nicholas witchell, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello.be severe, bringing hail, gusty winds and a lot of rainfall in a short space of time, leading to flash flooding. butjust down the road, you might miss the storms and it�*ll end up being fairly dry and bright. low pressure is close by to the uk. you can see it on the satellite picture here. this vortex and this low pressure will help to spawn some of these storms over the next day or two. now, there�*s already a lot of cloud across the uk. skies have been quite hazy in places and we�*ve had some showers as well, drifting from south, moving northwards. quite a muggy air mass. so that means that tonight will be quite close for many of us. a generally dry night, but not completely. there will be some showers around. the temperatures early in the morning will be around about 15, 16 degrees in the warmest spots. but in the fresher areas there, newcastle, hull closer to ten degrees. so when will these storms start forming? well, from late morning onwards into the afternoon, i think the risk o

nicholas witchell, bbc news.the king's birthday honours. our lizo mzimba has more on this year's honourees. reporter: terry waite is free, after five years held _ hostage in beirut. terry waite has devoted much of his life to helping others being held against their will. he's received a knighthood. very difficult to express my feelings about it but i am honoured to be a part, to be recognised by my country. those traditions i deeply respect and value. in traditions i deeply respect and value. ., ., ., value. in the world of film and tv. value. in the world of film and tv, celia _ value. in the world of film and tv, celia emery _ value. in the world of film and tv, celia emery becomes- value. in the world of film and tv, celia emery becomes an l value. in the world of film and . tv, celia emery becomes an cbe. abena mccall says it is a great honour to be made an mbe. while line of duty star vicki mcclure also becomes an mbe for her acting and charity work. in the world of sport, ian wright has been made a cbe to h

nicholas witchell, bbc news.you can download the app or find it on our website. before we go let's leave you with this. this is andriy levishchenko, a ukrainian volunteer who helped shuttle people by boat to safety in the flooded kherson area. and then, clambered onto the roof of a flooded house to play his saxophone. surrounded by high water, he played the ukrainian national anthem as russian shells fell nearby. hello. it's fairly quiet on the weather front right now, but quite a wild day on the way for some of us on sunday with thunderstorms forecast. some of them could be severe, bringing hail, gusty winds and a lot of rainfall in a short space of time, leading to flash flooding. butjust down the road, you might miss the storms and it'll end up being fairly dry and bright. low pressure is close by to the uk. you can see it on the satellite picture here. this vortex and this low pressure will help to spawn some of these storms over the next day or two. now, there's already a lot of cloud across the uk. skies ha

nicholas witchell, bbc news.'s birthday honours. our lizo mzimba has more on this year's honourees. reporter: terry waite is free after five years held _ hostage in beirut. terry waite has devoted much of his life to helping others being held against their will. he's received a knighthood. very difficult to express my feelings about it but i am honoured to be a part — to be recognised by my country, whose traditions i deeply respect and value. in the world of film and tv, celia imrie becomes an cbe. davina mccall says it's a great honour to be made an mbe, while line of duty star vicky mcclure also becomes an mbe for her acting and charity work. in the world of sport, ian wright has been made a cbe for his contribution to football and to charity. campaigner suzanne richards, who's been made an mbe, usually lost three members of her family in the 2015 tunisian beach attacks. she set up a charity for people bereaved through homicide — and issue that's constantly relevant. the news from nottingham, it's heartbreakin

nicholas witchell, bbc news.g running dispute with the government over pay. the national education union says teachers will take action on wednesday, july 5 and friday, july 7. the uk government says the strikes will cause damage to learning and disruption to parents. iam i am helena iam helena humphrey i am helena humphrey in washington, dc. thanks for your company and do stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. we saw a lot more cloud around on saturday, and it signals a change in the type of weather. we did manage some sunshine, mind you, and temperatures, 27 celsius in the south—east of england, where it is much better weather for a fly—past this time. but things are really going to kick off on sunday, especially later on in the afternoon, through the evening, a lot of rain developing, could be some large damaging hail. torrential rain likely to bring some flooding, and a lot of thunder and lightning, as well. we start the day with some sunshine, but may well be some sharp showers from overnight in the sou

nicholas witchell, bbc news.we are hearing from cairo that the warrin: we are hearing from cairo that the warring factions _ we are hearing from cairo that the warring factions have _ we are hearing from cairo that the warring factions have agreed - we are hearing from cairo that the warring factions have agreed to i we are hearing from cairo that the warring factions have agreed to al warring factions have agreed to a new 72 hour cease—fire starting at 6am local time on sunday, according to mediators from saudi arabia and the united states in a joint statement. more on that, do stay with us on bbc news, thanks for watching. hello. it's fairly quiet on the weather front right now, but quite a wild day on the way for some of us on sunday with thunderstorms forecast. some of them could be severe, bringing hail, gusty winds and a lot of rainfall in a short space of time, leading to flash flooding. butjust down the road, you might miss the storms and it'll end up being fairly dry and bright. low pressure is close by

nicholas witchell, bbc news. rhun ap iorwerth has been elected as the new leader of plaid cymru.andidate for the vacancy and said he was "committed to earning lessons" after a "difficult period". hywel griffith reports> hywel griffith reports. stepping up to steady the ship. plaid cymru's new leader takes charge, knowing he needs to get to grips with problems which plague his party. in may, a review found it had failed to deal with allegations of bullying and sexism for years. years when rhun ap iorwerth was one of its deputy leaders. are you as culpable as anyone else in the party for those failures? what will you do differently? i think everybody in the party at a junction like this has to take a step back and say ok, what did we do wrong? what did we say or not say? what did we do or not do? that includes me, it includes everyone within the party, because if we don't deal with that, we find it difficult to move forward. the ultimate destination for plaid cymru remains welsh independence, but the demand for a referendum within a decade seems to have been dropped, to court the m

let�*s speak now to our royal correspondence nicholas witchell who is there. us more about what we are expecting to see today? so, very shortly we will see today? so, very shortly we will see king charles leaving buckingham palace with some of the royal princes and other principal members of the royalfamily princes and other principal members of the royal family and for the first time since 1986, we will see a british monarch actually riding to this parade, trooping the colour on down horse guards parade and making his way down the mall. it�*s been a long time since this has happened in just a reminder that this parade is called the kings birthday parades. for many years it was the queen�*s birthday parade and it�*s an event when the army pays its tribute to the british sovereign as they have been doing for more than 200 years. this parade which goes back to the early years of the 18th century. that is what we will be seeing. it is significant because it�*s the first birthday parade of king charles�*s rain. it�*s the first king�*s birthday parade since 1951. i

nicholas witchell, bbc news. before we go, let�*s leave you with this.e roof of a flooded house to play his saxophone. surrounded by high water, he played the ukrainian national anthem as russian shells fell nearby. that�*s it for me, thanks for watching. was saw a lot more clout around on saturday, signalling a change in the type of weather. we did manage some sunshine, temperature is 27 celsius in the southeast of england, where was much better weather for a fly past this time. but things will really kick off on sunday especially later on through the evening. a lot of rain developing, could be some large damaging hail, torrential rain, likely to bring some flooding, a lot of thunder and lightning as well. starting the day with sunshine but may well be some sharp showers overnight and as temperatures rise, so will the cloud, downpours across england and wales and into northern ireland. not so many showers in scotland, more in the way of sunshine here and temperatures around 22—24 c. again, it will be quite muggy. may well have thunderstorms across north

let's speak to our royal corresponded nicholas witchell who is life at buckingham palace for us now.mosphere like?— is the atmosphere like? yes, people have been allowed _ is the atmosphere like? yes, people have been allowed up _ is the atmosphere like? yes, people have been allowed up the _ is the atmosphere like? yes, people have been allowed up the mall- is the atmosphere like? yes, people have been allowed up the mall by i is the atmosphere like? yes, people| have been allowed up the mall by the police, large crowds, really quite hot, they have filled that the space in front of buckingham palace, and as you said, people are waiting now for the appearance on the balcony of the king and other members of the royal family. the king and other members of the royalfamily. in the the king and other members of the royal family. in the distance from green park, everybody can hear the gun salute being fired by the king's troop of the royal horse artillery who participated in the parade on horse guards parade. but now the cavalry have returned to their barracks at hyde park, the footguards

as nicholas witchell reports, the wreck�*s discovery by a greek diver ends a nearly 25—year—long searchonths. she set sail on boxing day 1941, supposedly on one last mission before heading for home. but hms triumph was never seen again. she was lost with all hands, a crew of more than 60. these are some of the last photographs of crew members, on shore leave in egypt. the highly decorated crew of submariners selected for a secret mission. theirfate has been a mystery for more than 80 years, until now. because the wreck of hms triumph has finally been found by greek divers. she lies more than 200 metres down in the aegean sea. extraordinary. extraordinary detail. this is amazingly intact. it's an escape hatch. robinjanvrin is a former naval officer himself. his uncle michael was 23. he was the submarine's second—in—command. i was extraordinarily moved to see the detail. it looks as if this is a true war grave, and within are 64 souls. one of which is my uncle. the closed hatches tell their own story. no one escaped from hms triumph. descendants of those who were lost finally have answers

nicholas witchell, bbc news.p icon back on stage. the singer has postponed her world tour after she become seriously ill over the weekend. her representatives say she suffered from a bacterial infection and spent several days in intensive care, but she's expected to make a full recovery. carol has the weather. good morning, it has gone cooler? that is right. good morning. what we are looking at is some rain pushing south—eastwards which will clear and it is pressure behind it in england and wales where it was humid yesterday. we are looking at sunny spells, some showers. we have showers coming in across the west courtesy of a week weather front, but heavy rain in the far south—east of england that will move towards the south—east and eventually clear. showers just behind it. the south—east and eventually clear. showersjust behind it. it the south—east and eventually clear. showers just behind it. it then brightens up. we will all have brighter conditions with sunshine and also showers. showers moving from west to

our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, is at buckingham palace this morning. parade ground at horse guards since 1950. _ parade ground at horse guards since 1950, the _ parade ground at horse guards since 1950, the last time george vi was well enough to attend. and the first time we _ well enough to attend. and the first time we will have seen a british monarch— time we will have seen a british monarch riding in the parade since 1986, _ monarch riding in the parade since 1986, which was the last year that the late _ 1986, which was the last year that the late queen elizabeth rode on horseback. we will also see for the first time _ horseback. we will also see for the first time the queen, queen camilla that is _ first time the queen, queen camilla that is, appearing as colonel of the many— that is, appearing as colonel of the many dear— that is, appearing as colonel of the many dear guards. they will both be in a carriage — many dear guards. they will both be in a carriage behind the king, who will be _ in a carriage behind the king, who will be wearing the uni