After being forced off the field in the evening session of Day One of the Fifth Test at The Oval, England bowler Chris Woakes’ shoulder injury “doesn’t look good,” according to Guy Atkinson.
Fifth Test between England and India, day one of the match report
The RSF’s recent creation of parallel government has received a lot of negative feedback.
Sudan has endured a devastating conflict for more than two years.
It now faces yet another problem.
A parallel government to the one led by the army chief has been announced by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
The army has criticized the move as a desperate attempt by the RSF to hold onto power, while the African Union has rejected it.
However, according to analysts, the decision poses a real risk and could cause even more division in a nation that is already fractious.
How will this new conflict of power affect both Sudan and the world at large?
And how might it impact the region under RSF control of Darfur?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Guests:
Hafiz Mohamed, Director of the advocacy and research institute Justice Africa Sudan,
Kholood Khair, the founder of Confluence Advisory, a think-tank that was founded in Khartoum, is a political analyst from Sudan.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a US-backed non-profit organization established in Gaza earlier this year, is a US-backed organization. Following a protracted halt in supply deliveries to the enclave, aid distribution began in May. However, more than 1, 000 Palestinians have died while trying to access food at GHF aid centers, according to the UN.
Palestinians in Gaza, who are starving and in agony, must walk a few miles to collect the city’s four militarized hubs to collect the desperately needed food packages. According to Palestinian medics and civilians, GHF and Israeli troops frequently fire on aid seekers, killing dozens at once.
The killings have sparked international outcry, including condemnations from heads of state, UN agencies, and human rights groups, and have been supported by video evidence, whistleblowers, Israeli soldiers, and other harrowing accounts.
According to the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, which records atrocities committed against Palestinians, mercenaries employed by the GHF are principal targets.
Additionally, Euro-Med claims that Israeli forces have made it possible for Palestinian gangs to loot aid convoys and terrorize people.
Formerly employed by the GHF, retired US special forces officer Anthony Aguilar recently made public some of the brutal treatment Palestinians receive at aid sites.
Without a doubt, I witnessed the Israeli military commit war crimes,” Aguilar told the BBC in an exclusive interview.
Israeli doctors and survivors claim that Israel frequently directs Palestinian aid seekers with snipers.
In the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, Dr. Fadel Naeem claimed that he sees most gunshot wounds in the “head, chest, and abdomen” and that he frequently treats patients there.
He noted that Israel occasionally fires tear gas, explosives, or artillery shells at large crowds, but also appears to fire indiscriminately at hungry Palestinians. As well as flesh and shrapnel wounds, these attacks frequently result in severe burns.
“Many] of the injured end up with amputated limbs because there is frequently severe tissue tearing,” said Dr. Naeem.
Other Palestinians are frequently stricken in the hysteria to flee Israeli gunfire or get a bag of food aid because of their sustained fractures and broken bones.
Many of the injuries, according to Dr. Hassan al-Shaer, who works at al-Shifa Hospital, are serious.
He told Al Jazeera, “Many of the injured] victims who come to us also have life-threatening wounds, and they are taken to the operating room right away.”
Israel consistently refutes Israeli claims that its troops only shoot “warning shots” outside GHF distribution centers to stop overcrowding and officially denies firing at Palestinians.
Additionally, the Israeli army claims that “chaos” at the locations pose an “immediate threat” to army soldiers.
However, Israel’s troops pose the real threat, according to a news report that was released by the Israeli daily Haaretz on June 27.
Many soldiers who served in Gaza acknowledged that their superiors had “ordered to shoot” directly at Palestinian aid recipients.
Between one and five people were killed daily in the area where I was stationed. They are treated like a hostile force, with no crowd-control or tear gas, just live fire from anything that can be used, including heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, and mortars, according to a soldier.
He continued, “It’s a killing field.”
Both Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Katz refute the accusations and assert that they are “blood libel” against Israel, making it false and anti-Semitic to accuse Jews of killing Christians with their blood in religious rituals.
No, the claims made by doctors in Gaza’s hospitals and clinics do not support Israel’s assertion.
When the GHF began providing aid in the middle of May, according to Dr. Shaer of al-Shifa, many of the injured people began visiting the hospital.
In Gaza, illnesses and weak immune systems are frequently the cause of injuries that are frequently compounded by illness and starvation.
Hakeem Yahiya Mansour, a 30-year-old emergency medical professional from Gaza, continued that “death always occurs” at GHF sites.
He told Al Jazeera, “The majority of the calls we receive come from the distribution zones’ environs.”
According to Doctors Without Borders, which is known by its French name MSF, footage of the sites shows thousands of starving Palestinians crammed onto a strip of land roughly the size of a football field.
Aid seekers are frequently forced to fight for food parcels that are tossed to hungry crowds at poorly organized and chaotic distribution points because they are surrounded by guard towers.
Aid seekers can often hear the terrifying drones buzzing above them because tanks are frequently stationed nearby.
Palestinians have little room to maneuver or get assistance, according to satellite imagery obtained by Al Jazeera’s verification unit, Sanad.
Palestinians have the choice between dying from gunfire or starvation despite the dangers. In order to provide food for their families and young children, many people chose to accept the risk and apply for aid.
Mohanad Shaaban said he had to go to the GHF site on July 30 because he had been unable to eat for three days. He recalls seeing two tanks at the location, one on the right and the left.
He eloquently recalls how “the Israelites then opened fire on us.”
Shaaban pleaded with the world to “tell this famine to end.”
Some of Israel’s allies have been forced to issue stern condemnations and ultimatums due to the harrowing images and images of Palestinians dying from hunger and being killed at GHF aid sites.
Israel should increase life-saving aid, according to a statement released by France, Germany, and the UK.
The political right wing is stoking pressure on the UK’s Labour government as more than 25 000 people cross the English Channel into the United Kingdom this year, which is the fastest rate since records began in 2018.
In total, there are 254 arrivals in 2025, according to figures released on Thursday, bringing the total number of arrivals to 436 from 13 small boats on Wednesday alone. It’s a risky journey that has resulted in dozens of fatalities over the years.
The undocumented migration policy of Prime Minister Keir Starmer is likely to face more political scrutiny. Starmer vows to “smash the gangs” responsible for ferrying people across the Channel, while his government has pledged tougher measures against smuggling networks.
Opposition politicians have criticized Labour’s strategy based on the most recent statistics.
“Aproximately 900 people crossed the Channel yesterday, which means that 25, 000 people, mostly young men, have done so this year. The Labour government is not putting an end to the crossings, according to Conservative Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp, who called 2025 the worst year on record so far.
According to him, “[Home Secretary] Yvette Cooper’s so-called deal, which still hasn’t begun, will not even make a dent; it will take 10 years for them to deport the illegal immigrants who have arrived since the start of this year alone.”
Early this month, Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron made the “one in, one out” returns for asylum seekers. According to Starmer, the pilot program stipulates that for every return, a different person would be able to travel to the UK “via a safe route: controlled and legal, subject to strict security checks and only accessible to those who have not attempted to enter the country illegally.”
Philp also reiterated his party’s call to deport and detain new arrivals right away, warning that a Conservative government might consider withdrawing from the EU, a threat they made frequently in and during the party’s transitional period.
Nigel Farage, the leader of the radical right Reform UK, echoed those criticisms by posting the following on social media: “898 illegals crossed the English Channel yesterday. More hotels, more costs, and more visitors who shouldn’t be here are all due. The general public “had enough”!
In Epping, north of London, a number of violent far-right demonstrations have recently taken place outside a hotel that accepts asylum seekers.
The Kia Oval, Day One of the Fifth Rothesay Test, is scheduled for today.
India 204-6: Nair 52*, Atkinson 2-31, Tongue 2-47
England has yet to bat.
The toss was won by England.
On a bizarre opening day of the decisive Test, Chris Woakes’ shoulder injury prevented England from taking six wickets.
Woakes suffered a minor injury to an underperforming England pace-bowling attack after chasing the ball past the boundary late in the day at The Oval and exited the game with his left arm in a makeshift sling.
The outcome of the series could be affected significantly by the injury. With three seamers and Joe Root’s spin, England could be without them to avoid defeat and claim a 2-1 victory.
England reduced the visitors to 204-6 in the 64 overs that were open on either side of two sluggish rain delays.
After winning the series’ fifth time, the England bowling veered from sublime to ridiculous after winning the toss.
Josh Tongue’s effort, which included two near-unplayable deliveries that saw both Sai Sudharsan and Ravindra Jadeja caught behind, was typified by the home side’s effort.
The curious cricket didn’t end there. Shubman Gill, the series’ captain for India, resigned after releasing a ridiculous single. In his subsequent play, Cowler Gus Atkinson picked up the ball, but his direct hit tore Gill short of his feet.
With a hamstring injury, Atkinson, England’s best bowler, had a good day. In his first senior game in more than two months, he was comfortably at his best.
India stayed in thanks to Karun Nair’s resolve from 153-6, which kept the day 52 fresh.
Without injured captain Ben Stokes, long-term absentee Mark Wood, and worn-out pair Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse, England was already without them. Sam Cook and Matthew Potts have been overlooked.
The Woakes’ injury is a huge blow because it is difficult to field a makeshift attack in such a crucial Test. There must be concern for his future as an international cricket player at the age of 36.
It arrived at the conclusion of a bizarre day. An odd spectacle was created by the weather, aching bodies, and injuries that forced both teams to make four different changes.
Ollie Pope, who would have contested the toss against Stokes on a green field in the stand-in, would have been desperate. An incredible 15th consecutive toss that India’s men have lost across formats was again incorrectly called by Gill. This was the 22nd first-class game in a row that the captain’s winning toss was playing on.
England should likely be stronger in a stronger position given the circumstances. When India bowls, they will fully understand how effective their bat-wielding effort is. Tourists shouldn’t find it difficult to demonstrate greater consistency and, in turn, to take advantage of the assistance provided.
In this series, England hasn’t had the same sort of success as England when they bowled better on flatter surfaces. India’s third-highest scorer was the 30 extras that the hosts offered.
Tongue led the series as a bowler with 11 wickets before being dropped after two Tests. It would be an understatement to describe his return as a day of contrasts.
His first ball, which went to KL Rahul, was sprayed five wide down the leg. In his first over, he added two more wide bowls, including one that went for five. Tongue’s first five overs, which included 18 runs, came out despite the wides, and when he came back after the two raindrops, he still missed his lines between his two jaffas.
He bowled two nearly identical deliveries that angled in, slammed away, and took the edge when he was bowling the left-handed pair of Sudharsan and Jadeja.
Atkinson was accurate if Tongue was a maniac, easing any doubts about his lack of cricket. He only needed seven balls to get Yashasvi Jaiswal lbw on review, executed the Gill run out, and added bounce to get the poking Dhruv Jurel caught on second slip.
The calamitous runaway runaway from Gill, who has occasionally appeared unmovable in the series, continued to cause their issues on the square.
Gill and Sudharsan had a great relationship, but their judgment was horrifying. Just two pitches into the defensive, his shot rolled. Too late to surpass Atkinson’s swoop and precise throw, the captain started and Sudharsan sent him back.
Nair’s inclusion in the India side came as a surprise because he has had a mixed series and was not selected for the fourth Test. His opposition restored India’s faith.
Nair only managed four of his first 26 balls, and he only managed to escape with one more after Woakes’ inside edge fell short. He scored with admirable glances as England frequently sprinted across the pads.
Kath Ebbs has gone public with their new relationship this week. It comes just three months after the content creator told fans that they had been dumped by JoJo Siwa shortly after she had left the Celebrity Big Brother house.
JoJo, 22, grew close to fellow housemate Chris Hughes, 32, whilst on the reality TV show in the UK. The finalist was then said to have dumped her partner Kath, 27, at an afterparty in April and has since teased over a romance with Chris.
Now, Kath, who previously suggested that they were “hurt” by JoJo’s closeness with Chris on the show, has announced that they are in a new relationship themself. It comes after Chris defended his relationship with JoJo amid criticism on social media recently.
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Kath took to Instagram this morning to go public with footballer Tilly Lucas-Rodd, 29, who plays in the AFL Women’s division of the Australian Football League. They shared a photo that showed the couple looking loved-up in a photobooth.
Kath posed provocatively in a photo alongside the photo of JoJo and their relationship. The rumors are true, they claimed in the caption that came with the post earlier today. I do still (insanity) think in love! “!
Fans posted their opinions in the comments section of the post, which has more than 13 000 likes already registered. Someone wrote, “Entered your WAG era and I’m livin’ for it.” while another remarked, “Ah yes! Things that we adore to see”!
The happy ending you deserve (and we all desired) was another writer. One person shared their thoughts, and said, “So happy for you.” “Congratulations,” another person said.
The news comes just months after Kath announced that JoJo had dumped them at an afterparty following Celebrity Big Brother’s final in April. Kath said: “I flew here and I went to the live show to show up for my partner and support them in their experience and then obviously later on address my feelings of like hurt and work through them like all relationships do.”
They continued, “I went to the after party with my now-ex-wife, crazy thing, and was dumped in the party, but before I could even get back to the hotel I… it’s actually crazy.” I was informed that there were ‘confused feelings’ there, which you can express as you will, and that they realized that I wasn’t the person they wanted to spend the [foresee]with.
JoJo later addressed the situation whilst on This Morning. She said: “I’ll be honest – that was not a plan. That was not an intention. That was not supposed to happen like that. Initially I was told that y’know the wrap party was something they didn’t want to attend.”
They made a decision about an hour into the wrap party, she continued. And so it only seemed like we were going to have a conversation before it just escalated. I responded, “No,” when they immediately inquired whether I was happy. And there was a conversation that did occur there as a result of one thing leading to another.
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