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Jul 2023
34m 11s

Just Stop Sport?

BBC News
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In this Newscast, Adam is joined by BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew and tennis commentator Katie Smith to talk about how the crowds reacted when Just Stop Oil stopped play at the Ashes and Wimbledon. And the managing director of Silverstone, hosting this weekend’s Formula 1, tells Adam that the British Grand Prix is pulling out the stops to prevent any attempts to invade the circuit.

And drinks journalist Alice Lascelles from the Financial Times celebrates the this summer’s cocktail - the Hugo Spritz.

You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere

Today's Newscast was hosted by Adam Fleming. It was made by Fiona Leach with Rufus Grey and Alex Collins. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The senior news editor was Jonathan Aspinwall.

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