the odd shower for the what s left of that rain is stuck across northern england. the odd shower in other parts of england and wales but again some sunshine to dip temperatures not changing much. warm in the sunshine in england and wales. all of our weather is coming in from the atlantic, and that means some more cloud coming our way for sunday, but this weather front is slowing up, so many places are going to be dry on sunday. the best sunshine and warmth will be in the east. thanks, darren. and that s bbc news at six on thursday 18th august. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. from the six team, it s goodbye. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight. hello, and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. england try to cling on to south africa as they go past their first innings score on day two of the opening test
should not continue. british airways halts sales of tickets on short haul flights from heathrow for a week as disruption for travellers continues. mps are calling for non surgical cosmetic procedures like botox and fillers to be better regulated. welcome to bbc news. the leader of al-qaeda, ayman al zawahiri, has been killed in an american drone strike in afghanistan. al zawahiri was one of the masterminds behind the september 11th attacks against the united states in 2001. after years of tracking him, the cia targeted him with two missiles from a drone flying above the afghan capital kabul, killing him instantly. announcing the strike, president biden said the killing would bring closure to families of the nearly 3,000 victims of the 9/11 attacks. it comes nearly a year after the us s chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan, as our washington correspondent nomia iqbal reports. after decades, america has killed one of its most wanted terrorists. my fellow americans, on saturday,
stable environment for athletes and spectators to enjoy a fantastic olympic games. the other royal couple, the prince and princess of monaco. marriage, mystique and the legacy of grace kelly. she touched the lives of so many people in so many different ways all over the world. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening from london. day four of the 2012 summer olympics. indeed an historic day for the world and for every single american. michael phelps shows everyone he s the best of all-time, swimming his way into the record oks. winning not one but two medals it giving him an astonishing 19 olympic medals. quite extraordinary. it comes as a 16-year-old girl from china wins another gold and leads to more questions about whether her incredible achievements are more than god given. i m joined now by christine brennan from usa today and dominique dawes who was part of the dream team. the magnificent seven who last won gymnastic gold for america in 1996. let s talk mic
marriage, mystique and the legacy of grace kelly. she touched the lives of so many people in so many different ways all over the world. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening from london. day four of the 2012 summer olympics. indeed an historic day for the world and for every single american. michael phelps shows everyone he s the best of all time, swimming his way into the record books. winning not one but two medals it giving him an astonishing 19 olympic medals. quite extraordinary. it comes as a 16-year-old girl from china wins another gold and leaves yet more questions about whether her incredible achievements are more than god given. i m joined now by christine brennan from usa today and dominique dawes who was part of the dream team. the magnificent seven who last won gymnastic gold for america in 1996. let s talk michael phelps. it s the big story today. he s become officially the greatest olympic medal winner in history. what does it mean to any olympic