each day, they can only- guess who and what moscow will target next. tonight — conflict continues across the russia—ukraine border with another deadly attack in kharkiv. president zelensky says the attack could've been prevented if western arms donors allowed their weapons to be used deep inside russia. we'll talk to a former us ambassador about how the global superpower would be analysing the situation. plus, we wrap up the first major interview by kamala harris since becoming the democratic party's presidential nominee — as donald trump sets his sites on votes in a key battleground state. and would you want a four—day working week? we take a look at the government's plans to increase flexible working.

ukrainian officials say at least five people have been killed and dozens injured in russian strikes on the city of kharkiv, in the northeast of the country. there were a number of casualties after an apartment block was hit. a young girl was also killed in a playground. there's been this reaction by one of her relatives. translation: the child was only 14 years old. i she had a whole life to live. she had just lost her father — he went missing in the donetsk region. we've just recovered from the news about her father, and now this. it is simply impossible to get over this. how come this is possible? i don't know — they are children. the local governor said russia targeted civilian areas in kharkiv with guided missiles. translation: let's say - unequivocally that there were guidance systems on missiles. they didn't fly along ballistic trajectories, ie purposefully

along certain co—ordinates. we draw one conclusion. these streets are exclusively parked with large gatherings of civilians. this is a residential building. this is, again, mass terror against our civilian population. meanwhile, the governor of the belgorod region, in russia says one civilian has been killed and seven injured in ukrainian shelling of the city of belgorod. it comes as ukraine's top military commander says kyiv�*s forces have advanced up to two kilometres in their invasion of the neighbouring kursk region. oleksandr syrskyi made the comments in a briefing with the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. he said forces have taken control of five square kilometres of russian territory, as they press on with the cross—border incursion launched more than three weeks ago. ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, has sacked the commander of the air force. the move comes after an f—16fighterjet — sent by nato allies — crashed while shooting down

russian missiles in ukraine. a special commission was set up by the ukrainian defence ministry to investigate the incident. the pilot was killed in the incident — his name was oleksiy mes, with the callsign moonfish, and he was one of the first few ukrainian pilots trained to fly advanced fighter jets. the cause of the crash is unknown. co—founder of wingmen for ukraine, adam makos — who worked alongside the pilot known as "moonfish" — says he made the ultimate sacrifice. i think we saw on august 26th, what oleksiy was doing, what moonfish was doing. he was saving the civilians on the ground. you know, every missile he shot down, every drone was some little kid who was not going to wake up with rubble over him or lose his parents. i mean, he was fighting for his people. and so it's a tragedy, but he went out a hero. and i think people will always remember him for that. across the atlantic, ukraine's defence minister,

rustem umerov, has been meeting with us defence secretary, lloyd austin, at the pentagon. ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskiy, has been calling for western allies to allow long—range attacks on russian military air bases. it's thought that he was briefing mr alston on updates from the battlefield. i'm joined byjohn herbst, the former us ambassador to ukraine. thanks very much forjoining us on the programme today. so on the programme today. 50 president zelensky�*s update on russian activity in ukraine this week, saying more than 400 missiles and drones have been used on ukraine, and he was saying that to make the argument for the use of weapons given by allies, but to use them in a new way to go deeper inside russia. now allies have

been rather nervous about the prospect, do you think they'll be changing their mind and their view?— be changing their mind and their view? , . �* , their view? expect there'll be a chance their view? expect there'll be a change of — their view? expect there'll be a change of view, _ their view? expect there'll be a change of view, but - their view? expect there'll be a change of view, but not - their view? expect there'll be a change of view, but not sol a change of view, but not so much of the way of allies. the two big allies, meaning the united states and germany, have been overly cautious, and in fact intimidated vladimir putin's blustar. 50 fact intimidated vladimir putin's blustar.— fact intimidated vladimir putin's blustar. so you say the 've putin's blustar. so you say they've been _ putin's blustar. so you say they've been intimidated l putin's blustar. so you say . they've been intimidated and, as we head towards the presidential election in the us then, what more can washington do for ukraine? ukraine will likely be concerned about what any potential change in the white house might mean for the relationship, of course.- relationship, of course. well, they appreciate _ relationship, of course. well, they appreciate the _ relationship, of course. well, they appreciate the fact - relationship, of course. well, they appreciate the fact that l they appreciate the fact that biden has rallied international support for ukraine, that he's provided substantial military and economic assistance, and he's talked about imposing serious sanctions on russia. but they've also been deeply frustrated by his overly cautious approach in sending weapons systems to ukraine and

moving closer to a nato ukraine relationship. and they will not miss that if biden loses — if the democrats were to leave the white house. but they are also concerned, as you suggest, by statements coming from people in trump possum 's camp that they would cut aid to ukraine perhaps entirely. that would be a seriously foolish mistake. so this is perhaps a reason for this is perhaps a reason for this further appeal from this further appealfrom president zelensky? this further appeal from president zelensky? absolutely - but what _ president zelensky? absolutely - but what we've _ president zelensky? absolutely - but what we've seen - president zelensky? absolutely - but what we've seen in - president zelensky? absolutely - but what we've seen in the i — but what we've seen in the past, the administration says no to a specific weapons system, then changes its mind. so i think we will see that as well with the issue of using american weapons to strike deeper into russia. but again, the overly cautious approach leads to serious delays which have nasty effects for ukraine and american interests on the battlefield.— battlefield. and also a state of flux politically _ battlefield. and also a state of flux politically as - battlefield. and also a state of flux politically as you - of flux politically as you alluded to in germany, as well, one of the key allies — what

might that mean for ukraine? will be see any change in policy from germany? i believe that the us _ policy from germany? i believe that the us moved _ policy from germany? i believe that the us moved decisively . policy from germany? i believe j that the us moved decisively in the right direction, and so would germany. we saw the and theissue would germany. we saw the and the issue of issuing tanks to germany. finally when the american said yes, so did the germans. 50 american said yes, so did the german— american said yes, so did the germans. , , .~ germans. so they may be taking their cue from _ germans. so they may be taking their cue from the _ germans. so they may be taking their cue from the usa - germans. so they may be taking their cue from the usa based . germans. so they may be taking their cue from the usa based onj their cue from the usa based on previous experience. looking at the decision by president zelensky to sack the commander of the air force after the crash of that f—i6 fighter plane involving the death of the pilot as well, as we were explaining to our viewers, why do you think he's made that decision to sac the commander? i think he perceives this, and the ukrainians perceive this as a problem. and the notion of holding someone accountable, someone more senior is a fairly common notion — although i think it's also safe to say that it's not clear what this general could have done to

prevent this. obviously he wants to see his pilots flying these new f—i6s to ukraine. i5 these new f-16s to ukraine. is on these new f—16s to ukraine. is on timing though, given the continuing incursion into russia? —— is it odd timing though? i russia? -- is it odd timing though?— though? i don't think it's related to _ though? i don't think it's related to that, - though? i don't think it's related to that, except l though? i don't think it's. related to that, except for though? i don't think it's - related to that, except for the fact that moscow's massive air attack was in response to the gains ukraine has made in this incursion. and vladimir putin is notjohnny one note, but johnny two notes. one is massive infrastructure bombing, and two is pounding ahead at great cost in donbas. so the russians have suffered a great defeat by the russian democrat ukrainian incursion, and seating... ukrainian incursion, and seating- - -_ ukrainian incursion, and seating... ukrainian incursion, and seatinu... . ., seating... on that note, you sa will seating... on that note, you say will be _ seating... on that note, you say will be hard _ seating... on that note, you say will be hard for - seating... on that note, you say will be hard for the - say will be hard for the russians to dislodge them — we know on that particular front line of this incursion, we had a lot of relatively inexperienced russian

conscripts there. what room for manoeuvre does russia have to move more experienced fighters into that area?— into that area? right now, vladimir — into that area? right now, vladimir putin _ into that area? right now, vladimir putin thinks - into that area? right now, vladimir putin thinks he i into that area? right now, | vladimir putin thinks he can contain the political fallout from this ukrainian success. it's not clear if that'll prove to be true. you have reliable toadies on russian public tv who always toe the russian line, saying the government needs to stop lying to the public. you have russian citizens fleeing from these areas, saying the government is both incompetent and uncaring. i don't know if this�*ll reach a political mass that makes putin have to move — if he does, he'll have to move more veteran troops from the front line of donbas to there.— troops from the front line of donbas to there. thank you very much for your— donbas to there. thank you very much for your time _ donbas to there. thank you very much for your time today. - donbas to there. thank you very j much for your time today. thank ou. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

a number of european governments have expressed concern about israel's military operation in the occupied west bank this week. for three days, israeli defense forces have been carrying out raids in four cities in what they call a counter—terrorism operation. today, they say they've killed three palestinians, including a local hamas comander nearjenin. in a statement, the british foreign office said... and this was the spanish foreign minister speaking in paris. translation: the situation in gaza is a humanitarian - catastrophe. more than 40,000 palestinians are already dead. but the situation in the west bank is permanent violence,

which yesterday reached a new level, and we reject and condemn it outright. it certainly doesn't help the restoration of peace, and it furtherjeopardises what we all know is the key to peace and stability in the middle east, which is the two—state solution. our diplomatic correspondent james landale made this assessment of the statements. throughout this conflict that began last october, the british government has repeatedly been critical of the way israel has carried out its military action in gaza. what i think's quite unusual here is the starkness of the language about an operation that is still ongoing. the british and the germans and the spanish have all decided that while this operation's taking place, they're going to give a running commentary to it because they are so concerned. and essentially what it is is this. it's notjust, you know, just concern in general about what's going on. it's very specific. it's about the fear that in the west bank, you get these raids, you get the continuing settler

violence that many western governments believe is illegal and have been complaining about for many months. and then you also get what's noticeably in the british statement, direct criticism of israel's security minister, mr ben—gvir, who they are very critical about the statements that he's been making about trying to unsettle the status quo of the holy sites ofjerusalem, the al—aqsa mosque compound, the temple mount. and the fear is that all of those three things together could potentially trigger another front, another uprising in the west bank at a time when, you know, the west is already deeply concerned about what's happening in gaza and also the continuing low—level conflict in lebanon. and i think that's why these governments have been quite so stark in their warnings, their fear of escalation that could come from this. another story we're following today — us—based aid group has said four people were killed in an air strike on a humanitarian aid convoy in gaza on thursday.

it was carrying medical supplies and fuel to a hospital in rafah. the four killed were palestinian men in the lead vehicle of the convoy, according to anera. the israeli military said the strike happened after what it described as a "number of armed assailants seized control of the vehicle". meanwhile, as the united nations prepares to start a polio vaccination campaign in gaza this weekend, it says it's relying on pauses in the fighting agreed by israel and hamas to hold. the un's health agency, the world health organization, says it will need to vaccinate at least 90% of children in orderfor the campaign to be a success. in total, the aim is to reach 640,000 children. last week, a ten—month—old baby from central gaza was confirmed to have polio, the first recorded case in the territory in 25 years. the virus often spreads through sewage and contaminated water. aid agencies have been warning for some time

of a possible outbreak in gaza as the war continues. let's speak to louise wateridge, the unrwa spokesperson, joining me live from gaza. thank you very much forjoining us today, for taking the time ahead of this vaccination campaign. and i read earliera who official being quoted as saying, "this campaign is feasible if all the pieces of the puzzle are in place." so today, are some of those pieces remaining to fit into the puzzle? remaining to fit into the uzzle? , . �* , remaining to fit into the uzzle? , . �*, ., remaining to fit into the uzzle? , . �*, . . , puzzle? yes, that's a really aood puzzle? yes, that's a really good way — puzzle? yes, that's a really good way of _ puzzle? yes, that's a really good way of describing - puzzle? yes, that's a really good way of describing it. | good way of describing it. there are so many complexities and challenges that we face ahead of us for this vaccination campaign. it's going to be... for 640,000 children, the first round of starting on sunday, we are initiating this campaign in the middle area of the gaza strip,

followed by days in the southern areas, then finally at north of the gaza strip. the entire campaign really hinges on a critical aspect, and that is these humanitarian pauses. it is not going to be possible for humanitarian workers to vaccinate children who are running for their lives, who are in fear of bombs and strikes when there are tanks in the streets — that will not be possible, we really, really need these humanitarian pauses so that our colleagues can do their work and do theirjobs. we have thousands of health care workers ready to vaccinate these children, but we need these children, but we need these pauses desperately to be able to do that. so we are very hopeful that they will start on sunday, and we will be able to roll out this vaccination campaign. roll out this vaccination campaign-— roll out this vaccination camaiun. �* , ., , campaign. and before this humanitarian _ campaign. and before this humanitarian crisis - campaign. and before this humanitarian crisis that'sl humanitarian crisis that's continue to unfold in gaza, vaccination rates were good, weren't they?—

vaccination rates were good, weren't they? yes, before the war ten months _ weren't they? yes, before the war ten months ago, - weren't they? yes, before the war ten months ago, the - war ten months ago, the vaccination rates were 99%. they were incredibly high and they dropped significantly because multiple reasons — because multiple reasons — because of this war, we've had a lot of damage and destruction to health facilities, people have been displaced endlessly, really endlessly. it's rare to meet someone now who has not been displaced from their home — it's around 90% of the population who have been displaced, notjust wants but multiple times, people are constantly fleeing for their lives. people really don't have any of their belongings left, they've had to flee so many times. and all of this results in very, very difficult conditions to be able to have reaching health care, to have any health care. our health care workers are doing everything they can, a lot of the hospitals are damaged and destroyed. it'sjust the hospitals are damaged and destroyed. it's just been an incredibly challenging ten months to provide any

humanitarian response — that includes the health care, and that's why we are in... i includes the health care, and that's why we are in. . .- that's why we are in... i 'ust want to fl that's why we are in... i 'ust want to finally i that's why we are in... i 'ust want to finally ask �* that's why we are in... i 'ust want to finally ask you, b want to finally ask you, obviously the aid agencies have been talking for quite some time now about the risk of a polio outbreak. if everything can go to plan this weekend, if you can reach at least 90% of the children in gaza, can you get a grip on this?— get a grip on this? that's all we can hope _ get a grip on this? that's all we can hope for. _ get a grip on this? that's all we can hope for. we - get a grip on this? that's all we can hope for. we will. get a grip on this? that's all we can hope for. we will do | get a grip on this? that's all. we can hope for. we will do our best, our colleagues will do their best, there's a second round to come, as i said. so it's going to be some weeks until we know. but this is a very severe risk — polio has no cure, we can only prevent children from getting this, and the way to do that is this vaccination campaign. it is critical that this starts immediately, and it is critical that it immediately, and it is critical thatitis immediately, and it is critical that it is successful.- that it is successful. louise, thank you — that it is successful. louise, thank you very _ that it is successful. louise,

thank you very much. - we're going to take a look now at these live pictures coming to us from pennsylvania — where, in the next couple of hours, donald trump will be addressing a rally. people gathering for the event amid tight security. overnight, kamala harris made her pitch to voters in her first major televised interview since becoming the democratic party's nominee. speaking to cnn, she was pushed on immigration, and climate change — and in particular, why some of her positions appear to have altered since her failed attempt to run for the white house in 2019. here's how she responded. generally speaking, how should voters look at some of the changes you've made, that you've explained some of here in your policy? is it because you have more experience now, and you've learned more about the information? is it because you're running for president in a democratic primary? and should they feel comfortable and confident that what you're saying now will be your policy moving forward? dana, i think the most important and significant

aspect of my policy perspective and decisions is my values have not changed. you mentioned the green new deal. i have always believed — and i've worked on it — that the climate crisis is real, that it is an urgent matter to which we should apply metrics that include holding ourselves to deadlines around time. we did that with the inflation reduction act, we have set goals for the united states of america — and by extension, the globe — around when we should certain standards for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. with me now is lisa james, the republican party adviser and strategist — and the democratic strategist lindy li. a very warm welcome to you today to the programme. and donald trump has been calling kamala harris "the greatest flip—flop". lisa, is that what you saw, or is it an evolution

in her thinking?— in her thinking? she's deaf really working _ in her thinking? she's deaf really working for - in her thinking? she's deaf really working for the - in her thinking? she's deaf| really working for the swing state — really working for the swing state votes where she has had policies — state votes where she has had policies in _ state votes where she has had policies in the past that will definitely make them think twice — definitely make them think twice about whether they want to stick — twice about whether they want to stick with the biden agenda —— definitely really working. it's interesting for her, isn't it, because she's being held up against two track records here — her own as vice president, although vice president don't have such a big say in making policy, and president biden's. if you want to talk about flip—flopping, look at what donald trump is doing in florida right now. he refuses to state where he'll come down on the abortion amendment, now he's waffling on whether a six week abortion ban is the right thing to do. why is he doing this? he wants to have it both ways. he wants to retain support from his evangelical base while also tricking americans into believing that his agenda isn't that extreme. but we will never forget that he's the reason why we no longer have federal reproductive rights. he is the

reason why we have three additional right—wing justices on the supreme court, and he's the reason white roe v wade was overturned in a 6—3 vote. the reason white roe v wade was overturned in a 6-3 vote.- overturned in a 6-3 vote. well, let's look _ overturned in a 6-3 vote. well, let's look at _ overturned in a 6-3 vote. well, let's look at how _ overturned in a 6-3 vote. well, let's look at how that _ overturned in a 6-3 vote. well, let's look at how that harris - let's look at how that harris waltz combo in the interview worked. obvious and prior to this, harris was criticised for not having done a sit down interview, then she was criticised for doing it alongside her pick for vp — although we saw donald trump andjd vance although we saw donald trump and jd vance doing although we saw donald trump andjd vance doing a sit although we saw donald trump and jd vance doing a sit down interview together as well. lisa, what did you make of the body language, the combination of the two of them? it body language, the combination of the two of them?— of the two of them? it was an odd set up — of the two of them? it was an odd set up honestly, - of the two of them? it was an odd set up honestly, i - of the two of them? it was an odd set up honestly, i think l of the two of them? it was an odd set up honestly, i think it positioned her in a way that she — positioned her in a way that she kind _ positioned her in a way that she kind of looked like the lesser_ she kind of looked like the lesser of the two in the interview by being placed in between and during this back and forth, i felt like watching and forth, i felt like watching a tennis— and forth, i felt like watching a tennis match. but i'm not sure — a tennis match. but i'm not sure that _ a tennis match. but i'm not sure that that was the best set ”p sure that that was the best set up for— sure that that was the best set up for her. _ sure that that was the best set up for her, and i think the fact— up for her, and i think the fact that _ up for her, and i think the fact that she let him take most of the —

fact that she let him take most of the hardball questions was interesting as well. i think she — interesting as well. i think she would be better off to do a sit down — she would be better off to do a sit down interview in her own and _ sit down interview in her own and have _ sit down interview in her own and have brought him along after— and have brought him along after she had done her own interview. after she had done her own interview-— after she had done her own interview. �* , ., ., , ., interview. and your thoughts on that question? _ interview. and your thoughts on that question? i _ interview. and your thoughts on that question? i think— interview. and your thoughts on that question? i think trump - that question? i think trump and her publicans _ that question? i think trump and her publicans have - that question? i think trump and her publicans have no i that question? i think trump i and her publicans have no room to say that it's somehow incompetent for her to do interviews with her running mate. you know who else just did an interview with his running mate? donald trump. and given his marked cognitive decline over the last decade, given his word salads on the campaign trail, given the seven instances in which he confused nancy pelosi and nikki haley, and when he confused obama with biden, and when he said that the americans dominated the airports during the revolutionary war — if i were him, i wouldn't go down this path. him, i wouldn't go down this ath. �* , him, i wouldn't go down this ath, �*, ., ., path. let's look ahead then, because the _ path. let's look ahead then, because the next _ path. let's look ahead then, because the next big - path. let's look ahead then, because the next big event. path. let's look ahead then, i because the next big event that we are really talking about is the presidential debate on the 10th of september in pennsylvania. lisa, what do you think the republican party, who

are helping donald trump to prepare for this, the team around him will take away from kamala harris�*s performance and say "this is what you've got to work with"? say "this is what you've got to work with" ?— say "this is what you've got to work with" ?_ work with"? first, ithink it's interesting _ work with"? first, ithink it's interesting that _ work with"? first, ithink it's interesting that every - work with"? first, ithink it's interesting that every time l work with"? first, i think it's. interesting that every time we sit down — interesting that every time we sit down and have a discussion about— sit down and have a discussion about the _ sit down and have a discussion about the harris walt's campaign, we end up talking about— campaign, we end up talking about donald trump. nobody wants — about donald trump. nobody wants to _ about donald trump. nobody wants to talk about her record, which _ wants to talk about her record, which i — wants to talk about her record, which i understand because it has a — which i understand because it has a lot— which i understand because it has a lot of questions to be answered, and they don't want to talk— answered, and they don't want to talk about policy, they want to talk about policy, they want to talk — to talk about policy, they want to talk about policy, they want to talk about personality. so if i'm — to talk about personality. so if i'm consulting with the trump _ if i'm consulting with the trump campaign, i would tell them — trump campaign, i would tell them to— trump campaign, i would tell them to focus on policy, asks more — them to focus on policy, asks more questions, remind people how the — more questions, remind people how the economy was when donald trump _ how the economy was when donald trump came into office pre—covid, remind of the covid response. _ pre—covid, remind of the covid response, then move forward to how things are now. people are paying — how things are now. people are paying more at the gas tank, they— paying more at the gas tank, they are _ paying more at the gas tank, they are paying more in grocery stores. — they are paying more in grocery stores, fast food restaurants — look— stores, fast food restaurants — look at — stores, fast food restaurants —

look at rent, housing prices. the — look at rent, housing prices. the economy is struggling and everyday— the economy is struggling and everyday americans are struggling, and really that's what — struggling, and really that's what people care about is, can they— what people care about is, can they put — what people care about is, can they put food on their plates, -as they put food on their plates, gas in — they put food on their plates, gas in their car, can they get to work? _ gas in their car, can they get to work? how did they deal with those? — to work? how did they deal with those? we to work? how did they deal with those? ~ , those? we will see if those oli those? we will see if those policy questions _ those? we will see if those policy questions come - those? we will see if those policy questions come in i those? we will see if those l policy questions come in that presidential debate they confess, i'm sure they will do. thank you both very much for your time, we'll have more after the short break, stay with us. hello there. there will be some changes over the course of the weekend, but friday was a very pleasant day actually with the sunshine and light winds. high pressure in charge. but that's going to start to move away this weekend. a lot of the cloud that did bubble up isjust going to melt away this evening, leaving us with clear skies for many places. one or two mist and fog patches. there's a bit more cloud in the far southeast, and the breeze is picking up here. threatens one or two showers. that'll keep the temperatures a bit higher, but with clearer skies further north, it's going to be another chilly night, particularly in scotland and northern ireland. temperatures down

to 3—4 celsius. this cloud that comes in from the south east will push a little bit further north into england and wales. still could be the odd shower around, particularly towards the southwest in the afternoon. a lot of places will be dry. we've got sunnier skies as you head further north across the uk. the winds will be a bit stronger, mind you, particularly across east anglia, the southeast and through the english channel. but with that sort of wind direction, it means this part of the country will be a little bit warmer. we're going to find temperatures getting into the low 20s for this area, and we could see a boost in those temperatures in the southeast as we see a bit more sunshine during the afternoon. and overnight, those temperatures aren't going to fall a great deal across southern areas. it could be a much more uncomfortable night for sleeping here. and that's because we're going to draw in a bit more warmth and humidity ahead of this weather front that's coming in from the atlantic. the high pressure slowly retreating across towards scandinavia. could be a few showers developing across some northern parts of england and east anglia with the threat of a few thunderstorms. and then, as we see a bit more sunshine across england

and wales, we'll develop a few more of those storms into the afternoon. quite warm and humid air here. temperatures are going to be higher, peaking at 27, maybe 28 celsius. won't be quite as warm on sunday for scotland and northern ireland, because there'll be more cloud by this time. and this weather front will push its way in from the atlantic. but i think most of the rain is going to come ahead of that. we've got the potential for a plume of heavy rain and a lot of thunder and lightning. more towards the east coast of england, heading into easternmost parts of scotland. the weather front itself not producing much rain. and following on from that, there'll be sunshine in wales in the southwest, perhaps into northern ireland. here things will turn a little cooler and fresher, but there's still some warmth for another day across some eastern parts of england.

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hello from the bbc sport centre. we start with a day of domination for england's cricketers at lord's as they cemented their control of the second test against sri lanka. bowler gus atkinson continuing the sensational start to his career with a maiden century, becoming the first england number—eight to make a test tonne in 11 years as the hosts made made 427 at lord's. sri lanka struggled with the bat. some resistance came from kamindu mendis, who followed up his century in the first test with a defiant 74. his was the last wicket to fall, taken by man of the moment atkinson to leave the lankans 196 all—out. and england will resume on saturday 25—1, having lost dan lawrence late in the day. that's a lead of 256 runs. they are racing towards their fifth successive test when and what would be an unassailable 2-0 what would be an unassailable 2—0 lead in the series. there's been plently on movement on premier league transfer deadline day. arsenal goalkeeper aaron ramsdale has joined southampton in a deal worth up to £25 million.

the 26—year—old has signed a four—year contract.