conservative west midlands ma or health. conservative west midlands mayor andy — health.idlands mayor andy street tweeted that - health. conservative west midlands mayor andy street tweeted that he | health. conservative west midlands i mayor andy street tweeted that he is expecting more passengers on all forms of public transport in the west midlands to wear a face covering, though he admitted he doesn�*t have the power to enforce it. as restrictions lift around the uk, once again, the face of the pandemic will look different depending on where you are. caroline davies, bbc news. the welsh government has announced that most coronavirus restrictions will be lifted but not until august 7th. rules around the number of people who can meet up indoors will be eased but not scrapped. facemasks will still be required in most indoor public places. 0ur wales correspondent hywel griffiths has this report. after months of delays, this hockey team just want to get their skates on. from saturday, their local ice rink in cardiff can finally reopen, so no more training on wheels. for pa

to west yorkshire, where the west midlands can step up and play its full part.hat i agree with wholeheartedly. when you say, andy, i don't know if people come up to you in the west midlands in the street and say, what is levelling up? maybe that is the exclusive preserve of nerdy political journalist, but if and when people do do that, i know of had a go at it just there, but how, in a sentence or two do you answer them? what does levelling up actually physically look like? chris, i hate to tell you this but no one has ever come up to me in the street and said, what does levelling up really mean? but people do come up to me and say, what's all this devolution stuff about? what's this rebalancing the economy about? what is this all going on here? most of that is very straightforward and i usually say, what we are after is actually that there isn't a big gap in life chances between the child born in wolverhampton and a child born in london. that we get better employment prospects here, more like the opportunities you have in london. when you put it in really pract

in saying that the west midlands mayor— it. in saying that the west midlands mayor who— it.yor who is conservative said he will he _ mayor who is conservative said he will be advising people to continue wearing _ will be advising people to continue wearing masks on public transport in his region _ wearing masks on public transport in his region. this wearing masks on public transport in his reuion. , ., , ., his region. this all feeds into with the times is _ his region. this all feeds into with the times is talking _ his region. this all feeds into with the times is talking about - his region. this all feeds into with the times is talking about with - the times is talking about with firms blasting ministers over it it has changed so often. necessarily at times but has created a lot of confusion and continues. which of the saw that _ confusion and continues. which of the saw that last _ confusion and continues. which of the saw that last year _ confusion and continues. which of the saw that last year we - confusion and continues. which of the saw that last year we saw - conf

we have this line of storms that moved across the midlands and into lincolnshire.a real deluge, 25 mm of rain in the space ofjust one hour. that is nearly half a months worth of rain in the space of one hour and i'm sure that will be one or two issues here. we have areas of rain pushing northwards across scotland, heavy showers easing in northern ireland, one or two showers elsewhere and for the big ones working across northern england for the next hour or two. later in the night we will see another area of rain moving up across southern areas of england and rain pushing into southern wales as well. widespread area of rain will move into parts of wales come in the midlands and east anglia before breaking out into showers later on in the day. another day when there showers will be widespread and some of them torrential as well. could bring 30 mm of rain in the space of just one error, so a risk of seeing localised flooding in the heaviest of those downpours, and dry weather between the showers as well. on into monday and tuesday week at the next area of low pressure

and then we have this line of storms that moved across the midlands and on into lincolnshire.incoln itself, and it brought a real deluge. we had 25mm of rain in the space ofjust one hour. that is nearly half a month's worth of rain in the space of one hour, and i'm sure that would have caused one or two issues here. now, at the moment we've got some areas of rain pushing northwards across scotland, some heavy showers slowly easing in northern ireland. there are one or two showers elsewhere, some fairly big ones working across northern england for the next hour or two. but later in the night we're going to see another area of rain moving up across southern areas of england and rain pushing into southern wales as well. now, this widespread area of rain will then move into parts of wales, the midlands and east anglia before then breaking out into showers later on in the day. but it's another day where those showers are going to be widespread, some of them torrential as well. could bring around 30 mm of rain in the space ofjust one hour, so again there is a risk of seeing some loc

. 0ne under the last labour government in the west midlands.illion that local leadership can spend on projects like contactless ticketing, new tramlines, bike lanes, and ice because it someone who is putting more bike lanes in than anyone else. they are deeply resisted by some people but overall are massively popular and thoroughly recommend them. this is part of the biggest infrastructure investment in the history of our country. £640 million on roads, rail, housing, clean power generation. we will use the findings of sir peter hendy�*s union productivity review to see how we can strengthen the sinews of the whole united kingdom, getting hs2 trains to scotland, giving new impetus to projects that benefit the whole country, the a1 that link scotland and england, the a75 that links northern ireland, scotland and england, the links along the a55. dozens of other crucial projects long overdue like the a303 to the greater southwest. and we have made huge progress in rolling out gigabit broadband throughout the uk for that when i became a prime mini

from north wales, north midlands northwards, whilst there will be some sunny spells for most, away fromast corner, showers developing and where they come, thunder, hail, and the risk of half a month's worth of rain falling in a short space of time. warm in the sunshine, temperature into the low 20s. this evening and overnight, some of the showers and thunderstorms will continue, longer spells of rain for northern ireland, southern scotland and maybe far north of england, southern areas will be dry compared with the start of today. temperatures for most in double figures, if not the mid—teens. looking ahead, monday into tuesday, unseasonably deep area of low pressure to keep a close eye on, especially if you're spending any length of time outdoors across southern england and wales, where during the day on monday it will be dry and brighter day with only a few showers, the same for wales, midlands and east anglia. norhern england, scotland and northern ireland, cloud, outbreaks of rain, the odd thunderstorm and some longer spells of rain into northern scotland through the afternoon where

and this evening overnight gradually using a wake in order two lingering reports of the midlands makeke the odd rumble of rumble of thunder of the next few hours but by the time we get to thursday morning most places looking drive. clear spells, variable cloud and temperatures around 1a degrees. 0ne and temperatures around 1a degrees. one or two misty patches around. for the day tomorrow it will brighten up fairly quickly particularly across england and wales, were sunshine then wednesday if you are showers but as things warm up later on the day will start to see some of those showers cropping up and if you do get one it's going to be quite heavy and potentially slow—moving with hail and thunderstorms possible. for scotland and northern ireland to the cloud your weather here towards the northwest but the odd spot of drizzle, most places looking dry and temperatures 17 to 23 degrees and just a bit cooler for the north of scotland underneath the cloud. daytime showers will start to fade away and mostly sustained dry. enter friday now and before he gets there a ridge is that the higher p

heavy showers have developed in the midlands as well and will slowly push their way north into parts of northern england, scattered downpours in scotland. the intensity will fade eventually tonight but we are still left with a few showers in scotland and northern england, and outbreaks of rain affecting more of south—west england, perhaps south wales, later in the night. it is a mild, muggy and rather misty night to come. we start tomorrow with a lot of cloud and rain in southern england, pushing across the south—east into east anglia for a cloudier, cooler day compared to today. elsewhere, you can see the showers, slow—moving thundery downpours breaking out across parts of wales, the midlands, the north of england and into scotland, but by no means everybody will catch them. pleasantly warm temperatures reach into the low 20s in some spots, and bar the odd shower, largely dry in northern ireland. any heavy downpours will slowly fade into the night, and on sunday, they break out across parts of scotland, northern england, a shower possible just about anywhere and then another weather

and that we have this line of storms that moved across the midlands and on into lincolnshire.ust south of lincoln itself, and it brought a real deluge. we had 25 mm of rain in the space ofjust one hour. that is nearly half a month's with the rain in the space of one hour, and i'm sure that would have caused one or two issues here. now, at the moment, we have got some areas of rain pushing northwards across scotland. some heavy showers slowly easing in northern ireland. there are one or two showers elsewhere. some fairly big ones working across northern england for the next hour or two. but later in the night we are going to see another area of rain moving up across southern areas of england, and rain pushing into southern wales as well. this widespread area of rain will then move into parts of wales, the midlands and east anglia before then breaking out into showers later on in the day. but it's another day when those showers are going to be widespread and some of them torrential as well. could bring around 30 mm of rain in the space ofjust one hour, so again there is the risk

wales, the midlands, east anglia and the southeast should be largely dry with some sunshine, just oneernoon. it is going to be quite a windy day and quite a cool one for the time of year as well, top temperatures between 16—21 celsius. but as this little area of low pressure approaches on the southwest, we're going to see some really heavy rain for a time across southwest england, getting up into south wales and running eastwards as we go through the night. and for a time, some very strong and gusty winds. we could see gusts of 40—50 mph or more in some exposed spots. quite unusual for this time of year, could cause some disruption. the wet and fairly blustery weather will push eastwards across the midlands, east anglia, the southeast, so summer rain here for a time on friday. that will tend to clear away. drier conditions behind, with some sunny spells. still the potential for 1—2 showers and temperatures between 17—20 celsius. now, as we head into the weekend, we have low pressure up to the northeast, higher pressure to the southwest, but neither really taking control of our weather

for much of the midlands, south wales and the south—west, drier and brighter with some sunshine.ts of kent and essex. cool here. best temperatures around glasgow, 23 degrees, but shower is not far away and they will continue into this evening and gradually downpours will fade away over night, tending to become drier overnight with a lot of cloud, low cloud, so it could be misty in the morning and temperatures typically 11 or 12. the forecast for wimbledon tomorrow, the men's final, and it should be a dry day. not huge amounts of sunshine but a warmer day than today. cloudy across many parts of the country to start, cloud thinning and breaking with sunshine coming through, triggering heavy, perhaps thundery showers across northern england, scotland and perhaps northern ireland. more cloud coming to wales and the south—west bringing outbreaks of rain in the afternoon and a cooler day than today but ahead of it, midlands, east anglia and the south—east, sunshine at times so temperatures should be higher. forthe times so temperatures should be higher. for the football, an important m

pollution incidents than any other local authority in the midlands.ps without flooding.— grow high value crops -- crops without flooding. you end up with this channel. _ without flooding. you end up with this channel, that _ without flooding. you end up with this channel, that is _ without flooding. you end up with this channel, that is very - without flooding. you end up with | this channel, that is very uniform, square cut, it drains the land which improves it for agriculture, but it removes all the diversity we might enjoy for ecology and habitats. but en'oy for ecology and habitats. but it enjoy for ecology and habitats. but it is the farmer who is here now he wants to try help with this right. this restoration work is one example of how everyone from farmers to water companies to wildlife groups are trying hard to tackle the many causes of pollution and poor water quality in our rivers. according to bbc research, it is shropshire and herefordshire that account for most of the midlands's series river pollution incidents. in england, only cornwall

midlands to watch some amazing sort. ., , ., . sport. you will be watching the ol mics sport.of scenarios round the pandemic?— number of scenarios round the andemic? , , , . , ., pandemic? yes, the olympics and paralympics _ pandemic? yes, the olympics and paralympics are — pandemic? yes, the olympics and paralympics are key _ pandemic? yes, the olympics and paralympics are key learnings - pandemic? yes, the olympics and paralympics are key learnings forl pandemic? yes, the olympics and i paralympics are key [earnings for us paralympics are key learnings for us and there are a number of events we will look closely at with the rugby league cup cup, and we are see tow the international federations and the international federations and the governing bodies deal with the pandemic we have at the moment. i think the real benefit for us is that we are obviously next year, so time is on our side. we feel we are on track, we feel we will have good capacity and athletes will be be in a safe environment. you capacity and athletes will be be in a safe environment.— capacity and athletes w

warning, yellow warning, for these thunderstorms across parts of southern england, including the midlandsms will be across central and southern england, particularly later in the night across south east england, where they could become quite lively. more cloud pushing in from the north and the east, the clearer skies the further west you are. where we've got the cloud and any thunderstorms, very humid across the southern half of the uk. 14—16 celsius the overnight low here, more like 11—13 celsius further north, and we've still got this area of low pressure with us tomorrow. it's going nowhere fast — it's likely to stay with us through much of next week. so, the main focus for thunderstorms through tomorrow will initially be across parts of southeast england, maybe east anglia and then working their way slowly westwards through the day into parts of the midlands, wales, southwest england. always hit and miss, not everyone will see them. by and large, the further north and west you are, the drier and sunnier it will be once the morning cloud starts to break up. not quite as warm tomorrow a

and that we have this line of storms that moved across the midlands and on into lincolnshire.ne hour, and i�*m sure that would have caused one or two issues here. now, at the moment we�*ve got some areas of rain pushing northwards across scotland. some heavy showers slowly easing in northern ireland. there are one or two showers elsewhere, some fairly big ones working across northern england for the next hour or two. but later in the night we�*re going to see another area of rain moving up across southern areas of england and rain pushing into southern wales as well. now, this widespread area of rain will then move into parts of wales, the midlands and east anglia before then breaking out into showers later on in the day. but it�*s another day when those showers are going to be widespread, some of them torrential as well. could bring around 30 mm of rain in the space ofjust one hour, so again there is a risk of seeing some localised flooding in the heaviest of those downpours. and there will be some dry weather between those showers as well. on into monday and tuesday, we�*ve

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thunderstorms keep going tomorrow, particularly through parts of east anglia, south—east england, the midlandsdown into south—west england and wales. maybe one or two further north as well but generally the cloud should tend to disappear to leave sunshine and for many, it is another warm day. that is all from me, bye—bye. hello, this is bbc news with me, shaun ley. the headlines: the olympic host nationjapan has picked up its first medals, winning a gold and a silver injudo. that was after ecuador�*s richard carapaz won the gold in the men's olympic cycling road race, making it the country's second ever top medal at a summer olympics. great britain's adam yates finished ninth, but it was bad news for geraint thomas who retired from the race for a second successive games after a crash. tackling britain's "pingdemic" — hundreds more covid testing sites are to be set up across england to ensure essential workers can avoid self—isolation and keep working. and president biden warns that the us is facing a "pandemic of the unvaccinated", as the delta variant of coronavirus spreads. now on bbc news,

and then we have this line of storms that moved across the midlands and on into lincolnshire.ain in the space ofjust one hour. that is nearly half a month's worth of rain in the space of one hour, and i'm sure that would have caused one or two issues here. now, at the moment we've got some areas of rain pushing northwards across scotland, some heavy showers slowly easing in northern ireland. there are one or two showers elsewhere, some fairly big ones working across northern england for the next hour or two. but later in the night we're going to see another area of rain moving up across southern areas of england and rain pushing into southern wales as well. now, this widespread area of rain will then move into parts of wales, the midlands and east anglia before then breaking out into showers later on in the day. but it's another day where those showers are going to be widespread, some of them torrential as well. could bring around 30mm of rain in the space ofjust one hour, so again there is a risk of seeing some localised flooding in the heaviest of those downpours, and there

and then we have this line of storms that moved across the midlands and on into lincolnshire.in the space ofjust one hour. that is nearly half a month's worth of rain in the space of one hour, and i'm sure that would have caused one or two issues here. now, at the moment we've got some areas of rain pushing northwards across scotland, some heavy showers slowly easing in northern ireland. there are one or two showers elsewhere, some fairly big ones working across northern england for the next hour or two. but later in the night we're going to see another area of rain moving up across southern areas of england and rain pushing into southern wales as well. now, this widespread area of rain will then move into parts of wales, the midlands and east anglia before then breaking out into showers later on in the day. but it's another day where those showers are going to be widespread, some of them torrential as well. could bring around 30 mm of rain in the space ofjust one hour, so again there is a risk of seeing some localised flooding in the heaviest of those downpours. and there wil

even hotter for wales, the midlands, england, low to mid 20s widely.n hotterfor wales, the midlands, east anglia and southern counties of england. through the weekend, we will see temperatures getting close to the 30 degrees mark. too hot for some, for sure. at that fine, sunny and warm weather is on the way, like it or not. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes, here's a look of what we have coming—up tonight... golf's oldest major is back, we'll be live at royal st george's — looking ahead to the open championship which starts tomorrow. a remarkable recovery for alun wynnjones means he will get to take part in a fourth lions tour. and as rafa benitez begins a new era at everton — he says he does have the support of fans. also coming up in the programme... the tour de france rolls to a mountainous climax and it's defending champion and race leader — pogacar who claims the 17th stage in the pyranees. and we

in parts of wales, the midlands, northern england.which have been affecting parts of eastern england today will slowly fade as we get on into tonight. we're still left with a few showers around as the night goes on, but they're less intense. a lot of cloud, could be a little misty in places, too, and some outbreaks of rain becoming a bit more widespread across southwest england and south wales in what'll be quite a mild and muggy night to come. into tomorrow, and we'll start the day with a lot of cloud around. there'll be ome sunny spells gradually breaking through, away from southern england where the first part of the day is wet, the rain pushing the south east england and parts of east anglia, then very slowing clearing away to the afternoon — a cooler—feeling day here. elsewhere, it'll feel very pleasant where you get to see some sunshine, but you can see the showers and thunderstorms breaking out again. light winds will be slow—moving and the potential thundery downpours in parts of wales, the midlands, northern england. this tim

wales, the midlands, east anglia and the southeast should be largely dry with some sunshine, just one rain here by the end of the afternoon. it is going to be quite a windy day and quite a cool one for the time of year as well, top temperatures between 16—21 celsius. but as this little area of low pressure approaches on the southwest, we're going to see some really heavy rain for a time across southwest england, getting up into south wales and running eastwards as we go through the night. and for a time, some very strong and gusty winds. we could see gusts of 40—50 mph or more in some exposed spots. quite unusual for this time of year, could cause some disruption. the wet and fairly blustery weather will push eastwards across the midlands, east anglia, the southeast, so summer rain here for a time on friday. that will tend to clear away. drier conditions behind, with some sunny spells. still the potential for 1—2 showers and temperatures between 17—20 celsius. now, as we head into the weekend, we have low pressure up to the northeast, higher pressure to the southwest, but neither real

across the south—west of england, parts of wales, the south west midlands and also northern ireland.s and into the west country. highs of around 31 degrees. we will see scattered showers and thunderstorms rumbling on into the evening. most places will be dry. and it's another one of those nights where you will head off to bed with temperatures still up in the 20s in most places. it will be very uncomfortable for sleeping. temperatures won't fall much further through the rest of the night either. some more of this low cloud will come in across northern eastern scotland and parts of eastern england as well. much of that will retreat back towards the coast as we go through the day tomorrow. for many spots, it's another fine day. one or two thunderstorms popping up once again, especially across western areas i suspect. that is also where we will have the highest temperatures because of this easterly wind will be pushing the hot air a little further west. so northern ireland for example could get a 31 degrees. that would challenge the new temperature record that was set just last weekend.

yes, he is a local boy from the midlands, to myself.e crowds. i mean, jo has talked about what it - of stimulation the crowds. i mean, jo has talked about what it must i of stimulation the crowds. i mean, | jo has talked about what it must be like adam — jo has talked about what it must be like adam peaty who relied on a crowd _ like adam peaty who relied on a crowd being fair, it must be odd to watch _ crowd being fair, it must be odd to watch these things without crowds. there _ watch these things without crowds. there was — watch these things without crowds. there was something about the euro is, when _ there was something about the euro is, when you — there was something about the euro is, when you sell the wembley crowd, it as a _ is, when you sell the wembley crowd, it as a sort _ is, when you sell the wembley crowd, it as a sort of— is, when you sell the wembley crowd, it as a sort of excitement to the viewer— it as a sort of excitement to the viewer at— it as a sort of excitement to the viewer at home. an not to have a crowd _ v

these met office extreme heat warnings in force, parts of south west england, parts of wales, the midlandsso in northern ireland and that is partly because the temperatures are not dropping quickly at all through the evenings and dry for most as we head through this evening, a couple of thunderstorms but the temperatures by 11 o'clock in cardiff, 2a degrees, 21 in belfast and another tricky night for sleeping and more of this low cloud mr mark across the north—east and scotland, down the east of england. retreating towards the coast but it may linger in a few more places than it has done during today. sunshine for most tomorrow, 12 showers but signs of a change down to the south, heavy and thundery rain in the picture, the breeze strengthening across southern parts as well and the highest temperatures across parts of northern ireland, 28 and 29, possibly 30 degrees once again, but quite a big change, as i hinted to take us into the weekend. this area of low pressure drifting up from the south and this will bring heavy and potentially thundery rain, quite erratically northwards through satu

and that we have this line of storms that moved across the midlands and on into lincolnshire.m of rain in the space ofjust one hour. that is nearly half a month's worth of rain in the space of one hour, and i'm sure that would have caused one or two issues here. now, at the moment we've got some areas of rain pushing northwards across scotland. some heavy showers slowly easing in northern ireland. there are one or two showers elsewhere, some fairly big ones working across northern england for the next hour or two. but later in the night we're going to see another area of rain moving up across southern areas of england and rain pushing into southern wales as well. now, this widespread area of rain will then move into parts of wales, the midlands and east anglia before then breaking out into showers later on in the day. but it's another day where those showers are going to be widespread, some of them torrential as well. could bring around 30 mm of rain in the space ofjust one hour, so again there is a risk of seeing some localised flooding in the heaviest of those downpours. and

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and then we have this line of storms that moved across the midlands and on into lincolnshire.self, and it brought a real deluge. we had 25mm of rain in the space ofjust one hour. that is nearly half a month's worth of rain in the space of one hour, and i'm sure that would have caused one or two issues here. now, at the moment we've got some areas of rain pushing northwards across scotland, some heavy showers slowly easing in northern ireland. there are one or two showers elsewhere, some fairly big ones working across northern england for the next hour or two. but later in the night we're going to see another area of rain moving up across southern areas of england and rain pushing into southern wales as well. now, this widespread area of rain will then move into parts of wales, the midlands and east anglia before then breaking out into showers later on in the day. but it's another day where those showers are going to be widespread, some of them torrential as well. could bring around 30mm of rain in the space ofjust one hour, so again there is a risk of seeing some localised flo

from north wales, north midlands northwards, whilst there will be some sunny spells for most, away fromhe risk of half a month's worth of rain falling in a short space of time. warm in the sunshine, temperature into the low 20s. this evening and overnight, some of the showers and thunderstorms will continue, longer spells of rain for northern ireland, southern scotland and maybe far north of england, southern areas will be dry compared with the start of today. temperatures for most in double figures, if not the mid—teens. looking ahead, monday into tuesday, unseasonably deep area of low pressure to keep a close eye on, especially if you're spending any length of time outdoors across southern england and wales, —— counties of england and wales, where during the day on monday it will be dry and brighter day with only a few showers, the same for wales, midlands and east anglia. norhern england, scotland and northern ireland, cloud, outbreaks of rain, the odd thunderstorm and some longer spells of rain into northern scotland through the afternoon where we need that extra bit of rain at the

our midlands correspondent sian lloyd is in solihull for us 110w.lihull — are they disappointed sian? england fans across the country remain on tenterhooks as the semi final continues. sian lloyd is with with some fans in solihull — what's the mood like there? jack grealish was brought on there was of course huge excitement here, as this is where he is from. the weight is not over for fans. as this is where he is from. the weight is not overforfans. this is how they have been enjoying evening here so far —— the weight is not over. arriving for what they hope will be a night to remember, members of the sports centre in solihull glad to be back together. 150 members have booked in to watch the match here, excited for what could happen at wembley. although this mother and daughter didn't quite make it to the capital. my husband and son are at wembley, but we've drawn the short straw, we are here enjoying the game, watching it on the telly. i grew up on football with my dad and brother and i think it's just fun to be around, everybody loving it. are you

the ones that look nasty are these the ones that look nasty are the south—west, these across the midlands some localised flooding issue, it is not the only place will see downpour, rain is pushing northwards in scotland. later in the nightt another batch of showers and storms works into the south. so, it is not as settled. tomorrow we have more of the same. quite a bit of cloud to start the day. mist and fog round, it will —— fog round. shower also be every bit as widespread as they were today and every bit as torrential. 20-30 today and every bit as torrential. 20—30 millimetres in the space of one hour from 20—30 millimetres in the space of one hourfrom some of 20—30 millimetres in the space of one hour from some of the heaviest of storl, there will be gaps between the shower, several hours in day that will be dry with sunshine coming through, temperatures high teens, to low 20s and into next week we have low pressure that will bring more rain, northwards across the uk, we will see some of that but it is going to turn windy with gales towards the south coast. martine. martine. that's it

from north wales, north midlands northwards, while there will be sunny spells for most come away fromer, hail and as i said half a month's worth of rain in a short space of time. warm in the sunshine, temperatures in the low 20s. this evening and overnight, some of the showers and thunderstorms that develop will continue, longerspells thunderstorms that develop will continue, longer spells of rain into northern ireland, southern scotland and may be the far north of england. southern areas will be drier compared with what we saw to start this morning. temperatures for most in double figures, if not the mid—teens. a quick look ahead on monday into tuesday, we have an unseasonably deep area of low pressure, to keep a close eye on the forecast for, especially if you are spending length of time outdoors in southern counties of england and wales, where on monday during the day it will be drier and bright to come only a few showers, the same across wales, midlands and east anglia. northern england, scotland and northern ireland, outbreaks of rain and the odd thunderstorm thrown in for good m

this evening, the heaviest of the showers will be across south—west england, wales, through the midlandsr on today, most of those showers should fade away during the evening hours, by around 8.00pm i think, and we are expecting things to be largely dry. and it's a similar story at wimbledon. we are expecting most of the showers to be further north. so some sunny spells lasting through the evening and things drying out for many of us into the evening hours. we will keep some of these heavy showers going through this evening and overnight particularly, through the midlands and north—east england. tending to fade away and for most of the uk we have some clear spells and variable amounts of cloud, light winds and temperatures overnight between 10c to 14c. moving on into thursday, quite a bit of dry weather on the cards. still a little bit cloudy for parts of north—west scotland, northern ireland too. but further south across england and wales, more sunshine than we had today. but during the afternoon once again we are going to see these hit and miss scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms,

warning, yellow warning, for these thunderstorms across parts of southern england, including the midlandsgland, where they could become quite lively. more cloud pushing in from the north and the east, the clearer skies the further west you are. where we've got the cloud and any thunderstorms, very humid across the southern half of the uk. 14—16 celsius the overnight low here, more like 11—13 celsius further north, and we've still got this area of low pressure with us tomorrow. it's going nowhere fast — it's likely to stay with us through much of next week. so, the main focus for thunderstorms through tomorrow will initially be across parts of southeast england, maybe east anglia and then working their way slowly westwards through the day into parts of the midlands, wales, southwest england. always hit and miss, not everyone will see them. by and large, the further north and west you are, the drier and sunnier it will be once the morning cloud starts to break up. not quite as warm tomorrow across scotland and northern ireland, but for most, we'll still see temperatures in the low to mid 20

the victims commissioner for west midlands and a labour councillor, thank you very much.s worth of rain in a matter of days. today the city is struggling, with roads still cut—off, transport infrastructure down and only patchy electricity. streets became brown rvers, which swept away traffic and bridges. the flooding has been deadly, and as the muddy waters recede, the fear is that more dead bodies will be found. rain has eased off in zhengzhou, but struck elsewhere in henan. the overall weather situation is not expected to improve for days. in a country where people are used to say public transport, ——safe public transport the images of commuters trapped in underground train carriages as the water rose have been unsettling. rescue teams reached most passengers, but couldn't cut through carriages in time to save everyone. now officials in other cities are being asked if there transport ——their transport systems might be as vulnerable. questions are being asked about the capacity of china's cities to handle the flash flooding from heavy rainfall. some have speculated that

especially through east anglia, parts of south east england, maybe the south west and parts of the midlandswith quite a lot of sunshine, but temperatures lower than they have been recently, between 20—21; degrees in most places. and as we head into next week, things will continue to turn cooler. we'll see some further rain at times. some of that rain will be heavy and thundery, but with some drier, brighter spells in between. at six — tokyo's olympic games are officially underway as the opening ceremony takes place injapan. a year late — in a city under emergency covid measures — the olympic flame is lit at last byjapan�*s tennis star naomi osaka. the first games in history without spectators — the olympics boss thanks the japanese people and the athletes for their resilience in the face of covid. let us cherish these moments, finally we are all here together. one of the biggest team gbs ever sent to the olympics — with hopes of bringing home up to 70 medals. we're live in tokyo, as two weeks of sporting action get underway. also tonight: confusion and delays over government plans to exempt

time of year, set to arrive through this evening, matching its way promptly across wales, into the midlandshe north of england by the end of the night. the showers will ease in scotland, here under clear skies we might see temperatures down into single figures but it will be a relatively mild start. that is pretty academic really because it will be a miserable one for many others with cloud and rain. that moves into southern scotland, blustery winds and gales across exposed coasts, and we will see those driving in plenty of showers across the south—west. not so windy in scotland but across england and wales it will be a blustery story generally, and that means the showers will rattle through at quite a pace with temperatures more subdued for tomorrow afternoon at around 15 to 19 degrees. that means there is still the risk of showers interrupting play for wimbledon on tuesday and wednesday, but high pressure is set to build notjust across swi9 but for many of us thursday into friday. it looks as if we say goodbye to that low, we see high pressure building into the south—west, quietening thin

, north wales and the midlands and further north is where we see the drier, brighter weather, but nots well. top temperatures across northern ireland and the north of england 25 celsius, but as you can see here cooler across parts. through tonight, we see further under a heavy downpours with some hail in the mix as well and it will be another mild, muggy night. quite windy where we see those showers as well, lows of 14 or 15 celsius. first thing tomorrow morning, i think we will see further heavy spells of rain at times, it is all happening because of what we are seeing here, an area of low pressure with weather front swelling around. that remains nearby through tomorrow as well. the emphasis of the showers does want to just shift further east as well, so i think parts of south—west wales, mid wales seeing something drier and brighter when compared to today. some sunny spells across northern ireland and north of england had much of scotland as well. cool and cloudy across eastern coastal parts again. look at the temperatures here tomorrow. we are starting to cool off. windy with the l

the heaviest in southern england and parts of the midlands.t is not going to be called across the board. into tomorrow, low pressure still firmly in charge. a few more isobars in the charts. not much wind in the centre of this low. any of those torrential downpours will be slow—moving. so again in scotland there is the risk of some flash flooding. for england, wales and northern ireland there will be some heavy showers. some sunshine in between. some of that will be thundery. a windier day than it has been. this is the average wind speed. the gusts around the showers will be 30 to 40 mph. temperatures disappointing that the state in july. as we move from wednesday to thursday, the low pressure pushes towards the north sea. more isobars. the wind will strengthen from the north—west as we go through the latter part of the day. you can see what is happening on thursday. we still have some rain in scotland, northern england and northern ireland. forthe northern england and northern ireland. for the rest of england and wales, a drier day. more rain

wales, the south west midlands, across into southern england.nd in the sunshine, temperatures widely into the high teens and low 205 and it is going to feel warm in thatjuly sunshine. overnight tonight, again, cloud will tend to redevelop, particularly across parts of eastern england, parts of eastern scotland, temperatures for most of us around 12 to 1a degrees, so it is tending to be a little bit milder than it was last night. and tomorrow morning, well, although it starts off cloudy in a number of places, that cloud will thin and break up with spells of sunshine coming through. there will be showers in the afternoon and they will be a bit more widespread, a few more thunderstorms around friday afternoon. they will tend to move over into eastern areas of england as we head into the afternoon. so that is where your highest chance of a downpour is. as far as the weekend is concerned, we have got spells of rain coming our way, widespread heavy showers, most of us will see downpours at some point. on saturday, you can see that rain pushing its way

this will tend to turn heavier into the afternoon, but it's part of wales, the midlands, southern englands. hitand miss. some places will stay dry. we could see quite a bit of dry weather for scotland and northern ireland, albeit rather cloudy. the winds are going to be lighter today than what they were yesterday, particularly across england and wales. it's not going to feel particularly warm for the time of year, particularly across the north of the country, 15 to 19 degrees here, but we could make 21 or 22 across the south—east. the winds will be lighter and, given the sunshine is pretty strong this time of year, it shouldn't feel too bad. as we head through this evening and overnight, most of the showers die away, but a few will linger here and there. most places will be dry, variable cloud and clear spells. temperatures in double figures for england and wales, but some chillier spots across scotland and northern ireland. so into sunday, we've got this very weak weather front spreading south across the country. that's going to introduce the cooler air. maybe a bit more cloud for englan

one or two perhaps cropping up in east anglia and the east midlands as well, so the best of the sunshines where we will see the highest temperatures, perhaps peeking through the afternoon, 25 or 26 degrees, that is near to the high 705. as we move out of sunday, for the rest of the week ahead, it does look likely that the temperatures will start to ease somewhat, so gradually turning a little bit cooler. heavy showers around to begin with but hopefully some sunny spells by the end of the week. this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughanjones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. day two of the olympics in tokyo, with surfing and skateboarding making their debut at the games. on the first day of the games, the host nation, japan, picked up its first medals — winning gold and silver in judo. wildfires in northern california force thousands of residents into evacuation centres while a covid outbreak in oregon puts firefighters into quarantine. thousands of hungarians join the annual pride march and protest against a new anti—lgbto law. and the uk army safely detonate

but ahead of that, with hopefully more sunshine for the midlands, east anglia and the south east, temperatures bit higher. still got some heavy showers as we head into the evening across scotland in particular, and this rain just marches its way eastwards towards wembley later on in the evening. indeed, there's more rain to come as we head into the start of next week because low pressure is still in charge. that's sitting right over the uk. so, we're looking at more rain more widely, i think, on monday. that rain could be heavy, it could be thundery and it could lead to some localised flooding. downpours developing more widely in scotland and northern england. we've got some rain further south. it looks at this stage like northern ireland may see some of the driest weather, and temperatures will be up around 20—21 celsius. now, that low pressure bringing the downpours slowly, slowly pushes away towards continental europe. and it starts to dry out a little bit more, especially across the western side of the uk on tuesday. this is where all the heavy downpours are. mostly the other side of the c