we have a couple of showers, thunderstorms rattling across the far south—east, thunderstorms rattlingcross the farsouth—east, mainly thunderstorms rattling across the far south—east, mainly through kent through the overnight period and tomorrow morning but elsewhere drive for a while but then the next frontal system stop pushing into scotland and northern ireland, north—west england, bring patchy cloud, outbreaks of rain and more of a breeze by the end of the night. temperatures for most in double figures. this new area of low pressure just to the south of iceland is sending a weather front gradually across the country initially bringing wet weather, cloudy weather for scotland and northern ireland and then pushing into parts of england and wales later in the day. behind it, sunshine and blustery showers, western scotland and northern ireland. i had a bit one or two showers in the south—east but southern and eastern england have a dry day with sunshine, the breeze picking up all the while. temperatures reaching 25 in the south—east, 16—20 in the north and west. these values are around

so we lose that cloud and rain in the south—east on friday morning. england, but scotland, northern ireland, perhaps north—west england, west wales, will see a mixture of sunny spells, scattered blustery showers, the odd heavy one at times. temperatures will range from around the high teens, up to 20 degrees in the north, 20—25 celsius further south and east. temperatures around the seasonal norm. on saturday, low pressure sits to the north of the uk, so it's northern and western areas which will see most of the showers. some of them could be quite heavy. some sunshine in between. a greater chance of staying dry across southern and eastern england. again, highs 25 degrees, mid—to—high teens further north. as you move out of saturday, into sunday, that area of low pressure clears away, but we look to the west to another one, pushing in across the uk. it'll arrive later in the day, so, actually, much of the country will have a dry sunday before it turns more wetter and windier. initially across western areas, then gradually spreading into eastern areas

fresher away from south—east england and east anglia.ery dry ground so we could see some localised flooding problems. it looks like that area of arena slowly eases away towards the north—east as we had to the afternoon foot of the rest of the uk, dry, light winds, lots of sunshine, and we are all in this slowly cooler air with. .. lots of sunshine, and we are all in this slowly cooler air with... in friday, another week with a front. that will fizzle out, a few showers on the cards for friday, most of these in western areas full stop further east likely to have a dry day. sunny and dry for many of us, light winds as well. a pleasant feeling day on friday. damages between 16 to 25 degrees. reasonably typical for this time of year. looking ahead to, as per some of us and it's the start of next week. sunny spells, dry weather, high pressure often in charge for much of the uk. goodbye. this is bbc news. i'm geeta guru—murthy. the headlines... the killing of nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel in liverpool, police have made an arrest, the man w

so we lose that cloud and rain in the south—east on friday morning.land, perhaps north—west england, west wales, will see a mixture of sunny spells, scattered blustery showers, the odd heavy one at times. temperatures will range from around the high teens, up to 20 degrees in the north, 20—25 celsius further south and east. temperatures around the seasonal norm. on saturday, low pressure sits to the north of the uk, so its northern and western areas which will see most of the showers. some of them could be quite heavy. some sunshine in between. a greater chance of staying dry across southern and eastern england. again, highs 25 degrees, mid—to—high teens further north. as you move out of saturday, into sunday, that area of low pressure clears away, but we look to the west to another one, pushing in across the uk. it'll arrive later in the day, so, actually, much of the country will have a dry sunday before it turns more wetter and windier. initially across western areas, then gradually spreading into eastern areas during sunday night and into monday.

east of scotland and parts of northern ireland. noticeably fresher here. and if you dodged the showers further southnd east with some sunshine you could see temperatures peaking at 25 c. through the evening and overnight most showers fading away. cloud and a brisk breeze developing to the far north and west. temperatures holding up into double figures so tomorrow we have this atlantic influence still with us and low pressure throwing these mother runs over to the north—west introducing more cloud and rain. showers across the west of scotland, heavier bass developing through wales and north—west england the afternoon. the best of the sunshine once again perhaps across the south—east where we could see temperatures around 25 c. those weather fronts will move south and east and there will be some rain, very hit and miss as we go through the night and clearing away first thing on friday. perhaps a drier day on friday and brighter. more showers around on saturday and the risk of some heavy and persistent rain potentially on sunday. a reminder of our top story... the cost of living squeeze — inflation hit

so we lose that cloud and rain in the south—east on friday morning.nd, northern ireland, perhaps north—west england, west wales, will see a mixture of sunny spells, scattered blustery showers, the odd heavy one at times. temperatures will range from around the high teens, up to 20 degrees in the north, 20—25 celsius further south and east. temperatures around the seasonal norm. on saturday, low pressure sits to the north of the uk, so it's northern and western areas which will see most of the showers. some of them could be quite heavy. some sunshine in between. a greater chance of staying dry across southern and eastern england. again, highs 25 degrees, mid—to—high teens further north. as you move out of saturday, into sunday, that area of low pressure clears away, but we look to the west to another one, pushing in across the uk. it'll arrive later in the day, so, actually, much of the country will have a dry sunday before it turns more wetter and windier. initially across western areas, then gradually spreading into eastern areas during sunday night

so we lose that cloud and rain in the south—east on friday morning.f sunny spells, scattered blustery showers, the odd heavy one at times. temperatures will range from around the high teens, up to 20 degrees in the north, 20—25 celsius further south and east. temperatures around the seasonal norm. on saturday, low pressure sits to the north of the uk, so it�*s northern and western areas which will see most of the showers. some of them could be quite heavy. some sunshine in between. a greater chance of staying dry across southern and eastern england. again, highs 25 degrees, mid—to—high teens further north. as you move out of saturday, into sunday, that area of low pressure clears away, but we look to the west to another one, pushing in across the uk. it�*ll arrive later in the day, so, actually, much of the country will have a dry sunday before it turns more wetter and windier. initially across western areas, then gradually spreading into eastern areas during sunday night and into monday. this is bbc news. the headlines — officials in ukraine are warn

not even a sniff of rain and temperatures getting up as high as 27, maybe 28 degrees in the south—eastgh pressure, one where the front moves away overnight and another one heading towards the far north—west of scotland so the highlands and islands on monday are likely to see some rain. 0therwise likely to see some rain. otherwise it is dry, winds elsewhere will be light and they will be lots of strong sunshine. it is continuing to heat up and higher temperatures in scotland and northern ireland but the highest temperatures across england and wales, widely the mid 20s, up to 29 in the south—east of england. the weather fronts still flirting with the far north—west of scotland as we head into tuesday. here we have got some stronger winds in the north and north—west of scotland. a lot of the rain will get pushed away and high pressure still in charge further south. dry and sunny and there is temperatures continuing to climb in the light winds. sea breezes will make it cooler around coastal areas, but inland it is getting hot by tuesday, 29/30 degrees, even into the midlands. it will be ac

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temperatures continuing to rise, getting up as high as 27, maybe 28 degrees in the south east of englandh pressure that's still around. 0ne weather front moves away overnight and we've got another one just heading towards the far north west of scotland. so the highlands and islands on monday likely again to see some rain. otherwise it's dry. the winds elsewhere will be light and there'll be lots of strong sunshine. so it's continuing to heat up. some higher temperatures in scotland and northern ireland, but the highest temperatures across england and wales — widely the mid 20s, up to 29 in the south east of england. so a weather front still flirting with the far north west of scotland as we head into tuesday. here, we've got some stronger winds in the north and northwest of scotland. a lot of that rain, though, will get pushed away. high pressure still in charge further south, dry and sunny, and those temperatures continuing to climb in the light winds. sea breezes will make it a little bit cooler around coastal areas, but inland it's certainly getting hot — by tuesday, 29 or 30 degrees

so we lose that cloud and rain in the south—east on friday morning.ll see a mixture of sunny spells, scattered blustery showers, the odd heavy one at times. temperatures will range from around the high teens, up to 20 degrees in the north, 20—25 celsius further south and east. temperatures around the seasonal norm. on saturday, low pressure sits to the north of the uk, so it's northern and western areas which will see most of the showers. some of them could be quite heavy. some sunshine in between. a greater chance of staying dry across southern and eastern england. again, highs 25 degrees, mid—to—high teens further north. as you move out of saturday, into sunday, that area of low pressure clears away, but we look to the west to another one, pushing in across the uk. it'll arrive later in the day, so, actually, much of the country will have a dry sunday before it turns more wetter and windier. initially across western areas, then gradually spreading into eastern areas during sunday night and into monday. this is bbc news with the latest business headl

they could pep up in the south—east in the latter part of the south—east in the latter part of the nightmuch of scotland and northern ireland. still be thundery low to the south, this front will bring wet weather to western part of the uk on thursday but we have a ridge of high pressure which will bring a lot of dry weather through tomorrow in scotland and northern ireland and northern england but east anglia, from the wash to the west country, likely to see these showers and thunderstorms erupting against. the could be quite heavy with the risk of localised flooding conducts a fresh feeling, highs of 23 even in the south—east but quite pleasant in the south—east but quite pleasant in the north with more sunshine around. heading through wednesday night, still the chance of further than we downpours in the south—east, we see

we will lose the cloud and rain in the south—east on friday morning.. a mixture of sunny spells and scattered blustery showers elsewhere. temperatures ranging from the high teens up to 20 degrees in the north, 20—25 further south and east. around the seasonal norm. on saturday, low pressure to the north of the uk, northern and western areas will see the most showers, some could be quite heavy, with sunshine in between. a greater chance of staying dry in southern and eastern england. again 25 the high, mid—to—high teens further north. on sunday, the area of low pressure clears, and we look to the west for another one pushing on across the uk, arriving later in the day. much of the country will have a dry sunday before it turns more wet and windy. initially across western areas, gradually moving into eastern areas on sunday night and into monday. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: a dire warning about the near—critical situation in ukraine's zaporizhzhia nuclear plant under russian control as they trai

we will lose the cloud and rain in the south—east on friday morning.gh teens up to 20 degrees in the north, 20—25 further south and east. around the seasonal norm. on saturday, low pressure to the north of the uk, northern and western areas will see the most showers, some could be quite heavy, with sunshine in between. a greater chance of staying dry in southern and eastern england. again 25 the high, mid—to—high teens further north. on sunday, the area of low pressure clears, and we look to the west for another one pushing on across the uk, arriving later in the day. much of the country will have a dry sunday before it turns more wet and windy. initially across western areas, gradually moving into eastern areas, gradually moving into eastern areas on sunday night and into monday. have a very good night. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. the powerful blast at a kabul mosque during evening prayers — amid reports of multiple casualties, we'll hear from the bbc�*s lyse doucet in the afghan capital. a d

so we lose that cloud and rain in the south—east on friday morning. ireland, perhaps north—west england, west wales, will see a mixture of sunny spells, scattered blustery showers, the odd heavy one at times. temperatures will range from around the high teens, up to 20 degrees in the north, 20—25 celsius further south and east. temperatures around the seasonal norm. on saturday, low pressure sits to the north of the uk, so it's northern and western areas which will see some sunshine in between. a greater chance of staying dry across southern and eastern england. again, highs 25 degrees, mid—to—high teens further north. as you move out of saturday, into sunday, that area of low pressure clears away, but we look to the west to another one, pushing in across the uk. it'll arrive later in the day, so, actually, much of the country will have a dry sunday before it turns more wetter and windier. initially across western areas, then gradually spreading into eastern areas during sunday night and into monday. welcome to bbc news. our top stories — a dire warni

south. temperatures pretty warm for the time of the commerce especially east anglia and the south—east, aboutees. fresher further north—west across the uk. this evening and overnight recede and expand of rain arriving initially across wales, that will drift into northern england and parts of scotland, drier weather either side of that, quite warm and humid towards the south—east, 16 to 18 degrees, slightly fresher to start wednesday across scotland and northern ireland. tomorrow's weather dominated by this quite slow moving weather front, dominated by this quite slow moving weatherfront, pushing rain across parts of wales and south—west england at times, moving in across northern england later in the day. either side of this band of cloud and rain we will have sunnier spells for much of northern ireland and scotland and central and seven england, temperatures could be up to 30 degrees, still warm and humid macrobid cooling down, by thursday we could see some fairly heavy, prolonged and thundery rainfall south—east england and east anglia, drier conditions for the rest of the uk, just the show

it is continuing to heat up in the strong sunshine, so temperatures reaching the mid—20s in the south—east to 26 or 27 celsius. across england and wales many places will move into heatwave conditions by next week, and mid—30s by thursday in the south—east. hello, this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley and these are the headlines. the family of 12—year—old archie battersbee confirm he has died after his life support was withdrawn. conservative leadership contenders set out their approaches to dealing with the economic downturn forecast by the bank of england. a bus carrying passengers to a roman catholic pilgrimage has crashed in northern croatia, killing 12 polish people and injuring more than 30 others. israeli planes strike palestinian militant targets in gaza for a second day as israel's army says it is preparing for its operation to last a week. officials in gaza say at least 14 palestinians have so far died in the violence. the effects from a cyber attack on the nhs 111 system could take until next week to resolve after phone lines and electronic gp referrals were affected. fire chiefs warn

so we lose that cloud and rain in the south—east on friday morning.s north—west england, west wales, will see a mixture of sunny spells, scattered blustery showers, the odd heavy one at times. temperatures will range from around the high teens, up to 20 degrees in the north, 20—25 celsius further south and east. temperatures around the seasonal norm. on saturday, low pressure sits to the north of the uk, so it's northern and western areas which will see most of the showers. some of them could be quite heavy. some sunshine in between. a greater chance of staying dry across southern and eastern england. again, highs 25 degrees, mid—to—high teens further north. as you move out of saturday, into sunday, that area of low pressure clears away, but we look to the west to another one, pushing in across the uk. it'll arrive later in the day, so, actually, much of the country will have a dry sunday before it turns more wetter and windier. initially across western areas, then gradually spreading into eastern areas during sunday night and into monday. good mornin

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i think we are aware the - south-east and the south of the uk south—east and the south of the uk in particularstarting to see satellite images now where it's actually you can see a colour difference between the east, the south—east and is it the south and the north—west of the uk where once white green had some rainfall compared to the other part that hasn't, but that said, we expect the dry conditions to be spread right across the uk. therefore it is difficult to reposition resources. because we are expecting nearly every service to be slightly or to be busy that they would be normally. but we have arrangements in place, local arrangements in place with neighbouring fire service, and the national resilience team which sits across at all so to speak and can coordinate any assists across those boundaries as well. we coordinate any assists across those boundaries as well.— boundaries as well. we all have a role to play _ boundaries as well. we all have a role to play in _ boundaries as well. we all have a role to play in this, _ boundaries as well. we all have a role to play in this, what - boun

anglia and the south—east likely to be 27 celsius, that is 80 fahrenheit.d east but at the same time, close to the low pressure will see some more wetter weather, sharper showers developing out to the west, so first thing on wednesday morning, a very humid feel, 18 degrees, and so despite it being quite cloudy to begin with, it will be largely fine and dry and with a south—westerly flow, as the rain eases away, temperatures are likely to peak at highs of 27 celsius by the middle of wednesday afternoon. moving out of wednesday into thursday, that weather front is going to continue to sink south and east. there will be no significant rain on it, unfortunately, and so that does mean that thursday, on the whole, will be largely fine and dry. the potential for some thundery rain first thing in the south—east and then into the weekend, drier but noticeably fresher. welcome to newsday — reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: singapore says it'll end its ban on sex between men — but has made it a lot more difficult to legalise same—sex

so we lose that cloud and rain in the south—east on friday morning.d, perhaps north—west england, west wales, will see a mixture of sunny spells, scattered blustery showers, the odd heavy one at times. temperatures will range from around the high teens, up to 20 degrees in the north, 20—25 celsius further south and east. temperatures around the seasonal norm. on saturday, low pressure sits to the north of the uk, so it's northern and western areas which will see most of the showers. some of them could be quite heavy. some sunshine in between. a greater chance of staying dry across southern and eastern england. again, highs 25 degrees, mid—to—high teens further north. as you move out of saturday, into sunday, that area of low pressure clears away, but we look to the west to another one, pushing in across the uk. it'll arrive later in the day, so, actually, much of the country will have a dry sunday before it turns more wetter and windier. initially across western areas, then gradually spreading into eastern areas during sunday night and into monday. th

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by the time it gets to the south—east will just south—east.ering northern ireland and northern england and scotland. temperatures today 14—27, feeling fresh in the north but quite mid—in the south—east. through this evening and overnight, here are the dregs of our weather front. and overnight, here are the dregs of ourweatherfront. it and overnight, here are the dregs of our weather front. it moves away, clear skies for most of england and wales. furthershowers clear skies for most of england and wales. further showers coming in across northern ireland, scotland and northern england and will push eastwards. it will not be as humid a night at last night. tomorrow, we lose the rain quite readily from eastern scotland. this weather front follows them into wales and northern england and we may have the odd spot of rain. most of us will be dry and the temperature range fresher across the temperature range fresher across the board at 13—25. carol, lovely to see you. thanks for that. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mi

we will lose the cloud and rain in the south—east on friday morning.d scattered blustery showers elsewhere. temperatures ranging from the high teens up to 20 degrees in the north, 20—25 further south and east. around the seasonal norm. on saturday, low pressure to the north of the uk, northern and western areas will see the most showers, some could be quite heavy, with sunshine in between. a greater chance of staying dry in southern and eastern england. again 25 the high, mid—to—high teens further north. on sunday, the area of low pressure clears, and we look to the west for another one pushing on across the uk, arriving later in the day. much of the country will have a dry sunday before it turns more wet and windy. initially across western areas, gradually moving into eastern areas on sunday night and into monday. this is bbc news. the latest news headlines will follow this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. london prides itself on being a culture capital. this city buzzes with creativity. now artistic trends come and go, of course, b

elsewhere generally dry, turning very warm in the south—east, up to around 26 by the south—east, up to a very pleasant weather overall. the weekend and saturday, the weather fronts bringing outbreaks of rain that we've been forecasting for the northwest so fresher here, 15. elsewhere generally dry, turning very warm in the south—east, up to around 26 by the time we get to saturday. those temperatures will continue to climb into sunday and monday and tuesday and wednesday as his high pressure builds in off the atlantic across the uk into scandinavia and other parts of europe and will draw in that hotter air, that really warm atmosphere for them, and climbs. the confidence is increasing for that hot spell to arrive, at least from mid week on words. let's have a look at those temperatures, quite conservative estimates here, the indication is temperatures by the end of the we could actually approach the low or mid 30s in some parts of southern are in. bye—bye. this is bbc news. i'm chris rogers. the headlines. japan and the us have condemned china's military exercises in the waters around

cluster of thunderstorms moving out of northern france, perhaps pushing it to east anglia and the south—easturing the night. it stays thundery across southern areas, thunderstorms may return to east anglia and the south—east during the early hours. further north, much quieter story thanks to high pressure building here. under clearskies thanks to high pressure building here. under clear skies quite chilly, one or two spots in single digits, but generally across england and we also freshen night to come, still quite humid and still on the mild side. here's the pressure pattern for tomorrow, a ridge of high pressure across the north of the country bringing fine weather, bringing rain to western areas on thursday, but we still have this thundery low in the south bringing rain to the midlands and then as the sunshine gets going across the south, and the south—east, it will set off thunderstorms into the afternoon, again some torrential downpours and localised flooding in places. cooler still tomorrow, 20, 20 three degrees in the south, pleasant 18—20 in the north where we will see plenty of suns

more cloud in east anglia and the south—east and lincolnshire, with a future showers may be into south—eastlands and the home counties but the further west you are, lots of blue skies overhead, and here, sheltered for that breeze coming off the east, which will keep temperatures limited to the mid teens across some parts of the east of scotland, north—east england, but in the sunshine further south, highs again of around 23 or 24. goodbye for now. hello, this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines: devastating floods across pakistan — the government says a third of the country is now under water. over one thousand people have died, and 33 million have been affected. nasa postpones the launch of the artemis space rocket on its mission to the moon, due to last minute technical issues. liz truss pulls out of a planned bbc interview tomorrow. it comes as the foreign secretary's team hit back at criticism of her economic plans from the institute for fiscal studies. and, revelling in its return, the notting hill carnival comes back to london's streets for the first time in three years. n

today, pretty fresh across western parts of scotland, maybe 15 degrees, a hot day for the south—east ay reach the north west of england with the further south and east you are, the warmer and sunnier it will be. this is bbc news. the headlines: china says it will carry out live fire military drills around taiwan — in the wake of the high level us visit to the island. as house speaker nancy pelosi leaves, she says america's commitment to taiwan's democracy is unwavering. our delegation, of which i'm very proud, came to taiwan to make it unequivocally clear, we will not abandon our commitment to taiwan, and we are proud of our enduring friendship. translation: thisj is a complete farce. the united states is violating china's sovereignty under the guise of so—called democracy. those who offend china will be punished. archie battersbee's parents apply to the european court of human rights, to try to postpone the removal of his life support — which was due to begin toda. premier league captains have decided their teams will stop taking the knee before every match. the anti—racism gesture w

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in south—east england there _ of rainfall. in south—east england there has— of rainfall. of what we _ there has been an average of 9% of what we would expect the july rainfall, — what we would expect the july rainfall, compared to 50% plus in northerh— rainfall, compared to 50% plus in northern england and scotland. closer to — northern england and scotland. closer to 80%. so quite a bit of disparity— closer to 80%. so quite a bit of disparity across the country in terms — disparity across the country in terms of— disparity across the country in terms of what people are seeing. we have been— terms of what people are seeing. we have been told to expect an official drought _ have been told to expect an official drought to — have been told to expect an official drought to be declared and it could be very— drought to be declared and it could be very significant. obviously, people — be very significant. obviously, people rely on being able to keep themselves cool and when we saw the temperature is really high, touching 40 on _ temperature is really high, touching 40 on the _ t

what the rest of us have had, this to the east of london, the day started with some quite vicious thunderstorms in places and with that across parts of the south and east of a lead, huge amounts of rain. this is what happened through the small hours, these thunderstorms developed to the south, pushed northwards. we've seen around 5000 lightning strikes so far today and a lot of rain as you can see from the radar picture. in some places but not in all places. however, where it has been wet, take this figure, bury saint edmonds, above 70 millimetres of rain so far, that is more than that place would normally expect in the whole month of august, so it has been an exceptionally wet day so far but this rain is now starting to clear eastwards, taking a while to do so i have to say but generally improving through the midlands and eastern england this afternoon. sunny spells elsewhere although cloud bringing showers for northern ireland and western scotland and asked that rain clears through a fresh feel than we have had of late and certainly cooler and fresher overnight. with all the moisture on the ground, could see some fog patches developing acros

wind it will feel very warm, humid out there once again. 30 degrees not out of the question in the south—eastwill not bring any notable rain but it will bring a change to a feel of our weather. behind the coffin on wednesday, noticeably fresher, still warm and humid in the far south east on wednesday but then towards the end of the week it stays dry but it will be noticeably fresher. thanks louise. there's more analysis of today's stories with kirsty wark on newsnight, which isjust getting started on bbc two. here on bbc one, the news continues in a moment with my colleagues across the nations and regions. but first, we'll leave you with some of the images of today's football celebrations. have a very good night. # it's coming home, it's coming home. oh, yes!

, july was the driest _ actually in the south—east, july was the driest in — actually in the south—east driest in recorded rainfall since1891, and there the driest in recorded rainfall since 1891, and there might be some storms— since 1891, and there might be some storms next— since 1891, and there might be some storms next week and a bit of rain so and _ storms next week and a bit of rain so and this— storms next week and a bit of rain so and this week's worth of dry weather— so and this week's worth of dry weather and we will need weeks to recover the situation. mariella people — recover the situation. mariella people will wonder, drought has been declared. _ people will wonder, drought has been declared, but how does it affect me? what impact will people see from this declaration today? we will be doing _ this declaration today? we will be doing more monitoring on the environment agency will check more intensively— environment agency will check more intensively the wildlife under stress — intensively the wildlife under stress and i will be going out with the team — stress and i will

south than in the north. to date has been a pretty murky start and a wet one for some, we have this waving weather front pushing north and easthe odd spot of drizzle so the rain will clear eastern scotland but linger in the northern isles, it pushes south and through the day we will see heavier pulses moving along at, i had adapted a south—east the south—east the cloud breaking, sunshine coming through, the isolated chance of a shower and in northern ireland and scotland the wind will strengthen in the afternoon. the north and west will be fresher, we are still looking at a humid date for the north and west will be fresher, we are still looking at a humid date further south and a hot one in east anglia, 29 evening and overnight and turning work showery. we have heavy downpours moving across the channel islands and into the far south—east of england. to the north and west it will be drier with clearer skies and cooler. persouth will be drier with clearer skies and cooler. per south and we are still in that killer are so into tomorrow we start off with every thundery downpours in the south—east, it will probably clear by early

they could pep up in the south—east in the latter part of the south—east in the latter part of the nightite a wild night to come, quite warm as well and humid, 17 degrees, but cooler and fresher further north with clear skies in much of scotland and northern ireland. still be thundery low to the south, this front will bring wet weather to western part of the uk on thursday but we have a ridge of high pressure which will bring a lot of dry weather through tomorrow in scotland and northern ireland and northern england but east anglia, from the wash to the west country, likely to see these showers and thunderstorms erupting against. the could be quite heavy with the risk of localised flooding conducts a fresh feeling, highs of 23 even in the south—east but quite pleasant in the south—east but quite pleasant in the north with more sunshine around. heading through wednesday night, still the chance of further than we downpours in the south—east, we see the influence about front pushing into scotland and northern ireland. a few more chilly spot under clear skies but otherwise in the teens for m

south-east on monday. hot in the south—east on monday.hose temperatures starting to come down from the north—west. a cooling trend for the week ahead. some showers, but do watch out, if they are heavy there could be some localised flooding. goodbye for now. hello. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak and these are the headlines... writers and politicians condemn an attack on acclaimed author, sir salman rushdie, who is now on a ventilator, after being stabbed while on stage in the us state of new york. his agent says the 75—year—old cannot speak, is likely to lose one eye, has a damaged liver and the nerves in one arm have been severed in the attack. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england's drought could last into the next year. and it's notjust parts of the uk struggling with heat as most of europe continues to grapple with high temperatues too. a huge fire is devastating forests in the gironde region in france. also, train drivers from nine rail companies ar

in that sunshine, temperatures reaching about 36 in the warmest spots towards the south—east but eventher north we are looking at the high 20s, for much of scotland and northern isles. a little bit cooler where you have got the cloud across the far north of scotland, one or two showers for the northern isles. overnight, little bit of mist and low cloud just lifting into the far north of scotland and england, but clear skies elsewhere and overnight, temperatures 11—18, fairly uncomfortable for sleeping once again i'm afraid. through the day tomorrow, lots of sunshine again, some heavy showers from northern ireland and scotland, they could be thundery with some large hail but still dry in the south—east, hot, up to about 36 once again. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the acclaimed author, sir salman rushdie, suffers serious injuries after being stabbed on stage in the state of new york. his agent says he's on a ventilator and is likely to lose an eye. the environment agency has warned that the drought declared in many parts of england could last into next year. it says that after

we will lose the cloud and rain in the south—east on friday morning. to the north of the uk, northern and western areas will see the most showers, some could be quite heavy, with sunshine in between. a greater chance of staying dry in southern and eastern england. again 25 the high, mid—to—high teens further north. on sunday, the area of low pressure clears, and we look to the west for another one pushing on across the uk, arriving later in the day. much of the country will have a dry sunday before it turns more wet and windy. initially across western areas, gradually moving into eastern areas on sunday night and into monday. �*welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. a dire warning about the near—critical situation in ukraine's zaporizhzhia nuclear plant — under russian control — as they train for a crisis that some fear could be more serious than the chernobyl disaster. it is impossible to ensure the safety of the nuclear power plant or the russian occupying forces are there. this is the key concern that

high pressure just hanging about 30 in the south—east corner. umidity from the near continent but overall across england and wales this is where we see heatwave conditions by the time we reach the mid week and temperatures widely into the 30s, abergavenny and london into the mid—30s at times but even scotland and northern ireland, cloudy and wet weather of late, temperatures into the mid 20s. that is how it is looking. we'll see you again soon. this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughanjones and these are the headlines... air raid sirens sound injerusalem for the first time since the start of last year's full—scale conflict between israel and palestinian militants in the gaza strip. it's the third day of renewed violence between the two sides. nearly 170,000 tonnes of grain and sunflower oil leaves on a second convoy of ships out of ukaine after russia's blockade caused global shortages. liz truss promises a cut in national insurance within weeks if she wins the conservative party leadership race. her rival rishi sunak disagrees and says he wants to giv

fair amount of cloud around, the odd showerfor a fair amount of cloud around, the odd shower for south—eastor two for northern ireland and northern england as well. if you for the west of scotland. 17 or 18 in the west of scotland. 17 or 18 in the far north but between 2324 degrees in the afternoon in the south. cloudy further north and overnight we see rain developing for north west england, the isle of man, northern ireland and perhaps into dumfries and galloway as well. most other places dry and reasonably mild, around 11 to 14 degrees but bit cooler to the northern isles overnight. tomorrow, similar to today with perhaps more cloud and this breeze picking up four parts of eastern england, importing one or two showers towards east anglia and the south—east. the high teens around that coast and the warmest weather towards the south—west with highs of 23 or 24. hello this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines: pakistan is warning that millions more people are likely to be caught up in the unprecedented flooding that's already claimed more than 1000 lives. unlike in the past where,

if you take a look at the chart behind become into the 30s, 32 celsius the south east wales, and also west sussex. northern ireland saw its hottest august day yesterday since 2003. there is temperature set to climb for the week, 37 in a few spots by saturday. it is a prolonged period of intense heat, hot days and one nights in between and it will be dangerous rather than record—breaking spikes. if we see consecutive days of over 35 celsius, that will be the first time it has happened since 1976. the amber weather warning is in force from the met office for extreme heat. it covers manchester, leeds and sheffield and into eastern wales and thatis sheffield and into eastern wales and that is valid until the end of the day on sunday. 27 or 28 celsius in parts of aberdeenshire, northern ireland may be. temperatures into the late 30s, 33 or 30 full celsius in parts of the midlands and west london. it is not hot everywhere, whether friends zow towards the north—west of scotland, outbreaks of rain here overnight. 0therwise, clear skies and it is a warmer night than last night. some places a t

in south—east china there has been an ongoing drought.he bbc�*s tim allman explains. the yangtze river is the lifeblood of china, but now it seems to be disappearing before our eyes. the water levels drop away, and as they do so, they reveal a hidden past. on this small, rocky island, three buddhist statues that date back hundreds of years. sightseers come to have a look, a chance to witness a history that has gone unseen for generations. translation: i saw in the newspaper that it'sj from 600 years ago, and i think this is very precious. i don't think we'll see it again when the water level comes back. this is a culture that our ancestors have left us. it is believed the statues may date back as far as the ming dynasty, which ruled much of china between the 14th and 17th century. why were they built here, you may ask. no—one really knows the answer, but they can hazard a guess. translation: i think the reason why our ancestors built this - was because they wanted to pray for a peaceful world, a beautiful country. i hope what they wished

in this part of south—east france, _ in this part of south—east france, these fields are usually— franceursting with colour. row after row of lavender. but this year this soil is like sand. the plan seemed lifeless. the heatwave taking its toll. ministers came to see the situation for themselves. the french government has set up a special crisis unit to try to with the problem they say is unprecedented. translation: we have unprecedented. translation: - have never experienced a drought like this one and the bad news is as far as we can see there is no reason to think it.. it is even worse than that because we have a heat wave and a drought so we have a vicious circle. , ., .,, circle. so 'ust how bad has it not? circle. so just how bad has it got? welcome _ circle. so just how bad has it got? welcome to _ circle. so just how bad has it got? welcome to more - circle. so just how bad has it got? welcome to more than| circle. so just how bad has it - got? welcome to more than 100 towns and villages across the country have run out of fresh drinking water, with supplies having to be bussed in

zone of cloud and patchy rain all the way from the south—west to the wash which will work to the south—east much rain at all for the gardens in the south and then sunshine breaks through more widely. a few showers dotted around through scotland and northern ireland in the afternoon and the of heavy and thundery one and starting to feel fresher but a reasonably humid day across england and wales, especially east anglia and the south—east, 29 or 30 degrees but humidity dropping a little and you will notice it in birmingham tomorrow but with increasing sunshine for the commonwealth games. a fine end to tomorrow, a few showers through scotland and northern ireland and northern england to take us through the night and into thursday morning and starting to feel more comfortable out there but we still see temperatures around 16 or 17 in the far south—east, temperatures around 16 or 17 in the farsouth—east, before temperatures around 16 or 17 in the far south—east, before thursday, a lot of sunshine to come for many, starting to feel more comfortable. there will be showers across scotland, northern

sam harrison, bbc south east today, brighton. were the first australian group to achieve broad international success — selling more than 50 million records around the world. they were named australians of the year in 1967, butjudith durham left the band a year later to pursue a solo career. but was back for some later performances and tours. their biggest hits included georgy girl and i'll never find another you. # hey there, georgy girl #. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello, much of the country will stay dry over the week ahead and it is going to get hotter as well. these are the more comfortable temperatures that we have been seeing this afternoon. highs in the mid 20s across the south—east of england. not particularly warm in scotland and northern ireland, still some rain in the north of the country and that will continue into the night. it will slip down across the western side of scotland and it will be light and patchy. elsewhere, dry with clear skies, and temperatures in rural areas dipping dow

our south east asia correspondentjonathan head has more. chanting.untry — untouchable, even. but najib razak arrived for the final stage of his appeal, knowing that the odds were now against him. every attempt to overturn or even delay the 12—year prison sentence he'd been given, thwarted by a judiciary, which stood firm behind the original verdict. translation: iwill not get a judgment based i on the principles of fair trial. i did not get it. the son of a former prime minister, he was groomed for power, and held office for nine years in a country where the ruling party had never lost an election. stories of spectacular greed and corruption brought thousands out onto the streets in protest. chanting. but investigations into huge losses from the state—run investment fund, known as imdb, went nowhere. the department ofjustice has filed a civil complaint, seeking to forfeit and recover more than $1 billion in assets associated with an international conspiracy to launderfunds stolen from imdb. even when the united states launched its own investigation,