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bumper profits for the owner of british gas — centrica — more than a billion pounds this year as household bills keep rising. right on time! and from the railway children to the wombles and doctor who — bernard cribbins has died at the age of 93. and coming up on the bbc news channel, well be in birmingham ahead of the commonwealth games and well look at what threat germany pose to england in the final of the womens euros. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. you the ...

killed in the gaza strip — where the israeli military is targeting members of the palestinian group islamic jihad. a bus carrying passengers to a roman catholic pilgrimage has crashed in northern croatia — killing twelve polish people and injuring more than thirty others. the effects from a cyber attack on the nhs 111 system could take until next week to resolve — after phone lines and electronic gp referrals were disrupted. thank you very much for your company does afternoon. ch...

hello this is bbc news — im chris rogers — the headlines. the family of 12—year—old archie battersbee confirm he has died after his life support was withdrawn. conservative leadership contenders set out their approaches to dealing with the economic downturn forecast by the bank of england. the palestinian health ministry says 15 palestinians have been killed in the gaza strip — where the israeli military is targeting members of the palestinian group islamic jihad. a bus carry...

because of soaring costs. homes reduced to ashes. californias largest wildfire this year — the families who have lost everything. and after more than 9 million watched england thrash sweden in the euros, the team get ready for sundays final at wembley. can they win their first major trophy? and coming up on the bbc news channel: dina asher—smith pulls out of the commonwealth games, after failing to fully recover from a hamstring strain suffered at the world athletics championships....

hello and welcome to bbc news. the agent for the internationally acclaimed british author, salman rushdie, says the novelist has sustained serious injuries to an eye and his liver, during a knife attack in new york state. he was stabbed repeatedly by an assailant who pounced on him as he took the stage at an arts centre in new york, police naming the attacker as hadi matar, a 24—year—old man from newjersey. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports. there was confusion ...

and the eurovision host contest — the shortlist is announced for the cities who may stage the famous celebration of song. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the agent for the internationally acclaimed british author, salman rushdie, says the novelist has sustained serious injuries to an eye and his liver, during a knife attack in new york state. he was stabbed repeatedly by an assailant who pounced on him as he took the stage at an arts centre in new york....

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the acclaimed british author sir salman rushdie has sustained serious injuries to his liver and an eye after being stabbed while taking to the stage at an arts centre in new york. the 75—year—old is currently on a ventilator and unable to speak. police have named his attacker as hadi matar, a 24—year—old from newjersey who is currently in custody. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports. there was conf...

hello and welcome to bbc news. the acclaimed british author sir salman rushdie has sustained serious injuries to his liver and an eye after being stabbed while taking to the stage at an arts centre in new york. the 75—year—old is currently on a ventilator and unable to speak. police have named his attacker as hadi matar, a 24—year—old from newjersey, who is currently in custody. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports. there was confusion and panic. the attack hap...

as official figures show the economy shrank slightly between april and june, the chancellor says he recognises the difficulties people are facing. we are looking at all the options of what additional help we need to bring in later on in the winter months, in december and january, work those up so they are ready to go. and the shortlist of uk cities that could host next years eurovision song contest has been revealed, with seven left in the running. and coming up on the bbc news channel...

it has been very hot today, we saw top temperatures of 3a in the south—east, may be up to 36 over the weekend. a chance of a few showers developing over scotland and northern ireland heading into sunday. southern britain really could do with the rainfall, sir salman in hampshire has not seen —— odiham has not seen any rain for 42 days. the amber met office extreme heat warning and force through large parts of england and wales with the peak of the heat likely to be on sunday afte...