hello from the bbc sport centre. we start with the women's world cup, where spain's campaign is under way in scintillating style — they've beaten costa rica 3—0 in their group c opener. three goals in a six—minute blitz during the first half secured the victory — aitana bonmati and esther gonzalez both found the net in addition to an own goal from costa rica. two other matches took place earlier today too. switzerland got their campaign off to a winning start, beating the phillipines 2—0 in dunedin, thanks to a penalty from ramona bachmann and seraina piubel�*s close range effort. nigeria and canada shared the spoils with a 0—0 draw in melbourne — canada's christine sinclair missing

a penalty which would have made her the first player to score at six world cups, nigeria keeper chiamaka nadozie saving her effort in the second half. england's lionesses begin their quest to win a first world cup tomorrow against haiti in brisbane. the squad's missing some key names through injury, including leah williamson and beth mead, but has been boosted by confirmation today captain millie bright is fit to play after fully recovering from a knee injury that's seen her sidelined since march. sarina weigman's side are second favourites to lift the trophy. over to the ashes where england are racking up the runs before the weather threatens to disrupt proceedings at old trafford over the weekend.

a strong innings today from johnny bairstow — on 94 — has helped push ben stoke's side to 586 — a lead of 269 — england have to win to keep the series alive. as well as the world cup and the ashes, today is also the second day of the open at hoylake. let's go live to our reporter ben croucher who has been watching on at royal liverpool. ben. the overnight leader tommy fleetwood tees off in the next ten minutes, and already he is five shots off the pace. that is because we've seen a stunning second—round form the american brian harman, who has hit the lowest round of the week. he started four under par and has hit six of 65, including an eagle at the 18th, the undoubted highlight. he

said making shots were the key. we have seen flickers from top ten players, but they've made birdies and also made bogeys. the wind is picking up and swirling, and if we take a look at the leaderboard, we can see what an advantage the american has. tommy fleetwood ta ken to advantage the american has. tommy fleetwood taken to the cause in the next half an hour. the australian has had a decent round. the world number one just has had a decent round. the world number onejust enjoying has had a decent round. the world number one just enjoying the afternoon conditions shortly. it is blustery and we've seen on the four course processes dropping orange powder and letting off flares. one was apprehended, police have confirmed for have been arrested. the governing body have thanked marshals and spectators for their

vigilance. marshals and spectators for their viuilance. a r' marshals and spectators for their viuilance. , , and that's all the sport for now. just some breaking news on donald trump and his court date has been set for the trial involving the classified documents. he is due in court on may the 20th. donald trump due in court on may the 20th in the relation to the classified documents trial. let's turn to amsterdam because it has banned cruise ships from the city centre as part of attempts to limit visitor numbers and curb pollution. the city council said the ships weren't in line with its sustainable ambitions. when many people imagine amsterdam they think of scenes like this, but it tends to look a bit like this. this is what amsterdam city council are trying to crackdown on, mass tourism. this ban

on cruise ships the latest measure. to give you some context, they're out 100 cruise ships that dock in amsterdam every year, which averages out at two per week. the city council says not any more. this is where they came, right in the centre of amsterdam. that was causing problems. amsterdam has become a bit of a victim of its own success. it is estimated 20 million people visit the city every year, attracted in part by its reputation as a party city. the council has tried to crackdown on it as well, banning the smoking of cannabis in the red light district and released an advert aimed at young british men. let others look at it. it was telling people wanting to come to amsterdam for a messy night to stay away. that is one aspect that the council doesn't want this type of tourism, but cruise ship is is another type

of tourism they've said they don't want. one dutch politician described cruise tourists as a plague of locusts descending on the city. not everyone is using such strong language, but there are concerns about the type of tourism it brings, people who come for a short period, don't do the cultural activities like museums and then leave again. there are also concerns about the environmental impact of this type of tourism, and this study from 2021 suggest one cruise ship has the same level of emissions as the equivalent of 30,000 trucks. two aspects of this, both the social and environmental impact. we can speak now to a city councillor for amsterdam representing the party that put the proposal to ban cruise ships. hello to you. you are

responsible of describing tourists as a swarm of locusts. tell us, talk is through your reasons why you want the ships gone. that is through your reasons why you want the ships gone-— the ships gone. that might be dutch arrouance the ships gone. that might be dutch arrogance but _ the ships gone. that might be dutch arrogance but i'm _ the ships gone. that might be dutch arrogance but i'm not— the ships gone. that might be dutch arrogance but i'm not referring - the ships gone. that might be dutch arrogance but i'm not referring to i arrogance but i'm not referring to the people as much as the nature of this tourism. we see these cruise ships because a lot of air pollution. it was estimated that the cruise ships cause as 1 billion cars, so the climate impact is huge. they arrive in the city centre, which is bad for children living there and also in general, so that is one big reason we want to ban cruise ships. the other reason is the tourism. we are experiencing mass tourism, the city centre is overflowing and we're looking at different measures to make sure we

down on tourism and make it more livable for residents. hope down on tourism and make it more livable for residents.— livable for residents. how do the local businesses _ livable for residents. how do the local businesses feel _ livable for residents. how do the local businesses feel about - livable for residents. how do the local businesses feel about it? i livable for residents. how do the i local businesses feel about it? with tourists, comes the tourist euro. it might have a small economic effect, but the thing that is concerning much more to people is that the city is not livable any more. people that are from amsterdam, such as myself, we don't go to the city any more because it is just so many people. that is something we want to change. is there a danger it goes too far? you did this campaign earlier in the year to try and stop british men going on stag dos. you are looking anti—tourists. i going on stag dos. you are looking anti-tourists.— anti-tourists. i think there are a lot of measures _ anti-tourists. i think there are a lot of measures being _ anti-tourists. i think there are a lot of measures being taken, i anti-tourists. i think there are a l lot of measures being taken, and anti-tourists. i think there are a i lot of measures being taken, and the instant we are looking at relocating the red light district windows. we

are thinking that the way the tourism is now is focused on drugs and watching women, and i think a lot of people are not being kind to the women there. in this day and age, we don't want that any more. we're also looking at different measures to make sure we treat women well in our city and that we make it more livable as well for people in amsterdam. i more livable as well for people in amsterdam-— more livable as well for people in amsterdam. i see you are putting mone in amsterdam. i see you are putting money in creating _ amsterdam. i see you are putting money in creating more _ amsterdam. i see you are putting i money in creating more nightclubs, but you're in danger that if you create two nice nightclub, you attract more people! mice create two nice nightclub, you attract more people! nice culture and culture _ attract more people! nice culture and culture in _ attract more people! nice culture and culture in general— attract more people! nice culture and culture in general is - attract more people! nice culture l and culture in general is important. we have beautiful canals, so the architecture should definitely be a reason to live and also go to amsterdam. we are looking for measures that make sure we don't

impact the climate as much, that we make it attractive for people to be there, not only for the reasons i said before, but also for the beautiful part of our city and to visit that. ., ~ beautiful part of our city and to visit that. ., ,, , ., ., visit that. 0k, thank you for “oininr visit that. 0k, thank you for joining us- _ visit that. ok, thank you for joining us- i _ visit that. 0k, thank you for joining us. i appreciate i visit that. 0k, thank you for joining us. i appreciate yourj visit that. 0k, thank you for i joining us. i appreciate your time. that is a city councillor for amsterdam, representing the d six party. let's finish with some good news for seahorses. 350 of them have checked into their new hotel, nested under the surface of sydney's harbour. the endangered species act are new—home made of biodegradable metal. it is an operation of the seahorse project aiming to restore the population in the area after it halved between 2008 and 2015. they look very happy. thank you for your company. do stay with us.

hello, if you have outdoor plans this weekend, the weather may have a part to play. not the most summery of weekends. it will be cool, windy with some outbreaks of rain. how much rain? this chart shows how much over the next couple of days. there will be some parts of northern england and wales that see well over 50 millimetres of rain. a real soaking for some as this weather system approaches from the west. already bringing some rain into northern ireland through the course of the afternoon. elsewhere, we will see, yes, some spells of sunshine but generally quite large areas of cloud and some showers and some of those will be on the heavy side. temperatures are struggling. 15—21, a bit below par for this point injuly. through this evening and tonight, outbreaks of rain push across northern ireland into

southern scotland, northern england, parts of wales and the midlands. staying mostly dry towards the south. a mild night for most but in northern scotland, just like last night, it could turn really quite chilly, holding on to clear skies. northern scotland seeing some of the driest and brightest of the weather on saturday. further south, frontal systems push in with some outbreaks of rain. in fact, some heavy and persistent rain across parts of northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england looking very wet indeed. rain moving through the midlands, parts of east anglia, wales and the south—west. here it will turn quite windy. around some coasts, gusts of 40—50 but quite windy even further inland. temperatures very disappointing. if you are stuck underneath the rain for a length of time, mainly only up to around 1a degrees. bad news for the cricket and the golf. there is a lot of rain in the outlook. it looks like a wash—out day. sunday may be not much better.

this stripe of cloud and rain affecting northern england and sinking south into the midlands and parts of wales. elsewhere, sunny spells with some showers and feeling a bit warmer in the sunniest spots, 16—22. next week? no big changes. some drier interludes but further rain at times. still quite cool for this time of year.

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