i'm luxmy gopal.reportedly been charged with attempted murder of acclaimed author, sir salman rushdie, who's now on a ventilator, after being stabbed on stage in new york. his agent says the 75—year—old can't speak, is likely to lose an eye, has a damaged liver, and the nerves in one arm have been severed in the attack. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england's drought could last into the next year. the heatwave continues hitting europe — with some areas facing devastating wildfires and others suffering the economic impact of the droughts. travel disruption after thousands of train drivers from nine rail companies go on strike across the uk today. it's the latest walkout in a row over pay and conditions. now on bbc news, return of the tigers. in 2010, the himalayan nation of nepal was one of 13 countries to commit to doubling its wild tiger populations by 2022. nepal is now the only country to have achieved that goal. tige

i'm luxmy gopal and these are the headlines... man has reportedly been charged with attempted murder of acclaimed author sir salman rushdie, who's now on a ventilator, after being stabbed on stage in new york. his agent says the 75—year—old can't speak, is likely to lose an eye, has a damaged liver, and the nerves in one arm have been severed in the attack. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england's drought could last into the next year. now on bbc news, deportation flights from the uk to jamaica are among the most controversial carried out by the home office. adina campbell has been to jamaica to meet some of the people affected. the tropical shores of jamaica. crystal blue waters framed by mountainous skylines. but this isn't the everyday reality for manyjamaicans who face high unemployment rates, dangerous levels of crime and are also swept up in the rising cost of living crisis. and life is even tougher for those who never had any intention to be he

i'm luxmy gopal and these are the latest headlines. writers and politicians condemn an attack on acclaimed author, sir salman rushdie, who's now on a ventilator, after being stabbed on stage in the us state of new york. his agent says the 75—year—old can't speak, is likely to lose an eye, has a damaged liver, and the nerves in one arm have been severed in the attack. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england's drought could last into the next year. travel disruption after thousands of train drivers from 9 rail companies go on strike across the uk today. it's the latest walk—out in a row over pay and conditions. documents in the us show fbi agents seized papers marked "top secret" when they searched the florida home of the former president donald trump on monday. the search warrant shows he's being investigated over possible violations of the espionage act. the 82—year—old who reaches new heights. nick gardner scales the final peak to complete his mission to c

i'm luxmy gopal and these are the headlines...rs and politicians condemn an attack on acclaimed author, sir salman rushdie, who's now on a ventilator, after being stabbed on stage in the us state of new york. his agent says the 75—year—old can't speak, is likely to lose an eye, has a damaged liver, and the nerves in one arm have been severed in the attack. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england's drought could last into the next year. travel disruption after thousands of train drivers from nine rail companies go on strike across the uk today. it's the latest walk—out in a row over pay and conditions. documents in the us show fbi agents seized papers marked "top secret" when they searched the florida home of the former president donald trump on monday. the search warrant shows he's being investigated over possible violations of the espionage act. the 82—year—old taking on new heights. nick gardner tells the bbc he's "ready and very excited" to scale th

i'm luxmy gopal and these are the latest headlines.d author, sir salman rushdie, who's now on a ventilator, after being stabbed on stage in the us state of new york. his agent says the 75—year—old can't speak, is likely to lose an eye, has a damaged liver, and the nerves in one arm have been severed in the attack. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england's drought could last into the next year. travel disruption after thousands of train drivers from 9 rail companies go on strike across the uk today. it's the latest walk—out in a row over pay and conditions. documents in the us show fbi agents seized papers marked "top secret" when they searched the florida home of the former president

welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and luxmy gopal. 0ur headlines today: borisjohnson promises moresays the detail won't be announced until next month by the new prime minister. churches across liverpool remember nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel almost a week after she was shot dead at her home. desperation as floods devastate pakistan: the government appeals for international assistance as more than 1000 people are killed and millions more displaced. liverpool's season's back on track: they thrash bournemouth 9—0 to equal the biggest victory in premier league history.

luxmy gopal, bbc news. a look at some other stories.sts a plant's photosynthesis — the natural process that converts the energy from sunlight into food. powerful storms have battered areas of central and southern europe, killing at least 13 people including three children. the deaths reported in italy, austria and on the french island of corsica were mostly due to falling trees. heavy rain and strong winds also wrecked campsites. heavy rains have caused widespread flooding and landslides in parts of new zealand's south island. more than 400 homes have been evacuated in the nelson region, where double the average amount of rain for august has fallen since tuesday — with more heavy downpours expected. the floods have caused problems with the water system in the city of nelson where residents are being asked to save water to safeguard the clean supplies. a series of explosions have been reported at two russian military installations. in sevastopol, in russian—occupied crimea, the governor claimed a ukrainian drone was shot down by anti—air

i'm luxmy gopal and these are the headlines...ters and politicians condemn an attack on acclaimed author sir salman rushdie, who's now on a ventilator, after being stabbed on stage in the us state of new york. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england's drought could last into the next year. travel disruption after thousands of train drivers from nine rail companies go on strike across the uk today. it's the latest walk—out in a row over pay and conditions. now on bbc news talking business with aaron heslehurst. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let's go and take a look at what's on the show. they're the most powerful group of shoppers in the world. but can the american consumer save the world from recession as gas prices, food prices and interest rates rise? i'm going to be taking the temperature of the american shopper and ask if it's still true that when america sneezes, the world catches a col

this is bbc news, i'm luxmy gopal. the headlines at 8...risters vote to go on all—out strike in england and wales from next month a bbc investigation uncovers the secret sharing and trading of sexual images of women on a social media site — without their consent events take place to remember michael collins, the politician and ira leader, who was killed this day 100 years ago.

this is bbc news, i'm luxmy gopal. the headlines at 8... a warning that sprialling energy prices could push inflation as high as 18 per cent early next year. let put it in perspective, energy bills going from maybe 15 billion to £75 million this year which is the equivalent of maybe 9p on the basic rate of income tax. criminal barristers vote to go on all—out strike in england and wales from next month a bbc investigation uncovers the secret sharing and trading of sexual images of women on a social media site — without their consent events take place to remember michael collins, the politician and ira leader, who was killed this day 100 years ago. the latest figures suggest the annual fuel bill for an average household is set to rise to more than £3,500 in october — and thenjump to more than £11,600 injanuary. these are predictions, and changes in the markets can affect these numbers. some economists are also forecasting that inflation, which is nowjust over 10%, could reach as high as 18% — which will hit household budgets even harder. the

welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and luxmy gopal. our headlines today: borisjohnson promises more help for eye—watering energy bills. but says the detail won't be announced until next month by the new prime minister. churches across liverpool remember nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel almost a week after she was shot dead at her home. desperation as floods devastate pakistan: the government appeals for international assistance as more than 1000 people are killed and millions more displaced. liverpool's season's back on track: they thrash bournemouth 9—0 to equal the biggest victory in premier league history. good morning. there is a lot of dry weather to come today although some light and patti went across the north—west first thing in the morning. forthose north—west first thing in the morning. for those that are desperate to see some heavy rain, i think i can see someone at the distant horizon. i will tell you more about that a little bit later on. good morning. it's sunday, 28th august. our main story: the prime minister has said

i'm luxmy gopal and these are the latest headlines... new york police say the man suspected of attacking the author sir salman rushdie has been charged with attempted murder and assault. his agent says the 75—year—old can't speak, is likely to lose an eye, has a damaged liver, and the nerves in one arm have been severed in the attack. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england's drought could last into the next year. the heatwave continues hitting europe — with some areas facing devastating wildfires and others suffering the economic impact of the droughts. travel disruption after thousands of train drivers from nine rail companies go on strike across the uk today. it's the latest walk—out in a row over pay and conditions. the 82—year—old who reaches new heights. nick gardner scales the final peak to complete his mission to climb all of scotland's 282 munro mountains. new york police say the man suspected of attacking the author sir salman rushdie is to be charg

luxmy gopal, bbc news. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. good morning to you.rn ireland this morning so some of those are quite heavy and blustery with showers. some sunnier skies for aberdeen and belfast this morning. one or two like showers pushing into was the lake district but much of northern england down towards wales and the south—west seeing blue skies and the south—west seeing blue skies and plenty of sunshine. less in the way of sunshine in the south—east, a weak weather front bringing the odd spot of drizzle but that clears away quite quickly. england and wales largely dry, and isolated charitable is the west but more in scotland and northern ireland heading east through the day. temperatures in the high teens in the north to the mid 20s in the south and south—east. similar to yesterday. this evening showers ease for a time and the next area of wet and windy weather moves in for northern ireland and scotland through the early hours of saturday. further south are largely dry and things are a bit cooler and fresher than they have been recently as we st