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liverpool city council say it will try to appeal the decision but according to unesco, there is one lesspool. just before we go a reminder of our top story. flooding has caused devastation in the central chinese province of henan after the heaviest rainfall it has had since records began. figs rainfall it has had since records began. rainfall it has had since records bean. �* , . records began. as always you can reach _ records began. as always you can reach me _ records began. as always you can reach me on _ records began. as always you can reach me on most - records began. as always you can reach me on most of - records began. as always you can reach me on most of the | can reach me on most of the team here on social media. you will find me on twitter. we're still in the middle of this heatwave, or actually just past it. some thunderstorms on the way too in the coming days, which should break the heat. but it certainly has been hot in northern ireland. it was wednesday's hot spot in county tyrone — 31.3 degrees — a provisional record for northern ireland, only beating saturday's value b

liverpool city council says it will try to appeal the decision but according to unesco, there is one is making preparations correct its first sample of martian rock. the rover will extract they call the size of a finger which will be packaged in a sealed tube and eventually returned to earth. scientists hope to discover if mars has ever hosted life. perseverance has travelled over one kilometre since its touchdown on the planet in february. and before we go we have some rather extraordinary footage from a friendly football match in bolivia. the teams were lined up bolivia. the teams were lined up when safety. these are small well when's the pickup dust and debris as they roll over land. it may look like a tornado but technically it is not. the wind goesin technically it is not. the wind goes in an up would motion in a dust devil as opposed to a downward motion in a tornado. you can reach me on the team on social media. z for the you can reach me on the team on social media. zfor the moment. i will see you soon. we're still in the middle of this heatwave, or actually just past it. som

liverpool city council says it will try to appeal the decision, but according to unesco, there is onews, liverpool. the opening events of the tokyo 2020 olympic games have taken place, two days ahead of the formal opening ceremony on friday. thousands of athletes have arrived injapan for the games, which will be held without spectators as cases of coronavirus continue to rise. in rio in 2016, team gb finished second in the medal table, and our sports correspondent natalie pirks has been catching up with some of the british athletes. the wait has been a long one, but today tokyo finally welcomed the start of an olympics that many thought would never happen. the joy of a home run was still there forjapan in the softball this morning, despite the empty stadium. that will be a recurring theme. parris. .. great britain's women were also off to a 2—0 winning start in the football. and white! yes! brilliant. but with only staff to cheer them on. for the athletes still waiting their turn, though, being here is a relief, regardless of the obstacles. we're lucky we are here. | no audience or au

the reason it was listed as this world heritage site which don't forget liverpool city council signeddging to uphold the protections for the world heritage site and it's all about that very special and unique mercantile history and maritime history of the docks and don't forget 40% of mobile trade pass—through liverpool docs during that time and it really is an incredibly special place and i think what is really important to us to be clear that just what is really important to us to be clear thatjust because you have unesco world heritage site it does not mean you cannot develop. what it means is that development does come forward and next meek mill claims about it it does mean we development and sensitive development but the building coming forward should be respectful and sympathetic to the history of the place.— respectful and sympathetic to the history of the place. the police watchdog has criticised regulations as confusing for police officers and the public, often leaving both unable to tell what was guidance and what was law. sir thomas winsor�*s annual report on the state of p

invested in commercial deals for things like shopping centres, a cinema, and in the case of liverpool city councilncil put forward a budget at the beginning of this year which would have seen some really drastic cuts to services, to museums close, swimming pools and golf courses shut, and it would also have seen bin collections go to once every three weeks and crossing patrols as well be cut. but the government has stepped in with a £9 million loan to the council because otherwise it would be dipping even deeper into its reserves, a position an audit report says was unsustainable. and now we go to newcastle.— now we go to newcastle. councils across the — now we go to newcastle. councils across the north-east _ now we go to newcastle. councils across the north-east and - now we go to newcastle. councils| across the north-east and cumbria across the north—east and cumbria say they— across the north—east and cumbria say they have _ across the north—east and cumbria say they have to _ across the north—east and cumbria say they have to find _ across the north—east and cumbria say they have to find savi

invested in commercial deals for things like shopping centres, a cinema, and in the case of liverpool city councilnment pointed to £12 billion given to local authorities during the pandemic, and said in coming months the government would take stock of the demands they faced and decide a timetable for funding changes. council budgets, already under pressure before the pandemic, were made worse by a combination of extra costs to support communities, and a loss of income from things like parking and business rates. in many cases, councils have also lost revenue from private investments. westiminster and the devolved governments have given local authorities extra funding, but bbc analysis shows many are in a precarious position. across the uk, £1.7 billion of savings are planned for this year, which could mean bus services scrapped, childrens centres closed or limits on care services for disabled or elderly people in parts. despite the cuts, councils are still facing a shortfall in coming years. there are calls for the demolition of buildings to be recognised as an environmental problem. the royal ins

and actually, council leaders here in the city of liverpool so it is not just about the historic areasical heritage, so we would like to keep the status. but if it is lost, as michael was saying if, if it is collateral damage forjobs and homes, so be it. we will find out in 4.5 hours. i willjust we will find out in 4.5 hours. i will just leave you we will find out in 4.5 hours. i willjust leave you with a view of this historic building, the liver bird sitting on top of it. if you problems with nina's mic, but we had 99%. she has had a few problems, but we heard 99%. and speaking of technical problems, look, the bbc breakfast clock is back. apologies if anyone was late because of the lack of the clock yesterday. welcome back, clock. it is 6.22. let's take a look at some of today's front pages. many of them cover the record number of migrants crossing the english channel. the times says almost 1,000 have made the 21—milejourney in the past three days, and it features a picture of an rnli lifeboat with one rescued group on board. the daily mail focuses on efforts to stop the migrants mak