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experiences its biggest ever outbreak of avian flu. good morning from birmingham, where england are celebrating a double diving gold — one for the teams teenage star at her first commonwealth games and another for the most experienced diver retaining his title. its friday the 5th of august. our main story. a hosepipe ban will come into force in parts of southern england later today, as recent extreme temperatures and a lack of rainfall continue to put pressure on waterways and water ...

the government has held an emergency cobra meeting to discuss how to respond to the record temperatures expected to hit parts of the uk next week. a national emergency has already been declared after the met office issued a red extreme heat warning for the very first time, meaning theres a risk to life. an amber warning has been announced for tomorrow, affecting parts of england and wales, and that extends to scotland on monday. then the red warning will come into effect across a large...

this is bbc news. the headlines at 7.00 — record—breaking temperatures are set to hit the uk next week. transport services could face "significant disruption" ministers are taking steps to ensure hospitals and ambulances are prepared, while schools are given guidance to help them remain open. the long—term forecast is showing the possibility of quite a warm summer, and there is also the possibility that this kind of short episode can occur. and well be speaking to a public health...

hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. iam i am samantha simmonds. the heatwave in southern europe is intensifying — with wildfires forcing thousands of people to flee towns and villages. a number of people have already died, and temperatures are predicted to go well above a0 celsius, in parts of spain and portugal. more than 11,000 people have been forced to leave frances south—western gironde region — from where our europe correspondent, jessica park...

the author sir salman rushdie has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault. hadi matar was formally charged in a court in new york state. hes been the subject of death threats ever since the publication in 1988 of his controversial book, the satanic verses, which some muslims considered blasphemous. this report from our correspondent, nomia iqbal. sir salman rushdie remains on a ventilator inside this hospital after undergoing emergency surgery. his agent has said the author ...

about pay and conditions. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. sir salman rushdie�*s agent has said the author is likely to lose an eye, after he was stabbed on stage ahead of a lecture in new york state. in a statement, andrew wylie said the 75—year—old was on a ventilator in hospital. police have arrested a 24—year—old man. no motive has been established, but sir salman has faced death threats from islamists since the publication of his fourth ...

the man accused of stabbing sir salman rushdie has appeared in court charged with attempted murder and assault. the attack in new york state has left the author of the satanic verses on a ventilator, with people in shock over what happened. you know, the guy has a price on his head from 1989 and of all the places he might be attacked, hurt or god forbid, die, chautauqua and be the last place i would think of. and in the last hour, president biden has issued a statement condemning the a...

there are smoldering embers here which very easily could be whipped up into yet another fire. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. experts warn englands drought could last into the next year. and taliban fighters shoot in the air to disperse a womens protest in kabul — a year after the taliban took over afghanistan. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. prosecutors say the man accused of stabbing the author ...

relatives of the young men murdered by the serial killer, stephen port, welcome a decision by the police watchdog to begin a fresh investigation into the way detectives handled the inquiry. borisjohnson is in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealths heads of government. downing street says it is "unlikely" the uks rwanda asylum policy will come up when he meets the prince of wales. good evening. taliban officials say the main search for survivors from wednesdays devastating earthquake...

taking a tumble — president biden falls off his bike near his weekend home — but insists �*im good. and coming up at 5.30 — the story of manchester arena bomb survivor martin hibbert�*s epic five day charity climb to the summit of kilimanjaro. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the rmt union has confirmed that next weeks rail strikes will go ahead. they say talks have failed to resolve a dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. the strikes will affect railway line...