_ colin paterson, bbc news. thanks so much, glasgow! see _ colin paterson, bbc news.on! cheering and applause. don't forget you can get in touch with me on twitter — i'm @bbcmaryam you are watching bbc news. well, friday brought quite a nasty spell of weather to some south—western and southern areas of the uk. gale force winds around coasts briefly. they were very, very strong indeed, brought by storm evert. you can see on the satellite picture here thunderstorms and heavy showers inland, generally a really changeable day, but the weather has now shifted into the southern north sea. it's approaching parts of germany and denmark. behind it, you can see from the motion of the arrows, it's a fairly cool north—northwesterly, so it's going to be a fairly cool day for most of us. really quite nippy, in fact, in the very far north of the country. sunny spells and showers expected. so let's have a look at the early morning hours. that northerly wind blowing across scotland and along the north sea coast. showers there right from the word go, but i think showers are possible al

colin paterson, bbc news. check your basements very carefully. thanks for watching. temperatures on wednesday. aberdeenshire, one of the places that got above 25 degrees with scenes like this. lots of southern england saw similar temperatures as well. and over the next few days with more sunshine on the way those temperatures could have a little further to climate. it may be up into the high 20s and parts of the south over the weekend. but it's not all about sunshine, this is the earlier satellite picture from wednesday. you can see this cloud that has spilt in across scotland and northern ireland, that working down into england and wales as well. so a lot of places having a fair amount of cloud through thursday, maybe even given the odd light shower in eastern england. but that cloud will tend to break. we'll see some spells of sunshine. i think the best of those across parts of northern england, northern ireland and a good part of scotland. and in the sunniest places, temperatures will get up to 25, maybe 26 degrees. but some eastern parts of england will be affect

colin paterson, bbc news.in paris once again featured the cavalry of the republican guard, members of the foreign legion and an aircraft fly—past. this was the scene a short time ago at the eiffel tower — fireworks to celebrate france's national day. despite covid restrictions, the fireworks went ahead, and people have been able to attend — but covid rules limited the number of spectators to 10,000, all of whom had to wear masks and produce proof of a vaccination. a spectacular display, for the city of light. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @martinebbc. if you want more on any of our stories, make your way to our website. hello there. sunshine did wonders for the temperatures on wednesday. aberdeenshire, one of the places that got above 25 degrees with scenes like this. parts of southern england saw similar temperatures as well. and over the next few days with more sunshine on the way, those temperatures could have a little further to climate. it may be up into the high 20s and parts of the south over the we

she�*s been speaking to our entertainment correspondent colin paterson.k she wants to start a three month us tour with hall and oates but what�*s happening to her hearing has caused her to pull out. it�*s almost like a siren goes off and you suddenly get this — "woooo" — and it�*sjust a pulse of a noise. the other thing that you can get is that suddenly you can�*t hear anything and it feels like someone�*s put a vacuum over your head. her plan is now to space out live shows allowing more recovery time, but the brit award—winning singer has been struggling with her hearing since the end of 2007. i got off a long haulflight, and i was actually going to a spice girls concert, and i had a nap before i was going to go to the gig, and i woke up and i felt really discombobulated and something was up with my left ear and i had a really, really loud ringing. i couldn�*t hear things like the shower, or running water, i couldn�*t hear crisp packets, i couldn�*t hear the indicator on the car. kt tunstall believes her hearing problems are caused by the stress to her b

colin paterson, bbc news. cheering and applause. you can reach me on twitter — i�*m at @bbcmaryam.mer weather to our shores. this weekend, though, it�*s looking a bit better. it�*s going to be a little bit quieter. we�*ll have sunshine and showers in the forecast, but it will remain on the cool side for the time of year. that�*s because we�*ve got northerly winds running down across the uk. that area of low is what was storm evert. we�*ve got showers in the forecast, mainly across england and wales through the day. some showers also across eastern scotland, north—east england. this will tend to turn heavier into the afternoon, but it�*s part of wales, the midlands, southern england which will see the heaviest of the showers. hitand miss. some places will stay dry. we could see quite a bit of dry weather for scotland and northern ireland, albeit rather cloudy. the winds arew going to be lighter today than what they were yesterday, particularly across england and wales. it�*s not going to feel particularly warm for the time of year, particularly across the north of the country, 15 to

colin paterson, bbc news, liverpool.aken place, two days ahead of the formal opening ceremony on friday. thousands of athletes have arrived injapan for the games, which will be held without spectators as cases of coronavirus continue to rise. in rio in 2016, team gb finished second in the medal table, and our sports correspondent natalie pirks has been catching up with some of the british athletes. the wait has been a long one, but today tokyo finally welcomed the start of an olympics that many thought would never happen. the joy of a home run was still there forjapan in the softball this morning, despite the empty stadium. that will be a recurring theme. parris. .. great britain's women were also off to a 2—0 winning start in the football. and white! yes! brilliant. but with only staff to cheer them on. for the athletes still waiting their turn, though, being here is a relief, regardless of the obstacles. we're lucky we are here. | no audience or audience, we're here to kind of do. the very bestjob we can. that's what w

colin paterson, bbc news.take hold over the next few days. it is looking largely dry. we'll see increasing amounts of sunshine and increasing temperatures as well, and it is all because of high pressure. now, currently, this area of high pressure is sitting to the south—west of us, but it is going to build towards the uk over the next few days, hence the increasing amounts of sunshine and those higher temperatures as well. but actually, through wednesday, many spots will see a decent amount of sunshine. we will have quite a lot of cloud through the morning across some eastern parts of scotland and eastern england, tending to retreat towards the coast through the day, and also, more cloud into northern ireland and western scotland. and actually, as that cloud thickens up through the afternoon, it could even produce the odd spot of drizzle. but elsewhere, some good spells of sunshine. temperatures in the sunniest spots up to 2a or 25 degrees. a bit breezy for north—western areas and also for some eastern coasts.

colin paterson, bbc news, liverpool.henan. 200,000 people have been moved to safer areas, after water poured into an underground train system, trapping commuters inside carriages. at least 25 have died. the military have warned that a major dam �*could collapse at any time', and soldiers have been mobilised to try to divert rivers which have burst their banks. chinese scientists say global warming has made china's annual flood season much more dangerous. stephen mcdonell reports from beijing. floodwaters rose around commuters stuck on board underground train carriages. they stood on seats as the level kept rising. hundreds of passengers were rescued but there were also those who didn't make it, when the system was flooded at a frightening speed. translation: the water was at shoulder level. . a child and i both nearly gave up. we were worn out. but i used my arm to hang on, and that's why i am bruised. in zhengzhou, the hardest—hit city, footage of dramatic rescues, one after another, has spread across social media. thro

colin paterson, bbc news. cheering and applause.ank you so much for listening. the dj and broadcasterjoined radio 1 as an assistant producer before

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colin paterson, bbc news. cheering and applause.r listening. the dj and broadcasterjoined radio 1 as an assistant producer before hosting her first show in 200a. she's previously said one of the reasons she's leaving the station is to spend more time with herfamily. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello, there. storm evert yesterday brought some damage and disruption across southern parts of the country. it brought almost autumnal weather rather than mid—summer weather to our shores. this weekend, though, it's looking a bit better. it's going to be a little bit quieter. we'll have sunshine and showers in the forecast, but it will remain on the cool side for the time of year. that's because we've got northerly winds running down across the uk. that area of low is what was storm evert. we've got showers in the forecast, mainly across england and wales through the day. some showers also across eastern scotland, north—east england. this will tend to turn heavier into the afternoon, but it's part of wales, the m

colin paterson, bbc news. cheering and applause. after 17 years at radio 1, annie mac has presented herfinal show on the station. the last 17 years have been the most amazing, magical experience and, yeah, thank you so much for listening. the dj and broadcasterjoined radio 1 as an assistant producer before hosting her first show in 200a. she's previously said one of the reasons she's leaving the station is to spend more time with herfamily. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello, there. we saw some disruption across england and wales from storm evert, which brought very strong winds for the time of year and also some hefty downpours. this weekend is looking better. there will still be some showers around, but we should see some sunshine around, lighter winds, but it will feel on the cool side. that's because we've got northerly winds blowing down across the country, certainly across the northern half of the country through today, whereas further south the wind will be coming in from a westerly direction. nowhere is immune to

colin paterson, bbc news, liverpool. just before we go a reminder of our top story.ce of henan after the heaviest rainfall it has had since records began. figs rainfall it has had since records began. rainfall it has had since records bean. �* , . records began. as always you can reach _ records began. as always you can reach me _ records began. as always you can reach me on _ records began. as always you can reach me on most - records began. as always you can reach me on most of - records began. as always you can reach me on most of the | can reach me on most of the team here on social media. you will find me on twitter. we're still in the middle of this heatwave, or actually just past it. some thunderstorms on the way too in the coming days, which should break the heat. but it certainly has been hot in northern ireland. it was wednesday's hot spot in county tyrone — 31.3 degrees — a provisional record for northern ireland, only beating saturday's value byjust 0.1 degree. on the satellite picture, we can see some clouds to the west of our neighbourhood. that is a dev

it's only the third time a site has lost the status. 0ur correspondent colin paterson is there at thee to deserve this? in 2004, liverpooljoined the ranks of the great wall of pyramids and that had mahal as a world heritage site or unesco. a huge tourist boost if you get that status. what has happened is that liverpool got this because of its links to the industrial resolution, because of its links to the slave trade and also the buildings on its waterfront, the three graces behind me. for a decade, unesco has been telling liverpool they are worried about developments which were going to overwhelm the area, and what has broken the camel's back is the building of everton�*s new ground one mile away at bramley dock. that has been crucial in today's vote which went against liverpool. the mayor of liverpool, joanne anderson, has described the decision as incomprehensible and says they will be appealing. another councillor i spoke to said they would rather have a new football ground in the city than world heritage status. but liverpool is only the third place ever to lose world heritage st

colin paterson, bbc news, leeds. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello.w which brings severe gales to north—west france overnight, strong winds through the channel and heavy rain spreading its way through much of england and wales. it's pushing towards the north sea, a handbag of that rain will continue to affect eastern scotland and north—east england, western scotland, northern ireland, the rest of england and wales should see sunshine through the afternoon, some showers could be heavy and areas of showers could be heavy and areas of showers which could merge to give longer spells of rain, quite a mixture of everything. temperature is disappointing in the north—east with the rain, 18 or 19 in the sunshine. forthis with the rain, 18 or 19 in the sunshine. for this afternoon and again tomorrow we are likely to see some interruptions from showery bursts of rain across the wimbledon area, temperatures generally in the high teens. this area of low pressure continues to scoot towards norway through the overnight period, leaving a legacy of cloud, dryer for ea

colin paterson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes.ngs are cheering up in the next few days with the weather becoming drier and warmer and all down to what has been going on in the atlantic. this warmer air has been moving north and that helps to form these waves in the jet stream. for us that brings high pressure but overin us that brings high pressure but over in europe there is going to be some very nasty thunderstorms likely to bring some pretty nasty flash flooding in the next few days. but for us these waves create a big area of high pressure and that is increasingly going to be moving of the uk. that is going to bring increasingly fine weather. today is pretty nice as well, because england and wales will have this kind of flat cloud which will break up more as we go through the evening so increasing amounts of sunshine. the exception is east anglia and it will take some time for that cloud to break up. claudia for scotland and northern ireland. —— claudia. in the sunshine around 25 degrees, a little warmer than average for the t

thank you very much, colin paterson, entertainment i colin paterson, entertainment correspondent. 12—eports. she might be team gb's youngest athlete, but with a smile like that, she's the happiest, too. sky turns 13 just a week before the tokyo games begin, becoming a teenager and aiming for gold in skateboarding, which will feature at the olympics for the first time ever. well, obviously, trying to get a gold medal, but i'm just going to try and have fun, enjoy being at the olympics and show the world what skateboarding is like and inspire. although she is used to life in america, sky's mum is from japan and her dad's from england. she wants to do both countries proud. it means a lot to me. i'm glad that, you know, i get to compete for england, which i love, and japan, which i also love, and be injapan but also compete for england. i don't know, ijust feel like it could bring the countries together. the family spend most of their time in los angeles. they needed a lot of convincing to let sky compete at the olympic games. my parents didn't want me to. really? yeah, they thought it wa

our correspondent colin paterson, has more. camels backis area, and what has broken the camels back is the building of every ten's new ground one mile away at brandley dock. that has been crucial in today's boat which against liverpool. the mayor of liverpool has described the decision as incomprehensible and says they will be appealing. in other counts i spoke to said they'd much rather have a new football ground in the city than world heritage status, but liverpool is only that third place ever to lose world heritage status after an animal sanctuary, after dresden, and now liverpool. our lead story is... the uk has unveiled a new set of demands to redraw the poster exit trading arrangements it agreed with the eu for northern ireland. well, let us turn now to another extreme weather events. we were talking about some of the factors that contributed to the flooding in china. the warming atmosphere caused by climate change is extremely extreme weather crisis is elsewhere too. let's turn to the states where more than 80 major fir

she's been speaking to our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson. # suddenly i see this is whatt to be # suddenly i see...# kt tunstall has been playing live for three decades, often doing 200 shows a year. next week, she was to start a three—month us tour with hall & oates, but what's happening to her hearing has caused her to pull out. it's almost like a siren goes off and you suddenly get this woo—oo—oo, and it's just a pulse of a noise. the other thing that you can get is that suddenly you can't hear anything and it feels like someone�*s put a vacuum over your head. her plan is now to space out live shows, allowing more recovery time, but the brit award—winning singer has been struggling with her hearing since the end of 2007. i got off a long—haul flight, and i was actually going to a spice girls concert, and i had a nap before i was going to go to the gig, and i woke up and i felt really discombobulated, and something was up with my left ear and i had a really, really loud ringing. i couldn't hear things like the shower or running water, i couldn't hear crisp packets, i co

colin paterson, bbc news. we have a musical theme.ge one of — stars' daughters. anyone who can manage one of my _ stars' daughters. anyone who can manage one of my goals, - stars' daughters. anyone who can manage one of my goals, they i stars' daughters. anyone who can | manage one of my goals, they will need a lot of therapy and help. i imagine you would make a good speech at the wedding. imagine you would make a good speech at the wedding-— at the wedding. would you sing at the wedding? _ the wedding? they would not want me to, i don't think. , , ., ., ., , . think. this is from an album. we said it was _ think. this is from an album. we said it was long _ think. this is from an album. we said it was long forgotten. - think. this is from an album. we said it was long forgotten. when j think. this is from an album. we i said it was long forgotten. when did ou write said it was long forgotten. when did you write it? — said it was long forgotten. when did you write it? it _ said it was long forgotten. when did you write it? it was _ sa

our correspondent colin paterson is there at the pier head, and gave us this update.us. what has happened is that liverpool got this because of its links to the industrial resolution, because of its links to the slave trade and also the buildings on its waterfront, the three graces behind me. for a decade, unesco has been telling liverpool they are worried about developments which were going to overwhelm the area, and what has broken the camel's back is the building of everton's new ground one mile away at bramley dock. that has been crucial in today's vote which went against liverpool. the mayor of liverpool, joanne anderson, has described the decision as incomprehensible and says they will be appealing. another councillor i spoke to said they would rather have a new football ground in the city than world heritage status. but liverpool is only the third place ever to lose world heritage status after an animal sanctuary in omagh and, after dresden and now liverpool. colin, thank you very much indeed. now it's time for a look at the weather, with ben rich. hello. the h

colin paterson, bbc news, leeds.ccording to a group of british mps. the uk parliament's health and social care committee says a lack of staff and a blame culture which prevents lessons from being learned, are significantly hindering maternity services. the chair of the committee isjeremy hunt and hejoins me now from westminster. welcome to you. these are very sobering figures. so many babies could have been saved but also that maternity units are not up to standard. has maternity units are not up to standard-— maternity units are not up to standard. �* , , , , i. maternity units are not up to standard. �* , , , , , , standard. as surprised where you buy what ou standard. as surprised where you buy what you found? _ standard. as surprised where you buy what you found? good _ standard. as surprised where you buy what you found? good morning, - what you found? good morning, rebecca. i think the first thing to say as there are about 700,000 babies born every year on the nhs in england and the vast majority are totally sa

colin paterson, bbc news. northwards across the atlantic. it has been changing the jet stream pattern. these waves have been getting much bigger. that will build an area of high pressure, but across in europe they get stuck with some low pressure which will bring some nasty storms into western areas of germany and some flash flooding over the next few days. but for us pressure will continue to rise and it is this pressure will continue to rise and nememn pressure will continue to rise and it is this that will continue to bring us sunny weather. it is all down to those big waves in the jet stream. today from northern england southwards we have got thin cloud that will break up. lots of sunshine for most areas. the cloud across east anglia is slow to thin and break. in east anglia the cloud will build, particularly in western areas later today. might even see a few patches of light rain moving in. temperatures at the highest of 25 in london. warm in the dry sunshine. overnight that cloudy weather pushes into sco

colin paterson, bbc news, leeds. that is fascinating. all the best to her.ation yesterday afternoon. it happened next to the busy general gordon square in the centre of woolwich, where large numbers of young people gather daily after school. the 15 year—old died at the scene and last night another 15 year—old was arrested after he went to hospital with stab wounds. the west end musical hairspray has cancelled all performances for ten days after a member of its production team tested positive for coronavirus. the show at the london coliseum, which stars michael ball and les dennis, has been suspended untiljuly1ath. 0rganisers say ticketholders can get a refund or book a new date. nearly a third of london's councils have been found to be failing low income families, who struggle to pay for a funeral, and are entitled to help from the local authority. quaker social action say there's a failure to provide public health funerals — or information about how to access help. the authors of the report say they were "astonished by the lack of compassion and knowledge,

annita mcveigh spoke to our entertainment correspondent colin paterson earlier.nts in the. i was if we count _ the figures are not. -- counts in the. i was if we count the - the figures are not. -- counts in| the. i was if we count the people who were had their heads in the hands or peeping through their fingers during the penalty shoot—out. to pick up on those figures, it is incredible that... but not surprising given that we have gone to 18 months a pandemic, that we had this audience for a major sporting event like this, i don't brought along so many people who perhaps may traditionally not watch football.— watch football. absolutely, and en . land watch football. absolutely, and england game _ watch football. absolutely, and england game in _ watch football. absolutely, and england game in normal- watch football. absolutely, and england game in normal times| watch football. absolutely, and - england game in normal times would get 8-10,000,000, what england game in normal times would get 8—10,000,000, what you have seen clearly here is the excitement building

.# earlier, our arts and entertainment correspondent colin paterson spoke to tyler and georgia from blackar the tracks. you get this weird kind of— to hear the tracks. you get this weird kind of disconnect - to hear the tracks. you get this weird kind of disconnect from l to hear the tracks. you get this l weird kind of disconnect from the beginning — weird kind of disconnect from the beginning of the process from when we started — beginning of the process from when we started recording, then the lockdown, and then you come back, but in _ lockdown, and then you come back, but in some — lockdown, and then you come back, but in some ways it was quite useful because _ but in some ways it was quite useful because we — but in some ways it was quite useful because we came back with fresh eyes. _ because we came back with fresh eyes, fresh ears. did because we came back with fresh eyes, fresh ears.— because we came back with fresh eyes, fresh ears. did anything get dro ed, eyes, fresh ears. did anything get dropped. you _ eyes, fresh ears. did anything get dropped. you came _ eyes, fresh ears. d