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i'm lewis vaughan jones. to the us.lanez, to ten years in prison for shooting fellow musician megan the stallion in the foot three years ago. musician megan thee stallion in the foot three years ago. our reporter nicky schiller has more details from the newsroomn. i wanted to start by giving you a bit of background to this case, which involves one of the biggest hip hop stars in the world. now, three years ago, reality star kylie jenner hosted a pool party in the hollywood hills. during thejourney home, grammy award winner megan thee stallion and canadian rapper tory lanez got into an argument over a previous sexual relationship. now that row intensified, at which point megan demanded that she be let out of the vehicle. tory lanez began shooting to the ground and said that she should dance. now, megan needed surgery to remove bullet fragments from her foot. tory lanez, seen here during the trial, always denied the shooting and even released an entire album to argue he was innocent. but he was found guilty in december la

i am lewis vaughan jones. the headlines.national air traffic services has apologised. spain's football federation will hold an urgent meeting in response to the controversy surrounding its president, lewis ruby alice, after he kissed a player on the lips. we are returning to that developing story, britain's air traffic control system has suffered what has been described as a technical problem, technical issue. that unfortunately will mean plenty of delays if you are trying to come into or out of the country today. this is usually one of the busier days for flights. it is a bank holiday in the uk and there are plenty of people returning from their summer holiday. plenty of frustration unfortunately. let's speak to

i'm lewis vaughan jones, i'm lewis vaughanjones, this is bbc news. hello there.ettled side. in fact, right through the coming weekend, sunshine and showers for many and also turning cooler, especially towards the southeast of england. we've seen that cloud drifting in from the atlantic and today, it has been producing some wet weather, especially for western areas of scotland. further south, it has been producing the odd scattered shower. but a lot of dry weather, albeit cloudy for many towards the southeast of england, warm in the sunshine, temperatures reaching 26 degrees, but that sunshine turning a little bit hazy. further north, temperatures have been in and around average for the time of year, 18 degrees in glasgow, 19 degrees in belfast. as we make our way through this evening, low pressure towards the northwest of the uk will bring some windier conditions, outbreaks of rain for parts of northern ireland into northern england and through scotland, some of that quite heavy as it drifts eastwards. some heavy showers beginning to develop too, across the south

. >> hello, i'm lewis vaughan jones. are watching "the context" on bbc news. >> this was a calculated and cynical campaign of child murder involving the smallest and most vulnerable of children. >> we heard harrowing detail about the effects the baby's debt has had on the parents mental health. some have had breakdowns, other have needed medication or turned to overhaul. -- alcohol. >> it is cowardly that people that commit centura describes do not face their victims and hear firsthand the impact crimes have had on their families and loved ones. she will spend the rest of her life in prison for murdering seven babies. at court, she refused to come out of her cell hear the sentencing or to hear the harrowing impact her crimes had on the victims families. also, millions of americans face floods and high wind after southern california is hit by the first tropical storm in 80 years. scientists in london developed an artificial intelligence tool that can reveal exactly how much an unhealthy lifestyle can prematurely aged your

i am lewis vaughan jones. this bbc news. hello. big contrasts in our weather on thursday.uth — cloudy with outbreaks of rain. and here's the approaching weather front. you can see it's just to the west of us, ahead of it, the skies are clear. and that's good news because some of us want to still catch a glimpse of that super blue moon. so yes, clear spells across the bulk of the uk, but later on we'll see those clouds increasing in the south—west and eventually it'll turn wet. why is it called a super blue moon? well, super because the moon is at its closest approach to earth this year, so it'll appear bigger and brighter, and it's also the second full moon of the month. normally we get one, but this is the second one. so once in the blue moon, not that the two sayings are necessarily all that related, but anyway, here it is — clear skies across many northern and eastern areas through early thursday. out towards the west, we've got that weather front approaching. wet weather in the southwest, the west country, of course, wales not cold here, ten, 12 degrees. but with the c

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i'm lewis vaughan jones.p are shared online. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's tulsen tollet. the final of the women's world cup may still three days away — but england's manager appears to be a woman in demand, before the tournament has even finished. sarina wiegman has been linked with the now vacant position in charge of the usa — after vlatko andonovski stepped down a few hours ago. but after guiding england to euro success last summer and now to the final of the fa cup, the football association's chief executive mark bullingham says she's going nowhere — and has praised wiegman's impact on english football. sarina has done an incredible job since she started. she has built an incredible culture in the camp and is incredibly calm. that translates through to the players and she is a brilliant tactician as well. we have seen how she's moved formations from one to another and transformed this team in the tournament. well whatever the speculation, wiegman will be focused on sund

iam lewis vaughan jones, this is bbc news. hello there.onger spells of rain, some windy weather in the short term and it will generally feel on the cool side for early august. now, there's a new area of low pressure for the time of year, will continue to push across the country tonight and into tomorrow, so conditions go downhill across pretty much all areas. heavy rain starts to spread in. the winds begin to pick up across southern and western areas as the centre of the low edges closer towards our shores. 0n the plus side, though, it will be quite mild and muggy across the country with temperatures in the low—to—mid—teens celsius range. so, tomorrow, then, we'll see the winds picking up with gales across southern england, certainly through the channel, 50—60 mph gusts in their own right could cause some disruption, some heavy rainfall. and into the afternoon, across england and wales in the centre of the low weather, the winds will be light, we'll see some slow moving, heavy and thundery downpours as well. could see temperatures reach 20

i'm lewis vaughan jones. in the coming hours, the women's world cup final gets underway in sydney, with england taking on spain. england's lionesses who won the euros last summer will be hoping to become the first england team since 1966 to be crowned world champions. millions of supporters will be cheering them on in what the team's captain millie bright described as the "game of their lives". our sports editor dan roan sent this report from sydney. having booked their place in the world cup final with a memorable victory over co—hosts australia, england's preparations have continued to go smoothly in sydney, a fully fit squad enjoying a final training session on the eve of the match, intent on surpassing the european crown they claimed last year. your players are about to play the biggest game of their lives, when you look in their eyes, what do you say? i see calmness, we are in a good place, everyone is fit, the team is confident and we want to play our best game. this is a tournament the line have had to

i am lewis vaughan jones, this is bbc news. hello.. that was how it looked in norfolk, but not everywhere has been as sunny as that. in fact, parts of northern ireland saw quite a lot of cloud as this weather front approached from the southwest. and through the next few hours, this frontal system is expected to bring some really quite heavy bursts of rain across northern ireland, some heavy thundery downpours drifting northwards and eastwards. as the evening wears on. there could be enough rain to bring some localised flooding and some travel disruption, and that wet weather is set to spread across the isle of man, just clipping in to parts of north wales, north west england, but more especially that rain will spread northwards and eastwards across scotland as we head through the night. further south, not too much rain, a lot of dry weather, but some areas of cloud floating around on what will be quite a warm and muggy night. lows of 15—17 degrees in places. and so for tomorrow, we'll start off with cloud and rain in the north of scot

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