christchurch.he train and it is onlyjust daylight. train and it is onlyjust daylight. what is it like on board? been freezing temperatures overnight on board. still no power. we had no light for a while. light for a while. are not usable, certainly not for the ladies. the ladies. and rescue brought us some fresh drinking water. drinking water. given the situation you are in, how are people? you are in, how are people? are there people in genuine risk? there people in genuine risk? a busy train with lots of different people on board. certainly. everyone has winter clothing with them. everyone is cold. feeling the effects of the cold at the moment. effects of the cold at the moment. we are all dressed up in hats, coats and scarves. and scarves. southern guys earlier, we are going on a skiing trip. on a skiing trip. information out for you about what will happen. will happen. board the train and trapped for five hours without moving. hours without moving. stories emerging this morning about problems w

a glance around christchurch's green and pleasant land and you would think it was england.nny bairstow can remember what it looks like. he first full size 100 and 50 days ago. home is where the heart is. ten minutes later, he forgot where the fielder was. england 307 all out. in another ten minutes he would be in another set of gloves. stuart broad and james anderson were keeping him and his lips busy, bowling with the spring of men wanting to fit a frustrating winter behind them. bruce oxenford said no but then that is what the replays are for. out again. and when anderson got the new zealand captain, they had them 36—5. to get out of the hole, the black cats needed a bit of muscle. england waned, he whacked. his partner were smaller in size but not ambition, lifting his team out of the crisis. both passed 70 before broad and deerstalker combined again. england still on top for now. england were well beaten in the final of the women's tri series by australia this morning. australia won by 57 runs after recording the highest total in women's twenty20 internationals. 209-4.

a glance around christchurch boss —— christchurch's green and pleasant land and you would think it wass ago. this century suggest he feels comfortable. home is where the heart is. ten minutes later it seemed to forget where the fielder was. england 307 all out. no time to rest forjohnny. in ten minutes he would be in another set of gloves. in place, tom latham. stuart broad and james anderson were keeping him and his slips busy, bowling with the spring of men determined to put a frustrating winter behind them. for a time their skill deceived even the umpire. bruce oxenford said no, but that is what the replays are for. i would, again. when anderson got kane williamson, caught bairstow, they had them 36—5. to get out of such a hole the black caps needed some muscle. colin de grandhomme is a big man. as england waned, he waxed. his partner, smaller in size but not ambition. he lifted his team out of their crisis. both passed 70 before broad and bairstow combined again. de grandhomme gone and england stayed on top. for now. patrick geary, bbc news. england's women were beaten by australia

the australian men's team. enough of the ball tampering scandal. the second and final test in christchurchn a few hours time. england have lost 12 out of their last 14 away test matches. here's our reporter henry moeran. march in this part of the world is very much autumn. up in auckland. success in test cricket. something from this winter. and the lads know the importance of that. and delivering on the field. the australian team and the ball tampering saga. to the cricket here as opposed to the distractions off it. heavyweight unification title fight againstjoseph parker in cardiff. of the world heavyweight titles. the main event is getting closer and closer here in cardiff. to get some rest in ahead of the weigh in tomorrow. and i got the chance to talk to the man putting this on. he has the job on saturday to take one of those boxers. both have had great camps and is raring to go. to win because we are all desperate to win on saturday. i won't ask for predictions. what can fight fans expect on saturday? i think they can expect at times great technical boxing. at times an all—out war. an

same time, taking into account where we are as a team and as you say, it is also a cracker in christchurchiors now have some competition at the top, thanks to an incredible 17 game winning streak, the houston rocket is are the new leaders. steph curry and his team will be looking to keep the pressure on. next up, they take on the portland trailblazers, who are enjoying their own good run of form of late. last time out, they cruised past the new york knicks111—87. arsenal put their recent problems to one side with a polished performance against ac milan to give them the upper hand in their europa league last 16 tie. arsene wenger‘s side got off to a perfect start when henrikh mkhitaryan opened the scoring after 15 minutes with his first goalfor the cloud. scoring after 15 minutes with his first goal for the cloud. just before half—time, aaron ramsey made it 2-0, before half—time, aaron ramsey made it 2—0, and that sealed arsenal's fifth win in as many games in all competitions. look, we have won again. we have not — we have not qualified. and the result will mean it will be a relief to be i

wasjonny ba i rstow test in christchurch wasjonny bairstow reached his fifth test century at the startengland were all out in the end for 300 -- 307. day. england were all out in the end for 300 —— 307. jonny bairstow still backin for 300 —— 307. jonny bairstow still back in the action shortly. they we re back in the action shortly. they were 36—5 but the england bowlers could not capitalise on their brilliant start. the hosts finished the day on 190 2006. england were well beaten in the final of the women's well beaten in the final of the women‘s tri— well beaten in the final of the women's tri— series by australia this morning. australia winning by 37 runs after recording the highest total in women's 2020 international. anthonyjoshua bases total in women's 2020 international. anthony joshua bases jozsef total in women's 2020 international. anthonyjoshua basesjozsef parker ina anthonyjoshua basesjozsef parker in a world heavyweight unification bout at the principality stadium in cardiff tonight. joshua is the wba and ibf champion and is lighter than he has been in his four previous fi

spells of sunshine seventy kwacha the has been of late twenty one celsius there for oakland and christchurch on wednesday going into thursday similar values increasing winds coming into christchurch just as northerly wind its attempts getting up to twenty three degrees the north island will stay fine and dry pleasantly warm see similar type which is actually coming into japan over the next day or so it is surprising spring after all tokyo twenty degrees celsius but increasing clouds for the korean peninsula. subzero temperatures extreme altitudes. this is where the hard part because of the extraordinary journey from polish to touch it you start braved ordinary drivers that's what we do high up there's no oxygen. just to experience life simple pleasures. risking it all. of this time on al-jazeera. conservation helping to recover its snow leopard population to see the results i traveled up to the remote nature reserve of saudi chat at a touch camera traps have identified a healthy population of up to twenty snow leopards as the technology improves we're finding all these ways in which our gues

english cricketers are taking on new zealand in the fifth and deciding one—day international in christchurch today with all the latest with lime commentary on bbc live. and there are updates on the website. and that is all from sports day now. enjoy your weekend. you can follow everything here, but for now, it is goodbye. hello there. it is looking much milder as we head into wars this weekend. we have had rain spreading from the south introducing milder airand the day from the south introducing milder air and the day went downhill quite quickly. we had early sunshine across south—western england. that rain really became quite resistant to the afternoon and into the evening. there is this pixel of cloud coming through into southern parts of the country. it brings the mother aryan, that you can see the extent of the rain. it will reach parts of northern ireland and southern scotland. west know that the high ground. —— the mild air in. further south, drier interludes by the end of the night. look at the rigid difference. ten or 11 degrees by the end of the night in the south. but still quite a

. 0ther the river stour in christchurch.have been displaced by the violence in syria in recent days. a monitoring group says about 150,000 people have fled a turkish military offensive in afrin in the north. in the south, tens of thousands of people have been fleeing the rebel—held enclave of eastern ghouta outside damascus. it's been subjected to a syrian government offensive. harry darkins reports. leaving before it is too late. reports say 20,000 people have fled on saturday alone., leaving almost everything behind, escaping the death throes of syria's last rebel stronghold. we wanted to leave three yea rs stronghold. we wanted to leave three years ago “— stronghold. we wanted to leave three years ago —— months ago but the rebels and ghouta starved us and did not allow us. this is just rebels and ghouta starved us and did not allow us. this isjust ten miles away from the presidential palace. in the last month regime forces, strongly backed by russia, have reta ken strongly backed by russia, have retaken 70% of eastern gho

defending, to be honest. then we park the bus, i have no problem with that. by seven wickets in christchurch3—2. chris woakes bowled brilliantly, taking 3—32. with the loss ofjust three wickets. they've won the last six 0di series. that is all the sport for now, time for the weather with louise lear. north into scotland as we go through the day. the day. from the south—west later on this afternoon. afternoon. northern ireland, stretching up into scotland. scotland. about that, showery outbreaks of rain following on behind. rain following on behind. looks like it will be 16 degrees and largely dry. —— ireland—scotland. unsettled, but feeling reasonably pleasant with southerly winds. pleasant with southerly winds. afternoon, heavy rain perhaps into the lake district. the lake district. showery outbreaks of rain for england and wales. england and wales. when you think about where we were this time last week. this time last week. particularly for the north of the country. country. showers, possibly heavy and thundery into the afternoon. into the afternoon. showers, well, top temperatures are lik

opening day of the second and final test of new zealand and england is into the second session in christchurchuthee and trent boult was sent in to bat. england are currently 78 for two with the black caps having won the first test in auckland. pablo carino busta is through to the finals after victory over kevin anderson. he saved the match point himself in the final tie—break against the south african and will face the winner of the quarter—finals on court later than expected after alighting issue. us open champion sloane stephens is through to the final after coming from a set down to beat foreman world number one victoria azarenka. she took time to get going and will appear in her first final since victory in new york last september. regardless of the result of the next match, she will move into the next top ten. the opening round of the first women's golf major is nearing in and in california. the 34—year—old made eight birdies in her round which could have been even better if not for two bogeys but she will be content. not so perhaps, this lady. despite this lovely birdie on the seventh, w

bester will be happy to complete a century after saving an otherwise disappointing opening in christchurchrder was once again quite poor. ——jonny ba i rstow. a picture perfect place to rediscover the game's more beautiful sight. a dismal performance in the first test, england, like the sport, need to recover. this, though, not the way to go about it. alastair cook gone. in the's top batsmen for the quick succession. a painfully familiar collapse. only given a temporary halt when jonny familiar collapse. only given a temporary halt whenjonny bairstow sprung to the wicket, offering england a way to repair the damage. —— england's batsmen. the others intent on cruising through. jonny ba i rstow intent on cruising through. jonny bairstow was there to pick up the pieces after another wicket fell. he passed 50 in fine fashion. mark wood also reached a half—century. jonny ba i rstow also reached a half—century. jonny bairstow finished the day three short of three figures. but after a difficult week there remains a long way to go. that difficult week is continuing. the fallout of that ball tamperi

finally ended in‘s cricketers are taking on new zealand in the deciding one—day international in christchurchto bat. you can keep up to date on the radio and on the website. that is it from sportsday for now. enjoy your sporting weekend. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are historian and daily telegraph writer tim stanley and daily mirror columnist susie boniface. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in... let's take a look at them. the meeting between donald trump and kimjong un leads the ft — with claims it was a snap trump decision. meanwhile the i says the proposed face—to—face meeting has stunned the world. and the white house says donald trump will take a hardline position with north korea, according to the guardian. the search for clues in the investigation into the attempted murder of the former russian spy and his daughter leads the mirror — with a picture of police at the grave of skripal‘s wife. threats of a cyber war between the uk and russia lead the express. the daily mail warns that parking charges could rise

england will begin the second day in christchurch 290—8.e having a player sent off for most of the match. i'll be back with more on those stories later. a 90—year—old woman has died after being struck by a bin lorry in edinburgh. the pensioner was hit at approximately 11.30 this morning and was pronounced dead at the scene. an investigation has been launched into the cause of the collision. the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, has written an open letter to firefighters in the city saying they should not be ashamed of their response to the bombing at the arena last may. a report commissioned by mr burnham found that following established procedures and poor communication meant no fire crews arrived on the scene for around two hours. the comedy actor bill maynard has died at the age of 89 his family has confirmed. he first made his name in the itv comedy oh no, it's selwyn froggatt in the 1970s before starring in the popular drama heartbeat in the 1990s. there are more than 115,000 deaf children living in the uk, but how important i

under. 158 days the total time for this side when they finally do go home after the second test at christchurches away from home interest cricket haven't been easy for england in recent times. it is two years since they last one might a series away from home, against south africa in 2016. england need to improve on that record soon. coming out of australia, it was a tough series for us. it's a good opportunity to bounce back and show the character i'm always talking about, what i believe is a big strength of hours, against a good has nation. it seems to get harder every year —— a good test nation. hopefully we can do something special in new zealand. we have seen day— night test cricket in other locations around the world, that this is the first time that new zealand has hosted a day night test match, the venue is eden park in auckland, a ground more known for by auckland, a ground more known for rugby than cricket. 0rganisers are hoping that evening sessions will increase crowd numbers, although a cold autumn wind and a forecast that is not as fair as it might be, they might make it disappoint

joe root has told the bbc that they have underperformed as they begin a second and final test in christchurchonight. england lost 12 out of their last 14 west matches. here's henry moran. march in this part of the world is very much water man today with the rain falling and leaves beginning to turn a little yellow it certainly feels that way as acquis park affairs for england for the final of this longest of winters push and another disappointing away test for the men up in auckland. they will be desperate to conclude the long winter with some success in test cricket. we have underperformed throughout, not done ourselves justice as a side but this is an opportunity to try to you know get something from this winter. and the lads know the importance of that. we have had a number of discussions as a group, we are honest about how we wa nt to a group, we are honest about how we want to move things forward as a tea m want to move things forward as a team and it is about putting that into practice now i'm going out on delivering on the field. inevitably both captains of these sites have i to a nswe

early wickets in christchurch. 97 not out with england 290—8 at the close. the game's more beautiful site. a dismal performance in the first test, england need to recover. this is not the way to go about it. gone before things got started. remaining fragility all too readily exposed. top batsmen once again falling in quick succession. 94—5 top batsmen once again falling in quick succession. 9a—5joe root and stoneman. jonny bairstow sprung to the wicket offering england a way to begin repairing damage. 0thers intent on certainly causing more. stuart broad the seventh ago, jonny ba i rstow stuart broad the seventh ago, jonny bairstow picking up the pieces again. 50 in fine fashion, supported by mark wood reaching his half—century. jonny bairstow finished three short. a long way to go. the batsmen may have struggled but anthonyjoshua can redress the balance as cardiff gears up for another world heavyweight title defence. he holds two titles, wba and ibf. he will fightjoseph parker and the fighters will weigh in later today. aiming to become the world's undisput

head into saturday twenty three degrees will be the maximum temperature in clones and force in christchurch will be up at twenty four as we head further north for many of us in japan it's been pretty stormy recently thanks to this weather system here that is trying to pull away now but we're still expected says to see some heavy snow there in the northern parts of japan that will clear away as we head into saturday it will be drier quieter and brighter thirty in tokyo. the only nation ever hit by an atomic bomb once again braces for the worst. one use explores life in japan under three years nuclear threat at this time on al jazeera. al jazeera. where ever you. are a survivor of the genocide there are people who beg me to kill them to under suffering but it wouldn't have the heart to do who's dedicated his life to searching the woods for bones of the victims of the srebrenica massacre. in the curious to draw. you know hope of finally laying the past to rest and giving peace to the victims' families because in egypt if i could just find a think about i could bury him bone hunter at this time

after a patchy performance by england on the first day of the second test against new zealand in christchurchls before bairstow, aided by number nine batsman mark wood, steadied the innings to finish the day on 290—8. adam wild watched the action. after cricket's week of scandal, the hagley oval, a picture perfect place to rediscover the game's more beautiful side. a dismal performance in the first test, england, like the sport, need to recover. this, though, not the way to go about it. alastair cook, gone, a fragility all too readily exposed. england's top batsmen once again falling in quick succession. root, malan, and then stoneman, a painfully familiar collapse, only given a temporary halt whenjonny bairstow sprang to the wicket, offering england a way to repair the damage. others though, seemingly intent on simply causing more. stuart broad, the seventh to go, bairstow again left to pick up the pieces. he passed 50 in fine fashion, supported by mark wood, who also reached his half century. bairstow finished the day three short of three figures, a recovery of sorts. after a difficult week

unbeaten 97 as england's batsmen struggled on the first day of the second test against new zealand in christchurch ba i rstow, aided by number nine batsman mark wood, steadied the innings. the tourists finished the day on 290 for eight. adam wild reports. after cricket's week of sordid scandal, hagley park, a picture perfect place to rediscover the game's more beautiful side. a dismal performance in the first test, england, like the sport, need to recover. this though, not the way to go about it. alistair cook gone before things really got started. and whilst others did offer a little more, there remains a fragility that was all too readily exposed. england's top batsmen, once again falling in quick succession — root, malan and then stoneman. england 911—5. a painfully familiar collapse only provided a temporary halt when jonny bairstow sprung to the wicket, offering england a way to begin repairing the damage. 0thers though, seemingly intent on simply causing more. stuart broad, the seventh to go. bairstow again, left to pick up the pieces. he passed 50 in fine fashion, supported by mark wood, wh

play starts in christchurch at 11pm tonight, coverage on five live sports extra.t event since having hip surgery in january. the former world and one hasn't played a competitive match since wimbledon last year. he will have one eye on the all—england club when he plays in the netherlands in june, a grass court tournament, so perfect preparation for wimbledon. that is all this board for now. plenty more on the bbc sport website. good afternoon, this is bbc news. more now on the prime minister's whistle—stop tour of the uk today — exactly one year before britain is due to leave the european union. theresa may has already visited scotland and england this morning. here are the latest pictures of mrs may meeting farmers at a cattle farm in bangor. she is due to visit wales later this afternoon, before returning to london this evening. earlier, she sat down with the bbc‘s political editor laura kuenssberg to talk about what she is trying to achieve today and in the next year. the deal we want to strike with the european union is one that will be good for all parts of t

unbeaten 97 as england's batsmen struggled on the first day of the second test against new zealand in christchurchg three wickets in nine balls before bairstow — aided by number nine batsman mark wood — steadied the innings. the tourists finished the day on 290—8. tomorrow night, boxing heavyweight world champion anthonyjoshua is back in action, in one of the sport's biggest fights in recent memory. he faces the current wbo champion, new zealand's joseph parker, in wales. 0ur sports correspondent david 0rnstein reports. cardiff, a city steeped in history, but more recently renowned for hosting major sporting events, and they don't come a lot bigger than this. anthonyjoshua versusjoseph parker, the first reigning heavyweight world champions to box on british soil. never before hasjoshua fought with so much at stake. if i make a mistake, they're going to capitalise, so that's why i work hard and i want to improve, because i don't want to give them that chance. i'm not going to sit here and say, you know, it's not a possibility, but i'll make the possibility slim to none by training, focusing and bei

jonny bairstow hit a century as england beat new zealand by seven wickets in christchurch to win the—day series 3—2. chris woakes bowled brilliantly, taking 3—32. adil rashid also claimed three wickets, as the black caps were bowled out for 223, and england reached their target with the loss ofjust three wickets. they've won the last six odi series. they have just kicked off at old trafford, second against third, manchester city versus liverpool. i will update you on that later. but now it is time for click. this week: the app that helps record and report sexual assault. the ai going after cancer. and the man who wants us all to live forever. as international women's day was marked this week, it brought with it further focus on the many issues still to be faced in bringing about true gender equality in all walks of life. the technology industry, of course, has its own issues, as we'll hear later. silicon valley's culture and its treatment of women raises a lot of questions. but tech can also be a force for good. it's beenjust six months or so since the me too movement gave a voice to

england's on field problems continued on the first day of the second test against new zealand in christchurchod led a comeback. bairstow finished the day with 97 not out with england 294—88. alastair cook gone, fragility exposed. after the weaker scandal in cricket, a picture perfect place to discover the game's more beautiful sight. england, like the sport, need to recover but this is not the way to go about it. alastair cook gone, fragility exposed. england's best batsmen falling. a painfully familiar collapse, only given a temporary halt when jonny bairstow sprung to the wicket, offering england a way to repair damage. others seemingly intent of simply causing more. stuart broad the seventh to go, bairstow left to pick up the pieces. he passed 50 in fine fashion, supported by mark wood who also reached a half—century. bairstow finished the day three short of three figures, a recovery of sorts but after a long week there remains a long way to go. australia's cricketers are back in action for the first time, as the fall out continues to the ball tampering scandal. the search for a new head c

start, england's bowlers were left frustrated by the new zealand batsmen in the second test in christchurch. jonny bairstow reaching his fifth test century at the start of the second day. england all out for 307 and he was the last man out for 101. they were not at that point, a great start for england's bowlers, 36 for five, but not able to capitalise on the start as the host finished on 192 for six. england well beaten in the final of the women's tri—series by australia this morning. australia won by 57 runs. australia recording the highest total in women's 2020 internationals. the former england captain ray wilkins is in hospital after falling ill. he is seen here scoring for manchester united in the 1983 fa cup final. he is reported to be in a critical condition after suffering a cardiac arrest. two wins all that is needed for manchester city to wrap up the premier league title and they can get the first one against everton later which means they could win the title against manchester united next weekend. then the champions league quarterfinals to come as well, against liverpool, on wed

england's on field problems continued on the first day of the second test against new zealand in christchurcharly on in the day as england slumped to 911—5. cook has now managed just nine runs in his last three innings. jonny bairstow and mark wood led the comeback. wood made a maiden test half century before being bowled out by tim southee. bairstow finished on 97 not out with england 290—8. england's batsmen may be struggling at the moment against new zealand, but anthonyjoshua can redress the balance as cardiff gears up for another world heavyweight title defence tomorrow night. the british champion, who holds the wba and ibf titles, takes on the new zealanderjoseph parker, who holds the wbo belt as he continues his quest to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. the fighters will weigh in later today before taking to the ring tomorrow night. in terms of preparation, that is 99%. where do you get the 1%, that important 1%? in terms of boxing at the arena before, that is the 1%. but in terms of the occasion, when you're matched with someone in terms of ability, those small

but for the south island will have a ridge of high pressure in charge it'll be fine and settled christchurch there will be up around seventeen for the north and for many of us in japan this fine weather to be had on wednesday but the rains working its way towards us for thursday. in a country beset by poverty and lack of infrastructure. sometimes we risk our lives in taking these roads risk saving dangerous jobs vaccine strikes on the good twenty four hours there are patients waiting for his mother to muster the. life threats. of. risking guinea at this time on al-jazeera. a reminder now of the top stories on al-jazeera north and south korea are holding a historic summit next month after pyongyang said it would be willing to give up its nuclear weapons in exchange for security guarantees russia's military has offered a guarantee of safe passage to syrian rebel fighters and their families if they leave eastern. and the u.k. is counterterrorism police are investigating the suspect the poisoning of a russian double agent in southern england. sri lanka has the cleared a week long state of emerge

go, play is about to get under way on the third day of the second test against new zealand in christchurchngland must win to level the series. you can find out more on that and more on the boxing in cardiff, into round eight now, now bbc sport website. that is all for now. james, thank you. we are all awaiting that result for and —— and will bring it to you as soon as we get it. but first, let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. let's have a look at tomorrow's front pages, starting with the sunday times, who lead with an investigation on supporters of the labour leader, describing it is as "corbyn‘s hate fa ctory". the observer says that leading jewish donors are ditching labour over the ongoing anti—semitism row. the mail on sunday says that mr corbyn faces a revolt from mps over allegations he failed to take action against a "wife—beating" mp. the sunday mirror says that the prime minister has announced a fund to cover the cost of children's funerals. and calls for election watchdogs to resign over what it calls a "brexit bias" leads the sunday telegraph. hundreds of people g

jonny bairstow hit a century as england beat new zealand by seven wickets in christchurch, to win theets apiece for chris woa kes and adil rashid as new zealand, were bowled out for 223, before england cruised to their target. and back in form marcus rashford has scored twice for manchester united in their premier league match against liverpool. it's approaching half time at old trafford — 2—0 still the score. 41 minutes played. marcus rashford with both goals. all over liverpool like a rash! you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. hello, you're watching the bbc news channel with me, shaun ley. president trump has posted a message on twitter saying a deal with north korea is very much in the making and, if completed, would be very good for the world. mr trump said the time and place of the deal were still to be determined. earlier, his white house press secretary said the summit with kim jong—un would not happen unless washington saw concrete steps or actions by pyongyang. 0ur correspondent robin brant is following the story for us in the south korean capit

head into saturday twenty three degrees will be the maximum temperature in clones and force in christchurch will be up at twenty four as we head further north for many of us in japan it's been pretty stormy recently thanks to this weather system here that is trying to pull away now but we're still expected says to see some heavy snow there in the northern parts of japan that will clear away as we head into saturday it will be drier quieter and brighter thirty in tokyo. the i. the only news should ever hit by an atomic bomb once again braces for the worst. want to use explores life in japan under three years nuclear threat at this time on al jazeera. al-jazeera. and for you. welcome back here's a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera president vladimir putin has used his annual address to reveal russia has developed a new line of nuclear weapons that he says would be immune to enemy intercept at least nineteen civilians have been killed by russian and syrian government airstrikes on the rebel held on clay will be stern who stay with this a u.n. footage showing some of the damage caused i

jonny bairstow hit a century as england beat new zealand by seven wickets in christchurch to win thel, taking three wickets apiece as the black caps were bowled out for 223. bairstow then put england in control, smashing his second century in four days, this one coming from just 58 balls. alex hales made an impressive 61 before ben stokes finished in style with england reaching the total of 224 for the loss of just three wickets. eoin morgan's side have now won six successive odi series as they start to look towards the world cup on home soil next year. short—term plans to learn as much as we can. home conditions. australia will come with full firepower, but there is one eye on the world cup in a year's time, so that will be another tough series that we can go close enough to. team sky's geraint thomas has lost the overall lead of the tirreno adriatico race in italy after problems on the fourth stage. the briton's hopes of keeping hold of the leader's blue jersey evaporated half a mile from the finish when the chain came off his bike. he managed to finish in 20th place, but has slipp

re excellent start, england's bowlers were left frustrated by the batsmen in the second test in christchurchd he was the last man out for 101, but he wasn't straight back into the action, taking a catch off stuart broad to dismiss tom lees, with new zealand getting off the mark. they we re zealand getting off the mark. they were not at that point, a great start for england's bowlers, 36 for five, but not able to capitalise on the start as the host finished on 192 for six. england well beaten in the final of the women's england well beaten in the final of the women‘s tri— england well beaten in the final of the women's tri— series by australia this morning. australia recording the highest total in women's 2020 internationals. losing always hurts, and it is not your game, but we had two aims on this tour, to have players try new things, and hopefully to win. we got to the final but were not good enough on the day. as you say, well beaten, but we hung on for enough of the time to stay in the game at the halfway point of the chase, just about level, but that partnership between them was outstand

england's on field problems continued on the first day of the second test against new zealand in christchurchonny they found themselves metaphor — five until jonny bairstow they found themselves metaphor — five untiljonny bairstow and mark wood led a comeback. first they finished the day with 97 not out with england 290 48. alastair cook gone, fragility exposed. england's best batsmen falling. a painfully familiar collapse, only given a temporary halt whenjonny collapse, only given a temporary halt when jonny bairstow sprung collapse, only given a temporary halt whenjonny bairstow sprung to the wicket, offering england away to repair damage. 0thers seemingly intent of simply causing more. stuart broad the seventh to go, they're still stuart broad the seventh to go, they‘ re still left to stuart broad the seventh to go, they're still left to pick up the pieces. he passed 50 in fine fashion, supported by mark wood who also reached a half—century. best day three short of three figures, a recovery of sorts, —— bairstow finished the day three short of three figures, a recovery of sorts but after a

three degrees on monday tuesday some of that is on those temperatures it'll be a touch warmer in christchurch but turning increasingly well it's. i am doing this on the benefit of saddam people. so bad they see all the our guys. who witness documentaries that open your eyes. at this time on al-jazeera. a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera saudi arabia's air forces say they've intercepted and shot down missiles including one near the capital riyadh yemen's who the rebels have claimed responsibility saying they targeted three airports in riyadh assiut and just. at least fifty two people have been injured and three others arrested in barcelona after clashes with police during protests about the arrest of former catalan president catalyst was demobbed was the moment is waiting to hear if he'll face extradition to spain after being detained in germany and at least thirty seven people many of them children have been killed in a fire at a shopping center in siberia sixty nine others are reported to be missing in the blaze which happened in the city of chemical. going to syria now where hundre

jonny bairstow hit a century as england beat new zealand by 7 wickets in christchurch to win the one—daye wickets as the black caps were bowled out for 223 and england reached their target with the loss ofjust three wickets. they've won the last six odi series. our short—term plans to learn as much as we can in the interim with important series, and in the summer with australia. home conditions and australia will come with full firepower, with one eye on the world cup in europe's time. that will be another tough series and hopefully a series we can go close and if not win. only five games in but already it looks like st helens are going to take some stopping in super league. they've won every game, last night beating warrington wolves 30—12, mark percival scoring three tries. british number one johanna konta said defeat in the second round at indian wells was one of the tougher losses of her career. she was beaten in straight sets, by 18—year old ranked 54th in the world. konta has won only eight matches since she reached the semi—finals at wimbledon last summer. rory mcilroy‘s masters p

south island you should be enjoying the quiet weather twenty three talked about twenty two in christchurch the rain if anything will be significant for a time in south london it gets cold on thursday cross charge only thirteen degrees similarly funnily enough different season i know but the weather throughout southern japan south korea is cold and wet. stories of life. and inspiration. and series of short documentaries from around the world. that son of are it's a human spirit against the oh it's coming from this ok it's ok. al-jazeera selects changemaker. at this time. the minds of our top stories here on al-jazeera saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin saleh has that donald trump of the white house the two leaders shared among usual photo opportunity the u.s. president using large cards to illustrate the benefits of arms sales to riyadh bringing to the u.s. . the c.e.o. of cambridge analytic of the five accused of misusing data from fifty million facebook users has been suspended facebook is also on demand thing precious to explain its role in the scandal politicians in the u.s. and h

drier force all cleaned up at twenty degrees that will allow us to pick up the pieces and force in christchurch will be at eighteen. the benefit of people so bad to see. witness documentaries that open your eyes at this time on al-jazeera. is there as a reminder of our top stories russians spies and his daughter you have remained in a critical condition in the u.k. the chairman of the bush policy foreign affairs committee says that poison looks like state sponsored attempted crime as a reason may will discuss the case of the national security council meeting in the next few hours. dozens of people have been killed in government attacks and syria's eastern busa the rebel held has been under government seized since twenty thirteen . or will in the coming hours again discuss a possible cease fire. has released images that appear to show a range of villages i'm in ma being cleared to make way for military use overnight is ation says it believes an army base is being built on one of the townships that security forces a suspected of burning down last august. and in asia is trying to free up its gridl

oakland i crossed it on wednesday going into thursday similar values increasing winds coming into christchurch just as northerly wind its attempts getting up to twenty three degrees the north island will stay fine and dry pleasantly warm see similar type which is actually coming into japan over the next as i was surprising spring off throw tokyo twenty degrees celsius but increasing clouds for the korean peninsula. subzero temperatures extreme altitude. this is where the hard part because of the extraordinary journey from the top. to higher there's no oxygen. just to experience life simple pleasures. risking it all in the kurdistan of this time. and one of the top stories here not just syria. state rex tillerson has confirmed you'll be leaving office at the end of the month he was fired by president donald trump via twitter because of policy differences. from mr romney hamdullah has escaped unhurt for a bomb exploded his convoy was traveling in gaza hamas is denied responsibility. one hundred fifty people have been allowed to leave the rebel held enclave of eastern ghouta which has been under

now in the last few hours, victory for england‘s cricketers. wickets in christchurch to win the one—day way, ireland will take the title. the championship to the final weekend. doesn‘t catch us. this game is all about experience. after beating england. scotland are not actually out of the running yet. they are third on the table. of permutations. to win this game. they are going well. they are a very good side. so it will be a huge test for us, one which we have to meet head—on. so, today, as we speak, three teams could win the championship? absolutely. ireland, they are still in the running. running. will know the island score by the time they kick off in paris. time they kick off in paris. might have to score four tries and pick up a bonus point. pick up a bonus point. says he will not be rolling the dice. i‘m not a gambler. i‘m not a speculator. france. that‘s the only thing we can control. we play really well, we get a bonus point. we don‘t play well, we get beaten. we play above average, we win the game. but the fight for second place is warming up nicely. facing liverpool at old t

bright weather but it looks like it will turn a little bit fresher on thursday with a maximum in christchurch just of nineteen degrees now up towards japan and there's plenty of sunshine here twenty two degrees the maximum there in tokyo on wednesday as we head into thursday we've got this little weather feature the sinking its way southwards giving a little bit of what weather there to parts of northern haunch you. with. do you. love him a simple single. person or to don imus just a. short documentaries from around the world about those who won't give up their fight for justice. al-jazeera selects justice. looking back at a quick recap of the top stories now have been read protests on the streets of command in the east and russia of the sixty four people forty one of them children killed in a fire at a shopping center five people have now been charged nato has joined the mass expulsion of russian diplomats in the wake of the alleged nerve agent attack in the u.k. saying there are costs and consequences for its behavior and it's being reported that facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg will testify

bright weather but it looks like it will turn a little bit fresher on thursday with a maximum in christchurch just of nineteen degrees now up towards japan and there's plenty of sunshine here twenty two degrees the maximum there in tokyo on wednesday as we head into thursday we've got this little weather feature the sinking its way southwards giving a little bit of what weather there to parts of northern haunch you. with. we call. her. one of the really special things about working for al-jazeera is that even as a camera woman i get to have so much empathy and contribution to a story i feel we cover this region better than anyone else. in the body but to be there because you have people that are deployed their own political issues. the people who believe that tell the real stories just mended indeterminism we don't feel inferior to the audience across the globe. the world wants to see serious fighters up close and personal but those behind the camera pay the price filmmaker. chillingly intimate footage on and behind the front lines cost him his life his body was. an exclusive documentary seri

breaks of rain is also what that warm to the south of eighty this so we're looking at seventeen in christchurch but in oakland in the sunshine will be a part of around twenty five changes though as we head into wednesday that system pushes its way northward and then for current we'll be seeing that wet weather if we head further north for us in japan things are calming down now i should be fine unsettled as we head through the next few days tokyo only eight. they watch us. they gather evidence but so can we. an american cyber activist develops an app used in brazil to monitor police. we have more cameras than they do because the fee for a bigger brother. level peaks. this time on a just see it up. welcome back a quick recap of the top stories this hour an aid convoy finally allowed into into the besieged rebel held enclave of eastern ghouta has cut short its mission amid shelling around seventy percent of the convoys medical supplies were confiscated before it was allowed passed on the checkpoints former italian prime minister mattel renzi has resigned after his democratic party's poor showing

of a few showers here the south island certainly seen better weather hisor fifteen degrees in christchurch but it is drawing and it should say largely find here in the course of such a day but we've got this tropical cycle whoa the remnants of it moving down from the north and in the coming days we'll see more the way of cloud and rain affecting the north island of new zealand so we'll keep you updated on that one as a heads up into northeastern parts of asia are going to react to a weather system moving across japan some really heavy rain spreading east was just in the course of friday so a space of really heavy rain if you're in tokyo some heavy rain and the turning to snow across northern part of a kind of model across the korean peninsula with highs of nine in seoul. as poverty and desperation sweep across ruhi just settlements women and girls are being bought sold and given away in refugee camps one used to best the gates yet another dark side of the crisis at this time on al-jazeera the head of the september twenty fourth national election survey showed a satisfied with the state of

meanwhile in new zealand, england drop moeen ali and chris woa kes for the second and final test in christchurchfternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. with exactly one year before the uk is due to leave the european union, theresa may is touring the uk, pledging to make brexit a "success for everybody". the prime minister has told the bbc that leaving the eu will mean there's extra money available to spend on the nhs and schools. she said she's confident of securing a deal that is good for all parts of the uk and that there's a bright future ahead. our political correspondent chris mason reports. on days like today, heavy with symbolism, politicians like to indulge in their own grand gestures. so the prime minister's hurtling around the country, championing one you knew, the uk, a year before we leave another, the eu. at breakfast time, ata leave another, the eu. at breakfast time, at a weaver‘s imer, by monday morning, a toddler group in newcastle, and an appointment with oui’ newcastle, and an appointment with our political editor laura kuenssberg. of course when we leave the european un

north out of new zealand the south island looking largely dry and fine with highs of nineteen in christchurch the really heavy rain is cleared away from japan or so ensuring south you should be seeing brighter conditions well a quarter drop in temperatures but with the rain that will be a welcome change we want across the korean peninsula is looking fine highs of nine in seoul and it should be a bright day in beijing for the mix from temperature of fourteen. on counting the cost in what's been a big week for global trade we'll look at how the u.s. is bending the rules of commerce and free trade is really worth fighting for plus the latest mind bending concept cars from the geneva also show counting the cost at this time. welcome back a quick recap of the top stories this hour u.s. president all trumpets except in an invitation from north korean leader kim jong un for a face to face meeting before the end of may well still producing nations are lining up to seek exemptions from the new u.s. tariffs on steel and all its president has already agreed to waive the canada and mexico there's been re

north out of new zealand the south island looking largely dry and fine with highs of nineteen in christchurch the really heavy rain has cleared away from japan or so ensuring sofos should be seen brighter conditions well a quarter drop in temperatures but with right now will be a welcome change we want across the korean peninsula looking fine nine in seoul and it should be a bright day in beijing for the my son temperature of fourteen. on counting the cost in what's been the big week for global trade we'll look at how the u.s. is bending the rules of commerce and free trade is really worth fighting for the latest mind bending concept cars from the geneva auto show counting the cost at this time. and then reported on. u.s. and british companies have announced the biggest discovery of natural gas in west africa but what to do with these untapped natural resources is already a source of heated debate nothing much has changed they still spend most of their days looking forward to for the dry riverbed like this one five years on the syrians still feel battered or even those who managed to escape t

south island you should be enjoying it a quiet weather twenty three in oakland but twenty two in christchurch the rain if anything will be significant for a time in south london it gets cold on thursday only thirteen degrees similarly funnily enough different season i know but the weather in japan south korea is cold and wet. another day another explosion. from one of the thousands of i.e.d. strewn through the landscape of this lawless tribal region in pakistan with only the most basic equipment a fearless bomb disposal unit are determined to counter the horrors of a relentless taliban onslaught. armed with faith but witness documentary at this time on al jazeera. this is al-jazeera. television i'm julie went on this is the news hour live from london coming.