this is bbc news. the headlines... millions of people face restrictions on their water use as a drought is officially declared across parts of england. the announcement covers parts of the south west, southern, eastern and central england, — after prolonged dry weather. this is an exceptional summer, and we could all think about how we use our water. in fact, even think about where it comes from. when you turn on a tap, have a shower, that water is coming from the environment, from rivers like here. author salman rushdie is attacked on stage at an event in new york state. the uk's economy shrank between april and june according to new figures — economists are still warning of recession later this year.

donald trump calls for the "immediate release" of the warrant that allowed fbi agents to search his florida home earlier this week. the shortlist is announced for hosting next year's eurovision song contest — 7 uk cities are in the running. and coming up later in the hour — doesjordan peele get a yes from the critics for his new film nope? find out in the film review at 5.45. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. a drought has been declared

across more than half of england, after the driestjuly on record in some areas of the country. it means water companies can impose stricter measures over how we use water at home and at work. a drought is defined by a lack of water due to extreme weather that has been built up over time. the four stages are "normal", "prolonged dry weather", will "drought" and "severe drought". eight areas have been moved to the third stage — including devon and cornwall, solent and south downs, kent and south london, herts and north london. as well as east anglia, thames, lincolnshire and northamptonshire. in the wake of low rainfall and high temperatures, water companies may introduce temporary bans on hosepipe use for watering gardens, cleaning cars or filling paddling pools. yorkshire water became the latest to introduce a hosepipe ban. restrictions came into force in kent

and sussex on friday, and also in place in parts of hampshire, the isle of wight and in pembrokeshire and a small part of carmarthenshire. the ongoing dry weather has prompted an extreme heat amber warning from the met office. it's currently in place for parts of wales, central and southern england and — which means there are possible impacts on health, transport and infrastructure. here's tomos morgan. a blaze in sussex. the grass scorched in essex. and in durham, rare footage of a dust devil — essentially a small tornado of dust — another consequence of the heat. this extraordinary period of dry weather in which some areas of the uk have gone over a0 days without rain has made some parts of the land bone dry, dead and at serious risk of fires — and now with several reservoirs at record lows, a drought has been

officially declared. this is now moving beyond your normal dry summer into something where water is scarce and difficult. water supplies are safe for everyone here at home but it means there's not enough water for the environment, farming and people at home. scientists say we need above average rainfall in september and october to get back to normal levels, yet the met office is predicting warm weather for the next three months. forfarmers, the implications of this period have been devastating. the crops we can't irrigate are the ones we're most concerned about. because we've utilised all our water this season, we've no ability to irrigate sugar beet, maize, so we're estimating that we'll see a yield reduction of about 50%. for some of us across england and wales, hosepipe bans have already been announced as a way of restricting a less economical use of water. southern water introduced the restriction a week ago whilst south east water's starts today.

welsh water's ban will come into force on the 19th with yorkshire water and thames water within weeks. yet with all these warnings and restrictions, many are still making the most of this beautiful weather, just like here on barry island in south wales. after a period of restrictions on hospitality, due to covid, this warm weather is a blessing for those operating here. barry island's still popular — it's got a beautiful beach and people still flock to the seaside. and it's a lot cooler here than inland, so it's a win—win here for us traders on barry island. an amber warning for warm weather remains in place until sunday across parts of wales and england. the last chance to enjoy the sun responsibly perhaps before even further measures are introduced across the country. tomos morgan, bbc news, barry island. the government says water companies have provided reassurances that essential supplies are still safe. here's the environment secretary — george eustice.

there's no reason for people to be alarmed at all, in that our water supply remains resilient. we've had the driestjuly since 1935, and in fact the driest summer for 50 years. but the investments that have been made in recent years mean that the infrastructure we have to move water between reservours and the progress made in the last 4—5 years to— reduce leaks means we're in a stronger position than ever to withstand these sorts of drought situations. what we're doing at the moment, really, is taking some steps to try to be cautious about the way we use water resources, just in case we get a dry winter as well and then potentially have problems next year. let's talk about the impact with reference to the impact on farming and agriculture. joining me is denise walton, an ecologist who runs an organic

farm in south east scotland. hello. very good afternoon to you. i think i am right in saying that you have been farming for many years and i'm interested in what you seen over the years, the change in weather patterns were you farm.- the years, the change in weather patterns were you farm. since we started farming _ patterns were you farm. since we started farming here _ patterns were you farm. since we started farming here would - patterns were you farm. since we started farming here would be . patterns were you farm. since we - started farming here would be snowed in for the first three weeks, and we don't have snow at the time, very little cross cover much less frost cover we have higher winds and we suffered an lost many trees. we have rain bombs and very heavy rain, i mean really big raindrops falling in short periods of time you can actually see how damages this. these are all extreme events we have seen increasing in regularity over the

past 30 years. find increasing in regularity over the past 30 yew-— increasing in regularity over the past 30 years. increasing in regularity over the ast30 ears. ., ., past 30 years. and have you and your team had to — past 30 years. and have you and your team had to adapt _ past 30 years. and have you and your team had to adapt methods _ past 30 years. and have you and your team had to adapt methods to - past 30 years. and have you and your| team had to adapt methods to change the way you managed the land, to try to deal with that? but the way you managed the land, to try to deal with that?— to deal with that? but we've been doin: for to deal with that? but we've been doing for the _ to deal with that? but we've been doing for the last _ to deal with that? but we've been doing for the last ten _ to deal with that? but we've been doing for the last ten years - to deal with that? but we've been doing for the last ten years and i doing for the last ten years and we are organic farmers anyway. the chemicals and focusing on this in the soil which is extremely important but we have reduced the amount of this on our land and we are doing a lot more livestock farming and we have constant grass cover and so, our soil is covered as much as possible and grass is cooling and we have a cooling impact of the grass and organic matter and our sources are cool and for example, we had an air temperature of 20 degrees, which is phenomenal and quite extraordinary and we put our hand at a level below grass and

it was cool and moist to the touch and that was a 22 degrees difference and that was a 22 degrees difference and if it's cool to the touch, it's between eight and 10 degrees and that's the extraordinary difference and saving grace for what we are doing. and saving grace for what we are doinu. ., ., ,, ., ~ and saving grace for what we are doinu. ., . ,, w ., and saving grace for what we are doinu. ., . ,, . ~' ., . and saving grace for what we are doing. you are speaking to a small art of doing. you are speaking to a small part of the — doing. you are speaking to a small part of the country _ doing. you are speaking to a small part of the country that _ doing. you are speaking to a small part of the country that is - doing. you are speaking to a small part of the country that is not - doing. you are speaking to a small part of the country that is not a - part of the country that is not a part of the country that is not a part of the drug order that is been announced today. you're also an ecologist by training and how worried are you, how perturbed are you by the shift that you are seeing and by these desperate betray conditions further south in the country? i5 conditions further south in the count ? , , ., , ., country? is extremely worrying. from an ecological — country? is extremely worrying. from an ecological background _ country? is extremely worrying. from an ecological background and - country? is extremely worrying. from an ecological background and as - country? is extremely worrying. from an ecological background and as a - an ecological background and as a farmer with my family and to see the impact of severely reduced grass growth, which is impacting on livestock numbers and farmers and friends in our communities 70s grass

a lot earlier, weeks and weeks earlier than they would normally use it, so there already diminishing their resources, members in our community who crowed this, and means it's much lighter and so, they will not be to get the weight harvest and also, both public and private water supplies and tanks are running dry, it'sjust not the supplies and tanks are running dry, it's just not the water. and the impact on biodiversity is going to be enormous. earlier, geese coming in earlier, we see the signs and very profound impact on our landscape and our health care systems. landscape and our health care s stems. �* , ., landscape and our health care sstems.�* , ., ,, systems. i'm sorry we cannot speak loner. systems. i'm sorry we cannot speak longer- we _ systems. i'm sorry we cannot speak longer. we appreciate _ systems. i'm sorry we cannot speak longer. we appreciate your- systems. i'm sorry we cannot speak longer. we appreciate your time - systems. i'm sorry we cannot speak| longer. we appreciate your time and we must move on because we need to get an update on the developing story within the past hour about the

novelist, the author who has been stabbed at an event in new york state. police say that salman rushdie has been flown to a hospital and that someone is in custody. you will remember that salman rushdie was the subject of an islamic event a long time ago after the verses were published in the late 1990s. and let's go to our correspondence was following this. tell us how much we know about this.— we know about this. details are now startin: to we know about this. details are now starting to come _ we know about this. details are now starting to come out. _ we know about this. details are now starting to come out. the _ we know about this. details are now starting to come out. the first - we know about this. details are now starting to come out. the first we i starting to come out. the first we heard of this incident was social media pictures and some upsetting pictures showing salman rushdie lying on the stage of this event where he was due to speak at the institute. in arts and education

centre in new york state. we could see him surrounded by people, and we heard in a police statement that there was an attack on salman rushdie in the statement says he has suffered an apparent injury to his neck and that he was taken by helicopter to hospital and his condition is unknown. and he has lived under the threat of assassination for more than 30 years after that was issued back in 1989 by the thin supreme leader of iran who had deemed his book the satanic verses to be blasphemous and there have been other attempts on his life over the years and he is an indian born british citizen but now lives in new york and so he will not have been farfrom home in new york and so he will not have been far from home attending this eventin been far from home attending this event in upstate new york at already, now pouring of shocking

upset on social media in particular from the literary world and politics and social media users in general reacting with a horror to this news. absolutely and just a word about this, younger viewers wont even remember it, it was that long ago but it was an extraordinarily difficult period and he, he lived in hiding for many years with them insecurity for a long time after that. ., ., , that. he did in the threat to his life was taken _ that. he did in the threat to his life was taken very _ that. he did in the threat to his life was taken very seriously i that. he did in the threat to his| life was taken very seriously and over the years, there were attempts to try to get this rescinded, iran is a state seem to distance itself from the proclamation in the late 90s and amid a lowering of tensions

between the uk and iran at the time but the threat was never really drawn, the bounty has remained in place and we don't know how much what is happened today is connected to any of that history but there will be a strong suspicion of the police statement also saying that the suspect was taken into custody and social media showing pictures of and social media showing pictures of a man being taken away by the police outside that education centre where he was due to speak outside that education centre where he was due to speai_ outside that education centre where he was due to speak more later. and in washington. _ he was due to speak more later. and in washington, dc. _ he was due to speak more later. and in washington, dc. let _ he was due to speak more later. and in washington, dc. let us _ he was due to speak more later. and in washington, dc. let us stay - he was due to speak more later. and in washington, dc. let us stay with l in washington, dc. let us stay with the story. markjoins me, a journalist from buffalo news and thank you forjoining us because we know you have been speaking to. people actually event, explain for our audience in the uk who you've been talking to? it

our audience in the uk who you've been talking to?— been talking to? it took place in western new — been talking to? it took place in western new york _ been talking to? it took place in western new york far _ been talking to? it took place in western new york far away - been talking to? it took place in | western new york far away from been talking to? it took place in - western new york far away from new york city and a lot of people tend to think of everything in new york happening in the city but we about seven hours away from new york city in the western corner of the state and the chautauqua institution is a cultural venue that people go to in the summertime and salman rushdie was one of the guest speakers he was due to speak at 10115 this morning and was going to be in conversation with another person on the subject and the need for asylum for writers. minutes after the 10115 start, introductions are beginning and an tort from witnesses that a man with a black mask came out of the audience, jumped on stage and began attacking salman rushdie. the people attacking salman rushdie. the people at that i talk to were not able to tell us exactly what happened we've since learned, or the centre reported that salman rushdie was

stabbed in the neck. shortly after the manjumped on stage, i'm to attend a 15 people who were there to see the programme jumped attend a 15 people who were there to see the programmejumped on attend a 15 people who were there to see the programme jumped on stage and an intent to subdue the attacker and an intent to subdue the attacker and to salman rushdie's aid. they succeeded in subduing him and salman rushdie was on the ground for around five minutes or so and he was helped up five minutes or so and he was helped up with the man on each side and taken off the stage.— up with the man on each side and taken off the stage. from the people ou are taken off the stage. from the people you are speaking _ taken off the stage. from the people you are speaking to _ taken off the stage. from the people you are speaking to were _ taken off the stage. from the people you are speaking to were at - taken off the stage. from the people you are speaking to were at the - you are speaking to were at the cultural centre, they were there to hear the lecture from a renowned well—known novelist, are they saying to you that the only people on the stage were salman rushdie himself and the person was going to conduct the interview with him? the technic did they give you any other sense of additional security or was itjust a another lecture? that additional security or was it 'ust a

another lecture?fi additional security or was it 'ust a another lecture? at the moment, we know that he — another lecture? at the moment, we know that he has _ another lecture? at the moment, we know that he has often _ another lecture? at the moment, we know that he has often travelled - know that he has often travelled with a lot of security, going back to the issue back in 1989 and overcharges of blasphemy, we know that he was in hiding for years and always had a lot of security. it's hard to believe that there would not have been significant security but we have no answers for that. he is on the stage of the man named henry who was going to be in conversation with salman rushdie and the person who introduced the programme. apparently it was within seconds of the start of the programme at this attacker rushed the stage. and the start of the programme at this attacker rushed the stage. and this is not a venue _ attacker rushed the stage. and this is not a venue known _ attacker rushed the stage. and this is not a venue known to _ attacker rushed the stage. and this is not a venue known to uk - attacker rushed the stage. and this is not a venue known to uk viewers but this is in the area, would you describe it as a well—known arts venue and typically this is a programme that they would do in these sort of events would be perfectly well advertise like any other talker arts event? absolutely.

it tends to draw _ other talker arts event? absolutely. it tends to draw from _ other talker arts event? absolutely. it tends to draw from people - other talker arts event? absolutely. it tends to draw from people who i other talker arts event? absolutely. | it tends to draw from people who go there, people who stay part of the summer at the institution and it's a very large campus but people can come from outside as well. so, it would be well advertise, certainly. mark, thank you so much, a reporter at buffalo news. just to give you an update with everything that they been able to establish thus far, you will of gotten the since there from mark's summer there was a reporter buffalo news that this was a regular literary event, a well—known venue in that part of new york state just to say that's not new york city itself, it'sjust in new to say that's not new york city itself, it's just in new york state. i am joined by kyle, thank you for joining us. were you actually in the hall at the event? explained that

for us, if you can. i hall at the event? explained that for us, if you can.— for us, if you can. i was about 14 or 15 rows _ for us, if you can. i was about 14 or 15 rows back— for us, if you can. i was about 14 or 15 rows back and _ for us, if you can. i was about 14 or 15 rows back and the - for us, if you can. i was about 14 or 15 rows back and the venue i or 15 rows back and the venue is populated now and here's the amp, short for amphitheatre and it's a very large covered and outdoor amphitheatre they can see a few thousand people and, i arrived a couple minutes early today from the talk because we all knew that salman rushdie is going to be extremely popular and he always has something important to say and so, we are all still reeling here to understand what this means for those with the courage to pursue their creative passions and what it means for america and what it means for this particular community that is never seen anything like this.— seen anything like this. you were sittin: seen anything like this. you were sitting there _ seen anything like this. you were sitting there in _ seen anything like this. you were sitting there in the _ seen anything like this. you were sitting there in the audience - seen anything like this. you were sitting there in the audience and | sitting there in the audience and it's an extremely shocking thing to

witness, explain to us, was salman rushdie, how restarted his lecture or we that henry was going to interview him, was he giving introductions? were you able to describe the flow of the day? henry was not yet — describe the flow of the day? henry was not yet interviewing _ describe the flow of the day? henry was not yet interviewing him, - describe the flow of the day? henry was not yet interviewing him, he i describe the flow of the day? harry was not yet interviewing him, he was being introduced usually, there is preliminary comments before it begins and the director of literary arts who is speaking at the time and he just started speaking and usually people are settling and saying hello to their neighbours and greeting people that he bumped into at the sidewalks the night before and we saw someone run onto the stage from where i was sitting, look like it

was to my left and so, stage right perhaps from behind and repeatedly stabbed salman rushdie. it'sjust an absolutely horrific thing to witness. �* f , witness. and they're 'ust three eo - le witness. and they're 'ust three people on t witness. and they're 'ust three people on stage — witness. and they're 'ust three people on stage at _ witness. and they're just three people on stage at the - witness. and they're just three people on stage at the time i witness. and they're just three i people on stage at the time that this happened? i people on stage at the time that this happened?— this happened? i would say there were a few _ this happened? i would say there were a few more _ this happened? i would say there were a few more staff _ this happened? i would say there were a few more staff in - this happened? i would say there| were a few more staff in response from security was fairly quick but security was a little bit minimal perhaps in places and there will be a thorough investigation and evaluation of that normally, when people are entering the amphitheatre, it's mostlyjust amphitheatre, it's mostly just screening amphitheatre, it's mostlyjust screening tickets, and a screening of bags or anything like that and there's been reason for that and that's because this place is been here hundred 30 years, celebrating tolerance and diversity and intellectual growth of people interested in lifelong learning and,

so it's reallyjust been a real shock for days now we are going to watch the ripple effects across the world and here on the grounds, i went to a spellbinding talk by the deputy director and interfaith organisation, her i , shejust , she just captivated the attention of the audience talking about what it means to be muslim in america and what happened or is young woman growing up and the difficult years after 9/11 as a young muslim woman in america and i really wanted to make sure that americans and others

in the global community continue to go forward in their tolerance and respect and understanding for religious diversity. but they will be sought today is something really quite different from.— quite different from. thank you for talkin: to quite different from. thank you for talking to us _ quite different from. thank you for talking to us and _ quite different from. thank you for talking to us and it _ quite different from. thank you for talking to us and it was _ quite different from. thank you for talking to us and it was extremely| talking to us and it was extremely traumatic thing to witness and we appreciate your time and putting all of that context for us. thank you very much. we will, of course, bring you more details as and when we get them and salman rushdie in new york state saying that he is been flown to the hospital and we will keep you up—to—date with anything further that we hear and again, the police

say that they do have someone in custody that is the phrase they're using at the moment and we will keep you up—to—date and bring you any more details that emerge from new york state tonight. 24 minutes past five and we will talk a little bit more about the extreme heat and the temperatures that we are all experiencing in so many of us in this country in the uk is not alone in experiencing those tender tray conditions and a number of european countries have seen record temperatures with deadly wildfires and droughts across the continent. let's get a flavour of how other countries ram to deal with this as well. our europe correspondent is following the situation in france. we are very close to the zone when some of these fires blazing right now, in an area we've seen,

firefighters from germany and is forward from romania are arriving to help the thousand or more french firefighters who have been struggling to bring these huge places under control and i spoke a short time of to a french official from the french fire brigade in this fire was exceptional and it makes you feel small when you thought about the power of nature and in some areas, the fire has been burning underground in the soil sincejuly when there was another enormous fire here and this is a really difficult situation for the emergency service and it's another very hot day. dreadful wildfires and it's also here from her correspondentjudy hill because she told us more about the impact of the

drought in germany where she is. this is the riverbed of the mati area. take a look at it. we should be under water right now and instead be under water right now and instead be seenjust be under water right now and instead be seen just how dry and arid at this particular part is become in the river has dropped so far here that they have exposed an old stone footbridge. people picking their way across it to the island in the river which was previous to now only accessible by boat and a lot of those people enjoying the novelty of the new landscape but there are serious concerns here because this is one of europe's great working reference. goods go up and down this river we have seen barges here today, just a few of them making their way very slowly through the remaining water channel that is left there to the factories, the industrial complex fetching and carrying raw materials and manufactured products. the levels now are so low that some of those

barges simply cannot get through and the people who run the barges tell us that they're having to lighten the cargo in order to make sure the vessels sit higher in the water in the keeping of closing the forecast saying those levels will drop further and if that happens, the company as in, that many of those barges will not be able to get through, in this section may become completely impassable. haifa completely impassable. how extraordinarily _ completely impassable. how extraordinarily trite - completely impassable. how extraordinarily trite it - completely impassable. how extraordinarily trite it is - extraordinarily trite it is there. let us just pause and take a look at the weather prospects here in this country. still a met office weather warning for extreme heat and the highest level as an amber warning and across north england as the pen nines and eastern areas of wells and devon and cornwall too. it's implicit to the end of the day in the peak of the heat is likely to be tomorrow for most. it is already a warm start to

the day and temperatures rising steadily to the 30s and across southern england in the west midlands, west london and 36 and 37 celsius and more sunshine and more cloud out towards the north sea facing coasts. change on sunday and is an area towards the south and i'll give us an unstable moist air in the prison thunderstorms in the west the uk in the heat hangs on and will probably still be tried in two week into the start of next week when we will see the chance of some heavy thunder downpours.

hello this is bbc news, i'mjane hill. the headlines. millions of people face restrictions on their water use as a drought is officially declared in many parts of england. the announcement covers parts of the southwest, southern, eastern and central england after prolonged dry weather. the author salman rushdie has been stabbed

while on stage at an event in new york state. he's been flown to a hospital, a man is in police custody. the uk's economy shrank between april and june according to the latest figures. economists are still warning of recession later this year. much more to come in this half hour. will keep you up—to—date with the situation regarding the novelist salman rushdie and much more besides. salman rushdie and much more besides. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. still a very busy time for that lizzie has the latest. two of england's greatest midfielders go head—to—head for the first time tomorrow a managers — when steven gerrard's aston villa take on frank lampard's everton in the premier league's lunchtime kick—off. gerrard and lampard were rivals for many years throughout their playing careers with liverpool and chelsea and of course —

team mates for england. we are different and i was really pleased to see steve, great to see good, young english coaches. it's different when you've had careers like the likes of stevens and mine. you get analyse and slightly different way so that we have to put that to the side and work away and i know that steve is a hard worker. i'm delighted for him that he's done so with the rangers are now the quality of aston villa. manchester united expects rashford to stay, they met with paris asian men amid rumours there on the way to france. �* , , france. but he believes he will sta . france. but he believes he will stay- he's _ france. but he believes he will stay. he's really _ france. but he believes he will stay. he's really important - france. but he believes he will stay. he's really important in l france. but he believes he will i stay. he's really important in the usc, stay. he's really important in the usc, from _ stay. he's really important in the usc, from the — stay. he's really important in the usc, from the first _ stay. he's really important in the usc, from the first day _ stay. he's really important in the usc, from the first day i - stay. he's really important in the usc, from the first day i am - stay. he's really important in the usc, from the first day i am in, l stay. he's really important in the l usc, from the first day i am in, i'm really happy with him. definitely i don't want to lose them. he will stay in manchester united.

he will stay in manchester united. natalie aspinall will become only the third woman to officiate in the premier league when she's the assistant referee at wolves v fulham. she's been promoted after six years in the efl, but she admitted to the bbc sport it's been a challenge to make the breakthrough. trying to get to the premier league is something i was told i could not do, i could not be involved in professional football. it's something i've worked hard to do, so i think, when i was given the opportunity and i knew i had a good season, for me, it was about controlling the controllable and making sure i presented myself in the best way in the interview and making sure i was prepared for the fitness test and i knew that, as long as i done all of the things i needed to be the best version of myself, then the rest is up to the pgmol. it's been a blistering start to team gb aquatics championship in rome. katie shanahan take a silver meeting you in the 200 metre backstroke. her biggest achievement to date after taking two bronzes from the

commonwealth game this month. the olympic gold medallist also took a bronze in the 100 metres freestyle for great britain. missing out on silver by one hundredths of a second. great britain have won their first medal in the track cycling at the european championships in munich. it came in the men's team pursuit where rhys britton, oliver wood, charlie tanfield and kian emadi managed to hold off germany in the bronze medal race to get onto the podium. france beat denmark to take the gold. and though women's team sprint there was a crash during the heat. sophie kate well and emma went down during the last lap. thankfully both riders got up and left the track themselves. still at the europeans in munich... and britain's bmx olympic champion charlotte worthington crashed out in the freestyle.

after qualifying for the final with the best score in the heats, she crashed early in both of her subsequent runs, finishing last out of the eight riders. fellow briton sasha pardoe was sixth. the czech republic's ivita miclacova won the gold. these are live pictures of the triathlon event also taking part in munich. theyjust started the run, this is the third part of this three event triathlon like, sorry, swim, bike run is the order. non—stanford summit at the moment. she was in the leading pack in the cycling and she still in touch with the running event. you can follow all of that on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. seven uk cities have been announced as the contenders to host next

year's eurovision song contest. the shortlist, whittled down from 20 places that expressed an interest, is — birmingham, glasgow, leeds, liverpool, manchester, newcastle and sheffield. unbiased, alphabetical order. the uk will host next may after coming second in this year's contest — organisers decided it wouldn't be possible to stage it in the winning country, ukraine. inafew in a few minutes i'm going to be talking to someone who is flying the flag for leeds to win this particular covered titles up i'll be talking to gabby logan who will tell me why she thinks leeds should be hosting. leeds should be hosting. our arts correspondent david sillito has more. eurovision 1960, presented by katie boyle. good evening, ladies and gentlemen. on behalf of the bbc, i welcome you all to the fifth annual eurovision song contest.

the uk has a long history of hosting the contest. edinburgh, harrogate, birmingham, all over. the question is where next? there are seven cities on the shortlist. the shortlist was announced on radio 2. birmingham, glasgow, leeds, manchester, newcastle, sheffield and liverpool. that's it! that was really tense. they were more than pleased, especially one local eurovision star who came close to winning in 1993. i am over the moon! my fingers are so crossed that it comes to liverpool. we tick all the boxes. we have the arena, the beautiful city, everything's on the doorstep. we are going to have the biggest party ever. liverpool does has a musical heritage. there is romance to their bid. but the winner will be determined by practicalities. these days, eurovision is huge.

glasgow has proved its ability to host major events with the recent cop international climate conference but the fact so many cities have the facilities to be in the running says something. it's a great sign for the north. a lot of tourism in the uk is london centric and the fact there are so many northern cities on the shortlist is a good sign that people are seeing the north for the tourism that it can bring. and whoever is finally chosen in the autumn, that's only the beginning. modern eurovision is rather larger than it was when the uk last hosted in 1998. i'm nowjoined by gabby logan who is chair of leeds 2023 — an effort to showcase the northern city's culture. good evening. lovely to have you with us. why should lee's host your

vision that you year as well?- vision that you year as well? leads in short has _ vision that you year as well? leads in short has it _ vision that you year as well? leads in short has it all, _ vision that you year as well? leads in short has it all, i feel. _ vision that you year as well? leads in short has it all, i feel. it's - vision that you year as well? leads in short has it all, i feel. it's at - in short has it all, i feel. it's at the venue available, it's got the marino it is fantastic and it's also 28 already hosted sports year for the protean transport connections and links post to airport and manchester. leeds is probably the most diverse in the country and has a rich heritage of welcoming people from around the world. it has one of the biggest communities of ukrainian people outside of london. i think that really is one and the ukrainian community in west york shire are thrilled that leeds is on the shortlist was that they really want to work in collaboration with the bbc and leeds city council to make sure this is a vision which really reflects what should've been in ukraine. it's a partnership. this is not about leeds taking over the ukraine's ambition.— ukraine's ambition. yes, that is what's going — ukraine's ambition. yes, that is what's going to _ ukraine's ambition. yes, that is what's going to be _ ukraine's ambition. yes, that is what's going to be so _ ukraine's ambition. yes, that is| what's going to be so interesting about next years contest. because it's a really big dealfor this

country to host your vision, because we haven't had it for so long. it is quite a tall orderfor we haven't had it for so long. it is quite a tall order for everyone. how are we going to get that right to always remember that ukraine won this year despite our own fabulous runner up and we have to embrace that in the coverage, don't we? yes. that in the coverage, don't we? yes, i think that in the coverage, don't we? yes, i think that — that in the coverage, don't we? yes, i think that will — that in the coverage, don't we? yes, i think that will be _ that in the coverage, don't we? ya: i think that will be something that the creative brains that put on eurovision will come up with something fantastic. obviously, everybody this year was wanting ukraine to do well, there was a huge amount of support but sam writer also had loads of support. the first time in such a long time, we all watched it with our mouths open when we were on the other side of the page, getting 12, sam writer was getting 12 and ten. there's a lot of love for his songs was up it feels like the rest of europe will support this wherever he goes in the ukraine at two uk out of the seven cities was up i think because of that ukrainian community it is had such a

long time around west yorkshire can pull in that cultural link and make sure that the show reflects that as well is having its own unique event. i think this country he loves eurovision edit laws of fact it's about possibility and a real kind of kindness in creativity. and leeds is that city, it's got everything for me. it's a city with a normal student population, it's the only place you can study dances a degree in a completely bespoke college outside of london. as a very creative city and it doesn't always shout about that. that's why leeds 2023 is a year when we are letting culture lose, it's a perfect time to hostess because it's playing in the middle. a, hostess because it's playing in the middle. �* p, , hostess because it's playing in the middle. �* . , ., ,, ., ., middle. a really ambitious share of ro'ects. middle. a really ambitious share of projects- that's _ middle. a really ambitious share of projects. that's quite _ middle. a really ambitious share of projects. that's quite fluky - middle. a really ambitious share of projects. that's quite fluky for - projects. that's quite fluky for leeds. that would be a lovely middle point in the air for the leeds. that would be a lovely middle point in the airfor the i have no skin in the game, i'm not trying to say one city over the other but it's kind of striking that leeds 2023 is

actually happening. you sorted that out long before we knew that britain will be hosting eurovision.— will be hosting eurovision. they're the reason — will be hosting eurovision. they're the reason leeds _ will be hosting eurovision. they're the reason leeds 2023 _ will be hosting eurovision. they're the reason leeds 2023 is - will be hosting eurovision. they're i the reason leeds 2023 is happening because met at three in 2014 decided to want to become a european city of culture. we know it happened in 2016 at one set up and we were told that metairie could apply to a european city of culture. so leeds decided stuff that, let's have our own year of culture. it's taken a long time to get that off the ground. i think that shows the ambitions of people from leeds and the belief in culture and leeds as well for up a can put it year like that on on the 23rd of september, will get a release some of the programme for next year. they're such exciting projects coming. can you imagine having this in the heartland of those projects was back it would set the whole thing, the cherry on top of a beautiful cake.— thing, the cherry on top of a beautiful cake. ~ ., �* , ., beautiful cake. wouldn't it. if you win it we will _ beautiful cake. wouldn't it. if you win it we will talk _ beautiful cake. wouldn't it. if you win it we will talk again. - beautiful cake. wouldn't it. if you win it we will talk again. thank i win it we will talk again. thank you. gabby logan, thank you very much. the time is edging up to 18 minutes

to six. it's friday which means we have the film review coming up in just a few moments. again, before you tweet me it was recorded earlier this week. i haven't done a magic quick—change but that's coming up shortly. let's bring you up the reminder of the nights headlines. millions of people face restrictions on their water use as drought is officially declared across many parts of england. the announcement means... covers parts of the southwest, southern england after prolonged dry weather. other main story here tonight, the novelist salman rushdie has been stabbed while onstage at in the event in new york state. he's been flown to a hospital and a man is police custody. hospital and a man is police custod . ., , ., hospital and a man is police custod . p, , ., �* �* hospital and a man is police custod . ., , ., �* �* , hospital and a man is police

custod. ., “ , custody. coming up on bbc news day two of the european _ custody. coming up on bbc news day two of the european championship i custody. coming up on bbc news day two of the european championship is| two of the european championship is brought both metals and disappointment for britain all on two wheels while there is a record score in the women's100. not quite 100. australia's beth moody hilts 97 for london spirit leading a six of the final bringing a century. we will have the latest from the final bringing a century. we will have the latest from today's double—header in the competition. and we also speak to only the third woman to officiate at a premier league football match. natalie asked that all will be an assistant rest two referee. that's all on sports day at 630. but now it is time for the film review. hello and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. i'mjane hill and with us for the summer looking at all the latest cinema releases is anna smith. hi, anna, good to see you again. hi. and what do you have for us?

lovely mix, as always. first up we have nope, which is the latest film from horror director jordan peele starring triplex. next up we've got eiffel, a romantic take on the engineer gustave eiffel. and then where is anne frank, which is an animation in which anne frank's imaginary friend comes to life. and that is really quite a mixture, isn't it? let's start with jordan peele, got a huge fan base. a lot of horror going on here, as well, documentaries not always my thing but i know people love him. ilove him. you know, i've been so excited about this film, i loved his films get out and i loved us. both as you say, films in the horror vain but there's a lot of social commentary, very intelligent, very thought—provoking, all things i think we also have in his new film nope. and what is interesting there is we've got some genres kind of coming in here, there's quite a western flavour, a bit of sci—fi as well.

so daniel kaluuya and keke palmer star as siblings who run a kind of hollywood training ranch for horses. so they've got this ranch, got all the horses and they serve hollywood. and they've been looking at these guys and seeing some rather unusual things. let's have a look at the clip. 0k. it's in the cloud, it's in the cloud. oj, it's in the cloud! no, no, no. run, oj, run! so, yeah. i'm already scared. as you can see, a little bit scary. there's a lot of things going on here but it is very visually stunning, as you can see there. hoyte van hoytema a fantastic cinematographer who works with christopher nolan a lot. and jordan peele is hiding for this and using a lot of the time imax