Western areas tonight. Central and eastern, and southern areas of the uk will tend to clear. Where the skies clear in the north it could be very chilly, down to 5 degrees. Towns and cities nowhere near as cold. Tomorrow, showers return. There will be fewer across more southern areas, most of them across scotland, Northern Ireland and Western Areas. They are very difficult to predict, what time and they will occur. And where they will occur. Hello. This is bbc news. President trump has criticised china on twitter, saying its doing nothing to halt north koreas Weapons Programme after pyongyang test fired its second Intercontinental Ballistic Missile in a month. The australian Prime Minister says Counter Terror police have foiled an attempt to blow up a plane. Four people have been arrested in raids across sydney. The threat of terrorism is very real. The disruption operation, the effo rts real. The disruption operation, the efforts overnight, have been very effective, but there is more w
Of weird moves. Macarena. Hey, scaramucci but some things are still refreshingly familiar. Donald trump tweeting a short time ago change . Yes. But revolution . No. John sopel, bbc news, washington. Thats a summary of the news, newsday is coming up at midnight. Now on bbc news its time for newsnight. Bundled away in his pajamas. Theres International Condemnation tonight for the violent crackdown in venezuala. As these Opposition Leaders are detained, the un and the eu urge their immediate release. Well try to understand the situation, with the help of an opposition senator and a pro government activist. Fentanyl, an anaesthetic 50 times more powerful than heroin, is the drug that killed the rock star prince. Today we learned that its illicit use has killed at least 60 people already this year in one area of the county alone. Well ask why did it take so long to realise this was going on . And ryanairs shy and self effacing boss is warning of severe turbulence for air travel when we brex
Thats a summary of the news, newsday is coming up at midnight. Now on bbc news its time for newsnight. Theresa mays been in switzerland. Most of westminsters on holiday. But tonight the governments brexit position, finally, starts to take shape. In something that looks a lot like the Customs Union, but with britain able to negotiate Free Trade Agreements with the rest of the world. We ask whether the proposed transitional arrangement is possible or even desirable. And finally, two days after the event. Racism is evil. And those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs. Including the kkk, neo nazis, White Supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as americans. Trump this evening disavowed the racists but will this be enough to stem the tide of criticism of how he handled events in charlottesville . Also tonight, after one of the most exciting Opening Weekends in its 25 year history, we ask one of the Premier Leagues architects whether
During this evening, so that means clear spells, just a risk of a little bit of rain the south east, maybe one or two showers in other areas. But overall, a dry night, turning misty, quite foggy in places, dense fog in central and southern areas, maybe the south east as well, affecting some of the airports potentially. Bear that in mind if you are travelling first thing, take and steady chilly, body, poor visibility. That rain is heading out of the way, you can see the fringe is pushing towards Western Parts of the uk through the morning, but the rush hour looks dry for most of us. The same weather in the south as the far north, more or less the same, notjust foggy everywhere. Through the morning, that rain pushes into the west country, wales, into Northern Ireland and western scotland. The eastern half of the uk stays dry. It wont be raining here steering daylight hours, a big contrast between norwich and cardiff. In the evening, the rain will push eastwards, a bit of snow across the
Diesel car had its day . Latest figures show we are turning away from them. Alastair cook resigned as england captain after a record 59 matches in charge. In the sport on bbc news. Director of cricket, andrew strauss, says Alastair Cook has stepped down as england captain because they lacked the energy and drive to continue. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Tonight we bring you a Special Report that highlights the unprecedented pressures facing nurses and doctors in the nhs. Over the past week bbc news has been given exclusive access to the Royal Blackburn Hospital which was once in special measures but is now rated good. Its A E Department receives more ambulances than any other in the north west of england. In the first of two reports, our special correspondent ed thomas has been speaking to staff and the patients they treat. There are distressing images in what comes next. Inside the Royal Blackburn Hospital. The bbc was given unrestricted access to witness the press