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hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. you're watching the context on bbc news. this is about sending a very powerful message that, despite everything that has happened, they are not beaten. they are still here. in fact, their belief, they are victorious. translation: we were sitting here eacefull . translation: we were sitting here peacefully- it _ translation: we were sitting here peacefully- it is _ translation: we were sitting here peacefully. it is collective _ peacefully. it is collective punishment. why do they have to destroy— punishment. why do they have to destroy the street, cut the water and the — destroy the street, cut the water and the internet? what did we do? this is just the first step. it's by no means the last action that we will take. | we will do what we can, fight the terrorists. - they shall have no safe haven. welcome to the programme. thousands of people have attended funerals after two days of clashes between palestinian fighters and israeli troops in
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the jenin refugee camp. also tonight: in the uk, the ministry of defence has confirmed for the first time that special forces are at the centre of a war crimes inquiry. king charles has been presented with the scottish crown jewels, marking his coronation as part of national service of thanksgiving in st giles�* cathedral in edinburgh. and should governments be able to read people's messages? meta's mark zuckerberg is on a collision course with the uk government over that very question, as he continues plans to build super secure messaging into all his apps. but we start tonight in the middle east, where thousands of people injenin in the occupied west bank have attended a funeral procession for 12 palestinians killed since monday during an israeli military operation. that operation has now finished. you can see the damage left behind. thousands of palestinians who left their homes started to go back.
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our international editor jeremy bowen sent this special report from inside thejenin refugee camp. and a warning, you might find some of the images in his piece distressing. with the israelis gone, the palestinians ofjenin were able to bury their dead. they processed out of the refugee camp and, on a finaljourney, passed the homes of the dead men and around their town. israel says it has closed thejenin terrorism factory. but armed men from the militias that control the camp were everywhere. in 48 hours, israeli forces did a lot of damage in what they call a successful operation to find and destroy weapons. but someone's livelihood will have disappeared along with that van. and smashing the refugee camp's infrastructure, electricity, as well as water, alarmed the un.
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it looks more like collective punishment. "there's no solution," said aymen al saadi. "not until we get back what we lost in i948. "we are refugees here. "our lands are there." he means in israel. in the camps are descendants of palestinians who fled or were forced out of what became israel in i948. mourners brought the bodies back to the camp to be buried. palestinian leaders say their people have a right to defend themselves. israel says the palestinian armed men here firing into the air to salute their dead are cowards, terrorists and the tools of iran. this is about sending a very powerful message that, despite everything that has happened, they are not beaten. they are still here.
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in fact, their belief, they are victorious. the conflict sucks in the generations and suffocates hope. at the cemetery, men got into the graves to lay them to rest. israel says this is no longer a protected place for terrorists. palestinian leaders say there are no terrorists here. the poor and angry injenin camp have a deeply rooted culture of resistance to israeli occupation of land palestinians want for a state. israel's military hails its two days injenin as a professional, highly effective operation, but the key to a better future lies in politics and diplomacy, not anyone's bombs and bullets. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jenin.
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and thenjust and then just the past few minutes or so, the white house press secretary karinejean—pierre says bradaric t now is to restore infrastructure for civilians in jenin. infrastructure for civilians in jenin. �* , ., infrastructure for civilians in jenin. a ., ., ., jenin. as yul noh and we have said many times — jenin. as yul noh and we have said many times can — jenin. as yul noh and we have said many times can we _ jenin. as yul noh and we have said many times can we support - jenin. as yul noh and we have saidj many times can we support israel's security and right to defend his people against hamas. palestinian islamichhad and other terrorist groups. it is imperative to take all possible steps to protect civilians from harm and measures need to be taken to improve the humanitarian situation on the ground and restore critical services like electricity and water to civilian population, and water to civilian population, and so i don't have any more to share that, but certainly we are monitoring things very closely. jason leejoins me now. he's the country director for save the children in the occupied
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palestinian territories. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much for coming on the programme-— thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you for having me this evening. _ the programme. thank you for having me this evening. so _ the programme. thank you for having me this evening. so what _ the programme. thank you for having me this evening. so what is _ the programme. thank you for having me this evening. so what is the - me this evening. so what is the situation on _ me this evening. so what is the situation on the _ me this evening. so what is the situation on the ground - me this evening. so what is the situation on the ground there . me this evening. so what is the - situation on the ground there now? it is quite harrowing. i was in jenin today and looking at the devastation and impact on children. children are disproportionally affected by conflict. and you can see this in the 12 that were killed. faivre children. and with the significant damage to infrastructure, to homes to water, inability to go to school and be kept safe, children are painey price again for this ongoing conflict. find again for this ongoing conflict. and what kind of— again for this ongoing conflict. and what kind of damage what kind of things do you see —— paying the price again. i things do you see -- paying the price again-— things do you see -- paying the price again. i saw the damage to the roads. in projector— price again. i saw the damage to the roads. in projector damaged, - price again. i saw the damage to the roads. in projector damaged, the . roads. in projector damaged, the waterlines are damaged, the main electricity grid is damaged, the main sewage pipes are damage, which means in some parts of the camp there is raw sewage on the street. this is a huge risk for diseases.
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children without electricity and water, a displacement, and whenever there is a displacement, there is more of a risk. the potential risk for children, immense. find more of a risk. the potential risk for children, immense. and given that, what _ for children, immense. and given that, what are _ for children, immense. and given that, what are the _ for children, immense. and given that, what are the priorities - for children, immense. and given that, what are the priorities that l that, what are the priorities that save the children is looking to do now? i save the children is looking to do now? ~ , , save the children is looking to do now? ~' , , ., now? i think the first thing is to make sure _ now? i think the first thing is to make sure first _ now? i think the first thing is to make sure first and _ now? i think the first thing is to make sure first and foremost i now? i think the first thing is to | make sure first and foremost the mental health needs of churn are met. conflict like military incursions like this have a long impact on them. taking sure basic access two critical needs like food and water, keeping them safe. where there is massive displacement children are at risk, and we are trying to make referral pathways for them to keep them safe, keep them protected and get them the services they require. find protected and get them the services they require-— they require. and 'ust give us an idea of some — they require. and 'ust give us an idea of some of — they require. and just give us an idea of some of the _ they require. and just give us an idea of some of the challenges l they require. and just give us an | idea of some of the challenges of this area, even before the military
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operation. this area, even before the military oeration, , ~ operation. jenin refugee camp, like many refugee _ operation. jenin refugee camp, like many refugee camps, _ operation. jenin refugee camp, like many refugee camps, is _ operation. jenin refugee camp, like many refugee camps, is a - operation. jenin refugee camp, like many refugee camps, is a densely. many refugee camps, is a densely populated, crowded area that has limited access to services, already before the incursion, before the military operation, high levels of unemployment, economic deprivation. the recent glitch operation has further exacerbated the vulnerabilities and the risks, especially for children. == vulnerabilities and the risks, especially for children. -- recent military operation. _ especially for children. -- recent military operation. ok, - especially for children. -- recent military operation. ok, jason - especially for children. -- recent. military operation. ok, jason lee, military operation. 0k, jason lee, we appreciate your time. thank you for coming on the programme. here in the uk, the defence secretary ben wallace has confirmed for the first time that uk special forces are at the centre of an inquiry into alleged unlawful killings in afghanistan between 2010 and 2013. the ministry of defence had tried to restrict any mention of their suspected involvement but were challenged by bereaved family members and several media outlets, including the bbc. a long running investigation by the bbc had uncovered evidence indicating that an sas unit killed
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5a people in suspicious circumstance between 2010 and 2011. joining us live now is dr mike martin, who served as an army officer in afghanistan and is now a senior war studies fellow at king's college london. thank you so much for coming on the programme. thank you so much for coming on the programme-— thank you so much for coming on the programme._ should . thank you so much for coming on the l programme._ should we programme. good evening. should we start, programme. good evening. should we start. then. — programme. good evening. should we start, then, with _ programme. good evening. should we start, then, with kind _ programme. good evening. should we start, then, with kind of— programme. good evening. should we start, then, with kind of basic- start, then, with kind of basic principles? what is the presumption and why should there be secrecy at all? in and why should there be secrecy at all? ., ., , all? in the united kingdom, as in many other— all? in the united kingdom, as in many other countries, _ all? in the united kingdom, as in many other countries, there - all? in the united kingdom, as in many other countries, there is i all? in the united kingdom, as in many other countries, there is a | many other countries, there is a perception of innocence, until proven guilty, and the members of the uk specialforces proven guilty, and the members of the uk special forces do difficult, dangerous and secretive jobs, and anonymity is required for them to do thejob anonymity is required for them to do the job successfully. so until the inquiry, and if the allegations are
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substantially did in the inquiry and following court case, until that is proved beyond all reasonable doubt, it is appropriate to maintain the anonymity of the people linked against them. of course, once people are prosecuted, then the situation changes, and one would think that that anonymity should be waived. fiifi that anonymity should be waived. ok, and comint that anonymity should be waived. 0k, and coming onto the announcement of the bed wallace confirming for the first time that special forces are at the centre of an inquiry, what do you make of that? —— the announcement of ben wallace. this you make of that? -- the announcement of ben wallace. as you said, the announcement of ben wallace. as you said. the bbc— announcement of ben wallace. as you said, the sac had — announcement of ben wallace. as you said, the bbc had been _ announcement of ben wallace. as you said, the bbc had been running - announcement of ben wallace. as you said, the bbc had been running with l said, the bbc had been running with this very long time, so too the sunday times in the uk. it has been well known that it is the uk special forces, specifically the sas and a particular sas squadron, that have been at the centre of these allegations, so for the mod now to
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agree to whatever nose has been saying in and of itself doesn't really amount to very much at all. ic, and what about the structure. just paint a picture of the kind of structure that the sas work in, in terms of accountability, who they report to, how public or private that is? i report to, how public or private that is? ~ . report to, how public or private that is? ~' ., ., that is? i think there are two thins that is? i think there are two things that — that is? i think there are two things that your _ that is? i think there are two things that your viewers - that is? i think there are two i things that your viewers might that is? i think there are two - things that your viewers might be interested in. first is the way that uk another country special forces operated in afghanistan, and basically they operated under their own separate chain of command —— the uk and other countries's. the wider litter effort, working with afghan partners on the ground, manning checkpoints, manning bases, was complete the separate the special forces, and they would go on night raids or kill and capture missions to try and find people that they thought were taliban, had
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intelligence that they were members of the taliban, and they would bring up of the taliban, and they would bring up the ground unit often with half an hour to up the ground unit often with half an hourto spare up the ground unit often with half an hour to spare and say, we are coming into that particular area, can you stay out of it, please? and often, the operation would go in, something would happen, and then the base would have the entire village knocking on their door at 6am because a nitrate had just gone in, a few hours earlier. and then there's this wider context of the way that special forces operate in the uk, and that is essentially completely without oversight. so the special forces are effectively an arm of the prime minister, long screwdriver to solve problems in battlefields around the world, and they have no account ability, so other it's of the military are accountable to parliament through the defence select committee, through the military budget. we have to pass budget for the military. and
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the intelligence and security committee regulates and provides oversight for the uk's intelligence services, but there is this gap for uk special forces, and, services, but there is this gap for uk specialforces, and, i mean, it is quite ordinary to say it, there is quite ordinary to say it, there is no parliamentary oversight for uk special forces and is no parliamentary oversight for uk specialforces and one is no parliamentary oversight for uk special forces and one wonders, once this process is complete, is the allegation is substantiated, it seems untenable to continue with that situation —— it is quite extraordinary. without uk special forces being under some kind of oversight, which is completely normal for oversight, which is completely normalfor all oversight, which is completely normal for all other aspects of government. it normal for all other aspects of government-— normal for all other aspects of government. it is a really, kitted but important — government. it is a really, kitted but important issue. _ government. it is a really, kitted but important issue. dr- government. it is a really, kitted but important issue. dr mike - government. it is a really, kitted - but important issue. dr mike martin, thank you for talking us through that. . ~ thank you for talking us through that. ., ,, , ., thank you for talking us through that. ., 4' i. -- thank you for talking us through that-_ -- really - that. thank you. -- really complicated. _ around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. some stories making headlines around the uk now.
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a court has heard a man who arrived at windsor castle armed with a crossbow "to kill" the late queen was partly inspired by the star wars films. jaswant singh chail, from hampshire, was arrested on christmas day 2021. he's admitted a charge under the treason act and is expected to be sentenced on thursday. a london court has heard evidence from one of the men claiming to have been sexually assaulted by kevin spacey. the alleged victim, who can't be named for legal reasons, said the hollywood actor grabbed him "like a cobra". the american actor is facing 12 charges, all of which he denies. fiona phillips has said she has been diagnosed with alzheimer's at the age of 62. the journalist and broadcaster discovered she had the disease a year ago after suffering months of brain fog and anxiety, she told the daily mirror. phillips, former host of itv breakfast show gmtv, said dementia had "decimated" her family after her mother, father you're live with bbc news. iam i am lewis vaughanjones. we are
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going to stick with news in the uk now. king charles has been presented with the scottish crown jewels as part of a ceremony to celebrate his coronation. let's quickly run you through what happened. the afternoon began with a people's procession which left edinburgh castle and made its way along the royal mile. a number of military units led the way and it aimed to represent all aspects of scottish life. many people gathered ahead of the service to show their support for the king, but there was also a sizeable anti—monarchy protest and a number of people were arrested. a demonstration also took place outside the scottish parliament. king charles and queen camilla then arrived at st giles' cathedral for the service of thanksgiving and dedication. it was then onto the presentation of the honours of scotland — the sword of state, the sceptre and the crown, the oldest crown jewels in britain. by the symbol of this crown, we pledge our loyalty in trusting
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that you reign as our king in the service of all your people. in receiving this crown, i so promise by god's help. there a prayerfor the king before he made his way out of the cathedral, as a 21—gun salute was fired from edinburgh castle. the day's events ended with an impressive fly—past by the raf�*s red arrows. nine jets were involved. the king and queen were watching from the palace of holyrood house. joining us live now is scottish historian murray pittock, bradley professor and pro vice principal of the university of glasgow. thank you very much for coming on the programme. irlat thank you very much for coming on the programme-— the programme. not at all, glad to talk to yon — the programme. not at all, glad to talk to yon we _ the programme. not at all, glad to talk to you. we saw _ the programme. not at all, glad to talk to you. we saw lots _ the programme. not at all, glad to talk to you. we saw lots of - talk to you. we saw lots of interesting _ talk to you. we saw lots of interesting ceremonial- talk to you. we saw lots of - interesting ceremonial elements today. what stuck out to you as
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significant?— today. what stuck out to you as sitnificant? , , ., , , significant? this is only the second time this has _ significant? this is only the second time this has happened _ significant? this is only the second time this has happened since - significant? this is only the second time this has happened since 1707| time this has happened since 1707 and the first time was when the late queen received the honours of scotland in 1953. this was actually a much more developed and sophisticated and showy ceremony then in 1950 31, and i think —— the 1953 one. a number of things stuck out. the son of destiny, which was present during the service, was used in both coronation services, the coronation service in westminster abbey and the presentation of the honours today, so that was very important symbolically, and the lord lyon, as part of this kaabouni service, talked about it as the symbol of scottish sovereignty, and that was choreographed by the palace team. that was quite significant for
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some also the carrying of the policeman's sort of state, the original 15 071 is too fragile to use, by dame catherine granger, mirroring carrying by penny mordaunt in westminster, was more dignified into mono then in 1953, and also the king and the queen were dressed to much higherformal standards king and the queen were dressed to much higher formal standards than when the queen received the, the late queen received the honours in 1953. this was very much more close to a national... yeah. bud 1953. this was very much more close to a national. .. yeah.— to a national... yeah. and is accompanied _ to a national... yeah. and is accompanied relationship i to a national... yeah. and is - accompanied relationship between the monarchy and the scottish people. how do you assess where we are? the crown has how do you assess where we are? iie: crown has always how do you assess where we are? tie: crown has always made it scotland very central since the time of queen victoria. i think there's a question
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of that with the younger royals, but this is a difficult transition. this is a transition between the late queen, who was very popular in scotland, and king charles, who is less so, and indeed popularity for the monarchy intel phelan is falling very significantly, so i think it was an act of diplomacy —— popularity for the monarchy in scotland is falling. the persistence of scotland as the separate nation within the united kingdom which is recognised by the ceremony today, i think the... audio cuts out we were just losing you there. we did get the central point you were making. we have to leave it there. thank you. staying here in the uk, a service has been held at westminster abbey to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the national health service. the nhs is unique because of the way it's funded, it's paid for,
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through general taxation, but it's free of charge for all users, regardless of treatment. today's event is one of a series marking the milestone. but 75 years on, there are questions about its ability to survive in its current form into the future. bbc verify�*s head of statistics, robert cuffe, has given us this analysis. you can see why politicians of all stripes are keen to pay tribute to the nhs. about half of brits say it's one of the things that makes them feel proud to be british. but satisfaction with the services it provides are falling. they've reached theor lowest level ever recorded in the british —— they've reached their lowest level ever recorded in the british social attitudes survey. you can see satisfaction peaked probably around 2010, was drifting down over the last decade and really has come down over the years of the pandemic. and of course, demands are high, services are stretched. in general, we are getting older, we are living longer, and so you do need to bring up funding in order to match those
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ever—increasing demands. researchers from the king's fund told us that funding would have to go up by about 5% every year in real terms to catch up with the pandemic backlog and underinvestment. if you're seeing investment of a little bit less, around 3—4%, they would say that services are only standing still. and even if you're seeing increases every year in real terms of, say, 2%, actually, services will go backwards. they characterise it as managed decline. how does that compare with the actual plans for the nhs? it's probably in the middle at the moment. you can see the funding penciled in for england over the next couple of years. it's in between about 3% and 4%, which is middle of the range by historical standards and certainly higher than we saw in the decade up to the pandemic. thanks to robert there for talking us through some of the numbers. want to talk now about what it is to be an nhs, work in the nhs.
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with me is drjim down, intensive care consultant at the nhs. thank you so much for coming into the studio here. we have run some of the studio here. we have run some of the numbers there, but i'm interested to hear about what it is like actually working as part of the nhs. clearly you feel like a big part of a huge organisation, a very important organisation to the country, but the stresses and the strains, especially through covid, let's start there. what was that like, day in, day out?— let's start there. what was that like, day in, day out? covid was uner like, day in, day out? covid was unlike anything _ like, day in, day out? covid was unlike anything any _ like, day in, day out? covid was unlike anything any of _ like, day in, day out? covid was unlike anything any of us - like, day in, day out? covid was unlike anything any of us have l unlike anything any of us have ever seen. certainly in my nearly 30 years of the nhs, it was lately different to anything else —— complete the different member for me, it was split into three phases. initially was when it hit italy and we are all and waiting we were seeing the devastation in italy, and we were wondering how many patients
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we were wondering how many patients we were wondering how many patients we were going to take. they were graphs that showed thousands of people needed ventilators and there was a desperate anxiety about, we have just run out of kit, and what would we do? how would we ethically deal with that? and i personally was quite nervous about catching the disease. but then when it hit, weirdly, it changed a bit, because it became about the disease itself. but we had not expected was first to be such a horrible disease. was unpredictable, relentless, unusual... unpredictable, relentless, unusual. . ._ unpredictable, relentless, unusual... ., , ., unusual... and you are trying to learn the _ unusual... and you are trying to learn the best _ unusual... and you are trying to learn the best ways _ unusual... and you are trying to learn the best ways to _ unusual... and you are trying to learn the best ways to treat - unusual... and you are trying to i learn the best ways to treat people and help people on the fly? exactly, exactl . and help people on the fly? exactly, exactly- the — and help people on the fly? exactly, exactly. the whole _ and help people on the fly? exactly, exactly. the whole world _ and help people on the fly? exactly, exactly. the whole world was - exactly. the whole world was learning at one. that was extraordinary. the transfer of information was of short learning on the fly was stressful. find information was of short learning on the fly was stressful.— the fly was stressful. and you must take our the fly was stressful. and you must take your work _ the fly was stressful. and you must take your work home _ the fly was stressful. and you must take your work home with - the fly was stressful. and you must take your work home with you -- l the fly was stressful. and you must l take your work home with you -- was take your work home with you —— was extraordinary. take your work home with you -- was extraordinary-—
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extraordinary. yes. my family were ve tood extraordinary. yes. my family were very good to _ extraordinary. yes. my family were very good to me- — extraordinary. yes. my family were very good to me. we _ extraordinary. yes. my family were very good to me. we all _ extraordinary. yes. my family were very good to me. we all had - extraordinary. yes. my family were very good to me. we all had that l very good to me. we all had that dilemma, should we be going home? should we be? but they allowed me home, which was very kind of them, and actually, in a way, in the big surges, in some ways, it was easier for us because we had a big purpose, we are getting on with ourjobs, whereas a lot of people were stuck at home, but when it all ended, it caught up with many of us, and me of when it all finished, i had a big mental health crisis and had to stop for a while. and i think that is very common, probably, in the aftermath. i very common, probably, in the aftermath-— very common, probably, in the aftermath. ., ., ., aftermath. i was going to say, as an organisation. _ aftermath. i was going to say, as an organisation, you _ aftermath. i was going to say, as an organisation, you suffer _ aftermath. i was going to say, as an organisation, you suffer that - organisation, you suffer that organisational trauma, and it you cannot have been alone and having to deal with that? irlat cannot have been alone and having to deal with that?— deal with that? not at all. and i think it is changing. _ deal with that? not at all. and i think it is changing. there - deal with that? not at all. and i think it is changing. there is - deal with that? not at all. and i think it is changing. there is a l think it is changing. there is a tradition amongst medics to just bottle it up, maybe have a pint and get on with it, and i think actually
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the pandemic moved us beyond that a bit and people started to sort of accepted that they needed to open up accepted that they needed to open up a bit, which is probably a good thing in the long—term. and i'm afraid we're almost out of time, but bring us right up to date, working as part of the nhs right now. 3�*5 as part of the nhs right now. 75 years old. pride in the organisation but there huge challenges too. absolutely. i love the nhs. i personally don't take it as the problem with the model, i think, as you described it, at the introduction, that worked and will work, itjust needs, unfortunately, more investment, and particularly in the staff, because i think the staff are really struggling at the moment. 0k, we really appreciate you coming in and talking us through that. jim down, thank you very much indeed. i will be back in a couple of minutes' time. thanks very much for
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your company. i minutes' time. thanks very much for yourcompany. iam minutes' time. thanks very much for your company. iam lewis minutes' time. thanks very much for your company. i am lewis vaughan jones. this is bbc news. hello there. wednesday on the whole has been a quieter day with some sunny spells. there have been a few scattered showers. so from time to time looking up in the sky, some threatening—looking shower clouds, as you can see from this weather watcher picture sent in from luce in kent. but tuesday's heavy, persistent, rain moved off into the near continent. today has been a quieter story, as you can see from that satellite picture. a few scattered showers which will gradually fade through the night. we'll have some clearing skies and temperatures falling away. so it'll be a comfortable night for getting a good night's sleep. 8—11 degrees to greet us first thing on thursday morning. 0n the whole, thursday will continue to be dry, settled and sunny for most. but we have got this area of low pressure pushing in from the west. winds will strengthen ahead of it, gusts perhaps in excess of a0 miles an hour. and there will be some wetter weather moving towards northern ireland, and gradually by the end of the afternoon into western fringes of scotland. potentially clouding over with a few isolated showers into wales and south—west england.
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best of the sunshine in the south—east with highs of 22 degrees. so that bodes well for wimbledon. there's plenty of sport to look out for at the moment. thursday, dry, warm, and humid on friday. could trigger some thunderstorms on saturday. and we've got another test, starting this time in headingley in leeds. a beautiful start, but there could be some sharp showers into the weekend. let's take a look at those in more detail. on thursday, the rain will be moving out of northern ireland and into the early hours of friday morning it'll be pushing through scotland. so we start off on friday morning with some showery outbreaks of rain to the north and west, but further south we'll once again see some clearer skies. but this frontal system will tend to lingerfor a time. it's going to tap in to some very warm and humid air as we move into friday. hence the reason we'll see this northwest, southeast divide. so some showery outbreaks of rain into northern ireland and western scotland. eastern scotland, england, wales dry, settled, sunny and increasingly hot and humid,
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28—29 degrees can't be ruled out by the middle of the afternoon. that runs the risk of more thunderstorms as we move into the weekend. hence the reason for those showers for both wimbledon and for headingley. those fronts will push in and move steadily north and east. so into the weekend, sunny spells and scattered showers and a little bit fresher.
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the country is turning to russia for help. we will have more on that in a moment. sport now, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's marc edwards. hello, and we're going to start at wimbledon where it's been an action packed day following tuesday's wash—out. 23—time grand slam winner novak djokovic is through to the third round, while top seed on the women's side, iga swiatek, continued her pursuit of a maiden wimbledon title with victory on centre court.

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