today at 6:00pm... how the nhs in england relies increasingly on doctors and nurses recruited from overseas. medical unions warn that going from a fifth to a third of overseas recruitment in seven years is unsustainable. we speak to some who've come recently. i was a bit nervous but then i tell myself, "you know what, lynette, this is what you want to do, this is your dream, settle down, and you will get this done." we'll be asking whether the uk should be looking at training more health staff. also on the programme... a hosepipe ban hasjust come into force here in hampshire and in the isle of wight in the last hour.

the rift between china and the us over taiwan deepens, as beijing suspends cooperation on key issues including climate change. a year since thousands of afghans came to the uk fleeing the taliban, we have a special report on their new lives. it's never too late. george miller becomes the oldest commonwealth games gold medalist in history at the age of 75. and coming up on the bbc news channel... two golds in 2a hours. england's jack laugher gets a second diving medal, along with partner ant harding. good evening. the nhs in england is increasingly reliant on doctors and nurses recruited from outside the uk, bbc analysis has found.

it shows that more than a third of doctors who joined the health service last year came from overseas, compared with less than a fifth in 2015. the government says employing people from abroad has always been part of its strategy, but unions have warned it is unsustainable in the long term, and that the uk should be training its own doctors and nurses. 0ur health editor hugh pym has been looking at the figures. new figures show in a rising workforce, doctors in england recruited from outside the uk and the eu rose from 18% of the total in 2015, to 34% last year. as for nurses and midwives registering to work each year in the uk, this was just before the brexit referendum — blue for uk staff, orange showing nurses from other european countries and grey for other nations. then the european share fell, partly down to a new language test, and nearly half of the newjoiners last year were from other countries.

the nhs has always welcomed overseas staff, but there've been calls for more to be trained in the uk. lynette is a paediatric nurse. she came to the uk injune from barbados. hi, charlotte. how are you doing today? she moved here to gain new nursing skills and join her husband who already has a job in the nhs. the staff are lovely, they are supportive. lynette was hired by an east london hospital trust with 11 other overseas nurses. i came over with a group of filipinos. i was the only person from the caribbean in that group, yes. and also the only person that knew england a bit, so i was their tour guide. i was a bit nervous but then i tell myself, "you know what, lynette, this is what you want to do, this is your dream, settle down, and you will get this done.

you can do it." brian is a stroke nurse. he came to the uk injune from the philippines. how are you feeling today? he was in lynette�*s group and says the filipino nurse community at local hospitals has helped him settle in quickly. in the last two and a half years, the trust has hired more international nurses than british—trained. they are pleased with their recruits but know there is a long—term challenge. we desperately need more nurses trained in the uk. from recruiting a nurse from overseas to her getting a uk pin number here, costs us over £13,000. you know, when you've employed over 520, it's a significant amount of money. but yet i see it as part of the whole of the nhs to continue to recruit overseas for now. the uk is not alone in needing to recruit health staff from overseas, and there are warnings that a steady flow of new workers can't be taken for granted. some of the key factors here are about the speed with which we can offer a job compared to other countries. we are competing in a global market. countries like germany, for example, are increasing the number of nurses they are recruiting from overseas, so we have to be quick,

we have to be able to offer good pay and progression, and those appear to be key. since the brexit referendum, fewer eu nurses have opted to work in the uk, but there's been an increase from elsewhere, including the philippines, india and nigeria. visa delays and other bureaucracy, though, are possible barriers. ira is a blood medicine specialist. she came to the uk last yearfrom albania. she says her trust has been hugely supportive and professionally she loves the work, but there were unnecessary frustrations. in the beginning, especially the struggle with bureaucracy after i finished my exams, to the moment i got my license. it was about ten months. it gets frustrating and it takes a long time and money and effort. and that might put off some albanian doctors, do you think? yes. i think the visa issue puts off a lot of them. and for hajra and herfamily, visa issues were the reason she's now left the nhs. she trained in pakistan and then

came to the uk 18 years ago. but she says because of a struggle to get visas for her parents tojoin her, she opted to move to saudi arabia. none of us have left there because we hated it. but a lot of us are leaving because we don't have a choice. because we are backed into a corner and none of us will abandon our parents. the government said more medical students were being trained in england, but international recruitment would still be important as demand for services kept growing. that though, will be no easy task. hugh pym, bbc news. the first in a series of hosepipe bans came into force today, following the driestjuly in england since 1935. in the areas affected, people won't be allowed to use hosepipes to water lawns or plants, to clean cars or to fill paddling pools. restrictions for southern water customers in much of hampshire and the isle of wight came into force at 5pm this afternoon.

about one million south—east water customers in kent and sussex will face measures from next friday, august 12th. and welsh water has announced a ban covering pembrokeshire and a small part of caermarthenshire to start on august 19th. thames water, south—west water, yorkshire water and ses water say they may introduce restrictions if the weather stays dry. a significant water scarcity has been declared in central and north east fife by scotland's environmental regulator. 0ur correspondent zoe conway reports from hampshire where the ban has just come into effect. i'll do the beans. have you got some water? for malcolm and jill prince, their allotment is about so much more than a place to grow vegetables and flowers. it's peace, and it's well—being for myself. and for malcolm, i think. they used to water their veg once a week using a hose. now it's all about the heavy lifting.

banged my head! while they are both willing to do their bit to conserve water, jill is concerned that southern water is wasting too much water through lea ks. we report a leak and nothing is done for weeks and weeks and weeks. and that was a substantial leak that we had. and that is the bit that i find really difficult, that you can't get anywhere. southern water says the hosepipe ban is to protect local river and their precious habitats from the effects of a drought. but it's losing on average 95 million litres of water a day through leaks, the equivalent of 38 olympic size swimming pools. we absolutely have got to fix all of those leaks because we've got a part to play, as well as our customers. so we are fixing around 250 leaks every single week across the whole of the region. and we are actually asking customers to report leaks to us so we can get

out and fix them even faster. but these leaks often occur underneath schools, underneath houses, underneath roads, so they are quite difficult to get to. gardeners are being advised they don'tjust need to adapt to this summer's weather. they need to adapt to a changing climate. my top tips for this hot, dry weather is to switch over to drought—tolerant plants like these lovely echinacea we have here. to make sure that in the winter and the spring that you capture as much rainwater in your water buttes, and the best times for watering, and it really does make a difference, is to water later, late in the evening or in the early morning. those found flouting the ban could be fined £1000, and water companies want people to keep an eye on each other�*s water usage. we don't know how long this hosepipe ban will last, but with temperatures set to rise again next week, and with no meaningful rainfall forecast here in the south, there's not much

hope that hoses are going to be back in use anytime soon. studio: zoe conway reporting. footage has emerged of the conservative leadership candidate rishi sunak telling an audience in tunbridge wells in kent that as chancellor he diverted public money from "deprived urban areas" to ensure that "areas like this" got the funding they deserved. our political correspondent nick eardley is here with more details. the clip you are about to see is from last week and was filmed at an event for conservative members. i managed to start changing the funding formulas, to make sure that areas like this are getting the funding that they deserve. because we inherited a bunch of formulas from the labour party that shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas, then they... and, you know, that needed to be undone. i started the work of doing that. that could be damaging for rishi sunak will stop look at this from

liz truss supporterjake berry, who chairs an important group of conservative mps from northern england. he is accusing rishi sunak of trying to funnel vital investment away from deprived areas. and have a look at this from labour's lisa nandy, who says rishi sunak�*s comments were scandalous. in the past hour rishi sunak has given this defence. ., , ., , ., defence. people who need help and extra investment _ defence. people who need help and extra investment are _ defence. people who need help and extra investment are not _ extra investment are notjust limited — extra investment are notjust limited to big urban areas will stop you find _ limited to big urban areas will stop you find them in towns across the uk and in _ you find them in towns across the uk and in rural— you find them in towns across the uk and in ruralareas you find them in towns across the uk and in rural areas too will stop that— and in rural areas too will stop that was— and in rural areas too will stop that was a _ and in rural areas too will stop that was a point i was making, that our funding — that was a point i was making, that ourfunding foryour that was a point i was making, that our funding for your mothers that failed _ our funding for your mothers that failed to— our funding for your mothers that failed to recognise that are out of date and — failed to recognise that are out of date and need changing.— failed to recognise that are out of date and need changing. that's been a bi round date and need changing. that's been a big round today — date and need changing. that's been a big round today but _ date and need changing. that's been a big round today but the _ date and need changing. that's been a big round today but the issues - a big round today but the issues that are going to dominate the entry of the next prime minister are these ones. the economy and the cost of living. the strategies of the two candidates feel more starkly split than ever. liz truss says she can cut taxes immediately and start to grow the economy. she thinks that

would help avoid a recession. rishi sunak says he wants big tax cuts, but not for a few years yet. he says introducing them now would make inflation worse and make people poorer. have a listen to this from an independent expert. what we really need is a focus on another— what we really need is a focus on another package, probably, to help people _ another package, probably, to help people with the cost of living, the cost of _ people with the cost of living, the cost of energy bills, and support for public— cost of energy bills, and support for public services as well. but tax cuts are popular with conservative members. remember, tey are the ones who'll make the decision about who the next prime minister is. nick eardley, thank you. china says it's suspending co—operation with the us in a number of important areas after the house speaker nancy pelosi's controversial visit to taiwan. beijing is holding a second day of its biggest—ever military drills around the island, which it sees as a breakaway province — while taiwan sees itself as self—ruled.

taiwan says that today dozens of chinese military planes and 13 warships crossed this line here, which separates the island from the mainland. taiwan's foreign minister, joseph wu, has defended nancy pelosi's visit, and said that taiwan would continue to invite democratic politicians from around the world to come to taipei. he has been speaking exclusively to our correspondent in taipai, rupert wingfield—hayes. for the second day in a row, china has continued its military intimidation of taiwan. at least 68 chinese fighter jets intimidation of taiwan. at least 68 chinese fighterjets are reported to have crossed into taiwanese controlled airspace. this video broadcast on chinese television this evening shows just how close some of them came to the taiwanese coast. in them came to the taiwanese coast. in the background, those are the mountains of central taiwan. china has also announced a long list of retaliation against america, including personal sanctions on nancy pelosi. but in taipei, foreign

ministerjoseph wu told me he has no regrets about inviting the us house speaker to come to the island. the taiwanese speaker to come to the island. tie: taiwanese government, speaker to come to the island. tte: taiwanese government, especially the ministry of foreign affairs, has been working very hard in expanding taiwan's international space, making friends with important international leaders or trying to connect more with like—minded partners around the world, like a speaker nancy pelosi. she had an opportunity to visit, its very significant, to allow the it's very significant, to allow the international community to understand that taiwan is a democracy. understand that taiwan is a democracy-— understand that taiwan is a democra . �*, ., , ., ., �*, democracy. it's not 'ust taiwan's democracy h democracy. it's not 'ust taiwan's democracy that _ democracy. it's notjust taiwan's democracy that threatened - democracy. it's notjust taiwan's democracy that threatened by i democracy. it's not just taiwan's - democracy that threatened by china. it's a big chunk of the world's economy will stop one hour drive s. of economy will stop one hour drive s. of taipei, these are the huge plants of the world most important maker of advanced microchips. it's amazing to think that in these huge buildings behind me here, here, they manufacturer around two thirds of the world boss and most advanced microchips, and in that building of a dare, currently under construction, they are going to

start next year making the next generation of even more advanced chips. that makes this one corporation, tsmc, absolutely vital to the world cosmic modern economy. it also makes this place very vulnerable. it only for this selfish reason, joseph wu says the world should care what happens to taiwan. tsmc is the most important your producer here in taiwan and one of the most important to producers around the world. you can see without computer chips here in taiwan or without tsmc, the international community is going to suffer. pa. international community is going to suffer. �* , , international community is going to suffer. �* , ., international community is going to suffer. ., ., ., suffer. a tiny blockade of taiwan could make _ suffer. a tiny blockade of taiwan could make the _ suffer. a tiny blockade of taiwan could make the worldwide - suffer. a tiny blockade of taiwan could make the worldwide chip i could make the worldwide chip shortage caused by the covid pandemic look like a minor blip on the global economy. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in taipei. our north america correspondent john sudworth is in washington.

along john sudworth is in washington. with those issues rupert, along with those issues raised by rupert, what response has there been to china saying it is suspending cooperation with the us on some key issues? ~ . , ., ., , ., ., , cooperation with the us on some key issues? ., ., ., , , issues? washington has already been makin: its issues? washington has already been making its displeasure _ issues? washington has already been making its displeasure over _ issues? washington has already been making its displeasure over china's i making its displeasure over china's military action is very clear, including summoning the chinese ambassador here to the white house, and i think there is no doubt that this letters mac latest list of measures announced by the chinese foreign ministry will further fuel concern —— this latest list. a host of measures on cross—border crime, narcotics, and on climate change, and issued so many people and governments had hoped might surpass diplomatic wrangling. beijing has announced it is suspending cooperation with washington. i think this is a sign of a deeper shift in the geopolitical landscape, the old assumption that with trade and engagement, china and america would be drawn closer together is now surely for the history books. china is making clear that authoritarianism, including its

claims of taiwan, trump everything else, and the world struggles to know what to do about it. america is sending a strike group up through the taiwan strait to enforce treatment navigation, but that is also likely to only further fuel tension. ., ~ also likely to only further fuel tension. ., ,, , ., also likely to only further fuel tension. ., ~' ,, g ., , tension. thank you, john. time is 'ust after tension. thank you, john. time is just after 6.15. _ our top story this evening — the nhs in england relies increasingly on doctors and nurses recruited from overseas, but experts warn that is not sustainable long term. and coming up, the garment is urged to step up efforts to control the monkeypox outbreak in the uk —— the monkeypox outbreak in the uk —— the government. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel — it's the return of the premier league later with crystal palace against arsenal the opening match. it promises to be an exciting season, with nottingham forest back in the top flight for the first time this century. it was last august that a coalition of international forces, led by the us, withdrew from afghanistan, marking

the end of a 20—year campaign in the country. the taliban swiftly took over, leading to chaotic scenes such as these as people tried to flee. a year on, nearly 10,000 refugees who came to the uk are still in hotels, unable to find stability. our special correspondent lucy manning has been speaking to some of them about their new lives. my name is hala. i'm nearly four. my name is zara. for a year, home has been a hotel. the shelgari family, six children and their parents, living in one corridor of rooms. it's not the family life they hoped for. the hotel is not for long—term living. we are hopeless. but it looks very long time. you feel hopeless? yeah, of course. they say that it might be solved within one month or two months, but it's nearly one year. this woman had to flee afghanistan because her mother was a politician. the uk gave her safety, but not stability.

for close to a year, she's lived in a hotel in yorkshire with her family. last week, it stopped housing afghans. she's now in sussex, split up from the others. it was very, very hard to be separated from my family and it was more harder that we are staying very far from each other. where has everyone gone? so my two brothers are in manchester and my sister is in leeds. to be honest, i couldn't just stop my tears. it's costing more than £1 million a day in hotel bills. unlike ukrainians, afghans have no sponsors, no—one to live with to help them, and they can't bring over other family members. the scheme for afghans has not been a success in terms of housing or integration. there have been the odd success stories, one a journey from kabul to aberdeen. we were just left behind in a dark room. we first spoke to burhan, a former british army interpreter in kabul, pleading for help

in august last year. through the danger at the airport with bombs, he managed to get his family to safety. we spoke to him in isolation when he arrived. everyone is ok and now we are in safety, and we are very thankful. he's one of the minority who've made it out of hotels... this is your new house. ..thanks to helga, the woman who saw our bbc news reports and offered him a flat in aberdeen. look in there. what do you see? the ties~ _ ——the toys a year on, we came to visit them. i named this city city of opportunities. city of opportunities? leaving behind your home, leaving behind families, is very hard. at least i can say that i'm the luckiest one amongst my friends, among tens of thousands of people who left afghanistan, that i am settled well in aberdeen by the help of generous, good people around me.

the granite city has shown warmth. burhan has a job in security. narcis is learning english. before sepehr moved to aberdeen, he spoke little english. i'm excited about toys. now that's all changed. and now my english is better, so i can speak english. and how is school? good. last week we learned about the human brain. what did you learn about it? we learned about cerebellum. cerebellum controls your body control. nearly 10,000 are still in hotels. the home office says the housing process is a complex one, but lives are being built here. marwa will study at university. narcis, a doctor, wants to practice here. and sepehr hopes to be a mechanic. lucy manning, bbc news.

the family of 12—year—old archie battersbee, who's been in a coma since april, have turned to the court of appeal in an attempt to have him transferred to a hospice to die. our correspondent helena wilkinson is outside the high court. how enough, just bring us up—to—date on what has happened today. how enough, just bring us up-to-date on what has happened today.- on what has happened today. archie's famil want on what has happened today. archie's family want him _ on what has happened today. archie's family want him to _ on what has happened today. archie's family want him to be _ on what has happened today. archie's family want him to be transferred - on what has happened today. archie's family want him to be transferred to l family want him to be transferred to a peaceful setting, a hospice, to say goodbye to him privately, but doctors say he is in such an unstable condition that moving him would be a considerable risk. and earlier today, would be a considerable risk. and earliertoday, here would be a considerable risk. and earlier today, here at the high court, thejudge agreed earlier today, here at the high court, the judge agreed with the hospital. she said it would not be in a's best interests to transfer him to a hospice, and that he should have his treatment withdrawn at the hospital. archie's mother said in response to that ruling that all the authorities had denied the family's wishes, and the legal action is

continuing this evening. but the family are trying to seek permission to appeal the hospice ruling earlier today, and three court of appeal justices are considering the application. the family are now waiting for their decision. thank ou ve waiting for their decision. thank you very much- _ waiting for their decision. thank you very much. helena - waiting for their decision. thank | you very much. helena wilkinson reporting there. lgbt groups and sexual health charities are urging the government to step up efforts to control the monkeypox outbreak in the uk. in an open letter to the health secretary, they say that without a quicker and wider vaccine rollout, the virus could become endemic. there have been more than 2,859 cases of monkeypox here, most of them among men who have sex with men. josh parry reports. friday afternoon in london, and this clinic is working hard to give vaccinations against the monkeypox virus. the disease predominantly affects men who have sex with men

and is spread through skin to skin contact. mostjabs are being given out in london, but it is notjust a london disease, and campaigners say more vaccinations are needed outside of the capital. {lilia more vaccinations are needed outside of the capital-— of the capital. 0k, all done for ou. of the capital. 0k, all done for you- here _ of the capital. 0k, all done for you- here in — of the capital. 0k, all done for you. here in leeds, _ of the capital. 0k, all done for you. here in leeds, staff- of the capital. 0k, all done for you. here in leeds, staff at. of the capital. 0k, all done forl you. here in leeds, staff at this lgbt friendly — you. here in leeds, staff at this lgbt friendly cafe _ you. here in leeds, staff at this lgbt friendly cafe are _ you. here in leeds, staff at this lgbt friendly cafe are gearing l you. here in leeds, staff at thisl lgbt friendly cafe are gearing up for the local pride festival, but say that there is some concern without widespread vaccination. there a fantastic buzz in leeds at the moment, we are getting ready for pride, we have not had it for three years. the rainbow cake is here, the boozeis years. the rainbow cake is here, the booze is ready, i am booked in for mine next week, i look forward to getting that, that is all that everyone taking the right steps to protect themselves. so everyone taking the right steps to protect themselves.— protect themselves. so far, there have been — protect themselves. so far, there have been around _ protect themselves. so far, there have been around 2800 - protect themselves. so far, there have been around 2800 cases - protect themselves. so far, there have been around 2800 cases in l protect themselves. so far, there i have been around 2800 cases in the uk, with more than two thirds in london. monkeypox is classed as a mild illness, and most people recover within a few weeks without treatment, but it can be very painful, which is why people are keen to be vaccinated.— painful, which is why people are keen to be vaccinated. people are very mobile. _ keen to be vaccinated. people are very mobile, especially _ keen to be vaccinated. people are very mobile, especially people i keen to be vaccinated. people are very mobile, especially people in | very mobile, especially people in these _ very mobile, especially people in these high—risk groups. there is a lot of— these high—risk groups. there is a lot of travelling between cities in

the uk, — lot of travelling between cities in the uk, lots of my friends from london — the uk, lots of my friends from london come up to manchester for the weekend _ london come up to manchester for the weekend. the london come up to manchester for the weekend. ., ~ , ,., london come up to manchester for the weekend. ., ~ , ., .. .,, weekend. the monkeypox vaccine has been ruled out — weekend. the monkeypox vaccine has been ruled out by _ weekend. the monkeypox vaccine has been ruled out by local _ weekend. the monkeypox vaccine has been ruled out by local health - been ruled out by local health services, which means different approaches to appointments in a different areas —— rolled out. those are high risk will have been contacted by the local clinic, but anyone who believes they are eligible and has not been contacted should check online for more information. the department of health and social care says it is working rapidly to protect those at greatest risk. in the us, numbers are growing quickly and it has officially been declared a public health emergency. this aside from calls —— led to calls from some charities and lgbt groups on the government to do more here. josh parry, bbc news. remember this from the opening ceremony of the commonwealth games? the giant mechanical bull was one of the stars of the show, but it was due be dismantled and recycled at

the end of the games. however, thousands of people signed an online petition to save it, and now the bull is here to stay. it'll be in the central square until the end of september before an indoor home is found for it. the commonwealth games has crowned a new oldest gold medallist today as 75—year—old george miller would you ever see from scotland made history in the b2/b3 mixed pairs bowl. miller is a director for visually— impaired bowler melanie innes and formed part of the team alongside robert barr and sarahjane ewing that defeated wales 16—9 in today's final. arms aloft, flag flying, scots corner on its feet. any sport not known for its speed, this was worth the long wait. the two visually impaired bowler two have a director to help. withjust two ends to go, scotland were in the

lead, and the millerfamily two ends to go, scotland were in the lead, and the miller family were bowled over by granddad's performance. he bowled over by granddad's performance.— bowled over by granddad's performance. bowled over by granddad's erformance. , . ., performance. he is really nice and kind. he performance. he is really nice and kind- he is — performance. he is really nice and kind. he isjust _ performance. he is really nice and kind. he isjust amazing. - performance. he is really nice and kind. he isjust amazing. tell- performance. he is really nice and kind. he isjust amazing. tell us i kind. he is 'ust amazing. tell us what it kind. he isjust amazing. tell us what it means _ kind. he isjust amazing. tell us what it means for _ kind. he isjust amazing. tell us what it means for you _ kind. he isjust amazing. tell us what it means for you to - kind. he isjust amazing. tell us what it means for you to be i kind. he isjust amazing. tell us i what it means for you to be watching here today. it is what it means for you to be watching here toda . , ., what it means for you to be watching here toda . , . . , , here today. it is an incredibly roud here today. it is an incredibly proud moment _ here today. it is an incredibly proud moment for _ here today. it is an incredibly proud moment for the i here today. it is an incredibly proud moment for the entire | here today. it is an incredibly - proud moment for the entire family. really pleased to be here.- really pleased to be here. wheels' gordon llewellyn, _ really pleased to be here. wheels' gordon llewellyn, also _ really pleased to be here. wheels' gordon llewellyn, also 75, - really pleased to be here. wheels' gordon llewellyn, also 75, had i really pleased to be here. wheels' gordon llewellyn, also 75, had to l gordon llewellyn, also 75, had to settle for silver, but the scotland's 60—9 when —— 16— main win, miller leapt to the top as the oldest medallist ever at the games. —— wales' gordon llewellyn. t oldest medallist ever at the games. -- wales' gordon llewellyn.- -- wales' gordon llewellyn. i wish i was not -- wales' gordon llewellyn. i wish i was rrot 75. — -- wales' gordon llewellyn. i wish i was rrot 75. but _ -- wales' gordon llewellyn. i wish i was not 75, but it _ -- wales' gordon llewellyn. i wish i was not 75, but it is _ -- wales' gordon llewellyn. i wish i was not 75, but it is a _ -- wales' gordon llewellyn. i wish i was not 75, but it is a fantastic- was not 75, but it is a fantastic feeling~ — was not 75, but it is a fantastic feelina. ~ . ., feeling. we were chatting to your arandkids, feeling. we were chatting to your grandkids, what _ feeling. we were chatting to your grandkids, what do _ feeling. we were chatting to your grandkids, what do they - feeling. we were chatting to your grandkids, what do they say i feeling. we were chatting to your grandkids, what do they say to i feeling. we were chatting to your. grandkids, what do they say to you after? t grandkids, what do they say to you after? ., ., . ., . after? i did not get a chance to talk to them, _ after? i did not get a chance to talk to them, just _ after? i did not get a chance to talk to them, just give - after? i did not get a chance to talk to them, just give them i after? i did not get a chance to talk to them, just give them a | after? i did not get a chance to i talk to them, just give them a wave. a couple _ talk to them, just give them a wave. a couple of— talk to them, just give them a wave. a couple of weak crackers! this

talk to them, just give them a wave. a couple of weak crackers!— a couple of weak crackers! this gold roof a couple of weak crackers! this gold - roof that a couple of weak crackers! this gold proof that you're _ a couple of weak crackers! this gold proof that you're not _ a couple of weak crackers! this gold proof that you're not getting - a couple of weak crackers! this gold proof that you're not getting old, i proof that you're not getting old, you're just getting better. ——a couple of wee crackers! with the rest of the day's news, here's laura scott at the alexander stadium. earlier, scotland's lord your mid it to the final of the 1500 metres, a fortnight on from winning world championship bronze in the event. she did not do any more than she has to, finishing fifth in her heat, but she will be one of five athletes from the omissions in sunday's final, will also go for a medal in the final of the 800 metres tomorrow and says she is feeling good. the crowd here will see five gold medals won here this afternoon, andy welsh's fastest woman in action. in the diving, more dominance for england's jacket laugher. he got a gold in the three metres synchronised pro to do with his new partner, and are to be more success

for the home nations later in the diving. and an unexpected goalfor england in the next gymnastics. —— unexpected goal. success for a sec to dunedin and a 17—year—old. —— unexpected gold. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. very little change from 2a hours ago. lots of dry weather, lots of sunshine around as well, but not absolutely everywhere, let's have a look at the headline for the weekend. a little rain in the forecast, but it will mostly fall in scotland. i want to show you the animation of the weather systems around the uk over the next five days at high speed. watch the weather fronts and the areas of blue. you can see how most of them quite literallyjust blue. you can see how most of them quite literally just shoot blue. you can see how most of them quite literallyjust shoot off quite literally just shoot off to the north—east, completely missing much of england and wales. let's do

that again with the explanation of why, and it is because there is an area of high pressure here, and it is here to stay, so warm and sunny weather across the bulk of europe. and in fact across southern parts of the uk, able to vote will stay dry for the next ten days or so. perhaps for the next ten days or so. perhaps for the next two weeks should have looks as though it will stay dry. here are the temperatures for tomorrow morning, 12 celsius in london, nine celsius in glasgow, saw a little fresher than of late, and you saw that fast animation earlier, here's a much slower speed. you can see the weather front grazing parts of scotland, so thick cloud at times across northern areas. cooler, too, 17 celsius for the bulk of england and wales, looking sunny and warm with temperatures up to around 25 celsius in london, and little change as we head into sunday. just these atlantic breezes bringing cloud to western scotland, a few spots of rain here, but dry for most of us, bone dry in the south and stunning