violence. today we will be striking... in north wales, a briefing of 30 officers ahead of several raids to disrupt drug dealing. at one address, they find something. given the colour of it we reckon it will be individual wraps of crack cocaine. it will either be wrapped up individually or in one large bag ready to be cut up into smaller individual deals. this is just one of a number of raids in north wales recently that has been carried out to try and stop gangs from outside the region, from liverpool, manchester, birmingham pushing on and supplying hard class a drugs into the area. the police are looking for dealers who travel into wales from outside to sell the drugs. they have been taking over local people's homes, often those who already have a drug problem. from this base the dealers sell their drugs and stay out of sight. police call it cuckooing and this is what it looks like. a drugs dealfilmed by the dealers themselves. the gang is from liverpool but the flat is not theirs. this is a local drug user's home, and she has been cuckooed. the gang has taken over. three men from this

is just one of a number of raids in north wales recently that has been carried out to try and stop gangs from outside the region, from liverpool, manchester, birmingham pushing on and supplying hard class a drugs into the area. the police are looking for dealers who travel into wales from outside to sell the drugs. they have been taking over local people's homes, often those who already have a drug problem full top from this place, the dealers sell their drugs and stay out of sight. police call it "7 ?cuckooing and this is what it looks like. a drugs dealfilmed by and this is what it looks like. a drugs deal filmed by the dealers themselves. the gangs from liverpool but the flat is not theirs. this is a local drug user's home, and she has been cuckooed. the gang has taken over. three men from this liverpool gang were jailed injuly of last year for dealing drugs and we re of last year for dealing drugs and were sentenced to a total of 11 yea rs. were sentenced to a total of 11 years. the woman whose flat they took over was given an suspended sentence. another town in, another operat

victory leaves phil neville‘s team to clear of wales, with two games left of the campaign to reach france 2019. northern ireland's hopes of reaching the world cup next year are dashed after being bitten by the netherlands. then a fourth in group sea. —— c. as we said earlier, kenny dalglish has been awarded with a knighthood after his contributions to football. he is amongst those named in the queen's birthday honours. 1986 was a famous year for kenny dalglish. he is truly was a trophy laden career. 29 major titles as a player, 1a as a manager. so how did he find out the news of his knighthood? there was a letter at my door. and i went and i opened it. i looked at it, it was brown, and i thought, and other tax bill coming here. have said his anfield where he is most fondly thought, before you write in 1977, celtic was his own. then there were titles in glasgow, too. his record number of caps still stands today. every part of your life, growing up, my mother and father, in the way that they set you up father, in the way that they set you up and their morals and ethics in the way you be

wales, an isolated one may be across the midlands and also east anglia. by the time we get to saturday, i am being eaten alive! by the coming to saturday, you will find it will write an up and there will be sunshine around and they are more likely to be in northern ireland and western scotland. i am being eaten alive! their bites really hurt as will. don't put this kit in your pocket is! —— biscuits. will. don't put this kit in your pocket is! -- biscuits. opinion was divided about that encounter, with carol considering it: thank you for all of your comment this week. if you want to share your opinions on current affairs or even appear on the programme, you can call us. or e—mail us. you can find us on call us. or e—mail us. you can find us on twitter. have a look at our website. that's all from us, we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc new coverage again next week. —— bbc new coverage again next week. —— bbc news coverage. hello. it looks like a fairly decent weekend ahead for many of us. we had very few showers through the course of friday. we had a good dea

the clearer skies, the bulk of england and wales, but there could be some mist and fog patches as temperatures dipped into single figures. most of us dipped into single figures. most of us around 10—14d sunday begins. the cloud for the central belt southern scotland and northern england, any outbreaks early and will play but we keep a good deal of cloud through the day northern scotla nd cloud through the day northern scotland seeing some sunny spells but a chance of slow—moving thunderstorms. maybe an isolated shower in northern ireland. for the rest of england and wales also but some warm sunny rest of england and wales also but some warm sunny spells. temperatures in the warm spots it in the mid—20s. let's ta ke in the warm spots it in the mid—20s. let's take a look at things late afternoon, a closer look at these thunderstorms affecting parts of scotland, particularly in the west, where if you catch one you could see a lot of rain in a short space of time, frequent lightning and hail possible. further south, time, frequent lightning and hail possible. furthersouth, nor

backdrop of north wales. cut off from the wider world it's been ruled for centrists by the local nobility the land is protected by the mountain fastness of snowdonia and well provided for by the photon hills of the isle of anglesey. gwynneth is a rugged but it deliberate region. things were less peaceful here when my king edward the first succeeded in bringing the land under english rule in twelve seventy seven. the king invaded wales with a force of fifteen thousand men he took when if no liking can pay to secure opposition he rebuilt ruined fortresses confiscated others that was still standing and commissioned a series of newcastle's and the king's messenger i have to report to his majesty on the state of building works and the situation in the country. sitting like an eagle's nest atop a high cliff holic castle in the south of when it is to be a symbol of the new power in the region. in the background more than three thousand feet high all the peaks of snowdonia and at the foot of the cliff the waves of the atlantico break against the shores. feed. even to me this is a valley accessibl

wales, where the warmest of the air is. 18 degrees in central london. sunnier conditions further north for the commute, with just a few showers here and there, but it does feel a bit fresher. sunshine turns hazy, though, as cloud increases from the south—west through the day. the cloud across england and wales will break up, although it will turn cloudy for northern england, and there's always a threat, northern and western areas, of patchy rain and drizzle into the afternoon, especially on coasts and hills. but note — temperatures into the 20s, even with that cloud. further north, the teens. best of the sunshine, the far north, where winds will be lighter than they were monday. but northern ireland, south—west scotland, finishing the afternoon, going into evening, outbreaks of rain. that turns heavier into the night for central and southern scotland and also for parts of northern england. still separating the air masses, so quite a fresh night to take us into wednesday. the north—west of scotland and northern ireland, england and wales and far south—east of scotland staying

will be a dry day with some sunshine for northern ireland, western scotland, wales and west in england we could pop off one or two sharp showers but much more cloud across the midlands, eastern england in particular. so here temperatures will be quite a bit lower than we have seen over the weekend, perhaps 15-18d in have seen over the weekend, perhaps 15—18d in many areas. we still have that easterly flow on monday. no two days are ever the same but high pressure to the north, lower pressure to the north, lower pressure to the south. again, those downpours sticking over northern parts of france. we have drawn all that cloud insua is still around, could be misty erki erm tuesday morning, particularly across england and wales. we should introduce and drierair in scotland, and wales. we should introduce and drier air in scotland, plenty of sunshine here but drier esha bring scotla nd sunshine here but drier esha bring scotland and northern england across to east anglia. a chance of a shower in northern ireland, otherwise it will be a dry day. temperatures beginning to pick up a little b

england and wales some warm sunny the rest of england and wales some warm sunny stalls around, only isolated showers, most places will avoid them and stay dry will stop —— sunny spells. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: the bbc learns that police have reopened an investigation into one of the central figures in the jeremy thorpe scandal of the 1970s. visa released a statement saying its services are now operating at full capacity, after customers across europe were left unable to make payments. washington says the issue of us troops based in south korea will not be on the agenda at president trump's summit with kim jong—un. the rail industry pledges to get train services in the north of england back on track as quickly as possible following days of disruption. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me, olly foster, and sarah mulkerrins. yes, welcome along. these are the top stories this evening: warming up for the world cup with a wembley win. kane's on target again as england beat nigeria. kyle edmund has waved goodbye to the french open. a bad

day in southern england and wales, and most of the storms will fade away overnight elsewhere, but there will be some showers in scotla nd there will be some showers in scotland and northern england. clearer skies to the south and a mild night with temperatures 10—13. summarises the cloudy in scotland and northern england —— tomorrow could be cloudy. the odd rogue thundery shower across england and wales for many faces to the south likely to the dry and one. less showers than today —— dry and sunny. the eastern coast will drag in more cloud from the wind. next week, fewer heavy thundery showers, most places will be dry but probably a bit cooler. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. the us defence secretary accuses china of trying to intimidate its neighbours by deploying missiles in disputed areas of the south china sea. president trump's summit with north korea is back on — confirmation after kim jong—un‘s envoy delivers a large letter to donald trump. visa says its services are now operating at full capacity after customers across europe were left unable to

coming up in sportsday this evening: we head to washington, dc, as wales‘ rugby players prepare to take on south africa. and we get on board, in the sport of sidebike cross. good evening. a really busy saturday. we'll have a close look at what's been going on at roland garros and the french open in a moment, but there is a big match under way at wembley, england facing nigeria in the first of two friendlies before they head to the world cup, and they are winning 2—1. the manager gareth southgate has stuck with his three—man defence, gary cahill, john stones, kyle walker, kieran trippier and ashley young the wing—backs. jordan pickford has got the nod in goal. will he be first choice now? eric dier is shoring up midfield, with captain harry kane in front of dele alli, jesse lingard and raheem sterling. these are the goals that saw england go in 2—0 up at half—time. trippier with a corner that cahill met superbly, to find the top corner. and harry kane rifled in a second, but the keeper perhaps could have done better. straight after the break, nigeria, who are also russiaâ€

expectations. well, tonight, we take in the story from wales and scotland. our special correspondent allan little has this report on how the two nations see themselves, their relationship with the rest of britain, and their optimism for the future. so come on then, do little bit! stuart fry is teaching me to repair a dry stone wall in snowdonia that was built, he thinks, 1000 years ago. good sedimentary rock. ask people in wales what gives them a sense of belonging to where they live, and four out of five say this, the landscape, more than language or accent, more than history, more than poetry, music, culture or heritage. there is something in me that desires to be here. it is the people of the land, you know, the old inhabitants. it is locked up in them. and i think also it is the toil that it represents, to live in this landscape was hard, and so there is that almost sentimentality of our ancestors who grafted, you know. and we need to honour them merely by honouring the landscape. but british identity is robust in wales. 79% say they feel strongly british. that is more than the 62% who

britain's largest steel plant, at port talbot in south wales, stays operational until at least 2026. tomos morgan reports. over a shroud of uncertainty, sacrifices have been made over the past two and a half years — sacrifices to ensure tata remains operational in the uk. jobs are being cut, pension terms reduced, but now it seems the steelworkers have some security. port talbot is home to almost half of tata's british workforce, and today's news is most welcome to scott bamsey, who along with several family members has worked in the steelworks all his adult life. morale has been really low over the last five years. i think today has given us some sort of clear future, and a bit of a weight off our shoulders. within the merger is a commitment to invest in extending the life of the blast furnace — a key part of production here in south wales. without this commitment, the rest of the uk operation suffers. something the unions have been battling for all along this process. what we need now is a period of stability. not worrying about their jobs or the security, for them to get on a

story from wales and scotland. our special correspondent allan little has this report on how the two nations see themselves, their relationship with the rest of britain — and their optimism for the future. so come on then, do a little bit! stuart fry is teaching me to repair a dry stone wall in snowdonia that was built, he thinks, 1000 years ago. good sedimentary rock, laid down in the southern oceans. ask people in wales what gives them a sense of belonging to where they live, and four out of five say this, the landscape, more than language or accent, more than history, more than poetry, music, culture or heritage. there is something in me that desires to be here. it's the people of the land, you know, the old inhabitants. it's locked up in them. and i think also it's the toil that it represents, to live in this landscape was hard, and so there is that almost sentimentality of our ancestors who grafted, you know. and we need to honour them really by honouring the landscape. but british identity is robust in wales. 79% say they feel strongly british. that's more than the 62% who sa

across some western parts of england and wales, where the warmest of the air is. 18 degrees in central london. sunnier conditions further north for the commute, with just a few showers here and there, but it does feel a bit fresher. sunshine turns hazy, though, as cloud increases from the south—west through the day. the cloud across england and wales will break up but it will turn cloudy for northern england. and there's always a threat, northern and western areas, of patchy rain and drizzle into the afternoon, especially on coasts and hills. but note — temperatures into the 20s, even with that cloud. further north, the teens. the best of the sunshine, the far north, where winds will be lighter than they were monday. but northern ireland, south—west scotland, finishing the afternoon, going into evening with outbreaks of rain. that turns heavier into the night for central and southern scotland and also for parts of northern england. still separating the air masses, so quite a fresh night to take us into wednesday. the north—west of scotland and northern ireland, england and wale

, pushing air into southern england and wales separating two and masses. is a weather front which will come to the day bringing rain in the west. patchy drizzle across the west, note the temperature is. your commute will be a bit more fresh the further north you are but a good deal brighter. through the morning into the afternoon, across england and wales the cloud will break up to the east of high ground, some sunny break up to the east of high ground, some sunny spells. rain or drizzle threatening throughout the day, mainly across the western coast and heals. human air, two bridges into the 20s. fresh further north. 1a, 15 in glasgow and belfast. end of the afternoon, northern ireland and south of scotland turning white. heavy rain through the night also spreading across the far north of england too. to the north of that another fresh night, the england too. to the north of that anotherfresh night, the far north and west of scotland and northern ireland, southern scotland across england and wales, humid conditions to start wednesday. heavy rain is courtesy of the wage. this is out of

but we cannot rule out an isolated storm across southern parts of england and wales. temperatures are bit higher but it is always cooler around the north sea coast with a bit of cloud. cloudy skies for the start of next week, especially across england and wales. if you heavy thundery showers, most places will be dry with sunshine at times. this is bbc news — our latest headlines: visa says its services are now operating at full capacity — after customers across europe were left unable to make payments. president trump's summit with north korea is back on — confirmation after kim jong—un‘s envoy delivers a large letter to donald trump. the us defence secretary accuses china of trying to intimidate its neighbours by deploying missiles in disputed areas of the south china sea. pedro sanchez has been sworn in as spain's new prime minister. the socialist leader deposed the conservative mariano rajoy, who lost a vote of confidence in the spanish parliament yesterday. now on bbc news the story of the iconic 747, in "giant in the sky: the jumbo jet at 50". symbol of power, beast

hours of monday morning, we start to see this guys clearing, scotland, northern england, wales and to the southwest. remaining cloudy all through the night across the southeast of england and also east anglia, quite mild in the south, closer to ten in the north and tomorrow starts off sunny again, then later in the day, you will see clouds increasing from the west once more in fact the crowd could be thick enough to give a little bit of drizzle here and there. but the temperatures will be significantly higher across england and wales. mid-205 higher across england and wales. mid—20s in the southeast, into the 20s across yorkshire, but remaining fresh across northern britain. the reason why we fresh across northern britain. the reason why we are fresh across northern britain. the reason why we are point is the be contracted between the north and the southis contracted between the north and the south is because the air would never reach, it just kind south is because the air would never reach, itjust kind of takes a detour and moves across england and wales and then out into the conti

northern ireland and here in the north—west of wales, temperatures are already up to 30 degrees once again. beautiful blue skies, strong sunshine for the rest of the day, even further east here in norfolk. the low cloud has burned off here and it is warming up nicely. there is the low cloud that we started with. it got all the way across to the west country and it then burned off. but we've still got that easterly breeze. that's what brought in all the low cloud which is mainly affecting southern parts of england and wales. it means the highest of the temperatures are getting pushed further west and further north. widely those numbers are in the mid— to high 20. but in parts of scotland it could get even higher than 31. a similar story across the western side of northern ireland, 32 possible here. already up ireland, 32 possible here. already up to 30 in porthmadog. lots of sunshine for the rest of the day, feeling hot out there as well. however there is that breeze across southern areas and there will be more cloud coming in overnight tonight, off the north sea and pushing its way

tata steel's uk workforce. the uncertainty began with over 1000 jobs that were cut across wales, the majority at the port talbot steel production plant. then it looked like the whole of tata's british business was at risk as it put its uk operations up for sale. but then current and former employees agreed to a cut in their pension package to try to secure jobs and tata offloaded the old pension responsibility in the process. in the background, tata has been working on negotiations with german steel giant thyssenkrupp and in securing the pension agreement with workers, a key milestone was reached in the next stage of this mega steel deal. tata's port talbot plant has been seen as the flagship for the business. it employs almost half of the company's 8000—strong workforce. both tata and thyssenkrupp have said they are committed to the south wales factory. unions have been seeking reassurances about the site, including a potential refit of one of the blast furnaces. this deal would bring together a few large steel production plants across europe and experts have warned this rais

ireland and to the west of wales. temperatures into the high 20s bacuna wales. temperatures into the high 20s bacu na around wales. temperatures into the high 20s bacuna around those east coast. the winds are like but they are coming in from the east or northeast, hence the drop in temperature on the coast and this low cloud coming in and across gol and, inland across england towards the midlands and the west country as well. further west, clear skies the midlands and the west country as well. furtherwest, clearskies and after the heat, temperatures no lower than 131a degrees. into the weekend and we still keep a lot of hate coming our way, dry weather and sunshine for the most part, although there is a chance of a shower or two in the north—west. i pressure generally in charge of our weather, there may be a rogue shower in the north—west but more likely to catch a showerfrom this north—west but more likely to catch a shower from this low pressure over biscay. pressure is probably falling during the second half of the weakened, the wind direction is changing slightly, during wa

start to see the skies clearing off scotland, northern england, wales into the southwest. remaining cloudy all through the night across the southeast of england and also he's angry and quite mild in missile, closer to ten in the north and then tomorrow it starts on sunny again. and then later in the date you'll see clouds increasing. the cloud could be thick enough to go to drizzle here and there. the temperatures will be significantly higher across england and wales. mid-205 higher across england and wales. mid—20s in the south east into the 20s across yorkshire but remaining fresh across northern britain and the reason we see a contrast between the reason we see a contrast between the north and the south and you can see northern air what it takes a detour across england and wales and out into the continents. on the northern edge of this were merely have a weather front additionally it will also turn what potentially on tuesday across ports —— parts of northern ireland and western scotland. to the this weather front here, this is were the warm air is across england and and wa

. there'll be more money for health in wales, scotland and northern ireland too. for health in wales, today, theresa may hinted that tax rises will be necessary to pay for the move — and said it will be partly funded by not having to send money to the eu after brexit. labour's dismissed that as a "hypothetical" windfall. here's our health editor, hugh pym. as a "hypothetical" windfall. it was a winter of severe stress across the nhs. ministers were under pressure to find more money. all of that led to today's announcement. the big question was, how much cash will the service need in future decades with a growing and ageing population? the prime minister has tried to answer with a five—year funding plan. tried to answer with partly paid for, she says, by money saved after brexit. that will be through the brexit dividend, the fact that we're no longer sending vast amounts of money every year to the eu once we leave the eu. every year to the eu and we as a country will be contributing a bit more. and in terms of the improvements we want to see, we want to see improvements in perform

king invaded wales with a force of fifteen thousand men he took when it in a lightning campaign to secure opposition he rebuilt ruined fortresses confiscated others that was still standing and commissioned a series of newcastle. i'm the king's messenger i have to report to his majesty of the state of building works and the situation of the country. sitting like an eagle's nest atop a high cliff holic castle in the south of gwyneth is to be a symbol of the new power in the region. in the background more than three thousand feet high all the peaks of snowdonia and at the foot of the cliff the waves of atlantico break against the shore. narrow. even to me this is a barely accessible spot ruled by the rocks the winds and the sea. org we have erected stout wall a veritable barrier against the elements and of course against attacks by the natives who keep trying to interrupt the work. bogged . inside a large square courtyard is big labor an assembly point providing shelter from the perpetual gales. we started building in twelve eighty three with just thirty workers at first now three yea

across england and wales, and for the early part ofjune those storms have been drifting northwards into scotland. but over the week ahead it looks drier, there will be fewer thundery showers. whilst we are going to start the week quite cool and cloudy, we should see some warm sunshine returning. this is the cool and cloudy start that we have on monday. grey, misty and murky, and it could well stay that way for much of the day in south—east scotland, northern england, down to the midlands and east anglia. some warm sunshine in the south—east and particularly further west. but here the boost of warmth will trigger some heavy thundery showers, especially western scotland and northern ireland, much cooler underneath the low cloud for eastern areas of the uk. so quite a change for many areas than it was over the weekend. as we head into tuesday, well, we have high—pressure still to the north of the uk, lower pressure to the south, we're getting this easterly wind but no two days are ever exactly the same. whilst we are drawing that low cloud for monday, there is drier air coming in beh

feel to the weather with the hottest of the weather in the south west of england and wales. during this evening and overnight it will be clear initially, maybe some patchy cloud working into eastern areas of scotla nd cloud working into eastern areas of scotland and england later in the night. maybe also in northern ireland. a dry night for most. tomorrow, subtle change in the weather. south—easterly winds will draw in some increasingly humid air across england and wales and there isa across england and wales and there is a risk of thundery downpours in parts of the south—west. they could be pretty heavy. otherwise, another day. one of the hottest dales of the year so far day. one of the hottest dales of the yearso far in day. one of the hottest dales of the year so far in southern england. —— hottest days. hello this is bbc news. 4 men have died in a road traffic collision in leeds — police are appealing for information. patients in england may no longer be able to have some procedures that are deemed ‘ineffective or risky‘. new proposals mean treatments ranging from

yesterday. you increasing cloud gci’oss yesterday. you increasing cloud across western wales. still windy in the north—west of scotland. the cloud coming in from the atlantic overnight will buckle and topple down into england and wales. it may be thick enough for a bit of drizzle here and there. we will have clearer skies for northern england and scotland. but here, we have cooler and fresh air. so temperatures are co mforta ble. and fresh air. so temperatures are comfortable. further south under the cloud, it is much more humid. differences in the uk either side of that weather front. and differences in the uk either side of that weatherfront. and it differences in the uk either side of that weather front. and it thickens up that weather front. and it thickens up on this report on the weather front to bring some rain. this is the first proper rain that arrives during the afternoon across northern ireland into the evening in scotland. further south across england and wales, a cloudy morning with a few pockets of drizzle, mainly over the hills. but more sunshine in the east in the

showers for wales and south—west england too. the sunshine, highs between 19—24dc. for most it is a fine end to the day. most of the showers fade away but we could keep a few going across eastern parts of scotland and south—west england. clear skies for a time but that cloud starting to feel back in. lows between 9—1lidc. for much of england and wales tomorrow, it is mainly dry. again, there will be warm spells of sunshine. variable cloud and sunny spells for northern ireland. much more cloud across scotland. a bit of patchy rain here throughout the afternoon. maybe a few showers creeping into northern england. highs between 18 and 2a celsius. you're watching bbc news. let's bring you a summary of our latest news headlines. the north korean leader kimjohn news headlines. the north korean leader kim john byrne news headlines. the north korean leader kimjohn byrne has been welcomed to singapore ahead of his historic summit us president donald trump. —— the north korean leader kim jong—un. the two men will be holding talks about denuclearisation on tuesday. the 6—7 summit h

southwards in northern england will see those. these are the pollen levels, very high across wales and england. the same in north—east england, moderate for southern scotla nd england, moderate for southern scotland and lower further north. very high in northern ireland. this is the forecast through the afternoon. much of the country is dry. more sunshine and we saw yesterday across england and wales, wales may pick up some showers. speaking of showers, the heavier ones further north. 19—24d, higher in london and south—east england but these are the details on those showers. further east than they were yesterday. not as prevalent but still be chance of heavy rain, torrential downpours, some of those storms creeping for the southwards in northern england. some lighter showers, while scattered across wales, south—east england. dry with plenty of warm sunshine. a fine end to the day for many. some showers in northern england, eastern scotland, a couple of showers in parts of south—west england. that cloud is creeping back westwards as the night wears on. some clear spells, o

levels in northern ireland and the bulk of england and wales. helped by some more sunshine. the cloud should then and break. we should see showers developing again across northern ireland but especially across scotland and ever higher ground. even in dumfries & galloway you could season downpours. in northern ireland it will be cooler and cloudier. some sunny spells across scotland. a few thunderstorms possible across northern ireland. a risk of a shower in south—west england and wales. for the bulk of england and wales it will be a nice warm day. typical temperatures into the low 20s. into the evening the downpours continue to rumble away. as we head into the second half of the weekend, probably drive the northern ireland but some storms possible across scotland. elsewhere, it should be dry. more sunshine for england and wales, except for the channel islands where we could get some showers. temperatures will be a bit higher. 24 temperatures will be a bit higher. 2a or 25 at best. we are on the edge of really warm weather. it has been pretty hot across southern scandinavia, eastern

in northern wales, glasgow just missed its 33 degrees and in northern wales, glasgowjust missed itsjune record of 31.9, the record is 32 point to -- 32 of 31.9, the record is 32 point to —— 32 point to. northern ireland reach 30.5 degrees and the all—time record is 30.8 so we just missed matching the all—time record 5.3 of the degree. europe is hot and lots of reds and oranges there and temperatures in excess of 30 degrees in some areas and this is what the morning was like, friday across the uk, closer to the north sea coast in the midlands and south east as well, warm in the west and temperatures will be around 14 or 15 degrees and then tomorrow that cloud and grey skies and the use will eventually melt away and give way to sunshine. notice how cool the eastern district of the uk is, a big contrast and temperatures in new castle may not even reached 20 degrees where i west you can see 28 cm. we are seeing the highest temperatures in the west because of the breeze coming off the north sea. the wind is going around the high—pressure and across the north sea and it is m

thursday with wales moving top of their group ahead of england after a 1—0 win over boznia and herzegovina. kayleigh green scored in the second half while sweden moved six points clear at the top of group four with a 4—0 win over croatia while spain accounted for bottom of the table israel to move 11 points clear at the summit of group seven. an unbeaten century from shane dowrich has put west indies in the ascendancy at the end of day two of the first test against sri lanka in port of spain. having resumed on 246—6. dowrich pushed on to first past the 50 mark on a day interrrupted by rain and then became west indies‘ first wicketkeeper centurion against sri lanka for his second test match ton. he was on 125 when the hosts declared on 1114—8 and sri lanka lost three quick wickets to finish on 31—3, leaving them plenty of work to do. now, we all know about the long rivalry between the england and australian cricket teams, but it might surprise you to learn that the first australian cricket team to tour england back in 1868 was made up entirely of aboriginal players. we

. scotland play canada in edmonton later while in the last few minutes wales have beaten argentina. wales won by 23 points to ten in the first game of their two test series which is in argentina. there was an enthralling encounter in paris, where tennis‘s world number one, simona halep, finally won her first grand slam final at the fourth attempt. halep admitted she had come to terms with the fact she might never win a major. but this afternoon she eventually beat the us open champion, sloane stephens, coming back from a set down to win in three to become the french open champion. england's women are cricket's world cup winners, but they have lost their first one day international of the summer to south africa. england made 189—9 off their 50 overs, but lizelle lee's unbeaten 92 included a six, to give south africa a seven wicket win at worcester. there is plenty more on the bbc sport website including the build—up to former world champion tyson fury‘s return to boxing, qualifying for formula one‘s canadian grand prix, and the latest from the curtis cup, where great britain and

become dry through the night. you can see where the clear skies, the southern half into wales, a few spots may dip into single figures but most of us staying at 10-14 figures but most of us staying at 10—14 overnight. in this clearer spot they might be some fog and mist patches. tomorrow, rather cloudy. northernmost parts of england and scotland, rain dying away but a good deal of cloutier. northern scotland seeing some deal of cloutier. northern scotland seeing some sunny deal of cloutier. northern scotland seeing some sunny spells that here there could be some slow—moving torrential thunderstorms developing into the afternoon. fairly isolated. elsewhere, some warm sunny spells. northern ireland, the bulk of england and wales, maybe an isolated shower but most places staying dry. this is bbc news — our latest headlines: the bbc learns that police have reopened an investigation into one of the central figures in the jeremy thorpe scandal of the 19705. visa released a statement saying its services are now operating at full capacity, after customers across europe were left unable

last night, as their main rivals belgium beat costa rica 4—1 in their final friendly match. wales' women can leapfrog england at the top of their world cup qualifying group if they can beat russia in newport this evening. scotland are also playing in poland. after suggesting last week he might miss the entire grass court season, novak djokovic has signed up to play at queen's next week, his first appearance at the club in eight years. and britain's most successful female paralympian, dame sarah storey, is making her return to competition. eight months after having a baby, she's been selected for the paracycling road world championships in august. that is brilliant to see because dame sarah storey is just one of those people whose career has been so inspirational too many women who've taken so inspirational too many women who've ta ken up so inspirational too many women who've taken up sport, particularly cycling. she's come back now after her second baby and she is back on the road. good on her! that's a really lovely to see. we are talking about cycling today, aren't we? issues a

of these north sea coasts parts of the midlands, maybe east and south wales, temperatures up east and south wales, temperatures up to 28,29, possibly 30 east and south wales, temperatures up to 28, 29, possibly 30 degrees, going through saturday remember the night had been quite fresh but actually going to see a bit more warmth and unity holding on particularly down towards the south. temperatures may be no lower than 16 or 17 temperatures may be no lower than 16 or17 in cardiff temperatures may be no lower than 16 or 17 in cardiff and london, temperatures may be no lower than 16 or17 in cardiff and london, a temperatures may be no lower than 16 or 17 in cardiff and london, a bit cooler and fresher further north and that sets the scene for what will be a slightly more muggy day on sunday. and as this area of low pressure, remember the cloud i showed you sta rts remember the cloud i showed you starts to move its way in from the south west we have the increasing likelihood of showers and four storms, perhaps into wales. into the midlands and northern ireland as well, for the east lo

jobs were cut across wales, the majority at the port talbot steel production plant. then it looked like the whole of a tata's british business —— then it looked like the whole of tata's british business was at risk as it put its uk operations up for sale. but then, current and former employees agreed to a cut in their pension package to try to secure jobs, and tata offloaded the old pension responsibility in the process. in the background, tata had been working on negotiations with the german steel giant thyssenkrupp and in securing that pension agreement with workers, a key milestone was reached in the next stage of this mega steel deal. tata's port talbot site has been seen as the flagship of the indian conglomerate's uk business. it employs almost half of the company's 8,000—strong uk workforce. both tata and thyssenkrupp have said that they are committed to the south wales factory. unions have been seeking reassurances about the site, including a potential refit of one of the blast furnaces. this deal would bring together a few large steel production plants across europe,

place in england and wales but scotla nd place in england and wales but scotland and northern ireland remain on the poolside. —— on the coal side. this is bbc news. our latest headlines... the prime minister announces an extra £20 billion a year in real terms for the nhs. labour says it's not enough. we are making the nhs our priority. we are putting a significant amount of extra money into it and we need to make sure that money is spent wisely. we are saying you should go further and if the government made taxation changes we are prepared to make, you could be giving even more to the nhs. labour will be spending more on the nhs than the tories. the hundreds of migrants rescued off the libyan coast have now arrived in spain. their plight had sparked a row between european union member states over who should've accepted them. there are fears that the glasgow school of art, which was ravaged by a fire on friday night, may have to be knocked down. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. coming up on this week's show: i meet the new robot helping to keep beaches clean here in

military personnel at the main celebration of armed forces day in llandudno, in north wales. it enables us to say thank you to them and their families who support them and their families who support them and their families who support them and thank you to our veterans. also coming up — the world cup moves into the knockout stages. what a strike! france and argentina are currently level with one goal eachin are currently level with one goal each ina are currently level with one goal each in a battle for a place in the quarterfinals. and at 16:30 foreign correspondents posted to london look at events in the uk through outsiders‘ eyes, in dateline. four men have died and three people are injured after a collision between a car and a taxi in leeds. the crash happened in the early hours of this morning on the a6120 in the horsforth area of the city. the men, all aged between 18 and 21, died at the scene. two teenage girls, aged 16 and 17, were also in the car. one is in a critical condition while the other has non—life threatening injuries. the driver of the taxi was taken to hospital wi

england and wales, 30—31d in london, attentionalfor for england and wales, 30—31d in london, attentional for storms for england and wales, 30—31d in london, attentionalfor storms in the far southwest. it looks like it's going to be dry, always hottest in the south overnight. hello this is bbc news with eleanor garnier. the headlines. four young men have been killed after two cars crashed in leeds in the early hours of this morning. police are appealing for information. patients in england may no longer be able to have some procedures that are deemed ineffective. new proposals mean treatments ranging from tonsil removal to haemorroid surgery will be offered to fewer people. tata steel, which owns britain's largest steel—making plant at port talbot, has confirmed merger plans with the german industrial group, thyssenkrupp. thousands of people turned out to applaud military personnel at the main celebration of armed forces day, in north wales. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster live in moscow, this is sportsday at the world cup. a world cup or a

across england and wales, but fairly u nsettled across england and wales, but fairly unsettled the further north you are, across scotland and also northern ireland with some fronts bringing some outbreaks of rain at times. some cloudy skies for scotland and northern ireland this morning, quite a few showers in the far north—west with a fairly strong wind making it feel quite cool. england and wales, plenty of sunshine, more cloud in the west later on, some patchy mist and drizzle around coastal areas. those temperatures getting up to about 19—24dc across eastern and south—eastern areas. overnight tonight, some showers again across northern parts. lots of cloud really for central and southern areas of england and wales. with that cloud it will stay very muddy into tomorrow morning. a comfortable night for sleeping. temperatures 16 or 17 degrees. that is because we have this warm air of wafting in from the south—west. and across england and wales. but you will notice for scotland and the far north of northern ireland, it will be that little bit cooler and fresher over the nex

. these huge transporters are used to carry aircraft wings from its factory in north wales, to assembly sites in france and germany. across the uk, it's involved in building passengerjets and military aircraft, defence systems and satellites. but company bosses say if we leave the eu without a deal, it would be catastrophic for the uk business. today we've published a risk assessment memo, where airbus is laying out the huge concerns we'd have if there's a no deal brexit. we're very fearful there will be chaos at the borders and we want our factories to be able to operate as smoothly as possible. airbus employs 14,000 people in britain, at 25 sites across the country, but it says it supports another 110,000 jobs indirectly — at major suppliers, for example. it says it contributes nearly £8 billion to the uk economy and pays £1.7 billion a year in taxes. the problem for airbus is it relies on getting parts where it needs them, when it needs them. it says any change in customs procedures or safety approvals would be very damaging. leading figures in the aerospace industry agree. clear

weather for many today is dry and sunny with sunshine already starting to come through in wales. medium and high level cloud turning things hazy. if you are heading off to the trooping of the colour, there is cloud in london but it will thin and break and there will be spells of sunshine, 20 celsius expected midday but probably a degree higher in the mid afternoon. weekend, most is going to be mainly dry, good spells of sunshine. however, some showers around and they might be heavy and boundary. more on those in a moment. very high pollen levels across england and wales but low for the far north—east of england and quite know in scotland in the far west and it is high in northern ireland. heavy and thundery showers at the moment in the channel islands, torrential rain and showers for parts of pembrokeshire and gwyneth and some in parts of yorkshire. some showers developing across the far west of scotland. this part of the country we have a met office warning, some of the showers could bring lots of rain in a short amount of time. some will miss them and stay dry with some sunshine, su

, perhaps over the hills of wales and the moors in the south—west, the downs in the south—east, perhapsjust south—west, the downs in the south—east, perhaps just to the north of london as well, but these are very isolated and you will probably stay dry. any storms that do develop particularly in scotland will tend to fade away during the night, and we will see cloudy skies returning. a lot of cloud in the north sea will get drawn back inland again, and it will be a great start for many areas. it could stay cloudy and cooler across south—eastern scotland, northern england, through to the midlands. to the south—east, some sunshine, and sunshine further west, but it is here with more warmth that we could spark off one oi’ warmth that we could spark off one or two sharp showers, notably across the western side of scotland and into northern ireland, so quite a range of temperatures on monday. a lot of cloud feeding in from the north sea, with high pressure to the north and low pressure to the south, that means a north—easterly breeze that means a north—easterly breeze

full of fairly inexperienced players. wales also got off to a winning start, in their two—test series against argentina. flanker james davies scored his first try — on only his second international appearance, as they won 23—10 in san juan. but ireland's i2 match unbeaten run came to an end with a 18—9 defeat to australia in brisbane. the irish haven't beaten the wallabies down under in nearly a0 years — but they'll get another chance next weekend in melbourne. rafael nadal will be looking to stretch his record of french open titles to ii when he takes on dominic thiem in the final in paris this afternoon. and simona halep has a grand slam to her name at last — after coming from a set down to beat the us open winner sloane stephens who afterwards gave the american tennis press a polite ticking off. england's women may be cricket world champions but they were well beaten by south africa in their first match of the summer. they were in all sorts of trouble at 97 for eight before katherine brunt‘s unbeaten 72 at least set a reasonable target of 190. but south africa go

was taken part of the way by the prince of wales. now, in an interview on itv‘s good morning britain, mr markle has expressed his gratitude. i can't think of a better replacement than someone like prince charles. you know, he looked very handsome, and my daughter looked beautiful with him. i wasjealous, i wish i had been there, i wish it had been me. but thank god he was there, and i thank him for that. mr markle said meghan had wept when he told her he couldn't attend the wedding, and he had wept as he watched the service on television in california, and he spoke about the moment harry had phoned him to ask his permission to marry his daughter. harry got on the phone with meghan, they called me together and harry asked for her hand over the phone, and i said, "you're a gentleman. promise me you'll never raise your hand against my daughter, and of course, i give you my permission." they also apparently talked about american politics and president trump. our conversation — i was complaining i didn't like donald trump. he said to give donald trump a chance. i sort of disagreed with t

. avoiding defeat will take them back to the top of their group above wales. they're currently 3—1 up, nikitta parris opening the scoring for england — that's her fifth goal in five world cup qualifiers. manchester city's jill scott has scored twice on her return from injury, this one the best of her finishes. there's just under five minutes left to play in that match. meanwhile, casey stoney will leave her role as assistant to england coach phil neville to become the new manager of manchester united women. they will be part of the new wsl championship next season. and the former england captain has agreed to be their first boss. she willjust bring everything that she brought as a player. she was captain of england when i was playing. she was captain at lincoln. she has got those leadership qualities which i think she will pass on. she knows football inside and out. she will talk football all day. the tactics, the systems, the formations. the team will be very well organised. she will attract players because she is a name, she isa players because she is a name, she is a figurehead a

coast of new south wales during heavy swells. the items include sanitary products, surgical masks and nappies. they've begun washing up ashore and there are concerns that they could prove dangerous to whales if they swallow them. a number of people have been injured in clashes between the police and opposition protestors in the malian capital, bamako. police fired tear gas and beat the demonstrators, who were holding a march demanding transparency in next month's presidential election. the authorities had earlier banned the protest, which was organised by a coalition of opposition parties. cuba is getting ready to change its constitution to open up the island's economy to businesses and investments. today, the national assembly held an extraordinary session where president miguel diaz—canel picked his predecessor, rahul castro, to lead the parliamentary commission that will draft the constitutional reform. let's cross now to the bbc‘s will grant in havana. what sort of changes are we talking about? these are changes that fidel kasper schmeichel raul castro has wa nted kasper s

wouldn't mind being confused with sally, a huge compliment, iwish! good morning, wales was warm yesterday, in porthmadog, it was almost 27, not as high as that today, not anywhere. what we have is a cloudy start to the day, generally dry and bright inning up from the north through the day with sunshine developing. at the moment although the satellite doesn't show it, there isa the satellite doesn't show it, there is a lot of cloud across the uk —— brightening. you can see this distinctive white band, this is a weather front, which is distinctive white band, this is a weatherfront, which is producing showers, very close at the moment to the channel islands. high pressure once again is dominating. we've got a north—easterly breeze coming around it, the strongest of which will be the northern isles and channel islands, an inland, not much ofa channel islands, an inland, not much of a breeze. if you're on a boat crossing the channel, keep that in mind. cloudy start, thick enough for a bit of brazil here and there, but see how the cloud breaks from the north through the day —