A controversial if slightly soggy fourth ofjuly celebration. Theres been double delight for andy murray on his return to wimbledon winning his opening doubles match. Hell take to the court again later with Serena Williams. Hotter than yesterday at wimbledon, 27, 28 in a lot of sunshine. The forecast for the uk as a whole, the northern half of the country, cloudier with spots of rain, heaviest in the north west and for the south, sunny, dry and warm. Well be back with more later. We will. Its friday, the 5thjuly. Our top story, five former heads of Scotland Yard have warned that the public has lost confidence in the police and there is a feeling that britain has descended into lawlessness, due to the amount of knife and drug crime. In a letter to the times newspaper, the former Police Chiefs condemn what they call the emasculation of british policing under theresa may. Our news correspondent ben ando is outside new Scotland Yard. Ben, whats behind this letter . Good morning charlie. Whe
Grand slam semi final. And the fantasy romance about a cleaner who falls in love with a captured creature the shape of water starring british actress Sally Hawkins leads the way for Oscar Nominations. And coming up in sportsday at half past on bbc news, well look ahead to the league cup tie between bristol city and Manchester City with a place in the final at stake. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Boris johnson arrived at downing street this morning determined, it seemed, to demand more money for the nhs in england. But instead, its understood that the foreign secretary was rebuked by the Prime Minister for his highly publicised push to get an extra 100 Million Pounds a week. Theresa may told the cabinet that such conversations about the future of the nhs should remain private. 0ur political editor, Laura Kuenssberg reports from westminster. Thats not going to free up a bed. Long waits, long days, another glimpse of the pressure at the university of north tees hospital
Exasperated parents have expressed very mixed responses to the news that Gary Lineker will be teaching their children Spanish in a new episode of CBBC s Celebrity Supply Teachers.
With lockdown in full swing and many mums and dads juggling homeschooling with their 9am-5pm jobs, some of of the biggest names in the UK have invited the audiences into their homes for a lesson on their specialist subject.
And former international football star Gary Lineker, 60, has taken to Twitter to reveal he will be teaching a superstar Spanish class.
He penned: BBC Lockdown Learning starts tomorrow. Programmes will include a daily helping of Celebrity Supply Teacher with my Spanish lesson (other lessons will be much better) airing on @CBBC on Monday Jan 18th at 10.05am.