and the south—west of england. 0utbreaks parts of wales and the south—westn as well. by the time we get to 4pm the rain will be in across south—west england and wales, turning heavy in places and strengthening south—westerly winds as well. some of the damp weather will arrive across central and southern england, the midlands and eventually greater manchester and merseyside late evening. scotland, largely dry day but a few showers for the northern isles. eastern scotla nd for the northern isles. eastern scotland is where the best of the afternoon sunshine will be. 0vernight the rain becomes more extensive 0vernight the rain becomes more exte ns ive a cross 0vernight the rain becomes more extensive across england and wales before spreading to northern ireland and a good part of scotland. the far north of scotland keeping slightly clearer weather but here it will turn chilly in rural areas. a mild night with temperatures 13 to 17 degrees with fog patches developing over the hills as well. as far as the weekend goes, sunday is the worst of the two days. cold fro

so in particular, we know new south wales accou nts particular, we know new south wales accounts for of the agricultural output. so does this speu agricultural output. so does this spell the end of australia's agricultural industry? 0h spell the end of australia's agricultural industry? oh no, certainly not. australian farmers are can credibly resilient and very adaptable. they are indeed quite outstanding. many farmers can cope with periods of drought. there are, however, i think some agricultural sectors that are going to find it very difficult, and will struggle in the future. but no, this doesn't harbour the end of agriculture in australia. you say there will be some sectors that will struggle. which ones are these, and how can they mitigate the damage being caused by drought? so there are regions of australia where you really only get one good harvest every five years now. those have been struggling for a long time, and there are already conversations about some of those farmers need to move off the land. but other groups get three good years in five, or four good years in five,

the land is brown, the land is cracked, it is barren in that part of new south wales.ir families and children are also being psychologically, as well as financially affected by the big dry. we went to the town of manila in new south wales and the deputy principal is a woman called rachel ferguson. she said the drought is likely to force students from farming families off the land. if you are born on the land, it is a very hard thing to walk away from. but i think increasingly, when you look at what fodder costs have been, the costs of carting water, the time in psychological and emotional cost, it is tempting for those students to go away. i can understand why, because i think for most of them, that idea of secure employment, secure financial stability is obviously very appealing against sort of playing the numbers on the farm. we have had one of the driest ever autumns here in southern australia, a very dry winter has followed. and the forecast isn't good. the outlook the new south wales over the next three months is for more drier than normal conditions. it is clear

some heavy and thundery showers and more persistent rain in south wales and south—west england.end, we have got an area of low pressure which will move them. the isobars are getting closer together so windy conditions in northern parts and outbreaks of rain mainly across scotla nd outbreaks of rain mainly across scotland and northern ireland on saturday and sunday. further south, there will be some showers but looking largely dry with some sunny spells. and feeling a little bit warmer in sunday in the south—east with highs up to 26 celsius. this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. these are the top stories developing at midday. borisjohnson is under mounting pressure to apologise for his comments about muslim women who wear burqas. the politics is becoming so sort of against muslims in this country. there's 3 million british muslims in this country and we are being ostracised at this point. the conservative party really should know better. boris has been careless with his language. he is a very talented journalist. he has got our attention but he just went too far. the whole of n

desperate for water in new south wales australia declares the entire state in drought last. message from democrats to republicans in ohio one of the latest on the special election that's too close to call. begin in the democratic republic of congo where the government has announced president joseph kabila will not be standing in december's election below was due to step down from his position in twenty sixteen but the election to replace him has been repeatedly delayed triggering violent protests which dozens were killed it was once spread speculation that he would try to seek a third term instead he's backing his former interior minister emanuel dari who's on the european union sanctions for alleged human rights abuses and we're going live to catherine sawyer in kinshasa the capital as soon as we can establish contact with her. when one hundred fifty thousand people have been left homeless by the earthquake in the indonesian island of long book the red cross has described the magnitude seven quake as exceptionally destructive at least one hundred thirty one people have been

south—east england and also east anglia. now, the winds will generally be light, i think, across england and wales. ern ireland. there's a chance as this area of low pressure deepens here it could turn windier for a time across the very far south—east, so it could be quite a soggy end to the day here. pretty nasty evening commute i think for some. bit of uncertainty into the west with the extent of the rain, looks like the heaviest of the stuff will be across into the near continent. that area of low pressure pushes on in towards the north sea as we head on in towards friday. a ridge of high pressure tries to build in, and an area of low pressure looms out into the atlantic and will arrive just in time for the weekend. for friday's picture then, we're in between the weather systems. it's going to be a day of sunshine and showers, and some could be the heavy side with a rumble of thunder. but hit and miss, some areas staying dry altogether, and in the sunshine, not too bad, temperatures from 17 to 22, cooler than what we've been used to, particularly in the south—east. this area of low pressure hurtl

and mr rogers, it is wintertime in new south wales.ch areas continue to burn out of control, and what are the challenges to put these blazes out? said the areas that we have mostly got the concentrated fire have been in the southern part of the state, that borders victoria, and is well in the northern part of the state water in queensland. so they are the ones that... they are the areas that we have predominantly got fire at the moment. as you say, we are still in winter. we will move into spring next month, but we've got a long way to even get to summer, let alone get through the summer. so we are bracing for a very long and hot summer. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: imran khan becomes pakistan's prime minister this weekend. one of his closest friends tells the bbc that he is a man with a plan. also on the programme: tributes are being paid to one of india's most influential leaders, atal bihari vajpayee, who has died at the age of 93. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessin

it's good to have you with us australia's most populous state new south wales is gripped by its worst drought in decades wildfires are raging in portugal spain and the united states heat wave is scorching parts of asia and right here in your the impact of the blistering temperatures is visible from outer space these images that we're about to show you from the european space agency show the united kingdom turning from a familiar green to a part. of this was denmark that you're about to see in twenty seventeen and this is the country just last month desperately in need of water. of the searing temperatures come as a new study warns the earth could be entering a period in which its ecosystems are irreversibly disrupt. it's been more than fifty years since the state of new south wales in australia has seen a drought like this farmers pray for rain as their crops and livestock die some are forced to shoot starving cattle well others face the prospect of having to simply abandon their land. on the other side of the world a similar story the french are simply too dry about half of this farm

it is barren in that part of new south wales.ilies, their farmers who are being affected, their families, their children are also being psychologically as well as financially affected by the big dry. we went to the town of manila in new south wales, the woman we spoke to is called rachel ferguson, she said the drug was likely to force students from farming families of the land. if you are born on the land it's a very hard thing to walk away from. but i think increasingly, when you look at what our fodder costs have been, the costs of carting water, the actual time and emotional and psychological cost of the rural industry, you know, it is tempting for those students to go away. and i can certainly understand why because i think for most of them, that ideal secure employment, secure financial stability is obviously very appealing against sort of playing the numbers on the farm. we have a one of the driest ever autumns here in southern australia, and a very dry winter has followed. the forecast is not good. the outlook for new sout

australia's most populous state new south wales has been declared entirely in drought farm reservoirs have dried up crops are failing and farmers are facing ruin the government has released a one hundred forty million dollars aid package for farmers and it's giving them permission to shoot kangaroos that are competing for livestock with livestock for sparse pasture. pools. it's an overwhelming drought these cattle swarm around a want to truck in new south wales looking for relief from the devastating join us the ground has become too bear for grass to grow and the weather too extreme to predict farmers in eastern australia say the drought has taken over turning one's fertile lands into dust bowls chemical little going on no food like family very long. where we go from here over. to keep cattle alive some farmers have been forced to ship in hay and grain from other parts of the country that is expensive the national government is pledging nearly one hundred fifty million additional dollars to help offset the cost this winter as they particularly cool you have to go back to knowledge in

it's an overwhelming drought these cattle swarming around a want to truck in new south wales looking for relief from the devastating join us the ground has become too bear for grass to grow and the weather too extreme to predict farmers in eastern australia say the drought has taken over turning one's fertile lands into dust bowls chemical live long. enough for a guy found a very long. way we got. to keep cattle alive some farmers have been forced to ship in hay and grain from other parts of the country that is expensive the national government is pledging nearly one hundred fifty million additional dollars to help offset the cost this winter has been particularly cool you have to go back to knowledge in sixty five to see it like this one and you've got to remember that some of those haven't really recovered from the last without some farms are doing better than others but stories of desperation of repeated across new south wales nearly eighty thousand people in the state depend on the agriculture industry contributing more than ten billion dollars to its annual economy but the droug

australia's most populous state new south wales is gripped by its worst drought in decades with pastors turning to dust and heat waves scorching parts of asia including china and japan and wildfires are raging in portugal spain and the united states so what is behind this exchange weather in just a moment i will speak with environment editor but first this report on the high temperatures and fears that the earth's ecosystems could be reversible a disrupted. it's been more than fifty years since the state of new south wales in australia has seen a drought like this farmers pray for rain as their crops and livestock die some are forced to shoot starving cattle while others face the prospect of having to simply abandon their land on the other side of the world a similar story the french are simply too dry about half of this farmer's corn crop has already died in the us record temperatures are fueling the worst wildfire in california history the twin blazes dubbed the mendo seen a complex have exploded to cover an area the size of los angeles in less than two weeks. seems like this are like

particularly across the south west and wales. cross much of northern england, northern ireland into southern scotland, some heavy showers into the south—east. temperatures overnight much milder than last night, for most of us things will hold up in the mid teens, fresher for northern scotland but a more humid feel to the weather as we start the day tomorrow morning. sunday, outbreaks of rain of southern and south—east england, and patchy rain lingering for central scotland. rain followed by more sunshine from the west but a fuse get showers and for wales and the south—west of england, some could be heavy and thuggery. —— heavy and thundery. most of us 18 to 22 degrees. cooler in the far north, still unsettled in the north for monday and tuesday but drying up and warming up further south. hello, this is bbc news with julian worricker. the headlines. agrochemicals giant bayer monsanto insists that its weedkillers are safe to use, despite the verdict of an american court that they caused a man's cancer. an airline employee who stole

guest liam palmer could be deployed in new south wales to help farmers doa in new south wales to helpmers do a first prize in living memory. a 29—year—old man is killed and another seriously injured after an explosion at a factory in wiltshire. also coming up, mission to the sun on hold. nasa is forced to postpone one of its most daring ventures until tomorrow because of technical problems. spurs get their campaign after winning start, news of that and all the other sport. manufacturers of britain's most widely used weedkiller and insisting it is safe after a court in united states ordered hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to a man with terminal cancer who says it caused his illness. the jury terminal cancer who says it caused his illness. thejury in terminal cancer who says it caused his illness. the jury in california decided that the us chemical company m o nsa nto decided that the us chemical company monsanto knew that herbicide spray was dangerous but failed toward consumers. the company says it does not pose a risk to health. so what is the weedkiller used for? i spoke

it's an overwhelming drought cattle swarm around a harder truck in new south wales looking for relief from the devastating dryness the ground has become to bear for the grass to grow and the weather too extreme to predict farmers in eastern australia say the drought has taken over turning one's fertile lands into dust bowls. got a plan on private ryan that to keep cattle alive some farmers have been forced to ship in hay and grain from other parts of the country that is expensive the national government is pledging nearly one hundred fifty million additional dollars to help offset the cost this winter has been particularly cruel you have to go back to knowledge in sixty five to see another winter like this one and you've got to remember that some of our farmers haven't really recovered from the last without. some farms are doing better than others but stories of desperation are repeated across new south wales nearly eighty thousand people in the state to depend on the agriculture industry contributing more than ten billion dollars to its annual economy the drought is affecting more th

australia's ongoing drought leads to dozens of wildfires in new south wales. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: italian rescuers say efforts to find survivors from the collapsed road bridge will continue for two more days. and one of india's most influential leaders, former prime minister atal bihari vajpayee, has died. he was 93. good morning. it is 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7:00pm in the evening in detroit, michigan, where the soul singer aretha franklin has died at the age of 76. she was diagnosed with cancer eight years ago, but only retired from performing last year. aretha franklin began singing as a child with a gospel choir. she went on to become a global star, selling more than 75 million records. aleem maqbool is in detroit and sent this report. # all i'm asking... # is for a little respect. # i'm about to give all of my money...# aretha franklin was peerless, with a voice so stunning it could lift spirits, and so powerful it could, and often did, move those who heard her to tears. at the church where she first star

south—east england, and patchy rain lingering for central scotland. rain followed by more sunshine from the west but a fuse get showers and for wales and the south—westo 22 degrees. cooler in the far north, still unsettled in the north for monday and tuesday but drying up and warming up further south. hello this is bbc news with me, julian worricker. the latest headlines. agrichemicals giant bayer monsanto insists that its weedkillers are safe to use, despite the verdict of an american court that they caused a man's cancer. an airline employee who stole an empty passenger plane from seattle airport is thought to have died after crashing on a nearby island. a 29—year—old man is killed and another man is seriously injured after an explosion at a military hardware factory in wiltshire. officials in australia's most populous state, new south wales, say the army could be deployed to help farmers as the worst drought in living memory continues to take its toll.

south—west of england. further east there will be some sunshine and about 23 degrees this afternoon. into this evening and tonight's, the areas of rain across walesnk many parts of the uk seeing a soggy but mild night and actually quite humid with temperatures in the mid—teens for most of us, much warmer than it was last night. tomorrow, a cloudier day in the east and we will have the rain across parts of the south—east of england also lingering through central scotland, too. . from the west, a return to more sunshine but scattered showers as well. there could me some thunderstorms in the south—west of england. in the sunny spells, not a write—off, top temperatures around 22 in the south but only 1a in aberdeen. good afternoon, this is bbc news and me, itjulian worricker. time for the headlines. agrichemicals giant monsanto insists that its weedkillers are safe to use, despite the verdict of an american court that they caused a man's cancer. police in seattle say they don't believe that an airline employee who stole an empty passenger plane from the airport had any terrorist intent. a 29—year—old man is killed and another man is seriously injured

farmers in the small towns across new south wales are helping each other out with donations.t they've ever known. all the climate gurus who know all about the weather still don't know when it's going to break. they've got no idea. we've just... we run blind. you know, we'vejust got to plan and hope and pray that it rains. government aid will ease the financial burdens and the prime minister is promising more help. i do understand these water challenges. and clearly, we will work with state and local governments to ensure that water is provided. the fear is that a dry spring will be followed by another hot and punishing summer for australia's farmers. the impact of the drought is yet to have any significant impact in australia's big cities. here in syd ney australia's big cities. here in sydney there are no water restrictions despite the fact it has been very dry for weeks but there is a growing awareness of the plight of farmers and farming communities and political pressure for the government to do more. of course, what parts of australia need is rain and lots of it. thank y

it's the worst dry spell in decades and now the whole of new south wales in australia is experiencingought. last post. remembering the battle of amiens, 100 years ago today. thousands attend a commemorative event in northern france. it was the battle that changed the tide of world war i and this afternoon the prime minister and prince william joined descendants of those who fought here, to pay tribute. and, three in a row for adam peaty. he strikes gold again, at the european championships. and coming up on bbc news: at the european championships in berlin where britain's tim duckworth leave it —— leave the decathlon with just two events to go. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. british gas is increasing prices for millions of customers, for the second time this year. the firm's standard variable tariff will go up by 3.8%, raising the annual bill for a typical dual—fuel customer by £44. the change comes into effect in october, and centrica, which owns british gas, is blaming the price rise on higher costs in the wholesale market. our business correspondent, emma simpson

thank you very much indeed for talking to us from new south wales.ssica elgot from the guardian and michael heaver from westmonster — that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. now it's time for the weather with helen willetts. hello. i for one was relieved at the dip in the temperatures and the relief from that intensity that we have had just recently. the week started above 30 degrees in some of the eastern areas. they have dropped by some seven or 8 degrees through the course of the past 48 hours, so a much more comfortable low 20s for back where temperatures should be for this time of year. perhaps just a little bit above in the south and east. the reason for the change is the wind direction change. we have lost that continental heat, and instead we are picking up more of an atlantic influence. it is quite warm, still. we have had temperatures into the mid—20s. but thursday could also bring some welcome rain in southern and eastern areas. there is uncertainty as to how far worse that rain will draft, but it could be quite intense for a time.

guest liam palmer could be deployed in new south wales to help farmers doa in new south wales to help, mission to the sun on hold. nasa is forced to postpone one of its most daring ventures until tomorrow because of technical problems.

phil mercer, bbc news, new south wales. rajini: so they need rain there, but from droughts to floods -- in south france, hundreds of people, many of them foreign veholidaymakers, has been to safety after flash flooding tore through towns and villages. the storm followed a period of unusually hot weather across much of europe. the bbc's richard lister reports. richard: after the heat wave, the deluge. hail stones as big ales fell in southeastern france as thunderstorms rolled in. torrential rain turned drought-hit rivers into raging torrts, spilling over roads and causing chaos downstream.ve l campsites quickly terwhelmed. the water movingough with such force that camping gear and picnic tables were swept away. more than 400 police and firefighters fanned out to search for stransod tourists. me were found hypothermic and clinging to trees. these german teenagers were in a campsite when the flood struck. they were among more than 100 people who had tbe rescued. most with only the clothes they were wearing. "we could not even t

a warm, dry winter has left many outback farmers in new south wales struggling to survive, and littleain is expected in the months ahead. our correspondent, phil mercer, sent this report from gunnedah, about 260 miles north of sydney. it's been two years since decent rains fell here, but this farming family is determined to beat the drought. keeping its beef herd alive is exhausting and expensive. crops have failed and the monthly food bill is £25,000. a daily grind

officials in new south wales in australia say the army could be deployed to help farmers as the worstrought in living memory continues. also coming up this hour. a man appears in court in charged with starting the california wild —fires. the holy fire, as it has become known, led to 21,000 people being evacauted from their homes. and in dateline london later, we'll be discussing washington's imposition of sanctions on russia and the row between donald trump and turkey.

rain putting into south—west england and wales, eventually into the midlands.. the rees will pick up a little along the west facing coast as we start to see the rain arriving through the evening and the overnight period. the rain will push in. have you bursts through the night. there is a level of uncertainty as to how much wet weather we are likely to see on sunday. this area of low pressure still producing 12 headaches from time to time. it looks at the moment as though the rain is likely to linger first as though the rain is likely to lingerfirst thing in as though the rain is likely to linger first thing in the south—east. behind is that they will be quite a lot of cloud on sunday, a muddy humid field for all. isolated showers. if we get some brightness then temperatures will start to respond. and they will start to pick up. generally speaking, we are looking at them sitting in the local 20s. as we move out of sunday into monday, the area of low pressure still sitting out to the east. we are likely to seek showers around. as we go through the week this ridg

phil mercer, bbc news, near gunnedah, in new south wales. world, but a group of gay men in kenya has started hosting talent contests to celebrate their diversity. despite facing discrimination in a country where homosexual acts are illegal, the men say they'll carry on perfoming — even if it is behind closed doors. bbc africa went along to one of the shows. we are looking for kenya to embrace drag queens. we are there. they know we exist. they haven't except that it. -- we exist. they haven't except that it. —— accepted it. can you, most of them are homophobic. —— kenya. if they realise that you're a man and dressing a woman summerland at eating you physically. some will ask you questions, are you out to your family? they will threaten new, say that they want to out do. mostly they think we are doing sex work or just exposing ourselves. they take it as prostitution. it is not like that. it is showcasing our talent and showcasing our diversity. we are still cross—dressers, we don't want to change our gender. my family, what i can say, my fami

in many ways the same to the maximum sentence under the laws of new south wales would have been two years imprisonment that's and we've got to understand and this is not right we've got to understand that when dave laws were made they were not made with the with concealing trial six curran's in mind they

phil mercer, bbc news, near gunnedah, in new south wales., still to come: how a 9—year—old chess prodigy has ensured the british government allow his family to stay in the country. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later, when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: tu rkey‘s turkey's lira it's an all—time low. it drops 20% in monday as president trump doubles tariffs on steel and aluminium. a new app is to offer rewards to families for talking to each other around the dinner table rather than checking their screens. a novel concept? well, the idea was orig

official figures show that australia's most populous state, new south wales,s entirely in drought. o ars ago there were floods on his farm near a town. how quickly things can change. >> just the opposite story. beenter: some farmers have cartin up to 100,000 liters of water to their livestoc since january. this year sho cattle swarming around the water tanker. small towns across new south wales are helping each other out with donations theysay it is the worst have ever known. >> they still cannot tell us when it is going to rain. they have no idea. blinde lying we have to hd pray that it rains. reporter: government aid will ease the financial burdens, and the prime minister is promising more help. >> i do understand these water challenges, and clearly we will work with state and local government to ensure that water provide reporter: the fear is that a dry spring will be followed by another hot and punishing summer for australia's farmers. phil mercer, bbcews, sydney. laura: coemorations have been taking place in the french city of amiens to mark 100 years since the battle there th

new south wales as of today one hundred percent of the state is no dry to cleared so there's a new part of the regional rural remote new south wales which is unaffected by these dry dry conditions as you alluded to the farmers in who are affixes who pretty much every farmer in new south wales is having to cart water is having to cart feet you know everybody's having to do that just yet but a lot of people are having to make those provisions in order to keep their sheep cattle livestock alive basically and healthy enough some some farmers have resorted to selling their livestock so destocking getting rid of them because they cannot afford to keep them on their farm because there is no end in sight to these structures it sounds brutal and would burn. for us john a thank you from sydney. more than four hundred migrants have been rescued in the mediterranean sea on their way to spain they spanish coast guard found nine boats making the crossing from morocco on tuesday spain is experiencing and encrease of migrant arrival flip twenty three thousand people coming ashore so far this y

small towns across new south wales are helping itch other out donations. theysay it is the worst have ever known. >> they still cannot tell us when it is going to rain. they he no idea. blind.flying we have to hope and pray that it :ains. reporter government aid will ease the financial burdens, and the prime minister is promising re help. >> i do understand these water challenges, a clearly we will work with state and local government to ensure that water is provided. reporter: the fear is that a dry spring will be follootd by anothernd punishing summer for a phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. laura: commemorations have been taking place in the french city of amiens to mark 100 years since the battle there that was pivotato bringing an end to world war i. prince william and the british e minister both spoke at special service at the city cathedral. the bbc's rober hall has more. robert: this is a landscape where the course of a terrib nflict was changed. in amiens cathedral, music and personal accounts combined to tell the story. the attack at amiens was a tot

it's been more than fifty years since the state of new south wales in australia has seen a drought like this farmers pray for rain as their crops and livestock die some are forced to shoot starving cattle well others face the prospect of having to simply abandon their land. on the other side of the world a similar story the french of those mountains are simply too dry about half of this farmer's corn crop has already died in the us record temperatures are fueling the worst wildfire in california history the twin blazes dubbed the mendoza scene a complex have exploded to cover an area the size of los angeles in less than two weeks. scenes like this are likely to become the new normal according to an international research team's latest study they call the trend hothouse earth i said. when the climate is much warmer than it is today three to four degrees warmer than it already is four to five degrees warmer than in the pre-industrial climate. international climate targets aim to limit the earth's warming to two degrees celsius but scientists now think even that is too high setting in moti

south—east england and also east anglia. now, the winds will generally be light, i think, across england and wales. and. there's a chance as this area of low pressure deepens here it could turn windier for a time across the very far south—east, so it could be quite a soggy end to the day here. pretty nasty evening commute i think for some. bit of uncertainty into the west with the extent of the rain, looks like the heaviest of the stuff will be across into the near continent. that area of low pressure pushes on in towards the north sea as we head on in towards friday. a ridge of high pressure tries to build in, and an area of low pressure looms out into the atlantic and will arrive just in time for the weekend. for friday's picture then, we're in between the weather systems. it's going to be a day of sunshine and showers, and some could be the heavy side with a rumble of thunder. but hit and miss, some areas staying dry altogether, and in the sunshine, not too bad, temperatures from 17 to 22, cooler than what we've been used to, particularly in the south—east. this area of low pressure hurtles in fr

that is the latest from new south wales.ing one year since the terrorist attack in barcelona. the extremist group that calls itself islamic state claimed responsibility for the attack in 2017. andrew plant reports. flowers a nd flowers and messages of remembrance played in the place the attack began here on 17 august last year. it happened in the height of summer, and van driven through the crowds on this busy spanish street. by the time it stopped, dozens were seriously injured. translation: time it stopped, dozens were seriously injured. translationzlj remember the sound of the engine as it hit against the people. the van was only a metre away from me, less than a metre, and it didn't touch us, and then it left that trail of death and pain. now survivors and relatives of those skills are returning to las ramblas to remember the lives lost one year ago. we wa nted the lives lost one year ago. we wanted to come and remember my father and also remember all of the victims of this terrible event, and to remember and thank the i

south—east england. patchy rain lingering for central scotland. rain will be followed by more sunshine from the west, also scattered showers. for walese could be heavy and thundery. most of us 18—22. it will field leali'ifano. still unsettled in the north for monday and tuesday, drier and warmerfor the in the north for monday and tuesday, drier and warmer for the site. in the north for monday and tuesday, drier and warmerfor the site. —— further south. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the manufacturer of one of britain's most popular weedkillers round—up is insisting that it is safe after a court in the united states awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to a man who says it caused his cancer. an airline employee who stole an empty passenger plane from seattle airport is thought to have died after crashing on a nearby island. a bbc investigation finds police overtime spending has reached its highest level since 2013 as the number of officers continues to fall. the turkish president insists his country is not going bankrupt. the lira hit record lows against the dollar after president trump doubled tariffs on import

could well move into an el nino pattern which is why the long—range forecast for the spring in new south wales crops have withered and for farmers there is a mounting psychological cost. light rain has fallen in some eastern areas of the country, but it's nowhere near enough and the outlook isn't good. the fear is that a dry spring will be followed by another hot and punishing summer for australia's farmers. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. just before we go to the weather, let's show you some images from the international space station. german astronaut alexander gerst took this pictures, showing the devastating impact of weeks of record temperatures on the planet. on twitter he says, "after several weeks of night flying, i was able to take the first day pictures of central europe and germany. the sight is shocking. everything that should be green is parched and brown". here's ben rich with the forecast. it is quite something seen pictures from the international space station. an incredible new perspective. you go outside and see how parched grass is booked to see it on that scale and to see ho

look like as if this pressure moves to the east, higher pressure building from the south—west, and improved day for wales 23 degrees or so. looking ahead through tuesday into wednesday still u nsettled through tuesday into wednesday still unsettled for through tuesday into wednesday still u nsettled for scotla nd through tuesday into wednesday still unsettled for scotland and northern ireland, breezy with showers and times, things will be drier and it will warm up towards the middle of the week into england and wales. goodbye for now. this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. the headlines at four. agrochemicals giant bayer monsanto, insists that its weedkillers are safe to use, after an american jury ruled that they caused a man's cancer. an airline employee who stole an empty passenger plane from seattle airport is thought to have died after crashing on a nearby island. a 29—year—old man is killed and another man is seriously injured after an explosion at a military hardware factory in wiltshire. a warning the australian army could be deployed in new south wales — to help farmers deal with the worst drou

rain moving into wales in south—west england.ht, the rain turns heavy at times as it continues itsjourney northwards and eastwards. 0therwise, a much milder night. the second after the weekend, this area of low pressure takes centre stage. it will be some wet weather and is one of these ones which does not come in a straight line, there will be pulses of heavy rain. some of the heaviest rain will be working into central and southern england. we will likely see some further heavy showers working again into south—west in the day. but the onshore wind comments could be quite chilly. 0therwise, looking at high as in the high teens. into next week, quite u nsettled teens. into next week, quite unsettled weather picture, particularly across north—western areas. some fairly breezy conditions. no sign of the heatwave returning to many of us. but that said, it should warm towards south—east england with temperatures pushing into mid— 20s. we can take a look now at this week's click. the sun is shining, the temperature's soaring and the ro

could well move into an el nino pattern which is why the long—range forecast for the spring in new south walesf queensland is also in drought, as are parts of victoria and south australia. crops have withered and for farmers there is a mounting psychological cost. light rain has fallen in some eastern areas of the country, but it's nowhere near enough and the outlook isn't good. the fear is that a dry spring will be followed by another hot and punishing summer for australia's farmers. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. regulators have found that the food giants kelloggs and kfc broke the rules about advertising to children. new regulations came into force last year, banning adverts of foods high in fat, sugar and salt to people under the age of 16. but health campaigners say there needs to be even stronger protection for children, as chi chi izundu reports. these complaints involve some of the biggest names in the food industry. coco pops granola! the watchdog upheld two complaints. this kellogg's cereal advert which was shown during a mr bean cartoon, and this kfc ad which was on a phone box clos

phil mercer, bbc news, near gunnedah, in new south wales.tion system to make sure businesses can still attract workers from the eu after brexit. it wants immigration targets to be scrapped. instead, it says people coming to the uk should be asked to prove they can make a positive contribution to the economy. matt cole reports. british agriculture needs 60,000 seasonal farm workers every year, just one reason the cbi says eu immigration matters. then there are nurses, software engineers, builders, architects, with that claim that they constitute between four and 30% of different sectors' workforces. so the government must abandon caps on numbers, but it recommends controls, limiting those without a job to a three—month stay, u nless without a job to a three—month stay, unless they are studying or financially independent. eu citizens will also have to register with the authorities and would be limited to what in work benefits they can claim. the cbi also said companies must prioritise recruitment of british staff in areas with high unemploymen

was in the forecast as well, this satellite shows with a cloud has been moving, for parts of wales and south be showers. some showers across wales and the west of england but further east we keep the sunshine, anywhere across east anglia up to aberdeenshire, four o'clock in the next couple of hours we should see some heavy showers through central wales, down towards the likes of gloucestershire into dorset as well. in the sunshine for the east temperatures around 23 degrees the london region. a little fresher further north, 16 degrees the london region. a little fresherfurther north, 16 in aberdeen, in the breeze it will feel good about west. into this evening the rain will start to push further north and east. some outbreaks of sheuey north and east. some outbreaks of shelley russell much of england, the showers clearing from northern ireland but lingering across southern scotland and those temperatures will be held in the mid teens, quite a bit more humid than it was last might. tomorrow, low pressure will be driving the weather, a cold front moving in from the west, some spells of heavy r

all of new south wales is nowci offily in brouthdroufment for many, it's a disaster. small town o manila is in zone.art of the drought at the local school, the children of farming families share the community's pain and uncertainty. there's a lot of sorrow. you can see that he -- sense that in their voices when they're talking about home. it's pretty sad to watch their stock slly but steadily starve to death in frontf them. >> i go to bed late, get up earlier so that everything is done. >> thed month is hel very tightly so we're not spending it on unnecessary things. making sure we count every dollar that we spendful >> australia's capricious clifmentse can be crew. it can turn fertile land into into a waste land. government funding is helping buty what's rea needed is rain and lots of it. the forecasts ahead don't look good. >> now, cross-dressing istill taboo in many countries around the world but a group ofay men in kenya has started hting contests to celebrate their didersity. ite the fact that human sexual acts are illegal, the men say they'll carry on. bbc went

good morning, a chilly but sunny start, it will cloud over later and we'll see rain in wales and south—westnd later. a full forecast in the next 15 minutes. good morning, it's saturday august 11th. our top story. nasa will today launch one of its most ambitious space missions — sending a probe into the sun's atmosphere. a rocket carrying the parker solar probe will blast off from cape canaveral, in florida, at around 9 o'clock. it will travel at speeds of more than 100 miles per second — that's the equivalent of london to sydney in 88 seconds — making it the fastest man—made object in history. will batchelor reports. and liftoff! a dress rehearsal for a journey into the sun. for more than 60 years, nasa has wanted to gather data from inside the sun's atmosphere. this morning's launch of the parker solar probe from cape canaveral in florida will achieve humanity's first closeup look at a star. protected by a heat shield nearly five inches thick, parker will orbit the sun 2a times over the next seven years, travelling at speeds of 430,000 mph, making it the fastest ever man—made object. at it

it's an overwhelming drought these cattle swarm around a want to truck in new south wales looking for relief from the devastating join us the ground has become too bear for grass to grow and the weather too extreme to predict farmers in eastern australia say the drought has taken over turning one's fertile lands into dust bowls chemical live long i don't know if they got found a very long. when we got healed up. to keep cattle alive some farmers have been forced to ship in hay and grain from other parts of the country that is expensive the national government is pledging nearly one hundred fifty million additional dollars to help offset the cost this winter as they particularly cool you have to go back to sixty five to see another winter like this one and you've got to remember that some of those haven't really recovered from the last without some farms are doing better than others but stories of desperation are repeated across new south wales nearly eighty thousand people in the state depend on the agriculture industry contributing more than ten billion dollars to its annual economy

farmers in the small towns across new south wales are helping each other out with donations. don't know when it's going to break. they've got no idea. we just... we're blind. you know, we'vejust got to plan and hope and pray that it rains. government aid will ease the financial burdens and the prime minister is promising more help. i do understand these water challenges. clearly, we will work with state and local governments to ensure that water is provided. the fear is that a dry spring will be followed by another hot and punishing summer for australia's farmers. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. meanwhile in spain, 2,500 people have had to leave their homes because of rapidly spreading wildfires. in the valencia region on spain's east coast, more than 600 firefighters and 25 aircraft are battling the flames in searing temperatures. more than 2,700 hectares have burned since the fire broke out on monday. emergency services say they believe the fire was caused by lightning. meanwhile, a fire that prompted evacuation orders in two california communities is burning thousands of ac