wordsworth, of course, is the one who is most identified as a poet with the lake district. but also conservation. through writing, you can celebrate that. wordsworth did, and people have been celebrating ever since. tricks part of. yes. nigel, you noticed one of your boats in the film. how important is tourism to the lake district? tourism is absolutely essential. it underpins the economy to the lake district and wider cumbria. we have around 20 million visitors a year to the lake district and it provides around 18,000 full—time employees. so it's really significant. is it difficult for local because there are times when you can go to the lakes drive around quite easily. but around this time of year, there will be a lot of ca rs time of year, there will be a lot of cars heading in off the m6 towards ambleside and windermere. one of the challenges is to manage the lake district in a sustainable manner. we are a public transport operator, and what better way to get around the la ke what better way to get around the lake district sustainably and to use of the fantastic services

the lake district is now the uk's largest world heritage site.serve its natural beauty. a fitting tribute to an area which inspired the works of william wordsworth. lindsay smith, bbc news, bowness—on—windermere. beautiful in windermere. will it be beautiful for the coming week? let's catch up on the weather with sarah keith—lucas. catch up on the weather with sarah keith-lucas. well, a mixed bag on whether in the coming week. things will not be as hot as they have been and some will see some rate around as well. here is the scene of the sun set over the skyline of london, earlier in the evening. as we move through the rest of the night and on into monday morning, we have this frontal system in the north. that has brought some rain across northern ireland and parts of scotla nd northern ireland and parts of scotland earlier in the day. it will be edging into northern england as well. we are seeing a few heavy showers, perhaps the odd rumble of thunder across parts of the east midlands, east anglia as well. further north that rain across parts of

and to have the lake district gain it is quite something.t is estimated the cumbrian economy could benefit from £20 million. it means, i guess, that we are one and a list of places to visit which will help us remain competitive in the international tourism market but more than that it will also help every business, whether you are a farm or another kind of business in the national park. the lake district is now the uk's largest world heritage site. it is protected by a un committee and may benefit from international funds to preserve its natural beauty. a fitting tribute to an area which inspired the works of william wordsworth. we're back with the late news at ten o'clock tonight. a ceremony has been held to remit the 843 men who lost their lives from the hms vanguard sank 40 in july 19 17. from the hms vanguard sank 40 in july1917. it from the hms vanguard sank 40 in july 19 17. it was one of the worst naval tragedies of the first world war. to mark isn't an array, a team of divers has been given special permission to document the wreck. i

a finger of scotland and into the lake district.tuck across the north for quite sometime on tuesday. possibly even into early wednesday. a big contrast in temperatures early on tuesday, 10 degrees higher in the south. starting with the forecast for scotland. around eight o'clock in the morning, a nice fresh start. rainfall northern ireland, humphreys and galloway. there may be some spits and spots further south across the pennines. across most of wales and england, starting cloudy but warm, pretty mudgee. temperature of i7 warm, pretty mudgee. temperature of 17 degrees at around eight o'clock. what is going to happen through the course of tuesday, outline of rain will hang around through the of the day. deb in belfast, 6lasgow, edinburgh, the lake district and north—eastern england. weather fronts, to the north of that, much fresher and cool if not chilly. a little bit better in the north, some sunshine. england and wales, up to 25 degrees. another decent day on the way for wimbledon. 23 degrees at least, cloud breaking up through t

we have been out and about this morning, in kent, with sean, at wimbledon with carol, the lake district candles on the third night and had to resort to straw bales. just to keep the temperature above freezing. this is a beautiful picture taking on the brecon beacons by david pearce. we will get to it in a moment, there was a great one of sunrise. here it is. look at that. ten firefighters completing the first of three welsh peaksin completing the first of three welsh peaks in the day. if you remember band of brothers, it looks like that. always impressed by the wonderful talent of our breakfast viewers when it comes to taking those pictures. you are watching breakfast from bbc news. still to come this morning: grigor dimitrov will be hoping it is game, set and match when he takes on roger federer later today, but how will he get on with our mug challenge? we will find out if he can knock andy murray off the top spot just before 9:00am. he didn't even watch anyone else's technique, just smashed it. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london n

it will draw new customers, new visitors who've never heard of the lake district. s as "the loveliest spot that man hath ever found". but will unesco agree? if successful, it would become the uk's 31st world heritage site, joining the likes of stonehenge, hadrian's wall, and the houses of parliament. it looks nice there in the lake district. what about the rest of the country? another very warm day across england and wales with sunshine coming through. we have had early mist in southern and western coasts. further north, the scotland and northern ireland, a different complexion. this weather front is meandering to the south. rain in the afternoon. to the south. rain in the afternoon. to the north of it dry and brighter. to the north of it dry and brighter. to the south of it, dry and warm spells. could be heavy downpours for east wales, east anglia, and the south east. and they will rumble on into the evening. we could even see some thunderstorms running up from france. at same time, our weather front further north is heading its way southwards. behind it, fresher.

the lake district is now the uk's largest world heritage site.al beauty. a fitting tribute to an area which inspired the works of william wordsworth. lindsay smith, bbc news, bonus on windermere. now we all enjoy taking a selfie or two, but here are a few pictures of something not often seen... these images of the rare siberian tiger have been released by the land of the leopard national park in siberia. they have been filmed by an automatic camera that was set up by rangers in the park to monitor the tigers. the park says it offers a rare glimpse into the tiger‘s family life. aren't they gorgeous? but will the weather be gorgeous? sarah keith—lucas has the details! after a reasonably dry and warm weekend across reasonably dry and warm weekend a cross m ost reasonably dry and warm weekend across most parts of the country, things are turning more changeable through the week ahead. for the rest of the evening, rain in northern ireland where it has been a damp day and into central and southern scotland, alp breaks on a fairly wea k scotland, alp bre

a good opportunity to celebrate, to raise a glass of something appropriate in the lake district thisening. 0ne sunny spells for much of england and wales of those some cloud has built. for scotla nd of those some cloud has built. for scotland and northern ireland, more cloud here and outbreaks of rain for some of us. 0vernight, some possibly thundery showers in parts of this east anglia. at the end of the knights of this rain in scotland will feed into north—west england and north wales. a warm muggy night in parts of the uk, but there are fresher nights to come. monday will bea fresher nights to come. monday will be a day of and scattered showers. in part of east anglia and the forests at this stage —— a south—east of england could be intense downpours into the afternoon.

damp in belfast, glasgow, edinburgh, the lake district and north—eastern england. a little bit better in stornaway, some sunshine. england and wales, up to 25 degrees. another decent day on the way for wimbledon. 23 degrees at least, cloud breaking up through the day. look how the temperatures climbing through wednesday and thursday. temperatures even higher on wednesday, possibly up to 28 degrees in london. still a little bit on the cloudy side across the north. here, temperatures starting to rise. eventually, we will get up to 20 in belfast and the high teens in glasgow and newcastle. cardiff around 26. thursday, looking like it will change. in for some thunderstorms. exactly where they are could be a bit further towards the east. further to the south and north as well. these parts of the countries where those storms will happen. friday, temperatures peaking in london. other parts of the country starting to cool off. into the weekend, weather fronts coming off the atlantic and bringing the atlantic and bringing us some fresher weather. welcome to bbc news, broadc

damp in belfast, glasgow, edinburgh, the lake district and north—eastern england., much fresher and cool if not chilly. 13 degrees in newcastle. a little bit better in stornoway, some sunshine. real warmth across england and wales, up to 25 degrees. another decent day on the way for wimbledon. 23 degrees at least, cloud breaking up through the day. look how the temperatures climbing through wednesday and thursday. temperatures even higher on wednesday, possibly up to 28 degrees in london. still a little bit on the cloudy side across the north. here too, temperatures starting to rise. eventually, we will get up to 20 in belfast and the high teens in glasgow and newcastle. cardiff around 26. thursday, looking like it will change. we are in for some thunderstorms. exactly where they are could be a bit further towards the east. bit further to the south and north as well. be informed it is across these parts of the countries where those storms will happen. friday, temperatures peaking in london. other parts of the country starting to cool off. as we head into the weeken

it will draw new customers, new visitors who've never heard of the lake district. h once described the lakes as "the loveliest spot that man hath ever found". but will unesco agree? if successful, it would become the uk's 31st world heritage site, joining the likes of stonehenge, hadrian's wall, and the houses of parliament. i would have thought that was the world eating view. let's get the weather. contrasting weather fortunes take us through sunday evening. we have warm sunny spells for much of england and wales, although some cloud has built. for scotland and northern ireland, more cloud here. watch out later this evening and overnight for some heavy and possibly thunder re—showers in parts of east anglia. by re—showers in parts of east anglia. by the end of the knights of this rain in scotland feed into north england and north wales. it will be a cooler, fresher night. monday would be a day of sunshine and scattered showers. especially in parts of east anglia and the far south—east of england, there could be intense downpours here into the afternoon. there is th

it will draw new customers, new visitors who‘ve never heard of the lake district. 1st world heritage site, joining the likes of stonehenge, hadrian‘s wall, and the houses of parliament. a bit ofa a bit of a change in some places in the weather. let‘s get the details. you are right, we will lose this humidity. if you are like me, i don‘t like it, it will freshen up. that said, a lovely day ahead for many parts of england and wales. this was north yorkshire about half an hour ago. plenty of sunshine around but it is different across northern ireland and scotland. heavy pulses of rain coming in. it would bea pulses of rain coming in. it would be a great day for central and southern scotland and northern ireland where there will be further pulses of rain. to the north of that front, very dry and clear. to the south, light showers in western areas. the heat could spark late afternoon thunderstorms, but foremost it is a lovely day. very warm the south, warmer than yesterday. any storms that develop will rumble through the evening. 0vernight we could pull in thundery weath

what a lovely day to be out and about, as well, in the lake district today. the pennines, in north yorkshire. a beautiful sunrise this morning, and it should for most of england and wales be another warm and fine day. however, we do have some low cloud around at the moment across the coastline, actually, of cumbria, parts of the irish sea and the east, but this is where we have the east, but this is where we have the rain, bringing a different day for scotland and northern ireland in particular. to the north of that weather front we will see the sunshine returned, and it won't be heavy rain, it certainly won't be a wash out, but for much of scotland and northern ireland a lot more cloud than yesterday, and therefore it will be quite damp. morning mist lifting and some warm sunshine coming through. it will feel warmer across the north of scotland compared with yesterday, where we have the cloud and very strong winds but for aberdeenshire across the dumfries and galloway, we have outbreaks of rain. further south towards antrum, as well, it will be cloudy. for m

it has already been raining in northern ireland, scotland, through the lake district.e out of the way tomorrow, but for the time being we have got spots of rain as we being we have got spots of rain as we head towards midnight across parts of yorkshire, maybe down into lincolnshire, possibly into the midlands, but the south stays dry. not as cold as last night. the weather is looking fine in northern ireland, scotland, through the lake district, yorkshire, the northwest, maybe a rope shower here and there, but that is it. we start the day on a fine note. a bit more cloud across east anglia as the overnight rain clears out into the north sea. for the rest of the day, little change. some fair weather cloud across most of england and wales. in the north—west, the weather will turn, so we expect another weather front coming through northern ireland for the afternoon, and into western scotland. for wimbledon, variable cloud, with sunshine. it is looking quite across north—western areas, but the bulk of the country is looking dry. saturday, a line of weather fronts in the at

moving to scotland at the stage into the lake district around ten or 11pm through yorkshire at midnightr to the south of that tonight. it is going to be dry. it is not going to be as cold as it was last night. last night i think in northern areas temperatures dipped to three celsius in rural spots. to might not quite so fresh. tomorrow let's start in the north. scotland and northern ireland around eight o'clock and it is looking absolutely fine. temperatures around 13 or 1a celsius with some sunny spells. there is that overnight patchy rain out in the north sea so we are in the clear and dry weather. just a bit of fairweather cloud hereunder. a bit more cloudy and east anglia. but that should swiftly clear out into the north sea. into the south 16 or 17 celsius then a fine day. they might be some brief showers. later on in the afternoon we are checking the weather to go downhill a little bit in the north—west. some cloud of rain getting into northern ireland and scotland. the wimbledon on friday it looks very above amounts of cloud with temperatures around the low 20s in the south. frid

the lake district is now on a par with major international tourist attractions such as the taj mahal businesses — and could be worth as much as £20 million a year to the cumbrian economy. phil chapman reports. it has taken more than 30 years of campaigning with two deferred bids back in the 1980s, but the lake district is finally a world heritage site. the area has already been welcoming more than people every year, the area has already been welcoming more than 18 million people every year, spending more than £1 billion annually, and providing about 18,000 jobs. it is thought the new status will bring even more benefits. people in keswick have been reacting to the news today. i think it‘s brilliant. so it should be, yes. we heard it last night on the television, look north, i think it was. yes, yes. i think it's absolutely wonderful, i'm really pleased. have you seen it? it's beautiful. should definitely be one, i agree. might bring in a few more jobs. you know, i think it will be more sustainable region because of it. hopefully, not too many more tourists. as the tourism minister, i

it will draw new customers and new visitors who've never heard of the lake district. liam wordsworth once described the lakes as the loveliest spot known to man. but will unesco agree? if successful, it would become the uk's 31st world heritage site, joining places like hadrian's wall and stonehenge, and the houses of parliament. it was one of the worst naval tragedies of the first world war. today, a ceremony will be held to remember the 843 men who lost their lives when hms vanguard sank off 0rkney injuly 1917. to mark the centenary of the disaster, a team of divers has been given special permission to document the wreck. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon has more. in the cold northern waters of scapa flow, the final resting place of hms vanguard, a dreadnought battleship from world war i. the bow and stern almost entirely intact after 100 years under the water. this the first group of civilian divers to be given permission to document the wreck since it was designated a war grave. i think the loss of life was never very far away from my mind as we're diving on

it will draw new customers, new visitors who've never heard of the lake district. rth once described the lakes as "the loveliest spot that man hath ever found". but will unesco agree? if successful, it would become the uk's 31st world heritage site, joining the likes of stonehenge, hadrian's wall, and the houses of parliament. time for a look at the weather. warm sunshine around across england and wales at the moment. 2a celsius in hull, 27 degrees in london. low to mid 20s for another gorgeous afternoon. some cloud building, but not quite like that everywhere. that is one view of the warm sunshine from the channel islands, patchy cloud. but we have this weather front close to scotland and northern ireland. a cloudier picture for many of us, compared with yesterday. we are seeing a bit of rain. that is how we are expecting the rest of the afternoon to shape up across the central belt, into southern scotland, northern ireland. far north of scotland dry. england and wales, warm, sunny spells. into the wash and east anglia, the odd heavy or thundery shower around.

soon the lake district could be a member of the club.o will announce whether they deemed the region inspiring enough and irreplaceable enough to be protected under world heritage status. it would be lovely if it did. it would be very nice. it is one of the top places. i have been coming here for over 40 years. it has changed a lot. it is popular but there are so many beautiful things here that need to be recognised and protected. with its towering peaks and glistening waters, the national park currently attracts around 80 million tourists a year. they contribute over £1 billion to the local economy. but critics are worried that attaining world heritage status could see even more visitors descend on the region, putting extra pressure on the landscape. 0thers argue it would mean greater funding and investment. a world heritage site, it would demonstrate the changing landscape because it is not natural. that is shaped by people with their farming practices, they have spoken about this landscape and people come to see it. it will draw new cu

for northern ireland, southern parts of scotland into the lake district, parts of wales as well, a damp. single figures in the far north of scotland. south is warm and humid. 16 degrees. it means after a warm morning, it will be a warm day. let's start in scotland, nice, fresh sunshine first thing in the morning, 12 degrees, a decent day on the way for the northern isles. then we run into the lowlands, southwards, dumfries and galloway, northern ireland, you can see the lake district, cumbria, that spell of rain will hang around all through the course of the day. there is a chance the rain will peter out in belfast eventually but essentially speaking, unpleasant in the north and cool. to the south of that, a cloudy start. rather a lot of cloud. it will be more warm and humid from the word go. notice how the clouds are breaking up through the course of the morning and into the afternoon. while the northern strip of rain stays pretty much where it is and just a hint there that things will dry out in belfast. there is a weather front and to the north of it, it is much, much fresher. we are

damp in belfast, glasgow, edinburgh, the lake district and north—eastern england.o the north of that, much fresher and cool if not chilly. 13 degrees in newcastle. a little bit better in stornoway, some sunshine. real warmth across england and wales, up to 25 degrees. another decent day on the way for wimbledon. 23 degrees at least, cloud breaking up through the day. look how the temperatures climbing through wednesday and thursday. temperatures even higher on wednesday, possibly up to 28 degrees in london. still a little bit on the cloudy side across the north. here too, temperatures starting to rise. eventually, we will get up to 20 in belfast and the high teens in glasgow and newcastle. cardiff around 26. thursday, looking like it will change. we are in for some thunderstorms. exactly where they are could be a bit further towards the east. bit further to the south and north as well. be informed it is across these parts of the countries where those storms will happen. friday, temperatures peaking in london. other parts of the country starting to cool off. as we h

damp in belfast, glasgow, edinburgh, the lake district and north—eastern england.e bit better in stornaway, some sunshine. england and wales, up to 25 degrees. another decent day on the way for wimbledon. 23 degrees at least, cloud breaking up through the day. look how the temperatures climbing through wednesday and thursday. temperatures even higher on wednesday, possibly up to 28 degrees in london. still a little bit on the cloudy side across the north. here, temperatures starting to rise. eventually, we will get up to 20 in belfast and the high teens in glasgow and newcastle. cardiff around 26. thursday, looking like it will change. in for some thunderstorms. exactly where they are could be a bit further towards the east. further to the south and north as well. these parts of the countries where those storms will happen. friday, temperatures peaking in london. other parts of the country starting to cool off. into the weekend, weather fronts coming off the atlantic and bringing us some fresher weather. this is bbc world news. our top story. french president emman

, wale5 a5 of scotland into the lake district, wale5 as well, and damp end of the night and start tothe temperatures around six a.m.. thi5 these are the temperatures around six a.m.. this is the far north of scotland. warm and humid. it means after a warm morning, a warm day. but start in scotland, nice, fresh 5un5hine in the morning, 12 degrees, a decent day on the way for the northern ireland. —— northern isles. you can see the late district, cumbria here, the spell of rain will hang around the course of the day. there is a chance the rain will peter out in belfast eventually that e55entially speaking, unpleasant in the north and cool. to the south of that, cloudy. rather a the north and cool. to the south of that, cloudy. rathera lot the north and cool. to the south of that, cloudy. rather a lot of clout. it will be more warm and humid from the word go. notice how the clouds are breaking up through the course of the morning and into the afternoon. while the northern 5trip of rain 5tays pretty much where it i5 and just ahead there that things will try in belfast. there is a weather

the lake district has been designated as a world heritage site. bid to unesco, which was meeting in krakow. the decision means that the lake district becomes the uk's 31st such site. the liberal democrat mp tim farron, whose constituency is in south cumbria, said it was fantastic, well deserved and a formal recognition of the outstanding natural beauty of the area. has been a glorious weekend of whether for many, is has been a glorious weekend of whetherfor many, is it has been a glorious weekend of whether for many, is it set to last? sunday was a day of mixed fortunes. we had dry, bright weather across england and wales. this was the scene captured by a weather watcher in shropshire. we had fair weather cumulus cloud. some showers around. you can see the clear skies and the cumulus cloud. further north across the country, northern ireland and scotland, there has been more cloud around. here was the scene in coleraine in county londonderry. for northern ireland and central scotland, we keep the cloud and the outbreaks of rain through the evening.

damp in belfast, glasgow, edinburgh, the lake district and north—eastern england.in newcastle. a little bit better in stornoway, some sunshine. real warmth across england and wales, up to 25 degrees. another decent day on the way for wimbledon. 23 degrees at least, cloud breaking up through the day. look how the temperatures climbing through wednesday and thursday. temperatures even higher on wednesday, possibly up to 28 degrees in london. still a little bit on the cloudy side across the north. here too, temperatures starting to rise. eventually, we will get up to 20 in belfast and the high teens in glasgow and newcastle. cardiff around 26. thursday, looking like it will change. we are in for some thunderstorms. exactly where they are could be a bit further towards the east. bit further to the south and north as well. be informed it is across these parts of the countries where those storms will happen. friday, temperatures peaking in london. other parts of the country starting to cool off. as we head into the weekend, weather fronts coming off the atlantic and brin

rail passengers by scrapping plans to electrify major rail lines in wales, the midlands and the lake districttroduced instead. our transport correspondent richard westcott is in leicester. richard, how are people responding? five years ago i remember being the reporter standing here, telling you how they would electrify the midland main line up to leicester and beyond to sheffield. today the government said it will cancel that project and they have also said they will cancel electrifying the line between swa nsea electrifying the line between swansea and cardiff and around the la ke swansea and cardiff and around the lake district and windermere as well because it is far more complex and expensive than anyone had ever realised. so the government has said we will buy these new trains, they will be part electric and part diesel, they can go everywhere and we will bring them in sooner so the passengers get the benefits earlier. that is a little bit of a sweetener but it has also created a lot of anger here and in south wales they are calling it a betrayal and said all of the money gets spent in

shelved plans to electrify major rail lines in wales and the midlands and another line in the lake districthich can also be powered by diesel will be introduced instead. on the midland mainline between kettering, nottigham and sheffield. the south west mainline between cardiff and swansea. the oxenholme to windermere branch line in cumbria is also affected. ministers say developments in technology mean electrification is no longer needed. labour says passengers have been taken for a ride. local passenger groups and businesses say they are being denied the faster, greener trains they'd been promised almost a decade ago. dominic heale is in nottingham for us tonight. that's on the midland mainline for us that's on the midland mainline for us tonight. what's the feeling they're about all of this? the electrification of the midland mainline has been promised and re—promised over the decades in this pa rt re—promised over the decades in this part of the world. tonight, as you say, it's off the table and that plan terminates here. the reason for thatis plan terminates here. the reason for that is

anywhere north of the lake district should be bright. top temperatures of 20—30 degrees.hear that there will be some interruption at there will be some interruption at the tennis tomorrow as the rain continues to turn heavy and it will ta ke m ost continues to turn heavy and it will take most of the evening before it clears away. a good watering for the garden. behind the wind pick up. on the east coast it is going to feel rather chilly. not a bad day for many of us, drier with some sunshine and highs of 19—22 degrees. the high pressure will stay with us for one more day. the weather front but then pollution. that will grow gradually introduce some showers. it will take its time to sink so they need sleeving clodius skies behind. —— cloudy skies. this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11:00: more than a0 year later — a self—confessed ira bomb maker admits being part of the group that killed 21 people in the birmingham pub bombings — we'll have a special programme at 11:30. a conservative mp is suspended from the party after a recording emerged of her using a

night, mostly across northern areas, and it has been raining in northern ireland, scotland, the lake district been trundling northern areas. cloud to the south, but it has been a dry day. spots of rain across the north. for some, more than a few spots, but very short lived. the rain is out into the north sea by the time we get to the north sea by the time we get to the early hours of friday morning. tonight will be quite fresh but not as cold as last night. the weather is looking fine, sunny spells, and further south it is a bit warmer. wherever you are on friday, a very nice start to the day. maybe more clout across east anglia first thing, but that should be out of the way first —— very quickly, then we have a nice day, a fresh summer ‘s day, but the weather will change in the north—west a bit later. some rain getting into belfast and glasgow. wimbledon is looking dry, a bit of cloud from time to time, but temperatures are co mforta ble time to time, but temperatures are comfortable enough. friday evening, a nice end to the day for england and wales, but scotland and northern ireland, rain.

betraying rail passengers, by scrapping plans to electrify major lines in wales, the midlands and the lake district in sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: showing their pedigree — major winners spieth and koepka among the first round leaders at the open golf. one step closer. chris froome on the brink of a fourth tour de france title after stage 18. india beat six—time champions australia by 36 runs to reach the women's world cup final. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. the 146th open championship at royal birkdale is underway and it's been a fantastic opening day for us golf fans. there's a three—way tie at the top of the leaderboard and america's jordan spieth is there with his compatriots matt kuchar and us open champion brooks koepka. austin halewood was watching the action. it is the one everyone wants to win. golf's oldest major macro, the open championship. what with the biggest prize comes the biggest challenge. not for america's charley hoffman, who had just about the best start.

dribs and drabs. 0vercast across northern ireland, the lowlands, the lake district.and cloud across wales, down into the south—west, at times they will be rain. most of it not heavy. sick drizzle. more than anything. spots of rain across the midlands. dry weather across the south coast. might even have some decent bright weather. if not sunny weather. that is a minority of us. later, towards the evening, a chance that some of these clouds will break up. there is spells later on saturday evening into saturday night. what does this all mean for wimbledon? a list of cloud on the cards. warm and muggy, a few spots of rain on the cards. a look at some neighbours may forecast. whether from straddling the uk. figure cloud, moisture in the south. to the north, dry aircoming cloud, moisture in the south. to the north, dry air coming in. into northern ireland, scotland and northern england. showers, breezy in the north of scotland. 0verall much better picture compared to areas further south. till quite warm in the south. briefly mundane tuesday, temperatures on the up in the s

passengers, after it shelves plans to electrify major rail lines in wales, the midlands and the lake districtso in the next hour — a new leader for the liberal democrats. sir vince cable becomes the new leader of the party without a vote — at the age of 7a. and how a lucky couple, from coventry, hit a seven figure win on the euromillions. good evening and welcome to bbc news. let's start briefly with the breaking news we havejust let's start briefly with the breaking news we have just had that the former american football star and actor, oj simpson, has been granted early release from prison, has been granted parole. he had served almost nine years in prison for armed robbery. you may remember that he was controversially acquitted previously to that, of charges of murdering his wife back in 1995. he has been injailfor armed robbery and he could walk free as early as october. four parole commissioners unanimously gave him pa role commissioners unanimously gave him parole a few minutes ago, and said he had deserved to be sent to prison, and the decision on this pa role prison, and the decision

long, moving through scotla nd not last for long, moving through scotland at this stage into the lake districtthe south of that tonight it is going to be dry. it is also not as cold tonight as it was last night. last night in northern areas temperatures dipped down to three degrees in rural spots. tonight, not as fresh. tomorrow, we started the north, scotland and northern ireland around eight o'clock and it looks absolutely fine, temperatures around 13 or 1a degrees, some sunny spells. the overnight patchy rain out in the north sea so we are in the clear, the dry weather with some fair—weather cloud here and there. more cloudy in east anglia first thing but that should swiftly clear out into the north sea. the south first theme, a fine day. a couple of light showers, really brief and fleeting ones, later on in the afternoon however we expect the weather to go downhill a little across the north west so some cloud and rain into northern ireland and scotland. for wimbledon on friday, it looks variable amounts of cloud, temperatures around the low 20s. friday evening, it is looking dry across fri

a good opportunity to celebrate, to raise a glass of something appropriate in the lake district thisening. my, the weather. contrasting weather fortunes take us through sunday evening. one sunny spells for much of england and wales of those some cloud has built. for scotla nd of those some cloud has built. for scotland and northern ireland, more cloud here and outbreaks of rain for some of us. overnight, some possibly thundery showers in parts of this east anglia. at the end of the knights of this rain in scotland will feed into north—west england and north wales. a warm muggy night in parts of the uk, but there are fresher nights to come. monday will bea fresher nights to come. monday will be a day of and scattered showers. in part of east anglia and the forests at this stage —— a south—east of england could be intense downpours into the afternoon. there is the chance of a few showers at wimbledon. not quite as warm as it has been in the south—east of england. by tuesday, again, showers around and those across southern part of the uk may merge to give some longer spells of rain and

the lake district has been designated as a world heritage site.to unesco, which was meeting in krakow. the decision means that the lake district becomes the uk's 31st such site. i don't think there will be much argument over that. let's look at the weather prospects over the coming couple of days. much of england and wales have seemed warm sunny spells today but in scotland and northern ireland it has been a wet affair. in england and wales we have seen some cloud developing, and this cloud in cambridgeshire. go into this evening there could be plenty of that through east anglia and the wash. this rain gradually edging south into parts of north—west england and north wales by the end of the night. a rather warm and muggy night but there are cooler, fresher night as we go through the week. monday morning is a mixture of weather on the weights with some sunny spells in northern scotla nd with some sunny spells in northern scotland but maybe the odd shower around. we still have this weather system by this stage through southern scotland, still with a

its first state of emergency in 1a years. 0ne one of the most famous landscapes in england, the lake districtge site by unesco. the lakes will now enjoy the same protection as the grand canyon and great barrier reef. the region becomes britain's 31st world heritage site. the g20 may have only recently ended, but developments after the talks between the donald trump and vladimir putin keep coming. the us president has taken to twitter, saying he's discussed forming a cyber security unit with russia. but his plans to work more constructively with president putin have faced backlash from fellow republicans. he posted that he and mr putin had discussed forming an impenetrable cyber security unit, so that election hacking amongst other negative things, will be prevented. david willis is in washington with the latest. ina in a tweet, donald trump said that he and vladimir putin had discussed forming what he called a cyber security unit. to prevent such things as election hacking. now, russia is of course widely thought to have attempted to influence the outcome of the presidential election here las

, temperatures widely into the 20s across cornwall, devon, somerset gloucester into wales, the lake districty different to what some of us were experiencing yesterday, one day too late as many of us are back at work and looking at this whether through office windows, but eastern areas will stay gloomy and it is gloomy and london, spots of rain on and off. sunlight that cloud in the east sta rts off. sunlight that cloud in the east starts to shift, i think western areas will have clear weather and then tomorrow is overall looking like the best day of the week, we will not get higher temperatures across the west like today but most of us will have fine weather, so 20 in glasgow and london, average 53: 8232 again 53: tiea2again§ijj the 7 and *: t£332 again if“, the 7 b— across the atlantic so on stream across the atlantic so on wednesday we have six hours or so of heavy rain splashing through the uk, it will reach western areas in the morning, east later in the day but it will reach western areas in the n willng, east later in the day but so wednesday evening it clears up but low so wednesday e

rail passengers, by scrapping plans to electrify major rail lines in wales, the midlands and the lake district. sir vince cable has been confirmed as the new leader of the liberal democrats. he was the only candidate to put themselves forward to succeed tim farron and at 7a he‘ll be the oldest leader in the party‘s history. here‘s our political correspondent vicki young and her report contains some flash photography. and our liberal democrat leader, vince cable. most would be relaxing into retirement at the age of 7a, but not sir vince cable. he is still burning with ambition and fighting for britain to stay in the european union. what we now need is an exit from brexit. we must consult the british public at the end of the process to put to them the choice, do you wish to accept what is coming down the track, jumping off a cliff and hoping there was a tree to catch you? or do we want to stay within the european union? but wasn‘t that pro—european message rejected by voters at the election? sir vince thinks there is a mood for change. there is quite a high possibility i think that brexit will n

belfast, glasgow and edinburgh and further southin glasgow and edinburgh and further south in the lake districtch will be moving off the atlantic making a beeline for northern areas of the uk, further northern areas of the uk, further north some rain and lancashire and into parts of wales, extensive cloud around during saturday so cloudy, muqqy around during saturday so cloudy, muggy warm day with some rain further north on saturday. by sunday, the rain will fizzle out pushing out into the north sea and you left over with warm and cloudy weather across the south. this is bbc news. the headlines... donald trump is in paris for talks with president macron joint action to combat terrorism doubled the agenda. the brexit secretary urges all mps to work together as the government publishes the repeal bill but it faces opposition from labour and the lib democrats. the prime minister tells the bbc she became tea rful minister tells the bbc she became tearful when she learned she was going to lose her majority after the general election. devastated and not to share a tear? yes, a little tear. at that mo

and tomorrow, overcast, especially in the west, lots of hill fog, especially wales and the lake districtn up and feel fresh, temperatures will fall, but a decent day and still warm and muggy in the south. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at seven. police arrest two teenagers after five acid attacks were carried out in east london injust 90 minutes. the terminally ill baby charlie gard is to be examined in london by an american doctor who says he can improve his condition. a jail sentence of 17 years for the tv producer who tried to hire three separate hitmen to kill his partner. bastille day in france, where two presidents now seem to be the firmest of friends. also, in the next hour, the nice lorry attack remembered. french president macron leads the commemorations of the atrocity — in which 86 people died. at wimbledon roger federer beats tomas berdych to book his place in sunday's final.

lots of hill fog around across wales, the lake district, brighter the east of the pennines in south—easternperatures will dip at a decent day, warm muggy in the south. this is bbc news. the headlines: police arrest two teenagers after a spate of five acid attacks in east london injust 90 minutes. one person is said to have life changing injuries in what police describe as ‘barbaric attacks‘. the numbers appear to be going up, we will enforce the law, we are working very closely with the home office to see if the change in the law is required. a judge at the high court says an american doctor who has offered to treat charlie gard will examine the terminally—ill baby next week. president trump gets to grips with president macron. they describe the friendship between the countries as one for the ages. bastille day also marks the one year anniversary of the nice lorry attack which killed 86 people — president macron has been leading the memorial. dementia, in old age, is the biggest cause of death in the uk. but in some families, extremely rare gene mutations can cause alzheimer's disease in mi

good enough that in the lake district for example, we have actually ended up in the situation of designatingort, but as farmers, we recognise our environmental value and we are willing to work with it. when michael gove says that payments would go to those farmers who do the best to look after the land or provide other services like managing water quality or connecting habitats, would you argue that most farmers are doing that anyway. they are doing that under those rules they would continue to get some subsidy? i think hill farming is doing that, it has worked with it, historically speaking, we have engaged totally with those areas. but the bases being around food production. there have to be people there and managing that landscape and the reason they are there is because they produce food, some of the finest quality food you can find and some of the most environmentally friendly. most hill farmers are family farms, very small, very small amounts of subsidy collected compared to the ones you mentioned earlier. net farm income last year ona earlier. net farm income last year on a hill farm

it is a fine evening out there for many of us but it has been one of those days in the lake district,ut the day. there is a weather system sitting across northern ireland, southern scotla nd across northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england so if you have been under it you know it is quite cloudy and wet and cool. this evening into tonight the rain is easing away from northern ireland but in parts of southern scotland and northern england it stays quite dampened drizzly overnight. there may be the odd shower in south—west england but elsewhere it looks dry. variable cloud and clear spells and for many a warm night to come but for many a warm night to come but for many a warm night to come but for many of us it will dip down into single figures. a bright start to the day tomorrow. in northern scotla nd the day tomorrow. in northern scotland it continues with those sunny spells and it feels pleasant in the afternoon, maybe 20 degrees. in the central belt and southern scotla nd in the central belt and southern scotland and northern ireland and for much of northern england,

and then tomorrow overcast, especially in the west, lots of hill fog around wales and the lake districtratures willdip and it will feel fresh, temperatures will dip but and it will feel fresh, temperatures willdip buta and it will feel fresh, temperatures will dip but a good day, and still warm and muggy in the south. this is bbc news. the headlines: police arrest two teenagers after a spate of five acid attacks in east london injust 90 minutes. one person is said to have life changing injuries in what police describe as ‘barbaric attacks‘. a judge at the high court says an american doctor who has offered to treat charlie gard will examine the terminally—ill baby next week. president trump gets to grips with president trump gets to grips with president manual macron. —— emmanuel macron. they describe the friendship between the countries as one for the ages. bastille day also marks the one year anniversary of the nice lorry attack which killed 86 people — president macron has been leading the memorial. ajail sentence of 17 years for david harris — the tv producer who tried to hire three