jonathan beale, bbc news, gabon.e and if you would like to get in touch on any of our stories you can get in touch here... thank you very much for watching, goodbye. thank you forjoining me. we will ta ke thank you forjoining me. we will take a look at the weather prospects for the whole of the british hours for the whole of the british hours for the whole of the british hours for the next few days in just a second but firstly i want to bring you up—to—date with where we are with regard to the heat across the southern parts of europe because monday saw very little change in the overall pattern, many temperatures i am showing you are still some 50 8 degrees up on what we would expect at this time of year. part of the reason for that persistence and the temperatures is that the jets reason for that persistence and the temperatures is that thejets genes have not brought cooler conditions. whenever you see that sort of depth in thejet whenever you see that sort of depth in the jet stream, you can get very co mforta bly i

jonathan beale is on board the navy's flagship. jonathan.l navy. to give you a sense of scale from the top of the mast down to the bottom of the keel is taller than nelson's column and from one end to the other is longer than the houses of parliament. the flight deck is four acres, three football pitches worth of british sovereign territory that in theory will be able to go anywhere in the world. but all this does not come cheap. the royal navy has never had a ship of this size before. hms queen elizabeth overshadowed everything around her. including portsmouth harbour, now her new home. a day to remember for the crowds who woke up early to see her in. and even a touch of nostalgia for when britain ruled the waves. it is absolutely thrilling. i was so proud with it going by. it is absolutely amazing. i think it makes the country feel a lot safer. it puts you, you know, above everybody else really, doesn't it? for the past seven weeks the 700 crew have been testing her systems. it is the most complex warship ever built in uk. a symbol of powe

jonathan beale, bbc news, portsmouth.ars they will look again at plans to silence big ben for four years after the prime minister said that such a proposal could not be right. the belt will be dismantled to allow repairs to the building surrounding it. we find out more about that in the coming days. now i look at the weather forecast. rain is going to be moving east overnight clearing to sunshine and showers tomorrow. 2a degrees or so across parts of the uk today but rain moving in and getting a bit more organised, turning heavier as it works east overnight. the wind also picking up but clearer skies following into northern ireland and scotland. we will all get some rain for a time overnight and temperatures no lower than around 1a degrees. some rain across england and wales to start off, that should move through during the morning. but some showers in southern england, wales and the midlands. fewer showers and more sunshine for northern england and south east scotla nd northern england and south east scotland for the fur

jonathan beale, bbc news, gabon.sed on social media in iran after they took selfies with the european union's top diplomat, federica mogherini. she was in iran for president hassan rouhani's inauguration when she found herself the centre of attention in parliament. ms mogherini has met iran's president, hassan rouhani, and foreign minister, mohammad javad zarif, to discuss the pace of the implementation of iran's nuclear deal. and there is plenty more on all of today's main stories on our website, bbc.com/news. you can also download the news app. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: myanmar accuses the un of exaggeration and rejects claims of human rights abuses against rohingya muslims. the question was whether we wanted to save our people, and the japanese as well, and win the war, or whether we wanted to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion began at 2:00am this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. and we call for the immediat

jonathan beale, bbc news, gabon.oo much time online is as bad for children as junk food, so how worried should parents be? the question was whether we wanted to save our people, and japanese as well, and win the war, or whether we wanted to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion began at 2am this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. and we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all the iraqi forces. 100 years old, and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she has achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: venezuela's president has praised the army for beating back an attack on a milit

jonathan beale, bbc news, portsmouth.rom the bbc newsroom, our lead story, critical reaction to donald trump's latest comments on white supremacists now includes all great condemnation of bigotry from america's last two republican presidents. time for the sport. a strip, a guide and a push resulted in cristiano ronaldo being suspended as the first piece of silverware of the spanish season is about me decided. let's go to our correspondent. they did of course was the opening leg of the spanish super cup on sunday, 3—1, the one match ban for the second yellow card, both cards coming in the space of one minute. after he scored in the 3—1 on thursday when he came on as a substitute with 15 minutes ago did not last long, scored a goal and off he went. there are an extra four games for pushing the referee. his manager is not very happy that ronaldo is not playing, they take the 3-1 ronaldo is not playing, they take the 3—1win ronaldo is not playing, they take the 3—1 win from sunday into tonight came. he had a chance with two g

jonathan beale, bbc news, gabon. these elephants are still easy prey.es at the bbc sport centre. here's katherine downes good here's katherine downes evening. we are starting cricket. england's batsmen have been struggling in the gloom in manchester — they've been losing wickets aplenty on this third day of the final test against south africa but they do have a healthy lead, despite the rain. patrick gearey has been watching. lead, despite the rain. pulses lead, despite the rain. of energy moving the game onto pulses of energy moving the game onto england's and table with south africa left on the platform. england we re africa left on the platform. england were 136 runs further down the track in the first innings but soon hit the buffers. the game finally slowed. for a time it revolved around jennings. fighting for the i’u ns around jennings. fighting for the runs that might keep him in the team against the flaws that might condemn him. he could not help himself. test cricket is a ferocious beast. england four damn. for reassurance they looked to the st

jonathan beale, bbc news, gabon. let's ta ke let's take a look at the weather forecast.t of day out there today. we have had some cool, showery weather towards the north and west in particular. further south and east it is a fine day and temperatures at 23 celsius. here is the view as we ended the day in cambridgeshire. some clear skies, late sunshine to be enjoyed there and overnight for the rest of the night we have a slow—moving weather front reducing rain for parts of the south—west of england, wales, through the midlands and on into north—east england as well. to the north—east england as well. to the north that front, fairly cool conditions. clear skies and a few showers across scotland and northern ireland. the night to come and things should stay dry. largely dry across the far south—east during the course of monday. further north, cloud and patchy rain from east anglia towards the south—west of england and south wales as well. another day of sunshine and showers across scotland and northern ireland. the showers are hit and miss. asimilar ireland. the showers are

jonathan beale is there. 0ur correspondent is there. our correspondent is there.h is longer than the houses of parliament. in theory, it should be able to sail anywhere in the world, but all of this does not come cheap. the royal navy has never had a ship of this size before. a day to remember that the crowds who got up early to see her in and even a touch of the nostalgia when britain ruled the waves. it put shoe above everybody else really. -- it puts you. the crew had been testing the system is for the past few weeks and she is the most expensive warship ever built in the uk. a symbol of power and pride but the navy but also for the whole nation to. it puts the armed forces right backin to. it puts the armed forces right back in the premier league. for a globalfacing back in the premier league. for a global facing country, and back in the premier league. for a globalfacing country, and island nation dependent on c trade, why would you not want a strong royal navy? this is a big moment the royal navy, its largest warship entering portsmouth that the first time.

jonathan beale, bbc news, portsmouth.t that was more in the south—east of england. it has been a decent if many eastern areas and added rain coming in from the west right now. it will turn up at what expense of, and a bit heavier overnight as it pushes its way eastwards. cleaning away from scotla nd way eastwards. cleaning away from scotland and northern ireland are perhaps wales in the north—west of england by the end of the night so it is here we will see the lowest temperatures are around 30 degrees or so. we will get a spread of rain overnight for awhile. across southern and eastern england reign peters out, the cloud takes longer to break up and when it does we get some sunshine will trigger some showers, across southern england in the midlands and into wales, and sophie scholl and probably dry with quite a bit of sunshine. but as we're back into showers across the north west of scotland and also northern ireland. there may be one or two showers and what looks like an interesting night match, the first in the uk, eng

jonathan beale, bbc news, gabon. it is lovely to see those beautiful animals.his morningm is time for the news, travel, and weather, wherever you are waking up this morning. good morning from bbc london news. i'm victoria hollins. as we've been hearing, there will be major disruption for people using waterloo station from today. that is because of engineering work on the platforms. southwest trains have warned passengers stations such as vauxhall, clapham junction and woking will be "exceptionally busy" as a result. seven other stations will also be closed during the work, including chessington north and south, queenstown road, and earlsfield. a cabbie's shelter and a jewish cemetery are the latest buildings in london to be listed, seventy years after the scheme first started. the shelter in grosvenor gardens, one of only a handful left in london, has been given grade two listed status, as have the funeral buildings at the willesden jewish cemetery. the listings scheme was set up to protect historic buildings in the after many were damaged in the second world w