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birmingham had to step in. there is a positive side to the commonwealth games. in glasgow, tourism generated in 2014. birmingham, ok, it cost £778 million to stage. but it contributed 870 million to the uk economy, local communities also benefited. and what about manchester in 2002? a face—lift for the city. at the city on the map. but in these difficult economic times, with so many other events going on that bring people together, the commonwealth games only includes a certain number of countries. australia, canada, the likes of... crucially, not america. it is a difficult time. now they're looking for a host venue to step in again. that is the problem. that is the worry. more on that to come. more on the bbc website. shall we the ashes? we are just the bbc website. shall we the ashes? we arejust one the bbc website. shall we the ashes? we are just one day away from this
our technology corresponded. the police has seized more than 500 tonnes of counterfeit goods from shipping containers at a storage unit in manchester. the mammoth seizure — worth an estimated £870 million — included clothes, drugs, illicit tobacco, nitrous oxide canisters and counterfeit vapes, and it's being described by greater manchester police as a record haul in uk history. there are lots of british players due to be in action today on the second day of wimbledon, with two—time champion andy murray taking on fellow brit ryan peniston on centre court later this afternoon. nesta mcgregor is at the all england club for us. my my goodness, with an umbrella. yes, we will address _ my goodness, with an umbrella. yes, we will address at _ my goodness, with an umbrella. yes, we will address at the _ my goodness, with an umbrella. 1913 we will address at the big white elephant in the room injust we will address at the big white elephant in the room in just a second but would you believe it has been 18 years since andy murray made his wimbledon senior debut on court
problem coming into the australian opem she — problem coming into the australian open. she will have a lift going into the — open. she will have a lift going into the first round. —— ankle problems _ into the first round. —— ankle problems. it will be a really good match _ you're watching sportsday. time for some of our other headlines. the birmingham 2022 commonwealth games contributed at least 870 million pounds to the uk economy according to a new study. a record 1.5 million tickets were sold for the largest multi—sport event in england since london 2012 which was delivered within budget. the cancelled chinese formula one grand prix will not be replaced this year. it was announced in december that the 2023 race was called off because of "ongoing difficulties" with covid in china. f1 rejected a request to reinstate the event in shanghai... so the season will now consist of 23 races. it's been confirmed that mark cavendish will ride for the kazazkstan—based team astana this season. they have a guaranteed spot at the tour de france, where the 37—year old will be hoping for a record—breaking 35th stage win.
alexjones, has been ordered to pay £870 million in damages, forfalsely claiming that the sandy hook shooting massacre was a hoax. 20 children and six adults were killed at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut, in 2012. the families of eight victims and one fbi agent claimed that the radio hosts' misinformation led to harassment and death threats. his lawyer has said they will appeal the decision. a passenger plane travelling from turkey to manchester has been forced to divert because of a security scare. raf typhoons were scrambled to escort the jet2 aircraft to stansted last night. no threat was found onboard and jet2 has apologised to travellers for the inconvenience. more than 100,000 postal workers are walking out today in a long—running dispute over pay and conditions. 18 further days of action are planned for the coming weeks. royal mail has warned that letters
rescue _ seven people are still missing, so rescue efforts continue in the city, a city _ rescue efforts continue in the city, a city that — rescue efforts continue in the city, a city that has been frequently targeted by russian forces very close _ targeted by russian forces very close to — targeted by russian forces very close to the front lines,. this is what _ close to the front lines,. this is what the — close to the front lines,. this is what the ukrainians have been saying. — what the ukrainians have been saying, that russia is attacking civilian— saying, that russia is attacking civilian sites and infrastructure in response — civilian sites and infrastructure in response to military defeats on the battlefield. this morning the defence secretary announced that the uk will _ defence secretary announced that the uk will be _ defence secretary announced that the uk will be giving ukraine air defence— uk will be giving ukraine air defence missiles and the ukrainians have said _ defence missiles and the ukrainians have said that they need this kind of equipment to protect cities and villages— of equipment to protect cities and villages across the country from the threat _ villages across the country from the threat of— villages across the country from the threat of russian missiles. the us conspiracy theorist, alexjones, has been ordered to pay £870 million in damages, forfalsely claiming that the sandy hook shooting massacre was a hoax. 20 children and six adults were killed at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut, in 2012. the families of eight victims and one fbi agent claimed that the radio hosts' misinformation led to harassment and death threats. his lawyer has said they will
first six nations match since becoming defence coach — and he can't wait to get started. the interest in the game in the interest in the six nations, when i firstjoined england rugby people told me there were 870 million followers worldwide of rugby union and if i compare that to the sports in australia where it's ten or 15 million into those sports, so just the extent of the following and the interest in the six nations and the issue of the calcutta cup, i want to get that done before christmas. aha, get that done before christmas. a huge weekend ahead. and the fa cup and plenty to look forward to. but what's it like to compete in an olympic games? especially one as controverisal as this one —— which has seen numerous diplomatic boycotts. earlier i spoke to amy williams, former team gb skeleton gold medallist at the winter olympic games. she gave me her reaction to the opening ceremony.
pressure _ and the other one much less so. the pressure in _ and the other one much less so. the pressure in the tournament, the pressure — pressure in the tournament, the pressure they had on their shoulders is massive — pressure they had on their shoulders is massive. and how they are dealing with it. _ is massive. and how they are dealing with it. i'm _ is massive. and how they are dealing with it, i'm really happy with them. wales will begin the defence of their six nations title tomorrow — as they play ireland in dublin. after that, england will try to regain the calcutta cup from scotland at murrayfield — and avenge last year�*s defeat at twickenham. the game will be anthony seibold�*s first six nations match since becoming defence coach — and he can�*t wait to get started. the interest in this game, in the six nations. when i firstjoined england rugby, someone said they were 870 million followers worldwide. 15 million in australian each of those sports. just the extent of the following, the extent of the interest in six nations and the history of the calcutta cup.
of our branches. where cities are captured and so on. it would not be the cash to the enemy which is something you have to do in wartime.- have to do in wartime. thank ou so have to do in wartime. thank you so much _ have to do in wartime. thank you so much for— have to do in wartime. thank you so much for your - have to do in wartime. thank you so much for your time i have to do in wartime. thank i you so much for your time that i really appreciate it. take care, stay safe and i in with you soon. care, stay safe and i in with you soon-— care, stay safe and i in with ou soon. ., ~ ,, , . you soon. thank you very much. ukraine's _ you soon. thank you very much. ukraine's government _ you soon. thank you very much. ukraine's government has - you soon. thank you very much. ukraine's government has been | ukraine's government has been trying to introduce widespread reforms to the economy. the economy. the gas industry, banking and farming arejust some of the many areas where change has been happening. the big hope is that clamping down on corruption and making sure the law is upheld properly will make the country more attractive to foreign investors. they were steadily pouring more money in until the pandemic took hold. that means, if we look at the latest numbers, they show that in 2020, nearly $870 million was actually taken out of the country but there were signs of improvement last year. 65% of members of the american chamber of commerce in ukraine said,
have to look at what's going on in the pipeline. so the surge has begun, it started in february and it's still with us and you're always going to have this problem with human trafficking and the cartels are benefiting from this because people who come up to the border and people are smuggled into the pipeline, they're controlled by smugglers and cartels, they're the one whose are getting over because of the surge at the border. >> ron, of course everyone knows we are having issues at our own border but there's this, the democrats they want to defund the border patrol and i.c.e. let's pull this up, $870 million in enhanced border facility. what's your take on this. i know the guys and girls down there, the women down there working the border, they're having a lot of trouble. there's not as many of them as there people who are trying to cross the border. what do you make of this? >> yeah, i looked at that. plus 800 million for the borders
to the southern border to help in texas and elsewhere. they decided to send hundreds of millions of dollars to help with the border as well. these borders are in the middle east, not in the united states. jillian: $870 million reimbursement to enhance their border security. >> pete hegseth and will cain, is it is hard for you to believe or do you expect this? >> i had to look up where the borders are for many countries receiving border funding, jordan, lebanon, egypt, tunisia, $870 million. what doesn't surprise me as it is because 10 years ago when i was in afghanistan upsetting over the afghan pakistan border after spending tons of money totally ignoring our own