and wales, and it says dry.d it says dry. week, a brief dip, then it heats up again through the week. the heatwave continues. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. are critically ill in hospital in wiltshire. and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. 30pm and here's your latest sports news. colombia last night. they arrived back from moscow in the early hours of this morning. just eight of the squad were out on the training pitch this morning. pernalty in that shoot—out. following last night's win. final against sweden. shall we see it all again, then? why not. 1—1 after extra time in russia, jordan henderson missed. a brilliant save from carlos baca. england's first ever penalty shoot—out win at a world cup. overcome the hoo—doo. nothing can really compare you —— prepare you for that. prepare you for that. it's more of an emotion. an emotion. fear and love, if you love it, you embrace it. embrace it. if you feel it, things go wrong. go wrong. look at the pressure he was under last nig

of england and wales, eastern scotland and easter northern ireland.an we've seen today, the cloud second—half for raymond russell, particularly across the western isles and the northern isles. around those western coasts, cooler, 25 in scotland, 23 and northern ireland, pushing towards 30 degrees in sight east england. 0nly the smallest chance of a chevre. however, we will have this weather front early next week meandering its way across scotland and northern ireland in particular. we are into the atlantic fresh air. ahead of it, the atlantic fresh air. ahead of it, the heat will continue to build, seeing more heat being given by the sun and escaping at this time of year. the temperatures start to gradually increase and we could be towards the mid—30s as we go into next week. there is more on the website. goodbye. this is bbc news. i'm annita mcvey. the headlines: not—so—smart smart meters? a criticism of delays in the multi—billion—pound roll—out scheme, which may only save some customers £11 a year. police in wiltshire widen their search for clues i

but it was the sender's name that led fbi investigators to wales.e states was a businessman from newport, abdul samad. he describes himself as a young entrepreneur, who also enjoys basketball and arabic studies. crucially, mr samad worked at a company run by siful sujan and his brother, ataul haque. 0n the same day in december 2015 that siful sujan was killed in an air strike, police in wales arrested abdul samad on suspicion of terrorism offences. his home here in newport was searched 7 along with the company offices in cardiff. during the court case in america, the fbi claims it found evidence that samad supported the so—called islamic state, and facilitated payments to isis supporter elshinawy in the usa. they also claim he was involved in organising the buying of equipment for isis. these papers outline samad's role in buying various pieces of equipment which the fbi alleges were destined for the islamic state. this includes parts which could be used in drones and also $18,000 of military—grade surveillance equipment. we wanted to see if there w

much of england and wales, though, dry and sunny.ud from northern ireland and western scotland. with outbreaks of rain, could see a few showers pushing into wales, north—west england. but elsewhere, across most of england and eastern wales, a hot day to come. we could see one or two locations in the south—east reaching 30 or 31 celsius. so for the end of the week it looks like we will see an increase of showers and thunderstorms for a time, and then it starts to hot up as we head on into the weekend. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is ben bland. our top stories: showdown in brussels. president trump demands nato countries double their defence spending. the first pictures of the rescued thai boys recovering in hospital, as more details emerge of their dramatic escape. dozens are still missing after japan's worst floods in decades. the death toll has now passed 170. and croatia come from behind to beat england and book their place in the world cup final. they will face france

and wales dry, sunny and hot.the chance of the odd shower at the weekend, mostly reserved for thursday and friday. the showers could be quite heavy to end the week in places, and certainly warming up, with lots of sunshine as we head into the weekend. welcome to newsday. i'm sharanjit leyl in london. the headlines: croatia come from behind to beat england and book their place in the world cup final. they'll play france on sunday. showdown in brussels — as president trump demands nato countries double their defence spending. i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: fears of disease injapan as the flooding death toll passes 170. and we're doing fine — first pictures of the rescued thai boys recovering in hospital.

showers across the northwest and across wales will slowly fa d e northwest and across wales will slowlyuring this evening. we will be left with dry weather and some clear spells, and still on one side. the eventual overnight lows will be between 11 and 15 degrees. quite comfortable for sleeping. it will be cloudy across scotland and northern ireland. another cloudy start on friday, but some sunny spells. the best of the morning sunshine across england and wales, but as we head to the afternoon, it is then we will see showers form. the showers will turn out to be heavy and thundery, down the western side of england and wales. parts of the midlands and central and southern england. the thing with these downpours, they could bring is 20—30 mm of rain, or half a months worth of rain in the space of one hour. given the ground is completely baked dry, that could bring some localised flooding when we get the heaviest of those showers. this weekend, pressure building across much of england and wales. that translates to lighter winds, warand wales. that translates to lighter winds, war and the w

i am not from wales, hero's welcome. i am not from wales, i moved recently here.r wales and getting recognition and everything but i haven't seen many things to celebrate it as much in cardiff in the city, so i would like to see more hyped up things for it. ijust think it's amazing that geraint thomas has won the tour de france and it inspires the kids to get onto their bikes. i was watching the tour de france and i want to know when is he coming back to cardiff, geraint thomas. we don't know yet but when we do we will let you know. all right, thank you. some lucky fans did get to meet him immediately after his win in paris. i am going to enjoy tonight and the next few weeks and looking forward to getting back to wales and seeing everyone. so excited for him, you know. i don't think he really understands what he'sjust done. the whole of wales is behind him. at home they're talking about building a legacy on the back of geraint thomas's win. over the past few years there has been an increase in interest shown by peoplejoining been an increase in interest shown by p

a good deal of dry and bright weather across most of england and wales, perhaps some showers feeding into western scotland. showreel outbreaks of rain are working into western scotland, northern ireland and perhaps cumbria. the far east of scotland holding onto brighter weather. a maximum of around 25 celsius in the south—east today. this evening and overnight, the rain will tend to die out in northern ireland, becoming more confined to the far north—west of scotland. elsewhere, dry weather, clear spells and perhaps more cloud for wales in south—west england, the risk of 12 showers. temperatures between 11 and 14, a touch cooler than in the south—east. for weapon states we start with a good deal of dry, bright and fine weather across england and wales —— for wednesday.

west of scotla nd dry across england and wales.d the construction of northern ireland. the first appreciable rain for some three weeks. but east of scotland and west of northern ireland, and certainly most of england and wales bar the odd shower this afternoon. it's dry and find, temperatures are above i degrees. the slow process heading off to wimbledon for the day, it looks pleasant enough, 23—2ad for the high. thursday is similar but with darker losing that weather system. the remnants of that system could lead to a few sharp showers, wales and western england, but the heat is building and starting to recover, temperatures like to get into the low to mid 30s, high 20s in the southeast. similar values of friday if not higher before the heat breaks, and perhaps more showers by that stage. this time of year, there's so much atmosphere, it will be heavy and sundry. looking at high temperatures, 28—29d. as we go into the weekend, that he he's building for england and wales, but for the northwest we will see some more cloud and rain.

it will be a wet one for england and wales. two areas of low pressure linked to unseasonably strong winds. 50 mph across parts of southern britain. some heavy rain in the morning, as well. drier and brighter conditions in east anglia for a time. a wet start in northern england. for northern ireland, a better day, much drier. a lot of dry weather across scotland away from the hebrides and the north—west highlands where we could see winds gust to 50 miles an hour. turning cloud into southern and eastern scotland. england and wales, the rain turnsa scotland. england and wales, the rain turns a bit more showery with brighter skies in between. the best of the sunday weather, thankfully, after today's storms will be in northern ireland. temperatures a feud increased down on where we should be at this time of year. into tomorrow evening, skies clear for a time, only a few showers around. another system will work its way in for monday. being occasional rain and cloud. temperatures starting to creep up a little bit in the south—westerly

but elsewhere, across most of england and eastern wales, a hot day to come. for the end of the week it looks like we'll see an increase of showers and thunderstorms for a time, and then it starts to hot up as we head on into the weekend. is the good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: pride, passion and pain. england are knocked out of the world cup by croatia. after the hope, came the heartbreak. england's dream snatched away in extra time. iam i am gutted. there are no words. we should have won tonight. we could have won this world cup, but next one, that's fine. but gareth southgate says a new generation of heroes will return home with their heads held high.

eventually settling into scotla nd wales. eventually settling into scotland through the day.ndy day. temperatures getting up very windy day. temperatures getting up to between 17—22. the headlines: mps have warned british democracy is in crisis because of targeted campaigns of hate and misinformation on social media. welcome relief for some as cool air arrives, but strong winds could cause travel disruption as temperatures drop across the country. the chief constable of the west midlands admits his police force has at times provided a poorer service, and he apologises. an international arrest warrant has been issued forjack shepherd killed a woman in a speedboat accident on the river thames in london in 2015. australian sailor wendy tuck has become the first woman skipper to ever win the clipper round the world yacht race. now, time for the travel show. hello, and welcome to the travel show. coming up this week, rajan follows in the footsteps of lawrence of arabia injordan. we swap water for wine and get a soaking at a festival in spain. and our global guru has some tips on w

for england and wales is, we are looking ata dry england and wales is, we are looking at a dry night.are not all going to get heavy rain but it looks like it will bea heavy rain but it looks like it will be a decent fall of rain across scotla nd be a decent fall of rain across scotland and northern ireland, with brighter spells following for the afternoon. and just as millions of people are facing the prospect of a hosepipe ban next month, here comes the rain. you knew that would happen. we may also see some of the rain pushing across southern wales and south—west england. that is a little bit more uncertain. one thing thatis little bit more uncertain. one thing that is a bit more worrisome, through the afternoon we could see thundery showers break—out and they could target london and the home counties. but worst—case scenario, we are looking at half months worth of rainfall in half an hour. so we could see some pretty nasty localised flooding. into the weekend, i think there will be a few showers knocking around. they could be sunny spells otherwise. low 20s across scotland and north

warm across the board, certainly england and wales with maybe 27 in the south—east. 0n and wales withastern scotland, with the cloud building across the north—west corner, more of a breeze and patchy light rain in the western hills of scotland, where it will be cooler. low—to—mid 20s in eastern scotland. 25 to maybe 29 degrees in england and wales, certainly in the south and wales, certainly in the south and south—east. and then next week we see a weather front wriggle into the north—west of the country, bringing a breeze, cloud and cool conditions. south and east of that, we tap into some very warm, hot and humid air moving from a southerly direction from the near continent. 0ne direction from the near continent. one or two places in the south—east could reach 32 or 33 degrees. that's your forecast. welcome to newsday. i'm mariko 0i in singapore. the headlines: south korea's foreign minister tells newsday she still believes north korea will denuclearise given time, but she's not yet prepared to put all herfaith in kimjong—un. trust is a tricky word. we go by action. president trump i

a big rise in violent crime in england and wales, according to new figures.rst we have seen for a decade. and we will want to see an end to it. scotland yard won't discuss press association reports that police have identified several russians they suspect of involvement in the nerve agent attack in salisbury in march. meanwhile, the inquest into the death of dawn sturgess, who was poisoned by novichok, opens. the new brexit secretary, dominic raab, promises to increase the pace of negotiations with the eu. we will be starting to step up some of those preparations and some of it will become more publicly facing in the weeks and months ahead.

some cloud building in england and wales.o hot sunshine to be had. a range of temperatures, quite breezy as well with the cloud and some outbreaks of rain in north—west scotland. there mayjust be an isolated shower popping up across eastern parts of england. most will avoid that and stay dry. here‘s how it‘s looking for the wimbledon finals this weekend, the men‘s final could be one of the hottest men‘s finals for decades, coming up on sunday with temperatures around 30 celsius, if not slightly above in some spots in south—east england. heading out and about on saturday evening, a lot of fine weather to come. but through the night some outbreaks of rain moving into northern ireland and western scotland. staying dry in england and wales. these are the overnight temperatures going into sunday morning. so on sunday, scotland and northern ireland, more have cloud, more have some outbreaks of rain. gradually pushing further east. mayjust reach into the far north—west of england later in the day. elsewhere, across western england a

our quite exhausted wales correspondent david cornock explains.r conference i address as party leader. he's going. she's going, possibly. he's gone. he's gone, too, but he hopes to make a comeback. westminster may be in turmoil but these are tumultuous times in welsh politics too. four of the party leaders in the assembly in cardiff bay are either out, on their way out, orfacing a leadership challenge. in the departure lounge after a decade at the top, labour first minister carwynjones says he will step down by the end of the year. so far, only one man, finance minister mark drakeford has enough support to succeed him. it is simpler in the conservatives where one day this davies ill be replaced by another davies. andrew "brexit means breakfast" rt davies has quit after several years and several plots by mps to oust him. his replacement will be either interim leader paul davies or susie davis. plaid cymru's leanne wood is one of the better—known welsh politicians but she is facing a double challenge to herjob leading the third biggest party. in the

geraint thomas flies the flag for wales. he has been enjoying his tour de france triumph, which is a first for wales. he is on many front pages this morning. let's start with a story about brexit, we have the ceo of century takeback. let's get stuck in. mps are not in parliament but brexit is still on the cards. the same headline, kamikazes say brexiteers. this is supposed to set out the no deal planning and i have a feeling they were issues about number 10 not planning in the event there was a brexit and this is number 10 planning and the criticism from brexiteers is they set out the negative effect for the united kingdom but does not set out what happens to europe. they are also arguing the rhetoric coming from number 10 is all very kind of negative. preparing for worst—case scenario, which has to do, everybody has to do that to a degree. the brexiteers a saint to look at the positives, the benefits when we do leave but the difficulty is we do not know what they will be. exactly. bmw increasing prices is a story we have ju

and again, warm sunny spells in england and wales, southern and eastern scotland.ern scotland, especially into the north—west, where the breeze is picking up, and a bit of patchy, light rain is starting to move in. but at the golf at carnoustie, as the open continues, a lot of cloud around particularly early in the day. i think some sunny spells will develop. it looks like it'll be a sunnier and warmer day on sunday, but at that stage it looks like the breeze will be perhaps more significant. now, as we go on through saturday evening and overnight, what showers have popped up in england and wales will die away. a few patches of mist and fog around, though most will be with clear spells. more cloud starting to filter into western scotland, and again there'll be a bit of patchy rain the further north you are, and a warmer night to come for scotland and northern ireland compared with friday night. and some spots into the high teens overnight, particularly in south—east england. into sunday then, and a weather system moving in will give some patchy rain towards parts o

warm sunshine across anglin and wales.of sunshine across england and wales but it has been caught for northern ireland and scotland. and we seeing of rain. some of the ways weather has been across the north and west of scotland. looking at the weather picture through the night, the cloud could stick in her an obvious patch of rain the west scotland. maybe a little bit as well for further down. a lot of dry and cloudy weather for scotland. england and wales would have a mixture of cloud and a few spells. temperatures overnight between 11 and 1a degrees for most. it should be a good nights sleep ahead. looking at the web pressure trough. it should be a dry start to the day. some sunshine to the morning across england and wales. there will be a dry day everywhere because as we go through the afternoon, shower clouds are going to develop and those showers will turn out to be heavy and thundery stretching through the galloway down the western side of england and wales. the showers and cells are formed by the sea breezes converg

for england and wales probably the mid—to high 20s. and wales probably the mid—to high 205.od depending on your perspective. you we re depending on your perspective. you were out riding. i was with 25,000 other cyclists, including naga and charlie at ride london. we have a picture before the rain started falling. naga and i were doing 100 miles and charlie was doing 46 miles. so we didn't meet him. laughter.. anyway, that was before it. the rain started as soon as we started to ride and itjust went on and on. it was really brutal conditions. what is this? it isjust a finisher‘s medal. conditions. what is this? it isjust a finisher's medal. 100 miles, that is loads, how is your bum?” a finisher's medal. 100 miles, that is loads, how is your bum? i don't really know. i feel fine. is loads, how is your bum? i don't really know. ifeel fine. ifeel fine, honestly. that is the slightly alarming thing. i did think of you when i was at home on my sofa watching the tour de france. laughter talking about the tour de france. cycling, we are an excellent cycling nation. and it is quite r

earlier on we had to shower sitting on the radar there and more across south east wales.speckle of showers to the m4 corridor into greater london. those are pretty much faded away. it is becoming dry overnight and showers in the highlands of scotland also fading. most of the low cloud will be out to the north sea. it is going to be warmer tonight. does this will be sold in the south. we have a band of cloud cutting into warm—up scotland and northern ireland. another one that is coming into the northwest but will be bringing any rain. what it does do is introduces air coming from a different source region so we are getting something more from the atla ntic getting something more from the atlantic cooler fresher air behind that weather. in wales, we still have a condo heat that will build very quickly in the sunshine and may ta ke very quickly in the sunshine and may take a while for the sunshine to come out and weather should improve in scotland. further south, you can see one or two showers popping off across wales and seven england and against were the southeast. they co

the sunshine for england and wales in it will be another glorious day but it will be hot.t like he, 31 celsius on the thermometer, next week it looks like there will be a fundamental change, more unsettled with the prospect of that more of us will seek breaks of rainfor that more of us will seek breaks of rain for those parched gardens. hello, i'm kasia madera, this is outside source from the bbc‘s newsroom in london. the uk is playing host to president trump. the prime minister has welcomed him, along with the first lady to bleinheim palace in oxfordshire, where they're currently sat down to dinner with 150 invited guests. protesters however gathered outside as he arrived. controversy has long surrounded this visit, and it's expected thousands will march against it over the next few days the uk parliament finally publishes its blueprint on brexit, amid chaotic scenes in parliament and we'll be covering the extraordinary rise of kyliejenner, from the kardashian clan, who's on track to become the world's youngest—ever self—made billionaire.

it will be a dry night in most of england and wales. with good spells of sunshine, early sunshine for northern ireland will fade, outbreaks of rain developing through the afternoon. rain from scotland pulling away, but of use brushes through the afternoon. contrast from the north—west, 17—18dc compared to 26 or 27 further south and east. keep an eye on the area of high pressure, it is developing further through the end of the week and extending northwards across the country. complicated by this frontal system country. complicated by this frontal syste m o n country. complicated by this frontal system on thursday to introducing more moisture, increasing the humidity. fairly murky for western and northern coast is on thursday. more cloud here, outbreaks of rain for northern ireland, wales, north—east england and parts of scotland. that will fizzle out as the day wears on. the south and east, we have the best of the sunshine. temperatures starting to climb, red and orange colours developing further and pushing further northwards through en

but most showers in england and wales but m ost pla ces showers in england and wales but most placesner of the uk, that‘s what‘s bringing the cloud and breeze to scotland and northern ireland. but it will be scooping up some warmth from the near continent and that will be noticeable on sunday. again, a similar story in a way to saturday. more cloud for northern ireland, northern and western scotland with more of a breeze and the odd shower. eastern scotla nd breeze and the odd shower. eastern scotland and for much of england and wales, it should be dry and sunny and hot too. you can see the deep orange colour is extending north. high 20s for many and we could be looking at 30—3031 across the south—east —— orange colours. on the weekend, a north—east south—west to split —— at 30 or 31. cool and damp and cloudy across the north—west corner of the country —— a northeast sw split. temperatures gradually falling as the week wears on. potentially with an increase in showers too. this is the business briefing. i‘m maryam moshiri. trump‘s brexit bombshell. plans to keep close ties with the e

he is also wales' leading captain, with 49 caps. 7a in total.rely missed on and off the rugby field. talking about how much he will be missed. how much of a whole will be leaving professional rugby? —— how much of a hole. when he came into the welsh fold eight years ago i think it was only one who could step that jersey following the think it was only one who could step thatjersey following the retirement of martyn williams, however since then we do have a number of options. so he leaves it in good hands, but no doubt he has left a big void to fill, considering the enormity of his presence on the field, his leadership, and experience he holds, and also as i say in rugby community they will go down as a feared opponent, and wales, although there are options now, he will be sorely missed. thank you forjoining us, thomas. the fa is hoping to convince the government today that selling wembley stadium is a good idea. they say it'll benefit grassroots football, something they believe needs urgent attention. our sports correspondent andy swiss is here

so, the mid—20s at best for england and wales. slightly cooler air arriving england and wales. northwesterly airflow, but as we head later on in the week towards the weekend, we are going to pick up more heat coming in from iberia that will draw its way northwards across the uk. but throughout we have essentially got pressure being on the high side, so it is likely to stay dry, little if any rain in the forecast for next week so no end in sight for that. it does turn a little cooler for a while but then it warms up again towards the end of the week. more sunshine on the way. police say the couple poisoned by a nerve agent in wiltshire fell ill after touching a contaminated item. dawn sturgess and charlie rowley are critically ill after being poisoned by novichok — the same type used on the former russian spy sergei skripal. dawn sturgess was caught on camera in salisbury last friday — the day before she collapsed. the home secretary has pointed the finger at russia. it is completely unacceptable for our people to be either deliberate or accidental targets, or for our streets, o

, the high 20s, 31, maybe 32 degrees across south—east wales and the midlands.rge over the weekend, not a dominant area of high pressure by any means, keeping most of the showers away over towards northern parts of france. still the potential for one northern parts of france. still the potentialfor one or northern parts of france. still the potential for one or two to get close to the channel islands and the far south—west, but on the whole, a lot of dry weather, sunny skies as well and really heating up. further north, bursting bridges rising across scotland but all this horse —— just towards the southern parts of england and wales and the midlands. the hottest weather, the more humid weather is probablyjust across the other side of the channel, this is where we will find most of the storms as well. few, if any showers towards the south—west and again, lots of sunshine and cloudy that north sea coast, some patch of fairweather cloud developing through the day. to bridges to 60 degrees celsius for the central belt of scotland. —— temperatures. welcome to newsday

showers in the and wales will fade away this evening and we will be left with dry weather in england still warm, the eventual overnight lows almost between 11 and 15. quite co mforta ble almost between 11 and 15. quite comfortable for sleeping. cloudy in scotla nd comfortable for sleeping. cloudy in scotland and northern ireland, another cloudy start on friday but brightening up with some sunny spells. the best of the morning sunshine in england and wales, but through the afternoon we will see showers forming. the showers will turn out to be heavy and thundery, stretching from the southern uplands, dumfries and galloway, down the western side of england and wales, through the midlands, central and southern england with the risk of showers. the downpours could bring 20 or 30 millimetres of rain, half a month's worth, in one hour and given the ground is baked dry, that could bring localised surface water flooding when we get the heaviest showers. this weekend, low pressure to the north—west of the country but pressure building in much of england and wales and that tra nslates much of e

similar weather across england and wales for the most part. temperatures of 25 celsius.nd if you are planning to watch the big match as we head into the evening time, the weather will not change a great deal. a lot of dry weather for those outdoor locations, and temperatures just slowly drifting their way down but still co mforta ble drifting their way down but still comfortable weather out and about. a decent night's sleep through wednesday night, and that takes us into thursday. weather fronts wednesday night, and that takes us into thursday. weatherfronts in wednesday night, and that takes us into thursday. weather fronts in the western parts of the country, so a few isolated showers, but the big picture is one of a ridge of high pressure a cross picture is one of a ridge of high pressure across the uk, and that will continue to bring a lot of dry and settled weather. the first a cloud will continue to come and go once again, with decent spells of sunshine. if anything more sunshine to go round and those temperatures should creep up once again. should get up to 27 cel

his former teacher also taught former wales rug by former teacher also taught former wales rugby internationalburton and footballer gareth bale. cool character and i'd say, for his own sport, same as sam, same as gareth, a breath of fresh air in his own sport. the night hundreds of cyclists decided to pay their tribute with a celebratory bike ride. couldn't resist a taken opportunity to night to come and celebrate with everyone else. to watch geraint thomas's career has been truly remarkable, and he's such a great ambassador for wales. experienced cyclists and those new to the sport set off, and the partying is likely to continue here for some time. earlier i spoke to tony doyle, a former british cyclist who was the world pursuit champion in 1980 and 1986. he described geraint thomas as a worthy winner. the two are the france is that much bigger than anything else, and for geraint thomas to win, and in the style he did, winning two of the alpine stages, and to win with such alpine stages, and to win with such a strong team performance, and geraint is a lovely guy. i was there when he won his f

we could be looking at 26—29 celsius in england and wales.is weather front, a new one, waxing and waning across the north—west corner of the country. further south and east, though, we'll be tapping into some very warm and humid air off the near continent, so it's likely we could see temperatures reaching the low 30s celsius in one or two places. so always a little bit cooler and cloudier further north and west, with some fierce heat and humidity further south and east. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: president trump invites putin to the white house for talks. the controversial move takes even his intelligence chief by surprise. . yes. that's going to be special. theresa may will call on the european union to evolve its position on brexit, as she rejects its plans for the irish border. we are still not recycling 40% of the plastic bottles that we use, so iamata the plastic bottles that we use, so i am at a factory that makes beds out of bottles this morning to see what more busin

quite a warm one to start the day for england and wales.l parts of central and northern scotland. but thursday promises to be another dry one, i think, for most. probably more sunshine around, of course, than we saw on thursday. just a slim chance of a shower across north—east england and south—east scotland. and later in the day, breeze and cloud pick up across this north—west corner, with those weather fronts. a little bit of rain here, as well. 15 to 20 degrees in the north, but as high as 28 or 29 celsius across the south—east, so it's going to be warm here. now, this is the tangle of weather fronts which will bring some rain to northern and western parts of the uk. it will continue to move its way south—eastwards as friday wears on, so a lot more cloud across the northern half of the uk. some substantial rain in places, fairly heavy bursts at times. but as it moves southwards, it will tend to ease and become a little lighter and patchier. so it's going to be a little bit cooler across northern areas, 18 to 20 degrees. further south, th

wales will be celebrating today. i love it when wales is celebrating.ill be heaving. we have lost the heat and the sunshine, instead, wet and windy, this has taken an hour, on the beach, in dorset, a very different sort of you from this a few days ago, a lot of rain in place, it northern ireland saw a months worth of rain injust 24 hours, around three inches fell in just three hours, some very wet conditions as you can see, more rain to come, if you can see, more rain to come, if you have not had much, there is some on its way to you, strong and gusty winds, particularly for southern and western coasts. this is down to the jet stream, moving south, coming in off the atlantic, bringing in fresh conditions and areas of low pressure, not one, but two. the way the isobars are tightly packed gives an explanation of the heavy wind. it is pushing, and looking at the next hour or is pushing, and looking at the next houror so, to give is pushing, and looking at the next hour or so, to give you an idea of the combination of the heavy rain and the strength of the

a big rise in violent crime in england and wales, according to new figures. murder, manslaughter and knife crime are all up, according to the latest police data. we need real term solutions now and that comes with proper investment in policing and getting our numbers up to where they need to be. we'll have full analysis of the latest crime figures. also on the programme: scotland yard won't discuss reports that police have identified several russians they suspect of involvement in the nerve agent attack in salisbury in march. the new brexit secretary, dominic raab, promises to step up the pace of negotiations with the eu. the former chair of the bbc trust, lord patten, says the corporation would be crazy to appeal against the ruling in the sir cliff richard privacy case. heroes of the london bridge terrorist attack, including two people who died, are being honoured for their bravery. and the 147th open championship is under way at carnoustie — can britain's top golfers break the americans‘ grip on the sport's majors? and coming up on bbc news... lewis hamilto

england and wales, a hot and a sunny day.shing away even a little bit further northwards. so a hot afternoon, actually, mid—to—high 20s celsius for many, with some areas in the south—east seeing 30 or 31 celsius. so for the weekend, it's looking hot, certainly across england and wales, parts of eastern scotland. a few showers around, mainly on saturday, but always a bit cooler and damp and breezy in the north—west, with the odd spot of rain. as we head on in towards next week, though, we start off on a hot note. but then temperatures, as the week wears on, begin to fall and return to more of a seasonal average. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and jon kay. our top story today: with friends like these... donald trump warns theresa may her brexit plan will kill any hopes of a trade deal with the us, and he backs borisjohnson as a future prime minister. with more protests planned against his visit, the us president will today meet the queen for tea at windsor. bradley's legacy. the mother of inspirational

wales and scotland have already changed their rules, as alexandra mckenzie explains. morag davidson has six children. they all have autism. getting out and about can be daunting. two of her children have blue badges under the scheme in scotland. she says it is life changing. it makes it easier to go out with the kids. there are a lot of challenges with going out with children with autism. refusal, not wanting to go out, standing in the middle of the road and refusing to move. scotland and wales have already extended their eligibility criteria for the blue badge scheme to people with so—called hidden disabilities. that includes mental health conditions. similar changes will be made in england next year. we spoke to one particular family who said they have had a blue badge in the past. it has been taken away. and as a result they almost never go out. morag acknowledges that not everyone welcomes the scheme. people can be quite opinionated about whether or not they think people with autism should have blue badges, because in their mind they equate a blue badge with a whe

moving in here and by the end of the night there could be heavy burst, largely clear in england and walesmperatures at their highest overnight in scotland and northern ireland. some round 17, maybe 18 celsius, so a warm night to come. and more of scotland and northern ireland tomorrow will see the cloud and some rain slowly spreading south—east where as it stays dry in england and wales. misty and murky in the north—west and there will be plenty of sunshine to come. and winds, well they are fairly light, but it is breezy along this weather front here where you see the outbreaks of rain. as for temperatures cooler where we started so warm temperatures cooler where we started so warm at the weekend for scotland and northern ireland, but very warm to hot, across england hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. president trump's plays a round of golf at turnberry during his "private visit" to scotland on the final leg of his uk tour. thousands take part in protests on the streets of edinburgh in a second day of rallies against donald trump's uk visit. police in wilshire recover more than 400 i

some cloud building in england and wales.rm to hot sunshine to be had. a range of temperatures, quite breezy as well with the cloud and some outbreaks of rain in north—west scotland. there mayjust be an isolated shower popping up across eastern parts of england. most will avoid that and stay dry. here's how it's looking for the wimbledon finals this weekend, the men's final could be one of the hottest men's finals for decades, coming up on sunday with temperatures around 30 celsius, if not slightly above in some spots in south—east england. heading out and about on saturday evening, a lot of fine weather to come. but through the night some outbreaks of rain moving into northern ireland and western scotland. staying dry in england and wales. these are the overnight temperatures going into sunday morning. so on sunday, scotland and northern ireland, more have cloud, more have some outbreaks of rain. gradually pushing further east. mayjust reach into the far north—west of england later in the day. elsewhere, across western engla

we could be looking at 26—29 celsius in england and wales.e north—west corner of the country. further south and east, though, we'll be tapping into some very warm and humid air off the near continent, so it's likely we could see temperatures reaching the low 30s celsius in one or two places. so always a little bit cooler and cloudier further north and west, with some fierce heat and humidity further south and east. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: now they're going for a second summit. the white house announces surprise plans to invite vladimir putin to washington. president trump bats away accusations he's cozying up to russia. getting along with president putin, getting along with russia is a positive, not a negative. with that being said, if that doesn't work out, i'll be the worst enemy he's ever had! britain's new brexit secretary promises to intensify talks with brussels, but the european commission is now warning that no deal looks more likely th

but widely towards 29, 30 degrees in england and wales. 32 perhaps towards south—east wales and midlandscoming down these north sea coastal areas but staying dry and warmest of all again across southern parts of england and wales, where, for a little while longer, it will feel rather humid. more sunshine on the way for tuesday. there's still a very small chance of picking out a late shower there for the far south—west but otherwise it's dry, very sunny out there on tuesday, hardly a breath of wind around. strong sunshine and those temperatures beginning to lift a little more for scotland and northern ireland too. now, high pressure is sort of in charge of our weather over the weekend. it's not a particularly dominant area of high pressure, but it doesn't need to be. nothing much is moving, there's hardly a breath of wind again on wednesday, a bit of low cloud coming down through the north sea, but on the whole it's sunny skies, a bit of fairweather cloud developing, few if any showers towards the south—west and the heat continues to arrive at the numbers of 29, maybe even 3a england and

much of england and wales, though, dry and sunny.ud from northern ireland and western scotland. with outbreaks of rain, could see a few showers pushing into wales, north—west england. but elsewhere, across most of england and eastern wales, a hot day to come. we could see one or two locations in the south—east reaching 30 or 31 celsius. so for the end of the week it looks like we will see an increase of showers and thunderstorms for a time, and then it starts to hot up as we head on into the weekend. you are watching bbc world news. our top story: croatia has beaten england 2—1 in the world cup semi—final. they are now through to the final, where they will play france in moscow on sunday. this is the moment croatia scored the winning second goal. earlier on, england scored in the fifth minute, and led for more than an hour until croatia equalised. rescue workers are searching for 70 people missing in floods in western japan. the death toll has reached 179 and more than 8.5 million people are being evacuated. and this video is trendin

reaching just into westernmost parts of england and wales by the end of the night. cooler towards western scotland and northern ireland compared with last night. into tomorrow, the rain very slowly moving east, pulling away from scotland with sunny spells following. northern ireland, sunny spells, one or two showers again into the afternoon. the area of showers gradually moving further east in england and wales includes heavy and possibly thundery downpours. a very varied amount, some, next to nothing, others, having something decent for the garden. you can see from the temperatures, still some heat in east anglia and south—east england. near 30 in the hot spots, but behind this weather system is feeling cooler and fresher compared with recent days. that weather system continues to take outbreaks of showery rain further east and south—east as we go through monday night into tuesday morning. probably hardly anything at all in southern england. once that's gone, tuesday has a sunny start, some cloud building, a few showers here and there but many places will remain dr

and again, warm, sunny spells in england and wales, southern and eastern scotland.the north—west, where the breeze is picking up, and a bit of patchy, light rain is starting to move in. but at the golf at carnoustie, as the open continues, a lot of cloud around particularly early in the day. i think some sunny spells will develop. it looks like it'll be a sunnier and warmer day on sunday, but at that stage it looks like the breeze will be perhaps more significant. now, as we go on through saturday evening and overnight, what showers have popped up in england and wales will die away. a few patches of mist and fog around, though most will be with clear spells. more cloud starting to filter into western scotland, and again there'll be a bit of patchy rain the further north you are, and a warmer night to come for scotland and northern ireland compared with friday night. and some spots into the high teens overnight, particularly in south—east england. into sunday then, and a weather system moving in will give some patchy rain towards parts of northern and western scotlan

let's speak to our wales correspondent, tomos morgan, who's in cardiff.bar has been getting busier and busier behind you over the last few hours and we are approaching the final moments. yes, we are. this place will erupt any time soon. the atmosphere is truly electric right now, the first time i have seen car death like this for a cycling race. i have seen it many times on rugby and football but never the cycling. alan davies, the head coach were geraint thomas started, and huge moment for you, seeing him cross the line. it will be immense. it is hard to put into wordsjust how proud we are of what this man has achieved. you get this kind of atmosphere in wales during rugby, but never the cycling. this is a first for cycling. this is a first for cycling. he has one big races in the past are nothing like this. we have never seen anything like this for cycling. in the past, geraint thomas has won medals for track, but i think it was in 2015 he moved onto the roads, and it might not been for yourself, gareth, that he took to the roads because when he was a y

many in england and wales will be clear.night in scotland and northern ireland. some into the high teens. it will be all rather warm night come here but please sunshine you are likely to cloudy skies. some outbreaks of rain slowly moving east and it becomes patchy in nature. many knees to was a largely dry until late in the day and then some sunny spells. england and then some sunny spells. england and wales, but patchy cloud developing the plenty of sunshine to come. the lion's share of the sunshine and warmth here. damages will be a degree or so higher compared with today was littered with labour in scotland and northern ireland we have compared with sunshine. still, 22 degrees or thereabouts in aberdeen. high 20s by some in england. just 17 degrees in stornoway. not particularly cold. wimbledon temperatures within a whisker of 30 celsius and sunny skies compared with today. it is there for the minimum final. let's ta ke there for the minimum final. let's take a look at things on monday. this weather system starts to move

much of england and wales, though, dry and sunny. picture — breezier, with more cloud from northern ireland and western scotland. with outbreaks of rain, could see a few showers pushing into wales, north—west england. but elsewhere, across most of england and eastern wales, a hot day to come. we could see one or two locations in the south—east reaching 30 or 31 celsius. so for the end of the week it looks like we will see an increase of showers and thunderstorms for a time, and then it starts to hot up as we head on into the weekend. i'm sharanjit leyl in london — the headlines: croatia come from behind to beat england and book their place in the world cup final. they'll play france on sunday. showdown in brussels — as president trump demands nato countries double their defence spending. i'm rico hizon in singapore — also on the programme: dozens are still missing after japan's worst floods in decades. as the search continues — the death toll passes a hundred and seventy. and we're doing fine — first pictures of the rescued thai boys

and back in wales. —— drinking champagne. thank you.welshman to win the tour de france tomorrow. hugh woozencroft‘s over at the touchscreen to find out more about the new man in the yellow jersey. a fantastic moment for geraint thomas who puts himself further into the history books as one of wales's best sportsman. he only expected to pace chris froome. now he is set to go back on the card for the yellowjersey in hand. __ go —— go back cardiff. but how did the 32—year—old get to this point? thomas a first started cycling competitively at the maindy flyers club in the welsh capital. his coaches there said he only stumbled into the sport having seen his track on the way home from a swimming lesson when he was just nine years old. the club has become a breeding ground for welsh cycling talent. with two other notable riders also starting their journey there. for coach's still there today crafting the winner of the yellow jersey will be their greatest achievement. he just turned up one day on his track bike or on one of our track bikes and t

warm sunny spells in england and wales, southern and eastern scotland.arnoustie for the open, lots of cloud particularly early, lots of cloud particularly early, lots of cloud particularly early, lots of sunny spells developing. looks like a sunny and warmer day on sunday and at that stage it looks like the breeze will be more significant. as we go on through saturday and overnight, the showers that pop up in england and wales will die away. a few patches of mist and fog around, though most will be with clear spells. more cloud starting to filter into western scotla nd starting to filter into western scotland and again a bit of patchy rain the further north you are, a warmer night to come for scotland and northern ireland compared with friday night and some spots in the high teens overnight, especially in south—east england. 0n high teens overnight, especially in south—east england. on sunday, a weather system moving in will give patchy rain towards parts of northern and western scotland, perhaps later in the day into northern ireland as the cloud feeds

waging war on waste but not new south wales?ory that has not banned these plastic bags. why is that and where is the resistance coming from? everyjurisdiction in australia has either implemented a ban on plastic bags or intends to. south australia started all of this many years ago, so south australia started all of this many years ago, so did tasmania. south wales, australia's most populous state is the odd person out in all of this. the state government says new laws are not needed because, in its opinion, the ban by coles and woolworths, the main supermarket chains here, means that legislation is not necessary. the state government believes supermarkets are doing the heavy lifting. art conservationist would argue that doesn't necessarily solve the whole problem. but every other state and territory in australia is on board and new south wales stands alone. right, and oddly enough china isa alone. right, and oddly enough china is a country that is sticking out as a model for what australia should start doing. china has banned i