In new york and became an instant classic. Whats your name, man . Alexander hamilton his name is Alexander Hamilton we we are waiting in the wings for you. And now its in london, as is for a few days the man behind the show, whos been compared to. Well. Are you the 21st century shakespeare . Not even close no, shakespeare wrote a mind altering amount of dramas and comedies and sonnets, worked with other playwrights. Ive written two musicals, so lets, everybody, chill out. Im past patiently waiting im passionately smashin every expectation i recognised in the story of hamilton the story of so many immigrants who are coming to the United States today. And so i used the music that i love to tell their story. A lot has been made of the multiracial cast. This is the story of america then told by america now. Were going to use every tool at our disposal to eliminate the distance between a modern audience and something that happened 200 somewhat years ago. The casting is part of that, and cas
We leave is not. This bill invites us we leave is not. This bill invites us to surrender all power and influence over that question to the government and to ministers. That will betray everything we were sent here to do. Were following that debate through the afternoon as it emerges dozens of tory mps have signed a letter warning the government not to keep the country in the eu by stealth. Also in the next hour the crisis in myanmar continues. Tens of thousands of Muslim Rohingya refugees continue fleeing the country to bangladesh after nearly two weeks of violence and Prince George starts his first day at school with a handshake, escorted by his father prince william. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. One of the most powerful storms on record Hurricane Irma is continuing to devastate parts of the caribbean. It has almost completely destroyed the islands of barbuda and st martin ten people, including a child, have been killed and its feared that number will rise. The storm has no
And well have full analysis of the first day of debate on the so called repeal bill and its implications for brexit. Thats with Jack Blanchard of politico at 7. 30. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Now on bbc news its time for sportsday. Time for a look at the weather. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im will perry the headlines this evening . Its that man again six wickets for stokes as england skittle the west indies. The premier league votes to end the summer transfer window before the start of the season we have the reaction. Birmingham 1 liverpool 0 could the Commonwealth Games be on their way to the midlands . And big hits, big touchdowns and big shoulder pads the nfl is back at one stage this afternoon, it looked likely that wed be talking aboutjimmy anderson and his 500th test wicket, as englands bowlers took the third and deciding test against the west indies by the scruff of the neck at lords. But not for the first time this summer, were reflecting upon another brilliant performan
Time, but runs in a test match are hard earned, especially with James Anderson bowling. Test wickets number 498 and 499 came before lunch. Surely historic 500 would follow . The thing is, there were other england bowlers excelling. Ben stokes was making the ball swerve and swing like never before. Repeatedly unplayable. As wickets fell to others, anderson was desperately trying to get one. Well, how did that miss . The umpire didnt know. Anderson helped stokes nice catch but before he could bowl again, west indies were all out for 123. Ben stokes best bowling, 6 22. The biggest compliment was that it reminded lords of anderson. Very good but now it was englands turn to bat and in conditions which were floodlit and autumnal, you had to watch the ball very closely. England lost four wickets in reply, including cook and captainjoe root. They will resume 77 runs behind but guess whos now batting . No rest for ben stokes. Joe wilson, bbc news, at lords. Before we go, lets try for a quick up
Of the eu as well. British climber Andrew Foster has been killed in a massive rockslide in Yosemite National park his wife is in a Critical Condition in hospital. Three former tesco executives have gone on trial accused of fraud and false accounting. Good morning, everyone, welcome to the exciting new sound. And its been the soundtrack to teenagers lives since the 60s were celebrating 50 years of bbc radio one. And coming up in the sport and bbc news, Sergio Aguero is involved in a car crash in amsterdam but could his injuries lead two weeks on the sidelines . Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The governor of the bank of england, mark carney, has given another strong hint that Interest Rates will rise this autumn for the first time in a decade. The base rate was cut to the Current Record low of a quarter of one percent after the eu referendum. The bank has since been under mounting pressure to raise rates to help curb inflation. Mr carney told the bbc that they are lik