the most eligible bachelor in midland marrying the old maid of midland.[laughter] reagan was speechless. but i thought it was funny. after all i am four months last two days younger than george. and we made the drive and never imagined making back to live in midland. the frost had already settled on the land. they stood dark and empty against the sky i slowed and watch in silence as they went their migratory way south at the tree that had extended its branches for rest and refuge. it was a beautiful wedding gift on the long ride toward home. we were married on a saturday morning at the first methodist church in midland the church i had gone to all my childhood. when i was baptized as a baby where i learned to sing in the choir ours was brief especially because there were no bridesmaids to add those few extra minutes walking down the aisle. it was perfect for the old maid and the eligible bachelor. [laughter] in of the new hilton hotel barb and george posted in the menu is chicken and rice for dinner was served my mother flinched our wedding reception was

that has since moved on into the midlands.the next couple of days, the southern half of the uk will see more torrential rain, thunderstorms and a very muddy field, as well. further north across the uk, much quieter, some sunshine, areas of mist and low cloud, as we've seen already today, for example here in the scottish borders. the reason for the difference across the uk is more northern areas their tire pressure dominating bringing an easterly breeze and low cloud but further south across the uk, lower pressure and are rounded clusters of cloud bringing some torrential rain and some thunderstorms, thousands of lightning flashes in the wet weather which has moved its way into the midlands. torrential downpours here. eventually sliding towards wales, more downpours arriving further south, as well, so the southern half of the uk could see some wet weather. it is still going to be hot, 29, not 34-35 weather. it is still going to be hot, 29, not 3a—35 of recent days. further north, warm sunshine to come u nless further north, war

and maybe wales towards the midlands and maybe wales towards the evening time.ccur, we could see some further torrential bursts of rain —— these thundery downpours. the week ahead looks very unsettled. it stays humid with rain at times. that's your weather. this is bbc news. i'm maryam moshiri with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. protests on the streets of belarus for a seventh day, as pressure grows on president lukashenko. on the 75th anniversary of the end of world war ii in japan, emperor naruhito expresses deep remorse for his country's past military actions. new quarantine rules in the uk — as countries across europe continue to fight the spread of covid—19. the us postal service warns that mail—in votes may not arrive in time to be counted after president trump denies the organisation extra funding.

éfiivflifi'ne. 6, n. w , wt: w i east anglia the midlands and perhaps wales is moving to sunday evening.storms capable of bringing torrential downpours and there is the risk of localised surface water flooding issues and next week, low pressure stays in charge and rain at times in the forecast. this is bbc news, the headlines. prince charles has led commemorations to mark the 75th anniversary of vj day, the world works —— the day world war ii ended with victory over jouban. works —— the day world war ii ended with victory overjouban. we salute all those who remain among us and offer our most heartfelt and undying gratitude for those who have gone before. the prince of wales —— wales lane reeves.

we were fostered by a lovely english couple in the midlands of england, who had seen a photograph inr of my sister and i with just a few lines underneath, saying, "two sisters, well brought up, seeking a home, can you help?" they couldn't speak a word of german, i couldn't speak a word in english. i was traumatised, they were nervous, it was pretty grim. my feelings with just of being disturbed and being my feelings were just of being disturbed and being with strange people, of not understanding what was going on. when was i going to see my mother again? we were reunited after about 12 months or so and we lived with our natural parents. when i was in my teens. as i think happens quite often they separated families, i never really bonded with them again and that i really mourn. the act of sending your children away is a fantastic act of love. it didn't seem like it at the time but it is the most loving thing a parent can do. the former child refugee dame stephanie shirley. next we hear the story of the first latin american coup, organised by the us government. president presidentjacob

low cloud in the north sea pushing its way england on the breeze, into northern england, into the midlandseventually wells. the risk of the odd have your one in the far southeastern corner where temperatures could be no lower than 19-20 c. quite temperatures could be no lower than 19—20 c. quite a contrast as you head north with it is cooler without 4-5 c head north with it is cooler without 4-5c in head north with it is cooler without 4—5 c in the highlands of scotland. warm sunshine is developing, these light showers fading away, and the cloud retreating back to some of those north sea coast to lincolnshire where, with the onshore breeze, it will be cool. high temperatures through the midlands, southeast wales, west country, south east england and east anglia, once again 3a—35 c the high. that heat slowly eases once a bit during the next week, but the potential grows for some heavy rain and lots of thunderstorms. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... a big anti—government protest in beirut, as the death toll from tuesday's massive explosion rises to 158. a group of protesters led by

midlands, southeast wells, the west country to east anglia, 33-35 c.o monday, we possibly will see some heavy, thundery rain developing, which looks mainly to be across the western side of the uk. still many places will be dry and warm, if not hot on monday with the peak of the heat towards the southeast of england. those temperatures will slowly drop over the coming few days, as we see this increasing risk of some torrential rain and thunderand increasing risk of some torrential rain and thunder and lightning breaking out. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm lucy grey. clashes on the streets of beirut, tear gas is fired on protesters as a policeman dies in the violence. earlier 10,000 protesters gathered in martyrs' square calling for the "fall of the regime". as the united states reaches five million coronavirus infections, president trump signs executive orders extending economic relief to americans after congress fails to agree his stimulus package. the island nation of mauritius declares a "st

tomorrow, mist and low cloud for large swathes of north wales, through the midlands and into northern. it may give a few showers for a time. again, a mainly dry day, good spells of sunshine, once again, it's very warm, if not hot across much of england and wales, temperatures high teens to low 20s celsius further north. we need to keep an eye on what is happening into next week, we are going to hold on to the heat for many, especially across england and wales as we start to see low pressure becoming more of an influence, it's also a good chance we're going to see thunderstorms developing and they could well develop quite widely. they are going to be a bit hit and miss, we need to keep an eye on the detail, but an increasing chance of seeing these thunderstorms through next week, they could bring a lot of rain in a short amount of time but for many, it's going to stay very warm and humid, notjust by day, but also overnight. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm... a big anti—government protest is underway in beirut, as the death toll from tuesday's massive explosion rises to 158. a gr

parts of wales, the midlands and into northern england.tures across southern england may not drop much below 20 celsius. for many of us tomorrow, we will start with a lot of cloud, again some misty and murky conditions, with a few showers cropping up through parts of the midlands and northern england. for most, a mainly dry day, the cloud should then break so we will see some sunshine once again, the highest temperatures across central and southern england. this is bbc news. the headlines at 5... the ministry of defence says it's had a formal request to help the home office, as it steps up efforts to reduce the number of migrants crossing the english channel. a big anti—government protest is underway in beirut, as the death toll from tuesday's massive explosion rises to 158. clashes have already broken out, with lebanese police firing tear gas to stop demonstrators getting to the parliament building. the use of face masks in england and scotland is expanded, with coverings now compulsory at cinemas, museums and place of worship. 60 new cas

with a lot of cloud, misty and murky conditions, a few showers cropping up through parts of the midlandsern england. at most, a mainly dry day, the cloud will thin and break so we will see some sunshine again, the highest ten bridges across central and southern england. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. the ministry of defence says it's had a formal request to help the home office, as it steps up efforts to reduce the number of migrants crossing the english channel. a big anti—government protest is underway in beirut in the wake of tuesday's massive explosion. marchers are making their way from the devastated harbour area to martyrs' square in the centre of the city. clashes have already broken out with police firing tear gas to stop demonstrators getting to the parliament building. the use of face masks in england and scotland is expanded with coverings now compulsory at cinemas, museums and places of worship. stricter lockdown measures are reinforced in preston following a spike in cases in the city. now on bbc news, philippa thomas hears from people around the world about their e

first across west london, look at the clouds here, then across the midlands, and some big storms tooe where we're likely to see some nasty conditions. another night of hearing heat in cardiff and london. a largely dry picture across the uk. keeping most of the showers at bay. showers developing, some of them becoming heavy infantry with the risk of torrential rain and another hot and humid day. this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. three people, including the driver, die in a train derailment near stonehaven in aberdeenshire. six people were injured. our thoughts are very much with those who've lost their lives, theirfamilies, and of course, those who've been injured in the derailment. on the ticket, joe biden will appear shortly alongside his newly chosen running—mate, kamala harris, to launch their bid for the white house. the suffering of children in beirut after last week's explosion — we have a special report on their trauma.

saturday is very similar to friday, again it is wales, the midlands, east anglia in southern englandfind some heavy and thundery rain with the threat of localised flooding. further north, low cloud keeping it on the cooler side. temperatures won't change a great deal over the weekend but we are likely to find those showers still potentially heavy and thundery. moving further north in northern england, up to northern ireland, threatening southern parts of scotland. sunshine in between the downpours in the south, the top temperature 25 celsius. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. hundreds of thousands of students in england, northern ireland and wales get their a—level results. amid controversy over the awarding of grades due to coronavirus. a, b, c! i've spoken to a lot of people who've all said their grades have been lowered. ijust think it's, like, really random and unfair. overall, you've got a very robust set of grades, plus you've got a situation in which more pupils than ever before are getting their first choice course at unive

still the potential for more thundery downpours breaking out across wales, the midlands, east anglia sticking into the north east of england, some northern and eastern parts of england. quite warm for western scotland and north west england, with temperatures in the south east lower than today at 25—26 celsius. into the weekend we still have the area of high pressure in the north starting to move away, allowing the downpours that we see in the south to move northwards. saturday is very similar to friday, again it is wales, the midlands, east anglia, southern england that are likely to find some heavy and thundery rain with the threat of localised flooding. further north, low cloud keeping it on the cooler side. temperatures won't change a great deal over the weekend but we are likely to find those showers still potentially heavy and thundery. moving further north into northern england, up to northern ireland, threatening southern parts of scotland. sunshine in between the downpours in the south, the top temperature 25 celsius. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in

cloud and more thundery downpours and this time gci’oss thundery downpours and this time across the midlandsnd parts of wales and southern england there has been over 12,000 lightning strikes together with torrential downpours and some localised flooding as well. let me put the cloud on that, and you can see there is more cloud gci’oss you can see there is more cloud across the north—east of scotland and north—east of england as well and north—east of england as well and here in county durham, under the cloud, it's only been 16 degrees. we will see a similar contrast in the next couple of days. 0vernight we have more of these thundery downpours threatening southern parts of the uk and elsewhere we will see me stand low cloud reforming and developing more widely in this muggy airand it will developing more widely in this muggy air and it will be another uncomfortable night for sleeping on the southward with temperatures no lower than 18 or 19 degrees. tomorrow starts grey and misty in places and we should get sunshine coming through but we are likely to find a risk of further thundery downpou

a large swathe of england and wales, but some heavier rain settling into north wales, the north midlandsugh the early hours. it'll certainly be a muggy night for all of us. now, through wednesday, we still have this front lingering, bringing further spells of rain initially across parts of northern ireland, northern england, north wales. this will slowly push its way northwards through the morning, and then we start to see a second area of rain clearing eastwards through northern ireland and pushing into southern scotland, northwest england, parts of wales, the midlands, a few showers across southwest england. driest the further south and east you are, once again, it's a breezy day for all of us. and it'll still be feeling quite cool the further north and west you are, but across east anglia and south east england, where it's dry, with the best of sunshine, temperatures at 25—26 celsius. now, as we go through wednesday evening, our area of rain continues on its journey north and eastwards, and this starts to clear away into the north sea. it's still tied in with this frontal system, but

across wales on the midlands, perhaps southern areas of england, we are going to get sundry downpoursbringing dramatic lightning, but also 30 or a0 millimetres of rain. some of them could last a bit longer than that, leading to perhaps as much as 70 two 100 nanometres of rain, over a month's 100 nanometres of rain, over a months worth in a few hours. that could lead to some communities seeing nasty flooding. 0therwise, could lead to some communities seeing nasty flooding. otherwise, a familiarand seeing nasty flooding. otherwise, a familiar and sweaty feel to the night overnight. for thursday, familiar and sweaty feel to the night overnight. forthursday, more of those storms that will develop across england and wales. it will stay humid. temperatures not far off the 30 degrees mark. across scotland, northern ireland and northern england, a ridge of high pressure built in. that will keep the storms away from these areas. for friday, it stays humid across england and wales. quite a lot of cloud, still some heavy and sundry downpours across southern parts of england and wales in particul

the risk transfers for the mouth across wales and the midlands and east anglia. by the end of the night, heaviest showers across northern england, and some in wales. a muggy night ahead, but not as hard as recent nights, but not as hard as recent nights, but there of 15 in birmingham and 16 in london. monday, xiao was head for the gnarled, wet weather after a dry weekend. further south, the gnarled, wet weather after a dry weekend. furthersouth, had to the gnarled, wet weather after a dry weekend. further south, had to pick out, the risk of some thunderstorms for england and wales. you are watching bbc news. the headlines... more confusion far after the withdrawing of guidance by quual. thousands of protesters expected together again in belarus today to call for president lukashenko to step down. a two—week quarantine rule kicks in for british travellers returning from france, the netherlands and other countries. thousands have rushed home to beat the deadline. president trump is my brother has died at the age of 71. the sun is absent, holly hamilton is wearing a

afternoon, not many showers to come, lots of dry weather, the view that echoing across wales, the midlandsuthern england could be torrential in nature and some of the showers in eastern scotland potentially slow—moving. temperatures well up into the 30s, 36 degrees in the south—east, it will be a very hot and humid kind of day and overnight, we are looking up further thunderstorms purging north—east. lots of thunder and lightning mixed in with these, another uncomfortable and one night for sleeping. these are the temperatures at 11pm, and one night for sleeping. these are the temperatures at "pm, you can see still 27 degrees in london, 24 can see still 27 degrees in london, 2a and birmingham, 19 in glasgow. tomorrow, the first batch of storms pushed northwards, idle scotland through the morning. then it's trite for a through the morning. then it's trite fora time, through the morning. then it's trite for a time, sunshine, through the morning. then it's trite fora time, sunshine, murky through the morning. then it's trite for a time, sunshine, murky around the coast but into the afternoon,

éfiivflifi'ne. 6, n. w , wt: w i east anglia the midlands and perhaps wales is moving to sunday evening.storms capable of bringing torrential downpours and there is the risk of localised surface water flooding issues and next week, low pressure stays in charge and rain at times in the forecast. this is bbc news, the headlines. prince charles has led commemorations to mark the 75th anniversary of vj day, the world works —— the day world war ii ended with victory over jouban. works —— the day world war ii ended with victory overjouban. we salute all those who remain among us and offer our most heartfelt and undying gratitude for those who have gone before. the prince of wales —— wales lane reeves. the exams regulator has set out the criteria for appeals after 40% were much lower than predictions. holiday—makers have arrived back in the uk after a last—minute dash to avoid a mandatory two week quarantine. now, on bbc news, as wales begins to emerge from lockdown, bbc wales investigate looks at why people from ethnic minority backgrounds have been disproportionately affected by coronavirus.

see the cloud and rain returning, initially to yorkshire and then through lincolnshire, the east midlandseast anglia and further to the south and east, as the day goes on. out west, it is a brighter day with a passing shower. the wind ever present, especially along these eastern shores. 40—50 mph gusts, perhaps. out towards the west, gusty in exposure, but less in the way of wind, but it is all coming from the north, so 12 — 18 will be the best i can find for you through the afternoon. on comes the cloud and wind and rain into the south—eastern parts, during the course of the evening. further to the west, the skies stay pretty clear and with the wind really beginning to fall out, it will be a chilly night away from the east, but a bright sunday to come. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. chadwick boseman, the star of the groundbreaking super—hero movie black panther, dies of colon cancer — he was a3. new advice for schools in england on what to do if there's a covid outbreak in their local area. teachers say it should have been published much earlier. a resurgence of coronavirus case

the midlands 29. feeling humid. the midlands 29. feeling humid. the midlands 29. feeling humid.temperatures still up to 35 in the south—east. but feeling humid as we push further north into scotland. for wednesday, we have a front crossing the north of the country, through scotland and northern england, taking some thunder storms with it. with low pressure m ove thunder storms with it. with low pressure move being up from the south, we will see more thunder storms across england and wales and once again some of those could be torrential, leading to some flash flooding. there will be gusting winds and large hail. temperatures from about 16 in the north to highs once again in the south into the low to the mid 30s. it is as we head to the end of the week that we see some fresher conditions coming in from the atlantic. that is it from me for today. i will see you again tomorrow. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and louise minchin. the labour mp, dawn butler, has accused police of racially profiling her after a vehicle she was travelling in was pulled over for questioning. the me

biscay quite closely because, by tuesday, we have got that chance of some showers, probably at the midlandsrthwards up the greatest risk of those are thundery torrential downpours, but we cannot relate one or two further south where the heat stays with us. it is still hot here. the heat is creeping a little further north the temperatures in scotland and northern ireland are creeping up a degree so as well as that heat is northwards with these terms. this is the area of low pressure i talked about any beer biscay, which will bring, we think, in my general thundery break —— bay of biscay, milling through wednesday night, bringing thundery rain. we could well see the heat starting to break by that stage in the south, but not without some rather torrential rain to go with it. as ever, more details on the warnings online. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: borisjohnson says it would be morally indefensible to keep schools in england closed, and has pledged to make reopening them a national priority. iam very i am very pleased that the prime minister is making schools a priority. i have been

northwards, probably not reaching northern scotland, the winds really picking up across wales, the midlandson tuesday, temperatures probably don't mean a great deal in that rain, it is going to be pretty cold for most of the day, highs 21 again in the south—east. welcome to bbc news. i'm james reynolds. our top stories: the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, remains in hospital in germany. his supporters say his condition is very worrying. the us house of representatives votes to pass an emergency bill to inject $25 billion into america's cash—strapped postal service. lithuania and poland deny claims that nato is building up its forces along their borders with belarus. tiktok takes on trump. the chinese company behind the social media app says it will sue the us government.

one or two showers here, but a lot of dry weather and this cluster of showers will run across the midlands anglia and the south—east before clearing away and many places will be dry into monday afternoon. the small chance of catching a shower, temperatures between 16 to 20 degrees and then we get to tuesday, a deep area of low pressure bringing heavy rain and some unseasonably strong winds. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. pupils should go back to school after the summer holidays — england's chief medical officer seeks to reassure parents as millions of children prepare to return to the classroom. many more are likely to be harmed by not going, than harmed by going, even during this pandemic. 0pposition protesters in belarus gather for another demonstration in minsk — two weeks after president lukashenko‘s disputed election victory. president trump declares california's wildfires a major disaster — releasing federal funds to victims who've lost their homes. snow in south—east australia — the unseasonal weather's been triggered by antarctic air. now on bbc news, it's the travel show a

glasgow, edinburgh getting some rain, belfast too and look at these across the midlands and wales.hundery as this slow—moving area of low pressure which has decided to park itself over us which has decided to park itself over us still churns away and drives oui’ over us still churns away and drives our weather. not much change expected through the first—half of the week before this big low pressure comes our way which is expected to bring some unsettled conditions towards the end of the weekend into the weekend. as far as the week ahead is concerned it's looking very changeable on the weather front. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... prince charles leads commemorations to mark the 75th anniversary of vj day — the day world war two ended with victory over japan. the prince of wales and veterans of the burma campaign lay wreaths at the national memorial arboretum as part of a service of remembrance. more anger at a—level results in england. we have been hearing from a student who said her life has been ruined. thousands of holiday—makers have arrived back in the uk after a last

that we're talking about as these showers push their way increasingly then across wales into the midlandsy end the night across wales, but some heavy rain for northern england as well. so not all areas will get the torrential rain, but if you do, you'll certainly know about it. warm, muggy again overnight. 15 for birmingham, 16 in london. and that will mean again, rather like today, quite a grey, misty and murky start for much of the uk. monday, low pressure drifts further north so a greater risk of rain across southern scotland first thing and then this whole band of rain swings across towards northern ireland for monday. so after a couple of dryish days here, much wetter weather come monday afternoon. for england and wales, yes, they're small, those little spots, but they could be very intense. there's that risk, again, of thunderstorms breaking out through monday afternoon. temperatures back closer to average values for the week ahead. looks like it'll calm down thanks to this little bump of high pressure through the middle part of the week. but then thursday, friday promises this area

away from here, though, the winds really picking up, particularly across wales, the midlands, southern. a very bumpy ride again on tuesday, temperatures probably don't mean a great deal in that rain, it's this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm james reynolds. our top stories: the us house of representatives votes to pass an emergency bill to inject $25 billion into america's cash—strapped postal service. lithuania and poland deny claims that nato is building up its forces along their borders with belarus. president trump declares california's wildfires a major disaster, granting federal funds to victims who've lost their homes. tiktok takes on the us government: the chinese company behind the social media app plans to sue over its ban. football's biggest club trophy‘s up for grabs later on sunday, but there'll be no supporters in the stands to cheer on the champion's league winners.

one or two showers here, but a lot of dry weather and this cluster of showers will run across the midlands, east anglia and the south—east before clearing away and many places will be dry into monday afternoon. small chance of catching a shower, temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees and then we get to tuesday, a deep area of low pressure bringing some heavy rain and some unseasonably strong winds. hello this is bbc news with the headlines. as more pupils prepare to return to the classroom — england's chief medical officer says the risk to schoolchildren from coronavirus is low. many more are likely to be harmed by not going, than harmed by going, even during this pandemic. opposition protesters in belarus hold a big demonstration in minsk — two weeks after president lukashenko‘s disputed election victory. president trump declares california's wildfires a major disaster — releasing federal funds to victims who've lost their homes. but there's snow in south—east australia — the unseasonal weather triggered by antarctic air. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello, and welcome to dat

arriving in northern ireland, meaning there was the irish sea into wales and northern england, the midlands and then perhaps later in the day some showers arriving in east anglia and the south—east. improving, wins lighter than today, turning more north—westerly in scotland where they will be very few showers around tomorrow but on the cool side our highest temperatures will be 23 or so highest temperatures will be 23 or so like today and the south—east. improving, wins lighter than today, turning more north—westerly in scotla nd turning more north—westerly in scotland where they will be very few showers around tomorrow but on the cool side our highest temperatures will be 23 or so like today now, the south of england ahead of their shows. overnight overnight and into tuesday another spell of wet and windy weather on the way. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: manchester united captain harry maguire pleads not guilty and is released from police custody, following his arrest on the greek island of mykonos. uk tourists who've been on holiday to croatia, austria and trinidad and tobago now

that we're talking about as these showers push their way increasingly then across wales into the midlandswn a little as they end the night across wales, but some heavy rain for northern england as well. so not all areas will get the torrential rain, but if you do, you'll certainly know about it. warm, muggy again overnight. 15 for birmingham, 16 in london. and that will mean again, rather like today, quite a grey, misty and murky start for much of the uk. monday, low pressure drifts further north so a greater risk of rain across southern scotland first thing and then this whole band of rain swings across towards northern ireland for monday. so after a couple of dryish days here, much wetter weather come monday afternoon. for england and wales, yes, they're small, those little spots, but they could be very intense. there's that risk, again, of thunderstorms breaking out through monday afternoon. temperatures back closer to average values for the week ahead. looks like it'll calm down thanks to this little bump of high pressure through the middle part of the week. but then thursday, friday

still the potential for more thundery downpours breaking out across wales, the midlands, east angliaast of england, some northern and eastern parts of england. quite warm for western scotland and north west england, with temperatures in the south east lower than today at 25—26 celsius. into the weekend we still have the area of high pressure in the north starting to move away, allowing the downpours that we see in the south to move northwards. saturday is very similar to friday, again it is wales, the midlands, east anglia, southern england that are likely to find some heavy and thundery rain with the threat of localised flooding. further north, low cloud keeping it on the cooler side. temperatures won't change a great deal over the weekend but we are likely to find those showers still potentially heavy and thundery. moving further north into northern england, up to northern ireland, threatening southern parts of scotland. sunshine in between the downpours in the south, the top temperature 25 celsius. this is bbc world news. the headlines... the us president donald trump has announce

tomorrow, mist and low cloud for large swathes of north wales, through the midlands and into northernit may give a few showers for a time. again, a mainly dry day, good spells of sunshine, once again, it's very warm, if not hot across much of england and wales, temperatures and high teens to low 20s celsius further north. we need to keep an eye on what is happening into next week, we are going to hold on to the heat for many, especially across england and wales as we start to see low pressure becoming more of an influence, it's also a good chance we're going to see thunderstorms developing and they could well develop quite widely. they are going to be a bit hit and miss, we need to keep an eye on the detail, but an increasing chance of seeing these thunderstorms through next week, they could bring a lot of rain in a short amount of time but for many, it's going to stay very warm and humid, notjust by day, but also overnight. this is bbc news. the headlines at 4: the ministry of defence says it's had a formal request to help the home office as it steps up efforts to reduce the number o

one or two showers here, but a lot of dry weather and this cluster of showers will run across the midlands, east anglia and the south—east before clearing away and many places will be dry into monday afternoon. the small chance of catching a shower, temperatures between 16 to 20 degrees and then we get to tuesday, a deep area of low pressure bringing heavy rain and some unseasonably strong winds. hello, this is bbc news, the headlines. as more pupils prepare to return to the classroom — england's chief medical officer says the risk to schoolchildren from coronavirus is low. many more are likely to be harmed by not going, than harmed by going, even during this pandemic. opposition protesters in belarus hold a big demonstration in minsk — two weeks after president lukashenko‘s disputed election victory. president trump declares california's wildfires a major disaster — releasing federal funds to victims who've lost their homes. but there's snow in south—east australia — the unseasonal weather triggered by antarctic air. now on bbc news, bbc sport's nick hope visits pita taufatofua, the taekw

in midland, texas, where i grew up, the town motto was, "the sky's the limit," and we believed it.here was a restless energy, a basic conviction that with hard work, anybody could succeed and everybody deserved a chance. our sense of community -- our sense of community was just as strong as that sense of promise. neighbors helped each other. there were dry wells and sand storms to keep you humble, lifelong friends to take your side, and churches to remind us that every soul is equal in value and equal in need. [cheers and applause] this background leaves more than an accent, it leaves an outlook, optimistic, impatient with pretense, confident that people can chart their own course in life. that background may lack the polish of washington. then again, i don't have a lot of things that come with washington. i don't have enemies to fight. i have no stake in the bitter arguments of the last few years. i want to change the tone of washington to one of civility and respect. [cheers and applause] the largest lesson i learned in midland still guides me as governor of texas, everyone, from

away from here, though, the winds really picking up, particularly across wales, the midlands, southerno be pretty cold for most of the day, highs of 21 again in the south—east. this is bbc news. the headlines: the us house of representatives has approved an emergency bill to inject $25 billion into the postal service and to put operational changes in place. democrats are concerned the trump administration may try to disenfranchise millions of americans who choose to vote by mail in november. nato has dismissed claims by the president of belarus of a troop build—up on its border as baseless. nato said it posed no threat to belarus or any other country. alexander lukashenko has been facing mass protests since claiming victory in a contested presidential election earlier this month. president trump has approved california‘s request to declare the huge wildfires scorching parts of the state as a major disaster. it means federal funds will be available to help victims of the fires. at least six people have been killed and tens of thousands have fled the area. it‘s been a difficult summer fo

the highest temperatures will again be through the midlands, southeast wales, the west country, southeastbb away next week, but it's a very slow process, and the heat is always going to be more focused to the southeast of the uk. we've got an increasing chance of some thunderstorms. they could arrive on sunday night into monday morning across some of these western areas, and then drift their way northwards towards northern ireland and into parts of scotland. a sunnier day on monday around some of those north sea coasts. still got the onshore breeze, mind you, but those temperatures should be a little bit higher. again, the higher temperatures will be more towards southeastern parts of the uk, and our high on monday is around 34 degrees or so. now, if we look ahead, you can see more places will pick up more showers, and they could be really heavy and they could be very thundery as well. gradually, the heat ebbs away across southern areas, but some of that warmth and humidity should push northwards into scotland. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers i

will see highs moving into the 30s, particular gci’oss moving into the 30s, particular across the midlandsl, southern england, east anglia and the south—east. thursday, ridge of high pressure across the north, meaning the weather becomes dry and the showers get trapped across england and wales. some will be torrential and quite slow—moving. we could see some localised flash flooding. another hot one, not far off the 30 degrees mark in london. it will continue to feel humid, not just through thursday but into friday at the weekend, particularly gci’oss friday at the weekend, particularly across england and wales. and with heavy downpours lurking. that a reminder of our top story... is the latest weather. thank you. tens of thousands of scottish pupils have had their - upgraded tens of thousands of scottish pupils have had their upgraded z”; ' major all from the bbc hollywood. that is all from the bbc news at six. goodbye from me hello and welcome to sportsday with me, chetan pathak. coming up on the programme: celtic and aberdeen‘s next two scottish premiership matches are postponed after t

it will be hot through the midlands, 30 degrees here through the south—east of england, peaking at 34ill be more likely to get organised heavy rain and hunt thunderstorms, but it may well be warmer before them across yorkshire and lancashire into cheshire and lancashire, again those temperatures at their peak south-east of at their peak in the south—east of england. heavy and—% rain this is bbc news. the headlines at 7: borisjohnson says it would be morally indefensible to keep schools in england closed because of coronavirus and insists it should be a national priority — a view shared by some head teachers. in terms of routine and structure and systems, they desperately need to get back into some kind of routine, as do their families. the bbc has apologised and says mistakes were made after a news and calls that lebanon must not be allowed to descend into chaos.

coming into northern ireland, spilling into southern scotland, northern england, moving into the midlandsed in the south—west, the winds will be lighter on sunday, turning north—westerly in scotland, but there should be very few showers away from the far south. it will be quite cool area, attempt is only 14— 16 degrees. we could make 22—23 in the south—east head of those heavy showers. those will move away fairly quickly in the evening, linger little bit longer across northern england and then later in the note we will see some rain coming into wales and the south—west, but some clearer spells elsewhere. a little bit cooler, i think, by monday morning, particularly in scotland. quite chilly in the glens of scotland for this time of year. monday is a messy day, we have more cloud and patchy rain in the morning moving eastwards across england and wales and in some sunny spells, a few showers around here and there. the winds will be quite late on monday, again, attempt as may be making 17 in the central belt of scotland to a high of 21 in the south—east of england. a fairly quiet day but the

a few showers cropping up through parts of the midlands and northern england.some temperatures once again the highest temperature shall be across central southern england. goodbye. thousands of lebanese are expected to take to the streets of beirut later today to remember those who died in tuesday's explosion, and to protest against the government, who many blame for the disaster. at least 154 people have died and more than 60 are still missing. food supplies have been disrupted and several hospitals are out of action. the united nations is warning a humanitarian crisis is looming. from beirut, tom bateman reports. lebanon is a place where hope is in short supply.

for the midlands, clyde and great drizzly nuisance rain.d warmth. highest values here 23, 14—17 if you are caught under the cloud and rain. although the low pressure is drifting off to scandinavia, we will see this trailing weather front which will keep enhancing the wetter weather on wednesday to the west. it is also dragging up a south—westerly flow. the air will be warmer, as well. although the weather front will become slowly weaker through the afternoon, and the rain light and showery, underneath the cloud and showery, underneath the cloud and windows temperatures perhaps we are looking at mid to high teens, low 20s, but for the south and east where it stays dry we will drag up warmth and temperature is certainly responding, possibly to high 20s by the middle of wednesday afternoon. that trend is set to continue, so if you don't like it too hot and humid, it looks as though temperatures in the south—east could be back to the mid—30s. this is bbc news. the headlines... john hume, one of the architects of the northern ireland peace proce

away from here, though, the winds really picking up, particularly across wales, the midlands, southernmost of the day, highs of 21 again in the south—east. this is bbc news, the headlines: the us house of representatives has approved an emergency bill to inject $25 billion into the postal service, and to put operational changes in place. democrats are concerned the trump administration may try to disenfranchise millions of americans who choose to vote by mail in november. the leading kremlin critic, alexei navalny, is in berlin receiving emergency treatment after a suspected attempt to poison him in russia. mr navalny‘s supporters have described his condition as very worrying and say he‘s been the target of an assassination bid. russia denies any involvement. nato has dismissed claims by the president of belarus of a troop buildup on its border as baseless. nato said it posed no threat to belarus or any other country. alexander lukashenko has been facing mass protests since claiming victory in a contested presidential election earlier this month. small music venues are being thrown a l

some heavy and sundry downpours over wales and the midlands and the south of england.n the north, even where it is drying off, temperatures are only 14 oi’ drying off, temperatures are only 14 or 15 degrees. it will be a cool weekend. most places will be dry with some sunshine. the wind is easing after saturday. but it will be hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm katie shanahan — coming up tonight... could lionel messi be on his way to the premier league? the legendary barcelona forward has put in a transfer request. what next for harry maguire? the gates are finally open for fans as brighton v chelsea will be the first event with fans in nearly six months. also coming up in the programme... dare to dream, that is what sophia did and became a major champion after winning the women's open. honestly, i still can't quite believe it. every morning, i wake up and just make sure the trophy is still there and it wasn't all one big dream. hello and welcome along to sportsday, i'm katie shanahan. now, could one of the greatest footballers of all time be on his way to the premie

the "midland daily news" sent a reporter to cover the protest as well. quote, many drivers passing by the crowd of protesters honked their horns and waved in support. the protesters themselves waved and cheered every time a postal service vehicle drove by. people aren't mad at their postal workers. they aren't mad at their letter carriers. they aren't mad at their local post office. they want to defend it and support the people who work there, who have always done a good job by us as americans. the post office is an earnest, beloved, all-american, nonpartisan, practical part of our lives. you mess with it, and you are messing with a lot of americans who apparently are in the mood to push back. and i will tell you as this story has grown, right, the appointment of this inexperienced, you know, rnc deputy finance chairman, trump donor, who comes in and immediately slows down the mail, that we find out later that he's pulled the sorting machines out of all these facilities. you know, we've been finding this stuff out piece by piece. outrage has been growing