand hairstyle has changed. the outcome hasn't, intel now, perhaps? if you are in an england net session today, you are best off keeping an eye out. these guys are specialists in big hits, and big scores. bad news for visiting bowlers and local pigeons is good news for expectant england fans! coming into the tournament as one of the favourites

is pretty flattering. this trophy, and the world cup, they are huge opportunities for this squad and players. they are hard—working and talented, and recognise that we do have something special. making the most of that is hopefully gathering some silverware along the way. bangladesh remember when england got it wrong. these were the scenes when tomorrow's opponents knocked england out of the last cricket world cup. australia and new zealand are also in england's group. if they get out of it, india may await. this competition is short and sharp, the least forgiving in this board...m cranks up the excitement. it is one thing we haven't had in the last two years, must win games against the top eight teams in the world. it is exciting in that respect. and like i said, it is part of our development asa team, said, it is part of our development as a team, to turn performances on and off. you cannot turn injured knees on and off, england are being careful with ben stokes. they will decide how much he bowls tomorrow morning. decisions about risk and

reward a re key morning. decisions about risk and reward are key to this tournament. england know the line between the two is ever thinner... patrick gearey, bbc news. the british and irish lions have arrived in new zealand ahead of their 10 match tour. head coach warren gatland has admitted they have a tough schedule ahead. they landed in auckland overnight — just three days before their first tour match against the nz provisional barbarians. the all blacks head coach steve hansen said the lions should have arrived a week before their first game — while gatland urges players not to listen to the negativity. i've mentioned how difficult the schedule was for 12 months. for people to talk about it now seems a little bit ironic, as we've all been well aware of it and how tough it is. you cannot well on it, we cannot change it. if you let negativity in terms of thinking about those sorts

of things worry you, it is going to influence a team. it is what it is, and we are excited about it, looking forward to it. the schedule is tough, but some of those tough games are going to get a slice preparation for the test series. it's been a long couple of months since the squad announcement, it seems like a lifetime ago almost. since the start of the tour we have landed in new zealand, now it is reality and one that we are looking forward to. a very long journey down to new zealand, understandably bleary eyes! i think this would have woken them up... now how's this for a welcome? when they arrived the lions were treated to a traditional maori welcome at auckland airport — captain sam warburton at the centre of the ceremony — before the whole squad, led by hooker ken owens responded by singing the welsh hymn cahlawn lan. sing cahlawn lan.

some lovely voices there. let's hope their play this summer lives up to their play this summer lives up to the expectation and the quality of theirsinging! that's all from sportsday. we can keep upto date with all the day's sports news though on the bbc sport website — that's bbc. co. uk/sport. and there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. the headlines on bbc news: jeremy corbyn has challenged theresa may tojoin him at the bbc‘s live election debate in cambridge this evening. at seven o'clock, we join clive

myrie in cambridge for all of the build—up ahead of that debate, the bbc election debate, this evening. in other news... a breast surgeon, who carried out unnecessary operations on patients leaving them scarred and disfigured has been jailed for 15 years. at least 90 people have been killed bya bomb at least 90 people have been killed by a bomb that exploded near foreign embassies in the afghan capital of kabul. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. let's hear more now from nasa on the plan to send a space probe closer to the sun than ever before. the probe will travel to within four million miles of the sun, into the star's outer atmosphere or corona, where it will face extreme temperatures and radiation levels. scientists on the project say they want to find out more about the sun's atmosphere and the stream of plasma and

particles the sun emits into space: the solar probe is going to be the hottest, fastest, mission. i like to cool it the coolest hottest mission under the sun! we will be moving at blistering temperatures, we are going to go right up into the corona. as you have heard of the revolutionary work of doctor parker, from as far back as 1958, still we have not been able to answer these key questions. there has been so many nasa missions which have made tremendous advances. we've done so much would promote sensing and been inside the orbit of mercury, and we have done amazing things. but until you go and touch the sun, you really cannot answer these questions. these questions are so simple. why is the corona hotter than the surface of the sun? it defies the laws of nature, it is like water flowing uphill. it should not happen. why in

this region does the solar atmosphere suddenly become so energised it escapes from the poll of the sun and bathes the other planets? we haven't been able to a nswer planets? we haven't been able to answer these questions without taking a probe into the sun. we are going to be moving at blistering speeds. we will be moving at 430,000 mph. that's about 118 miles per second. wouldn't you all enjoy your morning commute at that speed? we are going to be seven times closer than any other mission has ever been. and, we will repeatedly sweep through the corona, making these measurements. so why has it taken 60 yea rs measurements. so why has it taken 60 years to be able to do it? honestly? the materials did not exist to allow us the materials did not exist to allow us to be able to do it. the first thing we had to do was make a heat shield, and we love our heat shield! 0ur heat shield was developed using nasa research money, led by apl, together with the whiting school, john hopkins, and other contributors

who designed a carbon composite to be able to not only withstand the temperature but also we are doing 24 orbits, so be go hot, cold, hot, cold, and something withstanding that thing is revolutionary. we had to design new solar panels to keep them cool, on a shoulderjoint, moving in and out as we go close and further from the sun. we are so close to the sun that the fingertips poke out from those solar panels, generating enough solar energy for us generating enough solar energy for us to be able to operate the mission. right now, the spacecraft is being built and tested, being put through a lot of rigorous testing to make sure that we can withstand that environment. we are going into the corona, as environment. we are going into the corona , as you environment. we are going into the corona, as you heard, temperatures can get up to a couple of million degrees. we aren't getting that close but still, we will be at 2500 fahrenheit. 0ur instruments tucked in the shadow behind our heat shield

will be operating at the temperature of this room, about room temperature. nicola fox, project scientist at john hopkins university. police say a "dangerous" prisoner, believed to be armed with a razor blade, is on the run after escaping officers in wiltshire. michal kisier was sentenced to 5 years in wiltshire's erlestoke prison last year for holding a knife to a luton woman's throat and threatened to kill her. yesterday evening he overpowered prison guards and got away from a hospital in salisbury — and a major manhunt is underway. lara rostron reports. this is 30—year—old michael kaiser, 110w this is 30—year—old michael kaiser, now on the run and armed with a razor blade. police say he is a dangerous man and should not be approached. normally, behind bars, he was being treated at salisbury district hospitalfor a he was being treated at salisbury district hospital for a head wound. although handcuffed, he overpowered two prison guards, assaulted them and escaped. polish born michal

kisier lived on this street in luton, and it was here that he held a woman and her teenage daughter captive for eight hours, holding a knife to their throats and threatening to kill them over a dispute over money. he tied the teenage girl to a chair with tape, to prevent her from teenage girl to a chair with tape, to prevent herfrom calling teenage girl to a chair with tape, to prevent her from calling for help. he was found guilty at luton crown court last year. he was sentenced to more than five years in prison. michal kisier is a very dangerous individual, we know from his previous history that he has been convicted of serious offences like false imprisonment and kidnapping. he was willing to use a weapon against members of the prison service for his escape, we are concerned about the level of danger that he poses. but tonight, he is at large, believed to be on his way back to luton. a terrifying thought for the mother and daughter subjected to such a frightening ordeal. just to remind you that it is the

bbc election debate this evening. that begins in about 30 minutes time but before that, we will be heading to cambridge and joining our colleague clive myrie for a look ahead to what we can expect. live pictures from cambridge, a lovely evening there. and what is interesting about this debate tonight is thatjeremy corbyn will appear in that bbc tv debate, along with representatives of the six other major parties. he said he changed his mind about taking part, because he said that voters deserved to see leaders challenged. he invited theresa may to join to see leaders challenged. he invited theresa may tojoin him, but the prime minister has again made it clear that she will not be taking part, even though jeremy clear that she will not be taking part, even thoughjeremy corbyn is, she says that she would rather be out meeting voters on the campaign trail. the stage is set in cambridge. clive myrie will have all

of the previews on that, and all of the build—up to the debate. and the debate itself is underway at half past seven. cambridge university there on a glorious evening, ready for what should be a very interesting debate. the prime minister will not be there, but the labour party leader will be. and representatives of six other political parties. the latest debate in this 2017 general election, just a few days to go until polling day, just over a week until the actual poll, a lot of opinion polls coming out, sharing a narrowing of the gap between the conservatives and the labour party. it could be a hung parliament, as polls suggest today.

but we will keep our eyes on that debate tonight. full coverage is live here on bbc news. and, before all of that, a look at the weather with jay all of that, a look at the weather with jay wynne. all of that, a look at the weather with jay wynne. good all of that, a look at the weather with jay wynne. good evening. all of that, a look at the weather with jay wynne. good evening. a lovely day for large swathes of the uk, good spells of sunshine, a decent evening out there. it stays mild, and there is low cloud and missed in southernmost counties. confirmation of a beautiful day across the uk. even in the south, a few showers in wales. but they are few showers in wales. but they are few and far between. misty conditions develop on the english channel coasts. creeping further inland. it suddenly breeze overnight, bringing in milderair. temperature is not falling away too far by the night. 13 or 14 for many people, around 15 or 16 degrees for a few. it is a mild night ahead. a slow start in the south, with low count and missed, —— low cloud. rain

pushes into western scotland. little rainfor pushes into western scotland. little rain for england and wales, fine with sunshine. top temperatures in the south—east at 25 degrees. welcome to the historic city of cambridge where in just half an hour seven political parties will take part in a