but yorkshire _ things coming from this? we live in hope.of good changes and things are moving in the right direction. there is a long way to go. i would have liked a lot more tangible changes from my dcms, but that doesn�*t seem to have happened. ijust hope gary�*s bravery today can be a significant step forward for us to start looking at solutions and how we look at putting the game back together. gary has come forward, he has apologised. you called him brave there, what about others that haven�*t necessarily come forward and given an apology or admitted any mistakes? i think it is for all of us to look at everything that has gone on over the last couple of years. for people to reflect on their behaviour and whether, instead of sitting on the side and watching the show, they could have helped. not allow people to go through what they have. i would urge them to have a think about it and see if everyone can start to do this and we can start to move forward. start to do this and we can start to move forward-— move forward. finally, the lord p

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yorkshire water says its reservoirs are now less than half full.il, reservoirs like this were full in march. how have we got to where we are at? well, we spoke injuly, and we said then it had been an incredibly dry spring, and it was looking like a very dry summer. since then, we have seen the heatwave which has set new records, and that has happened in yorkshire as well as across the country. and we have seen that continue over the last few weeks to the point where we are now, which is just below 50% in the reservoirs. do hosepipe bans actually make a difference? well, we have seen other companies in the south who have brought hosepipe bans in, and we have seen 10% reductions in their demands, so we know that yorkshire customers have responded very well to our last pleas, and we hope that in this new request to put in a hosepipe ban, which is part of our drought management plan, that customers will respond, and that will help us preserve stocks and get us into the winter when we will hopefully then see a good recharge, and we can start to lift the

and the yorkshire post says sewage has been allowed to spill into yorkshire waterways for more than 1.5 hours over the last six years, according to figures obtained by the labour party. yorkshire water says it's working hard to make improvements. writes, let's plunge back in. we've gone for a slightly different selection this time to give you some variety, but i'm afraid the strays are pretty much the same, and a headline if anything more bleak than the ones we talked about 45 minutes ago. this is the front of the guardian. ago. this is the front of the guardian-— ago. this is the front of the guardian. , . , . . ~ ago. this is the front of the guardian. , . , . .,~ ., guardian. they really are taking a ve , guardian. they really are taking a very. very — guardian. they really are taking a very. very bleak _ guardian. they really are taking a very, very bleak view _ guardian. they really are taking a very, very bleak view of - guardian. they really are taking a very, very bleak view of the - guardian. they really are taking a| very, very bleak view of the winter had. i think unsurprisin

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high 20s in yorkshire and the north east.t wales. hot sunshine and in excess of 30 celsius in cardiff every single day and into the weekend. now, prospects of rainfall, the south and central parts of the uk, obviously, needs rainfall. it�*s just the possibility and computer models are indicating we could have some showers sometime early next week, but this could still change. and in fact, some areas of the south have not had any rainfall throuthuly and into august. bye— bye. this is bbc news. i�*m shaun ley and these are the latest headlines. the uk�*s nhs dentist shortgage revealed. 9 out of 10 practices are turning away new adult patients. it�*s led to some making their own false teeth and some pulling out their teeth. it's it�*s just a matter of getting a grip on that as hard as you can, and pulling like crazy until the nerve gives way. almost a quarter of all the strip searches carried out on children by police in london between 2018 and 2020 were done without an appropriate adult present and more than half searched were

yorkshire water say what a quality in 60 of yorkshire beaches is good or excellent but that is not somethingn? ., ., , ., ., .,, something you say that you see here, karen? ., ., , ., ., karen? know and they are not as good as the promises _ karen? know and they are not as good as the promises and _ karen? know and they are not as good as the promises and they _ karen? know and they are not as good as the promises and they really - karen? know and they are not as good as the promises and they really need l as the promises and they really need to take things up and it is good for our mental health and for the mental health a lot of people and it is free and it should be here for everybody to use safely. the government _ everybody to use safely. the government have _ everybody to use safely. the government have announced new restrictions on when water companies can charge sewage, will that make a difference? the mac may be a little but not really. the need to stop discharging sewage into the sea. tap discharging sewage into the sea. trip, yorkshire cup might water say they will work to the new

our reporter phil chapman has been to yorkshire to find out more.eneration, and some volunteers among the team here at at the staithes and runswick lifeboat station are proudly sharing their knowledge with their sons and daughters. my name's lee jackson, helmsman at staithes lifeboat. hi, i'm elena and i'm his daughter. it's something i've always wanted to do since i was little. i've always looked up to my dad as a role model figure, and i've just always had a big passion for the lifeboat. and hopefully, if i stay in the village, i'd like to carry it on with my family. we've got to try and keep it going in the village. obviously the village is quite a touristy place now, with the holiday cottages and the holiday homes, so we need the local people that are here to come along and train and be crew. i'm colin harrison - and these are my twins. it has kind of brought us together as a family in a different way as well. it's nice just to see them, especially at the station that there are multiple families consistently involved. i think it's important to h

yorkshire is going _ about water levels. yorkshire is going to — about water levels. the end of the month, making it the first in the north to declare those measures — first in the north to declare those measures. another first for yorkshire _ measures. another first for yorkshire is it could possibly become _ yorkshire is it could possibly become the first area in the north to be _ become the first area in the north to be declared officially in drought including — to be declared officially in drought including eight other areas in the south _ including eight other areas in the south of— including eight other areas in the south of england because yorkshire water— south of england because yorkshire water says here that water levels in reservoirs _ water says here that water levels in reservoirs and rivers are down 20% on what _ reservoirs and rivers are down 20% on what they should be at this time of the _ on what they should be at this time of the year — on what they should be at this time of the year. but it isn'tjust humans _ of the year. but it isn'tjust humans tha

one of those sites is understood to be in yorkshire, and with that comes hope that one of the region'sfirst thoughts were, "this is a major blow to us," but as options have developed then we're more confident that we can secure a permanent home for the aircraft and the story she has to tell in the future. i think, in many ways, to have a permanent home and a landlord in one case who actually wants us and can commit as soon as we want to commit, will protect this airframe and the message of inspiring the next generation for the next 60 years. in the 20th century, this bomber confronted the soviet threat and took part in the falklands war. in the 21st century, it overcame the odds to return to the air, but its latest challenge is to simply find a new home. david rhodes, bbc news. and that is where we will leave you. thank you for watching bbc news. hello. some of us are getting to see some sunshine today, but the best of that during the afternoon is likely to be found across the northern half of the uk. furthersouth, more in the way of cloud. and whether you find yourself in a cloudy zon

morning. —— we were looking at drought images from yorkshire.

morning. —— we were looking at drought images from yorkshire.ton has been one of the wettest part of the uk in recent others, heavy thunderstorms rolling into the sussex coast, 19 millimetres of rain a day few others at shaw on a port and now the heavy, fun to be showers are pushing north. but there are gaps in the rain, not every bit of ground is getting a decent soaking, some areas are staying dry. more rain further west, somerset has had some heavy falls. this afternoon we will see thunderstorms hanging back across the west country but perhaps more of a focus for the midlands and east anglia. behind the showers in the south—east there could be thunderstorms in their own right, notjust thunderstorms in their own right, not just as thunderstorms in their own right, notjust as part of thunderstorms in their own right, not just as part of that thunderstorms in their own right, notjust as part of that band. it is becoming drier. floods in northern ireland this afternoon but quite a legacy of cloud. largely fine for scotland and northern ireland ov

let's take a look at the yorkshire post now. they've got the yorkshire post now.ng this plan —— a backlash. adam, what were your thoughts when you read this? i were your thoughts when you read this? ~ were your thoughts when you read this? ,, �* , ., ., were your thoughts when you read this? ,, �*, ., ., ., this? i think it's fair to say that today has _ this? i think it's fair to say that today has been the _ this? i think it's fair to say that today has been the worst - this? i think it's fair to say that today has been the worst day l this? i think it's fair to say that| today has been the worst day of this? i think it's fair to say that - today has been the worst day of liz truss's campaign so far. she's still the favourite to become prime minister, she still enjoys significant lead over rishi sunak with tory members. but today has been a bad day for her. just to walk people through it, last night, she announced that in order to cut down on what she described as government waste, she would introduced regional pay boards for sector worker. as things stand, pay

one of those sites is understood to be in yorkshire, and with that comes hope that one of the region'shave developed then we're more confident that we can secure a permanent home for the aircraft and the story she has to tell in the future. i think, in many ways, to have a permanent home and a landlord in one case who actually wants us and can commit as soon as we want to commit, will protect this airframe and the message of inspiring the next generation for the next 60 years. in the 20th century, this bomber confronted the soviet threat and took part in the falklands war. in the 21st century, it overcame the odds to return to the air, but its latest challenge is to simply find a new home. david rhodes, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth. mixed fortunes weather—wise across the uk as we head through the rest of today with the best of the sunshine towards the north and a lot more cloud further south. also a scattering of showers towards western facing coasts too. here is the rest of the afternoon, some showers towards western scotland, western wales and far

and of those top marks, london was 10 percentage points higher compared to yorkshire, the humber ande, the pressure still hasn't hit me yet. i couldn't sleep at all, it was a nightmare. i know, yeah. i was really nervous. so, friends came together to get their results. i passed! after their worries, real grades on paper. you tried hard in english. did i? you got a 5 and 4. that's cool! overall, there are fewer passes because of the return of exams. so across england, more will resit english or maths at college. the fact that i've come out with a 3 is really good to me because i know that if i do resit, then i can try again harder and i can get that pass. grace didn't know she'd get the grades she wanted. all the odds stacked against you, you've worked. so proud of you. it's been an emotional day for teachers too. they've kept this year group going through covid. results here were as they expected, but today has been a reminder of a north—south divide in top grades. a lot of our children are very disadvantaged and have been disadvantaged throughout their entire school career. and when

roughly the same size as yorkshire in the united kingdom, qatar is a mainly desert landscape, surroundedlf on three sides. it hasn't been the easiest of places to prosper. historically it was the arduous task of pearl—diving that was qatar's main economy — until, that is, the discovery of oil and gas. oil workers arriving in the 1940s brought with them a game to play in their spare time. that sport has now brought the focus of the world to qatar. and that game was the beautiful game — football. as hosts, qatar qualified automatically for the world cup. they will make their first ever appearance at the tournament. almoez ali is a striker for the qatar national team, and he hopes to become a household name when the competition kicks off this november. he says qatar may be seen as underdogs, but thinks this is a side who should not be written off just yet. in december 2021, qatar hosted the fifa arab cup. using the new world cup stadia, this competition acted as a warm—up for this year's big tournament. and the qatar national team actually won the third—place play—off. from a personal level

yorkshire water became the latest to introduce a hosepipe ban.ons come into force in kent and sussex, and are already in place in parts of hampshire, the isle of wight and in pembrokeshire and a small part of carmarthenshire. the ongoing dry weather has prompted an extreme heat amber warning from the met office. it's currently in place for parts of wales, central and southern england and — which means there are possible impacts on health — transport and infrastructure. here's tomos morgan. a blaze in sussex. the grass scorched in essex. and in durham, rare footage of a dust devil, essentially a small tornado of dust — another consequence of the heat. this extraordinary period of dry weather in which some areas of the uk have gone over a0 days without rain has made some parts of the land bone dry, dead and at serious risk of fires — and now with several reservoirs at record lows, a drought has been officially declared. this is now moving beyond your normal dry summer into something where water is scarce. water supplies are safe for everyone here a

the world's largest offshore wind farm goes into operation near the yorkshire coast.nd big disappointment for emma raducanu as the defending champion is beaten in the first round of the us open. and coming up on the bbc news channel... with one day to go until the transfer window deadline, five teams are playing in the premier league tonight, with liverpool and manchester city both in action. good afternoon. mikhail gorbachev was one of the most consequential leaders of the 20th century, and now preparations are being made for his funeral. the last leader of the soviet union died yesterday at the age of 91. but thoughts on his death vary wildly. many russians including vladimir putin blame him for what they believe was russia's loss of prestige and respect after the fall of the iron curtain. yet in the west, he's lauded for ending the repression of communist rule. president biden says he was a "man of remarkable vision" who created a safer world. and borisjohnson says his courage and integrity remain an example to all at a time of russian aggression in ukraine. with h

our correspondent, danny savage reports from skipton in north yorkshire.re of skipton, there are more than 20 pubs and bars. this is one of the oldest. their plans for the winter are extraordinary. they include specially insulated boards to put up after dark to keep the draft out, and a much bigger reliance on wood and coal rather than radiators. how different will the pub landscape look in a year's tom runs this and another pub. both have rising energy costs. i don't believe we can pass any of it on any more. we've got to a stage that the customers themselves have got the same problem. and if we keep increasing the cost of beer and food, the customers won't come out any more. they can't afford it. at the other pub tom and jo own, energy prices have tripled. if that was reflected in the price of a pint, this would now be £14.85. do we stay open every day? do we close? jo is tom's mum and business partner. we'lljust have to hope the bills get better. that's all you can do is just hope that it gets better? yeah, it gets better, or we get some help, if the go

levels fall, but claims yorkshire water has said isn't planning to bring in a hosepipe ban. express reports fears from pharmacists that a shortage of key medicines could be putting patients at risk, with many having to visit several chemists to get prescriptions. so, let's begin. it is as bad as the covid—19 crisis. cost—of—living meltdown needs to be treated like the pandemics as the metro. , , a, , treated like the pandemics as the metro. , , , metro. this is martin lewis saying this, many — metro. this is martin lewis saying this, many thousands _ metro. this is martin lewis saying this, many thousands of - metro. this is martin lewis saying this, many thousands of pounds l metro. this is martin lewis saying - this, many thousands of pounds these experts advised, he is giving a stark warning and the rising energy bills will be having an impact as the covid—19 pandemic. this is real apocalyptic stuff but i think he's making this spare warnings to try and get the leadership candidates to take action as quickly as possible and talk about civil unrest and people losing theirj

yorkshire and we had a chap who— all across yorkshire and we had a chap who came to the workshop whore having a _ world suicide prevention day we are having a launch for the yorkshire quilt— having a launch for the yorkshire quilt in— having a launch for the yorkshire quilt in millennium square in leeds so we _ quilt in millennium square in leeds so we will— quilt in millennium square in leeds so we will have a launch party to celebrate — so we will have a launch party to celebrate the coming together of the of the _ celebrate the coming together of the of the quilt and we are trying to make _ of the quilt and we are trying to make it — of the quilt and we are trying to make it really positive event. everybody knows that coming on a programme like this and sitting and talking live about something so sensitive is not easy so it's lovely that uk and the work is beautiful. hopefully we will see the final product when that day comes. thank ou. good product when that day comes. thank you good luck- _ product when that day comes. thank you. good luck. i— product when that day comes. thank

one of those sites is understood to be in yorkshire, and with that comes hope that one of the region'sow to us," but as options have developed then we're more confident that we can secure a permanent home for the aircraft and the story she has to tell in the future. i think, in many ways, to have a permanent home and a landlord in one case who actually wants us and can commit as soon as we want to commit, will protect this airframe and the message of inspiring the next generation for the next 60 years. in the 20th century, this bomber confronted the soviet threat and took part in the falklands war. in the 21st century, it overcame the odds to return to the air, but its latest challenge is to simply find a new home. david rhodes, bbc news. in a couple minutes, we will be joining viewers on bbc one. that's it for me this afternoon. thanks for being with us. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there. rather unsettled as we head into the start of next week, low pressure dominates, and it is a rather messy picture of weather for most of us with a bit of eve

there will be a bit more cloud through yorkshire, lincolnshire and the northeast of england comparedith today, but that will break up. in the highlands and islands and turning hotter in the south. hello. this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughanjones and these are the headlines... air—raid sirens sound injerusalem for the first time since the start you of last year's full—scale conflict between israel and palestinian militants in the gaza strip. it's the third day of renewed violence between the two sides. nearly 170,000 tonnes of grain and sunflower oil leaves on a second convoy of ships out of ukaine after russia's blockade caused global shortages. in the uk, the two contenders vying to become the next conservative party leader and prime minister outline how they plan to help people cope with the rising cost of living. and 72 artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. now on bbc news, the travel show. in the past few decades, the skyline of doha, qatar's capital city, has changed beyond recognitio

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for close to a year, she's lived in a hotel in yorkshire with her family.lit up from the others. it was very, very hard to be separated from my family, and it was more harder that we are staying very far from each other. where has everyone gone? so my two brothers are in manchester and my sister is in leeds. to be honest, i couldn't just stop my tears. it's costing more than £1 million a day in hotel bills. unlike ukrainians, afghans have no sponsors, no—one to live with to help them, and they can't bring over other family members. the scheme for afghans has not been a success in terms of housing or integration. there have been the odd success stories, one a journey from kabul to aberdeen. we were just left behind in a dark room. we first spoke to burhan, a former british army interpreter in kabul, pleading for help in august last year. through the danger at the airport with bombs, he managed to get his family to safety. we spoke to him in isolation when he arrived. everyone is ok and now we are in safety, and we are very thankful. he's one of the minority

it is the mid 30s widely on thursday, high 20s, pushing 30 into yorkshire, as well. how hard will it get this time around? last time we had a little over a0 degrees. this time we are expecting 36 degrees, which is extreme enough. here is that summary. the outlook for the rest of the weekend into the weekend. you can see how prolonged that heat is, particularly thursday, friday and saturday we could see temperatures in the mid 30s. is there any rainfall on the way, more importantly? that thinking is there will be rain eventually and much fresher weather arrive and possibly as early as sunday night as we see thunderstorms drifting in from the south. the fresher air won't arrive properly until monday. this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines at 2... energy analysts warn that annual bills in england, scotland and wales could increase to more than £a,200 in january next year. millions of people will not be able to afford their energy bills and it almost doesn't their thinking about. the government is going to have to come back to the table and put more supports in p

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and here on the north yorkshire coast it's clear that the future of this life—saving charity is in goodr pubs — that's the warning from hospitality experts who say something needs to be done to help landlords. the latest figures show 200 pubs in england and wales closed in the first six months of this year, with the west midlands the worst—affected region. from there, laura may mcmullan reports. meet andrew smith. he's been the licensee of the plough inn in stourbridge for 16 years. like many pubs, he says the pandemic has hit them hard, and they've been haemorrhaging money. we're probably trading around about £75,000 a year we're down than we were pre—pandemic. utility bills and everything have gone up, but yet trade has gone down, and that can only lead to one way, really. here in the west midlands, almost 100 pubs have shut in the last two years. in the first six months of this year, 28 establishments have called time. it means the region has the highest number of pub closures in the country. andrew believes the breweries need to be more flexible with their tenancy and lease agreemen

one of those sites is understood to be in yorkshire, and with that comes hope that one of the region'sts were, "this is a major blow to us," but as options have developed then we're more confident that we can secure a permanent home for the aircraft and the story she has to tell in the future. i think, in many ways, to have a permanent home and a landlord in one case who actually wants us and can commit as soon as we want to commit, will protect this airframe and the message of inspiring the next generation for the next 60 years. in the 20th century, threat and took part in the falklands war. in the 21st century, it overcame the odds to return to the air, but its latest challenge is to simply find a new home. david rhodes, bbc news. let's take you live to beirut in lebanon, where silos hit in the port explosions in 2020 are expected to fall today. the buildings were badly damaged in the blasts and subsequent fires have further weakened gthe structure. we'll keep you across that here on bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello. some of us are getting to see

the yorkshire post carries a warning from brewery bosses, who say thousands of pubs could shut down forevern to help — as energy prices

yorkshire water will bring one in on friday. but the uk isn't suffering alone., damaging the crops, causing record numbers of forest fires, and here, navigation problems for barges on the rhine. hosepipe bans are here to stay for now, the warning — without weeks of rain, the drought could last into winter. angus crawford, bbc news. as we've heard, thames water is the latest water company to impose a hosepipe ban. yesterday south west water did the same. let's go live now to our correspondent, jenny kumah, who's on bodmin moor, the largest reservoir in cornwall. the irony being that day you are in the drizzle! but the irony being that day you are in the drizzle!— the irony being that day you are in the drizzle! �* ., ., the drizzle! but how bad are things? it is very wet — the drizzle! but how bad are things? it is very wet here _ the drizzle! but how bad are things? it is very wet here and _ the drizzle! but how bad are things? it is very wet here and has _ the drizzle! but how bad are things? it is very wet here and has been - it is very wet here and has been w

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west yorkshire police is investigating whether he had taken a particular type of ecstasy tablet — describedk oblong. let's talk about paul pogba who has made allegations that he is being black mailed by an organised group. i spoke earlier to a french journalist. french football journalist sara menai has been keeping up to date with the developments of this story. now, from what we know, as you said, french prosecutors have opened up an investigation in paris at the beginning of the month, beginning of august. paul pogba is understood to have said that he was trapped by childhood friends and two men armed with rifles during an incident that apparently took place in paris in march. so the player today claims to be the victim of threats. he said to the french police officers who interviewed him that the gang demanded 13 euros million from him. so apparently those people came to manchester, but also to turin, where paul pogba plays now, to try and intimidate him. and that's when at the juventus training centre in italy, he recognised his brother mathias pogba among the suspects and that's whenj

all the other local authorities in the area, the recently elected mayor of south yorkshire, we have got of all sorts of different types, and as most of the other cities will say, we do like to put on a party. yeah, absolutely, but this is the difficulty, isn't it? lots of ecologies you mention, every city is unique, but lots of qualities you mentioned, connectivity, experience of posting big events, location and all the rest of it, can be said by a number of cities and that's going to make this a really difficult choice for eurovision.— make this a really difficult choice for eurovision. yes, competition is tense, for eurovision. yes, competition is tense. but — for eurovision. yes, competition is tense. but one _ for eurovision. yes, competition is tense, but one of— for eurovision. yes, competition is tense, but one of the _ for eurovision. yes, competition is tense, but one of the things - for eurovision. yes, competition is tense, but one of the things that l tense, but one of the things that strikes me is that eurovision is all about unity and welcome and the diversity that is on d

yorkshire in the country in 2022 is crowded with everything even on the ventilation of the premises anded to turn off all appliances except for the refrigerator, you risk getting food poisoning. and if serious business in london is not going well according to forecasts. this year it will exceed 10%. it became impossible today to stay in russia norwegian protest in connection with the unacceptable behavior of diplomats in the murmansk hotel, where the employees of the foreign mission. just breathe that the rooms are pure know i'm used to a russian woman who removed anyhow, as moscow took to the information. like nine years in prison for drug smuggling. a football player who played in the yekaterinburg club was detained by the synthet, his administration will do everything possible for this, at a press conference, specifying that now there is a liberator and then according to the bureaucratic wording, he will be completely disposed of, report by aleksey konopkov. to break the monument to the warriors of the liberators of the authorities of riga in terms of the nine-meter stella, the latvi

hornsea two, off the yorkshire coast, will power more than one million homes.d at the age of 91. mr gorbachev was crucial to ending the cold war and was one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century. world leaders have been paying tribute. un secretary general antonio guterres called him "a one of a kind statesman" who had "changed the course of history". president biden described him as a "man of remarkable vision", who created a "safer world". however, in a statement this morning the kremlin said his "romanticism" about better relations with the west had been misplaced. 0ur moscow editor, steve rosenberg, looks back at his life. he was the kind of russian leader the world had never seen. mikhail gorbachev smiled, he was relaxed. in the west, he acquired almost pop—star status for helping to end the cold war. but at home, it was a different story. born in the days of dictator josef stalin, gorbachev became a committed communist, rising fast through the ranks of the soviet communist party to the ruling politburo. gorbachev stood out — he was

yorkshire water is the latest firm to announce a ban.estrictions come into force in kent and sussex, and are already in place in parts of hampshire, the isle of wight and in pembrokeshire and a small part of carmarthenshire. the ongoing dry weather, along with last month's record—breaking heat, has drained rivers and reservoirs, and raised the risk of wildfires. here's dan johnson. england's green and pleasant land is now looking pretty dry and parched, after weeks of hot weather and so little rain. and later today, a drought�*s expected to be declared in some parts of the country. golfers have had it rough. this cornwall course has a stream feeding its greens, but that's running dry and the fairways are already baked. and there's so little water, even the fish are struggling. the environment agency has been rescuing fish from the river mole in surrey, moving them to deeper, cooler pools. i think it's going to be really busy. we've got another two weeks of predicted dry weather, and we're saying it's going to be another four days of extr

and here on the north yorkshire coast, it's clear that the future of this life—saving charity is in gooded picture as we head through next week, and today mixed fortunes. the best of the sunshine is towards the north whereas further south there is quite a bit of cloud with outbreaks of rain towards the west as well. scattered showers across western scotland, also into western wales and the far south—west of england. some mist and fog developing through the day, feeling quite humid. the best of the sunshine for eastern scotland as well and these will be the highs. 0vernight tonight, we will see our weather front pushing northwards and eastwards, introducing cloud. clear skies for the far north—east of scotland where temperatures will dip into single figures. 0therwise rather mild and humid. 0urweatherfront figures. 0therwise rather mild and humid. 0ur weather front continues eastwards as we had throughout the day tomorrow which will introduce outbreaks of rain, possibly heavier downpours at times, but it is mostly dry across scotland. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the unite unio

it means water companies can announce stricter measures to conserve supplies, and it comes as yorkshirethe latest to announce a hosepipe ban, in the wake of low rainfall and high temperatures. an extreme heat amber warning from the met office is currently in place for central and southern england and parts of wales — which means there are possible impacts on health, transport and infrastructure. 0ur wales correpondent, tomos morgan, reports from barry. a blaze in sussex. the grass scorched in essex. and in durham, rare footage of a dust devil, essentially a small tornado of dust, another consequence of the heat. this extraordinary period of dry weather in which some areas of the uk have gone over a0 days without rain has made some parts of the land bone dry, dead and at serious risk of fires and now with several reservoirs at record lows, a drought has been officially declared. this is now moving — has been officially declared. ti 3 is now moving beyond your has been officially declared. ti 1 is now moving beyond your normal dry summer into something where water is scarce. water supplie

but claims yorkshire water isn't planning a hosepipe ban.plashes a new report from the policing watchdog, which says victims are being routinely failed being let down by the police�*s response to burglary, robbery and theft. and the express reports fears that a shortage of key medicines could be putting patients at risk, with many having to visit several chemists to get prescriptions. so, let's begin. energy firm threatened with new windfall tax. energy energy firm threatened with new windfall tax. energy companies energy firm threatened with new windfall tax. energy companies say fuel price rises are going to be told to increase investment or face higher taxes amid warnings of winter blackouts and national crisis in the cost—of—living. the business secretary was talking about crisis talks with the situation and really the treasuries that the chancellor wants to see promising to make significant investment otherwise, the windfall tax will be extended further and faster and rishi sunak introduce the tax earlier talking about raising £5 billio

four water companies across england and wales have already announced hosepipe bans, and today yorkshireld also be imposing one from august 26th. scientists have warned that heatwaves, like the one we are currently experiencing, are going to become more frequent and more intense as the world's climate begins to warm — and, when you compare this image of the uk from august last year to this image taken yesterday, you can see the difference in how dry the ground is in the south and east of the country. our correspondent, helena wilkinson, has more. this is one of the areas that is now in drought. like many parts of england, it's seen very little rain in the last six weeks, and take a look at the fields behind me, you can see the impact that has been having. there is some rain forecast for early next week, but the environment agency said today it will take weeks of rain for the drought to come to an end, and we are all being told to do our bit to save water. fields where they are still trying to put out fires. this is west bridgford in nottinghamshire, vast parts of the country now look lik

for close to a year, she's lived in a hotel in yorkshire with her family.was very, very hard to be separated from my family and it was more harder that we are staying very far from each other. where has everyone gone? so my two brothers are in manchester and my sister is in leeds. to be honest, i couldn't just stop my tears. it's costing more than £1 million a day in hotel bills. unlike ukrainians, afghans have no sponsors, no—one to live with to help them, and they can't bring over other family members. the scheme for afghans has not been a success in terms of housing or integration. there have been the odd success stories, one a journey from kabul to aberdeen. we were just left behind in a dark room. we first spoke to burhan, a former british army interpreter in kabul, pleading for help in august last year. through the danger at the airport with bombs, he managed to get his family to safety. we spoke to him in isolation when he arrived. everyone is ok and now we are in safety, and we are very thankful. he's one of the minority who've made it out of hotels