of a musical heritage. there is romance to their bid. but the winner will be determined much more by practicalities. eurovision is, these days, huge. the event is two or three times the size of what it used to be in the �*90s. a cash—strapped bbc will have to bear much of the cost, but there will also be conversations with the government, sponsors and potential host cities — none of whom have much in the way of spare cash, but this year's host, turin, is understood to have spent around £10 million, and feels with the payback in tourism and exposure, eurovision was a good investment. david sillito, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos.

it has been very hot today, we saw top temperatures of 3a in the south—east, may be up to 36 over the weekend. a chance of a few showers developing over scotland and northern ireland heading into sunday. southern britain really could do with the rainfall, sir salman in hampshire has not seen —— odiham has not seen any rain for 42 days. the amber met office extreme heat warning and force through large parts of england and wales with the peak of the heat likely to be on sunday afternoon. through the night it is likely to stay dry, some low cloud, mist and it is likely to stay dry, some low cloud, mistand murk it is likely to stay dry, some low cloud, mist and murk rolling in off the north sea across eastern scotland and north—east england, robert lee up towards the glasgow area by the end of the night. in the

mid to high teens, one or two locations across the south might not fall below 19, so quite an uncomfortable night. plenty of sunshine across the board. the outside chance of some showers in snowdonia, high temperatures in the north, and maybe 36 degrees in parts of the midlands, central and southern england. heading through sunday, another hot, sunny day for england and wales, with some outbreaks of thundery rain for scotland and northern ireland later in the day. wales and bristol in england could see cloud developing, but again it is going to feel very warm, with high humidity as well so it could feel quite uncomfortable in those temperatures, into the mid 30s again. next week it starts to cool down, with increasing showers and thunderstorms in the north and west, then spreading towards the east as we reach the middle of the week. it is certainly going to be cooling down, tina.

thanks, stav. and that's bbc news at ten on friday the 12th of august — there's more analysis of the day's main stories on newsnight with mark urban which is just getting underway on bbc two — the news continues here on bbc one as now it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are — but from the ten team it's goodnight. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are eleanor langford, political reporter at politicshome, and the writer and broadcaster, mihir bose. tomorrow's front pages, starting with as expected, there's one story dominating the front pages this evening —

the attack on author salman rushdie. �*rushdie stabbed' reads the front of the daily mirror. the times reports that rushdie was stabbed up to 15 times in the attack on stage earlier today. �*the author was attacked by a masked man as he prepared to give a lecture�* reads the guardian. the telegraph also leads with the stabbing of salman rushdie — reporting that he was airlifted to hospital. and the daily express describes the attack as �*frenzied'. some other stories featuring this evening — the ft leads with the news that the new prime minister will face a public finance crunch, with debt payment and the nation's welfare bill set to soar. and a picture of a very dry field is on the front of the i — warning that drought will shrink

food crops in the uk. so, let's begin. ijust want i just want to update you and ijust want to update you and the audience at home with some remarks we've had at the top of this hour, this last half hour from new york state police remember, this did not happen in new york city this happened in the western new york state and they gave a huge message following the attack. they're working to confirm the identified this and what his motive was. the susect is this and what his motive was. the suspect is been — this and what his motive was. tue: suspect is been identified, this and what his motive was. tte: suspect is been identified, age this and what his motive was. t"te: suspect is been identified, age 24 suspect is been identified, age 2a from newjersey and earlier today at approximately 40 seven a:m., 875, ralph henry, age 73 had just arrived

on stage at the institution shortly thereafter. hejumped onto the on stage at the institution shortly thereafter. he jumped onto the stage and attacked salman rushdie and stabbed him once in the neck and once in the abdomen. several members of the institution rushed the suspect and took him to the ground and shortly thereafter, a trooper was of the institution entered the suspect in the custody with the assistance of the chautauqua deputy. he was provided medical treatment by doctor who was in the audience into ems arrived on scene. mr salman rushdie was sent to a trauma centre and is currently undergoing surgery. mr henry was transported to a local hospital and was treated for official injury and they are being

investigated. we are also working with chautauqua authorities to determine appropriate charges as the investigation continues and once we receive further information regarding the information of salman rushdie. the store with the front of the telegraph. —— let's start with the front. it will make one thing about all of this from the police, hearing about all those people in the audience giving him help and pinning down the attacker. it's hard to hear about it but people are coming together. mil about it but people are coming touether. �* ., , , ., together. all of the papers are leadin: together. all of the papers are leading with — together. all of the papers are leading with the _ together. all of the papers are leading with the attack - together. all of the papers are leading with the attack at - together. all of the papers are leading with the attack at its i together. all of the papers are i leading with the attack at its clear to see why because it's absolutely shocking all this time avoiding this violence just now,

shocking all this time avoiding this violencejust now, he has been attacked and all i can say is that we really hope that he will be ok. t we really hope that he will be ok. i am struck by looking at this from pages in the incident actually happened at 1047 in the morning and before four o'clock in the afternoon in uk time. but the headlines, the wording is very sparse. they're playing it really straight. that's be honest, their worry is, as journalists, if you were to die overnight, the papers would be out of date and the headlines have to reflect that knowledge.— of date and the headlines have to reflect that knowledge. there to be careful with — reflect that knowledge. there to be careful with this _ reflect that knowledge. there to be careful with this in _ reflect that knowledge. there to be careful with this in the _ reflect that knowledge. there to be careful with this in the headlines i careful with this in the headlines because — careful with this in the headlines because events can overtake what is happened _ because events can overtake what is happened and we are told that he is undergoing surgery and how bad he is and we _ undergoing surgery and how bad he is and we don't have any hard evidence

on it yet _ and we don't have any hard evidence on it yet but — and we don't have any hard evidence on it yet. but i think what is really— on it yet. but i think what is really depressing about this and someone — really depressing about this and someone like me who read his great novels, _ someone like me who read his great novels, is_ someone like me who read his great novels, is that the alleged man who committed — novels, is that the alleged man who committed this awful crime was not even born— committed this awful crime was not even born when satanic verses, which is the _ even born when satanic verses, which is the one _ even born when satanic verses, which is the one that unleashed the terrible — is the one that unleashed the terrible death threats from iran and forced _ terrible death threats from iran and forced him — terrible death threats from iran and forced him into hiding was published in 1988— forced him into hiding was published in 1988 and they hate that is generated by the feeling of his novet — generated by the feeling of his novel. that is the worrying thing that it _ novel. that is the worrying thing that it can— novel. that is the worrying thing that it can lead to a literal, my american _ that it can lead to a literal, my american friends say and obviously an event— american friends say and obviously an event where salman rushdie had

hidden _ an event where salman rushdie had hidden before and this could've happened, but the fact that this could _ happened, but the fact that this could happen is really sobering every _ could happen is really sobering every worrying as to how much and what _ every worrying as to how much and what can _ every worrying as to how much and what can we — every worrying as to how much and what can we do with this hatred it's limited _ what can we do with this hatred it's limited to— what can we do with this hatred it's limited to a — what can we do with this hatred it's limited to a section, but nevertheless, it can have such drastic— nevertheless, it can have such drastic consequences. 33 nevertheless, it can have such drastic consequences. 33 years after the fatwa for — drastic consequences. 33 years after the fatwa for writing _ drastic consequences. 33 years after the fatwa for writing satanic - drastic consequences. 33 years after the fatwa for writing satanic verses l the fatwa for writing satanic verses was issued. the best part of two decades since the ayatollah himself died. �* ~' decades since the ayatollah himself died. �* ~ ., , decades since the ayatollah himself died. �* ~ .,, ., decades since the ayatollah himself died. �* ~ ., , died. and i think we as a society need to look _ died. and i think we as a society need to look at _ died. and i think we as a society need to look at as _ died. and i think we as a society need to look at as to how - died. and i think we as a society need to look at as to how we - need to look at as to how we can move _ need to look at as to how we can move forward from there. is there way for— move forward from there. is there way for moving forward? and we need various— way for moving forward? and we need various societies to come forward and say— various societies to come forward and say sorry, this is not something that we _ and say sorry, this is not something that we should accept. you might disagree — that we should accept. you might disagree with what salman rushdie wrote _ disagree with what salman rushdie wrote you _ disagree with what salman rushdie wrote you may disagree with what he

says. _ wrote you may disagree with what he says. but _ wrote you may disagree with what he says, but this is not the way we should — says, but this is not the way we should behave. gn says, but this is not the way we should behave.— says, but this is not the way we should behave. on the front page, the man strikes _ should behave. on the front page, the man strikes me _ should behave. on the front page, the man strikes me is _ should behave. on the front page, the man strikes me is that - should behave. on the front page, the man strikes me is that they i should behave. on the front page, the man strikes me is that they all have chosen photographs from the event. —— what strikes me. and as they tend to him, the sensitivity is over showing nothing that will really show the agony and the pain that salman rushdie must been going through at that point. again, certain discretion for the graphic descriptions in the same amount of discretion and which you actually show. �* , ., discretion and which you actually show. �* , . , . discretion and which you actually show. �*, . '. ._ discretion and which you actually show. �*, . ' . . . ., show. it's a difficult balance. you do want your _ show. it's a difficult balance. you do want your readers _ show. it's a difficult balance. you do want your readers to - show. it's a difficult balance. you do want your readers to know - show. it's a difficult balance. you do want your readers to know if l show. it's a difficult balance. you l do want your readers to know if the horrific nature of the attack and how awful it is but the same time, you don't want them to show something immensely graphic and what

they may not like, i would not like to have my injured body on the front page and if you like a lot of them have been preparing for the balance in putting people in the right place and having carefully placed this in the majority of the footage from the event is taken on phones and the like. this shows the susect phones and the like. this shows the suspect who — phones and the like. this shows the suspect who has — phones and the like. this shows the suspect who has been _ phones and the like. this shows the suspect who has been named - phones and the like. this shows the suspect who has been named hadi i suspect who has been named hadi matar. at 22—year—old from fairview newjersey. he doesn't appear to have resisted arrest. the interesting thing about this is that i was looking at the notes for tonight of what would've been the lunchtime of them. the instalment is part of the lecture series of chautauqua. the co—founded

city of asylum in pittsburgh which was founded to provide sanctuary for writers exiled under fear persecution. it remains a real—life which is why organisations talk about censorship and there are real and continuing threats to writers, journalists, to who express opinions and their impact there to put it in print all and their impact there to put it in hrin ., ., , ., ., , print all of us who have been in the media know _ print all of us who have been in the media know how— print all of us who have been in the media know how you _ print all of us who have been in the media know how you can _ print all of us who have been in the media know how you can be - print all of us who have been in the | media know how you can be treated and how _ media know how you can be treated and how writers who venture to say things _ and how writers who venture to say things where people find it objectionable can be treated by certain— objectionable can be treated by certain regimes and the whole thing illustrates _ certain regimes and the whole thing illustrates the problems that we have and — illustrates the problems that we have and it is something that i'm afraid _ have and it is something that i'm afraid has— have and it is something that i'm afraid has not been dealt with and

probably— afraid has not been dealt with and probably cannot be dealt with because — probably cannot be dealt with because as we grow prosperous, we seem _ because as we grow prosperous, we seem to _ because as we grow prosperous, we seem to have a section of society which _ seem to have a section of society which is — seem to have a section of society which is increasingly intolerant and will not _ which is increasingly intolerant and will not allow views to be expressed which _ will not allow views to be expressed which they— will not allow views to be expressed which they don't agree with and that is the _ which they don't agree with and that is the group worry as to which you can do— is the group worry as to which you can do to — is the group worry as to which you can do to try— is the group worry as to which you can do to try to meet and draw them inaud— can do to try to meet and draw them inand see— can do to try to meet and draw them in and see this is not the way to behave — in and see this is not the way to behave and _ in and see this is not the way to behave and not how we should live. | behave and not how we should live. i want behave and not how we should live. want to pick behave and not how we should live. i want to pick up a thought with you. you talked about salman rushdie, and in august 47, can you remind us perhaps for those who do not know, why they made such an extraordinary impact, how that has led to so much change in the indian diaspora

imposed under so many families by this event in history.— this event in history. would have been on the _ this event in history. would have been on the 15th _ this event in history. would have been on the 15th of— this event in history. would have been on the 15th of august, - this event in history. would havei been on the 15th of august, india -ot been on the 15th of august, india got independence as the astrologist of that— got independence as the astrologist of that midnight was the best time for the _ of that midnight was the best time for the country and that led to the partition— for the country and that led to the partition of— for the country and that led to the partition of the country and a horrible _ partition of the country and a horrible massacre, perhaps a couple million _ horrible massacre, perhaps a couple million people died in the estimates vary and _ million people died in the estimates vary and they had to leave their homes — vary and they had to leave their homes in — vary and they had to leave their homes in the ancestral houses across the border, _ homes in the ancestral houses across the border, and they loss on the property— the border, and they loss on the property and everything in bangladesh and dreadful killings and what he _ bangladesh and dreadful killings and what he brought out and his novel brilliantly. — what he brought out and his novel brilliantly, and i am the same age as salman rushdie, it shows how old i as salman rushdie, it shows how old iam~ _ as salman rushdie, it shows how old iam~ and _ as salman rushdie, it shows how old iam~ and it— as salman rushdie, it shows how old i am. and it brought out how because, _ i am. and it brought out how because, he imagines somebody who was born— because, he imagines somebody who was bornjust at because, he imagines somebody who was born just at that moment that india _ was born just at that moment that india became independent and through

his life. _ india became independent and through his life. he _ india became independent and through his life, he traced with the effects