asylum seekers to rwanda as he arrives there for a meeting of commonwealth heads of state. record waiting times for hospital treatment in wales for the 24th month in a row. and test cricket gets underway again at headingley the first england match since some claims of racism were upheld against yorkshire county cricket club. and coming up on the bbc news channel. the quarter finals are under at eastbourne, with both cameron norrie and harriet dart in action. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the taliban have appealed for international support after an earthquake in afghanistan caused devastation, killing at least 1,000 people, and injuring another 1,500. doctors there have told the bbc that many children have been killed. aid agencies are rushing to get shelter, food and medicine to the worst hit areas but the rescue efforts have been hampered by heavy rain and a lack of resources. the country s health system was facing near collapse before the disast
ahead of the commonwealth leaders summit and defends his controversial asylum deal. and the lasting impact of music on the lives of children from one of scotland s most deprived estates in stirling. and coming up in sportsday at 6:30 on the bbc news channel, we ll be live at headingley as england hunt a test series whitewash against new zealand. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. taliban officials in afghanistan say the search for survivors from wednesday s devastating earthquake in the south east of the country has ended. doctors say many children may have been the victims of the quake, which is thought to have killed more than 1,000 people. heavy rain and the destruction of road and communication network have hampered relief efforts in paktika province, the worst hit area. entire villages have been destroyed, with survivors saying they are finding it difficult to find means to bury their dead. secunder kermani is there and has just sent this report. homes redu
and actressjerry hall are getting a divorce, according to reports in the us media. representatives for mr murdoch and ms hall, who got married in central london in 2016, are yet to comment. the divorce would be a fourth for mr murdoch. test cricket has got under way again at headingley the first england match since claims of racism were made against yorkshire county cricket club. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson has the story. some tests take far longer than five days. headingley hosts this match as this club and this sport continues to try to restore its reputation, in the wake of azzayim rafiq s testimony. after his experiences at yorkshire, the club was initially stripped of its right to host international cricket. the chairman appointed to change yorkshire told bbc test match special he is still trying to bring transformation. 90 95% of members and the people i genuinely meet on the street,
asylum seekers to rwanda as he arrives there for a meeting of commonwealth heads of state. record waiting times for hospital treatment in wales for the 24th month in a row. and test cricket gets underway again at headingley the first england match since some claims of racism were upheld against yorkshire county cricket club. and coming up on the bbc news channel. the quarter finals are under at eastbourne, with both cameron norrie and harriet dart in action. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the taliban have appealed for international support after an earthquake in afghanistan
had their pre school booster by the age of five. that rises to one in four in london. that s a concern because polio can be spread by those who are infected but may not have any symptoms. thank you. two parliamentary by elections are taking place in wakefield in west yorkshire and tiverton and honiton in devon. both seats were won by the conservatives at the last general election. people will have until 10pm to cast their vote, with results expected in the early hours of tomorrow morning. test cricket has got underway again at headingley the first england match since some claims of racism were upheld against yorkshire county cricket club. the ground was banned from hosting england matches following the racism scandal. joe wilson reports. some tests take far longer than five days.