he joined the lancashire fusiliers atjust 18.his attack here, beside the german bunker that now lies within tyne cot cemetery. the lancashire fusiliers made their way uphill towards passchendaele village, and a spot which bert later said he would never forget. we came across what would be about 100 yards square of bodies that had been caught in an artillery shrapnel attack. they were absolutely massacred. private edward michael batten, 13th platoon, d company, 45th battalion, australian imperial force. private james monroe, 1 south african infantry regiment. my great—great—grandfather, rifleman stanley durra nt of the king's... my great—great—uncle, private walter stevenson, fourth battalion grenadier guards. voices and stories that inspire acts of remembrance, like the story of captain noel chavasse, surgeon and olympic athlete, who was awarded the victoria cross twice for rescuing men underfire. when you start to understand the man behind the medals, i think you start to grow an attachment. heroism which brought his great—great

thursday marks the start of the royal birkdale championship in lancashire.e pretty challenging at times throughout the four days. thursday not looking that bad, in fact, four days. thursday not looking that bad, infact, we four days. thursday not looking that bad, in fact, we will have lost the humidity and walked from earlier in the week. a lot of dry weather with some sunshine, light winds and afternoon temperatures around 17 degrees friday, for the early starters, conditions should be ok. later on, looking like wiggins will continue to increase with outbreaks of rain potentially arriving from the south and west later in the afternoon. temperatures around 18 degrees. for the weekend, afternoon. temperatures around 18 degrees. forthe weekend, conditions challenging with low pressure nearby. continuing to see fairly breezy conditions in some sunshine and showers, showers could be heavy at times. there's been plenty of drama as we approach the business end of the tour de france. leading sprinter marcel kittel, who already has five stage victories at this year

so lancashire cou nty why people have them.should go ahead. what we've also heard from one of the local campaigners here at is that they fear that if the shale reserves are as people think they might be, then this whole wonderful countryside could be littered with these mine heads. i don't think that's the case at all. if you look at north yorkshire, it's already britain's largest onshore gas field. most people wouldn't even know they are there. they are well screened. the timeframe, quadrilla hope this exploit region —— this drilling will produce gas and there will be commercial production in the early pa rt commercial production in the early part of next year. what sort of difference do you think this will make to the industry, to the economy? so farjust to get to this point quadrilla has spent about £1.5 million in the economy. that's what we wa nt million in the economy. that's what we want to see. jobs created, opportunities for local companies and we want to see that grow. i think that we get to the point, and people are

. and there were reports of flash flooding across the reel area and parts of western lancashire.ards. quite a wet start to thursday across scotland. further south, much of england and wales, it's going to be cloudy with showery outbreaks of rain. the odd heavier burst there too. turning a little bit cool and fresh and pushing to the far west, but quite a humid start again for thursday morning across eastern areas. and it means it will be quite a drab start across many eastern areas through the morning, and outbreaks of rain, the odd heavy outbursts too. eventually clearing out into the north sea, becoming more confined towards the north—east of scotland. but something a bit brighter and drier into the afternoon, but with it cooler and fresher air, so you will notice that — highs around 21 and 22 degrees across the southeast. further west, even cooler than that. around the mid—teens celsius, but at least you have the sunshine to compensate. in towards scotland, it's central northern areas will see most of the cloud, outbreaks of rain, the odd heavier burst, particularly across the

the lancashire fusiliers made their way up hill towards passion del village. and a spot which bird later said he would never forget. we came across. . we'll debate about. hello good jobs who are. all of. holidays. the living costs in. . i'm. ladies mellotron. they were absolutely in my second. that it would michael that's in. so it's a good thing. the company. forty fifth battalion. australian imperial private james monroe. one so don't freak and invented digimon my great great grandfather. rifleman stanley tarrant. if the king great great uncle. private world steven senne fourth battalion granitic golf. voices in stories that inspire acts of remembrance. like the story of captain no show vas surgeon and olympic athlete who was awarded the victoria cross twice for rescuing man on the fire. when you stopped her understand the man behind. the metals i am i think you start to grow an attachment heroism which brought his great great niece here for the first time. perhaps we won't have such big government funded. events is this today but what we will have all stori

but despite their efforts, the drilling rig that will bore as deep as 3,500 metres beneath the lancashireeen brought in. engineers will then drill horizontally, fracture the shale rock and release the gas. and this site will be the most monitored gas exploration site ever, i would say. we are monitoring air quality, water quality, noise, traffic movements, all of that being monitored 24—7 and all of that being made publicly available. of course we also have seperately the environment agency that have already visited us six times, and we only started constructing the site injanuary, doing their own monitoring and disclosure. so i can say to people that you don't need to take my word for it. the data will be out there to demonstrate that this is being done properly. the process remains highly controversial, from the demand for shale gas to the technology of fracking, to the way these demonstrations are policed. environmental catastrophe or energy supply game changer — the answer is locked deep beneath our feet, but not for much longer. israel has banned all men under 50 years from attending

bert fearns joined the lancashire fusiliers with a school friend at 18.egan his attack here, beside the german bunker that now lies within tyne cot cemetery. the lancashire fusiliers made their way uphill towards passchendaele village. and a spot which bert later said he would never forget. we came across what would be about 100 yards square of bodies that had been caught in an artillery shrapnel attack. they were absolutely massacred. private edward michael baton, 13th platoon, d company, 45th battalion, australian imperial... private james monroe, south african infantry regiment. my great, great grandfather, rifleman stanley dorrit. .. my great, great uncle, private walter stevenson, 11th battalion, grenadier guards. voices and stories that inspire acts of remembrance. like the story of captain noel chavasse — surgeon and olympic athlete, he was awarded the victoria cross twice for rescuing men under fire. i decided to get a tattoo... his great, great niece chose to carry a daily reminder of his heroism. perhaps we won't have such big government—funded

we had flooding yesterday evening, across lancashire and north wales.ou can see the flood waters in the town. partly these thunderstorms we re town. partly these thunderstorms were driven by the very humid air we had over as, all the moisture helping those thunderstorms form. we have a change in the weather today, as the humid air is blown away, fresh air moving in behind weather front. that change is taking place at the moment across eastern parts of england. it's been quite dull morning across of cambridge still with some bursts of rain around as well. you see how the rain continues to work eastwards across eastern england and northwards across northern scotland, with brighter skies following to the south—west. the sun is out and the surf is up in cornwall, it looks glorious. i almost want to dive in myself! this afternoon the rain will push away from northern and eastern areas with sunshine coming out. 20 of heavy showers working into northern ireland. there's quite a high chance of catching a shower. also, some be thundery in nature. in between the

he joined the lancashire fusiliers atjust 18.s attack here, beside the german bunker that now lies within tyne cot cemetery. the lancashire fusiliers made their way uphill towards passchendaele village and a spot which bert later said he would never forget. we came across what would be about 100 yards square of bodies that had been caught in an artillery shrapnel attack. they were absolutely massacred. private edward michael batten, 13th platoon, d company, 45th battalion, australian imperial force. private james monroe, 1 south african infantry regiment. my great—great—grandfather, rifleman stanley durrant of the kings... my great—great—uncle, private walter stevenson, 4th battalion grenadier guards. voices and stories that inspire acts of remembrance, like the story of captain noel chavasse, surgeon and olympic athlete who was awarded the victoria cross twice for rescuing men under fire. when you start to understand the man behind the medals, i think you start to grow an attachment. heroism which brought his great great niece h

lancashire police drafted in support to help them manage the protests but after ten days at the site, crime commissioner. he denies claims he has abused his position to stop the assistance, but admits his views may have had some influence. i was consulted when lancashire cork county council considered this and was overruled by westminster, my views are well known. might that have plagued the decision of the force? you would have the asked them that, that is probably a factor, but the main factor is the resources and demand on north wales police during the summer. the four stage due to high demand in north wales over the holiday season... police and crime commissioner is have no direct control over operational matters, they can express personal opinions and many plot to kill each party political. arfonjones says his views are known inside and outside the force and has welcomed news public money will no longer be spent providing what he calls public security. it was one of the bloodiest battles of the first world war in which nearly half a million troops were killed or wounded. the batt

for cumbria and lancashire, largely dry with some sunshine.on monday afternoon and across wales on monday afternoon and a few across the south—west of england as well. temperatures in the mid—20s, 26 degrees in the warmest spots but heavy showers continuing across east anglia and the south—east in particular. we are likely to see a lot of lying surface water on the roads, a lot of spray as well, so take care if you are on the roads. heavy showers and thunderstorms in the east largely fading away on monday night but through tuesday we will see more rain working its way through the west. that rain shifts eastwards through the afternoon. more showers through the afternoon. more showers through the afternoon. more showers through the day on tuesday. cooler than recent days, 15 to 21 degrees. some more persistent rain in the south—west later on tuesday afternoon. that rain makes its way south—east. on wednesday, a light breeze, some sunshine and temperatures back to where they should be for the time of year, around 22 degrees. if you are not a fan

but despite their efforts, the drilling rig that will bore as deep as 3,500 metres beneath the lancashirehe shale rock and release the gas. and this site will be the most monitored gas exploration site ever, i would say. we are monitoring air quality, water quality, noise, traffic movements, all of that being monitored 2a—7 and all of that being made publicly available. of course we also have seperately the environment agency that have already visited us six times, and we only started constructing the site injanuary, doing their own monitoring and disclosure. so i can say to people that you don't need to take my word for it. the data will be out there to demonstrate that this is being done properly. the process remains highly controversial, from the demand for shale gas to the technology of fracking, to the way these demonstrations are policed. environmental catastrophe or energy supply game changer — the answer is locked deep within our feet, but not for much longer. in a moment, a summary of the business news this hour, but first the headlines on bbc newsroom live... at least 60 buildin

however, nine fire services, including tyne & wear, leicestershire, kent, lancashire and cambridgeshireance. the crux of the problem is this — the same fire in the same tower block elicits wildly different responses from fire services across the country. now, take this building behind me. it's a high—rise building in essex. and if there's a fire here, the first response of the local fire service won't be to send a high ladder. whereas in neighbouring suffolk, they will. lauren irish is a community nurse who cares for a resident inside a tower block. at the end of the day, it's a tower block. you hear that it is on fire, why wouldn't you send the highest ladder you've got to get them out quicker, rather than just sending a little one? what's that going to do? you know, who is going to reach the top floor? it's not fair. that's my opinion on it. it's not. i wouldn't like to be on the top floor. essex fire service say that they have inspected

north—west england catches a few showers into cumbria and lancashire, and the other side of the penninese sunny. sunshine to the midlands and east anglia and much of southern england, but showers running into the south—west and into west wales. the showers across england should be fairly few and far between, a stronger breeze, the showers will not last long, and the heavier ones in the far north of england more likely across scotland and northern ireland, and they could be slow—moving and thundery. temperatures 18 degrees or so, towards the south—east with sunshine 23, like today. on tuesday, we see a mixture of sunshine and showers, fewer showers, even across northern areas, light showers, so it starts to dry off a little bit. the jet stream is a good way south across the uk, not where it should be this time of year, normally between scotland and iceland, thatjet stream will pick up another area of low pressure across north america right now, moving across the atlantic and heading towards uk for the middle part of the week. we will find rain and strong wind coming in from the south—west

further northwest also some rain and lancashire into parts of wales. around during the course of saturday so cloudy, monty and warned they would some rain particularly further north on saturday. on sunday the rain fizzles out officials to loyalty and then we are out officials to loyalty and then we a re left out officials to loyalty and then we are left with four women cloudy weather across the south. this is bbc news. the headlines at eight. donald trump defends his son's meeting with a russian lawyer, during the presidential campaign. i think from a practical stand point, most people would have taken that meeting. it's call opposition research. the brexit secretary urges all mps to "work together" as the government publishes the repeal bill — but it faces opposition from other parties. an american doctor tells the high court there's a chance terminally ill charlie gard could benefit from experimental treatment in the us. in other news. there's disappointment for british fans at wimbledon. johanna konta fails to become the first british woman finalist

tommy fleetwood, a local lad, he played the lancashire when i played for yorkshire.. played for yorkshire. he used to do fantastically well. it would be nice to play with tommy, play with someone to play with tommy, play with someone i know and see how he is doing so well really. adam hodkinson there. the very best of luck to him. he tees of at 11:15 tomorrow morning. we heard him talk there about some of the big stars who'll be targeting that famous old claretjug. let's here from some of them now. 0nce once you win one, obviously, that's off your shoulder and it's more about putting yourself in contention to wina about putting yourself in contention to win a second one, given the long and successful career i have had, that's pretty much what i am aiming for. if i was in a betting company andl for. if i was in a betting company and i saw my form over the past few weeks, you would say, yeah, it's a fair price, but all it takes is for one week for those odds to go back to 7-1, 8-1, one week for those odds to go back to 7—1,8—1, quite one week for those odds to go back

his forces sending officers to help out in lancashire blackpool and he is saying how can they do that at home and he is saying it is nothing to do that. many people will look at the fact he was in anti—fracking campaigner, and they will question it. are the memories of what caused all the problems in 2008—9, are they starting to wear off? the bank of england is saying that they are increasingly alarmed by the amount of money being borrowed on easy terms. the guardian says people are complacent about building up debt but when you have a central bank that prints money, which is what quantitative easing is, and keeps rates so low that you can't make money if you are a saver and you can't make real returns in the economic environment because interest rates are so low, how can you say i am shocked to find out there is gambling going on in this establishment. how can this have happened? it is a shocker. it is interesting that it was maybe 25 years ago that gordon gecko said "greed is good" in wall street, the famous film about wall street operatives and it seems to be the motivation of a lo

goods and people can easily go from yorkshire to lancashire, and is easily from france to latvia.things like that we are getting from it. this new system will mean that we have border checks at every member state of the european union, or 37 countries. it will also mean that's lorries coming from the eu will get held up coming into this country as well. so it is in everybody‘s interests to come up with a plan to stop that happening. absolutely. because that will add on huge costs to consumers, because the delays and the price of goods coming in and being delivered. it will also mean, environmentally, it is not particularly brilliant. we have seen what happens when operation stack happens when there is a problem down at the channel tunnel or at the channel ports. this will happen right across the country and right across europe and it will encourage lots of firms to relocate, quite simply. so what are we going to do? live on chlorinated chicken? these are the kinds of deals that must be done. they really have to be sorted out much later than this time next year. at the moment, airl

bert fearns joined the lancashire fusiliers with a school friend at 18.is attack here, beside the german bunker that now lies within tyne cot cemetery. the lancashire fusiliers made their way uphill towards passchendaele village. and a spot which bert later said he would never forget. we came across what would be about 100 yards square of bodies that had been caught in an artillery shrapnel attack. they were absolutely massacred. private edward michael baton, 13th platoon, d company, 45th battalion, australian imperial... private james monroe, south african infantry regiment. my great, great grandfather, rifleman stanley dorrit. .. my great, great uncle, private walter stevenson, 4th battalion, grenadier guards. voices and stories that inspire acts of remembrance. like the story of captain noel chavasse — surgeon and olympic athlete, he was awarded the victoria cross twice for rescuing men under fire. i decided to get a tattoo... his great, great niece chose to carry a daily reminder of his heroism. perhaps we won't have such big government—funded events

bert ferns joined the lancashire fusiliers with a school friend at 18.struggled up slimy duck boards to reach his starting point. we were often taking a quarter of an hour to go a couple of yards, because some of the duck boards were tilted to one side or another. others were falling into shallows. we got some out and there are some we couldn't get out. the point was, was it worth rescuing two men's lives to save one? private edward michael, 13th platoon, b company, 44th battalion, australian... private james munro. 0ne south african infantry regiment... my great great grandfather... my great, great uncle, private walter stevenson... voices and stories from around the world. in the army, members fought and died alongside each other. bert began his attack here beside the german bunkers that now lies within tyne cot cemetery. the lancashire fusiliers made its way up here towards passchendaele village and a spot bert later said he would never forget. we came across what would be about 100 yards square of bodies that had been caught in an artillery shrapnel

bert ferns joined the lancashire fusiliers with a school friend at 18.d up slimy duck boards to reach his starting point. we were often taking a quarter of an hour to go a couple of yards, because some of the duck boards were tilted to one side or another. others were sliding off them, falling into shallows. we got some out and there are some we couldn't get out. the point was, was it worth rescuing two men's lives to save one? private edward michael batten, 13th platoon, d company, 44th battalion, australian... private james munro. 0ne south african infantry regiment... my great great grandfather... my great, great uncle, private walter stevenson... voices and stories from around the world. in the army, men from distant corners of the empire fought and died alongside each other. bert began his attack here beside the german bunkers that now lies within tyne cot cemetery. the lancashire fusiliers made its way up here towards passchendaele village and a spot bert later said he would never forget. we came across what would be about 100 yards square of bodie

we have had flooding over the last 24 hours affecting lancashire and wales.s being wafted away as is atla ntique wednesbury shallcross, bringing much fresher conditions. you will notice that if you were outside this afternoon, it doesn't feel as duffy argument. but we have a little bit of rain left over as you can see an net radar picture. it is gradually clearing, and you are seeing sunnier skies. we can see the sunshine here and there are some pretty good waves on the course. you can see some showers working and to wales and south—west england for a time. this should clear in northern ireland, but more general rain in the second part of the night. some giant weather across northern scotla nd giant weather across northern scotland and eastern england to take us scotland and eastern england to take us through the night. here is friday's weather charts, and i do hope you are enjoying the sunshine today, because it is here where we are going to get some particularly wet and windy weather on friday. gale force wind and driving this rain. although an inch of rain

across the rural area and parts of western lancashire.s of thursday, heavy showers moving away northward. a wet start. further south, cloudy with showery outbreaks of rain. the odd heavier burst also. the humid start again for thursday morning across eastern areas and it means it will be quite a drab start through eastern areas, outbreaks of rain, heavy outbursts clearing in to the north sea and confined to the north—east of scotland. brighter and drier in the afternoon but with that cooler and fresh air. further west, cooler. around 18 celsius but with sunshine to compensate. outbreaks of rain in scotland across the northern ireland is in particular. northern ireland, showers later in the day. that is because of this area of low pressure which will become quite a player in our weather. moving into western parts of the uk. a windy day for the western half of the country. lots of rain to northern ireland and wales and south—west england and maybe the west midlands. to the north and east, a fine dry day with sunny spells and temperatures ar

rain piling in across lancashire.to come. there are fresh winds pushing the clouds away. in the sunshine, not feeling too bad. between 17—23dc. cloud and rain coming back into northern ireland later on. that is your weather. millions of people will now have to work a year longer to get their state pension, as the government brings forward plans to raise the retirement age. six million will be affected by the change in 2037, that's anyone currently aged between 39 and 47. we have to face up the fact that if we live longer, we can't expect the state pension age to be static, otherwise the costs just build up and build up. i wouldn't want to work full—time until i was 68 regardless, you know. and the thought of being forced to. some people will not be in the luxurious position of having enough cash saved. the government says the change will secure dignified, well—funded retirements. labour says the change is unfair. also on the programme. the bbc reveals the pay of its top stars, and just a third are women.

the weather has calmed down from where we had localised flooding in lancashire and north wales. air moving in. if you have been outside, i am sure you have been outside, i am sure you have noticed the less humid feel. we have noticed the less humid feel. we have had a rain band, but it is clearing out of the way. we have had some sunshine but a few showers for north—west england and lots the northern ireland. through this evening and overnight, there will be showers working across wales and south—west england. the showers in north—west england die away for a time but later in the night another band of rain will work up from the south as freshening winds moving. it will be a mild night, 11, 16 celsius but becoming dry across eastern scotla nd but becoming dry across eastern scotland as the rain clears out of the way. this is the weather chart for friday. low pressure, not what you want to see injuly. wetter conditions are on their way with gale force gusts. similar conditions the northern ireland but across northern, eastern scotland and eastern england, the weather isn‘t bad. su

and the eastern side of northern ireland north—west england catching a few showers into cumbria, lancashirestart and sunny too. the showers across england should be few and far between, there will be a stronger breeze here. the showers won't last long. the heavier ones in the far north of england. more likely across scotla nd north of england. more likely across scotland and northern ireland, showers could be slow—moving and thundery. temperatures 18 degrees or so. thundery. temperatures 18 degrees or so. towards the south—east with the sunshine, 23, a bit like today. tuesday we have seen a mixture of sunshine and showers, fewer showers across northern areas, lighter showers too. starting to dry off just a little bit. but only for a short while. thejets just a little bit. but only for a short while. the jets scream is a good way south, not where richard b at this time of year —— the jet stream. that jet stream at this time of year —— the jet stream. thatjet stream picks up another area of low pressure across north america right now, moving across the atlantic and heading towards the uk for

across the rural area and parts of western lancashire.ith showery outbreaks of rain. the odd burst that also. the humid start again for thursday morning across eastern areas and it means it will be quite areas and it means it will be quite a dry start through eastern areas, outbreaks of rain, heavy outbursts clearing in to the north sea and confined to the north—east of scotland. brighter and drier in the afternoon but with that cooler and fresh air. further west, afternoon but with that cooler and fresh air. furtherwest, cooler. around 18 celsius but with sunshine to compensate. 0utbrea ks around 18 celsius but with sunshine to compensate. outbreaks of rain in scotla nd to compensate. outbreaks of rain in scotland across the northern ireland is in particular. northern ireland, showers later in the day. that is because of this area of low pressure which will become quite a player to our weather. moving into western parts of the uk. a windy day for the western half of the country. lots of rain to northern ireland and wales and south—west e

north—west england catches a few showers into cumbria and lancashire and the other side of the pennines and much of southern england but showers running into the south—west and into west wales. the showers across england should be fairly few and far between, a stronger breeze, the showers will not last long and heavier ones in the far north of england more likely across scotland and northern ireland and they could be slow—moving and thundery. temperatures 18 or 19 towards the south—east with sunshine 23, like today. on tuesday, we sue a mixture of sunshine and showers, fewer showers even across northern areas like to showers so it starts to dry off a little bit. the jet strea m to dry off a little bit. the jet stream is a good way south across the uk, not where it should be, normally between scotland and i slant, that jet stream normally between scotland and i slant, thatjet stream will pick up another area of low pressure across north america right now, moving across the atlantic and heading towards uk for the middle part of the week. we will find rain and strong wind coming in from th

eventually i think of wind and rain that the golfers and the spectators at royal birkdale on the lancashireheir milling away down across the south—west, pushing the showers into wales, for the show is breaking out in the afternoon further north in england and wales, up further north in england and wales, up into the southern half of scotla nd up into the southern half of scotland in the northern ireland. top temperature, nothing to write home about, 16, depending where you are, maybe 21 if you‘re lucky. when the sunday, the low pressure moves across to the northern sea, onshore breeze and rain there for the eastern side of scotland, plenty of showers elsewhere. some of those quite sharp. this is bbc world news, the headlines. the former american football star and actor — oj simpson — is to be released from prison after serving nine years of a 33—year sentence for armed robbery in las vegas. he was convicted of raiding a hotel room. two people have been killed and dozens of others injured in an earthquake which struck tourist resorts on the aegean sea. the deaths occurred on the greek holida

bert ferns was with the second 6th lancashire fusiliers, hejoined at 18, struggling up slimy duck boardswe were very often taking a quarter ofan hourto we were very often taking a quarter of an hour to move a few yards. fellas were sliding off them, falling into shell holes. we got some out, i'm afraid there were some we could not get out, and the point was, was it worth risking two men's lives to save one? private edward michael batten. d company, 45th battalion... private james munro, one south african infa ntry james munro, one south african infantry regimen. my great—great—grandfather. .. my great great—great—grandfather. .. my great great uncle... voices and stories from around the world, in an army that came to ypres, men from distant corners of the empire fought and died alongside each other. bert began his attack here, decide the german bunker that now lies within tyne cot cemetery. the lancaster fusiliers made their way uphill towards passchendaele village, and a spot which bert later said he would never forget. we came across, would have been about 100 yards square, of bodies.

protest is a quarter of this new fracking site in lancashire have been receiving a frosty reception from local police and what demonstrators say is all forward to putting the interests of big business over their right to protest our approach right from the word go has been that we want to have the very low key policing operation we want to engage with negotiate we want to facilitate. wherever possible we want to allow people out right to protest the scenes they say maybe the battle of all grief where police allegedly assaulted miners striking against margaret thatcher's government attempts to shut down britain's coal industries the possibility of a nuclear winter may have been averted this week as today strikes of a pensions atomic weapons establishment fight nor do mass that imperfect old have been suspended due to the government policy on offer arguably good news as these sites responsible for manufacturing nuclear warheads including teresa mayes two hundred five billion pound renewed have tried it but at least we don't have forward dancing with stars contestant and now united states f

downpours, and there were reports of flash flooding across the rural area and parts of western lancashire way northwards. quite a wet start to thursday across scotland. further south, much of england and wales, it's going to be cloudy with showery outbreaks of rain. the odd heavier burst there too. turning a little bit cool and fresh and pushing to the far west, but quite a humid start again for thursday morning across eastern areas. and it means it will be quite a drab start across many eastern areas through the morning, and outbreaks of rain, the odd heavy outbursts too. eventually clearing out into the north sea, becoming more confined towards the north—east of scotland. but something a bit brighter and drier into the afternoon but with it cooler and fresher air, so you will notice that — highs around 21 and 22 degrees across the southeast. further west, even cooler than that. around the mid—teens celsius, but at least you have the sunshine to compensate. in towards scotland, its central northern areas will see most of the cloud, outbreaks of rain, the odd heavier burst, particularly a

torrential downpours, and there were reports of flash flooding across the rhyl area and parts of western lancashireoss scotland. further south, much of england and wales, it‘s going to be cloudy with showery outbreaks of rain. the odd heavier burst there too. turning a little bit cool and fresh and pushing to the far west, but quite a humid start again for thursday morning across eastern areas. and it means it will be quite a drab start across many eastern areas through the morning, and outbreaks of rain, the odd heavy outbursts too. eventually clearing out into the north sea, becoming more confined towards the north—east of scotland. but something a bit brighter and drier into the afternoon, but with it cooler and fresher air, so you will notice that — highs around 21 and 22 degrees across the southeast. further west, even cooler than that. around the mid—teens celsius, but at least you have the sunshine to compensate. in towards scotland, it‘s central northern areas will see most of the cloud, outbreaks of rain, the odd heavier burst, particularly across the northern isles. and then into northern

the same across lancashire.the afternoon, many of us north sea. in the afternoon, many of us looking something drier and brighter. cooler and fresher air moving in from the west. looking at winds from the south—east at up to 22 celsius. further west, winds from the south—east at up to 22 celsius. furtherwest, or even cooler. temperatures in the mid— teams, but sunshine to compensate. heavy bursts of rain across the north—east, settling into the northern isles. a rumble of thunder. northern isles. a rumble of thunder. northern ireland toadying showery later in the day, they could be heavy. the reason is this area of low pressure. that will be sticking around on friday and into the weekend. tight isoba rs around on friday and into the weekend. tight isobars as well. strong winds in the forecast on friday, especially across the western half of the uk. for central, northern and eastern areas, a fine day. feeling warm. wet in the west, south—west england and wales and into northern ireland, this slow—moving weather f

torrential downpours, and there were reports of flash flooding across the rhyl area and parts of western lancashirecontinue to move their way northwards. quite a wet start to thursday across scotland. further south, much of england and wales, it's going to be cloudy with showery outbreaks of rain. the odd heavier burst there too. turning a little bit cool and fresh and pushing to the far west, but quite a humid start again for thursday morning across eastern areas. and it means it will be quite a drab start across many eastern areas through the morning, and outbreaks of rain, the odd heavy outbursts too. eventually clearing out into the north sea, becoming more confined towards the north—east of scotland. but something a bit brighter and drier into the afternoon, but with it cooler and fresher air, so you will notice that — highs around 21 and 22 degrees across the southeast. further west, even cooler than that. around the mid—teens celsius, but at least you have the sunshine to compensate. in towards scotland, it's central northern areas will see most of the cloud, outbreaks of rain, the odd heavi

torrential downpours, and there were reports of flash flooding across the reel area and parts of western lancashirewers continue to move their way northwards. quite a wet start to thursday across scotland. further south, much of england and wales, it's going to be cloudy with showery outbreaks of rain. the odd heavier burst there too. turning a little bit cool and fresh and pushing to the far west, but quite a humid start again for thursday morning across eastern areas. and it means it will be quite a drab start across many eastern areas through the morning, and outbreaks of rain, the odd heavy outbursts too. eventually clearing out into the north sea, becoming more confined towards the north—east of scotland. but something a bit brighter and drier into the afternoon, but with it cooler and fresher air, so you will notice that — highs around 21 and 22 degrees across the southeast. further west, even cooler than that. around the mid—teens celsius, but at least you have the sunshine to compensate. in towards scotland, it's central northern areas will see most of the cloud, outbreaks of rain, the odd

over the last hour or so those torrential downpours have worked into lancashire, particularly in blackhall rain will move into scotland overnight and some damp weather pushing eastwards across england. it will stay humid in eastern areas, temperatures 18 or so in norwich, fresher conditions in the west. looking at the picture for tomorrow, the fresher air will blow the crowd and rain away from scotla nd the crowd and rain away from scotland and england. and improving weather picture. some sunshine and it will feel fresher, temperatures not far off average and it will feel pleasant. the winds pick up towards the west and that will bring cloud and rain into northern ireland. highsjust 17 degrees, and rain into northern ireland. highs just 17 degrees, and that is a taste of what we have to come. low pressure will be in charge on friday, the weekend and beyond. 0utbreaks for rain for northern ireland. cool weather, temperatures of 16-17. ireland. cool weather, temperatures of 16—17. warm sunshine across eastern areas. the weekend looking showery, quite a bit of cloud and it will be on the cool

beeline for northern areas of the uk, further northern areas of the uk, further north some rain and lancashirey 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 moment. an american doctor tells the high court there is a chance terminally ill charlie gard could benefit from experimental treatment in the us. in a

private bert fearns, 2/6th lancashire fusiliers, describing an attack in october 1917 on the land weme that morning. there was no fire in my belly — no nothing. i staggered up the hill and then dropped over a slope into a sort of gully. it was here that i froze and became very frightened because a big shell had just burst and blown a group of our lads to bits. there were bits of men all over the place, a terrible sight, men just blown to nothing. i just stood there. it was still and misty, and i could taste their blood in the air. i couldn't move. i stood there staring. then an officer came across and shouted we were too far left and must go half right, i would have probably been dead but for him jolting me out of it. these men had just been killed, and we just had to wade through them to get on. that's one thing i'll never forget, what i saw and what i smelt. private f hodgson, 11th canadian field ambulance, canadian army medical corps. i was at a place called tyne cot. we had two pillboxes there. it was a group of pillboxes. the doctor and his helpers were in one, and we stretcher

off the atlantic making a beeline for northern areas of the uk, that the northwest some rain and lancashireday so a cloudy and muggy and warm day with some rain particularly further north on saturday. come sunday, the rain fizzles out and pushes out into the north sea and we are pushes out into the north sea and we a re left pushes out into the north sea and we are left over with warm and cloudy weather across south. welcome back to 100 days+. i'm katty kay. and i'm christian fraser. our top stories. two presidents but two very different men — emmanuel macron welcomes donald trump to paris ahead of tomorrow's bastille day celebrations. mr trump defended his son, donald junior, for meeting with a russian lawyer during the presidential campaign. so is it a problem? not according to the british politician who's perhaps closest to the white house, nigel farage. if someone says to me, i want to meet you for a cup of tea, i have got some information that will damage the remain camp or of a leader you are fighting, what do you do? right now donald trump and emmanuel macron are in paris for a presi

on another road of flooding afraid to lancashire and north wales.umid moist air we had across the country. the humidity has been swept away behind a cold front. although there are still a few downpours left over across the far north—east of england and scotland, sunny spells breaking out for most of us. heading through the night, we start to see the winds pick up overnight as a band of rain extends into northern england, wales and the south—west. quite a mild might. temperatures stay into double figuresjust might. temperatures stay into double figures just about everywhere. tomorrow, some miserable weatherfor northern ireland, wales and south—west england. but some decent weather further north. that is your latest weather. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier has said that more clarity is needed on the uk‘s position on several issues, as brexit negotiations get underway. there's been a 10% rise in recorded crime in england and wales — the largest annual increase for a decade. members of dalton‘s in a circl