today at one... nine people are arrested in greece after a migrant boat capsized. at least 79 people died, hundreds are still missing. one glimmer of hope as a man finds his brother among the survivors, more than two days after the vessel sank. here in southern greece, search operations continue, but the hope of finding any survivors is fading. we'll have the latest on what the un has called one of the biggest tragedies in the mediterranean. also on the programme... the man being questioned about the nottingham attacks is 31—year—old valdo calocane — a graduate of the university of nottingham.

a bbc investigation finds the number of russian soldiers killed in the war with ukraine is far higher than moscow's officialfigures. predicting spillages in our waterways — we see the pilot scheme using al to try to get early warnings about pollution. and the first ashes test is under way — england face australia and they are off to a good start and coming up on bbc news, manchester united have confirmed england's striker alessia russo will leave when her contract expires this summer, with wsl rivals arsenal the heavy favourites to sign her. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. police in greece have arrested nine people in connection with the sinking of a migrant boat off the country's southern coast on tuesday.

at least 79 people are known to have died — but hundreds are still missing. even though 104 people were rescued, there are suggestions that 750 were on board. the greek authorities are facing questions about what actions they took before the incident. sofia bettiza reports from kalamata. two brothers reunited. mohammed found his 18—year—old brother fadi from syria at the port of kalamata. he is one of 104 people who have been rescued from one of greece's worst ever migrant shipwrecks. they set off from libya and were trying to reach italy. it is still unclear how many people were on board. we understand that they

travelled under very difficult conditions for many days, in conditions of overcrowding. there were many on the boat, some 750. most of them men. but we heard there were some women and children. 79 people have died after the boat capsized, but there are fears the number could be much higher. could this tragedy have been avoided? the greek coastguard says the migrants did not want their help — a claim that's been challenged. so, we've been trying to piece together what exactly happened. at around 8am on tuesday, the greek authorities are first informed about the fishing vessel. the coastguard has first contact at 11am and claims it does not request assistance. a little later, an emergency helpline for migrants in trouble at sea receives multiple distress calls. the migrant boat has

no publicly available tracking data, but bbc verify has used a ship monitoring website to follow the movements of boats in the area that offered assistance. at 3pm, greece sends a nearby commercial vessel to the migrant boat, supplying it with food and water. tuesday evening, a coastguard vessel sails near the fishing boat. and from a distance, apparently concludes that there was no problem with its navigation. but a less than four hours later, the migrant boat overturns and sinks. the way the greek authorities have been handling this has been criticised by many people here. last night there were protests, critics say the coastguard should have tried a rescue if the boat was unsafe. whether or not passengers requested it. nine people were

arrested. they face charges of people trafficking. on monday they will be questioned by the prosecutor leading the investigation into what happened. but for now, there are still many unanswered questions about how this tragedy unfolded. and a big search operation continues today in southern greece because there are fears many more people could be missing at sea. the european union has sent manpower to help but it is a very complicated operation and that is because the accident happened in a location that is very near to one of the deepest parts of the mediterranean sea. we may never know how many people died but it could be up to 500. it could make this one of the worst tragedies to ever happen in the southern mediterranean. sofia bettiza, thank you.

here, the home office has admitted to the government's spending watchdog that plans to improve the asylum system are in doubt, unless urgent action is taken. the national audit office said hundreds more cases needed to be decided every week in order to clear the backlog by the end of the year. joining me now is our home and legal correspondent, dominic casciani. what does this mean in practice? in practice, it means the political aspiration is currently not matching the managerial progress, really boring stuff ofjust getting decisions made. we have a situation at the moment where the home office are spending 3.6 billion a year dealing with the number of asylum seekers who have made applications and try to get them through the system to give them a decision whether they should stay or be removed. the plan is costing almost half £1 billion to try to improve over the next ten years. in effect the officials have told the spending watchdog it is and the red project which is basically white fulljargon

for it has problems —— amber—red_ which is basically white fulljargon for it has problems —— amber—red. it is saying the home office decision making is to slow and it is having a knock—on effect on the amount of money spent on accommodation, it has a ready doubled the number of caseworkers, but it needs more, and it needs to improve the number of people been removed when they do not have a case to stay in the uk. the watchdog says it has a long way from meeting the government's ambitions. the government says they are making progress, the backlog is coming down, we stand by the pledge to remove the backlog by the end of the year, very tall order. one interesting fact in the report, the home office has told the national audit office it had expected to be sending 250 people a month to rwanda or another country by now, and clearly that is happening because it is in the courts. it shows the scale of the challenges ahead.— of the challenges ahead. dominic, thank yom —

the man arrested on suspicion of murdering barnaby webber, grace o'malley—kumar and ian coates in nottingham has been named as valdo calocane. he is 31 and remains in police custody. it's emerged he graduated in mechanical engineering from the university of nottingham last year. police have been granted a 36—hour extension to continue questioning him. jo black reports from nottingham. the pain is still too much to bear and the tributes continued to come. the steps of the city council building now covered by a growing blanket of flowers. the scarves and football tops reflect ian coates love of nottingham forest, a hockey stick to show grace o'malley—kumar connection to the game and a cricket ball for barnaby webber passionate about the sport. a minute silence at the first day of the ashes test between england and australia,

players and officials wearing black arm bands. last night a second vigil was held in the city of nottingham, this time in the market square. three families who did not know each other for this week now united in grief found the courage to address the thousands in the crowd. it feels like it is touching _ the thousands in the crowd. it feels like it is touching a _ the thousands in the crowd. it feels like it is touching a lot _ the thousands in the crowd. it feels like it is touching a lot of _ the thousands in the crowd. it feels like it is touching a lot of hearts, i like it is touching a lot of hearts, more than what we assumed i knew he had, so it has been really nice and heart—warming to see the messages and people come out and talk about how he was when they were younger and how he has helped them. beautiful comments.- and how he has helped them. beautiful comments. ., , ~ , , �* , beautiful comments. barnaby webber's mother said nottingham _ beautiful comments. barnaby webber's mother said nottingham was _ beautiful comments. barnaby webber's mother said nottingham was a - beautiful comments. barnaby webber's mother said nottingham was a city - mother said nottingham was a city even love. i mother said nottingham was a city even love. ~ ., , . , even love. i know silence is the traditional _ even love. i know silence is the traditional sign _ even love. i know silence is the traditional sign to _ even love. i know silence is the traditional sign to show - even love. i know silence is the traditional sign to show respect even love. i know silence is the - traditional sign to show respect and we have _ traditional sign to show respect and we have had that rightly so tonight. can i ask_ we have had that rightly so tonight. can i ask for— we have had that rightly so tonight. can i ask for you to do one more thing. _ can i ask for you to do one more thing. to— can i ask for you to do one more thing, to show us an enormous roar and round _ thing, to show us an enormous roar and round of— thing, to show us an enormous roar and round of applause for everyone affected _ and round of applause for everyone affected by the tragedy? cheering and applause

grace o'malley—kumar�*s mother said she was a treasured and adored child. ,, ., ., , ., ., child. she wanted to be a doctor, she wanted _ child. she wanted to be a doctor, she wanted to _ child. she wanted to be a doctor, she wanted to have _ child. she wanted to be a doctor, she wanted to have fun _ child. she wanted to be a doctor, she wanted to have fun because l child. she wanted to be a doctor, . she wanted to have fun because that is what all students want, they want to enjoy themselves. all they were doing was walking home, just walking home after a night out. it is understood _ home after a night out. it is understood the _ home after a night out. it is understood the man - home after a night out. it is understood the man who was in a critical condition after being injured by the man in tuesday's attacks is now stable, two others suffered minor injuries. yesterday nottinghamshire police were granted extra time to continue questioning the 31—year—old man arrested on suspicion of murder. the bbc understands he is valdo amissao mendes calocane who graduated in mechanical engineering from the university of nottingham last year. and it is not thought at the moment

the fact he was a former student is connected to those attacks on tuesday. as you can see, more people are coming this afternoon to look at the flowers, place flowers, take photographs, just read the notes on the bouquets. there is a bouquet from the home secretary suella braverman. she brought it here yesterday afternoon. another bouquet has the word heartbroken. a card to put together by a child with a picture of a rainbow and inside it simply reads, everybody is really sad. joe black, thank you. drones and missiles have been launched against kyivjust as african leaders arrive in ukraine on a peace mission. seven african leaders, from countries including south africa and egypt, are due to meet president zelensky before heading to russia tomorrow. yalda hakim is at the scene of this morning's missile attacks. explain what is happening. as you

sa , explain what is happening. as you say. ukraine's _ explain what is happening. as you say, ukraine's capital— explain what is happening. as you say, ukraine's capital came - explain what is happening. as you say, ukraine's capital came under| say, ukraine's capital came under missile strikes this morning and the air defence systems were hard at work. you can probably see the destruction behind me, an 80—year—old woman lived in the house and we are told now by the authorities when the air defence systems were trying to destroy the missile, the debris caused the damage to this community, virtually everyone here has been impacted. earlier i spoke to a 12—year—old boy, one of four people left injured as a result of the air strike. he told me what he did as soon as he heard the sound of the missile. translation: suddenly i heard the sound of the missile. i translation: suddenly i heard the sound of the missile.— sound of the missile. i recognise the sound _ sound of the missile. i recognise the sound like _ sound of the missile. i recognise the sound like when _ sound of the missile. i recognise the sound like when a _ sound of the missile. i recognise the sound like when a jet - sound of the missile. i recognise the sound like when a jet is - the sound like when a jet is flying and i knew i had to hide. i went

down _ and i knew i had to hide. i went down and — and i knew i had to hide. i went down and found the shelter. and i knewl had to hide. i went down and found the shelter. children here know exactly _ down and found the shelter. children here know exactly what _ down and found the shelter. children here know exactly what to _ down and found the shelter. children here know exactly what to do - here know exactly what to do when they hear the air raid sirens. the community here say they are among the lucky ones, no casualties. but across this country this week missiles have rained down and we have seen deaths across the board while the counteroffensive continues in the east and the south of the country. in the east and the south of the count . . . in the east and the south of the count . ., ., ., ~ i. an investigation by the bbc russian service has found that the number of russian soldiers killed during the war in ukraine is far higher than official figures released by moscow. as with most wars, both sides have been accused of downplaying their losses, but moscow has a history of obscuring its wartime deaths. our correspondent olga ivshina has searched through thousands of social media posts and local news reports, working with bbc verify, to uncover information about russia's war dead. these are the war graves russia doesn't want to talk about. since december, the bbc has located

seven new cemeteries dotted across russia and occupied ukraine. they are filled with the graves of poorly trained fighters. many were prisoners, recruited by the notorious wagner mercenary group. and the cemeteries are growing rapidly. this one is about 20 times bigger than it was six months ago. since the start of the war, we have been verifying photos of graves and social media posts with the independent russian website mediazona and volunteers inside the country. so far, we have identified 25,000 names. this is four times more than russia has acknowledged. it is illegal to report anything but the official death toll inside russia. so, we have come to kyrgyzstan to speak to the families of fighters who have died. hundreds of people from countries like this that were once part of the soviet union have signed up to join putin's forces.

filming tiktoks on the way to war, this 21—year—old paratrooper is typical of those who died at the start of the conflict. a young, highly trained professional soldier in the russian army. translation: he always wanted to be the first. i i think that is why he decided tojoin the military. and there he was also given the choice, apparently. he chose to be there. go to war, you mean? yes, yes. as a professional soldier, he was buried with full military honours after he was killed in action in may 2022. but six months later, in a nearby village, there was no military funeral for another fighter, even though he also died on the front line. that is because he wasn't a professional soldier but a prisoner serving a seven—year sentence for assault. he had signed up to fight for the mercenary group wagner, hoping to win his freedom in return for a six—month contract. translation: a man called| and told me that my son died fighting in ukraine. i was shocked.

i asked, "how come my son is even at the war? "did my son die for nothing? "am i going to cry until the end of my life?" the deaths of these men show how russia's war has changed. in the first three months of the conflict, it lost large numbers of professional soldiers. but in the past three months, it is nonprofessional fighters who have recentlyjoined the russian forces that are dying in greater numbers. the shift in demographics in russian losses reflects not only the fact that the russians lost a large number of their professional troops early in the war but also the fact that they have shifted their tactics. they now see their professional soldiers as a resource that is to be held in reserve and only used when the conditions are right. now they are letting the brunt of that reconnaissance offensive activity being led by mobilised troops that they treat in quite a disposable way. only publicly reported deaths are captured by our count. estimates from britain's ministry of defence suggest the true figure

is likely to be twice as high. —— is likely to be at least twice as high. the bbc contacted the russian government for comment, but it has not responded. and every day the messages and photos of graves keep coming. olga ivshina, bbc news, jalal—abad, kyrgyzstan. the former head of the iopc, the independent office for police conduct, has been charged with rape, allegedly committed in the 1980s. michael lockwood, who's 64, is accused of three counts of rape and six counts of indecent assault against a girl under the age of 16. he stood down as director general of the police watchdog in december. conservative mps are weighing up whether or not to endorse a report condemning borisjohnson for misleading parliament about covid rule—breaking. a cross—party committee yesterday recommended stripping the former prime minister of his parliamentary pass, but his most loyal supporters are preparing to vote

against the findings on monday. our political correspondent, leila nathoo, is in westminster. how high are the stakes for that vote on monday? i do how high are the stakes for that vote on monday?— how high are the stakes for that vote on monda ? ., ., ~' vote on monday? i do not think there are as hiuh vote on monday? i do not think there are as high as— vote on monday? i do not think there are as high as they could _ vote on monday? i do not think there are as high as they could have - vote on monday? i do not think there are as high as they could have been l are as high as they could have been because boris johnson are as high as they could have been because borisjohnson effectively pre—empted the committee's report by resigning, so that sanction of suspending him from parliament that would have paved the way for a by—election, that is not what mps have to decide on on monday. had they, that would have been quite a big moment, quite a big decision. now basically will have to decide whether they want to endorse the conclusions of the report and that sanction of removing borisjohnson's parliamentary pass. mps are not being told by the tory party which may be have to vote, they are not even being told they have to turn up to vote. we do not know what rishi sunak�*s intentions are. downing street only say that he was taking his time to consider the report's findings. there have been a handful

of mps ultra—loyal to borisjohnson have said explicitly that they will vote against the report, but we now know that boris johnson is vote against the report, but we now know that borisjohnson is in vote against the report, but we now know that boris johnson is in fact telling them that is not what they should do and that he does not want a vote at all. it clearly suits everybody in the tory party not have a big parliamentary showdown over this, although the opposition parties will feel differently. just briefly, something that has just come on, the mail newspaper hasjust confirmed that borisjohnson is going to be their new columnist. we are expecting his first piece to be published later this evening. leila nathoo there _ published later this evening. leila nathoo there at _ published later this evening. leila nathoo there at westminster. the time is 1.19. our top story this afternoon. there has been an emotionalfamily reunion, but there are still hundreds of people missing after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of greece. still to come this lunchtime, reintroducing dormice to derbyshire in an attempt to boost their numbers. coming up on bbc news, rory mcilroy�*s on the march

at the us open after carding his lowest front nine ever at the first round of a major as records are set at the top of the leaderboard in los angeles. we hear a lot of negative stories about artificial intelligence, but here is one example of its benefits. a pilot project in devon is using al to predict water pollution, including sewage spills. a network of sensors placed in water provides information that, when combined with data about previous spills, should result in early warnings. our environment correspondent jonah fisher went to north devon to find out more. it looks nice from a distance, but for years the water at the beach at combe martin has been problematic. if people are bathing in bad water quality, then obviously you're going to pick up bacteria. stomach problems, eye infections, all those sort of things. twice in the last five years

contamination from sewage, dog faeces and agriculture meant the environment agency advising people not to swim. there is very much a community fear about what would happen if the bathing water quality was actually rescinded, you know. and it's about the tourism industry, but also they care about the natural environment as well. combe martin's problems have attracted an innovative project, using cutting—edge technology to try to clean things up. the river umber is seen as the main route for pollution to get to the beach. this water sensor is one of a network of sensors that have been deployed in the catchment area. they include soil sensors and rain gauges, as well. the idea is that all that information is brought together to try to more accurately predict when and where pollution events and sewage spills

are likely to take place. the floating sensors are solar powered and connected both to a mobile and long—range wi—fi network. every hour, they send in data on six key indicators. a snapshot of the health of the water. what would you expect to see here, then, if, for example, sewage was being discharged upstream? yeah, so we would see spikes in things like ammonia and ph, and we can also then cross—reference that with temperature and dissolved oxygen levels. so you would have a pretty clear indication almost immediately that something was going wrong? yeah, exactly that. the ai model has been trained to recognise the signs that a spill might be about to take place. it crunches all the real—time data, including satellite images, and can, if necessary, raise the alarm. the idea is to very much scale and roll this out to different parts of the uk. we have already begun some of those conversations with different county

councils that are interested. it is a lot easier to prevent it than actually try to sort of deal with it once the incident has occurred. all this tech isn't cheap. a water sensor alone costs about £2,000. but with billions set to be spent on upgrading the sewage network, this approach could have a role to play, warning us about pollution before it hits our rivers and beaches. jonah fisher, bbc news, in north devon. a hosepipe and sprinkler ban is to be introduced in kent and sussex because of what south east water saysis because of what south east water says is record demand for drinking water this month. south east water said the ban will come into force on 26thjune because the demand has broken all previous records. some households have had no water since monday because of supply issues.

plaid cymru has a new leader, succeeding adam price who stood down in may. rhun ap iorwerth was the only candidate and was officially named as leader in the last hour at a news conference in cardiff. our wales correspondent, hywel griffith, was there. yes, rhun ap iorwerth may not be a name recognised outside of wales, more recognised here after a background as a bbcjournalist. he switched to journalism about ten years ago —— switched to politics ten years ago. he was made deputy leader. today he is taking the reins in a lot more difficult circumstances. it follows the publication of a report last month about the party's culture, long—term failure to deal with issues like misogyny, harassment and bullying. it concluded there had been a lack of collective leadership. when i put it to him earlier that he may be was part of that problem and asked whether he felt culpable for some of those feelings, he said it was up to everyone to look at their own record

and what they could have done better. he said in his opening speech today that he wanted to make the party supportive and safe for its members. there is a lot of trust to be rebuilt within the party and of course outside the party. there may be a general election next year. plaid cymru really needs to grow its base and persuade people in wales to give independence a chance. harwell give independence a chance. hywel griffith, give independence a chance. hywel griffith. thank _ give independence a chance. hywel griffith, thank you. _ dozens of these — rare hazel dormice — are being reintroduced into woodland in derbyshire, in an attempt to boost their numbers. the famously sleepy rodents are extinct in many parts of the country because of issues including habitat loss and climate change. but a project involving the wildlife charity people's trust for endangered species and the national trust is aiming to combat their decline, as phil mackie reports. we've got number one. a precious cargo hasjust arrived from london. each of these nest boxes contains two or three hazel dormice.

these volunteers at cork abbey are taking them to their new woodland home. all right. ian white has a special dormice handling licence. welcome to your new home. handling licence. welcome to your new home-— handling licence. welcome to your newhome.~ ., , new home. welcome to derbyshire. this is the first — new home. welcome to derbyshire. this is the first of _ new home. welcome to derbyshire. this is the first of the _ new home. welcome to derbyshire. this is the first of the dormice - this is the first of the dormice who is going to see his new home. he has got a partner, still in the box. she is a little bit shy. hopefully by the end of the day, all of these dormice will be reintroduced. ultimately it is hoped they will roam free. all around the world, they are getting the cages ready for the nest boxes. they will stay here for ten days, gradually getting more time to come out and enjoy the neighbourhood. bi; time to come out and en'oy the neighbourhood.�* time to come out and en'oy the neighbourhood. time to come out and en'oy the neiihbourhood. �* , ., ., ., neighbourhood. by me, we have got a soft care. neighbourhood. by me, we have got a soft cage. volunteers _ neighbourhood. by me, we have got a soft cage. volunteers putting - soft cage. volunteers putting vegetation in so that the dormice have got something to climb about and move around in the cage. you can

never 100% guarantee, but we think we have got a good idea of what we are doing and how to make it work. this is how the new dormice colony derbyshire will look. this is from nottinghamshire. dormice are nocturnal and hibernate, which is where they get their reputation for sleepiness. where they get their reputation for slee - iness. , ., where they get their reputation for sleeiness. , ., ., ., ., ~' sleepiness. there is a lot of work iioin on sleepiness. there is a lot of work going on in _ sleepiness. there is a lot of work going on in this _ sleepiness. there is a lot of work going on in this area _ sleepiness. there is a lot of work going on in this area in _ sleepiness. there is a lot of work going on in this area in the - going on in this area in the midlands because of the national forest. _ midlands because of the national forest, the growth of that. the 30 years— forest, the growth of that. the 30 years that — forest, the growth of that. the 30 years that has been going his mentor is a huge _ years that has been going his mentor is a huge corridor green space that the dormice can be released into. you can— the dormice can be released into. you can cut — the dormice can be released into. you can cut the branches and make a nice feature — you can cut the branches and make a nice feature. the _ you can cut the branches and make a nice feature-— nice feature. the team of volunteers will be keeping _ nice feature. the team of volunteers will be keeping tabs _ nice feature. the team of volunteers will be keeping tabs on _ nice feature. the team of volunteers will be keeping tabs on the - nice feature. the team of volunteers will be keeping tabs on the animal . will be keeping tabs on the animal now they are here. they will be doing everything from making their cages only to carefully measuring out their meals.— cages only to carefully measuring out their meals. hopefully they will live hail out their meals. hopefully they will live happily ever — out their meals. hopefully they will live happily ever after. _ out their meals. hopefully they will live happily ever after. twiglets - live happily ever after. twiglets looked a little _ live happily ever after. twiglets looked a little bit _ live happily ever after. twiglets looked a little bit startled. - live happily ever after. twiglets looked a little bit startled. he l looked a little bit startled. he would have preferred to have been curled up asleep in the middle of the day. this is one of over 1000 dormice who have been successfully reintroduced over england and wales.

that whistling noise pot that is the sound of a dormice snoring. phil mackie, bbc news, derbyshire. cricket now — and the latest edition of one of the oldest rivalries in sport has gotten under way with england taking on australia in the first test of the summer ashes series. england won the toss and made a good start with the bat, but australia also enjoyed success on the first morning of the five—test series, as patrick gearey reports from edgbaston. come on, england! the fuel that makes the _ come on, england! the fuel that makes the ashes, _ come on, england! the fuel that makes the ashes, one _ come on, england! the fuel that makes the ashes, one of - come on, england! the fuel that makes the ashes, one of sport'sj makes the ashes, one of sport's fiercest rivalries has its own energy. edgbaston especially. though the weather might seem familiar for the weather might seem familiar for the australians, everything else will make them feel a long way from home. # the ashes, they are coming home to england... # it will be very loud, a lot of loud characters. it will be very loud, a lot of loud characters— it will be very loud, a lot of loud characters. ~ ., , _, ., ~ characters. wants welcome do think the will characters. wants welcome do think they will get? _ characters. wants welcome do think they will get? brome, _ characters. wants welcome do think they will get? brome, hostile. - characters. wants welcome do think they will get? brome, hostile. i'm. they will get? brome, hostile. i'm not sure about _ they will get? brome, hostile. i'm not sure about everybody - they will get? brome, hostile. i'm not sure about everybody else. i l not sure about everybody else. i think not sure about everybody else. think the not sure about everybody else. i

think the whole series will be close — think the whole series will be close i— think the whole series will be close. i reckon— think the whole series will be close. i reckon england - think the whole series will be close. i reckon england is i think the whole series will be close. i reckon england is a l think the whole series will be i close. i reckon england is a little bit too _ close. i reckon england is a little bit too cocky. _ close. i reckon england is a little bit too cocky, to _ close. i reckon england is a little bit too cocky, to be _ close. i reckon england is a little bit too cocky, to be honest. i close. i reckon england is a little bit too cocky, to be honest. thisj close. i reckon england is a little bit too cocky, to be honest. this is what they have been _ bit too cocky, to be honest. this is what they have been arguing i bit too cocky, to be honest. this is what they have been arguing over| bit too cocky, to be honest. this is i what they have been arguing over for all these years. the first victory was england's. they won the toss and chose to bat. deep breath, first ball. pat cummins to zak crawley. in case you were wondering how england would play, this time last ashes they had already lost a wicket. next over, in camejosh hazlewood, and crawleyjulie welcomed him into the series. england's attacking approach means accepting risk and its consequences. exit ben duckett, 22-1. the consequences. exit ben duckett, 22—1. the first stress test of the new english aggression, but crawley wasn't going into reverse. first hour, good start. now some luck. it seemed crawley had missed this, but in fact the technology revealed he had hit it and would have been out. australia had not realised. they were keener on this. nathan lyon convinced ollie pope was leg before

wicket. nick pope was gone —— ollie pope was gone. he repaid his captain with 50. starting as he means to go on. crawley had been going so well, butjust before lunch he got a tiny neck through to the keeper. australia reviewed it and he was given out. that wicket means england are now 124—3. i think it is still two things in australia's favour. england chose to bat on a pitch that is offering plenty of runs and the t0 is offering plenty of runs and the to do in order to get them. this was one of the most anticipated ashes series in years. this morning's action has not let us down. patrick gearey at edgbaston. time for a look at the weather, here's ben rich. will be whether let us down? i suspect it might over the next few days. a fine start for the cricket,

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