goodbye from birmingham. hello.f the week and into the weekend. he is the satellite picture from earlier on. lots of sunshine, more of this, for the next few days a week with her friends more of this, for the next few days a week with herfriends brushing more of this, for the next few days a week with her friends brushing to the far northwest and west of scotland. this morning on tuesday, 17 in london around 13 in london around 13 and the reports a bit fresher and in parts of scotland. lots of sunshine on the way on tuesday and again, few spots of rain in shetland, how horrible he could come in the south, about 13 degrees or so, 29 there for birmingham. mid-205 or so, 29 there for birmingham. mid—20s are eastern england as well as eastern scotland and also in belfast come as temperatures will continue to rise the week towards the end of the week, mid 30s in some areas. hello, i'm kasia madera, this is 0utside source. as his landmark climate change bill clears the us senate — president biden arrives in the us state o

that is how it has that birmingham.— that birmingham. andy street, a roud that birmingham.rmingham. andy street, a i proud mayor. thank you for talking to us. you gotta flavour their of the sort of attitude there is from a very successful games. everybody is waiting for the opening ceremony to start, we are promised a musical extravaganza with lots of acts who come from birmingham and from the surrounding area, there are those questions about legacy and those will continue but i think for the time being the thing that really strikes you is a very strong feel—good factor. from the commonwealth games to a full round—up of the sport from birmingham, let's go over to jane dougall. 0n the last day of the commonwealth games here in birmingham, we arejust a few minutes away from the start of the closing ceremony. there was more success for the home nations today — golds for england and scotland in the mixed diving and gold for england in the men's squash. but now that the games are wrapping up, what has the impact been on the city of birmingham? 0ur sports editor dan roan looks at

birmingham is alive. everybody loves birmingham. here. we've got the weather, _ and everybody is coming together. coming together at the city's free festival sites, through sport and music, from all over the world. sports might have brought people to the city but the arts have been allowed to flourish in and around the presentations, and you'll catch something that you might not have seen before. and it seems the party has left a lasting impression on the dozens of nations coming from across the commonwealth... it's wonderful. fantastic, great atmosphere, great people, great muscles, we've got it all. because of the commonwealth games, everything has been changing - and there's a lot of new things. in the athletics stadium where she used to race when she was growing up, denise lewis feels the games have gone above and beyond. it surpassed my expectations on so many levels. you know, you just have to speak to the people that have only been to birmingham maybe once or twice, or had an impression of what birmingham might be like, they'

thank ou ve lot to thank birmingham for. thank you very much _ lot to thank birmingham for.ng up all afternoon behind me for the closing ceremony which is billed as a music extravaganza with acts ical like beverley knight, dexy�*s midnight runners and ub o a0. then the baton is pass to australia, there will be lots of discussion as dan was saying about their lasting impact and legacy but for now in birmingham, it is the feel—good factor that reigns supreme. thank you. now a look at some other stories making the news today. the last original cast member of radio a's popular drama the archers has retired at the age of 103. june spencer has played the formidable peggy woolley for most of the past 70 years. 0ur media and arts correspondent david sillito assesses at her contribution. music: theme from the archers. whenjune spencerjoined a new drama called the archers in 1951, she had no idea what it would become. we were given a three—month contract, and we thought "oh, well, it's only a sort of small thing, we can do lots of other work." it was an interesting littlejob, yes. i h

brute birmingham but across the uk? we have birmingham but across the uk? with that. _ down to the weather. they have been blessed with that. what _ down to the weather. they have been blessed with that. what is _ down to the weather. they have been blessed with that. what is the - blessed with that. what is the government actually doing in terms of investment to help build a legacy? of investment to help build a lea ? ~ ., , of investment to help build a lea ? . ., , ., ~' of investment to help build a lea ?~ . , ., ~ ., legacy? we have been talking about the lea legacy? we have been talking about the legacy ever _ legacy? we have been talking about the legacy ever since _ legacy? we have been talking about the legacy ever since we _ legacy? we have been talking about the legacy ever since we took - legacy? we have been talking about the legacy ever since we took on - legacy? we have been talking about| the legacy ever since we took on the games which was late after durban could not put them on so we have had four years of planning. legacy has been front a

tougher restrictions have i come in various and birmingham to try to _ come in various and birminghamd have to adapt. this part should have been the athletes' village, but there two years of covid setbacks, plans changed. now the participants are spread across the whole region and this development becomes housing. the very fact that we are committing the athletes and the officials at the athletes and the officials at the university of birmingham, the university of warwick and hotels around the national exhibition centre is a model forfuture generations of the commonwealth games and olympic games, because the construction of a village is very, very expensive, pushes up the cost of hosting these events, and the commonwealth games federation working to reduce the cost going forward to make these events more affordable for more cities around the commonwealth. the affordable for more cities around the commonwealth. the athletes may live elsewhere. _ the commonwealth. the athletes may live elsewhere, but _ the commonwealth. the athletes may live elsewhere, but here, _ the commonwealth. the

joe lynskey, bbc news, birmingham.rom the, wealth games, bring - let's take a moment to move away from the, wealth games, bring to i let's take a moment to move away i from the, wealth games, bring to you this. —— the commonwealth games. england's women will take on world champions usa in october. it'll be at wembley, scene of their euros triumph on sunday, and will be the first time the two teams have met at the national stadium. england will be hoping to put down a marker ahead of challenging the americans for the world cup next year. as you understand, we have been focusing on england's historic success at the european championships in the past couple of days. premier league chairman richard masters says there's no limit to how far the women's game can grow. he's been speaking to our sports editor dan roan ahead of the new season, which starts this friday. 17 million people watching it on the bbc, just shows you that, there is an appetite and interest for football about women's football, in this country, and i think

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that's the sport from birmingham.tly come dancing line—up. the swimmer said she was "bursting with excitement" but also "absolutely petrified". the show will be back next month on bbc one. time for a look at the weather. here's stav. another heatwave on the way for england and wales. not as intense as what we had last month but this one could last longer, certainly across central and southern areas. it will be warming up for all areas including scotland and northern ireland but for england and wales heatwave conditions, we will see temperatures well above the seasonal norm for more than three consecutive days. if you are crying out for rainfall, they will not be a drop over the next few days across central and southern areas. most of it reserved once again for the north and west of scotland. here we will continue with the cloud and breeze overnight. some rain could turn out quite heavy for the western isles by dawn but further south, clear spells and one or two misty patches and temperatures between ten and 15. one or

tell us what else has been happening today in birmingham.— today in birmingham.ten wales 5—0. england will now take on new zealand in the semifinals tomorrow for a place in the gold medal match. wales' men are about to take on india as well. although this morning england's ella henderson claimed silver in the women's time trial track cycling. she finished 33 seconds behind australia's grace brown. the race took place over a 28.8 kilometre track which started and ended in wolverhampton's west park. the men's time trial gets under way shortly, featuring wales' geraint thomas fresh from his success at the tour de france and the swimming may have finished but the swimming may have finished but the diving gets under way today, keep an eye out for england's jack mall and olympic medallist, he goes with high hopes in the men's three metre springboard.— metre springboard. thank you, jo currie, in birmingham. _ in iceland, a volcano has begun to erupt following a series of earthquakes in an uninhabited valley near the capital reykjavik. guy lambert has the story. in the l

hello, and welcome to birmingham on a bumper day at the commonwealth games. home nations so far, there could be more to come. england's nick miller dug deep to take gold in the hammer, wales�*s gemma frizelle won an historic gold in the rhythmic gymnastics hoop final. but northern ireland broke their commonwealth games medal record as their men's fours won the final in the lawn bowls. nick parrot reports. martin mccue knows how to win at the commonwealth games. he was part of the men's fours who claimed the title 2a years ago. at victoria park, northern ireland's flag bearer led his team by example, delivering the winning ball to beat india to secure his country's second gold of the games. i didn't think it would take too long to get another gold medal. full credit to the boys. i couldn't ask for a better rink. i'm just overwhelmed. so much experience in the past. it allowed us to play our best, that's what we did. the occasion was fantastic. you two weren't even born when these two were winning the gold medal. i'm not sure they will appreciate that on tv, bu

it birmingham. it looks cool behind ou. , ., birmingham. it looks cool behind ou. , . , birmingham.llowed _ you. it is a very hot day but you are not allowed in _ you. it is a very hot day but you are not allowed in the - you. it is a very hot day but you are not allowed in the fountain, you. it is a very hot day but you l are not allowed in the fountain, it has chemicals in it to protect the sanctuary. we are in victoria square, there is a party going. lots of people here including some athletes who we will talk to any moment. it the last day. it is onto the closing ceremony where the alexander stadium has been transformed to a stage. laura muir is finally a commonwealth champion — she won the 1,500m after missing the games four years ago to complete her veterinary exams, and finishing 11th at glasgow 201a. and muir was asked what she'd say to her younger self after those previous disappointments. scotland's eilish mccolgan couldn't quite repeat her 10,000m gold — she took silver in the 5,000 behind kenya's beatrice chebet, but mccolgan was upbeat, saying how grateful she was for t

terry wogan, birmingham. _ watching. terry wogan, birmingham. hold i watching.o a dull roar- _ birmingham. hold it down to a dull roar. the _ birmingham. hold it down to a dull roar. the rest _ birmingham. hold it down to a dull roar. the rest of - birmingham. hold it down to a dull roar. the rest of europe i dull roar. the rest of europe thinks britain is reserved. weather over the years, eurovision has graced a number of cities around the uk. today, we get a clue as to where next. liverpool, a unesco city of music, would love to host. so too would glasgow, and belfast, also unesco cities of music, and they are just part of a long list of hopefuls. cheering of course, since we last hosted the show in 1998, it has become a rather larger event. today's shortlist will have to reflect the scale of modern eurovision. their demands notjust a huge venue, but a plethora of hotel rooms and access to an international airport. also, it has to be remembered this show should be taking place in ukraine, but the fighting there means the owner has passed to the runner—up, the

today it was the turn of the women's hockey team to light up birmingham.er commonwealth gold medal came after a 2—0 win over australia. goals from holly hunt and tess howard securing the victory and a place in history. elsewhere on the penultimate day of the games, there were 44 other gold medals up for grabs, with 15 of them coming on the athletics track. having won the men's 4x100 metres four years ago, england's sights are set firmly on defending their title, and they did it in some style, finishing well clear of trinidad and tobago, to the joy of the birmingham crowd. anna boran brings it home. in the women's race, england followed up the men by claiming silver behind nigeria, cheered on by their biggest supporter. it's the first race he's actually seen me live, so it wasjust great that we can come out here today and get a medal. and, you know, like when i got pregnant, a lot of people were saying that i wouldn't be back and whatnot but when you have a baby doesn't mean you're going to stop. victoria 0huruogu, sister of former olympic champion christin

birmingham is alive. everybody loves birmingham._ and everybody is coming together. coming together at the city�*s free festivals sites, through sport and music, from all over the world. sports might have brought people to the city but the arts have been allowed to flourish in and around the presentations. and you'll catch something that you might not have seen before. and it seems the party has left a lasting impression on the dozens of nations coming from across the commonwealth... it�*s wonderful. fantastic, great atmosphere, great people, great muscles, we've got it all. because of the commonwealth games, everything has been changing - and there's a lot of new things. in the athletics stadium where she used to race when she was growing up, denise lewis feels the games have gone above and beyond. it surpassed my expectations on so many levels. you know, you just have to speak to the people that have only been to birmingham maybe once or twice, or had an impression of what birmingham might be like, they�*ve absolutely loved it. bu

weill. your experience at the commonwealth games in birmingham?— games in birmingham? birmingham? well, it has been absolutely fantastic. - games in birmingham? well, it has been absolutely fantastic. we - games in birmingham? well, it has. been absolutely fantastic. we always knew this is going to be birmingham's opportunity to shine, and birmingham in the west midlands have grasped every opportunity and done a fantasticjob. as you can see behind me, everybody is still enjoying every moment of it. what enjoying every moment of it. what will be the legacy _ enjoying every moment of it. what will be the legacy of _ enjoying every moment of it. what will be the legacy of these games? there is a whole variety of legacies and we were talking about the legacy programme ever since we bid for these games. physical infrastructure, brand—new aquatic centre, massive refurbishment of the alexander stadium transport improvements and so on, but also we have been working on a trade and investment tourism programme during the games. also, investment in trying to get young people in p

he was saying i love you, birmingham. birmingham for ever. and the1.3 you, birmingham.onwealth games medal hauls for northern ireland and england. the baton now handed onto to victoria another key moment in the closing ceremony as stuart pollit reports. # come on, eileen. # well, i swear, at this moment #. a stadium dominated by athletes now home to a few runners. wolverhampton band dexy�*s midnight runners performing their most famous song at the start of the closing ceremony. from come on, eileen to come in, eilish. gold medal—winning scottish athlete eilish mccolgan leading the flag—bearers from the 70—plus nations. golden gymnast jake jarman last in with the english flag. # red, red wine. the party then became a midlands musical medley. ub40, goldie and beverley knight among the acts on stage. # i won't let go, i won't let go of your love. - # hey. birmingham's best known tv exportjoined in. tommy shelby and the rest of the peaky blinders arriving at the alexander stadium. every brummie, every volunteer, every single commonwealth athlete is helping to write a new ch

it is a very good question. 1998, birmingham, iwasj question. 1998, birmingham, iwas there and thought twice in three times because of the semifinals. 2500 involved in making the contest happen which costs a lot of money, notjust millions, tens of millions. the majority of that will fall on the bbc as host broadcaster and as everyone knows not a lot of spare cash there. questions will be asked about the host cities and how much they can contribute. show me a local authority that has a lot of spare cash around. we understand the last venue initially spent 10 million which they considered good investment in terms of tourism they got back in return. there will be conversations with the government about whether they can help but you need to look at what we have here. the infrastructure is in place and so many cities are in the position where they can actually host it. exciting times. stargazers across the uk were last night treated to the fourth and final supermoon of the year. a supermoon is a full or new moon that appears when it's at the closest point to earth. you don't need any specia

this is birmingham _ bull. but there we are. this is birmingham creatives. - bull.y. this is the effect i have on small dogs. he cannot get further away if he tries. maybe if i step back... further away if he tries. maybe if i step back- - -_ step back... oh, it's ok. cameras can be scary- _ step back... oh, it's ok. cameras can be scary- so _ step back... oh, it's ok. cameras can be scary. so cute. _ step back... oh, it's ok. cameras can be scary. so cute. mike, - step back... oh, it's ok. cameras can be scary. so cute. mike, the i can be scary. so cute. mike, the bull has been saved and will stay in the square until september and then they will find an indoor home. money needs to be — they will find an indoor home. money needs to be spent _ they will find an indoor home. money needs to be spent on _ they will find an indoor home. money needs to be spent on making - they will find an indoor home. money needs to be spent on making sure . they will find an indoor home. money needs to be spent on making sure it. needs to be spent on making sure it can stay for the fut

- — jane dougal live in birmingham.ir opening game against last season's runners—up liverpool. the match ended 2—2 at craven cottage, with the home side taking the lead twice. here's matt graveling. fulham's return to the premier league couldn't be much more daunting. visitors liverpool, last year's runners—up by a point, were back with a point to prove. but the championship champions struck first. aleksandar mitrovic scored a record 43 last season. and they have scored, it is mitrovic! one game in, one goal. in the second half, liverpool evolved through darwin. welcome to the premier league for darwin nunez! new signing darwin nunez showing why he is worth the £64 million paid. the home side hustled and went mitrovic went down... he is over, he says penalty. ..the serbian stepped up. 2—1, fulham. but then, ten minutes from time, a loose ball in the box saw mohamed salah react and rescue the reds. and it finished a point apiece in west london. a game full of twists and turns, starting a season that promises many more. m

in birmingham, nearly 70,000 children are eligible for free school meals.nd a bit of fruit. yeah, it's a healthy lunch. i've enjoyed it a lot because i was able to go out. like, usually i wouldn't go to the park. usually i'd just be at home on my phone. the holiday activities and food programme is also meant to help families on low incomes who don't qualify for free school meals but are also struggling. the government says the household support fund has allocated up to £281 million to councils to spend on families with children. some local authorities have told us it has led to a reduction in the value of the vouchers they're able to offer. he wants chicken. birmingham city council says it's not offering vouchers this summer, but will spend £4 million on grants for households with children on free school meals. hi, andy, how's it going? at this community hub, they're helping struggling families, applying for a grant. currently on the desk, more than 400 applications. a similar number of people, but more families with young children. if you're a working fami

elaine dunkley, bbc news, in birmingham.ted in the 19th century to nigeria. the horniman museum said 72 objects, which were forcibly removed from the kingdom of benin, during a british military incursion in 1897, would be handed over to the nigerian government. joining me now is sathnam sanghera, columnist and feature writer at the times and author of the book empireland. he looked at some of the consequences and legacy of empire. thank you very much for talking to us this afternoon. mice thank you very much for talking to us this afternoon.— thank you very much for talking to us this afternoon. nice to be here. the museum's _ us this afternoon. nice to be here. the museum's announcement - us this afternoon. nice to be here. i the museum's announcement today, us this afternoon. nice to be here. - the museum's announcement today, it is not the first but it is kind of in a sense there is a momentum that seems to be building behind this campaign. not comingjust seems to be building behind this campaign. not coming just from the

we'll have more on george miller and the latest in birmingham.— the latest in birmingham.am. today, the premier league is back and - the latest in birmingham. today, the premier league is back and we - the latest in birmingham. today, the premier league is back and we can . the latest in birmingham. today, the| premier league is back and we can go live now to selhurst park, where it all gets under way tonight with crystal palace taking on arsenal. 0ur reporter alex howell is there for us. alex — it's not been the easiest of preparations for crystal palace? hi there, it hasn't. he hurt his preparation for this. hi there, it hasn't. he hurt his preparation forthis. his hi there, it hasn't. he hurt his preparation for this. his squad have been split into very large chunk of this preseason with half the squad in singapore and australia, and half of them in this country because the players here couldn't enter those countries due to their entry requirements and fitness issues. he said yesterday it's hampered their preparation and they are further behind than where they would lik

natalie pirks, bbc news, birmingham.e men's 3m springboard. dan goodfellow getting gold, with team—matesjordan houlden and jack laugher taking the silver and bronze respectively. northern ireland won their second gold in birmingham. and it was fitting that flag—bearer martin mchugh delivered the winning bowl in the men's fours to beat india and secure their best ever commonwealth medal haul. wales got their first rhythmic gymnastics gold medal. gemma frizelle with a surprise first place in the hoop event. it's the opening weekend of the premier league. so if you don't want to know what's happened today you know what to do. last year's runners up, liverpool, were held to a 2—2 draw by newly promoted fulham. alexander mitrovic, who scored 43 goals last season, got another two at craven cottage. elsewhere, wins for bournemouth and leeds united. newcastle beat newly promoted nottingham forest 2-0. the biggest win of the day was at tottenham, as they put four past southampton, and in the late kick—off chelsea beat frank lampa

elaine dunkley, bbc news, in birmingham. for grabs in the commonwealth games today. with all the details, here's chetan pathak in birmingham. good afternoon. a very busy morning here on the penultimate day of these commonwealth games. 45 gold medals being contested today, the busiest day of the games so far, several already awarded, including for the men's four times 100 metres relay. england were the defending champions, and i can tell you just a few minutes ago, the england women's team took the silver in the four times 100 metres relay, their team coming home in second here behind nigeria. staying with athletics, and that there was silver in the 400 metres men's and women's for england. notjust a busy day of track and field, but also over in boxing, 16 titles to be won. rosie eccles, who has become a movie second welsh woman to win a commonwealth boxing gold after winning the light middleweight title, the 36—year—old forced two standing counts with the referee calling it a day in the second round. scotland's first commonw

birmingham is alive. everybody loves birmingham. we've been working on it for years, and we got it.you know, you just have to speak to the people who have only been to birmingham maybe once or twice, or had an impression of what birmingham might be like, they�*ve absolutely loved it. but for me, our volunteers and the crowd have been outstanding. here at the track, everybody has been vocal, they�*ve been supportive, it�*s been packed to the rafters. there�*s the giant mechanical bull, the star of the opening ceremony, then an icon for these games, attracting huge crowds in the square in the city centre. and with its future now guaranteed, it�*ll continue to stand proud representing all that birmingham 2022 will be remembered for. memories that have been shared by more visitors than the city ever expected. we were estimating there would be 1 million visitors into the city. i think we underestimated that. we could be a holiday destination for millions of people from around the world. more canals than venice, more trees than paris, we now have the largest bull attraction in the entire

arena birmingham, jake jarman picked something of a gold rush at arena birmingham, jakejarman picked outclassed the field on the 5he outclassed the field on the uneven bar5. some athletes are cool, calm and collected when picking up their medals. then there are those like chris murray. this year's weightlifting champion in the 81 kilogram went from cheers to tears. in the ten kilometres 5cratch race, england's laura kenny left it late, but powered home to her first commonwealth title in eight years. she is a champion once again. laura kenny takes the gold. find she is a champion once again. laura kenny takes the gold. and guernsey are guaranteed their _ kenny takes the gold. and guernsey are guaranteed their first _ kenny takes the gold. and guernsey are guaranteed their first medal- kenny takes the gold. and guernsey are guaranteed their first medal of. are guaranteed their first medal of these games. it is thanks to lucy beerin these games. it is thanks to lucy beer in the lawn bowl5. the islands podium finish was 32 years ago. ne5tor mcgregor, bbc news. let's get more on tonight's

herteam—mate silver and a bronze in birmingham.ke two commonwealth gold records, winning the 87 kilograms category first up amy richards gave spectators a bit of a scare, almost sliding off the track of a cross—country mountain biking but recovered to take gold for england. which was fantastic news. i was watching her and at one point thought she wouldn't get gold but she did, so that was brilliant. why would you spend $70 million on making a film, and then decide not to release it? that's what the movie world is wondering, after warner brothers scrapped their new batgirl release. you'd think the movie would have to be pretty bad, although there could be other factors as involved, as claudia redmond reports. batgirl has had her wings dramatically clipped by warner brothers discovery. the adaptation of the dc comics character starring lesley grace and michael keaton because more than $70 million to make and was due to be released in cinemas and on the streaming platform hbo max later this year. it is reported that following test scr

good afternoon from birmingham.f the commonwealth games. 37 gold medals up for grabs, and wales have won their second of the games. it came in the lawn bowls, in a very tight match against england — jarrad breen and daniel salmon beating jamie walker and sam tolchard19—18to win men's pairs gold at victoria park. scotland beat northen ireland to win the bronze. amazing. i would amazing. iwould never even amazing. i would never even have dreamt of that happening. obviously i was always wanting to get to the commonwealth games but to win two gold medals now, it is beyond my wildest dreams, to be honest. the atletics at the alexander stadium begins today. katarina johnson—thompson begins the defence of her heptathlon title. kjt is hoping to improve on her eighth place at the world championships last month. the 29—year—old has been plagued with injuries. she recovered from a ruptured achilles to make last year's olympics, only for a calf injury to force her out. so far this morning, she finished fifth place in the 100 me

yeah, the - moment of victory in birmingham was pretty specialfor me. moment of victory in birminghamdidn't make the final, so it was special for me to be able to stand up on those blocks and have the crowd back and have that moment, all my team—mates and my family there, it was pretty special. all my team-mates and my family there, it was pretty special. yeah, i can there, it was pretty special. yeah, i can imagine- _ there, it was pretty special. yeah, i can imagine. what _ there, it was pretty special. yeah, i can imagine. what a _ there, it was pretty special. yeah, i can imagine. what a moment - there, it was pretty special. yeah, - i can imagine. what a moment indeed for you. i can imagine. what a moment indeed foryou. give i can imagine. what a moment indeed for you. give us a sense of how difficult competing in the commonwealth games was in comparison to the olympics, for example. yeah. to the olympics, for example. yeah, i mean, to the olympics, for example. yeah, i mean. every _ to the olympics, for example. yeah, i mean, every race _ to the olympics, for example. yeah, i me

birmingham has savoured its moment in the sun. with almost 1900 medals at stake...hrilling gold medal match. ..and was enjoyed by record numbers for a commonwealth games held in the uk. one former olympic champion told me her home city had done the country proud. i hope people remember it for being the fun, friendly, warm and welcoming city, with high class performers throughout the venue. we have seen some phenomenal performances, and i think definitely it surpassed expectations. the final day of action saw an all english final in the squash. unbelievable drama. james willstrop and declanjames winning gold in the men's doubles. scotland, meanwhile, enjoying success in the diving. james heatley and grace reid victorious in the synchronised three metre spring board final. and 17—year—old andrea spendolini—sirieix won her third medal here, with a second gold for england alongside noah williams. i am just really pleased with how we executed our dives and our synchro, and it has been really, really fun. in a packed sports calendar, a host of top stars were absent. jamai

this the gymnast grew up in the centre of birmingham-— birmingham. to _ birmingham. this is my city, that is someone i went to school _ birmingham. this is my city, that is someone i went to school with. - someone i went to school with. you're right? really? no way! thank you! see you later. yakka munga had to progress altogether, that's what i mean, like, it is just such a local city and everyone around isjust such a local city and everyone around is just so such a local city and everyone around isjust so involved in each other�*s lives, it is just amazing to see. oh, fraser! you get so much dick for the accent but really we are a beautiful city when you get to know was. you know, the canals are beautiful. if you look around it is so amazing to see the different sports people, people supporting each other regardless of what country they are competing for. it's incredible. this really is the only way to see the city because it was here 250 years ago, this canal network, 520 miles worth of waterways around here, which is why they say it has more water

the final day of artistic gymnastics and arena birmingham has been how and arena birmingham has been competing, you got the feeling there is more to come. jake jarman already had three golds in the bag before the men's full final and once again he was the man to beat, with more difficulty final and once again, he was the man to beat, with more difficulty than any other competitor. the relief on jarman's face when he landed the second vault was clear to see. that will go into the lead without doubt. atjust 20 years old, jarman became england's most successful male gymnast at a single games. i can't quite comprehend what hasjust happened. i've come out here today and just wanting to do my absolute best and enjoy every moment, and the result i've come out with is... i'm overthe moon, i'm absolutely ecstatic, and i couldn't have asked for a better day. but england'sjoe fraser packs a punch and he sealed his third title in the parallel bars final. it's an event he's been a row champion of before, so it was no surprise when he landed another gold. and once again the silver to another engli

that's it for another incredible day from birmingham.wers. the big question is, when will the next rain? i've been looking and struggling to find an answer. we might next the rain in about ten days' time, or maybe longer than that, as long as two weeks. but any significant rain will probably be towards the last 3rd of august, certainly a long way away. looking at the weather picture overnight, showers clear why, but we will see rain moving into the northwest of scotland, that's not where we need the rain at the moment. temperatures overnight comfortable, 8—12 c, we still have this fresh low humidity area across the country. another day where most of us will stay dry with sunshine. the exception is scotland where we see rain at times. for northern ireland and northern england, the cloud could be enough to bring an odd fleeting shower, but not as many as we've seen during the day today. temperatures similar to what we've had over the last couple days, high teens for northern areas of the uk. the weather at the commonwealth game... no great

laura scott at the commonwealth games in birmingham.a scott at the commonwealth games in birmingham. now for a look at the weather and hello to chris. we were hearing about the hosepipe bans and no rain in the forecast for a long, long time in parts of the south of the uk. one of our weather watchers spotted this combine harvester bringing the crops in. and although there is a lot of dry weather, across the north of the uk we are seeing some shower cloud speed in. answering the big question, when is it going to rain? well, not for the next five days across the really dry areas but i reckon actually this dry run of weather will last a long time. southern parts of england and wales, i don't think we'll see rain for the next ten days but perhaps even as long as the next two weeks. so perhaps the back end of august we could see some heavy rain moving in, but that is an awful long way off. this afternoon, dry across southern wales, the south midlands, most of east anglia, southern counties of england. some passing showers for scotland and no

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— birmingham! for once, they let me out, james! victoria _ birmingham!oes on every single night willjaw to a close the next 45 minutes but you will hear the music that this bulletin and an assist for sure. to throughout this bulletin, that is for sure. hello — laura kenny put in an incredible performance in the track cycling to put her confidence problems behind her and win her second commonwealth games title. a huge finish by the 30—year—old secured the win in the scratch race in the veldrome in london. kenny had even considered making this her last race but she regained confidence and is looking to push to make a fourth 0lympics. it's england's first and only track cycling gold of these games. i've been there three 0lympic cycles now. to keep picking yourselves up after this whole year, has just honesty been a nightmare. i have honestly lost motivation. last night, i was messing my new coach, and i was like, no, i am not giving up on this! i have got one more roll of the dice, please! and it could not have been better set—up if it tried. the action is

elaine dunkley, bbc news, in birmingham. kilometres of paris. rescuers say it has so far refused their offerings of fish, either because it lacks energy or is sick. they hope that the vitamin injection will stimulate its appetite and help it to make the 160km return journey to the english channel, where it can swim back to its arctic habitat.

i'm in birmingham, day nine of the commonweath games.all title they won so incredinbly on the gold coast four years ago have come to an end. australia have got their revenge. beating england by 60 points to 51 at the nec. the australians were outstanding. they were clinical with the ball and having felt the pain of losing to england at home in 2018, they've now put england out of their home games to reach the final. and it's jamaica who australia will face in that final after they beat the world champions new zealand 67—51. exactly 60 years afterjamaica's independence, the sunshine girls as they're known celebrated in style after their win. england will have to play new zealand in the bronze medal match tomorrow. earlier today, northern ireland beat india in the final of the lawn bowls mens fours, to win their second gold medal of these games. it was fitting that it was martin mchugh here, joint flag bearer and winner of gold in the men's fours at kuala lumpur back in 1998 — who delivered the winning bowl in the 14th end, giving northern

jane dougall rounds up the action from birmingham.y for india in the badminton. there was a huge win in the women's singles for pv sindhu. she was the pre—competition favourite and managed to come through to beat michelle li of canada and collect her first commonwealth games gold medal. like chez san came back after using the first set to win the next two to be to say young of malaysia in the men's singles. also a great win in the men's doubles, beating england. there was a dominant performance from malaysia's purley town and ten amara n in the women's doubles. they saw off lauren smith and chloe birch of england. not such good fortune for the indian men's hockey team though. they were comprehensively beaten 7—0 by the defending champions, australia, who continued their dominance in the sport. england did manage to secure bronze though, beating south africa 6-3. though, beating south africa 6—3. elsewhere, the singaporean duo won gold in the women's doubles table tennis. they beat the australian pair 3—0. in the men's singles, india's

the final day of the commonwealth draws to a close, birmingham prepares for a musical extravaganza. > welcome to the program, we stt in the united states where a landmark bill whichncludes billions of dollars to fight i'm a change has been approved by the u.s. senate. we have a look at that bill in a moment. for small, let's cross to kentucky. this is where president biden had been meeting families who had been hit by the flooding a week ago, in which 10 people were killed. he pledged to rebuild the efforts. >> enough things got done on a bipartisan basis, like what we are doing today. what we passed yesterday, helping take care of everything from health care to god knows what else. we are going to see, for ample, they have got to put a new water line in the community. there is no reason why they cannot at the same time be digging a line that puts in a whole new, modern line for internet connections. why? why can't we do that? this is going to be different. we are going to come back better than before. >> let's take a look at the landmark climate bill, and what it means. it is the lar

elaine dunkley, bbc news, in birmingham.esterday after his life support system was removed have released a statement thanking their supporters. they paid tribute to their �*beautiful boy�* and said they were so proud of him. his parents brought a series of unsuccessful legal challenges to keep archie on life support after doctors and laterjudges ruled he was brain stem dead and had no chance of recovery. the family is now demanding an official investigation into the conduct of the hospital treating him, claiming they had been �*stripped of all their rights�* as parents by the health and court systems in deciding what was best for archie. china has said its military will continue with "regular" drills on the eastern side of the taiwan strait, following the visit to the island by the us house speaker nancy pelosi. taiwan has accused china of practising for an invasion, while the us has accused beijing of using military exercises to change the status quo. 0ur correspondent stephen mcdonell is in beijing. hardliners in the upper

on the democratic line, dale in birmingham, alabama. good morning. caller: good morning. i was just calling to say, i am very much supporting the way the world is going today. i do trust the democrats more than the republicans on the law & order, i really do appreciate democrats. but they did in florida was in the interest of matter -- national security. i do not care if it was barack obama. if they do wrong, they do wrong. let us step back and look at the issue, rather than us being a republican or democrat. we need to show love for each one. i have white neighbors that i truly love. i would go to bat for them if they were right. the same way i would do if it was the black people. if they were doing right, i would be at that for them. i am a person that wants to do with what is right or wrong, and republicans in their heart no --know that what trump did was wrong. it was wrong for him to take the papers away from the building. all the republicans know and president trump knew that obama did not do that. host: the next caller is edward in keyport, new jersey on the indepe

joe tidy, bbc news, in birmingham. and that's all we have time for on sportsday.or now. goodbye. hello there. the heatwave continues for the rest of this week. there is a met office amber weather warning in force, the second highest level of alert, for extreme heat. it's valid until the end of the day on sunday for much of england, as far north as manchester, leeds and sheffield and into eastern areas of wales. on friday, already, a warmer start to the day. it's not hot everywhere. cooler and cloudier for the northwest of scotland. there could be some cloud, too, lapping onshore for north sea—facing coasts. certainly a cooler day for eastern scotland, but temperatures elsewhere rising to the low 30s. maybe 3a, 35 celsius for parts of the midlands and towards the west of london. now, overnight on friday, very uncomfortable for sleeping but also clear skies around. temperatures may not drop below the high teens in celsius for many, and then on saturday, the heat continues to build. away from these eastern—facing coasts, there will be lots of blue sky, strong sunshin

andrea spendolini—siriex and noah williams also won golds in birmingham.ound of the cincinnati open. he beat holger rune of denmark over three sets and norrie will play andy murray next. the three—time grand slam winner beat old rival stan wawrinka by three sets to one. birmingham phoenix beat trent rockets by seven wickets in the men's hundred at edgbaston. liam livingstone passed 50 as he hit the winning runs while moeen ali top—scored with 52. phoenix have won three out of four games, as have the rockets. birmingham phoenix timed their run chase to perfection in their women's hundred victory this afternoon. they beat trent rockets by eight wickets. amyjones and ellyse perry here saw the phoenix over the line with nine balls to spare at edgbaston. they go level top with southern brave. 0lexander usyk and anthonyjoshua goe toe to toe in saudi arabia in a rematch between the two boxers afterjoshua was beaten by the ukrainian just under a year ago in london, losing his titles in the process, butjoshua says he's ready for the fight on saturday. i have ticked

elaine dunkley, bbc news, in birmingham.try by dictator idi amin. many settled in greater manchester and lancashire — arriving with nothing but their clothes and a few possessions. among them the raja family from bolton, who've built a business empire. abbiejones has been to meet them. families had arrive a little cash. the few belongings they brought often _ the few belongings they brought often seemed _ the few belongings they brought often seemed of— the few belongings they brought often seemed of little _ the few belongings they brought often seemed of little more - the few belongings they brought often seemed of little more than sentimentai— often seemed of little more than sentimental value. _ they'd left their homes, cars, businesses, pets — their whole lives behind in uganda with little warning. that was all you had? i left behind all my money. _ that was all you had? i left behind all my money, all— that was all you had? i left behind all my money, all the _ that was all you had? i left behind all my money, all the