michael gove says he supports rishi sunak to return as prime minister, but it s time for a new generation to lead. in what appears to be a mass exodus, overall, one in five mps won t be running for office again onjuly fourth, with more than 70 from the conservatives, and over 20 from labour. nine from the snp are also standing down. chris left mason has the latest from westminster. michael gove s name the standout of them all, was it a shock, a surprise? standout of them all, was it a shock, a surprise? good evening, i don t think shock, a surprise? good evening, i don t think it s shock, a surprise? good evening, i don t think it s entirely shock, a surprise? good evening, i don t think it s entirely surprising l don t think it s entirely surprising michael gove has decided to stand out having been in parliament for the best part of 20 years, but it s an illustration as you were touching on just there of a wider trend, so you look at the conservative party and by my ca
to the programme. let s begin at the rugby union world cup in france, where in the last hour england have booked their place in the semi finals, after a narrow 30 21; win over fiji. andy swiss is in marseilles and joins us now. andy, england have done it but they were pushed all the way. they certainly were. the england fans have onlyjust stop celebrating inside the stadium behind me. they are through to the world cup semifinals but only after the most extraordinary drama. they got off to an excellent start, they scored two first half tries, the first from man u to langa who bulldozed his way over. how was his first international try for two years. followed by a try from joe marchand. england were in total control of the star of the second half. they seemed on course for a straightforward victory but back came fiji and harrow, two tries in quick succession. and higher. not much more than ten minutes left when the score was 2a all and the fiji fans sensed a remarkable comeb
benjamin netanyahu, says the military is ready to begin at any moment a ground offensive aimed at crushing hamas. thousands of people in the gaza strip are continuing to flee south, after an order by israel for more than a million people to evacuate. these are the latest developments in the israel gaza war. israeli troops continue to mass near gaza ahead of an expected ground offensive, but it has given no indication of when it might mount an attack. these pictures show tanks arriving today. the israeli air strikes on gaza continue. it says it is targeting hamas positions. hamas is designated as a terror organisation by many western governments, including the uk. gazan health officials say that 2,450 people have now been killed in israel s bombing campaign. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has held the first meeting of his emergency cabinet. he described those who killed more than 1,400 israelis as monsters . mr netanyahu said that his country s forces were re
they had to come from behind but rangers also scored four to beat kilmarnock and stay in the title race. next up, celtic. and have manchester city slipped up in the race for the wsl title? they conceed two late goals against arsenal. also coming up on sportsday. a super start for kyren wilson, but it s lonely forjakjones at the world snooker final. and at the giro d italia, the race favourite tadej pogacar takes a tumble in yet another dramatic stage. welcome to the programme. this wasjurgen klopp s second last game at anfield and despite the title looking out of liverpool s reach his side rose to the occasion, turning on the style, and putting four goals past tottenham. meanwhile, the decline of spurs continues as their hopes of reaching the premier league s top four faded even further. dan ogunshakin reports. with hopes of a 20th league title long turned to dust, the liverpool faithful dutifully filled and failed to pay tribute to jurgen faithful dutifully filled and
series that s made a lot of the headlines on day one of the masters at augusta. after a 2.5 hour weather delay, bryson dechambeau was one of the first to get going and three straight birdies to open his round set the foundation for a seven under par 65. scottie scheffler got close to that mark a bogey free 66 took him to six under two years on from his first green jacket. it s a lot longer since danny willett was the champion at augusta but the 2016 winner is four under after a 68 in his first tournament since shoulder surgery in september. rory mcilroy had an up and down round four birdies, three bogies but in contention at one under par. elsewhere, the defending championjon rahm began with a one over 73. for more on that and, indeed, for a full leaderboard from the opening day s play at augusta, head over to our website. that s bbc.com/sport. now, a night of europa league football was marked by an extraordinary result at anfield liverpool were beaten 3 0 by atalanta