with outbreaks of rain, could see a few showers pushing into wales, north—west england. 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 on sunday. hello and welcome to bbc world news.

still u nsettled and south—west england overnight. ttled tomorrow, another heavy spell of rain pushing north—eastward across heavy spell of rain pushing north—eastwa rd across england heavy spell of rain pushing north—eastward across england and wales. eventually settling into scotla nd wales. eventually settling into scotland through the day. another very windy 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

we could see showers pushing their way into southern and south—west england. r much of the country plenty of sunshine with the chance of one or two showers across the south—west of england and southern parts of england as well. still warm in much of england and wales with temperatures in the mid to high 20s. cool in the east with the sea breeze. it could be misty and places. tuesday is a repeat performance. wimbledon starts tomorrow and it looks like much of the tournament will be dry with plenty of sunshine, as it will be across much of the country on tuesday. more clout across scotland but otherwise temperatures getting up but otherwise temperatures getting up between 25 to 29 celsius. the week ahead, mainly dry and sunny for much of the country. the winds will often be liked. the small chance of showers across southern england. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines at two. dozens of fire crews continue to tackle an aggressive moorland fire near bolton. lancashire fire brigade say they expect the blaze to continue for days. a major incident has been declar

with outbreaks of rain, could see a few showers as well pushing into wales, north—west england. ld see one or two locations to the south—east reaching 30 or 31 celsius. so 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.

and north—west england later today with the odd shower possible in wales and south—west england. dry where it is hot, fresh with sunny spells in the far north—west of scotland, humid with the heater crossed east anglia and the southeast and much of the midlands. we are expecting 31—32 this afternoon. into tonight we are going to take our weather front and move it further south, away from northern ireland but still lingering through southernmost scotland. elsewhere overnight it is mainly dry, parts of southern england could see mist and fog patches, nothing widespread. the other feature of the weather this week is why it's so hot and warm overnight, so increasingly difficult for sleeping overnight. wea k difficult for sleeping overnight. weak weather fronts close by but it's an indication if you are to the north of these weather fronts, here in the less hot fresher air but still really pleasant. many in northern ireland and scotland seeing sunny spells, bar the odd shower in eastern scotland. south—west england may see a shower, not out of the question in the south—east but most s

clearing from wales and south—west england. blustery showers behind. west you are. some rain arriving in parts of scotla nd some rain arriving in parts of scotland this afternoon. for the afternoon, as the rain clears eastwards, some blustery showers. look at the strength of the wind. particularly for western & southern open posts, costs in excess of 50 mph. —— western and southern coasts. rain eventually settling in parts of northern and eastern scotland for the afternoon. wherever you are, quite a cool feel, particularly compared to recent weeks. 17 to 21 celsius for most. perhaps 22 or 23 in south—west england. the rain and much of the showers will fade away this evening and overnight. many places dry. further rain arriving into parts of wales, south—west england and the far south—east of england and the far south—east of england later in the night. a cooler night for scotland and northern ireland. nine to 12 celsius the overnight low. to start the new week, we are still in this showery, breezy regime. this front bringing perhaps more persistent rai

eastern england probably dry. 0ne few more in north—west england. eastern england probably dry. higher than today. 26 or 27 than today. 26 or27 in than today. 26 or 27 in the south—east of england. that heat continues to build as we move into thursday, especially for england and wales, bit offair especially for england and wales, bit of fair weather cloud around, but little or no showers really. i think generally a dry day but there is more cloud and rain coming into the far north—west of scotland by the far north—west of scotland by the end of the day. that is due to that weather front there. that is will going to slip southwards during friday. as it does so the fronts wea ken friday. as it does so the fronts weaken and the rain tends to peter out. rain maybe on friday, a bit of rainfor out. rain maybe on friday, a bit of rain for northern england and for north wales. southern—of the uk looks like being dry. that pers out in time for the weekend which should bea dry in time for the weekend which should be a dry one, not quite as warm, but there will be some lengthy spells of su

with outbreaks of rain, could see a few showers pushing into wales, north—west england. 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 trending on bbc.com. the first images have emerged from the hospital where 12 thai boys and their football coach are being treated after their remarkable rescue from a flooded cave. new details about the rescue operation have also been released.

with outbreaks of rain, could see a few showers pushing into wales, north—west england. r 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 recovering in hospital.

outbreaks of rain, could see a few showers pushing into wales, north—west england. 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. this is bbc world news. i'm ben bland. the headlines: president trump has urged nato member states to commit 4% of their annual gdp output to military spending — double the current target. he made the remarks during the western military alliance's summit in brussels. 0f nato's 29 members, just five met the current target this year. the first images have emerged from the hospital where 12 thai boys and their football coach are being treated after their remarkable rescue from a flooded cave. meanwhile, reports say the boys and the coach were sedated to stop them panicking as they made their escape. croatia have reached the world cup final for the first time ever after beating england. a strike from mario mandzukic in extra time gave croatia a 2—1victory. the win sparked euphoric celebrations across croatia as fans filled streets a

for most of us, a dry and fine evening with some welcome showers lingering across south—west england.sed and low cloud returning across eastern coasts and temperatures lower than last night, particularly across central and southern england, 14—17 here and 10-11 southern england, 14—17 here and 10—11 further north. tomorrow we do it again, the most a dry and fine day with plenty of sunshine. a breeze from the north sea pushing mr gloag cloud to the east coast and maybe a scattering of showers for south—west england. but dry for most. those orange colours showing where the highest temperatures will be. not as high as today, 25—28dc, a lwa ys be. not as high as today, 25—28dc, always cooler on the north—east coast. that's potentially lasting all through this week, mainly dry and warm with plenty of sunshine and light wind. if you are after rain, the best i can offer is a small chance of a shower. that's all from the bbc news at six. so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s hello. this is bbc news with carole walker. let's hear more now on theresa may's promise to set

with outbreaks of rain, could see a few showers pushing into wales, north—west england. hing 30 or 3! 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‘s now passed a hundred and seventy. and croatia come from behind to beat england and book their place in the world cup final. they'll face france on sunday.

dry, with the sunshine, although there will be showers from the word go across parts of north—west englandlike i mentioned, some of them could be quite intense, with the risk of some local flooding. temperature—wise, around 25, maybe 26 celsius, and some eastern coastal areas may hold onto that cool breeze. now, as we head on in towards the weekend, a big area of low pressure will be anchored to the north—west of the uk. this may bring further cloud, maybe outbreaks of rain, to scotland and northern ireland, but it's also going to draw much warmer air from the near continent. on sunday it's a similar 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. this is

wales, south—west england and the north—west, more to come for north—west scotland. the coast, it could be up to 50 com this per hour. —— 50 miles. wet morning across england as the wind pushes north—east. dry for the north—west of scotland, wet and windy, that will ease away but that rain further south will eventually start to push its way north and east was through the day and that will continue to be heavy, strong and gusty wind 50 miles per hour for the southern and western coast. showery through the afternoon, some bright spells at blustery showers never too far away. temperature wise, spells at blustery showers never too faraway. temperature wise, 17— spells at blustery showers never too far away. temperature wise, 17— 23 celsius, cooler than yesterday across east anglia and south—east england. shell is going this evening, eventually they will fade and showery rain will return the south—east of england later in the night. cooler night for northern

the potential for big thunderstorms around london and home counties and the west of england. f rain falling in the space of an hour, providing nasty conditions with the risk of flooding. saturday, there still will be the potential for showers dotted around the country, southern and eastern parts of england prone to seeing some of those, but that could be some pals were also. funny stuff otherwise, low 20s and scotland and northern ireland, still mid to high 20s and the warmest parts of england and wales. temperatures will continue to build for the second half of the weekend and into monday. temperatures in london hitting the fatty degree mark on sunday and monday. but it will get even hotter next week. not just monday. but it will get even hotter next week. notjust hot, but also human. you may well see temperatures hitting 33 celsius somewhere probably across eastern england as we head into the week ahead. not eve ryo ne we head into the week ahead. not everyone likes hot and humid, but thatis everyone likes hot and humid, but that is what is coming our way. that's your latest

thunderstorms working their way up from france into south—west england, pushing into south—west englandast at the moment. they will make their presence felt over the next few hours and the rain from them could be quite heavy so we could have some local surface water building up on some of the roads and perhaps some of these showers getting into southern wales although that is not as nailed on. elsewhere, a bit more in the way of cloud will stop this isa in the way of cloud will stop this is a week cold front. it could bring some rain to the western isles but otherwise, a dry day. lots of sunshine and every bit as warm as yesterday, if not, even warmer. it will be quite humid across england as wales —— england and wales. we will see temperatures getting over 30 degrees today. heading into this evening and overnight, a bit of rain for the far north—west of scotland with some showers in the south—west. otherwise, a dry night. these are the temperatures at 11 pm. 23 degrees for london and birmingham. a little too warm for sleeping. the low pressure we have this weekend to the south, bringin

further south, sunny spells and quite frequent showers, particularly for wales and south—west england of scotland. further east across central and eastern parts of england, fewer showers, but nowhere in newton. everywhere will notice the strength of the wind. these are mean speeds and the dusts will be fast, touching 50 mph for southern and western coasts. we will notice the drop in temperature. 10-12dc notice the drop in temperature. 10—12dc lower compared to recent days. 2h 10—12dc lower compared to recent days. 2a or 25 for east anglia in the sunshine, but italy 18—22dc and quite a cool day for northern ireland, given the rain and wind. further showers around this evening. most will fade but we'll keep persistent rain across north—west scotla nd persistent rain across north—west scotland and another spell of rain arriving into wales and south—west england later in the night. foremost a cooler night, fresher and more co mforta ble a cooler night, fresher and more comfortable with lows between 11 and 16 celsius. quite a messy picture tomorrow. more rain to come, notice the squeeze on

you can see most places a re mostly south—west england. you can see most places are mostly drive. rs across england and wales, so little change in the temperature. bearing in mind wimbledon will be in full swing, temperatures on court around 28, 20 nine celsius. thejet temperatures on court around 28, 20 nine celsius. the jet stream is to the north which will keep the warm air building through the middle part of the week. a chance of showers bringing welcome rain in places but very well gathered at most people will be dry. temperatures dipping in scotla nd will be dry. temperatures dipping in scotland and northern england but further south is where we find the warm weather. by the end of the week, little change. dry for many of us. week, little change. dry for many of us. in scotland, temperatures closer to 21 but still in the mid to high 20s across england and wales. the orientation of this high—pressure changes as we go through into next weekend and it means that the wind comes from the atlantic so we should lose some of the humidity which should help the night—time sleeping to b

with outbreaks of rain, could see a few showers as well pushing into wales, north—west england. r two locations in the south—east reaching 30 or 31 celsius. so for the end of the week it looks like we'll see an increase of showers and thunderstorms for a time, then it starts to hot up as we head on into the weekend. this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story: britain prepares for the arrival of donald trump — what's been billed "the most controversial visit ever made by a us president." celebrations long into the night, as croatia reach the world cup final for the very first time. i'm rajini vaidyanathan in moscow, where defeat means england's dream of glory is finally over. a german neo—nazi is sentenced to life for a series of racially—motivated murders. detail at last. theresa may's government gets ready to publish its white paper on the brexit deal it wants. but will brussels accuse it of "cherry picking"?

millions in north—west england face the first hosepipe ban of the summer in england.e of them things. you can't have a good summer and, you know, have all the water as well, so... and home to face the music — president trump is back in the us amid a barrage of criticism over his meeting with vladimir putin. and coming up on bbc news... cristiano ronaldo says he wants to make his mark in the great history ofjuventus after completing his £99 million move from real madrid. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. after avoiding two parliamentary defeats on her brexit plans yesterday by the narrowest of margins, theresa may is facing a fresh battle in the commons this afternoon. the prime minister was last night accused of "caving in" to eurosceptic tories by accepting their amendments to her brexit plans. she now faces a rebellion from mps who want closer trade links with the eu. mps are also being asked by the government to vote on whether to start their summer recess several days early. it's prompted accusations that the prime minister is running scared of he

warm is not hot but we have a yellow warning from the met office for by the storms across south—west englandrts of wales and a few of those may bilderberg eastwards through hampshire, sussex, surrey and up towards london. more cloud across northern ireland and north—west scotland, the odd spot of rain but aside from that, dry with plenty of sunshine across much of the country this afternoon, already up to 31 celsius in porthmadog and temperatures widely in the mid to high 20s. always a bit cooler for eastern coasts and a bit misty at times but the sea breeze keeping things cooler and a few thunderstorms rumbling around this evening and overnight for south—west england and southern england. otherwise dry with a bit more cloud across scotland, cooler here, 12—111, very muddy and humid across central and southern parts of england. tomorrow, we do it all again, foremost, dry with plenty of sunshine, a bit more cloud at times for scotland it will thin and break with spells of sunshine. the chance ofa with spells of sunshine. the chance of a show across south—west and southern england otherwise, d

, just bringing outbreaks of rain to parts of south—west englandsunshine and showers. further north and west you are, further south and east, the better it appears, highest temperatures here, climbing again, 23 to 25, always clear and north and west. that is the theme tuesday and wednesday, still showers. best of the sunshine, england and wales. this is bbc news, i'm ben brown, the headlines at 11. wildfires rage in northern california, killing five people, destroying hundreds of buildings and causing thousands to flee their homes we were not told we were in danger. this was like you see in the movies with tornadoes. one minute, it's fine. the next minute, everybody‘s screaming. trolls who go online to intimidate election candidates and campaigners could be barred from public office under new government proposals. a powerful earthquake on an indonesian tourist island kills at least 13 people, injures hundreds and damages thousands of homes. qatar has denied claims it ran a secret campaign to sabotage other countries' bids for the 2022 world cup. al

the north—west england, some sunshine, but we have available loud across eastern england.th—west england, a fair bit of cloud around first thing. through the day, the cloud will break and sunny spells will develop. showers will also develop and some will be heavy and thundery and slow—moving and some will be torrential and could leave to some flash flooding. later we could see an odd shower about essex and the london area. but it will be quite warm in the sunshine, temperatures getting up to 26 and the cloud will be cooler where it will be around the mid to high teens. in the evening, you still have some showers, but there will fade overnight and more cloud will fade overnight and more cloud will roll in from the north sea. falling to between ten and 16 degrees. tomorrow will start off with the cloud, like today. sunny spells developing. there will be more showers developing tomorrow as well, especially in the west but more will travel east and could see some at wimbledon. some of those will be heavy and thundery and could lead to flash flooding. in fact, there is a yellow

into wales, and south—west england into wales, and south—west england with localised flooding in somel linger on this evening, certainly into the first part of the night, across these western areas that i mentioned. most places will be dry by the end of the night and quite warm to start friday morning. variable cloud around, also some sunny spells but the sun will get going when that cloud burns away and it will be followed by fine and dry weather for many but showers developing into the afternoon. these could be more potent than what we saw today. again, forming a line across parts of western scotland into north—west england, down the spine of wales and this time may be further east into the midlands and perhaps into south and southern parts of england. if you get one, there could be really torrential with the risk of localised flooding. good news for some gardeners and growers but not for others, as they will be hit and miss, and other warm day. on saturday, an area of low pressure anchored to the north—west of the uk, feeding in more cloud and breeze to western scotland, northern i

some showers for dumfries and galloway, one or two showers across wales and the odd one for south west england. away from the north—west of the country, a good deal of sunshine continuing through the afternoon. quite windy, particularly for western coasts where the gusts will reach 30 or a0 mph, locally 50 the far north—west of scotland. that is where we have the lowest temperatures, 15 or 19 for those coasts, further south and east, up to 25 in south—east england. the rain across northern ireland and western scotland continues to track its way northwards overnight, leaving northern ireland, england and wales mainly dry and eastern parts of scotland. temperatures between 11 and ia celsius. not such a contrast as we saw last night between north and south. tomorrow, for much of the country, mainly dry. again, good spells of sunshine. the cloud will be increasing through the day for northern ireland and parts of scotland, rain here through the afternoon, a bit of rain first thing

there will be thunderstorms in south—west england at times. winter hill and the smoke plume review across the skies to the irish sea. —— the smoke plume moving. this is an area of thunderstorms to the south—west, they have already arrived readily in south—west england, question mark about how much they will push east this afternoon, might get into dorset, perhaps hampshire, smaller chance extending further east later on this evening. for the bulk of the country, a dry day with very warm weather once again. highest temperatures in east scotland, england, wales, one of the hottest days we have seen. a little bit less hot in the west of scotland where we have a cold front bringing spots of rain. this evening and overnight, the cold front pushing and across scotla nd the cold front pushing and across scotland introduces slightly fresher air. thinking of going to bed at 11, temperatures still 23, 24 in london, cardiff, birmingham. unpleasant night for sleeping ahead. tomorrow, low pressure to the south bringing the risk of thundery showers across s

england. so, here in cheshire, this is june north—west of england.ar being wetter than avram but we have gone into something much drier. united utilities say they are worried about the long—term forecast and that is something everybody is worried about. yes, of course, so the rest of this month, there is no major change in the weather pattern. there are two ways we get rainfall in the summer, one is through thundery air, hot and humid air and you get that common coming in from the continent, mainly from spain. we haven‘t had that so far, really, this last two months or, so and it doesn‘t look like we will get it in the rest of this month. another mechanism is to get fronts coming down will from the north—west. we will see a bit of that, whether some of that gets into the north—west or just across the north—west of scotla nd just across the north—west of scotland remains to be seen, but there are signs that some north—west areas of the uk will get some rain at times but we need a lot of rain to make a difference. i had a word with one of my colleagues

showers lingering in the south—west, a chance of a feel for south—west, a chance of a feel for south—west englandat times, more sunshine across scotland tomorrow but always cool and eastern coast, head inland, further west, that's where we'll see the highest temperatures, perhaps a little lower than today is still widely between 25 and 29 celsius, warm across the far north—east of scotland. i wish i could bring showers to those fighting the wildfires around greater manchester but it stays absolutely dry this week. strong sunshine, temperatures in the mid high 20s. the winds will be lighter later in the week and coming from the atlantic so fresh about high pressure dominates this week, just a little bit more in the wake of cloud, moving into parts of northern ireland and scotland so always cooler here. elsewhere, dry, sunny, still continuing to feel very warm. hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy at wimbledon. today at 2: trying to break the brexit deadlock — downing street says it's come up with a new model for handling customs when the uk leaves the eu. 100 firefighters are now

england have to wait to get into the last match, they are in the spartak stadium at the north—west of with the england team this afternoon. all these matches in the last 48 hours, brazil this afternoon, england must be raring to go. especially after spain and what happened against russia yesterday, they watched spain go out, portugal, germany, argentina, and must think this could be their time, but gareth southgate was asked several times about whether he has allowed himself to drink and several times he a nswered to drink and several times he answered that there is no way they are thinking beyond this game, they are thinking beyond this game, they arejust thinking are thinking beyond this game, they are just thinking about colombia, who wore a strong team and they have to afford them some respect but that hasn't stopped fans beginning to dream because of the way the draw has opened up and how england played against panama, a swagger that we haven't seen for a long time. gareth southgate says he is hopeful his tea m southgate says he is hopeful his team will play with the kind of free

northern ireland, central and western scotland, and some of those bursts of rain headed into north—west englandnd wales during the early hours of monday. still hot and humid overnight further south and east of that, but things will turn fresher from the north west. during the day on monday, as that front works its way further eastwards, we'll see more cloud, with some showery rain for england, wales, down towards the south—west of england, too. in central and eastern parts of england there could be an isolated shower, but i think predominantly dry, hot and humid once again. up to around 29 in london. 20 in belfast, though, with a return to fresher conditions, with sunshine and one or two showers. then through the week ahead, things gradually turning cooler and fresher for all of us, with a mix of sunshine and showers, but wetter weather to end the week. bye— bye. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the us president, donald trump, has left the uk on air force one. he's on his way to meet the russian president in helsinki. the prime minister warns conservative mps they are putting brexit at r

elsewhere, dry weather, clear spells and perhaps more cloud for wales in south—west england, the risk 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.

‘to yesterday for most of the uk, more hot sunshine on the cards but the change toward south—west englandre we have a few thunderstorms which will try to push northwards, they may reach parts of wales, other than that a lot of dry and hot weather, a few spots of rain likely for a time weather, a few spots of rain likely fora time in weather, a few spots of rain likely for a time in the western isles. overnight, temperatures will be slow to fall because there's more tumour that the across england and wales so at 11pm these are the type of temperatures you will be trying to go to sleep in, 23 or 2a degrees for birmingham and london. overnight the cold front will have moved across scotland, it will not back the temperatures a little but it will still be warm for the type of year, but the hottest weather across england and wales in the afternoon. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines... 150 firefighters are at the scene of a huge moorland blaze near bolton — it was declared a major incident when two fires merged into one as a result of increasing wind speed. 30 conservative mps have written

but what we have seen north—west england. but what we have seenin north—west england. months, may and june, continuing intojuly, the weather has been very dry in deed. this map shows you how dry it has been across june this map shows you how dry it has been acrossjune with dark brown indicating the driest weather. across central and southern england we only had 5% of normal rainfall. but that follows on the back of what was a very wet spring, so we're not seeing bans up and down the length of the british isles. in north—west england, the first four months of the year, they had more rainfall than normal but in may and june they have seen half the normal rainfall level. if we look at the data from united utilities on the amount of rain in the reservoirs, the capacity there, up to the 8th ofjuly, they would normally have 81% capacity at this time of year, and it's lower than that at 67% up to the 8th of july. so water levels are a little bit lower. it doesn't sound terrible though. maybe not. united utilities have been struggling with shoving enough water down the pipes.

millions in north—west england face the prospect of water rationing. eather continues, the north—west is set to be imposed the chilling 999 call made by former suffolk ukip councillor stephen searle, who's been found guilty of murdering his wife. good evening. theresa may has, for a second night, narrowly survived defeat in the commons over brexit. the government saw off an amendment to the trade bill, brought by pro eu conservatives, which would have kept the uk in a customs union with the eu if no deal is agreed on a frictionless trade arrangement before january next year. it follows the government caving in to amendments by brexiteer mps yesterday. but the government has had to abandon its attempts to force parliament to go into their summer recess early after labour, snp and some conservative mps were planning to vote against it. the prime minister was accused of suggesting the idea only to stop tory rebels having time to stir up any more trouble against her. meanwhile, the official brexit campaign group vote leave has been fined £61,000 and referre

heavy and persistent rain stretching from south—west england through wales up into the midlands.on. notice the strength of the wind. gusts could get up to 40 or 50 mph again, particularly on the southern and western coast. noticeably more windy than it has been for some time. temperatures fresh. as we going to next week, still some showers around, on monday, tuesday and wednesday. not as hot as it has been recently but later in the week it turns drier and the temperatures start to rise again. hello, a warm welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill, and this week we're discussing the british prime minister's summer charm offensive in europe and asking, what is the new deal in the middle east? we'll discuss syria, iran and the us's approach. my guests this week: the british politicaljournalist steve richards, with us before he heads off to the edinburgh festival with his one—man show; from germany's die welt, stephanie bolzen; the editor of the abu—dhabi—based daily the nation, mina al oraibi; and the american writer and broadcasterjeff mcallister. it's summer — school's out, and so

today we have got showers across parts of wales, north west england and the south—west.f scotland. into the afternoon after lunchtime, showers in south—west scotland will start to p9p up south—west scotland will start to pep up with torrential downpours expected here. heavy showers in cumbria, wales, north west england, the west midlands and into the west country. don't take the position of the showers too literally. they will be hit and miss but if you get caught in one, it will be the first significant rainfall in over a month in some places, so really quite nasty conditions if you are caught in the showers. for most of us it is dry and fairly warm with sunshine coming through this afternoon. tonight the showers gradually easing and fizzling away and a fair amount of cloud to take us into friday morning. temperatures overnight getting down to ten or 16. on friday we do it all again because there will be cloud in the morning, thinning and breaking to give sunshine again, but also the risk of heavy and torrential downpours and thunderstorms. south—west scotland, north we

heavy and persistent rain stretching from south—west england through wales up into the midlands.he strength of the wind. gusts could get up to a0 or 50 mph again, particularly on the southern and western coast. noticeably more windy than it has been for some time. temperatures fresh. 17—22 celsius in the top temperature sunday. as we go in to next week, still some showers around, on monday, tuesday and wednesday. not as hot as it has been recently but later in the week it turns drier and the temperatures start to rise again. hello. good afternoon. first it was the hot weather causing disruption, now its storms leading to misery for tens of thousands of people. violent storms and lightning strikes have caused the cancellation of flights and trains. among the worst affected have been stanstead airport, the eurotunnel and the east coast mainline. simonjones is in folkestone for us this lunchtime. simon. good afternoon. well, the

heavy and persistent rain stretching from south—west england through wales up into the midlands.otland until the rain arrives in the afternoon. notice the strength of the wind. gusts could get up to a0 or 50 mph again, particularly on the southern and western coast. noticeably more windy than it has been for some time. temperatures fresh. 17-22 17—22 cells in the top temperature sunday. as we going to next week, still some showers around, on monday, tuesday and wednesday. not as hot as it has been recently but later in the week it turns drier and the temperatures start to rise again. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at midday: mps warn british democracy is in crisis because of targeted campaigns of hate and misinformation on social media. welcome relief for some as the cool air arrives — but the changing weather is causing travel disruption across the uk. the chief constable of the west midlands admits his police force is occasionally providing a poor service, and apologises. we are incredibly busy at this time. sometimes the service that we provide in peak times do

pockets of north—west england continue to be blanketed in smoke and ash.res that just refuse to be beaten. the blaze at winter hill started on thursday near a major tv transmitter. three days on, more than 100 firefighters are still tackling it. it continues to remain a major incident and we are still actively firefighting across a number of areas. wind conditions have changed throughout, this is the third day now where we have been firefighting on winter hill amid these extremely testing conditions for firefighters. crews try to stop the burning embers by hand, and by helicopter. trenches have been built to protect some local buildings. people are being told to stay away and keep doors and windows closed. a 22—year—old man from bolton has been arrested on suspicion of arson. at the same time 100 soldiers are helping crews fight a separate fire on saddleworth moor 30 miles away, they will be there until at least tomorrow. experts say that rain is what is really needed. none is forecast for days. 0ur news correspondent dave guest has been at the scene of on

from south—west england and wales into north—west england, patchy rain in places. there are some showers in scotland. north of the weather front, quite pleasa nt north of the weather front, quite pleasant with sunny spells in the fresher feeling there. pleasant with sunny spells in the fresherfeeling there. some pleasant with sunny spells in the fresher feeling there. some lengthy clear spells across the uk tomorrow. a few showers in the western isles. there is a warm night and humidity in south—east england, but elsewhere it isa in south—east england, but elsewhere it is a decent night for sleeping. some cloud is going to build and you could catch an isolated shower in northern ireland or scotland. maybe later in england. it could be thundery. extremely and miss —— hit and miss. on thursday, there may be and miss. on thursday, there may be a shower in northern ireland, north—west scotland, maybe a thundery downpours somewhere in south—east england. widely warmer on thursday. up to 30 celsius. northern ireland and scotland. the warm spots will be into the meet 20s

hundreds of firefighters and soldiers continue to battle huge wildfires in north west england as the leaves the eu. england arrive in moscow ahead of tomorrow's crunch match against colombia as they look to secure a place in the world cup quarterfinals.

most likely towards parts of south—west england.sher note, lots of sunshine to begin with and if anything, fewer showers, so maybe todayis anything, fewer showers, so maybe today is your only chance the many in england and wales to get that little bit of the garden because the showers will be few and far between, most likely heaviest across western parts of scotland and they will rise further as regards thursday and friday, the best chance of rain in scotla nd friday, the best chance of rain in scotland and northern ireland. back to dan and louise. thank you so much for asking about how we find fossils, that was brilliant. car insurance premiums have seen their biggest fall in four years, but millions of drivers are sticking with the same insurer. so are they missing out on savings? steph‘s taking a look. car insurance. it‘s a big expense — and premiums had been going up in recent years. we gets loads of messages about it. but according to the latest set of figures the average cost of car insurance fell by £95 — that‘s about 11% bet

. quiet wiltshire town and city in south-west england. south-west england.mas, thank you very much indeed. you very much indeed. sense of anger from the home secretary. secretary. accidentally becoming targets for novichok. novichok. streets, parks had become a dumping ground for poison. ground for poison. latest novichok incident here in wiltshire. wiltshire. stage have to apologise to russia and to the world. in march led to an unprecedented response by the government here. many more from other european countries and the united states. showed moscow was responsible for the attack. and his daughter. against the united kingdom. with relations already at an historic low. can you provide reassurance to the people of salisbury? meeting to discuss this latest crisis and how it should respond. exactly what has gone on. let me be clear, we do not have a quarrel with the russian people. international community. and that of our partners. and towns to be dumping grounds for poison. british government. in the territory of great britain with russian citizens. this come

the bulk of the heat and sunshine, the bulk of the heat and sunshine in england and wales, temperatures mid—high 20s. the north—westite damp. into monday those temperatures are set to rise across england and wales, more sunshine around tapping into some very warm airof sunshine around tapping into some very warm air of the new continent with increasing humidity so there could be places that are 30, 31, maybe 32. more cloud and rain in the north—west and sunny spells as well. into tuesday we continue to see these weather fronts across more north—western areas, temperatures pegged back a little with more cloud, to the south—east tapping into the warm air of the new continent, it stays very hot, could be looking at some of the hottest weather of the year so far sometime next week. tuesday is a more cloudy story across the north and west, warm, sunny story across the north and west, warm , sunny across story across the north and west, warm, sunny across england and wales, some local hotspots again, high 20s, low 30s, closer to the seasonal high 20s, low 30s, closer to the seasonal average high 20s, low 30s, closer to t

cloud across the north—west of england into the north—west of wales.ss scotland and northern ireland, more of a breeze here, outbreaks of rain. even the odd shower for north—west england, wale, but for the rest of england and wales, largely dry, sunny and hot in places with one or two locations in the south—east seeing 30 or 31 celsius. so it's warming up to end the week, turning hot into the weekend but we will also see some showers and thunderstorms in places. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. detail at last — theresa may's government gets ready to publish its white paper on the brexit deal it wants. but will brussels accuse it of cherry picking? another day, another bid. us cable network comcast trumps fox with a $64 billion bid for european broadcaster sky. we'll tell you why it's so valuable. and on the markets... in asia, they are shrugging off the losses on wall street the night before. for corporate earnings it will

but allow for some local thunderstorms through this evening and overnight across south—west england,patchy rain is pushing across scotland, but turning to fizzle out. it is a dry night, but quite muggy and humid again. here is the setup for the new working week. much of the country is under the influence of an area of high pressure. low pressure across france may push a few showers towards south—west and southern england but they will be scattered. and whilst we need the rain, many places will stay largely dry. more cloud across eastern parts of scotland, but it should be mainly dry. you can see where the highest temperatures will be across much of england and wales. still quite cool for eastern coasts and the eastern coast of scotland. the warmth will stay with us for the week. we have light winds as wimbledon starts on monday. it is looking dry with plenty of sunshine. i'm still on the warm side if not hot across central and southern england, somewhat cooler for northern ireland and scotland. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at four. dozens of fire crews continue to t

another messy looking at tomorrow, more rain to come, coming into wales and south—west england tomorrow a better day for northern ireland, mainly dry. scotland not seen that rain until the afternoon but really quite a wet and windy day across and parts of england and wales. the rain patch isa of england and wales. the rain patch is a further east, again let's draw our attention to the strength of the wind tomorrow. 17— 30 mph. the gust hire and much fresher feel tomorrow. 19- 22 hire and much fresher feel tomorrow. 19— 22 degrees the top temperature. as the go into next week, not looking as hot for the first part of the week. showers around monday through to wednesday and then it turns drier and perhaps the temperatures rise again by the weekend. are you quite pleased that weekend. are you quite pleased that we have got a bit of rain? i was disappointed yesterday because my garden is properly saw about five minutes of rain but we got some this morning. speculator, thanks so much. —— speakto morning. speculator, thanks so much. —— speak to you later. well bring you the headlines at 6:30.

pockets of the north west of england are now covered by smoke and ash as the landscape is tinder—dryinds fanning the flames. this is a blaze thatjust refuses to be beaten. the fires at winter hill started on thursday near a major tv transmitter that serves nearly 7 million viewers. three days on, more than 100 firefighters are still tackling it. this fire is over quite an extensive area, on two faces of winter hill. so we've got two areas in the region of about four square kilometres each and also significant fire fronts. so there's aggressive fire fighting going on in areas to stop it spreading towards the forestry and further areas of vegetation. crews on the ground are getting help from helicopters and trenches have been built to try to protect nearby buildings. people are being told to stay away and to keep doors and windows closed. a 22—year—old man from bolton has been arrested on suspicion of arson. 30 miles away, 100 soldiers are still helping crews fight a separate fire at saddleworth moor. they are expected to be there for another 2a hours. what is really needed here is rai