this low cloud coming in and across gol and, inland across england towards the midlands and the west countrys the midlands and the west country as well. furtherwest, clearskies and after the heat, temperatures no lower than 131a degrees. into the weekend and we still keep a lot of hate coming our way, dry weather and sunshine for the most part, although there is a chance of a shower or two in the north—west. i pressure generally in charge of our weather, there may be a rogue shower in the north—west but more likely to catch a showerfrom this north—west but more likely to catch a shower from this low pressure over biscay. pressure is probably falling during the second half of the weakened, the wind direction is changing slightly, during warm air from the continent and also increasing humidity. for the start of the weekend, early on, missed and low cloud, not long before that brea ks low cloud, not long before that breaks up, sunny skies pretty much across the board on saturday and light winds as well. it is going to feel very warm or hot, temperatures widely in the mid to high 20s, a little b

the warmest weather will be in the deep orange parts, wales, the midlands and the west country, 27—28ering close to parts of greece. here, some really vicious, thundery downpours to come. weather forecasters in greece have described this as more like autumn than summer. that will gradually drift its way north across eastern europe. back home, on wednesday, we are firmly an summer. long spells of sunshine. always with some clumps of cloud on the north sea coast. you can see the lighter colours on the charts and it will be cooler there. further he west and north, temperatures into the high 20s. 28 unlikely for glasgow and edinburgh. into the week and weekend, most users will stay dry. cooler towards the east coast and chances for a shower over the weekend. hello, you're watching afternoon live, i'm ben brown. today at 2:00pm. the government says it's the biggest transport decision for a generation. mps vote today on whether to expand heathrow airport with a third runway we know there are mps who disagree with that, who disagree very strongly. at the end of the day, governments have to t

a remarkable film from africa's oldest republic the west african country of liberia and its capital monrovia where less than half the population can read and write and sixty four percent live below the poverty line so with many of those people cut off from normal news sources one man decided to tackle the problem using just a bit of chalk and a large blackboard called the daily talk blackboard lists all the latest news in a simple language used by monrovia's disadvantaged poor from the witness series in two thousand and twelve here is alfred's free press. hello. hello. what we're doing is like this our responsibility. to measure the information. from those who. tell you they receive. our job.

high temperatures in west wales towards the west country, 30 degrees or so widely, another lovely dayek, knights will get warmer and start of the week, knights will get warmerand in start of the week, knights will get warmer and in the south in particular, more humid as well. we bring in the hot air from particular, more humid as well. we bring in the hot airfrom the near continent ahead of this area of low pressure drifting closer to the west. pressure is dropping on south west. pressure is dropping on sunday, the wind will pick up as well, a south—easterly wind and then the chance of some thundery showers in the south west of england, perhaps into wales, less likely now to clip northern ireland otherwise it will be dry and sunny and hotting up it will be dry and sunny and hotting up in the south—east, temperatures rising to 30 or 3! degrees here with that humidity. not very pleasant. heading into monday, that low pressure is not going anywhere, a weather front threatening to bring thundery downpours in the far south west of england and the channel islands. does not look like getting

inland across scotland and towards the midlands and the west country. into the weekend, lots of sunshine, more hooes. maybe some showers in the south—west. more likely to get a shower from this cut off low that is towards biscay. temperatures dropping during the second half of the weekend, but we are still drawing airfrom the the weekend, but we are still drawing air from the near continent and more humidity in the south on sunday. this is saturday. still dry air. so we see some lore temperatures overnight. clear skies, lots of sunshine after some early mist and low cloud and more heat and light winds. easterlies again. so cooler on the north sea coast. the wind picks up on sunday. it is south—easterly. most places still dry. plenty of sunshine around. but we have the chance of catching one or two showers towards the south—west of england and wales. not far away from northern ireland. the risk of the odd thunder storm. the temperatures rising in the south—east, it is going to be hotter than the last couple of days. looking to next week, a lot of people w

some across the west country and some across the west country and some across the west country and somef scotland, into northern ireland. in a short space of time, we could see more than an inch of rain, 20—30 millimetres, leading to flash flooding. the majority of the country, if you look at the map, is enjoying the fine weather. be it a little humid. we have had this humid weather for some little humid. we have had this humid weatherfor some time little humid. we have had this humid weather for some time and it will continue for a while. tonight, another mild night with temperatures of around 16 celsius in london. 13 in the north. and tomorrow, it sta rts in the north. and tomorrow, it starts overcast again and we see showers developing across eastern areas of the country up to scotland, which could be heavy with thunder and lightning, but the south, the west cou ntry and lightning, but the south, the west country into cornwall and devon, southern parts of wales seeing the most of the sunshine. sunday, less of a chance of developing showers. still some around across parts of northern

cloudy skies further into scotland and england and towards the midlands and west country and the westheat it will be another one night. into the weekend and for most of us we have more heat, more sunshine and more dry weather but there is a chance of one too heavy and perhaps thundery showers in the south—west. even this rogue weather front might produce a shower in the far north—west but more likely in the south—west near that low pressure coming from iberia. we are changing wind direction as the pressure begins to fall in the second part of the weekend, drawing up a lot of heat from the near continent and also more humility in the south. the start of the weekend, maybe a bit misty and low cloud but it will soon burn off and then pretty much wall—to—wall sunshine and like winds with temperatures widely in the mid to high 20s again. a bit cooler on those north sea coasts with onshore breezes but the winds picked up on sunday with a south—easterly and a chart of a shower in the south—west of england and wales, not far away from northern ireland late on but otherwise another dry day, wa

headlines: in myanmar, the country's military is facing fresh accusations that it's launched deadly attacks against civilians. this time not against the rohingyas in the westkachin people in the north. guatemala's fuego volcano continues to erupt, causing more people to flee their homes. nearly 200 are still missing. china has long been north korea's strongest ally, but in the past 12 months it has imposed the toughest sanctions on its unruly neighbour, and taken credit for propelling kim jong—un to the negotiating table. but president trump has also blamed chinese influence for putting next week's summit in doubt. 0ur correspondentjohn sudworth now on the communist alliance: four times a week, passengers at this beijing station crowd onto an overnight service bound for pyongyang. the train is an embodiment of china's ties to north korea, geographically, politically and economically. "i'm going on holiday," this chinese woman tells me. do you worry that is has nuclear weapons? "i don't think it'll be a problem, the situation is good," she tells me. "anyway, isn't that a sensitive question?" she adds. it is a friendship sealed in blood. china's intervention

in myanmar, the country's military is facing fresh accusations that it's launched deadly attacks against civilians. this time, not against the rohingya's in the westhey've been calling for independence from myanmar. ethiopia's governing coalition has announced it will fully accept and implement the peace deal that ended its border war with eritrea. it says it will accept the outcome of a border commission which awarded disputed territories to eritrea. thousands died in the conflict which ended 18 years ago. fresh eruptions of the fuego volcano in guatemala have prompted a new wave of evacuations of residents on the slopes below. the official number of people killed in sunday's eruption has risen to 73, with many more missing. no evacuation alert was issued before the volcano erupted on sunday. now on bbc news, panorama. tessa jowell: nothing else had ever happened to me before, ever. i was getting ready for the thing i was doing in the evening. and the next thing i knew, i couldn't talk. i didn't know what was happening. last may, tessa jowell, the former culture secretary who brought the olympics to the uk, was diagnosed with an aggressive form o

nigeria should be rich the west african country is one of the world's most important oil producing nationsbut the oil revenues here never reach the population corruption is rampant in the west african country. this man danny t.t. the former nigerian minister of petroleum and convicted money launderer is said to be a big player in the system in twenty eleven a company he controlled was allegedly given one point three billion dollars by the dutch oil giant royal dutch shell and italian power company nine in return for the exploitation rights for a big oil field the money was reportedly divided up between politicians only a fraction of it landed in the nigerian treasury now more than a dozen managers from show and d.n.i. are on trial in italy. and that's all your business time for some sports now with our dynamic duo phil and crays thanks so much yes we are updating you on the world cup chris how is it from have to do sport is here to fill us in on the action welcome welcome so let us start with portugal defeating barack one nil in the other much here that was expected result i thought there'

in myanmar, the country's military is facing fresh accusations that it's launched deadly attacks against civilians. this time, not against the rohingya's in the westf the country but against the kachin people in the north. for decades they've been calling for independence from myanmar. this has led to conflict with the burmese military. the army insists it only targets armed enemies, but villagers say whole communities have been forced to flee. our myanmar correspondent, nick beake, has this exclusive report. the depths of the burmese jungle. where mothers clamber for safety. and elephants carry the few possessions people had time to gather. it is the latest scramble for survival in myanmar. where children are forced to hide from their own country's militaryjets. and these are not rohingya families. but the people of kachin state. the latest ethnic group to flee a burmese army on the attack. the same burmese army which killed this woman's eldest son. he was 22. caught in artillery fire on his village six weeks ago. the only words his mother can get out, her son's name. and his dad watched his son die. he bears the scars, physical and otherwise. tr

today, we will see some across the west country into wales.e. northern ireland will also get downpours, and south—western parts of scotland. if you drew a line to the lake district and down into wales, that is the area affected. flash flooding is certainly a possibility. some of the heavy showers will continue into the evening and then it turns misty and murky again. a warm night on the way. that takes us into saturday morning and showers will once again be developing. and a warm day again. sunday, a dry day. there will be a few showers around. they will mostly be across the north and in scotland, and we will have sunshine around on sunday. a quick look into next week. temperatures will still be fairly pleasant, with at least some sunshine. hello, it's friday, it's nine o'clock, i'm chloe tilley, welcome to the programme. a warning that vulnerable children are at a risk because they are being shunted around the care system. they're much more likely to deteriorate in terms of their own mental health, in terms of their well—being, and much more

northern ireland and north—west england parts of wales and the west country.on thursday along e coast so a few temperatures close to 30 degrees and parts of scotland could be favoured there. across scotland and northern ireland tebbit is drop and northern ireland tebbit is drop a little bit. while in the sunshine but more cloud to the north and east. further south temperatures will be still into the high 20s and very close to 30 degrees. it will turn a bit more humid into the weekend and with that the risk of summer weekend and with that the risk of summer thunderstorms pushing up from the site. —— pushing up from the south. this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at eight: a british man has been convicted of planning a terror attack in westminster and of making bombs for the taliban. two men have been killed and 12 other people have been injured after a collision between a bus and a lorry in cambridgeshire. mps demand the government makes a big increase in britain's defence budget — to maintain influence with the united states and other nato allies. pr

drier day across wales, the west midlands and the west cou ntry wales, the west midlands and the west countryhrough the evening and overnight we will gradually see the back of most of the storms, we will keep some cloud and showers across southern scotland and showers across southern scotland and northern england, some mist and fog patches as well, no wind to stir things at all and temperatures between ten and 13 degrees so warm night once more. tomorrow could be cloudy across central and southern scotla nd cloudy across central and southern scotland and northern england, still some showers, further north in scotla nd some showers, further north in scotland and northern ireland spells of warm sunshine could trigger thundery showers later. an isolated shower or storm not out of the question further south across england and wales, and hold it will be dry, more places dry fewer showers, warmer in the sunshine, rather cool layers of those eastern coasts with all that cloud coming in. heading into the week we have high pressure to the north of the uk, again lower pressure and biscayne threatening

drier across wales and the west midlands and the west cou ntry wales and the west midlands and the west countrys but will keep more cloud and some showers of a southern scotland and northern england. some mist and fog patches around as well. no wind to stir things about all so pretty warm night once again. tomorrow could be quite cloudy across central, southern scotland and northern england, still some showers here, the north in scotland and northern ireland we could see thundery showers later, an isolated thundery still not out of the question across southern england and wales, although most southern england and wales, although m ost pla ces southern england and wales, although most places will be dry with sunshine, warmer in the sunshine, cooler near the eastern coasts with all the cloud. going into the week, high pressure to the north of the uk, again lower pressure and biscayne threatening heavy thundery showers from the near continent, and easterly breeze will be blowing in and it will blow in a lot of low cloud, it could be cooler, grey and misty across eastern scotland, central and easte

no trains on that, but plenty of training issues in the west country, not least three days of closuresf important infrastructure work that network rail is doing. isn't that the argument for fifth giving him this award? it's a recognition of a transformational period in the railways, notwithstanding the difficulties over the timetables. indeed. there is a lot of investment happening in the railways at the moment, a lot of major projects. where mark carne deserves some credit is that he has improved management within network rail. it wasn't very good and there is probably still a lot of work to do with improving it. in bristol, for instance, they are electrifying the great western mainline. current plans don't come as far as bristol and the whole electrification project has been problematic with cost overruns and delays and so on. that is an example of web project management has gone wrong. i hope it will get better in future, thanks to the work that mark carne has done. then is it the timing of this, which some say isjust then is it the timing of this, which some say is just an unfortun

it got all the way across to the west country and it then burned off.e've still got that easterly breeze. that's what brought in all the low cloud which is mainly affecting southern parts of england and wales. it means the highest of the temperatures are getting pushed further west and further north. widely those numbers are in the mid— to high 20. but in parts of scotland it could get even higher than 31. a similar story across the western side of northern ireland, 32 possible here. already up ireland, 32 possible here. already up to 30 in porthmadog. lots of sunshine for the rest of the day, feeling hot out there as well. however there is that breeze across southern areas and there will be more cloud coming in overnight tonight, off the north sea and pushing its way further middle and across the midlands and into the south—west of england. gradually we will see the low cloud burning back but there will be more in the north sea and a bit more of it threatening to run onto some of the north sea coasts. but away from here it warms up coasts. but away fro

for the west country and low cloud for the north and east of scotland.for the most part it is going to be another dry, hot and sunny day and the heat is further towards the west of course and we will see temperatures close to 30 degrees in the western side of northern ireland and the west of london, as well as west wales. but cooler on those north sea coast. more dry weather to come for most areas and hot sunshine but there is the chance of showers in south—west wales and northern ireland. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. eu leaders arrive in brussels for talks — and despite warnings that time is running out to strike a deal, theresa may says she's confident of making progress. the fire brigade says there's been "significant improvement" in the fires raging across moorside east of manchester after after the army began to help. a firefighter has told the grenfell inquiry that the tower inferno was "like a war zone", with burning debris raining down at a speed that could easily kill somone. england expects — the three lions face belgium tonight in

and also this low cloud coming in across scotland, england, towards the midlands and west country. th—west. high pressure generally in charge of our weather. that france may bring a roguish are towards the north—west but more likely to catch shark from the low—pressure over at biscay. the pressure is falling over the weekend and the wind direction is changing slightly. we are drawing in very warm airforthe near slightly. we are drawing in very warm air for the near continent and also increasing humidity. for the start of the weekend, some mist and low cloud which will break up quickly. sunny skies across—the—board on quickly. sunny skies across—the—boa rd on saturday quickly. sunny skies across—the—board on saturday and light winds, too. it will feel very warm. temperatures widely the mid to high 20s. a little cooler on those last sequels. during sunday, the winds probably a bit stronger. a south—easterly blowing away the mist and low cloud was bringing the chance of a shark in the south—west of england, just stealing to the south of northern ireland. elsewhere, it will be dry, sunn

the hottest weather spreading further west by this stage as those temperatures in parts of the west countryf greece, some really heavy rain, strong winds, disappointing if you have chosen this week your holiday. in this part of europe. but back home as we look ahead to wednesday another glorious day, blue skies and sunshine and high uv day, blue skies and sunshine and high uv levels and apollo metals. —— and apollo metals. there will be a slight breeze —— and high pollen levels. coming further west the heat continues, into the high 205, and scotla nd continues, into the high 205, and scotland and northern ireland also turning warmer by this stage. very little change at the end of the week, cool closer to the eastern coasts, but plenty of sunshine elsewhere. the odd chance of a shower over the weekend. hello, you're watching afternoon live, i'm ben brown. today at 3:00pm. the government says it's the biggest transport decision for a generation. with a third runway. we know there are mp5 who disagree with that, who disagree very strongly. at the end of the day, governments have to take a deci

probably more sunshine in eastern areas but the best of the sunshine in north—west parts of the countrye north sea and moving inland so many start cloudy but there will be breaks in the cloud and the best of these in the north—west of the uk. thick enough still for showers across wales perhaps and perhaps southern england. into the weekend, it looks like there will be cloud around at times but some sunny spells and the best in the north—west. some showers to come. they will be heavy and targets southern england and parts of wales. hello, it's wednesday, it's nine o'clock, i'm victoria derbyshire, welcome to the programme. were you one of the nearly 2 million tsb customers who were affected by those it problems? the financial watchdog is now going to investigate what went wrong, and the head of tsb will be back is back in front of mps again today. can he do better than last time? the percentage that are logging in successfully is 95%. of course, 5% of customers are not logging in, and that is often the case for any bank. let us know if you are still having problems with tsb‘s banking ser

the warmest weather across parts of the midlands, wales and the west country.facing criticism for missing the vote. he once said he would lie down in front of the bulldozers to stop it being built. labour'sjeremy corbyn has given no guarantee — that if elected — he would build the runway. the grenfell inquiry has heard from one of the first senior fire officers on the scene of the blaze — he said he couldn't remember having specific training about when to evacuate a tower block rather than follow a stay put policy. turkey's leader recep tayyip erdogan wins a new five year term as president and says he'll implement sweeping constitutional reforms, including scrapping the post of prime minister. rescue divers enter a flooded cave in thailand in the hope of finding a teenage football team and their coach who have been trapped since saturday. let's get more now on the vote taking place later today in parliament to approve plans for a third runway at heathrow airport. with me is our environment analyst, roger harrabin. it is still far from certain there's a vote but

into sunday, also this area of low pressure that's starting to churn its way towards the south—west of the country south—west of england, into wales, maybe the midlands, maybe northern ireland. also a weak frontal system, which could bring rain into north—west scotland. but everywhere else sunny skies again, and remember that warm and humid air — the orange colours getting deeper, really, across the south—eastern areas. temeprature on sunday afternoon in london up to around 31 degrees. some spots in the south—east could get to 32. likely to hit 30 degrees. and then we get into the new working week. low pressure still churning around to the south. so the odd shower in southern and particularly south—western areas but, broadly speaking, high pressure remains in charge. so there will be lots more dry weather, lots more sunshine, lots more heat. temperatures still close to 30 degrees, butjust the odd shower at times towards the south—west. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. our top stories: just hours after reaching a deal, european leaders disagree abo

nigeria should be rich the west african country is one of the world's most important oil producing nations but the oil revenues here never reach the population corruption is rampant in the west african country this man danny taytay the former nigerian minister of petroleum and convicted money launderer is said to be a big player in the system in twenty eleven a company he controlled was allegedly given one point three billion dollars by the dutch oil giant royal dutch shell and italian power company and i in return for the exploitation rights for a big oil field the money was reportedly divided up between politicians only a fraction of it landed in the nigerian treasury now more than a dozen managers from show and d.n.i. are on trial in italy. the refugee crisis is developes doubt the most contentious problem in european politics at the moment it's putting previously unknown strain on germany's coalition government so the report on broder migration trends published today by the organization for economic cooperation and development comes right on cue it says asylum applications to always cd

particularly like a monastery from the outside troops the fact was i needed a bastion in the west of the country a stronghold with powers from which a defense could be conducted for a longer period if need be. but let me show you around in the courtyard the impression of a castle disappears this is not medieval i intended it as a celebration of the rebirth of the arts. for the summer months a generously planned building with an italian large area was to have been at my disposal i remember the rounded arches from my student days in padua one of my uncles had admired and copied the ducal architecture of venice here near the valley of the river holt it was all to become reality not that the influences were all foreign even as a boy i had felt envious of the beautiful open verandas that graced the homes of the wealthy or the lucky foreigners the elegant almost oriental arcades. yeah but. now do you understand why the sultan was so jealous of those who are fortunate enough to eat their bread by the mercy of the turks he once said should conduct themselves modestly and not build palaces which only goe

country believing exect. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program. syrian troops are widening a major offensive against rebels in the south west of the country the regime is trying to retake the city of daraa where anti-government protests began seven years ago the u.n. says that more than forty five thousand people have been forced to flee however neighboring jordan is refusing to allow the displaced people to cross into its territory and as we report civilians and children are bearing the brunt of the violence. they fled from bombs and destruction. now this family and living out in the open just hoping someone will help them. bread and petrol prices have risen sharply money is running out. where we came from was totally destroyed every house was flattened. we had to live in the cellars. now we want to go somewhere that hasn't been completely. anyone who can get out is leaving dura nearly fifty thousand have gone so far religious in the rebel stronghold have been hit hard during days of bombing whole streets lined ruins the local administration cannot cope with the sick and wounded . hospitals clinics and treatment centers were deliberately targeted.

initially, it will bring strengthening winds and heavy rain to the north—west of the country.the strong winds will arrive. this is what it looks like through the course of this evening and overnight. the strongest winds are here, the amber warning in force across parts of northern ireland, with very strong winds blowing through the lowlands during thursday morning. very strong winds, potentially disruptive across northern england and northern parts of wales and possibly the north midlands. it says gusts of 60 to 65. that is a rough guide. they could be higher than that, possibly even 70 miles an hour or more. as i say, there could be travel disruption on thursday morning across northern parts of the uk. to the south, we will still be feeling the strong winds. very windy inland. the least strong winds will be towards the south, but we are still going to be feeling those winds. at this time of year, gusts of 30 to 40 miles an hour will take twigs off trees as well. later in the afternoon on thursday, the weather is looking fine. once any showers sweep through, we are in for a su

much like this, a much drier day across wales and west midlands and the west country today, so some lovelyw showers across southern scotland and northern england, there'll be some mist and fog patches around as well. no wind to stir things up at all, and temperatures 10—13d, so a pretty warm night, once again. tomorrow could be quite cloudy across central, southern scotland and northern england, still a few showers here. further north in scotland and northern some spells of warm sunshine could trigger a few more thundery showers later on. in isolated shallow or storms knocked out of the question further south across england and wales. on the whole it will be dry, more places will have a dry day with fewer showers around. warmer in the sunshine, rather cool on the eastern coasts with all of that cloud coming in. as we head into the week we've got high pressure to the north of the uk, again lower pressure around the skate burning heavy thundery showers on the continent and a easterly breeze will be blowing and that will be blowing in a lot of low cloud, it could be much cooler, greyer and ra

united states and to europe they should stay in their own country and build their own country ok and set of having the west have to subsidize them in their own country where they laughed ok that's a lot said right there go ahead ralph. yeah but i do agree to a certain extent because i once raised a question movement a press conference with mrs merkel and she made the same mistake that many people do it was also in our discussion here now that we mix migration issues the asylum you know to uphold the asylum the right of a side which is a human right and we have to uphold to those who need it we cannot make step issue with migration now what i do agree with is that what we see at the moment at the mexican border is probably a step up by deep state or by some people who want to make mr trump act and mr trump is not on your because he remembers what happened to two this is murder of a tree they are suddenly at the refugees coming in and that is what's advertised as the bucket route by the media now at the beginning of this year sometime in spring i watched a program on c.n.n. there was a colleague on the repor

country. but. now he says he'll lead differently with a socialist equal and europe friendly government. many five big cats which had escaped from a zoo in the west of the country have been recaptured two lines to time as a jaguar skipped from a privately owned zoo near the town of you know back a band also escaped but was shot and killed the zoo located near the border of the jackson bird is home to around four hundred animals. the intense being put in this in germany that may have contributed to the animals escape flooding and large and sea crews on dealing with the situation in the region meanwhile law enforcement authorities along with vents are busy patrolling the area while searching for the animals which have now as i mentioned be recaptured bloodied obvious cause the hans brandon joins me now for more on this story hans what more can you tell us about this incident well there was a certain amount of concern maybe even a little bit of panic in the area when it was reported that these five big cats and the bear had escaped and people were told to stay at home to keep their windows closed to not go out on the roads and there was a large cont

in myanmar, the country's military is facing fresh accusations that it has launched deadly attacks against civilians, this time not against the rohingyas in the west of the country, but against the kachin people in the north. for decades, they have been calling for independence from myanmar. fresh eruptions of the fuego volcano in guatemala have prompted a new wave of evacuations of residents on the slopes below. the official number of people killed in sunday's eruption has risen to 73, with many more missing. no evacuation alert was issued before the volcano erupted on sunday. voting has ended in eight us states in primary elections. they are being watched closely ahead of the mid—term polls in november. california is particularly important to their hopes of taking back control of the house of representatives. now on bbc news, it is hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. it is hard to imagine how the us—russia relationship could be any more dysfunctional. each accuses the other of consistently malign action and intent. "worse than the cold war" was the way it was recently described to me by russia's foreign ministe

is ready to load back to the west african country from which it was originally stolen. spalled former tennis world number one. long awaited return from inquiry. welcome back eritrea is sending a senior delegation to ethiopia two weeks after the ethiopian government agreed to withdraw its forces from disputed border regions eritrea's president welcomed the decision and described the efforts as positive earlier this month ethiopia now and still fully accept the terms of a peace agreement signed eighteen years ago the central african republic has rejected former tennis star boris becker is claims of diplomatic immunity and says the official passport he has is fake becker says he was appointed as a sports attash a for the country in april and was issued diplomatic travel documents he says that gives him immunity against bankruptcy proceedings in london . but you. know some of it i like the. al-jazeera. and. yahoo. in a world where journalism as an industry is changing. fortune to be able to continue to expand to continue to have that passion and drive and present the storie

s ready to loan artifacts back to the west african country from which it was originally acquire. and canada becomes the second country in the world to legalize the recreational use of cannabis. i am told. me the weather sponsored by cattle. how i would go some quater whether pushing into central and western parts of europe in the moment of a big area of high pressure has a clear skies base hot sun a shot of the northeast a little more just some blustery conditions coming back in across the northern parts of the british isles as heading over towards scandinavia so some wet weather some windy weather coming into southern norway sweden easing across northern parts of denmark that will continue to drive this way for the east was not so bad in london on wednesday twenty four degrees celsius to twenty eight for paris going to twenty eight in warsaw risk well blustery conditions at the mosque nice for the well couple of littlest recently just twenty celsius cloud and right continue to make its way to few showers continuing down towards the balkan scene that has some really wet weather t

south sudan's latest attempt at a cease fire is under threat from heavy fighting in the country's north west between rebels and government forces presence of a karen rebel leader signed their agreement in neighboring sudan on wednesday demonstrations are taking place in south korea against the number of yemenis arriving there to seek asylum more than five hundred yemenis have flown to j.g. island since december about half a million people have signed a petition urging the government to revise legislation on migrants stop in a week since twelve young footballers and their coach went missing in a cave in northern thailand heavy rain flooded the cave leaving them trapped inside more than a thousand divers soldiers and border guards have joined the search for top british cave divers and some u.s. military personnel also are involved. and ships in court has delayed the final ruling in a mass trial involving more than seven hundred people until next month those on trial are accused of being involved in a sit in in two thousand and thirteen that was broken up by the military photojournalists. is on

country. today, a saudi led coalition geared up for an assault on hudaydah, to the west of the country.inging in food, fuel and aid to the country and a lucrative financial hub for the rebels. it is also where some believe iranian weapons are smuggled into the country. but for the people, things are desperate. two years ago i met with a doctor who showed me people starving in hudaydah. today she told me she fears things are going to get worse. we are suffering from the starvation and poverty and lack of medical supply. and now they inform us it will become worse and i think in hudaydah we are waiting to die. so who are the houthis and how are they able to consolidate so much power? the houthis are a theological movement, which is an insurgency, simply an insurgency that was able to take control over sa na'a in september 2014. and since then it has grown up because they used a specific political vacuum in the country to run a parallel military structure in the country. now the houthis are in control of the most populated parts of the country. the president of yemen, abdrabbuh mansur hadi

the world's most dangerous peacekeeping mission is in the west african country of mali. 160 peacekeepersin the wake of an attempted takeover by rebels. at the same time, french and american special forces are trying to eliminate groups loyal to al-qaeda and the islamic state group. 0ur africa correspondent, alastair leithead, joined them for the second of two special reports from west africa. today he's in mali. mali's ancient mosques and richard iii brought many tourists to a place known for its religious tolerance. -- rich known for its religious tolerance. —— rich history. but now that is all in the past. both al qaeda and islamic state, fighting military convoys. roadside bombs, used to deadly effect. this is what is left of timbuktu airport after the french and united nations‘ race was attacked in april. —— base there. 0ne us soldier was killed. and other name added to the memorial in mali, the most dangerous us peacekeeping mission. it is a problem we have to cope with and face. we have to face the violence and protect ourselves and the mandate and the human system and the mandate

the forecast the cheese they can't we are expecting a weather front to move into the north—west of the countrynorthern ireland. 25 in london uncomfortably into the low 20s across parts of northern england as well. on wednesday we expect the weather front to shift by the south. that means the heat in the south will also be shifting further south. the cooler air starts to win across the northern half of the uk. very fresh with sunshine and showers across scotla nd with sunshine and showers across scotland and northern ireland. the real warmth will be in the far south and the south east. temperatures here on wednesday could get up to about 26, 27 26,27 or28 26,27 or 28 degrees. in 26, 27 or 28 degrees. in newcastle it would be 16 and we will match that in belfast on wednesday. on thursday and friday high—pressure establishes itself in the uk. it will not be quite as hot in the south, typically the low 20s. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines: theresa may has faced criticism over where the money for the nhs has come from. that will be from the brexit dividend, the fact we are no longer sendin

syrian troops are wiping a major offensive against rebels in the south west of the country the regime is trying to retake the city of daraa where i'm ticked up and protest laid down seven years ago the united nations says more than forty five thousand people are from the fighting however neighboring jordan is refusing to allow displaced people to cross into its territory as you're about to see civilians and children of bearing the brunt of the violence. let's get to more on this now from a correspondent shelf or who is monitoring the situation from neighboring to welcome and shall so fifty thousand syrians displaced by fighting in neighboring jordan says you can't come here why. well jordan already has seven hundred thousand syrian refugees and if you go to jordan every third person you meet would be a palestinian so there are there is an internal politics that's playing out in jordan the want to get on the economic pressure as well beirut is very expensive eleven months very expensive but if you go to jordan and you find out i mean just the prices are escalating the point that i'm tr

as the country changes many, if not most, have adopted the cultural values and styles of the west.ar the traditional hijab. >>anthony: a, a lot of people who watch this, particularly women, look at the hijab in particular as an instrument, at the very least as an instrument of male oppression. what would you say to them? >> oumy: for me religion is a, uh, is a personal thing and i, and i decide, decided to, to get this. so, why people keep on asking me every day, "why? why? why?" >> anthony: well, i, i think the, the simple answer is that what to you is a personal lifestyle choice looks, too much of the world like a political choice. >> oumy: it is a choice for me. so, some of the senegalese girls, they have a choice to wear western clothes. i have also as a right to wear this. >> minielle: in a way the reason behind it for every muslim, uh, will be modesty. whether you come from a rich background or a poor background, people should not judge you on the way you dress. she doesn't want you to be, like, "oh my gosh. i love her hair. oh, her earrings! oh! the watch!" no, you see us as

let sky die, and kay burley will be out of a job and she'll stand in west suffolk and defeat him, because most people in this countrymedia and we want to keep sky independent as possible. well, i relish prospect of a contest against anyone in west suffolk, but i'm not sure that is the path that the honourable gentleman, who normally is an optimist by nature, i'm not sure the path he sets out is the most likely one. not least because i will seek undertakings to make sure sky news remains viable over the long—term and independent so that it can pursue we politicians without fear or favour. matt hancock. finally, on the day that the decision was made to expand heathrow airport, one conservative mp offered more than just an opinion on the matter. i read the newspaper there may be some barriers put to actual construction, so could i offer my services with someone with expert driving bulldozers. could that possibly have been a reference to borisjohnson who said he would "lie down in front of bulldozers" to stop a new runway being built? we'll never know, but chris grayling certainly found it funny. and that's all we've go

in late 2011, oil workers in the west of the country went on strike demanding better conditions.ruthless. at least 15 strikers were shot dead by police. the clashes fuelled a wave of internal opposition. i arranged to meet one political opponent of the regime whose efforts to investigate that 2011 violence led him to spending 4.5 years in prison. he didn't want to talk in almaty. he asked me to follow his car into the hills surrounding the city where he could talk more freely. vladimir kozlov was locked up for inciting social unrest and trying to overthrow the regime. but look at the reality. last election of president nazarbayev, he won 97% of the vote. how are you going to change this picture? do you feel trapped and do you feel frightened for your own security in this country today? compared to the other post—soviet central asian republics, kazakhstan is a success story, relatively stable with vast economic potential. but one—man rule brings long—term risks. in the coffee shops and watering holes of kazakhstan, one topical political conversation dominates all others. who will

into the evening to the midlands into southern parts of wales, a couple of sprinkles in north—west of the countryingle temperatures. we will wake up to great grey skies first thing on friday but eventually in the morning the clouds will break and there will be sunshine during the day. cloudier skies might carry on for a while across eastern and southern areas but i think on balance it's not a bad day. 21 in the south on friday and the weekend is looking pretty good. there is a risk of some sharp showers across one or two areas but the bad majority of us should have a fine weekend. this is what saturday looks like, showers developing across western parts of scotland, possibly northern ireland, maybe one or two possibly northern ireland, maybe one ortwo in possibly northern ireland, maybe one or two in the south—west but it looks like the bulk of england and wales should have a dry saturday with temperatures again around 20 degrees or so, cooler around the coast. the big picture across the continent on saturday into sunday, high—pressure, a light winds which is why so little is changing at the mome

this area of low pressure is pushing into the north—west corner of the country later on in the day. dry one. some good spells of sunshine around. the odd shower may develop over the high ground, especially across wales. a dry and warm afternoon, warmer than tuesday. temperatures bouncing back up into the mid—20s celsius across central and southern areas. across western, central and southern scotland, more persistent cloud and rain pushing in, which will hurtle across the country wednesday night and into thursday. a deep area of low pressure, something we have not seen for a long while. that leaks into the north of the uk and we're likely to see gale force winds, 50 or 60 mile an hour gusts of wind. tending to weaken as it reaches south—eastern parts of england. elsewhere, good news for gardeners and growers. in the afternoon, sunshine and showers. these will be blustery across northern areas, where it will feel fresher. we could make 20 or 21 across the south—east, given some brightness, after the rain clears. the main message for the week ahead is that we will see changes. it start

west germany was a prosperous country at the time. they lead a quiet life she likes to knit he enjoys handicrafts struggle. in the west german countryside there were few calls for radical change most residents of up of the variable particularly skeptical annamarie be sure later became a conservative m.p. in the state parliament but in one nine hundred sixty s. she wasn't terribly interested in politics me. as a bit we discussed politics at home. my father was a district up. fishel and the local man as it was i thought politics was kind of a bore and so on the thing it reeked. annamarie was nineteen at the time and studying home economics at school was germany's new emergency knows general strikes street battles in france and the vietnam war were not on her list of top priorities but these issues were certainly important to a lot of other people. if i did side talking so much with we started wearing buttons and badges that had a political message like i'm against the vietnam war people didn't join the big political parties but they didn

into sunday, also this area of low pressure that's starting to churn its way towards the south—west of the countrytal system, which could bring rain into north—west scotland. but everywhere else sunny skies again, and remember that warm and humid air — the orange colours getting deeper, really, across the south—eastern areas. temeprature on sunday afternoon in london up to around 31 degrees. some spots in the south—east could get to 32. but even further north, birmingham, manchester likely to hit 30 degrees. and then we get into the new working week. low pressure still churning around to the south. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and steph mcgovern. our headlines today: no baths, car washing or hosepipes — water companies warn customers to urgently cut usage as demand surges in the heatwave. from varicose vein operations to snoring surgery — new nhs plans to cut procedures it says are a waste of money and often don't work. hopes for an end to uncertainty for workers at the port talbot steel plant as a merger deal is agreed. as the world cup reaches the knock—out stage, fifa

also this area of low pressure starting to churn its way towards the south—west of the country. es, maybe the midlands, maybe northern ireland. also a weak frontal system which could bring rain into northwest scotland. but everywhere else sunny skies, again and remember that warm and humid air — the orange colours anly getting deeper, really, across the south—eastern areas. temeprature on sunday afternoon in london up to around 31 degrees. some spots in the south—east could get to 32. but even further north — birmingham, manchester — likely to hit 30 degrees. then we get into the new working week, low pressure still churning around to the south. so the odd shower in southern and particularly south—western areas but, broadly speaking, high pressure remains in charge so there will be lots more dry weather, lots more sunshine, lots more heat. temperatures still close to 30 degrees butjust the odd shower at times towards the south—west. this is bbc world news. the headlines: at a summit in brussels there's been disagreement about how to implement a deal to control migration from outs

this area of low pressure begins to push into the north—west corner of the country later on in the dayy, another fine and dry one. some good spells of sunshine around. the odd shower may develop over the high ground, particularly across wales. but a dry and warm afternoon, warmer than tuesday. temperatures bouncing back up into the mid—20s celsius across central and southern areas. across western, central and southern scotland, more persistent cloud and increasing wind pushing in, which will hurtle across the country wednesday night and into thursday. a deep area of low pressure, something we have not seen for a long while. that leaks into the north of the uk and we're likely to see gale force winds, 50 or 60 mile an hour gusts of wind. tending to weaken as it reaches south—eastern parts of england. elsewhere, good news for gardeners and growers. in the afternoon, sunshine and showers. these will be blustery across northern areas, where it will feel fresher. we could make 20 or 21 across the south—east, given some brightness, after the rain clears. the main message for the week ahead i