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After the fourth Test drew in Manchester, Australia retained The Ashes.

Ben Stokes says results dont matter but this Ashes series needs a positive scoreline for England to finish a thrilling summer.

Singer Morrissey has criticised tributes to Sinead O’Connor after her death at the age of 56.

But he says its not too late to act. well be looking at some of the technological solutions under development to combat climate change. also on the programme... # nothing compares the singer songer writer sinead oconnor was found dead by police at her home in south london yesterday — there were no suspicious circumstances. another casualty in the nigel farage banking row as the head of coutts private bank stands down. calls for ebike and escooter batteries to be better regulated after a number...

Would put them through and knock the defending champions out. it would appear to be advantage australia — after the opening day of the fifth and final ashes test against england. england had looked in control early on — but suffered a batting collapse — losing three wickets for 11 runs to fall from 62 without loss to 73—3. harry brook was englands star man with the bat — star man with the bat scoring 85 offjust 91 balls to try and wrestle back momentum, but a second batting collapse sa...

Woody? you got it. mark wood seems full of life. and thats good news for england, especially after all that old trafford gloom. you know, shaking hands with the umpires in the opposition at the end, you could see that from both sides. it was just sort of like an emotionless australia retained the ashes. we couldnt win it back, but it was just like, yeah, it was very bizarre. and thats, you know, two teams of professional athletes. for your perspective, whats the motivation to get you from that f...

Already guaranteed to retain the urn, Australia are seeking to win it on English soil for the first time in 22 years.

Every day in training. off the pitch, the lads are just brilliant, you know? they guide me. they know im a young one so they take me under their wing and im learning so much from each of the different players. and like ive been saying in a couple of other interviews, im not trying to get carried away, ijust want to go day by day and build a nice rhythm going into the season when the real game starts. after the open last week, attention in golf now turns to the evian championship — the fourth w...

Theres been a huge shock at the womens world cup with 500—1 outsiders nigerial beating co hosts australia and on a day of drama womens world cup favourites the usa survive a scare after coming from behind to draw with the netherlands. youre very welcome along to the programme. lets start with cricket, as its been a mixed morning for england on day one of the fifth and final ashes test at the oval. england remember need to win the match to level the series, with australia already assured of ret...

Heavy and some sundry and i7 sunshine, scattered showers, some heavy and some sundry and 17 to 23 degrees and a fresher feel by this stage. a quick look at sunday and again sunny spells and hefty showers and it is going to be quite windy for some of us, particularly across parts of england and wales. those temperatures at best between 18 and 22. thanks, ben. thats it. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website, but the news continues here on bbc one as we join our collea...