sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.s and forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. officials say the fires are being sucked up by strong winds to form "fire tornados" that are uprooting trees and overturning cars. more than 3,000 fire fighters are trying to prevent the flames spreading. labour party members in birkenhead have passed a motion condemning their pro—brexit mp, frank field, for supporting the government in the commons last week. they also urged the party at westminster to withdraw the whip from mr field. earlier, the constituency party of kate hoey at vauxhall in south london took a similar decision. the headlines on bbc news. travel disruption at airports, on the roads and at eurotunnel, as the recent heatwave continues to cause problems — some ryanair flights from stansted have been cancelled. mps warn british democracy is in crisis because of targeted campaigns of hate and misinformation on social media. the chief constable of the west midlands admits his police force is occasionally providi

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.homes in northern californiam as a huge wildfire continues to burn out of control. two people have been killed and hundreds of buildings have been destroyed. thousands of firefighters are battling to control the blaze that's been likened to a tornado of fire. courtney bembridge reports. firefighters say they are battling a fire tornado. gale force winds uprooting trees and fanning the flames. fuelled by high temperatures and large pockets of dry vegetation. the fire has destroyed 500 homes in california, and threatened thousands more. that is a home, i believe, some kind of structure and currently on fire right there. oh, my goodness. the blaze has been burning for six days. so far it has scorched more than 48,000 acres of land, an area larger than the city of san francisco. further south, another fire rages, this one deliberately lit, forcing thousands to flee their homes. i didn't realise how much my home means to me. and the community. while many seek shelter in evacuation centres,

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.ested on suspicion of murder and sexual activity with a child, following the death of a 13—year—old girl. lucy mchugh‘s body was found in woodland in southampton on thursday, after she was reported missing. the man remains in custody. let's look now at the case of jack shepherd, the man convicted of the manslaughter of charlotte. she had beenin manslaughter of charlotte. she had been in his boat on the thames with him when the boat was involved in an accident. she wasn't wearing a life jacket. charlotte's mum roz, and her sister katie, have been at the old bailey for the duration of the trial. he had absconded earlier and was not there and they have appealed for him to turn up and face justice. they've been speaking to bbc breakfast along with with met police family liaison officer gavin seeley. our opinion of him is that he is a coward, confirmed by a statement he had written earlier this week. the judge read it out yesterday, and he said the recent was he didn't want to face us, and

we have lost all our youth clubs virtually in birmingham and the rest of the west midlands.youth provision is there, we wonder why we have a problem with young people. we are taking that action but can only see the results of having fewer officers, less preventative work, and a growth in crime here and throughout the country. in terms of your role, as police and crime commission, what are you able to do practically? what can you men forced your office that can help this situation? what i do is oversee the priorities the police have, the priority must be the most serious crimes. we are seeing more violent crimes. we are seeing more violent crimes which take longer for officers to pursue, particularly murders. that means it takes them away from some of the other lower level but very impact of crimes like burglary and anti—social behaviour. iam burglary and anti—social behaviour. i am trying to prioritise the funding we've got. we are making our force more efficient, getting more out of each offers a's time with new technology. we are not standing still here. —— each officer's

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.dent of catalonia and separatist leader carles puigdemont has returned to belgium after spain dropped a european—wide warrant for his arrest. mr puigdemont is still facing rebellion charges after attempting to create an independent republic of catalonia. anna holligan reports from brussels. triumphant and defiant. carles puigdemont crosta european border and spoke freely to a roomful of attentive reporters in brussels, and these feats alone were enough to allow the new leader of the catalan, to programme this eight days or defeat for the spanish state. today isa defeat for the spanish state. today is a day of defeat for the spanish estate. in germany, as in belgium before the spanish estate has lost the european battles. more will come if they continue to press their case. if they continue to press their case. while that may have scored a victory in this round of the judicial battle, carles puigdemont cannot return home without risking arrest. and to the separatist leader vowed to cont

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.frank field, for supporting the government in the commons last week. they also urged the party at westminster to withdraw the whip from mr field. earlier, the constituency party of kate hoey at vauxhall in south london took a similar decision. pope francis has accepted the resignation of the former archbishop of washington, cardinal theodore mccarrick. he's accused of sexually abusing a teenager as well as several young priests during his time as a bishop. the pope says mccarrick is no longer a member of the college of cardinals and has ordered him to observe a life of prayer and penance in seclusion while the church investigates the allegations. the headlines on bbc news: travel disruption at airports, on the roads and at the channel tunnel, as the recent heatwave continues to cause problems. some ryanair flights from stansted have been cancelled. mps warn british democracy is in crisis because of targeted campaigns of hate and misinformation on social media. the chief constable of th

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.dy found near to clacton pier this morning as the missing 15—year—old ben quartermaine. he went missing near the pier on thursday evening. the death is not being treated as suspicious but the cause of death is currently unknown. the world's largest firefighting plane, carrying about 70,000 litres of water, is heading towards northern california where a wildfire has been out of control since monday. thousands of firefighters are continuing to battle the fire, six days after it started. two people have been killed by the flames and hundreds of buildings have been destroyed. almost 40,000 people have already left their homes in the town of redding. firefighters say this is a fire tornado. large pockets of dry vegetation agitate the problem. the fire has destroyed 500 homes in california, and threatened thousands more. 0h, california, and threatened thousands more. oh, my goodness. the blaze has been burning for six days. so far it has scorched more than a8,000 areas of land, an area large

during the early hours of tuesday, we will see showers widespread in southern england, wales, the midlandss those showers, there's going to be a clump of heavier rain that will probably become quite widespread across central, southern england, the south midlands and swinging into east anglia and south—east england. the thing with this big area of rain is we will have squally winds and could have some lightning in it as well. the rain could be intense, so we could have some pretty awful conditions on the roads first thing in the east midlands, east anglia and south—east england, somewhere in that part of the world. the rain could be quite slow to ease off in the morning. by the afternoon, they will be long out of the way and we will see sunshine following on behind. looking at the weather picture further northwards and westwards, it was always going to be a kind of cloudy and windy kind of day and there's rain in the forecast too, especially in the highlands and western isles. a few showers pushing into north—western counties of northern ireland, but otherwise, there should be a fair bit of

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.t and second place in the clipper round the world yacht race — a first in team ocean racing. australian wendy tuck became the first female skipper to win the a0 thousand nautical mile event. her boat — sanya serenity coast — beat 11 other teams to the title. there was also british success at the event — as skipper nikki henderson, who is only 25, came second with her team visit seattle. more than 700 sailors took place in the race. our correspondent peter harris spoke to wendy tuck at the finish line in liverpool. well this is the prize—giving for the crews who completed the round the world yacht race. and obviously wonderful scenes here. and i am pleased to say we're joined by the winning skipper, wendy tuck. congratulations, wendy. thank you so much. what does it feel like to be here at last to the end? it's amazing — i can't believe it, i can't believe we've done it and this is just extraordinary. the reception here in liverpool is just amazing. you are the first female skipper to w

during the early hours of tuesday, we will see showers widespread in southern england, wales, the midlandsorthern england as well, but as well as those showers, there's going to be a clump of heavier rain that will probably become quite widespread across central, southern england, the south midlands and swinging into east anglia and south—east england. the thing with this big area of rain is we will have squally winds and could have some lightning in it as well. the rain could be intense, so we could have some pretty awful conditions on the roads first thing in the east midlands, east anglia and south—east england, somewhere in that part of the world. the rain could be quite slow to ease off in the morning. by the afternoon, they will be long out of the way and we will see sunshine following on behind. looking at the weather picture further northwards and westwards, it was always going to be a kind of cloudy and windy kind of day and there's rain in the forecast too, especially in the highlands and western isles. a few showers pushing into north—western counties of northern ireland, but ot

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.sued for a man who killed a woman in a speedboat accident on the river thames in london in 2015. jack shepherd, who has been on the run since may, was found guilty of the manslaughter of charlotte brown, and sentenced to six years in prison at the old bailey yesterday. charlotte's mum, roz, and her sister, katie, have been at the old bailey for the duration of the trial, and have appealed for him to turn up and face justice. theyjoined us earlier with met police family liaison 0fficer gavin seeley. katie explained how events at the court unfolded. we didn't have any indication of why, really. 0ur opinion was that he isa why, really. 0ur opinion was that he is a coward. which was confirmed in a statement that he had written earlier this week. and the judge read it out yesterday and he said that the reason was that he didn't wa nt to that the reason was that he didn't want to face us and that he was a coward. we knew on the friday before trial, so we were going to trial on the monday mor

it was peaceful across zimbabwe, in the rural areas of matebeleland, and in midlands province, wheree. once an enforcer for robert mugabe, he is gambling that voters will want change. the process for campaigning was peaceful. voting today is peaceful. i will not doubt that the end process of the entire electoral process of the entire electoral process will remain peaceful. in the capital harare, stronghold for the movement for democratic change, its young leader nelson chamisa arrived ata young leader nelson chamisa arrived at a local school to vote. he has campaigned energetically for months. how is it going? is it going well? very good, he said. nelson chamisa, just after voting, it is chaotic, but it is democracy, as zimbabwe has never known it before. a few moments later i caught up with him again. will you accept the result even if you lose? i have told you that we are not losing in this election, we are not losing in this election, we are winning this election. i am not interested in impossibility. you are confident. we will win to the extent that it confident. we will win to t

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.spread of fake news is a new report says democracy is under threat. the digital, culture, media and sport committee wants companies such as facebook to be made liable for featuring "harmful and misleading" material. its committee's report is due to be published tomorrow, but a copy was leaked early by dominic cummings, the director of the official brexit campaign group vote leave, who published it on his own blog. it's been the final day of campaigning in zimba bwe‘s presidential elections, with both the main candidates, president emmerson mnangagwa and nelson chamisa holding rallies, drawing huge crowds. the vote on monday will be the first in almost four decades, without robert mugabe on the ballot. he was forced to step down last november after nearly a0 years in power. 0ur africa editor fergal keane reports now from the zimbabwean capital, harare. this is freedom square in harare and today in their massed tens of thousands it belonged to the opposition. out of the dust their leader

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands. the two main candidates in zimbabwe's election have gathered in the capital harare, on the last day of campaigning before monday's presidential elections — the first since robert mugabe was ousted last november. mr mugabe's successor and former close colleague, emmerson mnangagwa is hoping to legitimise his rule. a short while ago i asked our zimbabwe correspondent nomsa maseko — who is in harare — what people in the country are hoping for from the upcoming election. taking the country forward it means that creating jobs, it means that sorting out the mess of the economy in the country, and also learning back into international investors and reaching out to neighbouring countries here in south africa, in southern africa went in search forjobs also come back home to rebuild their own country. and is this a close contest or is it the case that the man who ousted mugabe, is the likely victor? in this case polls in this country have been known to be notoriously unreliable, but i can tell

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.old girl. lucy mchugh's body was discovered in woodland in southampton on thursday. she'd been reported missing the night before. a huge wildfire in northern california, has killed two people and forced tens of thousands from their homes. offcials say gale force winds are sucking up the flames, creating "fire tornados," which are uprooting trees and overturning cars. more than 3,000 fire fighters are on the scene. the british actor, ed westwick, won't be prosecuted, following accusations of rape and sexual assault made against him in america. investigators say there's "insufficient evidence". after the allegations, the bbc halted recording of a second series of his comedy, white gold. it also cut mr westwick‘s performance from the agatha christie drama, ordeal by innocence. the 30—year—old has always strongly denied he did anything wrong. geraint thomas says it feels "overwhelming," to be heading for his first victory in the tour de france. the welshman was too fast for his closest riv

follow the orange arrows and the air coming from africa, you can see it hitting the midlands, eastern and south east england, where that met office amber alert is in force. this is where we will see temperatures breaking 30 celsius this week. hot sunshine into norfolk today but with cloudy skies and a weather front in the fresher, less hot areas. there is a weather front at the moment and some outbreaks of rain are affecting parts of scotland and northern ireland, as this gradually sinks a bit further south over the next few hours, a separate weather front bringing outbreaks of rain towards parts of north—west england and north—west england later today with the odd shower possible in wales and south—west england. it is dry where it is hot, fresh with sunny spells in the far north—west of scotland, humid with the heater crossed east anglia and the southeast and much of the midlands. we are expecting 31—32 this afternoon. into tonight we are going to take our weather front and move it further south, away from northern ireland but still lingering through southernmost scotland. elsewhere

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.alf the train services run by south western railway will be cancelled today. members of the rmt union are going on strike in a disagreement about the role of guards on trains. there'll be a separate strike over working conditions by station staff at london st pancras international, but eurostar says services will run as normal. delays of up to six and a half hours are being reported on eurotunnel services between folkestone and france. the train operator says the hot weather is to blame and that technicians are working to repair problems with a faulty train. it comes after reported delays on thursday of more than five hours, in 30c heat, caused by air—conditioning problems on eurotunnel‘s trains. labour party members in birkenhead have passed a motion condemning their pro—brexit mp, frank field, for supporting the government in the commons last week. they also urged the party at westminster to withdraw the whip from mr field. earlier, the constituency party of kate hoey at vauxhall, in

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.of the two main candidates in zimbabwe's election have gathered in the capital harare, on the last day of campaigning before monday's presidential elections — the first since robert mugabe was ousted last november. mr mugabe's successor and former close colleague, emmerson m—nang—gag—wuh is hoping to legitimise his rule. we can speak to our zimbabwe correspondent nomsa maseko who's in harare. people are hoping for change and they stayed didn't bobble is a deeply wounded and common size station and want whoever will win the elections on monday to take the country forward, and by taking the country forward, and by taking the cou ntry forward country forward, and by taking the country forward it means that creating jobs, it means that sorting out the mess of the economy in the country, and also learning back into international investors and short people and some bob wade who went out to neighbouring countries here in south africa, in southern africa went in search forjobs also come back h

the chief constable of the west midlands admits his police force has at times provided a poorer services. an international arrest warrant has been issued forjack shepherd killed a woman in a speedboat accident on the river thames in london in 2015. australian sailor wendy tuck has become the first woman skipper to ever win the clipper round the world yacht race. now, time for the travel show. hello, and welcome to the travel show. coming up this week, rajan follows in the footsteps of lawrence of arabia injordan. we swap water for wine and get a soaking at a festival in spain. and our global guru has some tips on where to find the best september sun around the world. this week we are injordan, which is marking the centenary of the culmination of the great arab revolt, when much of the middle east rose up against the ottoman empire. it was also the inspiration for the classic 19605 film lawrence of arabia. so we sent rajan there 100 years on. head south from the capital amman towards the saudi arabian border, and you find yourself in another world. wadi rum. a natural wonder, a geologica

during the early hours of tuesday, we will see showers widespread in southern england, wales, the midlandsas well, but as well as those showers, there's going to be a clump of heavier rain that will probably become quite widespread across central, southern england, the south midlands and swinging into east anglia and south—east england. the thing with this big area of rain is we will have squally winds and could have some lightning in it as well. the rain could be intense, so we could have some pretty awful conditions on the roads first thing in the east midlands, east anglia and south—east england, somewhere in that part of the world. looking at the weather picture further northwards and westwards, it was always going to be a kind of cloudy and windy kind of day and there's rain in the forecast too, especially in the highlands and western isles. a few showers pushing into north—western counties of northern ireland, but otherwise, there should be a fair bit of dry and cloudy weather. temperatures, 18 in belfast. moving further south and we lose the early rain in eastern areas, that could b

they will push into wales, the midlands, parts of south—west scotland.n ireland. clear skies in between. temperatures in scotland into single digits. most in double figures. muggy in the south—east corner. rush hour on monday could bring bursts of rain in east anglia and the south—east. showers in the midlands. more showers in scotland. dry weather in between. more sunshine tomorrow afternoon. the winds lighter than today. temperatures up. particularly in the south and east. 25 degrees in the south—east. 19 to 2! the maximum in scotland and northern ireland. a fresh night taking us into tuesday. should be a bright start for the vast majority. cloud increasing through the day, bringing the odd shower here there. the focus on the wet weather will be the highlands and ireland. the breeze picks up. temperatures high teens, low to mid 20s. into wednesday, another fine start. with the wind still in the south westerly direction, temperatures in roughly around the low to mid 20s across many areas. warmer in scotland and northern ireland. we finish the day with m

so much for a northern powerhouse and the midlands engine. let's be clear. does she think, the prime minister think that the deregulation of the bus industry, putting profit before passengers has been a success or a failure? pm may: the right honorable gentleman, he talks about with the mayor of london has done. what have we seen on the number of people using buses in london? it has gone down under the current mayor. but if he wants to talk about what mayors are doing, i am happy to talk about what another mayor has done. he has extended free bus fares to friends of his and students. students.entices and mr. corbyn: it will be a labor government that saves the bus industry and a labor government that gives free fares to under -26-year-olds. mr. speaker, the truth is, since deregulation, fares have risen faster than inflation, ridership has fallen, and these private bus monopolies have made a profit since 2010 of 3.3 billion pounds. that is what the tories give you in public transport. the government has given metro mayors the powers to franchise and regulate

some for the south west, the midlands and yorkshire. and a scattering across scotland.sunshine between the showers on monday afternoon. winds lighter than today. temperatures back on the up, widely in the 20s. 25 degrees in the south—eastern corner. and confirmation that the wins will not be as strong, and they get lighter through the coming week, a few showers here and there but if anything, temperatures will be creeping up. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... geraint thomas crosses the finish line in paris to become the first welshman to win the tour de france. it looks like it's gone crazy back home. so i'm looking forward to getting back and celebrating with everyone, but at the same time looking forward to a bit of normality as well, watching breakfast tv in bed with coffee. five people die, hundreds of buildings are destroyed and tens of thousands flee their homes, as wildfires rage across northern california. at least 1a people have been killed in an earthquake which struck the popular indonesian tourist island of lombok. now on bbc news, the travel show. h

early rain from the south coast toward east anglia, east midlands. up soon afterwards. or two showers in the west. that cloud will come with more breeze. not too many showers around. chiefly across central and western scotland. gale force winds in the west possible later. the few showers in northern ireland

showers across wales, the midlands, parts of yorkshire as well. but sunny spells without too, and a few showers for parts of northern ireland and western scotland, some heavy, possibly the odd rumble of thunder. temperatures warmer than today, highs of 25 celsius. tuesday sta rts today, highs of 25 celsius. tuesday starts fine and dry for many, patchy cloud, showers moving into the west, turning cloudierfor cloud, showers moving into the west, turning cloudier for northern ireland and parts of scotland, outbreaks of rain moving into the west of scotland as well. temperatures barely similar to what we are looking at tomorrow, height to mid—teens, but as we move through to mid—teens, but as we move through to the end of the week, high pressure building, this weather front will bring some outbreaks of showery rain to the north—west, so a fresh start of the week, some showers further north and west, but gradually warming up, temperatures reaching 30 degrees celsius in the south—east within the week. hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. the headline

as well, these midlands in particular, torrential downpours, gusty winds, really violent storms asi, really violent storms as i speak. and those storms will travel further north over the coming hours, some are sparking off around london and the south—east, out towards the west, these are not storms, these are in showers that will bring fresh conditions by the end of the night and through saturday. saturday, very different story across the uk. the weather front opens the gates to that much fresher air off the atlantic, oceanic air moving in and quite breezy conditions, so i think on saturday, we will call it that classic mixture of sunshine and showers and as temperatures dropping dramatically there in the south eased down to below or maybe mid 205 but for most of us, in the high teens. that is it from me, goodbye. the extreme weather causes extreme problems for travellers as the uk's transport network struggles to cope. at the start of one of the busiest weekends of the summer holidays rail passengers india major delays and drivers are told to be prepared. when you are travelling at

low 20s in england and wales, the high 20s, 31, maybe 32 degrees across south—east wales and the midlandsarge over the weekend, not a dominant area of high pressure by any means, keeping most of the showers away over towards northern parts of france. still the potential for one northern parts of france. still the potentialfor one or northern parts of france. still the potential for one or two to get close to the channel islands and the far south—west, but on the whole, a lot of dry weather, sunny skies as well and really heating up. further north, bursting bridges rising across scotland but all this horse —— just towards the southern parts of england and wales and the midlands. the hottest weather, the more humid weather is probablyjust across the other side of the channel, this is where we will find most of the storms as well. few, if any showers towards the south—west and again, lots of sunshine and cloudy that north sea coast, some patch of fairweather cloud developing through the day. to bridges to 60 degrees celsius for the central belt of scotland. —— temperatures. welcome to newsda

widely towards 29— 30 in wales. 32 perhaps towards south—east wealth and the midlands.es down the north sea coastal areas but staying dry. warmest of all again across other parts of england and wales where for a little while longer it will feel rather humid. more sunshine on the way on tuesday, still the small chance of picking up late shower. mostly towards the far south—west. otherwise dry and sunny on tuesday. hardly a breath of wind around, strong sunshine and the temperature is lifting a little more full scotla nd is lifting a little more full scotland and northern ireland. high—pressure is sort of in charge of our weather, not particularly dominant but it doesn't need to be, nothing much is moving, public a breath of wind again on wednesday, a little more low cloud coming down through the north sea but on the whole, sunny skies, fairweather cloud developing, few if any showers. it continues to arrive at the numbers of 29— 30. mid two perhaps high 20s for scotland and northern ireland. a bit of a change perhaps, a fly in the ointment, into thursday, low pressure to

london, 31, through the midlands in the strong sunshine that we had here.shine over the week ahead, if you're looking for rain, you're probably going to be out of luck, just one or two isolated showers, but on the whole it's going to be dry. now, the first day ofjuly did bring some rain in towards the south—west of the uk from that area of cloud there, about half an inch of rain in devon, for example. those earlier showers, some thunderstorms as well, have pretty much moved away out into the english channel over towards the near continent, so probably going to be dry on monday. a little bit of cloud mayjust linger in the far south—east of scotland and behind that we've got some slightly cooler air, so low 20s across scotland. but widely towards 29, 30 degrees in england and wales. 32 perhaps towards south—east wales and midlands. so, sunshine to end the day then for most areas. 0vernight we'll see a little bit more cloud coming down these north sea coastal areas but staying dry and warmest of all again across southern parts of england and wales, where, for

hit and midlands, southern and south—east england.calised flooding so good news for some gardens. other areas staying dry and could be worn with 26 or 27 possible in the south—east. on saturday, more cloud and more of a breeze in northern ireland and northern west of scotland, some showers around and maybe isolated showers around and maybe isolated showers in england and wales but most showers in england and wales but m ost pla ces showers in england and wales but most places will be dry and warm with south—east england potentially seeing 27 or 28. as we head on into sunday, a big area of low pressure in the north—west corner of the uk, that‘s what‘s bringing the cloud and breeze to scotland and northern ireland. but it will be scooping up some warmth from the near continent and that will be noticeable on sunday. again, a similar story in a way to saturday. more cloud for northern ireland, northern and western scotland with more of a breeze and the odd shower. eastern scotla nd breeze and the odd shower. eastern scotland and for much

the chief constable of the west midlands admits his police force is, at times, providing a poor serviceses an international arrest warrant has been issued for a man who killed a woman in a speedboat accident on the river thames in london in 2015. and australian sailor wendy tuck has become the first female skipper to ever win the clipper round the world yacht race. now on bbc news, the money clinic travels to miami, to speak to young families struggling with the cost of living. we're putting money and relationships under the spotlight. many of us find it hard to talk about money. even with those we are closest to. and that can turn into a big problem. it sounds like you're triggered by the interrogation that you are getting. when she answers it that way, then it triggers me. in this programme, couples will open up to an expert, to try to get a better understanding of their finances. their emotions... i'm not going to sit there and give him an explanation of what ijust purchased. and one another. we can deal with that. it's time to open the doors to the bbc money clinic. welcome to miami

during the early hours of tuesday, we will see showers widespread in southern england, wales, the midlandsshowers, there's going to be a clump of heavier rain that will probably become quite widespread across central, southern england, the south midlands and swinging into east anglia and south—east england. the thing with this big area of rain is we will have squally winds and could have some lightning in it as well. the rain could be intense, so we could have some pretty awful conditions on the roads first thing in the east midlands, east anglia and south—east england, somewhere in that part of the world. the rain could be quite slow to ease off in the morning. by the afternoon, they will be long out of the way and we will see sunshine following on behind. looking at the weather picture further northwards and westwards, it was always going to be a kind of cloudy and windy kind of day and there's rain in the forecast too, especially in the highlands and western isles. a few showers pushing into north—western counties of northern ireland, but otherwise, there should be a fair bit of dry and

each year, will be moving to a new £300 million purpose—built facility at stanford hall in the east midlandshere they will continue their often long and difficult road to recovery. headley court is now up for sale. but you can't put a price on what it's meant for so many wounded soldiers. jonathan beale, bbc news. prince louis, the youngest son of the duke and duchess of cambridge, was christened this afternoon at st james‘s palace. the queen and the duke of edinburgh were not at the baptism, but six godparents did attend the private ceremony. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. another sweltering day, temperatures in the high 20s, 29 the highest i have seen, not as high as yesterday, the reason form or cloud in the sky floating around, you see in worcestershire earlier this afternoon, but a definite drop in temperature for the north of england, here in whitby, and this is why, this cloud. a note noticeable dip —— noticeable dip. the odd spot of drizzle from this weather front in the eastern this morning, trundling further west, introducing this fresh breeze, fresh n

during the early hours of tuesday, we will see showers widespread in southern england, wales, the midlandsell, but as well as those showers, there's going to be a clump of heavier rain that will probably become quite widespread across central, southern england, the south midlands and swinging into east anglia and south—east england. the thing with this big area of rain is we will have squally winds and could have some lightning in it as well. the rain could be intense, so we could have some pretty awful conditions on the roads first thing in the east midlands, east anglia and south—east england, somewhere in that part of the world. the rain could be quite slow to ease off in the morning. by the afternoon, they will be long out of the way and we will see sunshine following on behind. looking at the weather picture further northwards and westwards, it was always going to be a kind of cloudy and windy kind of day and there's rain in the forecast too, especially in the highlands and western isles. a few showers pushing into north—western counties of northern ireland, but otherwise, there shoul

a few showers pushing into wales, the midlands and south—west scotland.ybejust could bring northern ireland. clear skies in between. temperatures in scotland widely into single digits. staying quite mild that money towards the south—east corner. monday morning rush hour could bring some bursts of heavy rain. showers running to the midlands towards yorkshire and another line of showers pushing across scotland. some dry weather in between the showers. a lot were sunshine tomorrow afternoon. lighter winds than today. temperatures up particularly to the south and east, 25 the hype. 19—21 in scotland and northern ireland. it should be a bright start on tuesday for the majority but cloud increasing through the day bringing the odd shower here and there but the main focus to wider area will be for the highlands. temperatures low to mid 20s. in wednesday another fine start but with the winds to a south—westerly direction temperatures around to mid 20s across many areas. a bit warm across scotla nd across many areas. a bit warm across scotland and northern ireland

it apply bubbling up at the moment across the midlands, northern england, southern scotla nd midlandsrn ireland. 0therwise, plenty of sunshine to look forward to. through the rest of this afternoon. and it looks like cloud will tend to thin and break up further as we head into the evening. we should be fine into the evening. temperature wise, we expect to see highs in the south—east of england. clouds thickening over scotland. through the latter part of the afternoon into the evening we will start to see rain, could be quite heavy swinging into scotland and northern ireland. england and wales, for the time being it to my being, quite a for the time being it to my being, quitea dry for the time being it to my being, quite a dry night. tomorrow, we will pick up this band of rain to start the day across scotland and northern ireland. that will tend to clear away, bit of cloud following but some spells of sunshine. further south, millions of people across north west england facing the prospect of a hosepipe ban, well here comes the rain. it could be quite heavy at times into north west of

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands. half of the train services run by south western railway will be cancelled today. members of the rmt union are going on strike in a disagreement about the role of guards on trains. there'll be a separate strike over working conditions by station staff at london st pancras international, but eurostar says services will run as normal. delays of up to six and a half hours are being reported on eurotunnel services between folkestone and france. the train operator says the hot weather is to blame and that technicians are working to repair problems with a faulty train. it comes after reported delays on thursday of more than five hours, in 30c heat, caused by air—conditioning problems on eurotunnel‘s trains. labour party members in birkenhead have passed a motion condemning their pro—brexit mp, frank field, for supporting the government in the commons last week. they've also urged the party at westminster to withdraw the whip from mr field. earlier, the constituency party of kate hoey — in va

sima kotecha, bbc news in the west midlands. looking into claims that the joseph rowntree charitable trust gave more than £100,000 to a group linked to a banned terrorist organisation in northern ireland. according to the times, the group, teach na failte, shares offices in belfast with the political wing of the inla, a banned paramilitary group that was responsible for numerous killings. the trust's website says its work is intended to promote the peace process. it's expected that around half the train services run by south western railway will be cancelled today. members of the rmt union are going on strike in a disagreement about the role of guards on trains. there'll be a separate strike over working conditions by station staff at london st pancras international, but eurostar says services will run as normal. there's a huge day ahead for geraint thomas, as he bids to become the first welshman to win the tour de france. the team sky rider is leading the pack by more than two minutes ahead of the final time trial in the south—

a few storms could arrive all the way towards sussex into surrey, maybe later on into the south midlandseloping situation, all developing around this very flabby area of low pressure that's bringing that cloud and the potential for some storms. but at the same time, we've got high pressure building in across the north. so on monday, most places are going to have a dry and sunny day once again. there will still be a few storms not far away from the far south—west through the english channel and towards the channel islands. but away from here, no sign of any rain. those temperatures still on the high side for this time of year, particularly high towards the south—east into the midlands. 30 degrees quite likely here. and for the first week ofjuly, not a great deal of change. more dry, sunny and quite hot weather for most. the highest temperatures will be in the south where there is still the chance of one or two thundery downpours, although that threat, that risk, that chance is diminishing as the week goes on. because that high pressure is going to be building in across more of the uk, set

so much in northern powerhouse and midlands engine.talk about what mayors are doing i‘m happy to talk about what andy street, the conservative mayor in the west midlands has done, he‘s extended free bus fares to apprentices and students. extended free bus fares to apprentices and studentsm extended free bus fares to apprentices and students. it will be apprentices and students. it will be a labour government that saves the bus industry and the labour government that gives free fares to under 26 roles. mr speaker, the truth is, since deregulation fares have risen faster than inflation, riders have fallen, and these private bus monopolies have made a profit since 2010 of £3.3 billion. that is what the tories give you in public transport. the government has given metropolitan mayor the powers to franchise and regulate to secure better services, so why when the government extend that power to all local authorities? —— why won‘t the government? can i say to the right honourable gentleman that the local authorities do have responsibilities a

showers in wales, the midlands and parts of yorkshire.he rumble of thunder. temperatures warmer than today. 25 degrees. as we go into tuesday. a dry, bright start from any. some showers in the west. patchy cloud. cloud in northern ireland and outbreaks of rain in western scotland. temperatures similarto western scotland. temperatures similar to monday. i will show you the pressure chart. towards the end of the week, showery rain in the north—east. high pressure in the south and east. we will see the temperatures creeping up. a fresh start to the week. some showers. particularly north and west. it will gradually warm up as we go through the week. by the end of the week in the week. by the end of the week in the south—east temperatures perhaps reaching 30 degrees. this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at two. wildfires rage across northern california — five people are dead, hundreds of buildings have been destroyed. thousands have fled their homes. homes were exploding, cars were exploding. i have a wife and kids andi exploding. i

the sky in midland is a flawless dome. the land doesn't pitch or rise. it remains perfectly flat without buildings or bright lights to obscure the view. for as far as back as i can remember on a particularly spectacular summer night, mother would gather a blanket and we'd go outside to lie on the ground and gaze up into the sky. and as we lay together up on the hard grass, she would say look up, laura, look up. and it was then as a bright eyed girl that i began the look up and to look out across that landscapes and not to miss the beauty around us. since then, conservation and the protection of our natural world has been a part of my life. i've hiked in national park with my childhood friends for over the last 30 years. as first lady, i advocated for the protection of our lands and oceans through the national parks service and the marine debris initiative. and today, i work in conservation through prairie restoration at the bush center and at our ranch in crawford. and through the non-profit i founded texan by nature. you may not know that the bush cente

part of the east midlands and yorkshire too. look at how hot the evening is going to be.rrow, the heat is still pumping up from the continent and is still expecting the extreme east of the country. we are seeing the cooler air nudging in. i don't wa nt to the cooler air nudging in. i don't want to say it will cool down tomorrow because it will be hot. with more cloud and hit and miss thunderstorms, the possibility of some big downpours from time to time. in the 30s in east anglia and just shy of 30 in london. for many of us it is the mid and high 20s. staying pleasantly fresh in belfast at 21 degrees. this is bbc news. the headlines... it's the hottest day of the year so far — hitting a scorching 35 degrees at heathrow — but mps warn that heatwaves could become the new normal in the uk — and kill thousands every year. medicinal cannabis is to be legalised on prescription in the uk. it follows the high—profile cases of children with severe epilepsy being denied access to cannabis oil. after the death of a woman killed on a speedboat on the river thames on herfirst date — a

the chief constable of the west midlands admits his police force is, at times, providing a poor service says it is budget cuts. an international arrest warrant has been issued for a man who killed a woman in a speedboat accident on the river thames in london in 2015. and australian sailor wendy tuck has become the first female skipper to ever win the clipper round the world yacht race. more on those stories at three p:m.. now on bbc news, it's time for witness. hello. welcome to witness, with me, razia iqbal. i'm here at the british library to guide you through five more extraordinary moments from recent history. we'll meet a woman who was caught up in the violent struggle for a jewish state in british—controlled palestine. we'll hear how the iconic sydney opera house was built. we'll meet the man behind a death revolution in the us. and a nurse who witnessed the creation of britain's treasured national health service in 19118. but we begin with an event which still haunts iranian/us relations. in 1988, a us warship — the vincennes — shot down an iranian passengerjet over the persian gu