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at trent bridge. australia are 213—3, after winning the toss and choosing to bat. theyve taken control, with elysse perry and tahlia mcgrath passing 50. england took two wickets before lunch — kate cross getting the first of the day, trapping pheobe litchfield with an lbw on 23 runs before debutant lauren filer got her maiden test wicket, with the experienced beth mooney caught at gully. in brazils top flight, santos�* game against corinthians was abandoned in the 88th minute aft...

this is bbc news. its newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. the us coastguard has launched a search and rescue operation, after a sub—mersible used to take tourists to view the wreck of the titanic went missing in the atlantic ocean. the vessel — with five people on board — lost contact about one hour and 45 minutes into a dive to the wreck. the titanic, which sank in 1912, lies nearly 4,000 metres beneath the surface, around 600 kilometres off the coast of newfoundland in...

You know, you literally imagine the street of london paved with gold and palaces and carriages with Kings And Queens and that sort of thing. Well, it has that sometimes they chuckle. So it took a bit of getting used to. But when youre young, its easier to adjust to a new environment than when youre old. And once i started school, you know, i settled down and, um. I did rather well at school because the education i had injamaica i went to an Elementary School was in some ways superior to what i w...

you know, you literally imagine the street of london paved with gold and palaces and carriages with kings and queens and that sort of thing. well, it has that sometimes! they chuckle. so it took a bit of getting used to. but when youre young, its easier to adjust to a new environment than when youre old. and once i started school, you know, i settled down and, um... i did rather well at school because the education i had injamaica — i went to an elementary school — was in some ways...

linton kwesijohnson, welcome to hardtalk. nice to be here. so you were 11 when you came over from jamaica in 1963 tojoin your mother, who was already working here. how formative was that experience for you? it was a bit of a shock when i arrived. it wasnt what i had expected. in my childhood imagination, you know, you literally imagine the street of london paved with gold and palaces and carriages with kings and queens and that sort of thing. well, it has that sometimes! they chuckle. ...

britain? linton kwesijohnson, welcome to hardtalk. nice to be here. so you were 11 when you came overfrom jamaica in 1963 tojoin your mother, who was already working here. how formative was that experience for you? it was a bit of a shock when i arrived. it wasnt what i had expected. in my childhood imagination, you know, you literally imagine the street of london paved with gold and palaces and carriages with kings and queens and that sort of thing. well, it has that sometimes! they c...

to most people fleeing war and persecution, and urged the british government to pursue what it called more humane solutions. archaeologists say theyve discovered a roman shrine buried beneath a former graveyard next to leicester cathedral. a team has spent the last year digging at the site ahead of building a new visitors centre, to support the influx of tourists since the remains of richard iii were found a decade ago. the recent dig took place less than 50 metres from where the kings...

we start this week in brixton, a part of south london that has become the go—to for caribbean british culture, from food to fashion and art. but it hasnt always been like this. after the second world war, britain was decimated, and so thousands of people from commonwealth countries were invited here to fulfil labour shortages. im here in windrush square which was named after one of the first ships to bring almost a thousand people from the west indies to britain. the boat became a sy...

and ecuador are lucky to be alive. the drivers whereabouts are unknown. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show — keeping it caribbean: 75 years on, we celebrate the windrush generation. it is a proper melting pot. a little cake! around the world in seven days: we follow one mans incredible journey. the wind really makes it bite. it is cold when the wind blows. and were in new york, asking if the american dream had a sound, could this be it? jazz music plays we start ...

twitter hasnt responded to the claims. now on bbc news — the travel show. this week on the show. keeping it caribbean. 75 years on we celebrate the windrush generation. it is a proper melting pot. a little cake! around the world in seven days, we follow one mans incredible journey. the wind really makes it bite. it is cold when the wind blows. and were in new york, asking if the american dream had a sound, could this be it? we start this week in brixton, a part of south london that h...