but for - england's nick miller it was hammer time.his commonwealth title. four years ago england's zharnel hughes won the 200 metres only to be disqualified during his victory lap. this time he was denied again by trinidad and tobago'sjereem trinidad and tobago's jereem richards. trinidad and tobago'sjereem richards. smiles, though, for this silver lining. and this is what it is all about. alastair chalmers with an unexpected 400 metres bronze, guarantee's first ever athletics commonwealth medal. hugs all round. it's called the friendly games, after all! it's called the friendly games, afterall! natalie it's called the friendly games, after all! natalie pirks, it's called the friendly games, afterall! natalie pirks, bbc it's called the friendly games, after all! natalie pirks, bbc news, birmingham. away from the athletics, england's impressive performances in diving continued with a 1,2,3 in the men's 3m springboard. dan goodfellow getting gold, with team—matesjordan houlden and jack laugher taking the silver and bronze respectively.

nick miller retained his title to make that 12.rise for the sell—out crowd, then this was. being a world champion should make you favourite for your event, in the 1500 metres, scotland's jake whiteman was hoping to add the commonwealth title, but in the end had to settle for bronze. after he said he was just relieved to get a medal after mental fatigue from his success at the recent world championships. in the last few moments, england's dan goodfellow has won the men's three metre spring board final. he topped the charts with a score of 484.16. it was an english 1—2—3, withjourdan houlden taking silver and jack laugher picking up the bronze. congratulations to all three of those divers. scotland's james heatlyjust missed out on a medal in fourth. england's hopes of winning commonwealth 2020 gold are over after a four—run defeat by india in the semi—finals at edgbaston earlier today. our reporterjo currie was following the action. with a place in the final at stake, england knew they would have to bring their a game if they were to

nick miller retained his title to make that 12.hen this was. being a world champion should make you favourite for your event, champion should make you favourite foryour event, in champion should make you favourite for your event, in the 1500 metres, scotland's jake whiteman was hoping to at the commonwealth title, but in the end can have to settle for bronze. after he said he was just relieved to get a medal after mental fatigue from his success at the recent world championships. bronze is still very good, though. england's hopes of winning commonwealth twenty twenty gold are over after a four—run defeat by india in the semi—finals at edgbaston earlier today. our reporterjo currie was following the action. with a place in the final at stake, england knew they would have to bring their a game if they were to have a shot at the gold medal. india won the toss and opted to bat and made it clear early on that they also meant business. smriti mandana hit a 61 off 32 balls, including three sixes. and jemimah rodrigues made 44 as india set

england's nick miller dug deep to take gold in the hammer, wales's gemma frizelle won an historic goldroke their commonwealth games medal record as their men's fours won the final in the lawn bowls. nick parrot reports. martin adjourn knows how to win at the commonwealth games. he was part of the main spores who claimed the men's title 2a years ago. at victoria park in leamington spa, the northern ireland flag bearer led his team by victoria park in leamington spa, the northern ireland flag bearer led his team by example, victoria park in leamington spa, the northern ireland flag bearer led his team by example, delivering victoria park in leamington spa, the northern ireland flag bearer led his team by example, delivering the winning goal to beat india, to secure his country's second gold of the games. did secure his country's second gold of the game— the games. did not think it would take so long _ the games. did not think it would take so long to _ the games. did not think it would take so long to get _ the games. did not think it would take so long to get another- the games. did not

but for england's nick miller it was hammer time. he gave everyone an early scare with two no throws, but he made up for it to successfully defend his commonwealth title. four years ago, england's zharnel hughes won the 200 metres only to be disqualified during his victory lap. this time he was denied again by trinidad and tobago�*sjereem richards. smiles, though, for this silver lining. and this is what it is all about. alastair chalmers with an unexpected 400 metres bronze, guernsey's first alastair chalmers with an unexpected 400 metres hurdles bronze, guernsey's first ever athletics commonwealth medal. hugs all round. it's called the friendly games, after all! natalie pirks, bbc news, birmingham. away from the track, there was plenty of success for the home nations including a rather emotional gold forjack hunter—spivey. as matt gravelling reports. 33 golds were won on day nine, but not many meant more than this. crowd erupts after opening up about his struggles with mental health, jack hunter—spivey has now added a commonwealth

a happier moment for the home crowd when nick miller successfully defended his men's hammer titles, as ethan kazberg. there was a clean sweep for england in the men's three—metre springboard diving final. dan goodfellow taking the top spot on the podium. but the hosts will not defend their title in the women's netball, england losing to australia in the semifinals. it was a similar story in the cricket, this time india's women coming out on top. yeah, i am just gutted, really. gutted that i couldn't get my team over the line. that's all on my mind right now. there was a moment to savour for wales, gemma frizzelle winning the rhythmic gymnastics hoop final. it was the principality�*s first ever gold. let's take a look at the top of the medal table. australia lead the way with 58 golds and 154 medals over all. england are second on 146 medals, and canada are third. and one other historic moment to take note of, alastair chalmers is taking bronze in the 400—metre hurdles, the first athletics medal guernsey has ever won at a commonweath games. tim norman, bbc news. celebrations have been

england's nick miller has successfully defended his hammer title.f 76.43m was enough to hold off the challenge of canada's ethan katzberg, as cyprus�* alexandros poursanidis pipped england'sjoseph ellis to bronze. fulham's return to the premier league got off to a good start earning a two all draw at home to liverpool in the lunch time kick off. aleksandar mitrovic broke the championship scoring record last season and gave fulham the perfect start after half an hour at craven cottage. it took a substitution for liverpool to get back into the game. new signing darwin nunez coming off the bench to open his account. mitrovic put fulham back in front with a penalty after he was fouled. but there's no stopping mo salah rewriting the record books as he struck on the opening day for the sixth season in a row to salvage a point for liverpool. five other matches in the premier league today... four of them underway in three o'clock kick—offs. that's all the sport for now. in croatia, at least 12 people have been killed and 32 injured after a polish bus veered

and england's nick miller has successfully defended his hammer title, winning gold at the alexander stadiumwightman, world champion in the 1500 metres, failed to save commonwealth gold in the same discipline earlier, only managing bronze. it was also disappointing day for england's netball stars in their semifinal match. in a repeat of the 2018 final they were playing australia in front of a sold—out crowd, but this time the result was reversed because england were beaten 60—51. they will now play new zealand in tomorrow's bronze medal match. finally, england were beaten in the semifinals of the t20 cricket. they lost by four runs in their semifinal against india and they will play either australia or new zealand in the bronze medal match tomorrow. jane new zealand in the bronze medal match tomorrow.— new zealand in the bronze medal match tomorrow. jane dougal live in birmingham- — jane dougal live in birmingham. in the premier league, newly—promoted fulham have drawn their opening game against last season's runners—up liverpool. the match ended 2—2 at craven cottage, with the home side tak

for england's nick miller it was hammer time, for england's nick miller it was hammertime, giving foried during his victory lap, this time, he was denied again by trinidad & tobago. smiles though for this silver lining. and this is what is all about, alistair charmers with an unexpected 400 metres hurdles bronze, guernsey 's unexpected 400 metres hurdles bronze, guernsey '5 first ever athletics commonwealth metal, hugs all around, athletics commonwealth metal, hugs allaround, it's athletics commonwealth metal, hugs all around, its called the friendly games after all. following the death of the 12—year—old boy. away from the track, plenty of success for the home nations, and including a rather emotionally goal forjack hunter 33 goals won on day nine, number more than this. after opening up about his struggles with and health struggles, jack hunter spivey has added another god. i'm just a regular working scouse lad, and i have got this. this is my mum! an english one, two, three in the springboard, with daniel goodfellow taking the win. four years ago he pardoned tom daley for the synch

gb�*s nick miller is through to the men's hammerfinal at the european championships in munich.etres to launch himself into sixth place and secure his place in the final tommorow night. it's early, i'm a bit sleepy. tomorrow is in the evening so that should be better. but it's qualification. a lot of people struggle with it. the final is more fun but the qualification is like, oh, man, you don't feel easy, it's a bit of a balancing game. find oh, man, you don't feel easy, it's a bit of a balancing game.— bit of a balancing game. and james heatl and bit of a balancing game. and james heatly and grace _ bit of a balancing game. and james heatly and grace reid _ bit of a balancing game. and james heatly and grace reid have - bit of a balancing game. and james heatly and grace reid have won - heatly and grace reid have won silver medals in the mixed three metre synchro diving at the european aquatics championships. you can see more on the website. good afternoon. you are watching bbc news. let's look at some of the other stories making the news. we have been focusing on inflation, be

nick: laurel miller directs the international crisis group's asia program. the administration's efforts today to distinguish between haqqani and the rest of the taliban. >> the haqqanis are definitely inside the taliban government and are occupying key positions. there are reports of differences of view, including over the issue of girls education. but again, differences of view don't necessarily mean that they're going to be some kind of splits within the organization that are going to fracture it and are going to weaken its grip on power. nick: and the taliban's providing zawahiri safe-haven could further slow already glacial western movement toward normalization. despite a humanitarian crisis, just today, the defense department watchdog said nearly 6 million afghans face near-famine, a 60% increase since last year. >> the biggest victim here is the afghan population. because not being able to work towards a slight normalization of the relationship with the taliban, that is just going to be further felt by the population that is in tremendous humanitarian

nick: dr. robert miller is a professor of medicine at vanderbilt university medical center.04 he started seeing soldiers with serious breathing difficulties. after long biases -- biopsies, they discovered they have a disease where small airways are destroyed, which is difficult to detect. >> n i have the peace of mind that now i know why i am short of wrath. nick: he met with congressional staffers to lobby congress to change the law so veterans could receive the benefits of the act. >> as a result of this bill, there are 23 new conditions that are now considered presumptively related to deployment. nick: it also covers veterans exposed to oil well fires during operation desert storm in the 1990's, agent orange in vietnam, and crash sites of b-52 bombers in the 1960's and 1970's. the legislation expands the time that veterans can take to enroll in v.a. health care from five to 10 years after they are discharged. cynthia is one of the veterans who worked to convince congress. the newshour first met her in 2015. her company deployed to kuwait and iraq in 2003. when she got bac

nick: dr. robert miller is a professor of medicine at vanderbilt university medical center.tarted seeing soldiers with serious breathing difficulties. after lung biopsies, miller discovered they had constrictive bronchiolitis, a rare lung disease where small airways are destroyed, and is difficult to detect. >> having that biopsy is a matter of peace of mind, that, now i know why i'm short of breath. nick: he attended events on capitol hill, and met with congressional staffers, veteran activists, and comedian jon stewart, to lobby congress to change the law so vetens could receive the benefit of the doubt. >> the dod and v.a. actually actively worked against deployers in many cases, and as a result of this bill, there are 23 new conditions that are now considered presumptively related to deployment. nick: the new law also covers veterans exposed to oil well fires in iraq during operation desert storm in the early 1990s, to agent orange in vietnam, and to the crash sites of nuclear armed b-52 bombers in greenland, spain, and in the marshall islands in the 1960s and 1970s. and

great britain's nick miller is through to the men's hammer final, at the european championships in munichand i'm a bit sleepy but tomorrow is in the evening so that should be better. but it is qualification and a lot of people struggle with it. the final is more fun. it is kind of like them you don't throw hard, and you don't throw easy, it is a bit of a balancing game. that's all the sport for now. the republican congresswoman liz cheney, a fierce critic of donald trump, has lost her seat in the house of representatives to a candidate who supports the former president's unfounded claims of voter fraud. liz cheney was defeated in a primary election in the state of wyoming by this woman — harriet hageman. she's a relative newcomer to politics, and is in fact a former advisor to cheney, but significantly, she is backed by donald trump. ms cheney — who's the daughter of former vice—president dick cheney — was once a rising republican star. she was one of only two members of her party to join the congressional committee investigating mr trump's attempts to cling to power. as she conceded the

gb�*s nick miller is through to the men's hammerfinal, at the european championships in munich the commonwealthing game. all eyes will be on that final indeed. _ of a balancing game. all eyes will be on that final indeed. that - of a balancing game. all eyes will be on that final indeed. that all i of a balancing game. all eyes will| be on that final indeed. that all of your sport forjust be on that final indeed. that all of your sport for just now. partners of those who died will qualify for payment but campaigners say the majority of those affected have been ignored. thousands of victims of the contaminated blood scandal will receive 100—thousand—pounds each in compensation from the government. the announcement follows a recommendation made last month by the chair of the public inquiry, into what's been described as the worst treatment disaster in the history of the nhs. it led to the deaths of at least two—thousand—400 people, after they were infected with lethal viruses in the 1970s and 80s. partners of those who died will qualify for payment, but campaigners say the majority of those affec

military cool comment of fresh see nick on this and in it called k b t arrow to create pope your daddy machine and my hollow the obama number for the child. how to maneuver miller, we can use words to gone in charge of institutionalizing killings and destructions of the ranger to the point that ranger community will be wiped out. can you or should be prosecuted for not simply crimes against humanity for genocide who we a teacher who and who are danny. i was taken to military outposts an hour severely beaten, are not complain enforced. they were saved. and following days i decided to leave my country former in 199192. the burmese military operations in northern reclined state trigger, another exodus. and this time, according to the military intelligence statistics, about 270000 rangers fled the country. oh, but into the 7 days, normal situation was so bad that the months decided to come out and protest and everybody was very happy because they felt now there was somebody that would take care of the people. i don't make it this, i'll go by now they got a little, you know, got kind of just the and the, you know, kind of just really, you know, the kind of dramatic