join together only this year, becky wilde in just her together only this year, becky wilde injust herr, becky wilde in just her third.— in 'ust her third. congratulations to in just her third. congratulations to them. hello again. as we go through today, many of us will have a dry day with some warm sunshine, still feeling humid in the south. for some of us, thundery downpours. we've seen quite a few of those this morning and into the afternoon, although there will be a lull as temperatures rise in the sunshine and they further develop. this morning's thundery downpours pushing into the north sea. some showers across parts of eastern scotland and northern england and then further thundery downpours which will be slow moving, heavy and also with hail and gusty winds around them, especially across parts of east wales, the midlands, central southern england and the south east. but we won't all catch one by any stretch. into this evening, we start to loose those thunderstorms, many fading away, clear skies and mist and fog patches forming. out towards the west, a new front will introduce

becky wilde. they join together only this year. becky wilde-— they join together only this year.fa'a salemeh, was killed, but said it did not have final confirmation on the fate of deif. hamas said that deif survived the attack, but did not provide proof. deif was one of the hamas leaders that israel said were marked for death after the october the seventh attack. our middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. just after we've had the news of these guys are targeted killings in these guys are targeted killings in the past couple of days, the israeli military putting out this short statement confirming that in their strike in the south of gaza two weeks ago, it did in fact kill this man, who

british rowers becky wilde and mathilda hodgkins—byrne claimed a bronze in the women's double scullscond gold of the paris games. after the team gold, the american added the all—around title, which she also won in rio eight years ago. at 27, she's also the oldest female gymnast to claim the all—around olympic gold for more than 70 years. one of the greatest careers in the history of british sport has in the last hour ended. so andy murray said this, his fifth and final olympics, would be how he would want to bow out. he and his doubles partner dan evans had produced two thrilling victories to stave off micro—retirement but has natalie pirks now reports against an american pair they lost in straight sets. andy murray! they say don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened, but after everything he's given us we can forgive the tears. their partnership had been the roller—coaster that kept on thrilling — and fans were here for the ride. unfortunately it all seemed to be going in one direction. this hasn't been a great start for the brits. after losing the first set 6—2, they ne

debutants, bronze in the men�*s four and in the women�*s double sculls for matilda hodgkinson and becky wilde to have kids and go back to something they love, something that they are proud of, not only can they do it, but they should be able to do it. the olympics, once again showing anything is possible when you�*ve got people behind you. laura scott, bbc news, paris. there was a national outcry after this historic 200—year—old sycamore tree that stood by hadrian�*s wall in northumberland was illegally cut down last year. but now new shoots have appeared around the stump of the sycamore gap tree, giving park rangers hope that new trees may grow there. two men accused of originally damaging the tree and the wall deny the charges. the national trust and the charges. the national trust and the national park authority say they will do everything they can to protect the new shoots. another day dominated by heat and humidity for many of us. it peaked in surrey at 30 degrees, but it is coming at a price now. that humidity is sparking off a few sharp and thundery downpours, so this was earlier on. a

the super mums with the story of the day, after mathilda hodgkins—byrne and becky wilde took bronze ino keep her place as a full—time athlete. this was some comeback. i her place as a full-time athlete. this was some comeback.- this was some comeback. i had freddie just _ this was some comeback. i had freddie just over _ this was some comeback. i had freddie just over two _ this was some comeback. i had freddie just over two years - this was some comeback. i had freddie just over two years ago. we -ot freddie just over two years ago. we got selected in march. we were given the challenge and it was probably not possible to qualify so we just attempted to do that and then secretly — attempted to do that and then secretly to ourselves we were determined to get on the podium and that is— determined to get on the podium and that is what we have done. great britain other _ that is what we have done. great britain other reigning _ that is what we have done. great britain other reigning world - britain other reigning world champions in the men's coxless fours book a day at the olympic title ch

there was also a bronze for the british pair of becky wilde and mathilda hodgkins byrne in the doublesnd and romania. there was an upset in the canoe slalom kayak final. great britain'sjoe clarke, reigning world champion who won gold in rio in 2016, finished out of the medals despite qualifying fastest for the final. our correspondent katie gornall sent us this from the vaires—sur—marne nautical stadium. this is a big disappointment forjoe clarke, he could not force his way onto the podium. he had come into this event as one of the favourites for gold. he was the reigning world champion. he and qualified fastest for this final, which meant he went last in the 12 man competition. he had to see the score to be in the pace was set by the italian giovanni, who put down a barnstorming run. butjoe clarke gave everything in pursuit of that time, but a few minor mistakes on his run proved conflict was them in particular, he got held up in a rapid just before date seven. he was around have a second down at the halfway stage and then could not regain his momentum, eventually finishing down in fi

there was also a bronze for the british pair of becky wilde and mathilda hodgkins byrne in the doublest. hello there. thursday was another day of heat and humidity, particularly across central and southern wales, where we saw temperatures widely into the high 20s. but temperatures did peak in wisley, surrey and bournemouth at 30 celsius once again. it did, however, come at a price this heat and humidity, because through the afternoon we saw a cluster of sharp, thundery downpours moving their way eastwards. now they started off across south wales and then steadily pushed their way east. they were quite slow moving because the winds pretty light, and they brought a lot of heavy rain in a short space of time. somewhat fresher conditions will arrive as we move into the weekend because as this front — a cold front — sinks south and east, it will introduce slightly less humid air, but there is still a risk of a cloudy start across parts of england and wales, and a line of sharp, thundery downpours moving their way south and east. behind it, brighter conditions, a few scattered showers into t

becky is off today and so many things going on as we watch where the markets are headed after a big and wildm to have gotten better today. we'll talk about that in just a minute. dow component caterpillar beating on the earnings and revenue expectations in the second quarter. those results driven by demand for cat's excavators and construction equipment. that stock up over 4% on the back of that news. also ride-hailing giant uber topping profit and revenue estimates. the midpoint of the company's third quarter adjust earnings range falling just above what analysts were forecasting. and here's what company ceo dar khosrowshahi told us. >> the consumer remains strong especially in terms of their demand for our services. past the pandemic, the consumer spend on services continues to be growing at higher rates than consumer spend on retail. and that's absolutely showing in uber. >> and a federal judge dealing a blow to google, ruling the company has illegal held a m monopoly in skpernlg text advertising. the case was held back in 2020 and google says it plans to appeal. >> futures this morning a