toward forcing out the western powers. as the last escape routes were cut one after the other final scrambles to not be left behind in the prison. this was an exodus not confined merely to civilians. even among the east german police guarding and maintaining the new barrier some decided they, too, had reached the end of their tether. there was nothing left but to cut and run. >> [speaking in german] >> at protest meetings held in the western sector, the mayor and people of west berlin called for help and support from the three western powers. and they did not call in vain. along the autobahn, taking in reinforcements for the three garrisons stationed in berlin. in all, these garrisons numbered only 12,000 men. a small force compared to the massive weight of the 20 soviet divisions around the city. a force so small but gives the lie to soviet charges that berlin is an aggressive western base. but the reinforcements were the symbols of western determination. they demonstrated to the soviet union any aggression threatening th

of these ines western culture civilization. to the men who met at the summer there is no doubt the nato must continue stronger , than ever. for the existence of nato is an assurance that each new dawn breaks over our family of nations at peace, over the countrysides, cities, and homes over a community of peaceloving people. over london, liverpool, paris, marseille, new york and san francisco, montreal and vancouver, over athens, istanbul, rome over antwerp, and , luxembourg. a bond welding the old world and the new. an assurance 450 million people remain free to live their lives as they wish to live them to , protect and preserve by vigilance and readiness. these are the aims of the atlantic alliance, an alliance for peace. >> today, on the big picture you , have heard the distinguished edward r. murrow, tell the story news analyst edward r. murrow, of nato, they, nato. the united states, as a founding member of this international body, has demonstrated to the world the importance we place on the closest association between the

what did it actually achieves in western europe and how did it do that. well, what was the entrance of every likes to focus on the money. it was $13.2 billion spread over four years. to put that in a contemporary context, if we were to do a marshall plan of equivalent size in terms of percentage of our annual output, that would be $800 billion. so this was a significant amount of money. what did it do? well, the participants of 16 marshall recipient countries did recover very dramatically over the years from 1947-1952. output increased by over 60%, and the early accounts of the marshall plan tended to just ascribe it all to the marshall plan and leave it at that. eventually my fellow economists started taking over the debate. it were much more skeptical and started running simulations and that just led them to be rather baffled because things that they were looking for didn't seem to be there. for example, was it that the marshall plan allowed these country to import much more than it would otherwise because they had no dollars in gold anymore, and he fou

i think it probably will cloud over across wales and south—western england too.working into west scotland, but that still leaves east anglia and the south—east of england with warm air, temperatures up to 27. so pushing into the 80s in terms of fahrenheit. showers will continue to be a feature on thursday into north—western areas, some of these could be quite heavy, and normally there's a good deal of cloud in the north—west, keeping the temperatures generally in the low 20s. not bad for the time of year, but it's the heat is really lingering in east anglia and the south—east of england as well. those temperatures build further towards the end of the week into the weekend. look at cambridge, not far from 30 here. cloudy but bright in north—western parts of the uk but towards the end of the week, some areas could reach the low 30s in the very hottest spots. that's your weather. this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story — trump diplomacy — the us president says he's ready to meet iran's leaders any time and with no preconditions. claims that north kore

on the western side of the wall. on the eastern side, and according to associated press, children by the white house, because it is instantaneously to the american people. a little history on the gate, since it was built, the brandonburg gate was intended to symbolize peace. but since 1794, peace has not been the dominant theme associated with the brandonburg ator. >> the brandon burg gate, built between 1978 and 1981. it sits astride what has been called the showplace street of berlin on the gate's eastern side, and 17 on the western side. the brandon burg gate is 215 feet wide and 85 feet tall. the structure is crowned by a war chariot, drawn by four horses. it assumed its place in 1794. but peace was not to be the dominant theme, ultimately associated with with the gate. 1806, 12 years after its completion, nebraska napoleon marched after defeating the army of frederic. napoleon shipped it to paris. the kidnapped goddess and the chariot, along with the horses, were returned to berlin by the german general after hi

president trump the leader of the western world standing up for western values and the western alliance. meantime, of course, and this whole meeting has been given this terminology summit which raises it perhaps beyond in fact what it's going to be. it is a meeting for a couple hours. there is no fixed agenda. usually in summits there are clear fixed agendas. how will it be viewed in russia? putin comes to this with his global isolation really sort of now fraying away because he's just come off sam kylie is joining us from moscow, a brilliant globally watched world cup that will everybody says went phenomenally well and has done so much to rehabilitate not just putin but russia itself. sam? >> reporter: yes, christiane. i was among those hose were concerned, for example, about the problems of racism among the russian fans, fascist symbolism being used and songs being use bid russian fans, heavy handed approach by the police during the world cup. it has been a very positive carnival atmosphere right across russia in a number of different stadiums, many, many hours part by plane. and trai

outbreaks of rain from northern ireland in western scotland is thanks to this weather fronts moving in from the west, gradually working eastwards through the day. the isobars on the northern half of the uk area isobars on the northern half of the uk are a bit closer together, a fairly breezy day here. a good deal of dry and bright weather across most of england and wales, perhaps some showers feeding into western scotland. showreel outbreaks of rain are working into western scotland, northern ireland and perhaps cumbria. the far east of scotland holding onto brighter weather. a maximum of around 25 celsius in the south—east today. this evening and overnight, the rain will tend to die out in northern ireland, becoming more confined to the far north—west of scotland. elsewhere, dry weather, clear spells and perhaps more cloud for wales in south—west england, the risk of 12 showers. temperatures between 11 and 14, a touch cooler than in the south—east. for weapon states we start with a good deal of dry, bright and fine weather across england and wales —— for wednesday.

way more than the western scientists. i am glad the traditional knowledge is being highlighted in this. do you care to speak on that topic? there are a lot of people who know about species who don't necessarily have a phd. >> i'm not familiar with the example you gave and it rings true to me. when we were working on the gray wolf, local ranchers would say - i think more credible information is certainly helpful. >> i know my time is expiring and there has been an issue with federal agencies abusing statutory authority by having examples of listings that stretch the definition of a foreseeable future and making listing decisions. let me give you an example, the bearded seal is based on projections of what was going to happen 100 years in the future. nobody knows what will happen at that time, but more federal agencies claim to list the species because 100 years from now we believe it will be threatened. >> that mostly relates to climate change, which is certainly happening in alaska. >> it's helping out, but we believe it

areas for northern ireland and western scotland, western parts of england and wales. to be a cluster of heavy showers and thunderstorms which will develop. some of these could be quite intense across parts of the midlands into northern and eastern england, perhaps with some hail mixed in as well. across the south—east, it's going to be another hot one, 33, maybe 3a celsius. but turning cooler and fresher further west. during friday night into the early hours of saturday, that rain, line of thunderstorms pushes on into the north sea. one or two showers behind, but a slightly cooler and fresh feel to things. that is how the new weekend is shaping up slightly. cool and fresher right across the board. largely dry with some good spells of sunshine bar the odd shower but temperatures a bit more comfortable than where they have been. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: greece begins three days of mourning after wildfires destroyed whole communities, killing at least 7a people. five men have been charged in connection w

now, some could be quite heavy, particular across south—western scotland, maybe the western side of england england. and they will be very slow moving, it almost stationary. some areas could get quite a lot of rainfall. the ground being so dry could lead to some localised flooding, so watch out for that. but he warned, though, where you get the sunshine, especially in the south—east, 2627dc. as we hurtle towards friday, looks like the risk of showers and thunderstorms begins to increase in some of them could be on the side. friday starts off mainly dry, with the sunshine. although there will be showers from the word go across parts of north—west england and southern scotland. these will become more widespread across parts of wales, into the midlands, maybe southern england as well. like i mentioned, some of them could be quite intense with the risk of some local flooding. temperature—wise, around 25, maybe 26th 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 th

author whose prolific output of fiction is rooted deep in the soil and the shoreline of his native westerna land of harsh beauty, where life rarely comes easy. tim winton‘s latest novel, the shepherd's hut, focuses on a troubled young man wrestling with demons, and it comes at an opportune time, with the me too movement demanding an end to ingrained sexism, misogyny and toxic masculinity. is australia redefining what it means to be a good bloke? tim winton, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you have travelled the world, you have even lived in europe, but it seems when you write, your writing, and your stories, always take you back home to western australia. why is that? i'm not sure. i think it's notjust what i know, but it's what i live and breathe, and itjust seems endlessly... there's more stories. there's more to write about. the older i get, the more i see in it. it seems like you almost feel the landscapes, the soil and the coastline of course, because you write a great deal about the coast, it almost feels like it shapes your soul in a way. yeah, i think it's shaped my experience, cer

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in 0kayama, western japan.nd 12 boys trapped in a cave for more than two weeks in northern thailand has been speaking publicly about his part in the remarkable rescue mission. john volanthen, who helped lead them out, said it was a huge relief the boys had all been brought out alive. 0ur correspondentjon kay has the details. quietly, modestly, with all his diving gear, john volanthen returned to britain. praised by strangers... we were pleased it worked out. ..but playing down what he had done. we're not heroes. what we do is very calculating, very calm, it's quite the opposite. we take it one step at a time and hopefully, as we've managed to in this case, we've come up with a result. and what a result. it was john who found the young footballers in the cave, and then worked with many others to get them out. an extraordinary rescue, the most challenging conditions, a race against time. an international team of military and civilian divers working alongside the thai navy. everybody pulled together, and the resul

the tragedy of the floods in western japan. the death toll is at around 200. front of the japan times is interesting. they are going with the headline around the rail network still being crippled, which is the consequence of this. we all know that japan's famous for its bullet trains. i have been on them. they are phenomenal. always on time. they are phenomenal. always on time. the reality behind this is 200 people have been killed as a result of torrential rain. 60 people are still missing. it is not the kind of story that we are familiar with from japan. it is a really interesting story, but a tragic one, because there has been a loss of life. parts of the region in western japan saw as much as four times the average july rainfall during 11 days through sunday. we have got to hope that some of those 60 missing are found alive. they really tragic story. we move alive. they really tragic story. we m ove o nto alive. they really tragic story. we move onto a final story. the guardian. this is close your high because you loved teddy bears. do i? i will be honest.

the concept of hamam, actually, is a taste of syrian culture, in a western theme.an know about us, know who we are. so instead of watching the media and thinking that they know who we are, we use our culture to welcome the dutch society that we are part of now. initiatives such as the hamam and refugee boat cruises offer tourists a completely new perspective on the city of amsterdam. the hope is they will also impact the way visitors perceive refugees across the world. once there was a kid who was all the time looking at me like this, and when i finished, i asked him, did you have any problem, you didn't understand me or something? and he said, no, i really get inspired. so these things are very important. because these kids or people who want to see amsterdam can change a lot of things. next up, with the football world cup in russia coming to a close this weekend, we hear about the incrediblejourney that one dedicated fan took to the tournament. my name is mohamed, an egyptian traveller. i am 2a years old. i came here to russia by bicycle to support my national te

there's one thing underlying the messages from prime minister is in the western balkans countries, wes. and i think enhancing economic corporation is also an important priority so a lot remains to be done and many problems still to be done and many problems still to be done and many problems still to be solved but we also see significant progress. and i would pay tribute in this context to the greek prime minister and the prime minister of the republic of northern macedonia as it will be known for the courage they have displayed in trying to settle the name conflict and bringing about the important step forward and progress. this was a good day a thing for corporation amongst the western balkan countries and the whole of the region. thank you for hosting this event. translation: i want to thank you for the medicine meeting and this was a very effective way of discussing integration and to discuss the progress of integration of the western balkans with the european union. we have a migration crisis in europe and it shows that the external borders of europe need to be very well protecte

drawing in the heat up from western europe.stem which squeezes out the rain showers and keeps most places largely dry. tuesday, showers. wet weather beginning the day. early rises should get that. the crowd increase —— increases to the west later on. only producing a few light showers. lighter winds elsewhere. in tuesday night, we'll see the dash is still see whether northwards and eastwards. basically, a quiet zone. wednesday will be dry. a few light showers here and there. the vast majority, a pleasant day, a bit of cloud bubbling up into the afternoon and temperatures starting to climb. we could finish with some rain across ireland. across northern ireland, northern and western england and into parts of scotland but high pressure building up to the south of this means the weather system will fragment, shower then rather any persistent rain, and he burst possible that by two conditions developing through the day. further south to continue with sunshine and dry weather throughout. into friday, the high—pressure system is with

by western parts of england and wales. front will have clearance to the east, and for some places we haven't seen any rain in about six weeks so some welcome rain at last. actually not a bad day on tuesday with the westerly airflow, like twins and most voice is predominantly dry with sunny spells but not as hot or humid as it has been. that continues into wednesday, fresher than it has been, sunny spells and one or two showers and the doc temperature around about average, perhaps higher for the the doc temperature around about average, perhaps higherfor the time of year, 18—22 on wednesday. through this week then set to turn cooler and fresher with the mix of sunny spells and one or two showers but looking like me can't wait to the end of the week. this is bbc news. the headlines at 2pm: the prime minister has revealed the advice she was given from us president donald trump about brexit. he told me i should sue the eu! sue the eu?! sue the eu! not go into negotiations, sue them. actually, no, we're going into negotiations

polly mist and murk and coastal fog possibly along the western coasts but starting to warm up westernarting to warm up and bright and sunny. then on thursday, when a weather front, it means there is not much of a weather front. but of cloud. the main message is that weather front will draw up further heat from the south and look out what it is across the continent, near a0 degrees in spain, mid or high 30s across some western and central parts of europe. we really are on the edge of the heatwave on thursday. we are going to see clouds streaming off the atlantic, we are not anticipating the heat to build extensively. 0n thursday, i think we will be hitting 30 degrees are pleased in central london. towards the end of the week, this is the pattern we are watching. the cool front moves across the uk, slices it in half. scotland and northern ireland are on the cooler side of the weather front. that means it's going to be a bit fresher. maybe some spots of rain. further south, leeds is on the cusp of that heatwave. by the time we get to southern areas, not shy of 30 degrees in excess of 30

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in a line again across western parts of scotland, western parts of england, central, east and wales andld be really torrential with the risk of localised flooding but again hit and miss, some areas staying dry altogether and quite warm, temperatures 26 or maybe 27. this is saturday then. more cloud and all of a breeze pushing into northern ireland, northern and western parts of scotla nd ireland, northern and western parts of scotland could have outbreaks of rain here too and the further south and east you are, generally drier with more sunshine, just the isolated shower but warmer, 28 or 29 eventually in the south—east. the reason for the divide is this area of low pressure anchored to the north—west will bring more of a breeze and outbreaks of rain to the north—west, but further south and east, closer to an area of high pressure over the near continent, we will be swooping up that warmth particularly in england and wales. could see warmth in eastern scotland as well but generally cloudier for the west of scotland and northern ireland with the odd spot of rain. england and wales, a hot

it will become quite misty and burki for western coasts.ill be more cloud through western scotland and northern ireland. the best of the sunshine, again, further south and east. notice how the temperatures are starting to rise, orange and red colours becoming deeper. by thursday, 2829 celsius for south—east england. the warmth starting to extend further northwards. the theme will continue through the weekend, even across scotla nd through the weekend, even across scotland and northern ireland, where it will become drier and we will see higher temperatures. across england and wales, there was temperatures climbing even higher. quite widely getting into the middle height 20 celsius, and some parts of south—east england could exceed 30 celsius again. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime sexual exploitation and abuse are widespread across the aid sector — according to a strongly—worded report by mps. organisation is all too often have appeared more concerned to protect their own reputation in the sector, rather than protecting victims an

always take you back home to western australia. why is that? i am not sure.nk it is notjust what i know, but it is what i live and breathe, and it just know, but it is what i live and breathe, and itjust seems endlessly... there are more stories. there is more to write about. the older i get, the more i see in it. it seems like you almost feel the landscapes, the soil and the coastline of course, because you write a great deal about the coast, it almost feels like it shapes your soul ina it almost feels like it shapes your soul in a way. yes, i think it has shaped my experience, certainly, and it has shaped my imagination. yes, we live in a place where there is more landscape and people, and more landscape and culture where, on the surface, it doesn't look like much is going on. the closer you look... yes, and if you stop, it is stopping. modern people, we are a lwa ys stopping. modern people, we are always hurtling around and you don't see anything because you are moving all the time. if you stop and look stuff bubbles up out of what seems to be an empty and

areas in northern ireland and western scotland, western parts of and wales.erstorms which will develop. some of these could be quite intense across parts of the midlands across northern and eastern england, perhaps with some hail mixed in. across the south—east, another hot one, 33, maybe 3a celsius. during friday night into the early hours of saturday, that line of thunderstorms pushes on into the north sea. a slightly cooler and fresh appeal to things. that is how the new weekend is shaping up slightly. cool and pressure right across the board. largely dry with some good spells of sunshine and temperatures a bit more co mforta ble sunshine and temperatures a bit more comfortable than where they have been. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: 7a people are confirmed dead in greece as wildfires rip through villages near athens. i took my baby and then towards the sea, but my wife, i didn't know what happened, i think she burned herself here. in southern laos, hundreds are

i ukraine, given the western version... lam ukraine, given the western version...is itself. the western version is that russia invaded the crimea, russia attacked the eastern ukraine and so on. it forgets there was eight crew, and aggressive government... this is a very sensitive issue. that is an issue he will be talking about. in syria, you need to take the troops out. you need to take the troops out. you need to take the troops out. you need to talk to trump. iran is on the table. nuclear weapons, definitely. terrorism, definitely. as for private conversation which they will have without anyone, i think they will talk about this stupidity about russia deciding the american elections which is impossible! there are claims russians were trying to influence... i'm sorry, it is a political falsehood. i think they will talk about it. trump promised he would raise the issue with putin. did your boys medal or not? you think they are worried in western europe in particular about what donald trump and glad you put a blend of talking about7 and glad you put a blend of talk

more of a breeze in northern ireland and western scotla nd northern ireland and western scotland aheadit makes inroads. notice the red and orange colours widely across england and wales. temperatures rage ranging from 32, 34, maybe 35 somewhere in the south—east. then the low pressure comes in, initially across western areas for northern ireland and western scotland, western parts of england and wales and then ahead of it it will be at cost of heavy showers and —— showers and thunderstorms developing, quite intense in the midlands, into northern and eastern england, perhaps with some hail mixed in as well. across the south—east it is going to be another hot one, 33, maybe 34 celsius, turning cool and fresh further west. into the early hours of saturday, the rain, the thunderstorms, pushing on into the north sea, one or two showers following behind, but slightly cooler and fresher feel do things. and that's how the weekend is shaping up. cooler and fresher across—the—board, largely dry with some good spells of sunshine, with the odd shower, and temperatures a little bit more comfortable

in a line again across some western parts of scotland, western parts of england, central, eastern walesd flooding. but again, hit—and—miss, some areas staying dry altogether, and it‘s going to be quite warm, top temperatures 26, maybe 27 celsius. this is the picture into saturday, then. we‘ve got more cloud, more of a breeze pushing into northern ireland, northern and western parts of scotland, maybe some outbreaks of rain here too. but the further south and east you are, generally drier, with more in the way of sunshine, just an isolated shower. but warmer — 28 or 29 degrees, potentially, across the south—east. the reason for the divide is this area of low pressure anchored to the north—west will bring more of a breeze and outbreaks of rain to the north—west of the country. but further south—east, closer to an area of high pressure over the near continent, we‘ll be swooping up that warmth, particularly in towards england and wales. could see warmth reaching eastern scotland, as well, but generally it‘s going to be cloudier for the west of scotland and into northern ireland, the odd spo

clouds and outbreaks of rain across northern ireland, the western isles of scotland. 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

many western areas here will be under the influence of that less—hot air coming off the atlantic, buteasily 30 degrees or more on tuesday. in fact, temperatures this week could get up to around 33 celsius. so a very hot week on the way, but further north it will be just that little bit cooler, more pleasant, with a spell of rain heading to northern ireland, i think, sometime midweek. that's it from me, bye—bye. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: a highly critical report on the uk's recycling record warns that waste sent abroad could be dumped or burned. 14 people are shot in toronto. one woman is killed and a child is in a critical condition. the gunman is also dead. a three—year—old boy seriously hurt in an acid attack leaves hospital as police appeal for help to identify three people they want to speak to. good morning. there were nearly 1,000 restaurants that went out of business last year, that's up 20% compared to the year before. i'm looking at what's happening. there's a nice italian to go in the claretjug. francesco mol

now, some could be quite heavy, particularly across south—western scotland, maybe the western side ofw moving, almost stationary. some areas could get quite a lot of rainfall. the ground being so dry could lead to some local flooding, so watch out for that. but be warned, though — where you get the sunshine, especially in the south—east, 26 or 27 celsius. as we hurtle towards friday, looks like the risk of showers and thunderstorms begins to increase, and some of them could be on the heavy side. friday starts off mainly dry, with the sunshine, although there will be showers from the word go across parts of north—west england and southern scotland. these will become more widespread across parts of wales, into the midlands, maybe southern england as well. like 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 fur

house myth groups have advertise themselves as a volunteer force and they get a huge funding from western countries and the groups also being praised by the west as well they've even received an offer for a documentary but the group's been repeatedly accused of cooperating closely with the hardest groups and effectively serving as that media branch as well stage and rescue operations the social media as well so that all this all adds up to the controversy surrounding the great. get all you saw with nor they would bring cameras set explosives something to destroy for example this building here that find people in the streets and promise the money will food and just say whatever they need. the syrian first responders who risked their lives to say about theirs in war torn aleppo the face of relenting brutality heroes have emerged. to tumble and never food aid was brought into the white helmets and the rebels would take a call for themselves to give us nothing not even bread. they have all chosen to risk their lives to save all those. who feel when you see a lot of you children when we go out

on the other hand the israelis were working closely with western journalists. just the wrong box and purely military it was a brilliantly conceived plan israel. managed to see more with israeli troops in egypt. international correspondents accompanied to minister of defense moshe dyan on visits to israeli forces west of the canal. president sadat claimed the israeli operation and deficit was in a television stunt an attempt to cover up israeli failures in the first week of. trouble in fact it was a really serious problem i knew it was not just a media operation but that israeli breakthrough was a personal blow to me as a commander of the second army. davis walk the area now coming under israeli control was a rich agricultural land. totally different from the waste desert of sinai. egyptian special forces working in small groups use the last undergrowth to set ambushes for the israeli troops. it was clear. why was i was so confident because i knew they were up to the job i had faith in the troops and commanders. i had lived with them for a long time i was the co

if you outside of western europe be careful there are not many options.merica, where the western state of colorado is classic farming and ranching country. it was also once home to millions of bison, but not any more. rajan datar has been to meet the people fighting to save this iconic north american animals. the enormous expanse that is the state of colorado. take a drive three hours from the capital denver to the new mexico border and you are greeted by timeless and spectacular landscapes. this is the san lee valley in the south of colorado. classic western terrain with its high plains and the mountains in the background, gloriously icecap, and most of them over 111,000 feet high. with the cattle ranching and incredible wildlife, this is what outdoorjunkies from incredible wildlife, this is what outdoor junkies from all over the world come to america to witness. but for a long time there was a classic all—american iconic creature that was missing from this landscape. the bison. 0nce 20— 30 million bison, the largest terrestrial animals in north america

gale force in the western isles.e have got some holidaymakers here and we could have winds of up to 50mph around the coast and 40mph inland, whipping around the trees, even taking some small branches off. it will feel cooler than 20 degrees because of that wind, i think. and we will see those showers and fast moving clouds as well on sunday. that's the weekend out of the way. ochola monday now. the low pressure hasn't really moved. it has kind of stored across this part of the atlantic. still sending air currents of the ocean in our direction, so relatively cool air across western and northern areas of the uk with some showers. but we are starting to see a hint that high pressure is building from the south and the wind is starting to come from the south, that means from france which means temperatures will be climbing from monday onwards. on tuesday we could have fewer isobars and this high pressure down here is trying to squeeze in to southern areas whilst we still have a look shop the weather front close to norther

these weather fronts are making a brief appearance here and some will be moving into north—western areasnext week and to the south of that thatis next week and to the south of that that is when we will see hot air streaming out of the warmer climes so streaming out of the warmer climes so temperatures are expected to get well into the 30s across the southern half of the uk, particularly the south—east. the temperatures are set to rise from monday onwards. high 20s as far as yorkshire and fresher in north—western parts of scotland, maybe only around the high teens. the way. a warm start to the week and those temperatures will keep on climbing. those values for london, 30 degrees pretty much every day, mid—20s in cardiff, belfast not bad either. goodbye. hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines at 10.30pm: not so smart smart meters? a criticism of delays in the multi—billion pound roll—out scheme — which may only save some customers £11 a year. fresh investigations into the novichok nerve agent attack

areas for northern ireland and western scotland, western parts of england and wales.f heavy showers and thunderstorms which will develop. some of these could be quite intense across parts of the midlands into northern and eastern england, perhaps with some hail mixed in as well. across the south—east, it's going to be another hot one, 33, maybe 34 celsius. but turning cooler and fresher further west. during friday night into the early hours of saturday, that rain, line of thunderstorms pushes on into the north sea. one or two showers behind, but a slightly cooler and fresh feel to things. that is how the new weekend is shaping up slightly. cool and fresher right across the board. largely dry with some good spells of sunshine bar the odd shower but temperatures a bit more comfortable than where they have been. this is the briefing — i'm ben bland. our top story: shock and sorrow in greece after wildfires take more than seventy lives and hundreds of homes. voting in pakistan's general election gets underway — but has the army already won? and the singer—songwriter demi

cloud in northern ireland and outbreaks of rain in western scotland.es similar to monday. i will show you the pressure chart. towards the end of the week, showery rain in the north—east. high pressure in the south and east. we will see the temperatures creeping up. a fresh start to the week. some showers. particularly north and west. it will gradually warm up as we go through the week. by the end of the week in the week. by the end of the week in the south—east temperatures perhaps reaching 30 degrees. this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at two. wildfires rage across northern california — five people are dead, hundreds of buildings have been destroyed. thousands have fled their homes. homes were exploding, cars were exploding. i have a wife and kids andi exploding. i have a wife and kids and i said i betterface time my wife just in case. i wanted to see herface one more wife just in case. i wanted to see her face one more time. a powerful earthquake on an indonesian island popular with tourists has killed at least 1a people and caused widesp

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he wrote a column for the campus newspaper defending the value of studying the western canon. the week after the newspaper published a column attacking for having been quote indoctrinated into white supremacy. which the columnist claimed was whole point of studying the western canon, to indoctrinate people into white supremacy. this is not a new thing of course but it has come roaring back from the 1990s stronger than ever. all cultural conservatives, whatever their religion, even those of no religion at all, are going to have a very rough go of it. for christians in particular though, the going will be even rougher. most american christians, in my experience, don't see it. an american which believing christians are marginalized and despised is inconceivable to them. they are about to learn otherwise. an american christians are not remotely ready for this new reality. this this is a shocking fact tht emerges from the professors research at notre dame. whatever we say we believe, for most of us christianity has come about being nice, feeling good about oneself, and fitting into

some rain in western scotland.ay on a warm note. temperatures rising quickly. high humidity. a combination of hot sunshine. it will feel uncomfortable in england and wales. spots of clouds particularly in western areas. perhaps across the moors of the south—west into western wales. the odd patch of cloud elsewhere. but lots of sunny spells and up to 31 but lots of sunny spells and up to 3! celsius. fine across the eastern sides of the pennines. some cloud in northern ireland and western scotla nd northern ireland and western scotland with some rain. but northern scotland not doing badly with sunshine and feeling warm in places too. on to monday night we see the showery rain in northern ireland and into scotland fizzling out as we head through the night. for next week it is looking very warm. lots of isobars to the north—west. here it will be breezy with some weather fronts. to the south and east we tap into that very warm airand south and east we tap into that very warm air and temperatures remaining in the low 30s

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in 0kayama, western japan.ld news, still to come: separated at birth in the name of science. a new documentary looks at the dark secret that shattered the lives of these triplets. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. the flamboyant italian fashion designer gianni versace has been shot dead in florida. the multimillionaire was gunned down outside his home in miami. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worst floods this entry. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the great white way by americans but today it's completely blacked out. it's a timely reminder to all americans that the problems the energy crisis has brought to them. 200 years ago today a huge parisians crowd stormed the bastille prison, the first act of the revolution that would topple the french monarchy. today hundreds of thousands thronged the champs—elysee for the traditional parade. penguins have been collapsing after gorging themselves o

is a -- targeting westerners is a western import. a lot of the individuals affiliated with [inaudible] and had heavy understanding of how to make the message appealable to those in the west embedded themselves and rocca were living -- in rocca were living in a safe house altogether where they -- all together where they were concocting ways to utilize the internet, twitter particularly in the beginning and since navigated and adjusted the way -- the platforms in a way that we use to and they take us down on youtube and we haven't another channel up and running in the same day and we could take down our domain name but we have another running and that's the cat and mouse that the virtual caliphate has played played. now we have this idea of a virtual plot or virtual entrepreneur, someone who does not understand the eye theology -- the ideology may have compromised and migrated there and able to articulate in english the views but also to recruit and migrate the forms in the same way we use up program for direct messaging applications w

the rain turns heavierfor a time in western scotla nd turns heavierfor a time in western scotland sundaybit of dampness in western counties of northern ireland, otherwise it is dry and feeling warmer for most, even hot in parts of england and wales with highs of up to 31 in the south—east.

now, some could be quite heavy, particularly across south—western scotland, maybe the western side ofengland. and they will be very slow moving, almost stationary. some areas could get quite a lot of rainfall. the ground being so dry could lead to some local flooding, so watch out for that. but be warned, though — where you get the sunshine, especially in the south—east, 26 or 27 celsius. as we hurtle towards friday, looks like the risk of showers and thunderstorms begins to increase, and some of them could be on the heavy side. friday starts off mainly dry, with the sunshine, although there will be showers from the word go across parts of north—west england and southern scotland. these will become more widespread across parts of wales, into the midlands, maybe southern england as well. like 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—