wendy urquhart reports.deployed to the scene as soon as the alarm was raised by the greek coastguard. a greek air force helicopter hovered above, training spotlights on the ocean in a bid to help find survivors, but in the pitch black it was not easy, and very strong winds made winching up those who were found a bit precarious. the boat was en route from antalia in southern turkey to italy when it capsized near the greek island of karpathos, 38 nautical miles south—west of rhodes in the middle of the night. there are conflicting reports about the number of people on board, with some saying there were 60, and others insisting there were 80. these are the lucky ones — just 29 people who are reportedly from afghanistan, iraq and iran, who were saved by the emergency services, who said no—one on board the boat was wearing a life jacket. thousands of people risk their lives every year sailing to greece in rickety boats to start a new life in europe. hundreds have been rescued, but 64 have perished already this ye

wendy urquhart, bbc news.et much sleep on sunday night. so a massive electrical storm raged for hours, and torrential rain battered the city, as thunder boomed, and bolts of lightning lit up the night sky. after weeks of scorching temperatures, britain's met office is forecasting flash floods and heavy thunderstorms across much of the uk in the coming days. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @richpreston. hello. well, much—needed rain in the forecast, but that unfortunately may come at a price for some of us. and with big downpours forming once again on tuesday, there's a risk of flash flooding across parts of england and wales. now, here's the big picture. this dip in the jet stream has spawned an area of low pressure, which is in part responsible for breaking the heatwave and developing the showers. and then later on in the week, the jet stream here could push in a weather front with slightly lighter rain, but more widespread rain, crossing parts of the uk, but no guarantee, as far as rain is concerned furthe

wendy urquhart reports.vid readers have been rummaging through the book stalls of the seine since the 16th century. translation: we are a ma'or symbol of paris in the eyes h of the whole world. we have millions of people visiting us every year. the number of people who consider us as important as the eiffel tower or notre dame is phenomenal. so we really take pride in doing this work. after a two—year hiatus because of covid, the book—sellers are back in business, but you can't just turn up in paris and set up shop. each slot is allocated by the city council and only a few are approved each year. they don't have to pay rent, but there are rules. every so—called bookanista that gets one of the much—coveted five—year contracts must be open on at least four days a week all year round. and it's notjust the tourists that love to browse. it's one of the most wonderful things about paris. you can walk by and there are all these posters, you know, these old vintage nudie mags, and philosophy books and whatever other

wendy urquhart reports. is a major freight route, with hundreds of tonnes of goods being shipped down the river every day, but the lack of rain this summer means that water levels have plunged to depths not seen since the drought of 2018, making it extremely hazardous for captains to navigate the river, without damaging the boats, and many have already got stuck on the riverbed. shipping companies have reduced their loads by up to 70% to make sure they can reach their destination, but they've also had to contend with a hike in freight charges, from 20 euros a tonne to 110 euros a tonne, sincejune. germany was planning to use coal this winter as a substitute for the lack of russian gas supplies. and it's being shipped down the rhine to the local coal plants. translation: before the war, one in ten barges were carrying coal. now, it's one and five, so there has been a big jump in coal transport. the problem is the longer the drought lasts, the more likely it is that there will be a severe shortage of coal in t

wendy urquhart, bbc news.ing up. this is part of her delegation in taipei. we will keep you cross that here on bbc news. hello. well, after another very warm and fairly humid night, as well, the humidity levels will drop across most parts of the country as we go through wednesday. and you'll also notice the winds starting to ease down after a very blustery spell of weather. strongest winds on the southern edge of this area of low pressure. the freshest of the air, though, is off to the northwest behind this weather front, which will be moving into parts of western scotland and northern ireland, first light. but to the south and east of that, look at the temperatures as we start the day — around 16—19 celsius for the vast majority. now, while many of you start dry, we've got that rain at times in western scotland and northern ireland, there'll be a zone of cloud, rain, or drizzle southwest england through the midlands towards the wash — and that'll towards east anglia and the southeast. could produce a few spot

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wendy urquhart, bbc news. in a show of support for argentina's vice president cristina fernandez de kirchner. she faces charges of corruption related to her time as president, between 2007 and 2015. police were forced to use water cannon on supporters who gathered outside her home, while the demonstrators also clashed with police in the capital buenos aires. last week, prosecutors called for her to be banned from public office and given a 12—year prison sentence. ms kirchner has denied the charges and says she's being persecuted. a reminder of our headlines this hour. pakistan's national emergency — and a warning the floods sweeping the country are one of the worst disasters it's ever faced. us intelligence experts are to review classified materials obtained from donald trump's home in florida. dutch police say three people were killed when a truck crashed into a street party not far from the port of rotterdam. it's understood the truck veered off the road and rolled into a neighbourhood barbecue at nieuw—beij

wendy urquhart, bbc news.iger woods has apparently turned down a deal of over $700 million to take part in the liv series. greg norman, the ceo of liv, said tiger woods had been offered the money upfront before he took up his post. woods has been opposed to the saudi—backed breakaway league since late last year, and delivered his strongest comments at the open saying players who signed up had "turned their back" on the pga tour that made them famous. that's all for now, stay with bbc world news. hello. well, after another very warm and fairly humid night, as well, the humidity levels will drop across most parts of the country as we go through wednesday. and you'll also notice the winds starting to ease down after a very blustery spell of weather. strongest winds on the southern edge of this area of low pressure. the freshest of the air, though, is off to the northwest behind this weather front, which will be moving into parts of western scotland and northern ireland first light. but to the south and east of th

wendy urquhart, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. chancellorsville and uss antietam, are passing through the taiwan strait. china has been holding large—scale military exercises in the area to express its anger at a visit to taiwan by the us house speaker, nancy pelosi. in recent years, the us and other western navies have made routine transits of the taiwan strait. beijing views such actions as provocative and maintains that the island of taiwan is an integral part of chinese territory. beijing views such actions as provocative and maintains that the island of taiwan is an integral part of chinese territory. dutch police say at least three people were killed when a lorry veered off a road and rolled into a barbecue party near rotterdam. many others have been injured. the driver who was not injured has been arrested. the cause of the crash is not yet known. at least 23 people have been killed in clashes between rival political factions in the libyan capital, tripoli. scores of people were wounded in the fighting which appeared to hav

wendy urquhart, bbc news. remarkable stuff there.rently turned down a deal of over $700 million to take part in the liv series. he said saying players who signed up had "turned their back" on the pga tour that made them famous. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. well, after another very warm and fairly humid night, as well, the humidity levels will drop across most parts of the country as we go through wednesday. and you'll also notice the winds starting to ease down after a very blustery spell of weather. strongest winds on the southern edge of this area of low pressure. the freshest of the air, though, is off to the northwest behind this weather front, which will be moving into parts of western scotland and northern ireland first light. but to the south and east of that, look at the temperatures as we start the day — around 16—19 celsius for the vast majority. now, whilst many of you start dry, we've got that rain at times in western scotland and northern ireland, there'll be a zone of cloud, rain, or drizzle sou

wendy urquhart, bbc news.president biden is planning to appoint an ambassador to the arctic region. the move comes as russia increases its military activity in the arctic, with the secretary general of nato warning of the threat posed by moscow in the region, and raising concerns about china's reach there too. the united nations coordinator for the deal to export grain from ukraine has said that millions of tonnes still need to be cleared from silos to make way for this year's harvest. amir abdulla, who's in charge of the arrangement brokered by turkey and the un, says the agreement has led to the export of more than one million tonnes of grain so far, but much more needs to be done. emmanuel macron has welcomed a new partnership between france and its former partner. serbia and kosovo have reached a deal to allow free movement between their countries. it's one of the issues that has fuelled recent antagonism between the balkan neighbours. in 2008 kosovo, which has an ethnic albanian majority, declared indepen

wendy urquhart reports.e swiss alps to the north sea and it is a major freight route, with hundreds of tonnes of goods being shipped down the river every day, but the lack of rain this summer means that water levels have plunged to depths not seen since the drought of 2018, making it extremely hazardous for captains to navigate the river, without damaging the boats, and many have already got stuck on the riverbed. shipping companies have reduced their loads by up to 70% to make sure they can reach their destination, but they've also had to contend with a hike in freight charges, from 20 euros a tonne to 110 euros a tonne, sincejune. germany was planning to use coal this winter as a substitute for the lack of russian gas supplies. and it's being shipped down the rhine to the local coal plants. translation: before the war, one in ten barges were carrying coal. now, it's one and five, so there has been a big jump in coal transport. the problem is the longer the drought lasts, the more likely it is that there wi

wendy urquhart reports. often talked about the possibility of living on the moon or mars and a new project now makes it possible to see what living on mars might look like. this two story, 53 square metre inflatable structure was designed by a team of experts who specialise in creating buildings for extreme environment, including antarctica. it is powered both solar panels and can cope with an average temperature of —63 celsius, but there are also a number of other urgent issues to consider. the key thing about when you're living on mars is you need your buildings to be completely airtight, because the atmosphere outside is essentially poisonous. you then need to be able to keep out all the dangerous solar and cosmic radiation so you need to have the outside made of something which will keep all those dangerous rays out. so, our house partially would be built underground, in the amazing lava tubes which exist under the surface of mars — that's where the bedrooms and bathrooms would be. and then aboveground w

wendy urquhart, bbc news.nnounced that two guided missile cruisers are passing through the taiwan strait. the move is set to increase tensions with beijing. china has recently been holding large—scale military exercises in anger at a visit to taiwan by senior democrat nancy pelosi. dutch police say six people were killed when a lorry veered off a road and rolled into a barbecue party near rotterdam. seven more have been injured. the driver who was not injured has been arrested. the cause of the crash is not yet known. at least 23 people have been killed in clashes between rival political factions in the libyan capital, tripoli. scores of people were wounded in the fighting which appeared to have calmed by saturday night. the us ambassador in libya, richard norland, backed un calls for an immediate ceasefire. thousands of people have demonstrated in support of argentina's vice—president, cristina fernandez de kirchner — who is facing charges of corruption in the capital, buenos aires. a group of her supporters

wendy urquhart, bbc news.idential tower blocks outside the indian capital, delhi. it was the largest operation of its kind in the country. a nine—year legal dispute ended with a supreme court ruling that the towers had violated construction standards. nearly four tonnes of explosive were used in the operation, which threw up clouds of dust. five thousand residents were evacuated, along with hundreds of their pets. a round—up of some news in brief: the us navy has announced that two guided missile cruisers are passing through the taiwan strait. the chinese military says it is on high alert, as it monitors the passage of two us warships sailing through international waters in the taiwan strait. they are the first american warships to transit the strait after china's angry response to a visit to taiwan by senior democrat nancy pelosi. dutch police say six people were killed when a lorry veered off a road and rolled into a barbecue party near rotterdam. seven more have been injured. the driver, who was not injured

wendy urquhart reports.n ages and women can't buy them fast enough. we have seen an up tick in demand for high heels with our customer. she is excited to go back to the office, she's excited to go to that first social event again, so high heels are definitely on the top of her shopping list. whether you love them or hate them, there's no doubt that women do feel different in heels. it's completely different. ifeel like a million bucks when i put heels on. i love high heels. i really missed them during the pandemic, yeah. retailers saw a massive 50% drop in sales of high—heeled shoes in 2020 compared to the year before, mostly because of the covid pandemic, but experts are confident that sales are picking up at last. high heels, actually, have outperformed a lot of other categories and that's when you look at their performance versus last year, because they still were so depressed last year, so the improvement is there but they're not back to the level of 2019 sales like many other categories are. so, it's ti

wendy urquhart, bbc news. i got to admit that is something i'm going to be trying on my day off.ou will. the top story toda , if you will. the top story today. us _ if you will. the top story today, us officials - if you will. the top story today, us officials have| if you will. the top story - today, us officials have warned of an increase to violent threats to law enforcement lowering following the search of donald trump's loader estate. the fbi and department of homeland security issued a memo to law enforcement around the country. much more on the bbc website and bbc news. thank you forjoining me. hello. well, much—needed rain in the forecast, but that unfortunately may come at a price for some of us. and with big downpours forming once again on tuesday, there's a risk of flash flooding across parts of england and wales. now, here's the big picture. this dip in the jet stream has spawned an area of low pressure which is in part responsible for breaking the heatwave and developing the showers. and then later on in the week, the jet stream here could push in a weather front wit

wendy urquhart, bbc news.rn asia. but they're facing an increasing number of hazards. climate change is impacting their migration routes between europe and africa. and now there's been a sudden spike in stork deaths in hungary. 0ur correspondent nick thorpe has been investigating. (tx the famous white storks, a protected species, are dying on the great hungarian plain. activists found dozens of dead birds in recent weeks. some electrocuted, others poisoned. probably, the stork was resting on the pool when he or she started to fly and opened the wings. 0ne edge of the wing touched the line and one of the legs was still on the iron part of the pylon and electricity went through the body. this is how they die. 150,000 birds are electrocuted each year in hungary. the hazard to birds of these electric poles has long been recognised and there are easy solutions. you can install plastic insulating caps on the wires, even perches where the birds can stand. but they're expensive to install. 0nly10% of pylons are insula

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wendy urquhart, bbc news.the former star trek star, nichelle nichols, best known for playing lieutenant uhura, who has died age 89. the question was whether we wanted to save our people and japanese as well and win the war, or whether we want to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion began at two o'clock this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly- caught by surprise. we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all the iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigour, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she's achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: england's women footballers win their first ever major tournament

wendy urquhart, bbc news.ur: pakistan's national emergency and a warning the floods sweeping the country are one of the worst disasters it's ever faced. us intelligence experts are to review classified materials obtained from donald trump's home in florida. dutch police say three people were killed when a truck crashed into a street party not far from the port of rotterdam. it's understood the truck veered off the road and rolled into a neighbourhood barbecue at nieuw—beijerland, south of rotterdam. the total number of casualties is unclear because some of the victims are believed to be trapped under the truck. the driver wasn't injured and has been arrested. the cause of the crash is not yet known. maurice laparliere is a journalist with dutch broadcaster rijnmond. he's been following developments from the scene. the truckjust had been towed away. we know the bodies have been removed. i did see two, could have been more — the story goes there were about five casualties. what happened is the ice club — the loc

wendy urquhart reports. to the north sea and it is a major freight route, with hundreds of tonnes of goods being shipped down the river every day, but the lack of rain this summer means that water levels have plunged to depths not seen since the drought of 2018, making it extremely hazardous for captains to navigate the river, without damaging the boats, and many have already got stuck on the riverbed. shipping companies have reduced their loads by up to 70% to make sure they can reach their destination, but they've also had to contend with a hike in freight charges, from 20 euros a tonne to 110 euros a tonne, sincejune. germany was planning to use coal this winter as a substitute for the lack of russian gas supplies. and it's being shipped down the rhine to the local coal plants. translation: before the war, one in ten barges were carrying coal. now, it's one and five, so there has been a big jump in coal transport. the problem is the longer the drought lasts, the more likely it is that there will be a seve

wendy urquhart, bbc news. great stuff. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @richpreston. hello.ice for some of us. and with big downpours forming once again on tuesday, there's a risk of flash flooding across parts of england and wales. now, here's the big picture. this dip in the jet stream has spawned an area of low pressure which is in part responsible for breaking the heatwave and developing the showers. and then later on in the week, the jet stream here could push in a weather front with slightly lighter rain but more widespread rain crossing parts of the uk, but no guarantee as far as rain is concerned further south. and then that westerly jet stream brings fresher conditions later on in the week. now, here's the rainfall accumulation over the next 48 hours or so. the computer models tend to smooth out the rainfall and average it out, so i think if you take a closer look, actually, some areas get very little rainfall. you can see it's just at the bottom of the scale — 5, maybe 10mm, no more than that — and some spots won't get any rainfall at all. so let's get onto the for

wendy urquhart reports.anslation: we are a ma'or symbol of paris in the eyes * of the whole world. we have millions of people visiting us every year. the number of people who consider us as important as the eiffel tower or notre dame is phenomenal, so we really take pride in doing this work. after a two—year hiatus because of covid, the book—sellers are back in business, but you can't just turn up in paris and set up shop. each spot is allocated by the city council, and only a few are approved each year. they don't have to pay rent, but there are rules. every so—called bookanista that gets one of the much coveted five—year contracts must be open on at least four days a week all year round, and it's notjust the tourists that love to browse. it's one of the most wonderful things about paris, you walk by, and there's all these posters, these old vintage nudie mags and philosophy books, and whatever other treasures you can stumble upon. it's only in paris where you get these stores. with wonderful books. we just

wendy urquhart reports.s the alarm was raised by the greek coastguard. a greek air force helicopter hovered above, training spotlights on the ocean in a bid to help find survivors, but in the pitch black it was not easy, and very strong winds made winching up those who were found a bit precarious. the boat was en route from antalia in southern turkey to italy, when it capsized near the greek island of karpathos, 38 nautical miles south—west of rhodes in the middle of the night. there are conflicting reports about the number of people on board, with some saying there were 60, and others insisting there were 80. these are the lucky ones — just 29 people who are reportedly from afghanistan, iraq and iran, who were saved by the emergency services, who said no—one on board the boat was wearing a life jacket. thousands of people risk their lives every year sailing to greece in rickety boats to start a new life in europe. hundreds have been rescued, but 64 have perished already this year. the search and rescue oper

wendy urquhart, bbc news. i love to bring some good news. music plays how great is that?! video shared on social media showed the bristol street music musicians outside their van, with the drummer and keyboard players performing on the roof. a good way to pass the time! i was actually in that you myself about a week ago and unfortunately i didn't get to enjoy them. but that looks fantastic. music plays amazing. brilliant. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @vfritznews. we have your business news coming up in a few minutes. go and put the kettle on and make yourself a cup of tea and i will see you very soon. goodbye. hello. well, last night, parts of south—eastern britain were swamped by thunderstorms — 1.5 months of rainfall in one or two spots, much quieter out there right now. and friday promises to be a decent day, not all that sunny. we are expecting the clouds to increase through the course of the morning, into the afternoon — all as a result of this weather front, which is approaching from the west. it's a weaker weather front, there's n

wendy urquhart, bbc news. there you have it.e in tayside in scotland didn't get much sleep on sunday night. a massive electrical storm raged for hours and torrential rain battered the city as thunder boomed and bolts of lightning lit up the night sky. after weeks of scorching temperatures, britain's met office is forecasting flash floods and heavy thunderstorms across much of the uk in the coming days. so brace yourselves for that. next, we have all our business stories. we're going to look at the challenges facing the president of kenya was just been elected. they have a cost of living crisis which many are basing worldwide, inflation, jobless figures. all that to come. see you in a moment. hello. well, much—needed rain in the forecast, but that, unfortunately, may come at a price, for some of us. and with big downpours forming once again on tuesday, there's a risk of flash flooding across parts of england and wales. now, here's the big picture. this dip in the jet stream has spawned an area of low pressure, which is in part re

wendy urquhart, bbc news.th anniversary. it carries interviews with baroness doreen lawrence — the mother of stephen lawrence — and campaigner baroness floella benjamin — in an edition focusing on the themes of community cohesion, education, and climate. the voice's executive director, paulette simpson, said the prince shares their vision for positive change. this collaboration was important, and what i deeply hope is that many other persons will see this move that he has made as an example for positive collaboration that will create a better society. paulette simpson from the voice. as temperatures soar in the uk, gardeners are cultivating more exotic plants than in previous years. watermelons, avocados and figs are usually found growing in the mediterranean — but this summer's warm weather has brought them closer to home. earlier, markjackson gardening manager at york gate garden told us more about this trend. 0bviously, we're finding that temperatures are warmer, we're tending to get milder winters, as well

wendy urquhart, bbc news.party near rotterdam. it's understood the lorry veered off the road and rolled into a neighbourhood barbecuejust south of the city. the driver has been arrested. the cause of the crash is not yet known. in ukraine, the ukrainian army continues its fight—back in the south of the country. ukraine's forces have shelled a factory in the russian—occupied town of nova kakhovka. a lawmaker for the region said the russians had set up a military command centre in the factory producing naval equipment. a moscow—appointed official said missiles had hit the factory, the town itself and the local hydro—electric dam. the fighting comes as ukraine's forces gear up for an expected push to re—take the city of kherson — currently under russian control. the taliban are urging pakistan not to allow us drones to use its airspace to access afghan territory. last month, a missile fired from an american drone killed the al qaeda leader, ayman al—zawahiri, in kabul. afghanistan insists intelligence shows it en

wendy urquhart, bbc news. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.y's leader, kimjong—un, has declared victory in the battle against coronavirus, and ordered the lifting of restrictions imposed in may. he described government figures of only 7a deaths as an "unprecedented miracle" but many believe official numbers are unlikely to reveal the whole picture. at least 16 people are dead or missing in south korea after record rainfall caused severe flooding in the north of the country. most are in the capital, seoul. weather forecasters say it's the worst rain in over a century. 1,000 firefighters have been mobilised in france to tackle a resurgence of wildfires in the south—west region of gironde. the blaze has spread faster than those that devastated the region in july. france, like the rest of europe, has been struggling this summer with successive heatwaves and its worst drought on record. a beluga whale that got stuck in the river seine in france has died after a dramatic attempt to rescue it. experts used a net and a crane to hoist the mammal out of

the boat sank near karpathos in greece, as wendy urquhart reports.d commercial boats were deployed to the sea as soon as the alarm was raised by the greek coastguard. a greek air force helicopter hovered above, training spotlights on the ocean in a bid to help find survivors, but in the pitch black it was not easy, and very strong winds made winding up those who were found a bit precarious. the boat was en route from southern turkey to italy when it capsized near the greek island of arthur �*s, 38 nautical miles south—west of rhodes in the middle of the night. there are conflicting reports about the number of people on board, with some saying there were 60, and others insisting there were 80. these are the lucky ones, just 29 people who are reportedly from afghanistan, iraq and iran, who was saved by the emergency services, and said no—one on board the boat was wearing a life jacket. thousands of people risk their lives every year sailing to greece in rickety boats to start a new life in europe. hundreds have been rescued, but 64 have perished alread

but a new version of chess has competitors more worried about the cold than the heat as wendy urquharting pool and all the pieces are weighted and magnetic. the place of to hold their breath while they make their breath while they make their move which meant they did not have all a lot of time to take in their opponents last move or to determine what advantage their next might give the opposition. that was a huge challenge for the ten players who took part in the road dive chess championship at the leonardo royal hotel in london. keep yourself down, there's a lot more and once you play along game, you are lto moves and going down or coming up, it isa and going down or coming up, it is a marathon itself.— is a marathon itself. spending a lot of time _ is a marathon itself. spending a lot of time in _ is a marathon itself. spending a lot of time in water - is a marathon itself. spending a lot of time in water at - is a marathon itself. spending a lot of time in water at its - a lot of time in water at its the — a lot of time in water at its the oxygen intake and and harder— the oxygen in

wendy urquhart, bbc news.hed disney+ in 2019. now the gamble is paying off — as michelle fleury reports from new york. on wednesday, walt disney said its streaming service, disney+, had gained 14.4 million new subscribers in the three months tojuly — far higher than had been forecast. most of them came from outside north america. disney now has a total of 221 million subscribers, if you also include its other streaming services, hulu and espn+, surpassing its rival netflix, which has 220.7 million. the numbers suggest that fears of a global slowdown in how much people are willing to spend on video streaming services, particularly when inflation is high, appear overblown. still, given the economic uncertainty, the company lowered its guidance for how many subscribers it thinks disney+ will have by the end of 2024. it also announced that it was raising the price of its streaming products in the united states, all part of an effort to make its streaming business more profitable. the strong performance stands in s

wendy urquhart, bbc news.ay than there were yesterday. we can see this low pressure, this front moving north. that will bring in some thunderstorms. we also have this weather front that is drifting east, and this has been producing some rain this morning as well. that will eventually move away, leaving cloud behind. we have rain moving in across the south and that will turn thundery. it has been thundery through the english channel in the south—western western approaches already this morning. so, not all of us catching one of those thunderstorms are between them. there will be a lot of dry weather, some sunshine, drying up in northern ireland and behind the rain in scotland, there will be areas of cloud and, again, one a two showers. a brisk northerly breeze today. that is taking the edge of the temperatures, which are generally lower than they were yesterday. as we head through the evening and overnight, we continue with some of those thunderstorms. again, not all of us catching one. some clear skies across n

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wendy urquhart, bbc news.ly. and, yeah, we were talking about the comparisons. they don't really compare, obviously. there's a lot going on in their private lives, but i'm sure they've not got so much drama going on. nottingham—born line of duty star vicky mcclure formally opened the new police and fire hq at sherwood lodge. she also visited the professional standards department, known as ac—12 on the show. did you feel like you were sinking back into character? i might have done that at one point, and just found my hands fall into the front of my... so, yeah, it's... no, listen, i've always been interested in the police, as in, you know, crime and drama and all that kind of stuff. it's something i've always been interested in, but, you know, i'm interested in my city and the safety of my city more than anything. vicky and herfiance, johnny 0wen, were given a tour of the site and were introduced to members of staff. having access to something like this is a real privilege, and what i'm seeing and hearing with

wendy urquhart reports.ely airtight, because the atmosphere outside is essentially poisonous. you then need to be able to keep out all the dangerous solar and cosmic radiation so you need to have the outside made of something which will keep all those dangerous rays out. so, our house partially would be built underground, in the amazing lava tubes which exist under the surface of mars — that's where the bedrooms and bathrooms would be. and then aboveground would be the living room, this gold inflatable section that you see behind us, and that would be filled with home—made concrete, made of the water and crusty earth you get on planet mars and it would then go hard and protect you from the rays that exist around you. the environmental control room, the life—support systems that power the house, two compact bedroom pods, a shower and a low—water martian loo are in the underground section. the creators hope that this martian house will inspire people to live more sustainably on earth and you can see what it is

wendy urquhart, bbc news. that is it from us for now. thank you for your company.or north—westerly. that means we will see some fresher conditions coming in, but still humid in the south. and we have got a couple of weather fronts crossing us, although they are fairly weak affairs. this one in the south in the afternoon will not produce much more than a band of cloud. to the north of that, we are seeing a lot of sunshine. and across northern ireland, at times, northern england and scotland, we could see a few showers. you can tell the difference in the temperatures, the temperatures are lower in the north than they were yesterday, but it will feel fresher, up to 29 celsius in the south, still feeling humid. for the commonwealth games today, there is going to be more sunshine around than there was yesterday. and temperatures getting up to about 2k or 25. through this evening and overnight, further showers coming across northern ireland, northern england and also scotland. some clear skies for the rest of england and also wales. and it is going to be a more comfortab

wendy urquhart reports.ency services have been pushed to the limit rescuing those who were trapped or stranded by the floods. brittany kay taylor had just moved into a new apartment two days before the storm. she was woken at 3am by torrential rain and found her home under two feet of water. it was covered in water and i'm trying to figure out where the sound of running water is coming from, and it was coming from the front door. so that was really scary, because water was still actively pouring into the apartment. and several things were going through my mind. do i try to save my things? do i try to float away? —— the refrigerator started to float away. am i going to get electrocuted? should i just stay? like, i'm on higher ground. most of brittany�*s belongings were in boxes stacked up on the floor and, as the water rose, it saturated the cardboard. the boxes fell apart and everything fell into the filthy water. all of her new furniture has been destroyed. and her car has been washed away in the floods. do