eastern scotland, also northern ireland. 34 celsius maybe somewhere west of london through the west midlandsnd outbreaks of rain here. that continues overnight. a warmerfeeling night across the board, may be a tropical night for parts of south—east wales, mumbles, swansea, lows of19 or 20 degrees celsius, very uncomfortable for sleeping. we are getting all of this hot air on an easterly breeze from the near continent. because of that easterly wind strengthening tomorrow, towards the north sea coast, there could be cloud lapping onshore, but it will generally burn back to the coast. still that weather front across the north—west of scotland. but for most of us, blue skies, strong sunshine, highs of maybe 36 celsius on friday. again most likely out towards the west midlands, the welsh marches, and central southern england. maybe 37 celsius in the same places by the time we get to saturday. london could see 37 degrees. this is the outlook for our capital cities over the next few days. notice on sunday while it is still hot, there could be more in the way of cloud which will push northwards, her

to discuss this i am joined by the mayor of the west midlands andy street.ound with a big smile on their face, have begun well? thea;r and round with a big smile on their face, have begun well?— and round with a big smile on their face, have begun well? they have. i think ou face, have begun well? they have. i think you summed _ face, have begun well? they have. i think you summed it _ face, have begun well? they have. i think you summed it up, _ face, have begun well? they have. i think you summed it up, a - face, have begun well? they have. i think you summed it up, a sense . face, have begun well? they have. i think you summed it up, a sense of| think you summed it up, a sense of expectation — think you summed it up, a sense of expectation in a stadium tonight only comes out because birmingham and the _ only comes out because birmingham and the west midlands now we have done this— and the west midlands now we have done this brilliantly. brilliant sport. — done this brilliantly. brilliant sport, the community has come together, — sport, the community has c

and so, if they win a medal tonight, the west midlands and so, if they win a medaltonight, i'm the wests and plenty of metal ceremonies and plenty of action and this is more accurate. looking forward to that and thank you very much. a family involved in the horror cycling crash on sunday at the games, say they came "close to a complete catastrophe" that could have "seriously injured or killed" their two young children. a high—speed collision resulted in england's matt walls being catapulted over the barriers and into the crowd with his bike. it's led to sir chris hoy and dame laura kenny calling for improvements to velodrome safety. the colvin family has spoken exclusively to our sports news correspondent laura scott. and the frenetic world of track cycling, high—speed crashes are not unusual. but this one on sunday was a momentjust out of shot, making it potentially devastating as this video from a sharks spectator shows, england's matt walz was catapulted out of the melee and into the stands. fans were soon face—to—face with flying men and bikes, including his two young children. make

here in the west midlands, almost 100 pubs have shut in the last two years.b closures in the country. andrew believes the breweries need to be more flexible with their tenancy and lease agreements. it needs to change, because it needs to reflect how trade is at that present time. there needs to be something that gives you a chance to survive. the reality is just 37% of uk hospitality businesses are making a profit. that's according to the latest research. over in staffordshire, though, this destination pub is drawing in customers. the holly bush inn at salt has newly reopened, and their focus is on bringing in the midweek trade. we just try and get as many people in as possible, and for some reason is thatjust seems to be the kind of demographic for people that come here. obviously some pensioners and older people that come that love, because we do smaller appetite meals, and that is our selling point. we've got some good events coming along. j here at the auctioneers arms in caverswall, they, too, have their own unique selling point. following the threat of

yorkshire and the west midlands are likely to join those areas later this month.drying up. look at the source of the river thames on the border of wiltshire and gloucestershire. no wonder we're being encouraged to consider how we use water. when you turn on a tap or have a shower, that water comes out of rivers like this, which means we're taking it away from the environment or taking it away from a farmer that could be using it to irrigate or harvest crops that we need for the food we need, so i think it's about signalling this is something beyond normal, and actually we all play a role in thinking about where our water comes from and use water wisely. rain next week could bring some respite, but look at the risk which comes with that. this shows how little the baked earth absorbs the water, meaning we could see flash flooding. there's at least another two hot days to get through first, which could well mean more farmers having to become makeshift firefighters to stop more of the fields burning. dan johnson, bbc news. europe continues to bake under extreme temper

and the environment agency says two other big english regions, yorkshire and the west midlands, are likelyonth. this gives you an idea of why the decision has been made. these are the areas where hosepipe bans are already in place, and we are being told that more bans are very likely on their way. raising the dial to drought sounds dramatic, and that is the point. the government wants to encourage us all to use the country's scarce water supplies more wisely. so what can we do? don't have a bath, have a shower, and a short one. don't leave taps on, even when you're brushing your teeth. don't put on a small wash — wait till you've got a full load. and finally, fix any leaks. a leaking toilet can waste 400 litres a day. and, of course, we should also be asking what the water companies will do now a drought has been declared. they're going to press ahead with the plans for tackling drought agreed with the government. a desalination plant in london may go into operation. they are now allowed to take more waterfrom rivers — and, as well as additional hosepipe bans, if things get worse they coul

day, temperatures rising steadily into the low to mid 30s in celsius, perhaps locally, maybe the west midlandsorms towards the north and west of the uk. heat holds on further south and it will be dry until get the start of next week, when we will all see the chance of some heavy, thundery downpours. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. aus a us federaljudge has ordered the un—sealing of the search warrant for the donald trump for the compound. it is reported that it involved the seizure of top—secret documents. author salman rushdie is attacked on stage at an event in new york state. he suffered a wound to the neck and was flown to hospital and into surgery — we hearfrom someone who saw what happened. we saw him move on stage very quickly and repeatedly and with vicious determination stabbed salman rushdie. the author has been the target of islamist death threats since the 1980s. in other news.... firefighters from seven different european countries come to france's rescue as it battles a massive wildfire in the southwest.

blue skies, and temperatures could peak at 37 celsius most likely towards the west of london, west midlandsmpshire and sussex again but all change on sunday. high pressure moves east. low pressure will show its hand and introduce unstable air and will help to spark thunderstorms and will help to spark thunderstorms and will help to spark thunderstorms and will introduce fresher conditions next week. the thunderstorms most likely on sunday to the north and west of the uk. further south, still dry and hot. if we look at the outlook, you can see thunderstorms become widespread into the start of next week but because the start of next week but because the ground is so dry and hard there could be fresh flooding. a reminder of the top story. millions of people face restrictions on water use as a drought is officially declared across parts of england. that's all from the bbc news at one. 0n bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. great britain's mixed ax100m medley team are through to tonight's final at the european aq

out towards the west midlands, may be central and southern england. towards the coast a sea breeze.r 35 degrees, that will be the first time it has happened since the long hot summer of 1976. temperatures on friday and saturday could get as high as 36 or 37 degrees. this is most likely again somewhere towards the west of london, perhaps across central and southern england, even into the west midlands, perhaps the welsh marches. 36 or 37 degrees. the outlook for the capital city in the next couple of days... the heat lasts until sunday. it will turn cloudy as you will notice as we head through sunday. still a lot of uncertainty as to what will happen. it will feel cooler by the time we get to monday. the system will be moving northwards that could spark some heavy thundery downpours. not reliable rainfall, but at last, some wet weather for places that really do need it. the showers hit on base. this is bbc news. i'mjane hill and these are the latest headlines: millions of households in the uk owe energy companies more money than ever before, as bills are set to increase further in oc

liz truss in the sunshine in the west midlands, chasing the votes of tory party members. the looming economic crisis is now weighing on this race. ms truss today said if she was prime minister, she would not be giving more hand—outs to those struggling to pay their bills. she would cut taxes instead. well, what i will do from day one is reduce taxes, so reverse the national insurance rise, and also have a temporary moratorium on the green energy levy, so people are spending less of their money on fuel bills. but what i am about as a conservative is people keeping more of their own money, growing the economy, so we avoid a recession. rishi sunak on the south coast said her tax cuts would amount to less than £200 for many average households, and he would look at doing more. we need to get real about this situation. it is simply wrong to rule out further direct support at this time as liz truss has done, and what is more, her tax proposals are not going to help very significantly people like pensioners or those on low incomes, who are exactly the kind of families who are goi

for the commonwealth games in birmingham and the west midlands, some spells of sunshine, temperatureshrough monday night, we will see this area of cloud rolling its way eastwards with some outbreaks of rain — some quite heavy rain in places — particularly for north wales, north west england. a lot of mist and murk, some low cloud on what will be a very warm and muggy night, actually — 14—18 degrees as we begin tuesday morning. for tuesday, a lot of cloud and some rain around first thing. some particularly heavy bursts for northern england, wales, parts of the midlands and east anglia. precious little of that rain getting down into the south, where we really do need some. by the afternoon, signs of something a little brighter, although western coasts of wales, the south—west likely to stay cloudy and drizzly. a few showers in the north—west of scotland. quite a windy day — those are the average wind speeds, the gusts will be stronger than that — but that wind coming from quite a warm direction, still high levels of humidity — 23 for aberdeen, 27 for london. bit of a change, though, thr

tomorrow the heatjust ramps up, may be 3a or 35 celsius somewhere in the west midlands.f extreme weather is forecast in england and wales. it comes as environmental groups say some rivers are starting to dry up — seriously impacting wildlife. the bbc uncovers evidence suggesting the nhs is struggling to return cancer care to pre—pandemic levels in england as more than 10,000 people wait more than three months to start treatment. and the author and illustrator raymond briggs, best known for the 1978 classic, the snowman, has died, aged 88. golf's fedex cup play—offs begin this weekend, under the shadow of another court case. three players from the breakaway liv series were suing to be allowed to compete, but a judge in the usa has sided with the pga tour. our golf correspondent iain carter explains. this week is a big week for the pga tour, the start of their play—off series which will culminate with the tour championship at the end of the month. as we know, the rival breakaway liv series has been and they've played three tournaments so far and there were three players el

breeze coming in off the sea but we could see temperatures 36 celsius towards parts of the south west midlands in the afternoon and it will be hotter as we go into friday and indeed saturday. the potentially something cooler next week. thanks matt. and that's bbc news at ten on wednesday the 10th of august. there's more analysis of the day's main stories on newsnight with kirsty wark, which isjust getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. but from the ten team, it's goodnight. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sam lister, political editor of the daily express and kevin schofield, political editor of huffpost uk. tomorrow's front pages, starting with the cost of living leads many of the papers, the front page of the metro quotes consumer expert martin lewis, who told the bbc this morning that rising energy bills need to be treated like the covid pandemic. the i says energy firms are being threatened with higher

temperatures 36 locally, somewhere in central southern england even into the west midlands in west london to the middle part of the week, and heavy, thundery showers. this is bbc news. the headlines... millions of people face restrictions on their water use as a drought is officially declared across parts of england. the announcement covers parts of the south west, southern, eastern and central england, — after prolonged dry weather. this is an exceptional summer, and we could all think about how we use our water. in fact, even think about where it comes from. when you turn on a tap, have a shower, that water is coming from the environment, from rivers like here. author salman rushdie is attacked on stage at an event in new york state. the uk's economy shrank between april and june according to new figures — economists are still warning of recession later this year.

there will be one or two around the west midlands. erjust as they were separated — advice ten—year—old elsie had learnt in a swimming lesson. i shouted to her, "just stay on your back, float on your back. it could save your life. just float on your back." and the reason i told her that is because i didn't really want to die, to be honest! and you listened, mabel, eh? yeah. i'd never heard it before she mentioned. so it really saved my life. i don't know what i'd do if she'd never told me. for the rescue crew, it was a textbook example of how the float to live advice really does work. as we got closer to her, we needed to let her know we were there and when we were about ten feet away from her, i called her out and literally she turned straight over onto her front and that's when her legs sank and she began to panic and the water was breaking over the top. so we shouted to her to get back onto her back, and straightaway again she popped back up afloat on top of the water and we were able to pull up right alongside her and then we just g

the west midlands could see an odd shower, parts of northwest england, running up to northumberland andhese areas, there will hardly be any showers today, so the emphasis is on a lot of dry weather through the afternoon, and it will feel warm in the day's sunshine with temperatures widely into the low 20s, reaching around 2a or 25 degrees in the warmest spots of england and wales. overnight tonight, clearskies for england and wales. always thicker cloud for scotland and northern ireland, with outbreaks of rain. becoming a bit heavier, a bit more extensive across the western isles and into the highlands. temperatures overnight about 10 to 1a degrees. and tomorrow, again, it is a largely dry picture — although, that said, we start off with this thicker cloud, still some patches of rain affecting the northwest of scotland. perhaps an odd shower for northern ireland — maybe an odd one for england and wales — but for most it's another dry day with sunny spells. temperatures not really changing that much — 21 in glasgow, a 20 for belfast, up to 23 or 2a in the warmest parts of england and wal

highs of 3a, 35 celsius for parts of the west midlands, through the cotswolds, hampshire, surrey and ly peaking at 36 or even 37 celsius. but low pressure is towards the south. our high pressure is gradually going to move its way eastwards, so let's take a look at the outlook for our capital cities over the next few days. we start to introduce a bit more cloud on sunday. it's still very hot towards the south, temperatures in the low 30s, but it will turn cooler, fresher—feeling as we head into the start of next week. and there's the chance of seeing some heavy, thundery downpours, too, with that very unstable air. some of those showers could be heavy and slow—moving. welcome rain for areas that have been very dry for a while. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. this is 0utside source. extreme temperatures across europe are causing drought and wildfires. france's prime minister has this response. translation: we must continue more than ever to fight against _ climate change and we must also continue to adapt to it. we will begin debates on a new national climate change plan this autumn. sat

it is also expected of the places will follow suit fairly quickly, particularly the west midlands andater restrictions on the way. large swathes of countryside look scorched and yellow at the moment, after the driest summer in decades. eight areas of england have now been officially designated as being in drought. some, like the south—east, already with water restrictions in place. others expecting them to be brought in soon. even where hosepipe bans aren't yet being enforced, companies are asking users to be more mindful of their water consumption as reservoirs slowly but steadily recede. and for some farmers, it means a much tougher year than expected. it's just like the sahara desert out there. we're having to feed the winter rations, silage, to the cattle now. and by the end of the summer, we'll be halfway through that and we're going to have to source it from somewhere else — and i don't know where yet. hopefully it'll rain very soon. the extreme dry weather brings another risk — fire. services across the country are dealing with tinder dry conditions that are more difficult to c

the commonwealth games in birmingham and the west midlands, some spells of sunshine, temperatures ofd rolling estimates, with some outbreaks of rain, some quite heavy rain in places, particularly for north wales, north—west england, a lot of mist and murk, some low cloud and what will be a very warm and muggy night actually, 14 to 18 degrees as we begin tuesday morning. fortuesday, a degrees as we begin tuesday morning. for tuesday, a lot of cloud and some rain around first thing, some particularly heavy burst from northern england, wales, parts of the midlands and east anglia. precious little of it getting down into the south where we really do need some. by the afternoon, some signs of some thing brighter. if you showers in the north—west of scotland. quite a windy day, the gusts will be shrug of the mat but that wind coming from quite a warm direction, still high levels of humidity, 27 for london. a bit of a change through tuesday night into wednesday, as this cold front sinks south—eastwards, behind that we change the wind direction, we get into north—westerly winds, which will i

liz truss in the sunshine in the west midlands, chasing the votes of tory party members.ng on this race. ms truss today said if she was prime minister, she would not be giving more hand—outs to those struggling to pay their bills. she would cut taxes instead. well, what i will do from day one is reduce taxes, so reverse the national insurance rise, and also have a temporary moratorium on the green energy levy, so people are spending less of their money on fuel bills. but what i am about as a conservative is people keeping more of their own money, growing the economy, so we avoid a recession. rishi sunak on the south coast said her tax cuts would amount to less than £200 for many average households, and he would look at doing more. we need to get real about this situation. it is simply wrong to rule out further direct support at this time as liz truss has done, and what is more, her tax proposals are not going to help very significantly people like pensioners or those on low incomes, who are exactly the kind of families who are going to need help. mr sunak�*s message to hi

the west midlands could see an odd shower, parts of northwest england, running up to northumberland andis is on a lot of dry weather through the afternoon, and it will feel warm in the day's sunshine with temperatures widely into the low 20s, reaching around 24 or 25 degrees in the warmest spots of england and wales. 0vernight tonight, clearskies for england and wales. always thicker cloud for scotland and northern ireland, with outbreaks of rain. becoming a bit heavier, a bit more extensive across the western isles and into the highlands. temperatures overnight about 10 to 14 degrees. and tomorrow, again, it is a largely dry picture — although, that said, we start off with this thicker cloud, still some patches of rain affecting the northwest of scotland. perhaps an odd shower for northern ireland — maybe an odd one for england and wales — but for most it's another dry day with sunny spells. temperatures not really changing that much — 21 in glasgow, a 20 for belfast, up to 23 or 24 in the warmest parts of england and wales. and this area of high pressure's going to stay with us for wh

for the commonwealth games in birmingham and the west midlands, some spells of sunshine, temperaturesea of cloud rolling its way eastwards with some outbreaks of rain — some quite heavy rain in places — particularly for north wales, north west england. a lot of mist and murk, some low cloud on what will be a very warm and muggy night, actually — 14—18 degrees as we begin tuesday morning. for tuesday, a lot of cloud and some rain around first thing. some particularly heavy bursts for northern england, wales, parts of the midlands and east anglia. precious little of that rain getting down into the south, where we really do need some. by the afternoon, signs of something a little brighter, although western coasts of wales, the south—west likely to stay cloudy and drizzly. a few showers in the north—west of scotland. quite a windy day — those are the average wind speeds, the gusts will be stronger than that — but that wind coming from quite a warm direction, still high levels of humidity — 23 for aberdeen, 27 for london. bit of a change, though, through tuesday night into wednesday as thi

greater anglia, great western railway, hull trains, lner, london overground, southeastern and west midlandsly said this dispute centres on pay and the rising costs their members are facing. we didn't ask for pay. we didn't ask for anything during the pandemic. they worked on the front line, you know, as key workers. and now it's, you know, people are saying the cost of living crisis is engulfing them, too, and they want a fair pay rise. disruptions from today's action are likely to spill over into tomorrow, but the train companies insist that any agreement over pay will have to wait until reforms are fully implemented. we can look at reform when we can see what type of reform we're able to get. that then frees up money. we do want to give our staff a pay increase. it's not that we don't want to do that. but we need to generate money to be able to do that. formal talks between aslef and the train companies will take place for the first time next week — perhaps a glimmer of hope in this dispute. but on thursday, commuters will face more industrial action as the rmt and tssa unions begin strik

the environment agency says to other regions, your chart and the west midlands are likely to be clearedhis gives you an idea of why this decision has been made. these are the areas where hose pipe bands are already in place and we are being told that more bands are very likely on the way. raising the dial to drought, sounds dramatic and thatis dial to drought, sounds dramatic and that is the point. the government wants to encourage us all to use the countries scarce water supplies more wisely. what can we do? here are a few thoughts for you. no bass, short showers, turn off the tap even while brushing teeth, don't do half load, feel your machine before you put it on and finally, fix leaks. an extraordinary amount of water can be ways to come litres a day from a leaking toilet, for example. of course, we should also be asking with the water companies are going to do. here's a few thing they've got lined up for them in london a plant that takes water from the river thames makes it drinkable to go into operation for the walker operations about allowed to take water from operations about al

for the commonwealth games in birmingham and the west midlands — some spells of sunshine, temperatureshis area of cloud rolling its way eastwards with some outbreaks of rain, some quite heavy rain in places — particularly for north wales, northwest england — a lot of mist and murk, some low cloud on what will be a very warm and muggy night, actually — iii to 18 degrees as we begin tuesday morning. for tuesday, a lot of cloud and some rain around first thing. some particularly heavy bursts for northern england, wales, parts of the midlands and east anglia. precious little of that rain getting down into the south, where we really do need some. by the afternoon, signs of something a little brighter, although western coasts of wales, the south—west, likely to stay cloudy and drizzly. a few showers in the north west of scotland. quite a windy day — those are the average wind speeds, the gusts will be stronger than that. but that wind coming from quite a warm direction, still high levels of humidity — 23 for aberdeen, 27 for london. bit of a change, though, through tuesday night into wednesd

low to mid 30s, perhaps locally across central and southern england, hampshire, sussex maybe the west midlands send unstable moist airfor that's going to send unstable moist air for could that's going to send unstable moist airfor could be that's going to send unstable moist air for could be thunderstorms toward the north and the west of the uk, the heat hangs on for the south and it will probably still be dry until we get into the start of next week when we will all see the chance of some heavy, thundery downpours. author salman rushdie is attacked on stage at an event in new york state. police say he suffered a wound to the neck and has been flown to a hospital near the town of chautauqua — we hear from someone who saw what happened the announcement comes as part of the southwest southern and eastern and central england after the prolonged period of dry weather. this is an exceptional summer and we can all think about how we use our water and think about where it comes from. when you turn on the tap, have a shower, that water is coming from the environment from rivers like here. us justice o

sally ann wright from dudley in the west midlands uses swimming to help manage her chronic pain.ans to cut waiting times will mean she gets a date for her operation soon. i was prescribed various painkillers but the side effects, they made me pass out, they're not worth it. so the impact on my life has been i cannot work, so my finances are low. but i've had the time to find other methods to manage the pain, such as outdoor swimming, walking. at the start of this year, more than 22,500 patients in england had been waiting over two years for a routine operation. by the end ofjuly, that had been slashed to fewer than 200, although that doesn't include around 2,500 patients who don't want to travel to be seen faster or are complex cases. the nhs says it's still a remarkable achievement. it is once again i think that incredible dedication, hard work, which has seen staff in the nhs now treat 800,000 patients with covid in hospitals over the past couple of years, rolling out, as we know, the biggest and fastest vaccination programme in our history and they've applied exactly the same

and the environment agency says two other big english regions — yorkshire and the west midlands — are drought by the end of this month. this gives you an idea of why the decision has been made. these are the areas where hosepipe bans are already in place — and we are being told that more bans are very likely on their way. raising the dial to drought sounds dramatic — and that is the point. i hope you enjoy the and that is the point. the government wants to encourage us all to use the country's scarce water supplies more wisely. so what can we do? don't have a bath have a shower — and a short one. don't leave taps on — even when you're brushing your teeth. don't put on a small wash, wait till you've got a full load. and finally, fix any leaks. a leaking toilet can waste 400 litres a day! and of course, we should also be asking what the water companies are going to do. a plant that takes water from the river thames in london and makes it drinkable could go into operation. and as well as additional hosepipe bans, if things get worse they could order you to stop washing your car. remember

the west midlands has become the latest area to be classified as in drought.d household needs. meanwhile europe appears to be on course for its worst drought in at least 500 years, according to a european commision led report. it says two thirds of the continent is under some form of alert, and the conditions are reducing crop yields, drying up rivers and sparking wildfires. bin strikes across 13 more scottish local authorities are to start tomorrow, despite a 5% pay rise offer being made. rubbish has been piling up in edinburgh where hundreds of union members in the city's waste and recycling service walked out last week. the number of migrants crossing the english channel in small boats in a single day has reached a new record high. the ministry of defence says 1,295 people arrived in the uk in this way on monday — the highest daily total since records began four years ago. so far this year, more than 22,500 people have made the crossing. at the equivalent point last year the total was just under 12,500. our correspondent simonjones reports from dover. more

the west midlands could see an odd shower, parts of northwest england, running up to northumberland and, as i say, even for these areas, there will hardly be any showers today, so the emphasis is on a lot of dry weather through the afternoon, and it will feel warm in the day's sunshine with temperatures widely into the low 20s, reaching around 2a or 25 degrees in the warmest spots of england and wales. 0vernight tonight, clearskies for england and wales. always thicker cloud for scotland and northern ireland, with outbreaks of rain. becoming a bit heavier, a bit more extensive across the western isles and into the highlands. temperatures overnight about 10 to 1a degrees. and tomorrow, again, it is a largely dry picture — although, that said, we start off with this thicker cloud, still some patches of rain affecting the northwest of scotland. perhaps an odd shower for northern ireland — maybe an odd one for england and wales — but for most it's another dry day with sunny spells. temperatures not really changing that much — 21 in glasgow, a 20 for belfast, up to 23 or 2a in the warmest pa

for the commonwealth games in birmingham and the west midlands, some spells of sunshine, temperaturess with some outbreaks of rain — some quite heavy rain in places — particularly for north wales, north west england. a lot of mist and murk, some low cloud on what will be a very warm and muggy night, actually — 14—18 degrees as we begin tuesday morning. for tuesday, a lot of cloud and some rain around first thing. some particularly heavy bursts for northern england, wales, parts of the midlands and east anglia. precious little of that rain getting down into the south, where we really do need some. by the afternoon, signs of something a little brighter, although western coasts of wales, the south—west likely to stay cloudy and drizzly. a few showers in the north—west of scotland. quite a windy day — those are the average wind speeds, the gusts will be stronger than that — but that wind coming from quite a warm direction, still high levels of humidity — 23 for aberdeen, 27 for london. bit of a change, though, through tuesday night into wednesday as this cold front sinks its way south—eas

with bills going up, we've been finding out how people in the west midlands are coping. i'm actually working extra hours, obviously, to live. we will hear much more about the impact of the rising cost of living. also this lunchtime... the contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and �*80s, the government will give thousands of people an interim payment of £100,000 each. i think it's a vindication of the work of the inquiry and the fact that this is an interim compensation payment suggests to me that liability has been accepted by the government. there are pollution warnings for nearly 50 beaches around england and wales after untreated sewage is discharged with heavy rain. and britain's emma raducanu knocks serena williams out of the cincinnati masters in straight sets. and coming up on the bbc news channel... we will have the latest from lord's as england take on south africa in the first test of the series. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. an increase in food and drink prices has pushed inflation to double digits as the cost of living crisis intensifie

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for the commonwealth games in birmingham and the west midlands, some spells of sunshine, temperaturests way eastwards with some outbreaks of rain — some quite heavy rain in places — particularly for north wales, north west england. a lot of mist and murk, some low cloud on what will be a very warm and muggy night, actually — 14—18 degrees as we begin tuesday morning. for tuesday, a lot of cloud and some rain around first thing. some particularly heavy bursts for northern england, wales, parts of the midlands and east anglia. precious little of that rain getting down into the south, where we really do need some. by the afternoon, signs of something a little brighter, although western coasts of wales, the south—west likely to stay cloudy and drizzly. a few showers in the north—west of scotland. quite a windy day — those are the average wind speeds, the gusts will be stronger than that — but that wind coming from quite a warm direction, still high levels of humidity — 23 for aberdeen, 27 for london. bit of a change, though, through tuesday night into wednesday as this cold front sinks it

eastern scotland, also northern ireland. 34 celsius maybe somewhere west of london through the west midlandshe north—west of scotland. but for most of us, blue skies, strong sunshine, highs of maybe 36 celsius on friday. again most likely out towards the west midlands, the welsh marches, and central southern england. maybe 37 celsius in the same places by the time we get to saturday. london could see 37 degrees. this is the outlook for our capital cities over the next few days. notice on sunday while it is still hot, there could be more in the way of cloud which will push northwards, heralding a change into the start of next week. we will see some unstable moist air move through. it will be cooler with the chance of heavy, thundery downpours. this is bbc news. the headlines. an official drought may be on the way — as another extreme heat warning for parts of england and wales comes into force. as we look at the date on river flows it looks in inevitable and that seems to write data given the impression —— impression on the environment at the moment. a record numbers of patients were forced t

english athletes in that including andrew pozzi _ athletes in that including andrew pozzi from the west midlands wins a medal tonight that could be worth the ticket price alone. many— be worth the ticket price alone. many thanks. the tv presenter, actress and singer kym marsh and the actor will mellor have been announced as the first two contestants in the new series of strictly come dancing. theyjoin a new line—up of stars when it returns to bbc one next month and will see audiences also returning to the studio this year. an earlier announcement revealed four new professional dancers willjoin the team. time for a look at the weather with thomas —— tomasz schafernaker. and it is heating up again? yes. it is heating up again? yes, temperatures _ it is heating up again? yes, temperatures surtees -- i it is heating up again? yes, - temperatures surtees -- certainly it is heating up again? ye: temperatures surtees —— certainly in the low 30s, perhaps the mid 30s next week. not as widespread or as hot as we have had but temperatures will be on the rise. the one thing we need is rainfall, it is so dry

for the commonwealth games in birmingham and the west midlands — some spells of sunshine, temperaturess — particularly for north wales, northwest england — a lot of mist and murk, some low cloud on what will be a very warm and muggy night, actually — 1a to 18 degrees as we begin tuesday morning. for tuesday, a lot of cloud and some rain around first thing. some particularly heavy bursts for northern england, wales, parts of the midlands and east anglia. precious little of that rain getting down into the south, where we really do need some. by the afternoon, signs of something a little brighter, although western coasts of wales, the south—west, likely to stay cloudy and drizzly. a few showers in the north west of scotland. quite a windy day — those are the average wind speeds, the gusts will be stronger than that. but that wind coming from quite a warm direction, still high levels of humidity — 23 for aberdeen, 27 for london. bit of a change, though, through tuesday night into wednesday as this cold front sinks its way southeastwards. behind that, we change the wind direction, we get in