and scotland have more cloud, some of that filtering across the irish sea towards north wales and north—westand warm night in places, 14, 15 or 16 degrees. sunday, the further south you are, expect sunshine again, further north, generally more cloud in the mix, and some patchy rain across the north of scotland. temperatures a little bit lower across the northern half of the uk, further south, another very warm or hot day, one or two places in the london area could get up to 30 or even 31 degrees. into the start of next week, our area of high pressure will still be with us but tending to slide further west, that will allow something of a northerly wind, knocking the edge off the temperatures, turning less hot, the odd shower in the south on monday and some rain later in the week. this is bbc news our top stories: europe's flooding disaster — with the deathtoll at 120, rescue teams in germany, belgium and the netherlands search for hundreds of people still missing. president biden slams social media companies for not doing enough to tackle vaccine misinformation. they're killing people. i mean

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and scotland have more cloud, some of that filtering across the irish sea towards north wales and north—westect sunshine again, further north, generally more cloud in the mix, and some patchy rain across the north of scotland. temperatures a little bit lower across the northern half of the uk, further south, another very warm or hot day, one or two places in the london area could get up to 30 or even 31 degrees. into the start of next week, our area of high pressure will still be with us but tending to slide further west, that will allow something of a northerly wind, knocking the edge off the temperatures, turning less hot, the odd shower in the south on monday and some rain later in the week. this is bbc news, the headlines: rescue teams in germany, belgium and the netherlands are searching for hundreds of people still missing after some of the worst flooding in western europe in decades. record rainfall caused rivers to burst their banks. more than 120 people lost their lives. president biden�*s accused social media networks like facebook of killing people by allowing users to post misinf

now, tomorrow, there's some respite from the hot weather across the north west as these north—westerlyy in the low 20s, still warm in anyjuly sunshine that comes through, but the heat really that bit further southwards, where high 20s, low 30s on the cards, 31 celsius there in london. it is going to be the hottest day of the year for the uk as a whole tomorrow. and what follows is a very warm night, of course. 24 degrees this time sunday night at 11pm in london. now, looking at the weather picture deeper into next week, high pressure is still on the scene but we do have a low that is trying to move in off the atlantic. it's not going to be moving in anytime soon, though. so for monday, it is under the largely dry day with sunshine for most of the uk, again the north—west staying a little bit cooler, fresher and cloudier. temperatures in the sunshine widely low to mid 20s across northern areas of the uk. in the south, it is still very hot, with temperatures high 20s, perhaps even low 30s in the very hottest areas and, really, through the rest of the week ahead, the weather set fair. it

but there are also hundreds of others was still being held by these groups operating in the north, west and north central parts of nigeria. bent tree activities has been on the rise for the last 3 years in nigeria, especially here in northern nigeria and central pops up. and then i didn't president, under pressure as ordered the military to conduct area and also ground approaches to free victims of kidnappings. in all parts of nigeria, however, despite the approaches, there are hundreds of people kept by these ballots in various camps in the forest of niger and other parts of central and northern parts of nigeria. among them, hundreds of students taken from better schools, universities, islamic schools and other small schools are boarding schools in north part northern parts, especially in the north west. why our schools have been forced to shut down because of increased activity by the gunman. in south africa, the government is revealed a list of suspects accused of instigating the country's worst unrest in years president cyril rom, before the insists, last week's rights were planned.

again, more cloud up towards the north—west of scotland.he north—west highlands, but further south it is largely fine with plenty of sunshine and temperatures likely to peak at 27 degrees. but those temperatures could climb even further by sunday. this area of high pressure is still with us into the second half of the weekend. this frontal system still with us in the north as well, and that may reinvigorate a little through the day. so we could see some slightly more widespread and heavier rain into the far north—west of scotland later. but elsewhere, some good spells of sunshine, and in the south we're looking at highs of 29 degrees. that's all from me for now. this is bbc news — i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. unebelievably bad — former president, george w bush delivers his verdict on the us pullout from afghanistan. this is one of the worst crisis as we have seen and it has the potential to get even worse thanit potential to get even worse than it is right now. 25,000 south african

and scotland have more cloud, some of that filtering across the irish sea towards north wales and north—west6 degrees. sunday, the further south you are, expect sunshine again, further north, generally more cloud in the mix, and some patchy rain across the north of scotland. temperatures a little bit lower across the northern half of the uk, further south, another very warm or hot day, one or two places in the london area could get up to 30 or even 31 degrees. into the start of next week, our area of high pressure will still be with us but tending to slide further west, that will allow something of a northerly wind, knocking the edge off the temperatures, turning less hot, the odd shower in the south on monday and some rain later in the week. welcome to bbc news — i'm mark lobel. our top stories... europe's flooding disaster — with the deathtoll at 120 — rescue teams in germany, belgium and the netherlands search for hundreds of people still missing. president biden slams social media companies for not doing enough to tackle vaccine misinformation. they are killing people. the only pandemic

so that's the situation that's currently going on in the north west of the country. and we understand that the president has asked the ministry to step up oppressions in the region. do we think that the victims now go through some sorts of debrief process? i guess almost because personally the authority is they want, they need information on the band that they need information on the gangs. exactly. they will go through some debrief and some medical checks as well. but again, we've seen this over and over again, negotiations leading to the release of possibly just around some being paid a claims and counterclaims of russell paid or not paid. we have currently more than a 1000 people. nobody knows exactly how many there. ah, but there are over 10200 students in captivity. these are school kids who are taken from their schools in the north west of the country and not to stay in a can be always places these operational errors, by the way, the area where these spend its release. this 124 people was actually in a forest that borders to 30 states active, but locations. and

again, more cloud up towards the north—west of scotland.ely to peak at 27 degrees. but those temperatures could climb even further by sunday. this area of high pressure is still with us into the second half of the weekend. this frontal system still with us in the north as well, and that may reinvigorate a little through the day. so we could see some slightly more widespread and heavier rain into the far north—west of scotland later. but elsewhere, some good spells of sunshine, and in the south we're looking at highs of 29 degrees. that's all from me for now. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. seeing red over amber. dismay from the travel industry as spain's holiday islands go back on the uk's quarantine list people quarantine list definitely want to holiday people definitely want to holiday but they want to holiday but they want to holiday with confidence and they need clarity, and that's what we are not getting at the moment. fed underfire. america's central bank chief is grilled by congr

and scotland have more cloud, some of that filtering across the irish sea towards north wales and north—westratures a little bit lower across the northern half of the uk, further south, another very warm or hot day, one or two places in the london area could get up to 30 or even 31 degrees. into the start of next week, our area of high pressure will still be with us but tending to slide further west, that will allow something of a northerly wind, knocking the edge off the temperatures, turning less hot, the odd shower in the south on monday and some rain later in the week. this is bbc news. our top stories: europe's flooding disaster continues. the deathtoll passes 120 and he search is on for hundreds still missing in germany, belgium and the netherlands. social media companies in the dock. president biden says they're not doing enough to tackle vaccine misinformation. a policy change in the uk. double vaccinated passengers arriving from france will still have to self—isolate. and diving for world records. we speak to the freediver who's done just that 74 metres under with no fins and withou

and scotland have more cloud, some of that filtering across the irish sea towards north wales and north—westin the mix, and some patchy rain across the north of scotland. temperatures a little bit lower across the northern half of the uk, further south, another very warm or hot day, one or two places in the london area could get up to 30 or even 31 degrees. into the start of next week, our area of high pressure will still be with us but tending to slide further west, that will allow something of a northerly wind, knocking the edge off the temperatures, turning less hot, the odd shower in the south on monday and some rain later in the week. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: a surprise change to the quarantine rules for travellers from france. the need to self isolate for ten days will remain in place, causing anger and confusion among holidaymakers. i have booked everything 24 hours ago and now everything is changing, so quite disappointing. the race to find survivors of the floods that have wreaked havoc across western europe. mor

, but i think showers are possible almost anywhere early in the morning, apart from the extreme north weste spots. and then, tomorrow, a pretty cloudy day for many of us — in the morning at least, to start with. then the sunny spells develop, but also the showers, and some of them will be heavy. you can see here in the east of the country and the north, some thunderstorms there, too. showers also breaking out across the south. the best of the weather, i suspect, in the north—west of the country, parts of northern ireland, south—western and western scotland and also cornwall, devon and southern wales shouldn't do too bad on saturday. here's a look at sunday's weather map. the weather still coming in from the north. we have a weather front crossing the country. that is expected to bring showers to more southern areas of the uk on sunday. they should be more confined towards the very far south towards the end of the day. that's how the day starts, so a little on the chilly side in some areas. those northerly winds, feels quite nippy along the north sea coast, could even be around 14—15 degree

again, more cloud up towards the north—west of scotland.is largely fine with plenty of sunshine and temperatures likely to peak at 27 degrees. but those temperatures could climb even further by sunday. this area of high pressure is still with us into the second half of the weekend. this frontal system still with us in the north as well, and that may reinvigorate a little through the day. so we could see some slightly more widespread and heavier rain into the far north—west of scotland later. but elsewhere, some good spells of sunshine, and in the south we are looking at highs of 29 degrees. that's all from me for now. this is bbc news. the headlines: the former us president george w bush has criticised the withdrawal of nato troops from afghanistan, calling the decision �*unbelievably had, before warning that in his opinion, civilians were being left to be �*slaughtered' by the taliban. president biden has insisted soldiers will be pulled out by september 11. south africa is to increase to 25,000 the number of troops deployed in response to

but the further north and west you are, i think the drier and brighter the weather will be on tuesdaythat the weather will settle down, there will be more dry weather around, lighter winds and also a little bit warmer too. i suspect in one or two spots eventually towards the end of the weekend, temperatures will hit 25. but wherever you are today, have a good day. this is bbc news. the headlines: the widow of haiti's assassinated president has accused his political enemies of hiring mercenaries to kill him in order to halt efforts to introduce constitutional reform and better living conditions for all. in an audio message posted on twitter, she urged the people of haiti to continue fighting. more than 30 million people in the south—western united states are experiencing another brutal heatwave. nearly 200 square miles of forest has been closed due to wildfires and people have been moved from their homes close to the nevada border in northern california. in football, argentina have beaten their arch rivals brazil 1—0 in the final of the copa america, ending 28 years without a major tro

much more in the way of sunshine for central and eastern england but a bit more cloud for the north—westenerally. 24 in aberdeen, 23 for belfast but 26s for birmingham, cardiff and for london. the fine, sunny weather for most of us staying throughout the weekend. it's getting hotter and by sunday, we could see temperatures in the south reach 30 celsius. that's your latest weather. this is bbc news, the headlines. in western germany, at least 58 people including two firefighters have died and many more are missing after extensive flooding. the chancellor, angela merkel, called it a catastrophe, linking the events to climate change. there's also flooding in neighbouring netherlands and in belgium — where nine people have died. the mayor of the city of liege has asked some people to evacuate where they can. more rain is forecast. in south africa, 25 thousand troops have been deployed on the streets to contain 7 days of unrest sparked by the jailing of former president jacob zuma. 117 people are now known to have died in the unrest. germany's chancellor angela merkel has been in washington b

more abductions in nigeria as gunmen kidnap at least 140 schoolchildren in the north—west of the countryand the british teenager emma raducanu's wimbledon journey ends abruptly as she pulls out injured in the fourth round. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. in afghanistan, a development many people feared, and many predicted. violence is on the rise since the us military withdrew from bagram airfield last week, and the taliban have seized more districts. this map — from a us defence research think thank — shows the areas now in taliban control — they are the dark grey areas you see on the map. the contested areas are in red and areas controlled by the afghan government in light grey, almost whitish colour there. the claims about territory, are for the moment, impossible to verify. but the taliban says it has captured 150 out of 369 districts in the past two months of fighting. afg hanistan�*s interior ministry neither confirm or deny the claim — saying, that though the taliban claim the districts, it "does not mean all of them have completely fallen". more tha

more abductions in nigeria, gunmen kidnapping at least 140 schoolchildren in the north—west of the country was meant to be a pride march in georgia — instead, far—right protesters took to the streets forcing its cancellation. in tennis, the wimbledon journey of british teenage wild card emma raducani is over after she was forced to retire through injury. the british prime minister boris johnson has confirmed that he intends to lift all coronavirus restrictions in england in two weeks�* time, with a final decision next week. that would mean workers returning to the office and an end to social distancing. but it comes as cases across the country continue to rise. there's been an average of over 25,000 new cases every day for the past week. but the uk government says this is manageable because the vaccine has weakened the link between cases and hospitalisations. this is a comparison between the growth of cases in the second and the current third wave of the virus — which includes the new delta variant — with both growing rapidly. but this graph shows that current hospitalisations are lagging

close to the centre of the low, maybe into the south—west and midlands, that is where we have the potential for vicious thunderstorms again. further northuld be a new investigation into whether state agencies might have prevented the 0magh bombing in 1998. the victims�* families feel vindicated. for a very long time there's been no doubt in my mind that 0magh was a preventable atrocity, but nobody wanted to hear that message. not the irish government, not the british government. thousands of workers in the food supply chain in england no longer need to isolate if pinged by the covid app, as long as they test negative. new research shows daily testing of school pupils is just as effective at sending them into self isolation. a study says an eight—week gap between the first and second doses of the pfizer vaccine is the best way to build immunity against covid. hello. it is one year late and has been beset by problems, but the olympics are finally getting under way in toyko. the opening ceremony injapan's national stadium isjust about to come to a close. the three and a half hours long spectacle has been described as �*sombre', reflecting

sunshine for northern ireland, scotland and north—west england.igher temperatures here, and some mist in low cloud on the costs. that will push its way south and east woods of an eczema thunderstorms going across south—east england. cloud farming across northern ireland, but elsewhere, some clearer skies. it is another mild if not muqqy skies. it is another mild if not muggy night. and those of 15 or 16 celsius across the southern half of the uk. for many, we start tomorrow as they dry. some spells of sunshine away from northern and eastern coasts. that cloud should then break through the day. almost anywhere could catch a thunderstorm tomorrow. there will also be some warm spells of sunshine in between, particularly for the southern half of the uk with highs of 2526 celsius. —— 25 or 26 celsius. hello. this is bbc news with tim wilcox. the headlines... national and family triumph forjapan injudo, as a brother and sister both win gold. britain's brandley sinden takes silver after a defeat in the taekwondo final, the uk's first silver medal in toky

another part of and i get especially in the north west. why our schools have been forced to shut down because of increased activity by these gunman. a top us general says, half of all ask our district center is are now under taliban control. at least 7 people were killed and 40 injured in the latest round. the fighting between government forces and taliban fighters in kandahar hospital officials say most of the victims were women and children. in a separate incident for taliban fighters were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb. in the district a police officer is one of several people cuban protest, silver, water shortages in iran. crowd crowds vented their anger for the 6 nights in a row across the oil, which was a sun proven security forces fired shot to the 1st of the crowds. at least 3 protesters were killed in the tunnel. is a officials in the city of my side to say that a police officer was also short said during a rally, iran is suffering its worst drought in 15000000. mars medical infrastructure is edging towards collapse

again, more cloud up towards the north—west of scotland.ose temperatures could climb even further by sunday. this area of high pressure is still with us into the second half of the weekend. this frontal system still with us in the north as well, and that may reinvigorate a little through the day. so we could see some slightly more widespread and heavier rain into the far north—west of scotland later. but elsewhere, some good spells of sunshine, and in the south we're looking at highs of 29 degrees. that's all from me for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today. a snack tax on sugary and salty food is proposed to help improve the nation's health. good morning. the report also calls for better education about how our food is produced and where it comes from. i am on a farm this morning looking at what it could mean for farmers. the spanish islands of ibiza, majorca and menorca are moved back to the amber list, two weeks after going green. good morning. golf's oldest major is back. in

you can see the cloud cover in the satellite image, particularly heavy across west areas, but also up in the north and cities are becoming waterlogged as those rains continue to for now as we go into thursday, it is going to ease lightly on the west coast. it's going to be more central areas that see those torrential rains. you can see the yellow peaks there, but it's not only here. it's also in the northeast, northeast, northeast in states of india. seeing some of those torrential downpours and low pressure in the bay of bengal. is keeping those winds ann raines, pushing into bangladesh and in simian muscle, we could see more flooding, where those rains are going to for heaviest. and as we move to east asia, where watching tude systems here, we've got shan packer, which has been downgraded to a tropical storm, as well as typhoon into which is making its way towards taiwanda. we can take a closer look at these systems sham pack. i've got an interesting pass. it's going to sweep round into high nan, bringing the wet and windy weather there for inside is one of the slow moving and unpredictable. but

stays dry to the north west on sunday, but with more thunderstorms in the south east.ing the impact of the pandemic. reflecting the impact the stadium was almost empty and the show included a moment of silence to honour covid victims. tennis star naomi osaka lit the olympic cauldron — marking the official start of the 32nd olympiad. the message from the man in charge of the international olympic committee, was that this is a day of hope. more than a hundred people have died in western india, after monsoon rains triggered landslides and flooding. many low—lying areas in india's maha—rashtra state have been completely submerged. there's confusion and growing criticism over the uk government's plans to allow some key workers in england to take daily covid tests instead of self—isolating.

, ., , ., north-west wales.pe, but why do they matter? they matter because it combines the drama of the natural landscape here and snowdonia with the enormous impact that human beings have had on it as well, particularly during the slate quarrying era of the 19th and early 20th centuries. that impact is very visible all around you here in north—west wales, that is what convinced unesco to grant world heritage status to this part of north wales, that you see the combination of the natural world and the human world and the way that they have interacted with 1 another. obviously the impact of that site behind you, i think there are 6 in all, have a global significance, going beyond the welsh borders. i had been reading that the area also exported technologies in its heyday, what were those? slate exported technologies in its heyday, what were those?— what were those? slate -based technologies, _ what were those? slate -based technologies, this _ what were those? slate -based technologies, this part - what were thos

looking ahead to sunday, a lot of dry weather abound, especially towards the north—west.e thunderstorms in the and east. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... a spectacular start to the olympic games with the opening ceremony underway now. thousands of workers in the food supply chain in england no longer need to isolate if pinged by the covid app, as long as they test negative. daily testing for pupils is just as effective at controlling covid in schools as self—isolation, according to new research. a high courtjudge rules there should be a new investigation into whether state agencies could have prevented the omagh bombing in 1998. and surfing will make its olympic debut at the tokyo games, as a0 thrill—seeking athletes take to the waves. the olympics opening ceremony is taking place in tokyo, and we've seen team gb out in the parade, albeit a much smaller contingent than normal, due to the tight restrictions surrounding the games in light of rising covid cases. the organisers still put on a spectacular show for the world watching on. a fireworks sequence, and a cere

they're pushing. furthermore, with an up towards the north west pacific. meanwhile, across australia we can the large, dry weather. now we've had what a battering of storms are rolling across the southeastern corner. quite a squeeze on our i suppose he is so strong and gusty winds, gal force winds in places with showers, a rattling through more of that as we go on through saturday. some heavy rain coming into southeast and part of south australia, 3 victoria possibility of snow over the high ground at western when the weather sweeping across new zealand as we go one through sunday. but the top we come to monday, finding a good deal quieter. the weather bag, energy and changes to every part of our universe or small to continue the change all around the shape by technology and human ingenuity. we can make it work for you and your oh a hello again, i'm the cells. you're paying a reminder about your stories, the salad, more than $1300.00 people and are missing and western europe off to severe flooding . at least $93.00 people are now confounded in germany, which is experiencing at west w

that diagonal i showed you could bring the spot of rain to north wales, north—west england but otherwisegland and eastern areas of england and a warmer day. between 20 and 2a degrees. overnight in eye, shower is coming and going but this area of thundery rain moves up from the south—west. quite a muggy night. some mist and fog patches developing across england and wales. fresh in scotland and northern ireland with lows of around 13 degrees. the weekend, a disturbed spell of weather with widespread downpours. thundery rain pushing northwards followed by showers. they could bring 30 millimetres of rain in the space ofjust one hour. enough to bring localised surface water flooding but worse still across the southwest where winds converge and lock this line of showers into the same kind of area and along this line, particularly across parts of south—west england, we could see something like a0 to 80 millimetres of rain in one or two areas. enough to cause a potentially nasty flooding. one month worth of rain in the space of a few hours. can be just coming down a little bit. highs, highest te

another part of and i get especially in the north west. why our schools have been forced to shut down because of increased activity by the gunman. still to come in this half hour e, the celebrations, continue incentive goal despite africa reeling from a corona virus search. fueled by the delta vary i'm on the richardson in tokyo, a city preparing to host and limpid games like no other. ah hello nessa see a lot going on for asia pacifica. you know chan, packet became the 1st type food to make landfall in china so far this year. and now we're closely watching typhoon info. we'll go to those details in effect. but let's talk about all that rain falling across the yellow river valley. we've been showing you the images on our bulletins all day long. john joe, 600 more than 600 millimeters of rain over the past 24 hours. that's typically what you would see for the entire year. okay, now to typhoon in as it moves it steers toward northern sections of taiwan. i'll take this out toward friday. that's when we start to see the impacts here. so in ter

another part and especially in the north west. wind schools have been forced to shut down because of increased activity by the government. in the news ahead, the celebrations is australia when they're going to host the summer in 2032. and we report from senegal, where a celebration is being overshadowed by fear of a new search, encouraging ah, ah, hello there, let's dot in the middle east and we've seen some really unsettled weather, particularly in the south. we've seen flooding in oman and in yemen. and even southern areas of saudi arabia now a lot of those rains have ease, but they are going to pick up across western areas of yemen. as we go into friday, you can see the yellow peaks there. but up north, it is a very hot and dry picture with a temperature sitting in the high 14 for iraq and q 8. iran is also seen attempt just climb. we've had some flooding across provinces here, but the rains have these. we could see a few scattered storms and showers. we have got a shamal when that's blowing down across iraq. that's going to kick up quite a lot of dust and cool. some hazy sunshine

perhaps something drier and brighterfurther north—west.news. the headlines... australia has claimed their first games gold, breaking the world record for the women's 400 metre freestyle team relay. the hosts, japan, also won their second gold, in the pool. while the tunisian teenager, ahmed hafnaoui, stunned the field to win the men's 400 metre freestyle gold. thousands of people in the western united states are spending the weekend in evacuation centers, as wildfires continue to burn across the region. more than 80 large wildfires in 13 us states have burnt around 1.3 million acres in recent weeks. in cities across brazil, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets for the fourth weekend in a row. they're calling for the coronavirus vaccination programme to be speeded up and demanding the impeachment of president bolsonaro. only 17% of brazilians have been fully vaccinated so far. the uk government has announced extra support for parts of the country including of the north east of england

west and parts of the midlands as well. some further heavy and potentially disruptive thundery downpours. further northn 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 some key workers —

landscapes of north—west wales? the answer is unesco world heritage site status.he city of nice in france and a wine region in italy. but after two decades worth of work, this beautiful area behind me has been given the prestigious unesco world heritage status, the fourth now in wales. six sites for part of the bid in north—west wales, which included several quarries, mills but also the railway use to take the slate down the mountains to porthmadog and then shipped it all over the world when it was a ride leader. this rugged landscape has been given global recognition. just a warning, my report contains flashing images. 20 years in the making and recognition is finally here. the slate landscape that dominates part of snowdonia is now on a prestigious unesco world heritage list that includes the great wall of china. the pioneerfor this bid was doctor david quinn. i the pioneer for this bid was doctor david quinn-— david quinn. i felt there was something — david quinn. i felt there was something very _ david quinn. i felt there was something very wonderful, l david

the best of the dry, brighter weather is likely to be further north and west. uld thin and break across north—east england, the risk of those showers across east anglia and down to the south—east are likely to linger for much of the day. if you keep some sunshine, the highest values are likely to be once again into the mid—20s. now, this more unsettled theme is set to continue into monday with the low pressure just drifting its way further north and east up through the north sea. that means the further east is likely to see more in the way of showers. so, monday is a messy mix, really, of sunny spells and scattered showers. the best of the sunshine is likely to be out to the west, and we could see temperatures once again into the mid—20s. but some of these showers could bring a lot of heavy rain in a short space of time, so the weather story is certainly on the change. last week, it was extreme heat and lots of sunshine. our week ahead keeps those showers and certainly, a notable difference to the feel of the weather, with temperatures just below where they shou

bolinao is a fishing community in the north—west of the philippines.en fishing since he was just 12 years old. george's son jr fishes too but worries for his future. george and jr fish in the hotly contested south china sea. $3.5 trillion worth of international trade passes through here every year. it's believed to hold sizeable reserves of oil and gas. six countries claim exclusive economic zones, according to a united nations treaty. each one stretching up to 200 nautical miles from their coastlines. the area in the middle is regarded as international waters. but china stands alone in claiming all of the territory and its resources within its disputed nine dash line, created after world war ii. george and jr fish at scarborough shoal. around 160 nautical miles from bolinao and more than 400 nautical miles from china's coast. the shoal is above water at high tide, so it does have its own territorial sea, but the philippines claim it as theirs. vietnam also claims historical rights to fish there. china has been blockading the lagoon since 2012. george

the best of the dry, brighter weather is likely to be further north and west. land, the risk of those showers across east anglia and down to the south—east are likely to linger for much of the day. if you keep some sunshine, the highest values are likely to be once again into the mid—20s. now, this more unsettled theme is set to continue into monday with the low pressure just drifting its way further north and east up through the north sea. that means the further east is likely to see more in the way of showers. so, monday is a messy mix, really, of sunny spells and scattered showers. the best of the sunshine is likely to be out to the west, and we could see temperatures once again into the mid—20s. but some of these showers could bring a lot of heavy rain in a short space of time, so the weather story is certainly on the change. last week, it was extreme heat and lots of sunshine. our week ahead keeps those showers and certainly, a notable difference to the feel of the weather, with temperatures just below where they should be for the time of year. this is bbc

the best of the dry, brighter weather is likely to be further north and west. ak across north—east england, the risk of those showers across east anglia and down to the south—east are likely to linger for much of the day. if you keep some sunshine, the highest values are likely to be once again into the mid—20s. now, this more unsettled theme is set to continue into monday with the low pressure just drifting its way further north and east up through the north sea. that means the further east is likely to see more in the way of showers. so, monday is a messy mix, really, of sunny spells and scattered showers. the best of the sunshine is likely to be out to the west, and we could see temperatures once again into the mid—20s. but some of these showers could bring a lot of heavy rain in a short space of time, so the weather story is certainly on the change. last week, it was extreme heat and lots of sunshine. our week ahead keeps those showers and certainly, a notable difference to the feel of the weather, with temperatures just below where they should be for the ti

and that weather system moves off to the north west. but we are seeing no severe storms affecting texas and coastal areas of the gulf of mexico. so more wet weather on the way there. and as we move to central america, we could see wet and windy weather for florida. by the time we get to monday, we've got tropical storm elsa making its way across the caribbean. we've got tropical storm warnings out for jamaica for haiti and the dominican republic. and we are expecting some really strong winds and some heavy rain from that system. we'll keep an eye on that. the can an image represent a truth or merely mimic the perception of the beholder behind the camera. preconceptions, one sided imagery, reclaiming narrative, and the trauma of colonialist ation and lingering legacy, delicately addressed as a weapon to make a scene. in the democratic republic of congo, film and a witness documentary on al jazeera, blue face masks, a common site in city centers around britain, but as lockdown, the loosened people will still be wearing masks for months or

the group of also taken other checkpoints with neighboring countries in the north and west. in landlord war 2 and a canister, the crossings are lifeline essential is brought in from pakistan. and in the other direction, ask and good for transported to the world. here it's been bolduc taliban flag flying on the afghan side of the border. so pockets done this no longer seems to be any great obstacle in saudi arabia. pilgrims are arriving in mecca to perform the hatch, which officially starts on sunday. the annual pilgrimage has been scaled back for a 2nd year running and is taking place under tight restrictions this year just $60000.00 people will be allowed to perform. what is one of the most important acts of faith in islam, and only people living in saudi arabia can attend? before the corona, virus pandemic, the hatch would drop millions of muslims from around the world to the city of mecca . some of cinema's biggest stars have been in front of the cameras as the can film festival draws to a close in the south of france. actress sharon stone and jury chief spike lee announc

more abductions in nigeria as gunmen kidnapp at least 140 schoolchildren in the north—west of the countryd the british teenager emma raducanu's wimbledon journey ends abruptly as she pulls out injured in the fourth round. in afghanistan, a development many people feared, and many predicted. violence is on the rise since the us military withdrew from bagram airfield last week, the taliban have seized more districts. this map — from a us defence research think thank — shows the areas now in taliban control — they are in dark grey, contested areas are in red and areas controlled by the afghan government in light grey. the claims about territory, are for the moment, impossible to verify. the taliban says it has captured 150 out of 369 districts in the past two months of fighting. afg hanistan�*s interior ministry neither confirm or deny the claim — saying, that though the taliban claim the districts, it "does not mean all of them have completely fallen". and as the taliban gains territory, there is little if any apparent resistance from afghan troops. tajikistan says more than 1,000 afghan go

further north and west, we've had some beautiful sunshine, and yet again, some warmth — not the extremeith clearer skies to the north—west. but low pressure really dominating the story over the next few days, and that could trigger off further thundery downpours overnight tonight for southern england and for south wales, and that'll continue into the early hours of sunday morning. so, at risk, then, of some showers here. there'll be quite a lot of cloud as well spilling in off north sea coasts, the clearer skies the further north and west. it's not going to be a cold night. temperatures will hold up quite widely into double figures, perhaps quite a humid feel generally down to the south, with 16 degrees to start off sunday morning. so, sunday, once again, we could see some sharp, thundery downpours first thing in the morning, with this area of low pressure really not going very far, very fast at all. the best of the drier, brighter weather is always likely to be... further north and west. the lion's share of the sunshine will be in scotland and northern ireland. early—morning cloud shou