it's not just barren in that part of new south wales. it's notjust farmers being affected, their families and children are also being psychologically, as well as financially affected by the big dry. we went to manila in new south wales and the deputy principal is a woman called rachel ferguson. she said the drought is likely to four students from farming families off the land. if you are born on the land, it is a very ha rd if you are born on the land, it is a very hard thing to walk away from. but i think increasingly, when you look at what fodder costs have been, the costs of carting water, the time in psychological and emotional cost, it is tempting for those students to go away. i can understand why, because i think for most of them, the idea of secure employment, secure financial stability is obviously very appealing against sort of playing the numbers on the farm. we have had one of the driest ever autumns here in southern australia, a very dry winter has followed. and the forecast is good. the outlook the new south wales over the

in parts of wales too. it clears eastwards but we will be left with a lot of cloud, that could bring one or two showers through the afternoon. equally, that cloud will try to thin and break. some bright and sunny spells coming through. winds not as strong as yesterday, especially on the western isles lighter winds. they extend down into northern ireland but still some gusty winds in western and southern coasts. easing down through the afternoon. in the best of any brightness and sunshine, temperatures of between 23 and 25 degrees. 18 under cloud. a cooler 15 or 16 across scotland. we should see some sunshine. the odd spot of rain at trent bridge today but today it should be mainly dry. a lot of cloud, breaks through this afternoon. overnight, a similar picture. a lot of cloud, it thins and breaks. some clear spells but also misty and murky conditions on western coasts. patches of drizzle, a muggy night in northern ireland, england and wales. those between 13 and 17 degrees. cooler in scotland with clear ski

perhaps rushing northern wales. to the north of that, northern scotland, we are in the cool around fresh array, so lower temperatures there. we start the day with this rain across a good part of scotla nd with this rain across a good part of scotland and northern england. shouldn‘t last too long, the worst of it soon moving out into the north sea. a few pockets of light rain and drizzle heading down across wales and the midlands before petering out. lots of cloud for northern wales. not much sunshine, i suspect, at trent ridge, for the cricket. bubbly drive for the most part. one oi’ bubbly drive for the most part. one or two spots of rain are possible. there will be a lot of cloud and it‘ll feel humid as well. south of these weather fronts, we have this warm and humid air mass which will be with us for a good few days yet but comes with a good deal of cloud. we no longer have an ex—tropical storm in sight by monday but we still have some pockets of rain and drizzle, especially across western parts of the uk

the land is brown, the land is cracked, it is barren in that part of new south wales. it's not just farmers being affected, their families and children are also being psychologically, as well as financially affected by the big dry. we went to the town of manila in new south wales and the deputy principal is a woman called rachel ferguson. she said the drought is likely to force students from farming families off the land. if you are born on the land, it is a very hard thing to walk away from. but i think increasingly, when you look at what fodder costs have been, the costs of carting water, the time in psychological and emotional cost, it is tempting for those students to go away. i can understand why, because i think for most of them, that idea of secure employment, secure financial stability is obviously very appealing against sort of playing the numbers on the farm. we have had one of the driest ever autumns here in southern australia, a very dry winter has followed. and the forecast isn't good. the outlook the new south wales over the next three months is for more

england and wales have seen plenty of sunshine and it's been very warm if not hot. but some changes to come through the week. slowly we start to lose the heat. it will feel fresher for all of us, an increasing chance of seeing some showers and also still some sunshine, and it's sunshine we'll continue to see for much of england and wales on monday underneath this area of high pressure. meanwhile, for scotland and northern ireland, these fronts will continue to bring more cloud, and also some outbreaks of rain. but slowly it will ease through monday and become increasingly more patchy, maybe a little bit of rain possibly get into the far north of england through the afternoon. equally some breaks of cloud in eastern scotland. after we've lost the mist and low cloud on the western coast, lots of sunshine for england and wales, feeling warm, with 31 or 32 possible in east anglia and south—east england. still 23 celsius for eastern parts of scotland in the best of the sunshine. through tomorrow evening, for most it will be dry with clear skies again for england and wa

ranked 25 places above wales. they should be confident? i think england are used to big tournaments and played against nations, in canada they played against the host nation in front of thousands and in the euro is playing against holland in the semifinal. they have the experience but it will be a different test to night. we can see how small the pitch will be this evening. how much will england play their usual style? i think they will have prepared for that and will expect it. maybe when they played in april they did not maybe go through the discussions and expect the deep block with a small pitch and i'm sure they will have prepared for that in training. you can hear more from these experts as pa rt can hear more from these experts as part of the bbc two coverage, which gets under way at 7:30pm. thank you. usain bolt has taken another step towards playing professional football. the world—record holder for 100 and 200 metres came on as a sub for australian a league side central coast mariners in a preseason friendly. he‘s hoping to i

what now for wales? wealth as broken hearts this —— wales has broken hearts. at the break, three times in the second half and three different players. claim the first player to score against wales and this qualifying campaign, finally awaiting the welsh defence. scott, minutes later, with a looping header! england would beginning to dream, perhaps it was nikita paris who sealed the win with her goal and sealed their place of the world cup next summer. i know you're going to talk to doug and for us. after tony duggan who opened the scoring spoke today bbc sports and the players are going to be happy and celebrate this evening. we're looking forward to the world cup, the biggest stage and in terms of the overall performance here, it was a frustrating for us. i knows when to be difficult, we've seen in the home, and it was always going to be difficult, but we worked on getting creative and we came up with a game plan. obviously great for england, but not so much for wales. can they still qualify was ? they've now got a nervous wait to see if they've done enough t

for many, he will be warm in england and wales. you see widespread sunny spells across—the—board but a bit more cloud and breeze for the northwest corner of the scotland and maybe the odd shower around the average because but the wind narrows it is pretty breezy and stormy winds. much lighter winds everywhere. the deep oranges are battering and wales and saturday looks hot. up to 30 degrees and 19 orso saturday looks hot. up to 30 degrees and 19 or so in the north. a little cooler southwards through england and wales, too. it means for sunday, lots of sunshine but more cloud for scotla nd lots of sunshine but more cloud for scotland in the northwest. those commissioners from 17 up to 27 degrees, so still very warm. high pressure still with us to the start of nestle the plenty of sunshine again especially feeling warm the south. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00pm: violence erupts in the capital of zimbabwe as the opposition claims the elections have been rigged. it has changed dramatically the atmosphere in the last 2a h

for england and wales, as yesterday. for england and wales, asi as yesterday. for england and wales, as i mentioned, the rain will be confined to the far northwest, not quite as warm and humid as the night has gone between 11 and 16 celsius. to that area of high pressure we spoke about is still very much with us spoke about is still very much with us tomorrow. the best of the sunshine will be across england and wales, at least some fair weather clouds, and always more cloud for northern ireland and scotland, but here there will be some breaks to set temperatures ranging from 16 to 19,21 set temperatures ranging from 16 to 19, 21 for northern ireland and the type 20 celsius for much of england and wales and begin getting close to 30 celsius in southeast england. moving into the new working week on this frontal system will be slipping eastward, so i will bring more cloud than outbreaks of rain in scotland and into northern ireland. maybe to the far northern england but further south where much of england and wales stays dry, plenty of sunshine and even warmer it

and wales. generally across wales, the midlands and england, more sunshine around than yesterday. scotland and northern ireland have more cloud. the cloud keeping temperatures closer to normal for the time of year and some closer to normal for the time of yearand some rain closer to normal for the time of year and some rain pushing across orkney toward saturn towards the end of the day, with a threat of rain, as well for the western isles and highlands from time to time. this evening and overnight, more general rain setting in. the rain turning heavy and breezy. the wet weather gradually sinking into northern ireland. the rain not amounting to too much here, but away from scotla nd too much here, but away from scotland and northern ireland, england and wales, fog patches developing in western areas, and temperatures low to ease back full top 16 in london, quite a lot of time before those temperatures drop to those levels. a warm night for sleeping. monday, plenty of sunshine for england and wales. showers moved from scotland and northern ireland into northern england as the day go

meanwhile, for much of england and wales, drier, brighter and feeling warmer. bye— bye. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. our top stories: chemical giant monsanto insists its products are safe after a court orders it to payout nearly $300 million to a man who claims its weedkiller caused his cancer. romanians rally against the government for a second day. the protests pass peacefully after friday's violence. british author and nobel prize winner vs naipaul has died at the age of 85. and we meet the scientists behind a new type of mosquito net that could save thousands from malaria.

england and wales have seen plenty of sunshine and it's been very warm if not hot. but some changes to come through the week. slowly we start to lose the heat. it will feel fresher for all of us, an increasing chance of seeing some showers and also still some sunshine, and it's sunshine we'll continue to see for much of england and wales on monday underneath this area of high pressure. meanwhile, for scotland and northern ireland, these fronts will continue to bring more cloud, and also some outbreaks of rain. but slowly it will ease through monday and become increasingly more patchy, maybe a little bit of rain possibly get into the far north of england through the afternoon. equally some breaks of cloud in eastern scotland. after we've lost the mist and low cloud on the western coast, lots of sunshine for england and wales, feeling warm, with 31 or 32 possible in east anglia and south—east england. still 23 celsius for eastern parts of scotland in the best of the sunshine. through tomorrow evening, for most it will be dry with clear skies again for england and wa

a warm one again, where ever you are, but especially england and wales, — 22 to 25 degrees. so it will be pretty warm, albeit cloudy in nottingham and trent bridge there for the test match at cricket. it should stay largely dry as well. as we head on into tuesday, we have a weather front pushing into the north—west corner of the country, so here outbreaks of rain, strengthening winds. elsewhere, though, actually with the high pressure beginning to build in, looks like we could see a greater chance of seeing some sunny spells. once again, it will be warm and humid where ever you are. temperatures reaching 25 or 26 degrees in the south—east. that weather front to the north—west spreads its way south—eastwards on wednesday, weakens as it does, so it will produce a line of cloud with some showers here and there. to the north and west of it something brighter but cooler. temperatures into the mid upper teens celsius to the south—east of it — could see some sunshine and it will remain pretty warm, temperatures reaching 26, maybe 27 celsius. but the warmth ebbs away as

the rain turning heavier and steadier full wales day. the rain turning heavier and steadierfull wales and day. the rain turning heavier and steadier full wales and south—west england. south—westerly winds strengthening as well. avail of cloud of central and southern england, the midlands could see rain before the end of the day, late afternoon and early evening time it could hit merseyside and manchester. eastern scotland, highest generally into the low 20s, 23 the top temperature in hell. 0vernight outbreaks of rain become more extensive nationwide, except for more than scotland where it will be a chilly might in the countryside. 0therwise, mild, temperatures between 15 and 17 degrees, tidy and wet. some fog patches developing over the hills. into the weather

not too many showers for the south—west, wales, into the midlands, but more widespread and heavy showers in the south—east, thunderstorms across east anglia, up towards northern england as well. generally dry across northern ireland through the rest of the day, pretty cloudy, as across scotland, a bit of rain and drizzle left over from the weekend. that should eventually fade away overnight, those showers, especially down the eastern side of england, will linger into the evening, heavy and thundery, slow—moving, before fading away later in the night. clear spells here and there, a fair bit of cloud coming in off the atlantic, keeping temperatures, one night, iii typically. as we head into tuesday and perhaps wednesday, a weather front arriving from the mid—atlantic, providing pulses of rain. we have got this split, more clouds, patchy rain for northern ireland, coming into scotland, not too much rain in eastern scotland. much of england and wales will be dry, few if any showers, but cloud building and spreading out, so temperatures tomorrow won't be far away from what we are seeing

the rain will be across central and southern england and wales. the front itself could be very slow to push eastwards, perhaps even slower than we are showing here on the charts. it will be followed by another band of rain that will work into wales and south—west england. some wet weather at times for northern ireland and scotland. the east of england will be cool, with onshore winds. next week, it stays unsettled across the north—west. no return of the heatwave, although temperatures will lift a little bit early in the week across parts of the south. this is bbc news i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 11:00... security alert at seattle airport after an airline employee steals an empty plane and crashes on a nearby island. chemical giant monsanto is ordered to pay nearly $300 million in damages to an american man who said its weedkiller made him terminally ill with cancer. i am glad to be here to help with this situation after i learned about roundup and glyphusate and everything. i am glad to be here to be able to help, but the cause is way bigg

warmer and drier with a bit of sunshine across parts of england and wales. the outlook generally a bit of a mixed one. it's often looking quite breezy, frequent showers in the north and north—west and the driest and warmest weather to be found towards the south—east. you can find a full 14—day forecast on our website. bye—bye for now. this is bbc news, i'm chris rogers. the headlines at ten: police in manchester say a shotgun was probably used in a shooting in the city's moss side area last night, 12 people, including two childern, sustained pellet—type injuries. two, one, zero — lift—off! nasa's space probe begins its ambitious seven yearjourney to the sun after it finally takes off from cape canaveral. dina asher—smith wins her third gold of the european athletics championships in the four by 100 metre relay. and at 10:30 and again at 11:30 we ll be taking a look at the papers with our reviewers anne ashworth and john rentoul — stay with us for that.

some mist and low cloud for wales and southwest england. elsewhere, some clear skies and a fairly muggy night, lows between 13 and 16 celsius. that mist and low cloud across wales and southwest england gradally dispersing tomorrow to reveal some spells of sunshine again. a very sunny day for much of england and wales, but always more cloud for northern ireland and scotland. some of that sinking down into parts of northern england, and that could still bring some patchy outbreaks of rain at times. still quite noticeable winds for the western isles of scotland. elsewhere, a lighter breeze, and then the sunshine across central, southern and southeast england, temperatures again could exceed 30 celsius. noticeable cooler and fresher as you head futher northwest. so the outlook then for the rest of the week, that heat in the south will slowly start to ease. it will turn fresher for all, and look out for some rain. there will be showers at times, especially midweek onwards. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. jeremy corbyn apologises on socia

good morning, a chilly but sunny start, it will cloud over later and we'll see rain in wales and south—west england later. a full forecast in the next 15 minutes. good morning, it's saturday august 11th. our top story. nasa will today launch one of its most ambitious space missions — sending a probe into the sun's atmosphere. a rocket carrying the parker solar probe will blast off from cape canaveral, in florida, at around 9 o'clock. it will travel at speeds of more than 100 miles per second — that's the equivalent of london to sydney in 88 seconds — making it the fastest man—made object in history. will batchelor reports. and liftoff! a dress rehearsal for a journey into the sun. for more than 60 years, nasa has wanted to gather data from inside the sun's atmosphere. this morning's launch of the parker solar probe from cape canaveral in florida will achieve humanity's first closeup look at a star. protected by a heat shield nearly five inches thick, parker will orbit the sun 2a times over the next seven years, travelling at speeds of 430,000 mph, making it the fastest ever man—ma

so, the week is starting on a warm note in england and wales. as low pressure moves through, it will send some cooler and fresher air right across the board. good morning, welcome to breakfast with louis minchin and dan walker. our headlines today: a warning on pension scams. millions of pounds were stolen last year, with victims losing £91,000 on average. the issue is thought to be much bigger than just the cases reported, so a campaign has been launched to warn those planning their retirement. i'll be looking at how big the problem could be. a promise of more power for social housing tenna nts, as ministers launch a new deal for renters in england. labour calls the plans "pitiful", with no new money for houses. e—cigarettes may be more harmful than previously thought, according to new research.

this is worst drought in new south wales since the 1965 drought. also making news today — president trump has declared wildfires raging across california to be a major emergency, and ordered federal aid for the state. thousands of firefighters have been deployed, tackling blazes which have been spread by high temperatures and strong winds. so far, 7 people have died. temperatures close to record highs in portugal and spain are posing a serious challenge to firefighters who are trying to bring a number of blazes under control. in southern portugal, aircraft have been dropping water to douse forest fires, as temperatures hover above a0 degrees celsius. firefighters from the 2 countries have been working jointly to contain fires near their shared border. the venezuelan government says six people have been arrested for involvement in an apparent assassination attempt against president nicol s maduro on saturday. the interior minister said the 6 were part of a group who loaded 2 drones with explosives and set them off above the presidential stand duri

and mr rogers, it is wintertime in new south wales. can you tell us which areas continue to burn out of control, and what are the challenges to put these blazes out? said the areas that we have mostly got the concentrated fire have been in the southern part of the state, that borders victoria, and is well in the northern part of the state water in queensland. so they are the ones that... they are the areas that we have predominantly got fire at the moment. as you say, we are still in winter. we will move into spring next month, but we've got a long way to even get to summer, let alone get through the summer. so we are bracing for a very long and hot summer. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: imran khan becomes pakistan's prime minister this weekend. one of his closest friends tells the bbc that he is a man with a plan. also on the programme: tributes are being paid to one of india's most influential leaders, atal bihari vajpayee, who has died at the age of 93. washington, the world's most political cit

i name this ship prince of wales. may 1939, the launch of the prince of wales, a few months before the outbreak of the second world war. in 1941, that same vessel was used to host a secret meeting between winston churchill and american president franklin roosevelt. later that year, it and hms repulse would make their final voyage. repulse and the prince of wales were lost in the java sea on december 10th 1941. the warships had been trying to intercept a japanese invasion force headed for malaya. both vessels were sunk by bombers as they tried to return to their base in singapore. over 800 sailors were lost, making the wrecks war graves. diving experts currently think at least ten british warships are in that area. they've been ransacked for their steel, which has very little radiation and could be used to make sensitive instruments. it's thought the salvage of one ship alone could fetch up to £1 million. the looting of sunken warships breaches the un international salvaging convention and breaks british, indonesian a

the best sunshine in england and wales. still cloud in northern ireland and scotland, but also some bright and sunny spells, with some rain in the far north—west later. 15 to 19 for scotland, 21 for northern ireland, mid—to high 20s for england and wales, close to 30 in the south—east and east anglia. 0n in the south—east and east anglia. on monday, this front will come south, bringing cloud and cut bits of brain to scotland and northern ireland, maybe south of england, but in the south it stays dry. being very hot in the south—east. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: detectives searching for the missing midwife samantha eastwood say they have found a body. three people have been arrested. new research suggests only a third of plastic food containers can be recycled. the rest is sent to landfill. hot air from north africa causes a severe heatwave in spain and portugal. temperatures could push above europe's record high of 48 celsius. more than 50 years after it crashed, killing its pilot, donald campbell, the

it will be warm and humid, especially for england and wales. the wind is a fair feature across england and wales as we head into the overnight period, but it will tend to weaken and become more confined to the channel islands and the far south—west of england. could see a few lengthy clear spells develop across the northern half of the country, especially for scotland. if that happens, temperatures made it down. but elsewhere for england and wales, where we have the cloud blanket, 15 to 70 degrees. so i warm and muggy start the monday. the pressure charts show widely spaced isobars, so charts show widely spaced isobars, so the wins will be lighter. there could be the odd spit on spot of rain to central parts of england towards wales. to the north of it, generally cloudy with a few sunny spells. and to the south of it, variable cloud with some holes appearing from time to time. a warm one again wherever you are, but especially england and wales. it will be pretty warm, albeit rather cloudy and nottingham and trent bridge for the test match cri

the lion's share of the sunshine in england and wales. for scotland and northern ireland, much more cloud and a cooler feel, some outbreaks of patchy rain. the satellite picture telling a story very well. this cloud feeding into northern ireland and scotland, clearer skies for england and wales. high pressure is in charge of most of the country. that means fine, settled weather with plenty of sunshine once again. still more cloud for northern ireland and scotland but a few breaks allowing for some bright sunny spells particularly to the east of high ground. temperatures 15—19 celsius, 21 from northern ireland. close to 30 once again in south—east england and east anglia. some changes for the north and west of scotland and northern ireland through the evening as outbreaks of rain moving. further south, mainly dry through sunday evening and plenty of sunshine. we can see this front moving in. increasing the cloud, outbreaks of rain and strengthening the breeze. the new working week starting cloudy and damp in northern ireland and scotla

for england and wales, plenty of sunshine. it has been feeling warm if not hot, but some changes to come. slowly we start to lose the heat. it will feel fresher for all of us by day and night. the increasing chance of showers, particularly midweek onwards. it is sunshine that we will see as we go into monday. this area of high pressure continues across england and wales and we keep this right across northern ireland scotland, with more rain to come. it will keep piling in overnight. it is the most persistent in the western of scotland, at the highlands as well. some cloud sink into the north of england, with mist and look out for western coasts. clear skies with lows overnight at 12 and i6 celsius quite generally. tomorrow as we go into monday, was the sunshine across england and wales with mist and will cloud on the western coast. but that will retreat away eventually. that's an cloud across northern ireland are discovered, bringing some patchy rainfora time. discovered, bringing some patchy rain for a time. but that will eas

there will be some sunshine and sunshine we will start the week whether across england and wales and leave this area of high pressure but to the north and west, we have the france that will topple in across northern ireland, scotland and the northern ireland, scotland and the north of england, patchy rain at times, it will ease off, some breaks in the cloud for scotland, mist and low cloud disbursing from wales and south west england leaving much of england and wales with plenty of sunshine and temperatures exceeding 30 degrees in east anglia and south—east england, fresher the further north and west you go. a fine evening for many with late spells of sunshine, still clouds stretching across scotland into northern england, maybe bringing the odd patch of rain, some mist and low cloud returning to wales and south west england. our front is still with us on tuesday, it is making slow progress south and eastwards and by tuesday it is a fairly weak affair, a lot of cloud stretching from southern england enters north—west england and parts of wales as well, patchy rain at times but th

high pressure keeps things dry and settled for england and wales. further north and west a front wheel slip southwards which will introduce more cloud and patchy rain —— the front will slip southwards. hello, this is bbc news with lu kwesa burak. the headlines. two thirds of household plastic waste end up in landfill sites despite efforts to increase the amount we recycle. the local government association says low—grade plastics used in many food containers can't be recycled and need to be banned. detectives investigating the disappearance of the midwife samantha eastwood are carrying out searches in a rural area of stoke—on—trent. the 28—year—old has not been seen since last friday when she finished her night shift at stoke university hospital concern over northamptonshire county council's financial difficulties has to ask for reassurances that services for young people will be protected. on heathland as temperatures well in to the mid forties — emergency services in portugal are fighting a massive wild fire on heathland as temperat

again the best of the sunshine will be across england and wales. fairweather cloud and high clouds turning things hazy and more clouds turning things hazy and more cloud for northern ireland and scotla nd cloud for northern ireland and scotland but here there will be some breaks. temperatures range from 16-19dc. 21 for breaks. temperatures range from 16—19dc. 21 for northern ireland. mid to high a celsius in england and wales is out and getting close to 30 sources for southeast england. getting into the new working week and as frontal system will be sipping its way. that will strengthen the breeze and bring more causing outbreaks of rain across scotla nd causing outbreaks of rain across scotland and into northern ireland. maybe to the far north of england in monday. but further south, as much of england and wales against a strike and plenty of sunshine. and even warmer. temperatures looks like they could be exceeding 30 celsius across is angry and southeast. pleasa ntly across is angry and southeast. pleasantly cooler for wales in southwest engla

once again, a story of warmth and sunshine for much of england and wales. a different story for northern ireland and scotland. more cloud and some outbreaks of rain continuing to work their way northwards across scotland through the evening and overnight. elsewhere, a dry night with clear skies for england and wales, not quite as warm and muggy as the night just gone, those between 11 and 16. high—pressure in charge tomorrow so foremost, a dry day, again, the lion's share of the sunshine across england and wales. more cloud for northern ireland and scotland but here, a few bright or sunny breaks coming through. a range of temperatures in the high teens for scotland, 21 celsius in northern ireland and close to 30 across east anglia and south—east england. as we start the new week, high—pressure keeps england and wales dry and settled, some high temperatures here but further north and west, a front slipping southwards to introduce more cloud and patchy from northern ireland and scotland but further south, hanging onto the sunshine and warmth. goodbye. t

ecosystem that rain getting into wales as well. for it arrives on saturday, a lot of dry weather, cloud through the day, he comes the rain from the west, mcleod ahead of it and temperatures ranging from 15— 22 or 23. into sunday, that is then we see more rain coming in from a system across scotland, northern england and we were system showery rain getting in across wales as well. the timing and position of this could change, but this is what we think at the moment. i have got to ask you, are you any good at diy? no. rubbish. there is a reason we are asking you. i was expect in her to say she was quite good at it. i have been around to her nice house. she gets people in! results this morning from those companies which supply us with do stuff. is it getting people in and traceable going to other places? i put the toilet system in myself, how about that? we will ask your wife. the question is at the moment, will it continue to get go? that will come down to whether we want to put our feet come down to whether we want to put ourfeet

this is worst drought in new south wales since the 1965 drought. also making news today — president trump has declared wildfires raging across california to be a major emergency and ordered federal aid for the state. thousands of firefighters have been deployed, tackling blazes which have been spread by high temperatures and strong winds. so far, 7 people have died. temperatures close to record highs in portugal and spain are posing a serious challenge to firefighters who are trying to bring a number of blazes under control. in southern portugal, aircraft have been dropping water to douse forest fires, as temperatures hover above a0 degrees celsius. firefighters from the two countries have been working jointly to contain fires near their shared border. the venezuelan government says six people have been arrested for involvement in an apparent assassination attempt against president nicol s the interior minister said the 6 were part of a group who loaded 2 drones with explosives and set them off above the presidential stand during a military parad

if you're out early a bit in the morning, a lot of cloud for england and wales, with bursts of heavy rain swinging across western england, wales, and on towards the midlands and central, southern england. ahead of that, a lot of cloud, and it will feel humid. a fresher feel to the weather in the north—west, but a lot of cloud and widespread, frequent heavy thundery showers as we go through thursday morning. so, the forecast through thursday. we've got our band of rain that will spread into east anglia and south—east england, as it pushes that bit further eastwards, it will tend to weaken at times. the rain becomes a little bit lighter as it swings into kent. further north and west, a cloudy morning coming up for scotland and northern ireland, with widespread heavy and at times thundery showers. it will be quite a breezy kind of day as well. there'll be some sunny spells between those showers as we head through the afternoon, with the showers becoming less widespread in northern ireland and a bit more sunshine, too, for wales and south—west england later in the day too. for frid

the heaviest rain at the moment in south—west england and wales. the rain will turn heavier through the day in the midlands and southern england and eventually east anglia and south—east england. it will stay wet in the central belt of scotla nd will stay wet in the central belt of scotland and southern scotland as well. even as the main band of rain clears through from wales and the south—west, another widespread area of rain most likely to develop, the computer is perhaps underplaying the rain this afternoon, watch out. in northern ireland, patchy rain, most likely across county antrim and cou nty likely across county antrim and county down. some mist and fog over the hills. 0vernight tonight, band of rain in scotland slowly drifting north into the north of the mainland, rain at times across england and wales, some quite heavy, fog patches around the coasts and hills. the forecast monday, we are looking at an area of low pressure, the same low still with us, that will be gradually pushing rain in across england and wales, still some rain in s

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it's been a rather warm start to the day, temperatures getting into the 20s across england and wales, fresher than north across scotla nd wales, fresher than north across scotland and northern ireland. for many of us today quite cloudy, patchy light rain and drizzle particularly where it is weather front straddles northern ireland through central and southern scotland, western areas of england and wales. that's producing more moisture through this morning. a bit fresher further north across scotland, that you have sunny spells today, some breaks in the cloud across england and the far south—east of england in particular. further west staying cloudy, misty and perky around coastal hills of wales and south—west england, but for north—west england and northern ireland. bridge weiss, 17—20d, some sunshine in the south—east, temperatures reaching 25—26d. this evening and tonight, quite cloudy, misty and murky, especially around the irish sea coasts of wales and england, warm and muggy night again, temperatures about 16—17d per england and wales, fresher further north across s

it's going to be a windy day across northern ireland, scotland and perhaps north wales. more cloud, outbreaks of rain, persistent across the western scotland. further east you are, quieter, some sunny spells and feeling just a touch warmer than it did on thursday, highs of 22 or 23 degrees. saturday looks fairly quiet but it is only more wind and rain, the best of the brightness and warmth in the south—east. welcome to bbc news. broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: devastating scenes as a high motorway bridge collapses in genoa, italy. at least 26 people have been killed. the rescuers behind me there are still trying to lift up several large slabs of concrete under which they believe several more vehicles may be trapped. a grand jury investigation in pennsylvania finds credible allegations of sexual abuse by more than 300 catholic priests, going back decades. british anti—terror police are searching 3 addresses and questioning a 29—year—old man arrested after his car swerved into pedestrians and c

most of the sunshine in england and wales. cloud in northern ireland and scotland, but a largely dry day. temperatures getting close to 30 celsius again across south—east england and east anglia. you are watching bbc news. the headlines this error. two thirds of household plastic waste ends up in landfill sites despite efforts to increase the amounts we recycle. the government association says login plastic used in many food containers cannot be recycled and needs to be banned. detectives investigating the disappearance of samantha eastwood are carrying out searches in north staffordshire. she has not been seen since last friday when she finished a node set a talk on trent university hospital. three men have died this week from heat stroke and spain as temperatures and parts of southern use spain as temperatures and parts of southern use scarce spain as temperatures and parts of southern use scarce regular rise above a0 celsius. holiday—makers are being wanted to stay out of the sun. mike pompeo says he hopes north korea's

temperatures cooler in scotland, highs of 22 or 23 in and wales. a muqqy highs of 22 or 23 in and wales. a muggy feeling continuing into the evening and overnight. maybe more brea ks evening and overnight. maybe more breaks in the cloud beginning to filter down into england and wales. lots of cloud coming in. that will keep the temperature is coming up. it might be a warm night across the northern half of scotland as well. here we will find pockets of rain and drizzle around on monday. further drizzle south around weston hills and coasts. the best of the sunshine in this generally cloudy airstream is going to be across the more sheltered eastern parts of england and wales. temperatures could get as high as 25 or 26. it doesn't need much sunshine. it will feel quite warm. humid air mass across the uk, south of this string of weather fronts. high across the uk, south of this string of weatherfronts. high pressure in the south, the nexus of arriving in the south, the nexus of arriving in the north—west on tuesday. that rain will turn out to be a bit

the rain turning heavier and steadier full wales day. the rain turning heavier and steadierfull wales and day. the rain turning heavier and steadier full wales and south—west england. south—westerly winds strengthening as well. avail of cloud of central and southern england, the midlands could see rain before the end of the day, late afternoon and early evening time it could hit merseyside and manchester. eastern scotland, highest generally into the low 20s, 23 the top temperature in hell. 0vernight outbreaks of rain become more extensive nationwide, except for more than scotland where it will be a chilly might in the countryside. 0therwise, mild, temperatures between 15 and 17 degrees, tidy and wet. some fog patches developing over the hills. into the weather forecast on sunday. it's the worst of the two days of the weekend weather— wise. this cold front will be one of those that has pulses of energy. the rain will come along and heavy bursts. some of the wettest weather across wales and south—west england. maybe the rain easing

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brightening up with some sunshine for southern england and wales. at showers work their way in from scotland into northern england and wales. another hot one for the southeast. highs up to 32 degrees. there will be some changes in the week ahead. we lose all that heat and the atlantic start to wake

there is a dry nature england and wales. temperatures in london only slowly easing back to around 16 degrees. in the week ahead we start with hot dry and sunny. it will be more u nsettled, and sunny. it will be more unsettled, with rain later in the hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the president of venezuela says an attempt has been made on his life, using drones carrying explosives. it happened during a live televised speech in the capital, caracas. the president has blamed columbia.

that will $0011 and also parts of wales. that will soon clear away but we are going to be left with a lot of cloud which could still bring one or two showers through the afternoon. equally, the cloud will try to thin and break so a few bright or sunny spells coming through. the wind not as strong as yesterday, particularly in the western isles of scotland, much lighter winds here, and they extend down into northern ireland. still some gusts for western and southern coast, starting to ease down through the afternoon. in the best of any brightness and sunshine, temperatures getting up to between 23-25. 18-22 temperatures getting up to between 23—25. 18—22 underneath the cloud and a cooler 15 or 16 across parts of scotla nd and a cooler 15 or 16 across parts of scotland and we should see some sunshine. you can't rule out the odd spot of rain trent bridge but for most of that age should be mainly dry with lots of cloud and maybe a few breaks this afternoon. this evening at overnight, similar, lots of cloud, thinning and brea

as they clear eastwards, behind it, across much of england and wales and northern ireland,

the heat and the sunshine across much of england and wales. the heat and the sunshine across much of england and wales. further north and west that front really starting to make inroads, increasing the cloud and bringing further rain through monday morning across northern ireland and into scotland. behind that, you can see there is some fresher air trying to sink its way south—eastwards. but it is going to take its time to get across to much of england and wales, probably not until wednesday or thursday that we start to see a noticeable dip in temperature. for monday morning in a little bit more detail — further cloud and rain for northern ireland and scotland. some of that rain just perhaps getting into the far north of england through monday morning. but elsewhere, further south, it's going to stay dry and again, there will be plenty of sunshine. in fact, temperatures even higher again on monday, parts of east anglia and south—east england exceeding 30 celsius. notice the contrast as you head further north and west, the high teens to e

the mist and low cloud across england and wales tomorrow. it will disperse, plenty of sunshine once again, the further east that you go. still some cloud for northern ireland and scotland, some patchy rain for a time, a few breaks in the cloud, the further east you are, later in the afternoon, some of that cloud, moving into parts of northern england where we could see a few spots of rain in the afternoon. the strongest winds for the western isles of scotland, fairly light winds elsewhere and still again another very hot day in east anglia and south—east england, where temperatures are likely to exceed 30 degrees, somewhat cooler and fresher the further north that you are. so going through tomorrow evening and most people will have a dry evening, late spells of sunshine, but still this band of cloud stretching from the south of scotland into parts of the north of england, may be given the odd spot of rain and here is ourfront as we go into tuesday. it is a weakening feature, by the time we get to tuesday, more of a band of cloud, but it is

england and wales, the lion ‘s share of the sunshine. meanwhile the scotland and northern ireland, much more cloud, a kornfeil and also some outbreaks apache rain. the satellite picture tells the story very well, this side of cloud seeding into northern ireland and across the scotland, clear skies to england and wales. it sets up the picture. hit fine, said weather, plenty of sunshine, again the best of that across england and wales. still cloud the northern ireland and scotland, if you sunny spells particularly to the east of high ground ‘s rain starting to write to the west and east late in the day. mid to high 20s celsius for much of england and wales, close to 30 celsius once again the and east anglia. some changes for the west of scotla nd anglia. some changes for the west of scotland and northern ireland during the evening as outbreaks of rain move to hear. in the south, we stay mainly dry to sunday evening and again, plenty of sunshine to end the day. this month starting to move its way in, strengthening the breeze sunday night