shooting stars have littered the sky as the perseid meteor shower reached its peak over the uk. t. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it is time for hardtalk.

the perseid meteor shower happens everyjuly and august, as the earth passes debris from the swift—tuttle regularity of the perseid meteor shower. the perseid is visible through all ofjuly and august. but because the tale is quite broad, if you like, it is this weekend that is the maximum. friday to sunday nights. you can see meteors, shooting stars, every night of the year. sporadic ones which are random bits of dust. each one about the size of a grain of sand. and these you can see if you are somewhere dark and you let your eyes get used to the dark. you can just lie in your back and watch the sky. monica grady. what is it going to be liked tonight? let's get the weather? ——. clear skies tonight or have we missed the best opportunity? not quite as straightforward as last night. there will be some clear skies, the best time to see them will be early in the light and further east across the uk because cloud comes in from the west. of a lot of it quite high cloud. this is what we have seen so far. bubbling up what we have seen so far. bubbling up some fair weather clouds,

many people are hoping to see the perseid meteor shower tonight at around iipm. a pretty good night to view them, with a clear skies, probably better than sunday night, when we are expecting more cloud to arrive from the west. a sunny start on sunday for many areas. some showers on eastern coasts and in north—west scotland. those will develop more widely in scotland, and we will see more clout than today in wales and the south—west. the odd shower. for many parts of england and in northern ireland it will be largely drive. the world athletics finishes tomorrow, and it should be a corker ofan tomorrow, and it should be a corker of an afternoon into the evening as well. again, dry, and temperatures like today. the rain is holding off overnight into monday. heavier rain in northern and western parts of the uk. it should stay dry in east anglia and the south—east. the rain will move to the north overnight. it isa will move to the north overnight. it is a changeable week ahead, it has to be said. no sign of things settling down. the wettest weather will probably be dev

here is the forecast for the perseid meteor shower. it will be chilly so wrap up well. as good. early in the east not too bad. early on sunday, a sunny start. a few showers in the north—west of scotland. most of the showers will be in the northern half of scotland. the risk of one or two in wales and the south—west. many other parts of england likely to be dry. temperatures similar to those of today. the world athletics championships comes to a close tomorrow. it looks like it will be a fine day. we have got plenty of sunshine around through the afternoon and into the evening as well. the wet weather holding off until we head overnight and into monday where we'll start to see rain coming into the west, heading north and to scotland. next batch of wet weather arriving in the south—west later on in the day, spilling its way north and east to many parts of the uk. still a very unsettled outlook into next week. there'll be spells of rain, notjust the rain developing for the beginning of the week but wetter weather wednesday night into thursday and probably continuing into f

shooting stars littered the sky last night as the perseid meteor shower was at its peak over the uk. d august, as the earth passes debris from the swift—tuttle comet. and we both mr. hopefully we will see some photos of it later. and if you have any, do send them in. let's get some sports, and let's go over tojessica, who get some sports, and let's go over to jessica, who can get some sports, and let's go over tojessica, who can give us the latest from the london stadium. we we re latest from the london stadium. we were reflecting on last night and also looking ahead. definitely. what also looking ahead. definitely. what a night of drama it was. this time yesterday we were hyping up the fact that mo farah and usain bolt would be competing on this track, their last major track championships, of course. but actually, that didn't quite go to plan, did it? it was the performances of four young british men who really stole the show in the final of the four x 100 metre relay. they won gold, so it will be on this very podium, on the top step, but that british team will receive their gold med

and a treat for stargazers as the perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky with hundreds of shooting stars. police have charged a 20—year—old man with murder after a car was driven into a crowd of people in the us city of charlottesville. one person died and more than 30 were injured during a day of violence involving white supremacist protestors. you may find laura westbrook‘s report contains some disturbing images. this is what you represent! hate on the streets of this southern american city. chaos and violence erupted after a planned protest by white nationalists. there were figures from the ku klux klan and neo—nazi sympathisers. the day started in a tense stand—off, as the group was surrounded by anti—racism activists. it then erupted into taunting, shoving, and outright brawling. this event has been declared an unlawful assembly... the rally was cancelled before it even began. the police took back the streets. the crowd dispersed, then this. a car ploughs through protesters. one person was killed. a state of emergency has been declared in cha rlottesville, and a curfew is in p

shooting stars have littered the sky, as the perseid meteor shower reached its peak over the uk. m me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the chancellor and international trade secretary have made a joint pledge saying that

shooting stars have littered the sky, as the perseid meteor shower reached its peak over the uk. he weekend, up to 100 shooting stars an hour were visible. the perseid meteor shower occurs everyjuly and august. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the chancellor and international trade secretary have made a joint pledge saying that a transition period will not be a back door to remaining in the eu. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. on the upward trend. japan charts another quarterly growth for the sixth time in a row. is abenomics finally working? and a tale of two economies. we focus on india and pakistan as they mark 70 years of independence from the british empire. welcome to asia business report. live from singapore. let's kick off with what is on the business calendar this week. japan just released its latest economic data. the world's third biggest economy expanded at an annualised rate of 4% between april and june. that is the sixth straight quarter of growth, driven partly by private consumption.

that is good news if you are keeping an eye on the perseid meteor showers.ool note, but there will be plenty of sunshine. through the day, some cloud will develop and it will fill in eventually across parts of wales and the south—west. another weather front is working its way slowly but surely towards the british isles, and there is all the wind and rain from it during monday. it will turn out to be quite a wet day for these northern, central and western parts. the best of the weather will be in the east. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11am: a fresh warning for north korea from the us president — donald trump says it will ‘regret it fast‘ if it continues to threaten america or it's allies. they will be very safe. if anything happens to guam, there will be big, big trouble in north korea. a government crackdown on laser pens — new restrictions could be on the way stop pens being shone at planes and helicopters. ukip has approved anne marie waters, an anti—islam campaigner who describes the religion as evil, as a candidate for the party's leadership electi

stargazers will be hoping to get a great view of the perseid meteor shower tonight. ak across the sky, in a display that may be visible around the world. the display should peak at around 11:00pm this evening. clear skies permitting, it will be seen in most parts of the uk. we will find out what the weather is looking like for that little later this morning. police in texas have released dramatic footage of a most unlikely car crash. a vehicle fell seven storeys from a car park, hitting a vehicle in the alley below. the accident happened when the car drove through a set of safety barriers. the driver of the falling vehicle was treated at hospital, but is expected to be ok. the other motorist was unhurt. extraordinary, isn't it? goodness. very lucky to be alive. extraordinary. let's take a look at this morning's papers. the front page of the guardian this morning, this is a story we are going to take a look at a little later on on breakfast. forced labour, for 26 years, the reality of modern slavery in the uk. 11 members ofa modern slavery in the uk. 11 members of a li

the perseid meteor shower happens everyjuly and august as the earth passes debris from the swift—tuttleomet. time to take a look at the weather now with philip avery. ‘s is there is a super day in prospect. a speckling of showers to be had across northern and western parts of scotland, maybe the odd rogue one getting into northern ireland. the high ground of wales and the southwest two. —— the southwest too. 2a celsius is the high temperature. monday will be more unsettled across northern and western britain. it stays dry but increasingly cloudy for some parts of eastern england, and here again, with the breeze coming out of the south, we could be looking at 23, 20 four celsius. no escaping the fact that it four celsius. no escaping the fact thatitis four celsius. no escaping the fact that it is unsettled the north and west. we push that area of cloud and rain up towards the north sea as we get on into tuesday into tuesday. tuesday itself will be a mixture of sunny spells and showers. hello. this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines one person has been killed and over thirty others

shooting stars littered the sky last night as the perseid meteor shower was at its peak over the uk. ery hour. the perseid meteor shower happens everyjuly and august as the earth passes debris from the swift—tuttle comet. and if you caught any of the shooting stars on camera, please do send them in. you can email us at bbcbrea kfast@bbc. co. uk, or share them on facebook page. we had some coming in already — they're very impressive. if you did ca ptu re they're very impressive. if you did capture that last night, please do send them in. it's eight minutes past eight. let's discuss a night of surprises and drama at the world athletics championships in london. britain's men took gold in the four by 100 meters relay. but it didn't go according to plan for sir mo farah or usain bolt as they brought their careers on the track to an end. 0ur sports news correspondent andy swiss was watching. rarely has a single race encapsulated so many emotions. as the british relay team celebrated a dazzling win, usain bolt‘s career ended in calamity. it's britain out in front. he is going to be chased by

the perseid meteor shower has been seen over parts of the uk, giving stargazers the opportunity to spots in the sky. the shower was due to peak in the uk on saturday night, in a display also visible in other parts of the world. stargazers took to social media to say they have seen the display, in which 100 meteors had been expected an hour. we will be talking about that later in the programme. so rad to get clear skies —— so rare. far—right protesters who gathered in charlottesville have been told to go home by the state's governor, after a day of violence. one woman died after a car rammed into a crowd of people trying to stop a white nationalist rally. chris suarez works for the local newspaper, and joins us on the phone now. it is good to talk to you, chris. tell us what is the mood like barratt moment. can you repeat that? ididn't barratt moment. can you repeat that? ididn‘t hear barratt moment. can you repeat that? i didn't hear you so well. chris, tell us a little bit about what the mood there is like at the moment. the mood, pretty sombre. it is... you know, iwas the mood, pretty

don't forget the perseid meteor shower tonight with the peak around 10 pm.there will be increasing fog so if you want to watch them its best to head inland. on the satellite image you can see a weak trough of low pressure along the coast that has helped to keep our temperatures cooler than week. but look there's a fall- like weather system headed our way too cool us even this next week. take a look at this: new pictures tonight showing just how close a grass fire came to homes in south san jose. it was started by a car on highway 101 that went off the road near yerba buena. seven acres burned.. crews had a handle on the fire by about 4:00 this afternoon. (jrs) also a fire in marin county today.. in this video you can see that a plane was brought in to stop the flames. this was near the watershed at alpine lake. one firetruck will remain on scene overnight to make sure no hotspots flare up. (jrstone) just in tonight... no one hit the 356-million dollar powerball jackpot. these were the winning numbers 20, 24, 26, 35, 49, and 19. the next drawing will be wedne

shooting stars have littered the sky as the perseid meteor shower reached its peak over the uk. he weekend, up to 100 shooting stars an hour were visible. the perseid meteor shower occurs everyjuly and august. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. it's 50 years since homosexuality was decriminalised in britain. in those 50 years, the campaign for lgbt rights has won landmark victories in many parts of the world, perhaps best symbolised by the normalisation of gay marriage in a host of countries. my guest today is american filmmaker and screenwriter dustin lance black, who won an oscar for the film milk and has just completed a major series on the struggle for gay rights. has the time come to declare a famous victory? dustin lance black, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. thank you for having me. to what extent do you think that your experiences from childhood to now as a gay person have come to define your creative output? oh, boy. it's one of the many things about me that does define me c

best chance of seeing the perseid meteor shower the further east you are. first thing in the morning. the rain already starting to clear away to showers through northern ireland, but some of it quite persistent across the isle of man and into the lake district. a west east divide through northern england. rain to the west of the pennines, dry to the east. certainly that rain will be down into wales and the south west of england as well. we will start off some sunshine in the south—east corner and east anglia. you may well cling on to the sun for much of the day. the cloud will thicken all the time up through this part of the country into the midlands. we will see outbreaks of rain, albeit light and patchy moving in. some showers developing into northern ireland. some of those could be heavy, possibly thundery by the middle of the afternoon. in terms of the field things, disappointing to the north and west. 15 to 18 celsius. highest values again, just like today, of 23 in the south—east corner. but that rain will arrive. it will gradually sweep its way steadi

best chance of seeing the perseid meteor shower the further east you are. d first thing in the morning. the rain already starting to clear away to showers through northern ireland, but some of it quite persistent across the isle of man and into the lake district. a west—east divide through northern england. rain to the west of the pennines, dry to the east. certainly that rain will be down into wales and the south west of england as well. we will start off some sunshine in the south—east corner and east anglia. you may well cling on to the sun for much of the day. the cloud will thicken all the time up through the spine of the country into the midlands. we will see outbreaks of rain, albeit light and patchy moving in. some showers developing into northern ireland. some of those could be heavy, possibly thundery by the middle of the afternoon. in terms of the feel of things, disappointing to the north and west. 15 to 18 celsius. highest values again, just like today, of 23 in the south—east corner. but that rain will arrive. it will gradually sweep its way st

perseids? there are -- there are meteor shower at different times of year, but the perseids, because it is summerand can we know so precisely when this is happening? these shooting stars are not really stars, they are particles that have come from a common, and they follow the path of the common around the sun, so there is an elliptical orbit around the sun, and that is the same, going around and around, leaving behind this trail, and the earth passes through that trail at the same time every year as it goes around the sun. we're seeing pictures from people, taken in 2016, and it is stunning. how long does it last? the whole show extends over several weeks. the number of meteors that you see rises and peaks tonight. it probably peaks at about 8pm tonight. so we were wrong saying 11th? at 8pm, they are coming from a certain direction, and the direction they are coming from is very low down in the north at apn, so you miss half of them over the horizon. and then as the earth turns and that rises higher in the sky, then we start to see more of them. at that time, you might be coming down the peak, then

don't forget the perseid meteor shower tonight with the peak around 10 pm.there will be increasing fog so if you want to watch them its best to head inland. on the satellite image you can see a weak trough of low pressure along the coast that has helped to keep our temperatures cooler than normal this week. (light organ music) - so we're here in pacifica. this apartment complex has been slated to come down i guess it's just was single residence. one of many this is about the third time i've been to pacifica in my career to see one of these things come down. probably be a pretty good story. i mean you got pictures you got sound. - today we're at the bay bridge and i'm gonna be doing a lot of looking out because a lot goes on here and you gotta be quick on the eye to catch it. well the bay bridge is a unique animal all by itself. people set their cars on fire. they try to run from the police they cut through here. they try to cut across several lanes of traffic

best chance of seeing the perseid meteor shower the further east you are. th a lot of rain, some of it quite heavy through scotland first thing in the morning. the rain already starting to clear away to showers through northern ireland, but some of it quite persistent across the isle of man and into the lake district. a west east divide through northern england. rain to the west of the pennines, dry to the east. certainly that rain will be down into wales and the south west of england as well. we will start off some sunshine in the south—east corner and east anglia. you may well cling on to the sun for much of the day. the cloud will thicken all the time up through this part of the country into the midlands. we will see outbreaks of rain, albeit light and patchy moving in. some showers developing into northern ireland. some of those could be heavy, possibly thundery by the middle of the afternoon. in terms of the feel of things, disappointing to the north and west. 15 to 18 celsius. highest values again, just like today, of 23 in the south—east corner. but t

don't forget the perseid meteor shower tonight with the peak around 10 pm. there will be increasing fog so if you want to watch them its best to head inland. on the satellite image you can see a weak trough of low pressure along the coast that has helped to keep our temperatures cooler than normal this week. but look to the north. there's a fall- like weather system headed our way too cool us even further early this next week. it will still be hot in the central valley tomorrow with some temperatures in the low 100s. sunshine and 70s will be common in los angeles and san diego. if you're headed to lake tahoe you will find sunny skies and highs in the low 80s on sunday. around the bay tomorrow we will see temperatures back into the 80s in the valleys with mainly 70s around the bay except the santa clara valley where you will find low 80s. it will be foggy at the coast with highs in the 50s to mid 60s. cooler weather is expected to start next week but warming will begin on tuesday. we could see some 90s in the valleys by the later part of the week. (jrstone) a

over to ktvu.com. >>> we are 10 days away from the eclipse but this weekend you can watch the perseid meteor shower. astronomers are predicting meteors at a slot -- slightly higher rate than normal. the bright moon is expected to wash out many of the smaller meteors. the shower happens every year when the earth passes through remnants from the comments swift-tuttle. the best place to catch a glimpse is away from city lights. >>> there is a lottery fever all over the country because two major jackpots keep growing. they are worth $750 million combined. or tonight mega millions drawing, the jackpot has gone up to $393 million. tomorrow night, the powerball jackpot stands at $396 million. you may want to leave it to the computers for your ticket. 70% of the past winners use the quick pick option. >> i'm sticking with my special numbers. it has to be meaningful. >> if you really want to do it, do favorite numbers and a quick pick. then you have your bases covered. >>> good morning, everyone. it looks like we have a decent commute if you are trying to get into san francisco. i want to show you one of th

best chance of seeing the perseid meteor shower the further east you are. quite heavy through scotland first thing in the morning. the rain already starting to clear away to showers through northern ireland, but some of it quite persistent across the isle of man and into the lake district. a west east divide through northern england. rain to the west of the pennines, dry to the east. certainly that rain will be down into wales and the south west of england as well. we will start off some sunshine in the south—east corner and east anglia. you may well cling on to the sun for much of the day. the cloud will thicken all the time up through this part of the country into the midlands. we will see outbreaks of rain, albeit light and patchy moving in. some showers developing into northern ireland. some of those could be heavy, possibly thundery by the middle of the afternoon. in terms of the feel of things, disappointing to the north and west. 15 to 18 celsius. highest values again, just like today, of 23 in the south—east corner. but that rain will arrive. it wil

shooting stars littered the sky last night as the perseid meteor shower was at its peak over the uk. headlines, more at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, it's time for witness. hello and welcome to this special edition of witness with me, mariko oi. i'm here in tokyo to introduce you to five people who've experienced extraordinary moments in japanese history first—hand. we'll meet a doctor who treated thousands of the injured at hiroshima. two brothers who were among the first to learn the suzuki method of playing the violin. and a cameraman who captured japan's royal wedding in the 1950s. but first, in 1995, this city's busy subway system was brought to a standstill when the deadly nerve gas sarin was released at this station behind me. it later transpired it had been released in five locations across the network by the aum shinrikyo doomsday cult. toshiaka toyoda was the deputy station master at kasumigaseki station that day. at the height of the morning rush—hour in the world's most crowded underground system, the madness of indiscriminate murder. more than 3,000 subway passen

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the best look of the perseid meteor showers are tonight into tomorrow morning.y predict 150 meteors shooting across north america. the best place to watch is somewhere dark. >> from meteor to mars. the first super computer is expected to head to space on monday. the hewlett-packard computer will travel to the international space station. the goal is to have a computer operate consistently. roughly the same time it will take to travel to mars. >>> now to the eclipse. you no doubt heard a lot about at this point. >> on august 21st the moon's shadow will block the sun. much of the kun wil see a total eclipse while we'll see a partial. >> you'll need special tm in a step give away. >> michael is off today. >> check out the eclipse. >>> bringing harry potter to life. >> the movies wouldn't be the same without the music. we have a sneak peek into how you can experience both, live. that's next. >>> we want to thank kevin for this picture near santa cruz. great shot. ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarde

stargazers will be hoping to get a great view of the perseid meteor shower tonight. in a display that may be visible around the world. the display should peak at around ”pm this evening. clear skies permitting, it will be seen in most parts of the uk. police in texas have released dramatic footage of a most unlikely car crash. the accident happened when the car drove through a set of safety barriers. the driver was treated at hospital but is expected to be ok. a p pa re ntly apparently the car fell six floors. but everyone was ok, including the person in the car which came down, the rok just minor person in the car which came down, the rokjust minor injuries. amazing. world leaders have called for calm after a week of fierce exchanges between the united states and north korea. last night, president trump warned pyongyang the us military was "locked and loaded" should missiles be fired toward its territory in the pacific. north korea said america was driving the situation to nuclear war. so, is diplomacy still an option or is military action inevitable? joining us now

the perseid meteor shower is peaking this weekend.p to 40 miles per hour probably more in the range of 25 to 30. it's a free show. if you don't have the low clouds and fog of course. the moon is going to wash out the meteor shower as well a bit. last year was a breakout year. not as exciting this year, but still something to check out this weekend. awesome to see a meteor fly by. as far as lows tomorrow morning, 50s and of 60s. 59 at golden gate park. the partial lineup for sunday. morning fog with mostly cloudy skies. maybe some manufacture breaks in the cloud -- some more breaks in the cloud cover by tomorrow afternoon. 63 degrees toward golden gate park for sunday. tomorrow not a big change out there. the fog clears to the coastline. probably the biggest change is this area of low pressure moving in on monday. that will be the coolest day. warming beginning tuesday, wednesday, and thursday could be a warm to hot day coming up for next week. here's the forecast model showing you this. fog near the coast and portions of the bay. sund

. >> the perseid meteor showers are peaking friday night. 's going to be cloudy with showers around so i don't think we are going to see them. then the eclipse, that's 11 days away and if the weather cooperates, going to start at 1:17 here, 2:42 is when it will be at its maximum and in the d.c. region 81% give or take but 81% is for washington. better get the or pinhole projector. you can burn your eyes without protection. and then it will be over by 4:01. our visibility will be dropping later tonight through saturday. i think. right now hazy sunshine. you headed out tonight, mostly cloudy skies, temperatures slowly falling through the 70s. it won't be as cool and crisp as the last couple of nights with the muggies back, we will have low temperatures in town at 72. a lot of mid-60s in the suburbs so no 50s. sorry about that. conejo valley got down to 37 degrees here at the valley floor. yes, well, that is not going to be the case tomorrow. lots of clouds. we could see an isolated shower mostly in the west and a shower or storm threat in the a

stargazers will be hoping to get a great view of the perseid meteor shower tonight. display that may be visible around the world. the display should peak at around 11:00pm this evening. clear skies permitting, it will be seen in most parts of the uk. police in texas have released dramatic footage of a most unlikely car crash. a vehicle fell seven storeys from a car park, hitting another one in the alley below. the accident happened when the car drove through a set of safety barriers. the driver was treated at hospital, but is expected to be ok. the other motorist was unhurt. amazing that no one was hurt. world leaders are calling for calm after president trump issued a fresh warning to north korea. 0ur correspondentjoins us from the south korean capital, seoul. so we are getting more information about diplomacy going on between the white house and other places around the world. ring us right up to date. yes, lets give you a bounce of what is happening in three countries. we learn from chinese state media about the phone call between xi jinping and donald trump in the

those guys will continue to clear and through this evening, perfect conditions for the perseid meteor showerstop these other towns and city temperatures but in rural spots, we could see low single figures to greet you first thing on sunday morning. a bit more fair weather cloud towards the west, the best of the sunshine towards the east. we could get a scattering of showers in the far north and west, temperatures peaking around 17 or 18 degrees. a better day with the showers in england. one or two scattered showers across wales and south—west england but generally financed pleasant, temperatures peaking again at 21 or 22 degrees. after the two start, that is not bad. perfect conditions for the world that classic closing day. maybe clouding over in the latter stages of the day. all change as we move into monday. wet and windy weather, particularly in scotland. patchy rain in england and wales. 22 degrees the high. the front moves in to tuesday and mac could start off cloudy but the ridge of high pressure builds behind and we will cds and spells of sunshine coming through. once we have lost th

wrap up well if you are heading outside to see the perseid meteor shower. n from there's more cloud spilling in from the west. not a great deal of cloud to begin the day on sunday. a few showers from the word go in scotland. north and central belt is where we'll see most of the showers. for the football tomorrow in the premier league, newcastle and old trafford, both games should be fine with sunshine. most should be a drier day across northern england, more sunshine on the way here and most of wales missing too. probably staying dry through the midlands. any early showers fading away. seeing the best of the temperatures 21 or 22 is likely for the final day of the world athletics hundredships. no sign of any rain. a decent end to the games. the rain holds off until the games. the rain holds off until the beginning of next week when we'll see heavier rain developing. at this stage fine and dry but we'll all get some rain which is gathering and turning heavy in the south—west. that will push into the midlands, across east anglia up into northern england. the w

best chance of seeing the perseid meteor shower the further east you are. heavy through scotland first thing in the morning. the rain already starting to clear away to showers through northern ireland, but some of it quite persistent across the isle of man and into the lake district. a west east divide through northern england. rain to the west of the pennines, dry to the east. certainly that rain will be down into wales and the south west of england as well. we will start off some sunshine in the south—east corner and east anglia. you may well cling on to the sun for much of the day. the cloud will thicken all the time up through this part of the country into the midlands. we will see outbreaks of rain, albeit light and patchy moving in. some showers developing into northern ireland. some of those could be heavy, possibly thundery by the middle of the afternoon. in terms of the feel of things, disappointing to the north and west. 15 to 18 celsius. highest values again, just like today, of 23 in the south—east corner. but that rain will arrive. it will gradu

a treat for stargazers as the perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky with hundreds of shootingtars. and coming up: a look back at the history of the supermarket self—service check—out machine.which is a lot older than you might think. find out in click at 15:30. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a man has been charged with murder after a car was driven into a crowd in the american city of charlottesville killing one woman and injuring 19 people. the attack followed a day of violence in the city involving white nationalist protesters and anti—racist demonstrators. president trump has been criticised for failing to explicitly condemn far—right groups. a warning that you might find some of the images in caroline hawley‘s report distressing. late last night a vigil for the victims of what politicians are calling an act of domestic terror. there's been cross—party condemnation, notjust of the attack but of the president's response to it. we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred and violence, on many sites... on many sides. it came after a day

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in your pictures after last night saw hundreds of shooting stars light up the sky, as the perseid meteor showerts peak. coming up in a few minutes, our sunday morning edition of the papers — this morning's reviewers are david wooding of the sun on sunday, and the writer and broadcaster shyama perera. before the papers — sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. thank you. good morning. it's the final day of action at the world athletics championships in london. it follows a remarkable night on the track with more medals for great britain including an historic gold in the men's four by four—hundred metre relay. but there was no fairytale finish to the career of the great usain bolt. lets cross live to the london stadium where we can join jessica creighton. good morning. what a night! good morning. absolutely. everyone expecting a great night from surrey mo farah and usain bolt but it was for young british men who stole the limelight. after all the hype, both usain bolt, and sir mo farah missed out on the golden goodbye they were hoping for here at the london stadium. the british team

sta rgazers stargazers will get a good view of the perseid meteor shower tonight.

. >>> another show in the sky is happening, a meteor shower is picking tonight, what to expect with that >> typically every summer we talk about the perseid meteor shower. that was a big show with high expectations. >> just look up to the sky. >> it's getting a lot of attention. maybe on the way home you may see a few meteors if there's no fog. >> that's always the biggest challenge. we are showing you the earth orbit, with that we get the meteor shower picking this weekend potentially up to 40 meteors per hour which will be the case. some fog is redeveloping in the coast south of the golden gate bridge. here's the deal, mostly clear skies but with the fog clearing to the north of the golden gate but some sub-- stubborn patches from half moon bay down to the south through portions of san mateo county. looking out for the bay bridge we have partly cloudy skies here and i six-- i suspect the fog may gradually fill in over the next 3 to 6 hours. here's the deal for your sunday. you see the expected cloud pattern, portions of san francisco, maybe patches toward oakland hayward in fremont. the clouds will come back near the shoreline but maybe

stargazers will be hoping to get a great view of the perseid meteor shower tonight.e around the world. the display should peak at around 11pm. clear skies permitting, it will be seen in most parts of the uk. it all depends on the weather. the man with that is darren bett. hello. still got a few showers around as we head into the evening. especially the north and east of scotland, north—east england down to lincolnshire too. one or two sharp ones for a while. they will fade away. for most overnight it's dry and clear. the wind is light as well. a good night to see the meteor shower. wrap up well. temperatures fall away very quickly in the countryside, across the north in particular, it will be chilly overnight. not much cloud into sunday morning. a nice, bright start for most of us. a few showers from the word go, perhaps in western scotland, developing more widely in scotland, developing more widely in scotland, mainly north of the central belt. the odd shower with more cloud across wales and the south—west, northern ireland, northern and eastern england likely to be

and a treat for stargazers — as the perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky with hundreds of shooting. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the white house has defended president trump's reaction to an attack on anti—racism protestors in the state of virginia, saying his condemnation had included white nationalist groups — even though he did not specifically mention them. a 20—year old man has now been charged with murder after a car was driven into a woman who was part of a demonstration against a rally of far—right groups in charlottesville. 19 other people were injured. our washington correspondent laura bicker sent this report from charlottesville. after a violent day of division, charlottesville has come together to pray, to show that this city condemned the state brought here by condemned the hate brought here by neo—nazis and white supremacists. the virginia governor went from row to row, hugging worshippers in this baptist church. he promised to keep politics out of the pulp it, but there is a message he felt he had to give. it is about politics in that the political rhetoric

shooting stars littered the sky last night as the perseid meteor shower was at its peak over the uk.und the country. up to 100 shooting stars an hour were visible, there's another opportunity to see the display tonight. it's an annual event as the earth passes debris from the swift—tuttle comet. here's monica grady, professor of planetary and space sciences at the open university. there is a comment that comes around the sun every 133 years. as it comes around the sun, it sheds dust and gradually all that does build up, so it spread out along its high orbit. now, the earth, as it passes around the sun, it goes through that cloud of dust every year around this time of dust every year around this time of year. and so we see all the shooting stars, tiny bits of dust from the tail of the comet, burning up from the tail of the comet, burning up in my canal atmosphere. the perseids is visible through all of july and august, but because the tail is quite broad, if you like, it's this weekend that's the maximum, friday—sunday night has been the maximum. now, you can see meteors and shooting

north in particular, it means that if you are heading out as a stargazer to try and see the perseid meteor shower but in rural spots we could see low single figures to start the day on sunday. we will also have some sunshine to go with it. a scattering of showers may well develop as we go through the afternoon, particularly on to the afternoon, particularly on to the north and west of scotland and sheltered western areas of wales. but eastern areas, in comparison, will be drier and brighter. a scattering of showers for the afternoon with 15 to 18 degrees. in the sunshine, if you dodge the showers in scotland it will still feel quite pleasant. a similar story from northern ireland and northern england. the showers really isolated in wales in south—west england. we could the highest values of 20 degrees, 68 fahrenheit you. for much of eastern england, a good slice of sunshine to stay with us through the day and with light winds it will feel quite pleasant. so it is the final day of the world athletics championships. whether you have got tickets for the morning or the evening session, the weather se

stargazers will be hoping to get a great view of the perseid meteor shower tonight.e display should peak at around 11pm tonight. clear skies permitting, it will be seen in most parts of the uk. i'm joined now by robin scagell, the vice—president of the society for popular astronomy, who can tell us more. thanks forjoining us this evening. can you tell us what people can look forward to seeing tonight? that is if there are clear skies. once it gets dark, about half past ten or so, look out any direction, anywhere you see clear sky will stop that's one of the big problems. ideally towards the north but not towards the east. the east is where the shooting stars will be coming from. you might think that's the best place to look but it isn't because they will be very short trails they are. if you look any other direction, you should see from half past ten on words, if you are lucky, shooting stars dashing through the sky, very quickly. it's one of those awkward things. if you don't tell people, they say i wish you had told me. if you do tell people, they tell you they spe

stargazers will be hoping to get a great view of the perseid meteor shower tonight. the world. the display should peak at around 11pm. clear skies permitting, it will be seen in most parts of the uk. so the big question is, darren, are we all going to be wishing on a star? that is the big question. today, we have seen a mix #k4ur of sunshine and showers —— mixture. cloudy in

there will be some clear spells and what we have got for the next couple of nights is the perseid meteor showerthat we get some lengthy clear spells overnight you mightjust some lengthy clear spells overnight you might just about some lengthy clear spells overnight you mightjust about catch a meteor oi’ you mightjust about catch a meteor or two. not literally, hopefully! across the weekend, mostly dry, some sunny spells on the way, not looking too bad. the morning might start cloudy particularly across eastern and southern areas, but eventually the sun should be out, scattered clouds, maybe a few showers here and there on saturday. overall not a bad day. sunday is looking a little bit better. this is saturday night, first of all, if you want to catch the meteor showers this is the night to do it, saturday night into sunday we have got clear weather. he is sunday, looking pretty good, fewer showers, lots of sunshine around, but noticed the blobs of blue, rain from the atlantic, a quick outlook to monday, so after a fine weekend it looks like early next week there are still no signs of summer. i

in the early hours of friday, you may be lucky enough to see the perseid meter shower —— meteor showernorth and west blowing rain across scotland and northern ireland. much of england and wales except for east anglia, the south—east where it is much warmer. there will not be a huge amount of rain and it will feel cooler because of the wind as well as the cloud and rain. in the saturday, the hope is that the north—westerly breeze will blow the cloud away and so it will be an improving picture. not particularly warm, because the breezes coming down from the north—west. not as strong a wind as on friday, medical director. eventually showers cleared away and through saturday, we see a ridge of high pressure. it could then be quite chilly on sunday morning. it looks like a dry day of the weekend but both days do not look too bad. lighter winds so feeling warm and that high pressure should hold of the weather front until later. they are more likely to come from sunday night into monday. he sees it —— you see this weather fund winding itself up for the start of next week. across the northern