a big thank you to my guests this evening, jessica elgot and lucy fisher.ou? don't forget to buy a paper tomorrow, will you ? that's don't forget to buy a paper tomorrow, will you? that's it from us. good evening, i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news. we start with england. england's front—line batsmen have once again failed to impress, leaving ireland in sight of an improbable victory in their first—ever test at lord's. at the end of the second day, england were 303 for nine in their second innings, a lead of 181. our sports correspondent joe wilson has more. 35 degrees, a pair of glasses, and a helmet. it's a and jack leach had to try and bat english cricket back to respectability, he grasped the occasion. leach was only sent in to stick around to protect the proper batsmen — the humble nightwatchman isn't supposed to score 50 runs, but leach did. and now everyone with england could remember that cricket is supposed to be fun. jason roy is supposed to make big scores. the first touch mats —— test match 50. england overcame the deficit, led in th

our reviewers arejessica elgot, chief political correspondent at the guardian, and lucy fisher, defencerespondent at the times. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes. a look at what is coming on for tonight's show. we can for the ashes are england heading for his berries and defeat in their first ever test against ireland? two a week before the ashes, or england heading for an embarrassing defeat? adam pt says he supports the protests against. supports the protests doping embarrassing defeat? adam pt says he supports the protests doping has never had a place in the sport. never has, never will. geraint thomas drops to third in the tour de france. also coming up in the programme... the europa league and the women's challenge cup final. a very busy day of sports. beginning with cricket. england's woes continue. at this stage, ireland looked the more likely team to win this match. things started badly when rory burns was out forjust six runs. jack leach, almost a century, and despite a 72 from jas

with me arejessica elgot, who's the chief political correspondent for the guardian, and lucy fisher,ages are already in. something we will feel familiar with. an overheated grenadier guard features on the front page of the guardian, alongside reports of the climate emergency being a factor in the record breaking temperatures. boiling point, reads the daily mail also leading on the hot weather. britain's in meltdown according to the metro — its front page reports on meltdown number 1 from brussels over borisjohnson‘s plans for brexit, and meltdown number two as the soaring temperatures across the country today. a great picture on the front of the mirror, which shows people cooling off in hathersage outdoor pool in derbyshire. if only we could alljust pop up there! away from the heatwave, the ft is leading on plans for new monetary stimulus measures from the european central bank, to boost the ailing eurozone economy. and the times reports on failed attempts by the new prime minister to lock in the support of hardline eurosceptics with news that steve baker turned down a ministerial ro

papers with our reviewers, jessica elgot, the chief political correspondent for the guardian, and lucy fishere defence correspondent at the times. good evening. parts of britain have basked in record breaking temperatures today. in cambridge the thermometer reached 38.1 degrees celcius, making it the hottestjuly day and the second hottest day the uk has ever recorded. while thousands did enjoy the sunshine in parks and on beaches, thousands more were left stranded in train carriages and on platforms as parts of the rail network buckled under the intense heat. dan johnson reports. for commuters disruption, delays and cancellations. the east coast, west coast, midlands or blocked by rush—hour. coast, midlands or blocked by rush-hour. journeys took twice and long and ended in failure and fury. all of a sudden, bank, these failing ca bles all of a sudden, bank, these failing cables hitting windows, people screaming on the train. and they kept putting the on and turning it off to preserve the power. it was at least 45 degrees in that trade, unlike me. stuck in a tunnel. precautionary speed restric

guestsjoining me tonight are jessica elgot, who's the chief political correspondent for the guardian, and lucy fishere correspondent at the times. at westminster today boris johnson promised a new "golden age" during his first statement to the house of commons as prime minister. he repeated his commitment for the uk to leave the eu by october the 31st and said although he would work flat out to try to get a deal, the withdrawal agreement, negotiated by theresa may was dead. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn questioned whether borisjohnson overestimated his abilities as prime minister. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. quite the occasion. a government more or less created overnight. a cabinet in a rush. good morning, secretary of state. are you looking forward to your first big meeting? so eager to get to the table, there was almost a traffic jam in number10. it's just before 8am and the cabinet are already gathering for theirfirst meeting. this is a new government that wants to show they really mean business. right... and there he is, in the chair he's coveted for so long. borisjohnson, a