there are soggy bottoms ahead — there will be aprons, rolling pins and tea towels galore this weekend at the opening night of "the great british bake off — the musical". # now we're here, the tent... the show has been made in conjunction with the production company behind the tv version — so expect nods to some of bake off's iconic moments — think baked alaska bingate. the show will run at the everyman theatre in cheltenham until the 6th of august. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. we started the week with some baking hot weather, but also this month has

been very, very dry. the amount of rainfall while below—average, in nottingham the last two hours have brought more than the last three weeks. across southern and eastern wales uncertainty still england the amount of rain we had seen has been well below—average —— southern and eastern wales and southern and eastern wales and southern and eastern england. barely any appreciable rain across hampshire. the opportunity for some rain over the next few days but not much in the next few days but not much in the driest areas of southern and eastern england. north—western areas will be the wettest, rainfall totals closer to normal. showers working across sussex into kent, that we have a convergence where the winds bash together to give a line of storms across mid wales, eastern wales, the bristol area, somerset and dorset. they will be slow—moving in nature, some areas will see hefty downpours where a completely dry probably just down the downpours where a completely dry probablyjust down the road. a

largely dry picture., showers into jim fitton galloway, northern ireland dry with some sunshine. much of the rain is away overnight but a band of rain can set off the atlantic into northern ireland which will bring a zone of heavier rain —— a band of rain comes in off the atlantic. the atlantic will —— the rainbow work into the north—western uk, rain to start the day for northern ireland into western scotland where it will turn quite heavy for a time, eastern scotland largely dry, some rain across eastern areas of england and wales but no real amounts —— some rain across western areas of england and wales. temperatures about 25 or 26. more rain on the charts for the second half of the weekend, low—pressure loitering, the heaviest

rainfall northern ireland and western scotland. there could be some welcome rain across southern wales where it has been incredibly dry, the south—east and east anglia probably missing out pretty hot, temperatures at about 30 across parts of east anglia. england and wales into next week have high pressure influencing the weather, lots of dry weather, turning hotter as the week goes by, rain at times across north—western uk but not where we really need it in the really dry parts of southern and eastern england.— really dry parts of southern and eastern england. a reminder of our top story... holiday—makers and lorry drivers face miles of cues this afternoon as a critical incident is declared in dover. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. a summer's day at the beach, but this is becoming an all too common sight up and down the country.

good afternoon. britain's dina asher—smith won 200m bronze at the world athletics championships this morning after battling to return to the podium. the defending champion lost the title she won three years ago, but ran 22.02 seconds to earn great britain's third medal in oregon. an incredibly fast race won byjamaican shericka jackson, who recored the second quickest time in history at 21.45 seconds. her compatriot shelly—ann fraser—pryce was second. asher—smith dedicated her medal to her grandmother, who died earlier this year. i run very emotionally. it's probably quite strange to some of the viewers, but i have to be very vibrant, happy, feeling good, feeling strong and feeling positive. 0bviously, that was impossible

for half of the season. absolutely impossible. i was generally profoundly sad and working just to be ok, but to perform you need to be more than ok, you need to be 100. that was completely not possible for most of the season, i'm probably still not 100 now, but i'm still happy i got me this. sweden have suffered a blow ahead of their women's euros quarterfinal against belgium this evening. defenders hanna glas and emma kullberg have both tested positive for covid—i9. ranked second in the world, sweden are the highest—ranked team in the tournament. they were 0lympic silver medallists last year. glas and kullberg will be separated from the rest of the squad and monitored to determine if and when they can return. the winners will face hosts england in the semifinals. manchester united manager erik ten hag says there's no change to cristiano ronaldo's situation at the club. the portuguese star hasn't started pre—season training due to a personal issue and it's thought he wants to play champions

league football next season. meanwhile, ten hag has also reacted to harry maguire being booed by some fans on the club's pre—season tour. we heard but you see, if you perform, it slows down, i think he, the team, and harry maguire, impressed by the way we played. i don't think it's the thing to find out if i understand it. it's about how we can change it, the team and harry himself by performing. britain's charley hull is still in contention after her second round at the evian championship in france, the penultimate women's major of the year. hull followed up yesterday's round of 66 with a solid 69. she's four shots behind clubhouse leader america's nelly korda,

thanks to four birdies, including this one at the 11th. finally, music during a pause in the action is getting more common at sporting events across the world. many find it hard to resist the tempation to our favourites and that proved the case for singer songwriter billie eilish at the dodgers v giants baseball game at the dodgers stadium the song they played actually happened to be one of her own. here she is throwing some moves to �*bad guy'. fortunately for eilsih, her team, the dodgers, turned out to be the good guys, winning the game 9—6. the start of second one—day international at old trafford against south africa has been delayed by rain.

that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. goodbye for now. in the last few hours, the new sri lankan prime minister has been sworn in. dinesh gunawardena, who is a former minister, took the oath in the presence of president. the rest of the cabinet is expected to be sworn in later on friday. meanwhile, sri lankan police have been dismantling protest camps in the capital, colombo. they were originally set up by groups demonstrating against the economic crisis — but in recent days protestors have expressed their anger at the appointment of ranil wickremesinghe as the new president. 0ur south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan, has the latest. hundreds of sri lankan soldiers have been deployed here. early in the morning the soldiers came in and the cleared all the barriers away from this protest site and i can see another barrier away from where i am now and the soldiers have pushed them

barrier away from where i am now and the soldiers have pushed the protesters to a designated area where they can protest. the soldiers also took control of the president's office which was stormed by large crowds last week. they said they would hand over the building to the government this afternoon but then this operation came early in the morning and i saw soldiers coming from two different directions and forcing the protesters as well as journalists away from here and now i see a number of military vehicles and police watercannon and cars and vans and heavily armed troops with riot gear. i also saw about 50 soldiers walking

so the government is sending out a very clear message that we are not encouraging these protests here and they have pushed them to the other side where there is a designated protest area. this has triggered a lot of anger and i can see the reaction social media, people talking about why the government took over on the same night as this crackdown, this raid was ordered and some people are injured and even bbcjournalists, my colleagues, were attacked by some of the troops there and one of them went to the hospital to have a checkup so there's a lot of criticism over the way the raid was conducted in colombo. italy will hold a general election on september 25th. the vote was announced following prime minister, mario draghi's, resignation,

prompting the president to dissolve parliament. mr draghi was seen both at home —— and abroad — as a stabilising force, but italy will now face two months of what's expected to be a fractious campaign. 0ur correspondent mark lowen is in rome. it was a surprise at the national unity government collapsed and it was only person who could bring together the squabbling political factions only had 6.5% growth in the economy last year pushing in a vast programme of reforms to rebuild the italian economy after the pandemic and particularly with the exit of angela merkel in germany and the problems president macron had in france, he emerged as the grown up in the room but in the end of the three opposition parties refused to heed his call to work together and

the coalition collapsed yesterday in a confident sport and he resigned and know there will be elections and and know there will be elections and a hot summer of campaigning ahead. a former irish soldier, who was found guilty of being a member of the so—called islamic state group, has been sentenced at a dublin court to 15 months in prison. lisa smith was found guilty in may of membership of the terror group but was acquitted of a separate charge of financing terrorism after a nine—week trial at dublin's non—jury special criminal court. amber heard has denied that she defend her eggs husband, johnny depp. last week and judge rejected her request for a retrial.

the headlines on bbc news: a critical incident is declared at the port of dover as holidaymakers face queues for hours for border checks, with the uk blaming french staff for the delays. the european union launches fresh legal action against the uk for failing to comply with the post—brexit northern ireland protocol. prince harry has won his bid to bring part of his high court claim against the home office over his security arrangements while in the uk. we were speaking earlier about the big summer getaway —

and one thing you might be thinking of is a tour of a few scottish islands. however, 23 of them are now off limits to visitors until october — in a bid to stop the spread of avian flu, which has already killed thousands of birds. ben phillip sent this report from aberdeenshire. a summer's day at the beach, but this is becoming an all too common sight up and down the country — dead birds washed up on the sand. since the start ofjuly alone, more than 1,000 dead seabirds suspected of having avian influenza have been collected and disposed of on the aberdeenshire coastline, hundreds of them from here, at the beach at cruden bay. we've had reports back from the beach pretty much on a daily basis that there are either dead or dying birds washed up. literally every tide brought in more. it's been pretty much all over and, of course, this being a very it's been a shame for the visitors seeing this much destruction, really, of the bird population. aberdeenshire council says it's seen a significant reduction

in the number of dead birds being reported by the public, but one wildlife charity says the situation is far from over. things are only accelerating and getting worse. for example, at our troup head nature reserve, where we've been counting dead gannets, the numbers there just seem to be going up and up and up. i don't think this is going away, sadly, any time soon and it could have catastrophic impacts on some of our wild birds. the full impact on bird populations is becoming very noticeable. this was bass rock in east lothian in september 2020. fast forward tojune this year and the world's largest northern gannet colony looks much quieter. while the risk of transmission to humans is low, the public are reminded not to touch dead or sick wild birds and to report sightings to defra or their local council. dozens of homes were destroyed or badly damaged by the fires on

tuesday. this house was damaged in norfolk. it all happened so quickly she could not take any of our belongings. it was mostly made of wood and know there is very little of it left. 0n wood and know there is very little of it left. on tuesday afternoon she was in the annexe with a 13 all grandson when a fire at the back of the property moved up the garden. because lisette said to go to the community centre, i think when it broke down i knew at that point my house a very high risk.— broke down i knew at that point my house a very high risk. karen picked u . house a very high risk. karen picked u- a house a very high risk. karen picked up a handbag _ house a very high risk. karen picked up a handbag when _ house a very high risk. karen picked up a handbag when she _ house a very high risk. karen picked up a handbag when she left - house a very high risk. karen picked up a handbag when she left that - house a very high risk. karen picked j up a handbag when she left that was it. everything else is gone. i5 up a handbag when she left that was it. everything else is gone. is not the material _ it. everything else is gone. is not the material things, _ it. everything else is gone. is not the materialthings, it's - it. everything else is gone. is not the material things, it's not - it. everything else is gone. is not the material things, it's not the l the material things, it's not the clothing of the furniture, it's the

memories and everything else, my jewellery and personal presence and things people have given me over the years. things people have given me over the ears. , ., ., things people have given me over the ears. , ,, years. lisa lives next door. she lost her garden _ years. lisa lives next door. she lost her garden shed _ years. lisa lives next door. she lost her garden shed that - years. lisa lives next door. she lost her garden shed that the l lost her garden shed that the community has stepped in to help. a very good friend, karen, stepped in and they donated a freezer for free which was amazing and these guys donated food to feed the dogs which ma not donated food to feed the dogs which may not mean _ donated food to feed the dogs which may not mean much _ donated food to feed the dogs which may not mean much to _ donated food to feed the dogs which may not mean much to some - donated food to feed the dogs "m £1 may not mean much to some but donated food to feed the dogs "m m may not mean much to some but does to me. ., , , , to me. three houses were destroyed in the fire- — to me. three houses were destroyed in the fire. karen _ to me. three houses were destroyed in the fire. karen is _ to me. three houses were destroyed in the fire. karen is no _ to me. three houses were destroyed in the fire. karen is no staying - in the fire. karen is no staying with relatives. she is grateful to have escaped the blaze but deeply saddened by the loss of treasured

belongings. the gloucester rugby player ed slater has said he is retiring after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease. charlotte winfield has been looking at the reaction to this announcement. at just 33 kat slater had no plans to retire but yesterday gloucester rugby announced he would stop playing with immediate effect. —— ed slater. they said they were committed to supporting him and his wife and three children if required. he made 78 appearances for the team. his diagnosis follows that of other high—profile sportsmen including former rugby league player rob burrow and a scotland rugby union lock forward dodie weir who said

they would do everything they can to support ed and his family. there have been an outpouring of good wishes including from his former club, leicestertigers wishes including from his former club, leicester tigers and a former team—mate who says he is with them every step of the way and him being described as a legend. the mnd association tweeted at the family is in contact with his family and offered support to all those affected by mnd. ijust giving page was set up with donations exceeding the £20,000 target within hours.

cycling fans will be lining the streets of paris but this year will be able to see a women's tour to france. some of the greatest ever athlete you have probably never heard of, the female cyclist who for too long have felt unrecognised. alfonsina strada, beryl burton, marianne vos — to name some of the world's greatest ever athletes you've probably never heard of. the female cyclists who for too long have felt unrecognised. but perhaps that's about to change. dramatic music. we shall tackle the most challenging route. - defy the most iconic climbs. we are going to own the roads- and share our passion in a new way. for the first time in more than 30 years, there will be a tour de france for women.

starting at the eiffel tower in paris, over eight days, the women will cycle for 1000 kilometers. britain will set a new fastest time in this mixed relay... one of the riders will be 23 year old anna henderson, seen here competing in a world championship. the tour de france often represents what cycling is, bike racing is. so i guess to have our own race is quite special. and yeah, you always get kind of yourfamily, friends and your relatives saying and asking if you've done the tour de france. so now i can officially say i'm going to do the tour de france. stage 20. i'm here with my best climbing pal, carmen. we've got 9k left. three years ago, a group of female amateur cyclists rode the men's tour de france route to prove that women could do it and to campaign for a women's race. amongst them was julianne and louise. it means everything. we campaigned really hard for women to have an opportunity to race

in something incredible like the tour de france three years ago when we rode the whole route of the men's race the day before. so the fact that there is finally something for the women to race in and of similar prestige, it means everything to me. later today, they'll be riding from london to paris to cheer on the women. they're confident that the race is here to stay. i think the world has changed. there's a lot more support for women in sport. - we're stronger. we are getting involved in everything. - england won the football on wednesday. - what a great game that was. and i think it's here to stay and i think. the support will be there. it's a really exciting - time for women in sport. sammie stewart would love to compete in the tour de france one day. she might be a professional cyclist, but she still has to do her day job as a firefighter. ok, so we can see how much space we've got already created in this area. here she is teaching how to rescue

people from their cars. i'll come into work. i'll probably put a breathing apparatus set on my back and walk into like, well, we can have temperatures up to 300 degrees. we'll train some of the recruits that we've got in or some of the staff that come in from different stations. and then, yeah, i'll have to put in well, i'll do an hour's intense training because my coach is really good who he'll tailor it to fit the demands of myjob. the women's race is shorter than the men's and the prize money a lot less. but it's a start. and it could inspire so many more women to believe that they can wear the yellow jersey. if you've got a dream, go out and get it. that's what you've got to do. you never give up. that's kind of my slogan. i've finished racing on broken collarbones. i've nevergiven up. but yeah, i mean, if you want it, it's there. you've got to go out and get it.

the san diego comic book convention is getting under way and it is the first time in three years the full event has taken place because of the pandemic stopped it is one of the most important dates on the pop culture calendar. despite only being released a few weeks ago, thor love and funder has already made more than half a billion dollars at the box office. music: sweet child 0' mine by guns n' at the box roses. despite only being released a few weeks ago, thor: love and thunder has already made more than half a billion dollars at the global box office. proof — if proof were needed — that comic—book movies are a big, big business.

and if superheroes and sci—fi are your religion, then this is surely your mecca. tens of thousands of self—proclaimed geeks and nerds coming to san diego for comic—con. stormtroopers, kings of atlantis, and... ..whatever this is. it's just nice to see everyone out in public again. and, like i said, just being able to interact with other people you have interests with and everything. it was kind of an indefinite thing — we were worried it wasn't going to come back. at least i was — i'm like, "oh, we're never going to have comic—con again!" so i'm really excited to be here. i'm here to have fun. i love...just all the energy, the people, the... all the pop culture just coming together, just to celebrate each other and have a great time. and there'sjust nothing else like it in the world. so it's like a kid in a candy store for me. it's notjust about dressing up or the strategic use of spandex. comic—con is often the launch pad for new movies and television shows. this year, we can expect to see more details about the new game of thrones spin off house of the dragon. and the long—awaited prequel to the lord of the rings. oh, and if you're really lucky, someone may actually buy the odd comic book or two. tim allman, bbc news.

now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. we all know about the extreme heat we've had earlier in the week. july has seen record—breaking temperatures here across the uk, but it's also been incredibly dry across parts of southern wales, southern and eastern areas of england. there've been some places that have seen no appreciable measurable rain so far this month, so bone dry. now, there is potential for seeing a bit of rain over the next few days, but some of the driest areas of southern and eastern england, hardly anything in the forecast. there should be some useful rain, though, across parts of southern wales. that's one of the driest areas of the uk, so i'm sure that rain will be welcome. and the radar picture is picking up some areas of rain today.

we've got this line just forming across east wales into parts of somerset area, down to dorset that's forming on a convergence zone. so there will be some slow moving, heavy thundery showers there, bringing some locally pretty large rainfall totals. but the rain across sussex will probably weaken. the rain also across northern england, likely to weaken in time as well. 0vernight tonight, well, we're going to see our next batch of rain moving in off the atlantic. that's going to be bringing some wet weather to northern ireland by the end of the night and temperatures finishing the night at around 12 to 15 degrees celsius. it's a comfortable night's sleep. now, this weekend, there is prospect of seeing some rainfall. the heaviest rain will be across north—western areas, across parts of eastern england will be dragging in some warm air with temperatures again climbing into the high 20s, if not low 30s, towards the second half of the weekend. now, saturday, well, some rain starting off in northern ireland, some rain pushing into western parts of scotland, england and wales. no great amounts for many areas and across parts of eastern and southern england, probably missing out altogether.

now, temperatures reaching a high of 25, 26, so warm across east anglia in the south—east, high teens to low 20s across the north and west. now, for sunday, probably some heavy rain targeting southern wales. so some welcome rain here, some wet weather for parts of scotland and northern ireland. but again, parts of east anglia and south—east england staying bone dry and it's getting hot again for a time. temperatures could hit the 30 degrees celsius mark as we go through sunday afternoon. now, heading into next week, there'll be a lot of dry weather for england and wales. so no great rainfall totals in the forecast, turning hotter towards the end of the week. the north—west of the uk will see some rain at times.

this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall and these are the latest headlines... "a critical incident" is declared at the port of dover as holiday—makers face queues for hours for border checks — with the uk blaming french staff for the delays. it's been rather frustrating and distressing. i mean, iwas among hundreds and hundreds of people stuck in the queue in the town centre of dover not knowing what was going to happen. i centre of dover not knowing what was going to happen-— going to happen. i share the frustration _ going to happen. i share the frustration and _ going to happen. i share the frustration and i _ going to happen. i share the frustration and i am - going to happen. i share the frustration and i am so - going to happen. i share the frustration and i am so sorry that the travellers that we had going through— the travellers that we had going through the pork today are being impacted — through the pork today are being impacted by so much. despite the port today. a mother and her partner have been found guilty of murdering her 15—year—old son in a campaign of torture

that lasted weeks.