as the season empty made it clear he needed money to keep newcastle buoyant.position as before. i came here because i could see potential andi here because i could see potential and i want to see team competing to be between seventh and tenth. at the moment it seems if you analyse the tra nsfer moment it seems if you analyse the transfer fee, the wages moment it seems if you analyse the transferfee, the wages bill, everything, we are too far away. we would like to stay close like eve ryo ne would like to stay close like everyone here. what he said diplomatically was being screened more forcefully from newcastle's fans. mike ashley says he wants to sell the club but rumours of ta keovers sell the club but rumours of takeovers haven't become anything material. the anger could be muffled by bonito is's achievements on the pitch, until now. he has been asking for what he believes is necessary for what he believes is necessary for the club to progress. that would be investment on the pitch. players and so on. but also investment off the pitch. we are playing catch

newcastle's figure of stability in three years of ups, downs, rebellions and rows.nger towards owner mike ashley in the boardroom contrasted with the love towards the dugout but the relationship between the two could not hold. today the club said it was with this appointment we announce manager rafael benitez will leave newcastle united upon the expiry of his contract. we have worked hard to extend his contract over a significant period of time but it has not been and will not be possible to reach an agreement with him and his representatives. it had been a coup back in march 2016 when newcastle, headed for relegation, signed up and his, a champions league winning manager. he couldn't keep them up but brought back optimism, a ray of light that spread over the next season in the championship. they went up as championship. they went up as champions and although there was little money to spend he led them to tenth and then 13th in the premier league. he could only defy the time so league. he could only defy the time so long and as the season ebbed he made it clear he n

the former liverpool, chelsea and real madrid manager has become a fans favourite in newcastle afterpast two seasons. the club said it had been hoping to extend his contract but said "it has not been — and will not be — possible to reach an agreement with rafa and his representatives. " david ornstein is here, what is going on? this is the news many newcastle supporters had dreaded because despite the long—standing trend is towards mike ashley the owner rafa benitez have become something of a hero in his three yea rs something of a hero in his three years at st james' park for the peas leading name in football management and took over at newcastle in march 2016 and despite their relegation from the premier league that season he led them straight back up at the first time of asking and they've been ever since. but a lack of clarity around transfers and ownership has seen him grow increasingly frustrated and an agreement over a new contract could not be reached. we understand he has been made a lucrative offer from a clu b been made a lucrative offer from a club in the chinese super le

newcastle said it has begun the search for a new manager. final against norway on thursday after yesterday's controversial victory over cameroon. the 3—0 win was marred by the behaviour of some of cameroon's players, who twice stopped playing to complain about var. england boss phil neville said he was "ashamed" by the opposition's behaviour. the confederation of african football said the match reflected badly on african football. katie gornall sent this report. here's parris. they were elbowed. .. spat on... and stamped on. even the referee had to watch her back. england's players had never seen a game like it. the scoreline said 3—0, but the headlines said something entirely different, as england's manager branded cameroon's behaviour shameful. today, things had calmed down as cameroon's players left their team hotel for the last time. their mood was more reflective. in football, a lot of things can be unfair, a lot of things don't go your way. the morale of keeping our character, knowing who we are, and for this, i think again we have to

newcastle legend alan shearer praised benitez.set up a women's world cup quarter—final against germany. stina blackstenius broke the deadlocked game with the first shot on target, ten minutes into the second half at the parc des princes in paris. canada had a chance to equalise, but janine beckie couldn't find a way to score. sweden will face germany on saturday. megan rapinoe scored two penalties to help the usa see off spain 2—1. the defending champions will face hosts france in the quarter—finals on friday. england face australia in a vital match in the cricket world cup this morning. it will be the first time former captain steve smith and david warner play england since been banned from cricket for ball—tampering. but, after receiving a hostile reception throughout the world cup so far, england captain eoin morgan says he can't prevent england fans booing the pair. you don't know how sports fans are going to react. i think they're entitled to have their own view. just because punishment was handed out, and the two guys served

newcastle fans have been protesting about how the owner mike ashley runs the club. he's also received an offer of $15 million a year to manage chinese super league club dalian yifang. italy will host the olympics and paralympics in 2026, with milan and cortina d'ampezzo sharing the hosting duties. international olympic committee members voted for the long—favoured italian bid over a swedish one. skating sports and ice hockey will be held in milan, while most alpine skiing events will take place in the resort of cortina. we strongly believe in the candidature but until it is not written in the paper it is not written in the paper it is not written so when they said milano cortina i had an explosion. we have a strong programme. we are really spending few money and we already have everything set up. it would probably be my last olympic but i will manage to be here. that is it from us. the latest news on our website. from me and the rest of the team, goodbye. hello. the heat and the humidity have been rising over recent days and that is bringing us feel for some heavy s

tell us why you decided to ta ke newcastle. to launch a brand—new park run that is really about reigniting and reinvigorating the green spaces. thank you very much indeed. we've had a wonderful morning enjoying the weather in leazes park in newcastle. you really do get a sense of well—being. it sounds trite, i suppose, you could say, but it really is lovely to sit here and admire the scenery, relax, ta ke here and admire the scenery, relax, take a deep breath, do some live television. what could be more relaxing? it is lovely there. i love sitting in the park sometimes, watching the world go by. use it, i swim. with a sandwich. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the headlines... boris johnson's leadership campaign has been given a boost as the health secretary matt hancock announces his support for him today. flood victims in lincolnshire are being urged to avoid using washing machines, toilets and showers — while hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes i think there are weather warnings, carol? yes, a ye

to discuss this more we are joined from newcastle by steph eduesi, ceo healthwatch newcastle an organisationuggestions on how to improve what is available. what is happening in newcastle and what does it fit with what we were hearing from allison's report? none of that was particularly surprising. but we are hearing from people completely because what the report says, people are finding it harder to get the ca re are finding it harder to get the care that they need and when they do get care, it tends to not be at the level that they need. and we hear that they're finding it increasingly difficult to fund the care, so the will is there to do it, but the money is not. the bbc helps fund local areas around the country, including council meetings which can be very dull for people who are reading in the papers but is hugely important whether decisions are made andi important whether decisions are made and i thinking of what meeting in east sussex where they are taking 90 to half—million pounds out of their budget for adult social care alone and they have managed it, but they say openly, the overa

she told us about what has been happening with social care in newcastle.best to protect the services but actually it has no choice number to make those cuts. and you do see a knock—on impact on the nhs, it is finding it harder. the patients that are going and sometimes need just as much social support as they do help support, but also the voluntary sector is being turned to a lot as well. we know that funding within the voluntary sector is in need of funding as well. we have almost a perfect storm where the nhs is struggling to cope and social care and the voluntary sector don't have the money and resources they need. what do you need to hear from government now? you are talking about local authorities that do the funding on the ground, but what help can government provide apart from money? i think the funding we have had has been very short—term, so it is difficult to make any long—term plans. we have been promised a green paperfor a plans. we have been promised a green paper for a number of years plans. we have been promised a green paperfor a number of

temperatures alright for the time of year again with highs of around 18 in newcastle, 22 in london butross the far north of scotland, it'll be a little bit disappointing for the time of year. we are looking deeper into the week ahead, it's a largely dry week, actually. sunny spells and temperatures generally into the high teens and low 20s for scotland and northern ireland and into the low—to—mid 20s for england and wales. that's your weather. this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump has arrived in the south korean capital, seoul for talks with president moonjae—in. there is no clear indication whether the leader will take up his last minute of of a meeting. a short time ago mrtrump met minute of of a meeting. a short time ago mr trump met the south korean president. four weeks after the brutal crackdown in sudan — hundreds of activists have returned to the streets of the capital — demanding civilian rule. there are calls for a much bigger demonstration on sunday. about 130 people have been killed since the crackdown started, according to doctors close to the protest movement.

the news that rafa benitez is leaving newcastle shares the coverage on the back pages.k at the club in the league over the last few seasons. it has been a long time coming, really, nota few seasons. it has been a long time coming, really, not a shock to many people. sweden have beaten canada 1—0 to set up a women‘s world cup quarter—final against germany. stina blackstenius broke the deadlocked game... ..with the first shot on target, ten minutes into the second half at the parc des princes in paris. canada had a chance to equalise, but janine beckie couldn‘t find a way to score. that‘s all the sport for now. more from the bbc sport centre at 11.15. sally, thank you very much. russia is to have voting rights restored by the council of europe — the pan—european human rights body. the country was suspended by the group in 2014 following the annexation of crimea. the council‘s decision has upset ukraine which says it has surrendered to russian demands. it also ease‘s the groups financial difficulties — russia has withheld its membership fees for the last two years. the sup

rafa benitez is leaving newcastle united. the support of conservative party members who will decide next month which of them will become prime minister. only this morning, mr hunt tweeted, "if you want to lead this country, you have to show up and answer questions". the mounting pressure on mrjohnson comes as sky news announced it was cancelling a planned televised debate for tomorrow because he‘d declined to take part. let‘s talk more on this now. joining me in the studio is deputy political editor of the spectator, katy balls and conservative writer, tim mongomerie. thank you for coming in. tim, iwant to talk about language first of all, jeremy hunt told the borisjohnson to man up, is that appropriate? i think it is appropriate language when you are clashing between one party against another in a general election but with my background, i ran conservative home, grassroots conservative website, and i wonder how this will play with tory activists, i don't think they were light blue on blue language. man up was one expression

rafael benitez will leave newcastle united when his contract expires on 30 june.ldn't save them from relegation, he guided them to the championship title and two successive premier league mid—table finishes. not surprisingly, the news hasn't been well received by the newcastle faithful, who have been protesting today over mike ashley's continued ownership of the club. benitez, meanwhile, has received a £12 million a year offer to take over as manager at chinese super league club dalian yifang. i know what happens next is relegation. there is no money being spent. 5% increase on season tickets. the most expensive shirt in the leg. what have we got for it? when i heard today, i said i do not believe this and i did cry a bit which for a grand woman... i do not see a future. we will plummet through that decision. i have been coming through the 70s and that is the end for me and for my son who loves going and it is heartbreaking. bangladesh have kept alive their hopes of reaching the semi—finals of the cricket world cup with a 62—run win over bottom—of—the—table afghan

and in newcastle, pennsylvania, a young mother named pauline elliot wrote to her husband, frank, a corporal in the army, "d-day has arrived. the first thought of all of us was a prayer." below us are the beaches where corporal elliot's batallion and so many other americans landed -- omaha and utah, proud names from america's heartland, part of the biggest gamble of the war, the greatest crusade; yes, the "longest day." during those first hours on bloody omaha nothing seemed to go right. landing craft were ripped apart by mines and shells. tanks sent to protect them had sunk, drowning their crews. enemy fire raked the invaders as the stepped into chesthigh water and waded past the floating bodies of their comrades. and as the stunned survivors of the first wave huddled behind a seawall, it seemed the invasion might fail. hitler and his followers had bet on it. they were sure the allied soldiers were soft, weakened by liberty and leisure, by the mingling of races and religion. they were sure their totalitarian youth had more discipline and zeal. but then, something happened. although many of

newcastle united say manager rafael benitez will leave the club when his contract expires on sunday.harge for just over three years — he took them up into the premier league in 2017 and kept them there for the last two seasons. the club finished 13th last term. newcastle said they'd been working hard to extend his contract but it hadn't been possible to reach an agreement. benitez has received an offer from chinese super league club dalian yifang and that seems where he's likely to go. the fall—out from england's win over cameroon continues. the lionesses won 3—0 to reach the quarterfinals of the women's world cup — but manager phil neville was fuming afterwards, about the behaviour of the opposition. let's get the other perspective now, from bbc africa's sports reporter isaac fanin. isaac, you've spoken to your sources in cameroon — what's the reaction been there? i think it's been very mixed, actually. some people have sympathised with the players. one of the main newspapers said the indomitable lions still made us dream. inevitably there has been some negative response to them. so

let's look at newcastle first thing in the morning on thursday. 5 degrees.unny day on thursday throughout the uk. sunny skies pretty much from the north to the south. temperatures in some areas will be hitting around 25 or 26 degrees. for most of us it is the low 20s. friday, high—pressure across a washed chunk of the continent, that means and sunny skies and the wind will be blowing mostly out of the south. we are thinking that the highest amateurs on friday will be across western parts of the uk. anywhere from the west country, wales, into western scotland. more sunshine here and temperatures will probably hit around the high 20s here and then on saturday we could get 32 degrees further towards the east and south. you're watching beyond 100 days. centre stage in miami, 20 presidential hopefuls going head to head in the first clash of the 2020 election campaign. and the hottest topic of all, immigration. what to do about the thousands of migrant families risking it all for a life in the united states. there has been a public outcry sparked by the photo of a

newcastle united boss is the subject ofa newcastle united boss is the subject of a £12 million offerfromper league club. waiting on the weather of day two at queen‘s club where britton‘s dan evans prepares to face his opponent. i will be back with more of those stories that have passed. the former head of football‘s european governing body, michel platini, is being questioned by french police over the awarding of the 2022 world cup to qatar. the decision to name qatar as host in 2010 has been dogged by allegations of corruption. our sports correspondent jane dougall is in paris. just tell us what is happening at the moment. it has been reported that michel platini was brought her to this building behind me, the ministry of the interior, and within that building of the anti—corruption body, it is believe they are questioning michel platini following the decision to award qatar with the 2022 world cup. his lawyer has left the building but as yet, we have not seen any sign of michel platini himself. a spokesperson has issued a statement, in french so i will paraphrase it. they have said it

those temperatures really disappointing. 1a in newcastle, maybe 17 in cardiff.he weather will start to come down during saturday night. that area of low pressure finally spins away to the north—east, taking much of the rain with it. clear spells, it's going to be a bit chilly in one or two places, and as the winds fall lighter, i would not be surprised to see the odd mist and fog patch here and there sunday morning. sunday's weather still dominated by dutch low pressure, but it's moving away. not as many lines on the chart, not as many isobars. a of sunshine and showers. the show is most plentiful across northern ireland and scotland. fringes of western england and northern wales. eastern england should not see too many showers, it was a largely dry with some sunshine, and those winds will be noticeably lighter especially in southern areas. it will feel a bit warmer, 15 in belfast, 19 in london. but the week ahead looks very unsettled. outbreaks of rain at times. it will often be quite windy, and for a while at least it 00:01:09,848 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 will

but temperatures may be up to 16 degrees there in glasgow, just ten in aberdeen, ten in newcastle asere it will stay grey and damp through the day. northern ireland getting away with some drier weather and some sunny spells. further south across wales, the midlands, east anglia, down towards the south of england, some spells of sunshine, yes, but generally more in the way of cloud and some showery rain. there could even be the odd thunderstorm here and there. as we go through this evening and tonight, we will keep some showers towards the south, also some heavy rain moving across northern scotland. then the rain across england and wales will pep up again by the end of the night. a few clear spells here and there. a cool night in the north of the uk, a mild one further south. low pressure still with us as we close out the working week. you can see bands of wet weather spiralling around below. we will see outbreaks of rain tomorrow morning across wales, the east midlands, extending to northern england. a mixture of southern spells and one or two heavy showers further south, also dry we

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those temperatures really disappointing. 1a in newcastle, maybe 17 in cardiff. saturday night. that area of low pressure finally spins away to the north—east, taking much of the rain with it. clear spells, it's going to be a bit chilly in one or two places, and as the winds fall lighter, i would not be surprised to see the odd mist and fog patch here and there sunday morning. sunday's weather still dominated by dutch low pressure, but it's moving away. not as many lines on the chart, not as many isobars. a of sunshine and showers. the show is most plentiful across northern ireland and scotland. fringes of western england and northern wales. eastern england should not see too many showers, it was a largely dry with some sunshine, and those winds will be noticeably lighter especially in southern areas. it will feel a bit warmer, 15 in belfast, 19 in london. but the week ahead looks very unsettled. outbreaks of rain at times. it will often be quite windy, and for a while at least it will feel very cool indeed. this is bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: the

michael buchanan, bbc news, at newcastle crown court. the latest news for you at 2am, but time now for sport today. hello, this is spot today. light from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme, the usa qualifier for the last 16, chile below the challenge doe5 for the last 16, chile below the challenge does make chance against high—level. they failed to progress. david bonner‘s century guides australia back to the top of the table with a 48 run win over bangladesh at the cricket world cup. and as expected, the nba draft has been selected,. welcome to the programme was not was up welcome to the programme was not was up at the footballing news, we're down to the last 16 of the women's world cup in france. that officer made drama, selling the remainder of the third piece doe5 made drama, selling the remainder of the third piece does make these fini5he5 the third piece does make these finishes on thursday. nedlands and canada and usa and sweden have gone through. it didn't take away from entertainment. united states had been dancin

and in newcastle, pennsylvania, a young mother named pauline elliot wrote to her husband, frank, a corporale army, d-day has arrived. the first thought of all of us was a prayer. below us are the beaches where corporal elliot's battalion and so many other americans landed, omaha and utah, proud names from america's heartland, part of the biggest gamble of the war, the greatest crusade, yes, the longest day. during those first hours on bloody omaha, nothing seemed to go right. landing craft were ripped apart by mines and shells. tanks sent to protect them had sunk, drowning their crews. enemy fire raked the invaders as they stepped into chest-high water and waded past the floating bodies of their comrades. and as the stunned survivors of the first wave huddled behind a seawall, it seemed the invasion might fail. hitler and his followers had bet on it. they were sure the allied soldiers were soft, weakened by liberty and leisure, by the mingling of races and religion. they were sure their totalitarian youth had more discipline and zeal. but then something happened. although many of the americ

early hours of the money, the temperatures in cardiff will be no more than 17 degrees. 10 degrees in newcastle0 today, also a chance of showers from belfast to glasgow and right across scotland well the heat will be across much of the area, temperatures will exceed 30 degrees in yorkshire and 30 degrees for the south and up to 34 in the southeast. we are in for a really hot saturday night because many parts of england but in more northern parts of the country, we can see a lot more cloud and chances in the northwest of england, through the lowlands and then into scotland. if you hate the heat, sunday is going to be a lot fresher, a core front is going to be sweeping across the uk and the wind will be blowing out of the atlantic, pushing it into eastern parts he could see the red colours there across parts of germany and poland will will be in the high 30s, here, a dramatic drop in the temperature. a refreshing atla ntic in the temperature. a refreshing atlantic breeze for many of us on sunday with some showers across scotland, the northwest of england and in the south it is going to be dry, te

western scotla nd some thicker cloud into western scotland but otherwise a dry one, temperatures 17 in newcastlend for the second half of the weekend, high pressure is still there but low pressure will move in from the atlantic bringing heavy rain. for northern ireland the best weather will be in the morning, it turned cloudy later, some rain getting into western areas of wales and england, turning warmer, 21 degrees in edinburgh, highs of 2a or so degrees in edinburgh, highs of 2a or so in london and the risk of heavy downpours late sunday and into monday. we could see some localised surface water flooding. hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at two: exit the saj — sajid javid is eliminated from the tory leadership race. michael gove overtakes jeremy hunt for second place. borisjohnson again tops the poll with a big lead. the following candidates are eligible to continue to the next ballot which will take place at 3:30pm in committee room 1a. michael gove, jeremy hunt and borisjohnson. borisjohnson tweeted moments after the announcement that he was delighted to have th

some breaking news from newcastle from north tyneside magistrates' court., has pleaded guilty to common assault and criminal damage after throwing a milkshake over the brexit party leader nigel farage during eight newcastle city centre walkabout. you may remember the moment when the milkshake was thrown during the electioneering last month. paul crowther, aged 32, has pleaded guilty. common assault, criminal damage. now to the more central issue of politics. former conservative leadership hopeful andrea leadsom has confirmed she's backing the frontrunner, boris johnson, for the leadership of the conservative party. mrs leadsom failed to make it through the first round of voting for the job. the second round will take place later today, with six candidates competing. whoever finishes last — or fails to secure at least 33 votes — will be eliminated. the successful contenders will go on to appear on a debate on bbc tv this evening. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith joins us now from westminster. is it isita is it a form of hunger games, norman? maybe

league the wall in the last 2nd against against everton the ball in the last few minutes against newcastle goals that kept liverpool at that level he comes to that to the champions the. when he has to play it plays either leave or you scored important goals against barcelona you scored an important goal yesterday and this is only possible when you have a really really really strong group in many clubs in many clubs what happened is that there are some players. with some privilege some privileged position in the clubs sometimes not even the club sometimes it's with the manager and sometimes managers they they they lose a little bit this sense of what our job is you know you cannot have favorites. i have only 2 but if i have 10 and in football teams i have 2022. you can off of some more than others because you can have more empathy with some that's that's a different situation but you have to love everybody the same you have to demand everybody the same and liverpool i think is a great example of the close the flipside of the club the mentality of the club with regards to spirits do you thin

rafael benitez will leave newcastle united when his contract expires on 30 june. and although he couldn't save them from relegation, he guided them to the championship title and two successive premier league mid table finishes. not surprisingly the news hasn't been well received by the newcastle faithful who have been protesting today over mike ashley's continued ownership of the club. benitez meanwhile has received a £12 million a year offer to take over as manager at chinese super league club dalian yifang. i know what happens next. it's relegation. now they are getting rid of the need is, it is relegation. there is no money being spent apart from by the fans, a 5% increase on season from by the fans, a 5% increase on season tickets again, the most expensive shirt in the league and what have we got for it? when i heard today, i thought i don't believe this and i actually cried a bit which, for a grown woman, is not very... but ijust don't know, i just don't. i can't see a future. we will start plummeting through the divisions, i think. will start plummeting thro

those temperatures really disappointing. 14 in newcastle, maybe 17 in cardiff.wn during saturday night. that area of low pressure finally spins away to the north—east, taking much of the rain with it. clear spells, it's going to be a bit chilly in one or two places, and as the winds fall lighter, i would not be surprised to see the odd mist and fog patch here and there sunday morning. sunday's weather still dominated by dutch low pressure, but it's moving away. not as many lines on the chart, not as many isobars. a day of sunshine and showers. the showers most plentiful across northern ireland and scotland. fringes of western england and northern wales. eastern england should not see too many showers, it was a largely dry with some sunshine, and those winds will be noticeably lighter especially in southern areas. it will feel a bit warmer, 15 in belfast, 19 in london. but the week ahead looks very unsettled. outbreaks of rain at times. it will often be quite windy, and for a while at least it will feel very cool indeed. good morning welcome to breakfast with tin

we could see gusts of 40—50 mph, pretty unusual for this time of year. 1a degrees for newcastle, 16 degreessettled on sunday, some showers around. perhaps some drier weather towards the south, lighter winds at this stage. if you are outdoors it's worth staying in touch with the forecast on the bbc weather website. that's all from the bbc news at one. in a moment on bbc one, we willjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are, but first we'll leave you with some of the most moving images from the d—day 75 commemorations. piper plays you can't describe it. lowering the mmp you can't describe it. lowering the ramp onto bodies of gis, you didn't know whether they were alive or dead. last post. they are the heroes. i'm no hero. i was lucky. i'm here. all the heroes are dead. i never forget them, as long as i live. last post whole let's stay with th whole e events in normandy, commemorating the 75th anniversary of d day. by the end of 6thjune 19114, almost 11,500 allied troops had been killed and thousands more had been wounded or were missing. d—day marked the start of the liberation of nazi—occupied

temperatures alright for the time of year again with highs of around 18 in newcastle, 22 in london butinto the week ahead, it's a largely dry week, actually. sunny spells and temperatures generally into the high teens and low 20s for scotland and northern ireland and into the low—to—mid 20s for england and wales. that's your weather. this is bbc news, the headlines: president trump and the south korean president moonjae—in are set to travel to the demilitarized zone for a possible meeting with north korea's kimjong un. mr trump said he was proud to be pushing for peace on the korean peninsula — and both north and south were now safer than when he took office 2.5 years ago. four weeks after the brutal crackdown in sudan, hundreds of activists have returned to the streets of the capital, demanding civilian rule. there are calls for a much bigger demonstration on sunday. about 130 people have been killed since the crackdown started, according to doctors close to the protest movement. thousands of people have marched through the georgian capital, tbilisi, for the tenth day running in the l

temperatures alright for the time of year again with highs of around 18 in newcastle, 22 in london butdry week, actually. sunny spells and temperatures generally into the high teens, and low 20s for scotland and northern ireland and into the low—to—mid 20s for england and wales. that's your weather. this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump has arrived in the south korean capital, seoul for talks with president moonjae—in. he's invited the north korean leader, kim jong—un, to "shake hands and say hello" at the demilitarised zone. north korea has described it as a "very interesting suggestion". four weeks after the brutal crackdown in sudan — hundreds of activists have returned to the streets of the capital — demanding civilian rule. there are calls for a much bigger demonstration on sunday. about 130 people have been killed since the crackdown started, according to doctors close to the protest movement. thousands of people have marched through the georgian capital, tbilisi, for the 10th day running in the latest wave of anti—russian protests. they demanded the resignation of the

those temperatures really disappointing. 1a in newcastle, maybe 17 in cardiff.saturday night. that area of low pressure finally spins away to the north—east, taking much of the rain with it. clear spells, it's going to be a bit chilly in one or two places, and as the winds fall lighter, i would not be surprised to see the odd mist and fog patch here and there sunday morning. sunday's weather still dominated by dutch low pressure, but it's moving away. not as many lines on the chart, not as many isobars. a day of sunshine and showers. the showers most plentiful across northern ireland and scotland. fringes of western england and northern wales. eastern england should not see too many showers, it was a largely dry with some sunshine, and those winds will be noticeably lighter especially in southern areas. it will feel a bit warmer, 15 in belfast, 19 in london. but the week ahead looks very unsettled. outbreaks of rain at times. it will often be quite windy, and for a while at least it will feel very cool indeed. this is bbc news, the headlines: president trump say

temperatures alright for the time of year again with highs of around 18 in newcastle, 22 in london butnting for the time of year. we are looking deeper into the week ahead, it's a largely dry week, actually. sunny spells and temperatures generally into the high teens and low 20s for scotland and northern ireland and into the low—to—mid 20s for england and wales. that's your weather. welcome to bbc news — i'm reged ahmad — our top stories. after the us—south korea summit — a possible meeting with north korean leader kim jong—un, president trump says he's proud to be pushing for peace. i'm mariko 0i live at the border between the two koreas, where a sudden rush of twitter diplomacy has made this historic meeting a real possibility. in other news: nearly a month after sudan's brutal crackdown, hundreds return to the streets of the capital, demanding civilian rule. thousands march through georgia's capital, tbilisi, in a 10th day of anti—russian demonstrations. huge crowds take to the streets of new york to celebrate the city's annual pride events — following the 50th anniversary

two years on, why do 328 high—rise buildings, homes to thousands of people from newham to newcastle,ed building owners in the private sector to do the action that we believed was necessary, but we see they haven't been acting quickly enough, and that is why we will fully fund the replacement of cladding on high—rise residential buildings and interim measures are in place where necessary on all 163 high—rise a private residential buildings with unsafe acm cladding. the government has urged up to half a million owners of tumbledryers to send them back amid concerns they're a fire risk. some of the whirlpool dryers have already been modified. a conservative had a personal reason for championing safety in the home. i don't talk about this a lot in public but i lost my father in an electrical accident when i was ten, and there isn't a father's day for a0 years when i haven't wished he were still here. consumer safety must come first. can i thank the minister for the action she has taken today? we do have some of the strongest consumer safety standards in the world, but sometimes the enfor

those temperatures really disappointing. 14 in newcastle, maybe 17 in cardiff.hat area of low pressure finally spins away to the north—east, taking much of the rain with it. clear spells, it's going to be a bit chilly in one or two places, and as the winds fall lighter, i would not be surprised to see the odd mist and fog patch here and there sunday morning. sunday's weather still dominated by dutch low pressure, but it's moving away. not as many lines on the chart, not as many isobars. a of sunshine and showers. the show is most plentiful across northern ireland and scotland. fringes of western england and northern wales. eastern england should not see too many showers, it was a largely dry with some sunshine, and those winds will be noticeably lighter especially in southern areas. it will feel a bit warmer, 15 in belfast, 19 in london. but the week ahead looks very unsettled. outbreaks of rain at times. it will often be quite windy, and for a while at least it will feel very cool indeed. welcome to bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: the threat of tari

newcastle boss rafael benitez has been offered £12 million a year to take over as manager at chinesedalian yifang. benitez is out of contract at the end ofjune and is yet to sign a new deal. the bbc understands it is becoming increasingly likely benitez will leave st james' park. charlton athletic boss lee bowyer has agreed a one—year contract extension with the club a day after the addicks said they were unable to agree terms. bowyer led them to the championship this season with victory in the league one play—off final. rain has delayed the start of play at queens. dan evans should have been. with the british number one facing his opponent later on. as you can see, not too many umbrellas but the covers are on, it is raining. that is all the sport for you. we will have an update on the tennis and everything else in the next hour. i have heard you loud and clear and have reflected deeply on all that has transpired. the concerns over the past few months have been caused by deficiencies in their work of other government over the amendment exercise. i personally have to shoulder much of

temperatures ranging from 17 in newcastle to 21 towards south—east england.ill tend to be confined to northwest areas as the shower risk recedes, we will see fresher air moving in and for thursday a day of sunshine and showers, showers with us from the word go in western scotland, getting going in northern ireland throughout the morning and then into the afternoon in england and wales, some could be heavy but there will be gaps in between so some sunshine, a fresher feel especially across england, temperatures reaching a high of 19 degrees. now, for this very soggyjune, this has been something we haven't seen before— an area of high pressure on friday and saturday and that means the weather will become more settled and right for most of us. on friday there will still be a few showers across north—west scotland, especially for the highlands and the western isles,, but away from that north—west corner it is a largely dry picture with some decent spells of sunshine, temperatures from 16 to 21 degrees and we keep that fine weather into the weekend, temperatures c

some temperatures could get up to 22 celsius, maybe 20 in yorkshire at 18 in newcastle. tuesday night into wednesday we could have some downpours, some thundery downpours across the eastern half of england as we go into wednesday. more of an easterly track at this stage. this could change a little bit. just look how very warm it is across europe. this is where we have got the heatwave. but it will remain pretty changeable. after that brief rise in temperatures, it looks like it will cool off again towards the end of the day. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines: another huge protest in hong kong as tens of thousands march, despite a government climb—down on its extradition bill to mainland china. this is the scene live as protest leaders demand that the proposed law is permanently scrapped. backing for borisjohnson by the senior brexiteer, esther mcvey, who was knocked out of the conservative leadership race. the jailed british iranian woman nazanin zaghari—radcliffe begins a new hunger strike, as tehran formally protests about british claims that iran was behind att

temperatures alright for the time of year with 18 in newcastle, 22 in london but again, across the farime of year. we are looking deeper into the week ahead, it's a largely dry week actually with sunny spells and temperatures generally into the high teens, low 20s for scotland and northern ireland and into the low—to—mid 20s for england and wales. that's your weather. welcome to bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: president trump prepares to visit the demilitarized zone between north and south korea — but will kim jong—un be there? a rush of sudden twitter diplomacy has made this historic summit a real possibility. in other news: nearly a month after sudan's brutal crackdown, hundreds return to the streets of the capital, demanding civilian rule. thousands march through georgia's capital, tbilisi — in a tenth day of anti—russian demonstrations. and north macedonia's first ever gay pride march — as the lgbtq movement marks its 50th anniversary.