the british volunteers reported missing in eastern ukraine have been killed, according to one of the men s families. and the conflict in ukraine could be set to change if germany as now seems likely approves the supply of tanks to ukrainian forces. the number of british firms struggling to survive hasjumped by more than a third according to the latest figures. we need your help. very busy today and no time to help you. and the science fiction film everything everywhere all at once leads the field in the oscar nominations. and coming up on the bbc news channel. mikaela shiffrin breaks the record for world cup wins with victory in italy taking her total to 83. good evening. we start tonight with the humanitarian crisis in afghanistan. ever since the taliban seized power again in 2021 conditions have been grim and dangerous especially for millions of women and girls whose freedoms have been wiped out including access to education. afghanistan is now facing its coldes
do you work in education do you have children in school? are you worried how this will affect their studies and wellbeing? let me know by getting in touch with your comments and questions on twitter @annitabbc and use the hashtag bbc your questions. millions of people in the us prepare to head to the polls and vote in the midterm elections. new research suggests over half of young people between 11 18 are navigating a world outside of school that is increasingly isolated and home based. and the purr fect home? how one family turned their house into a cat rescue centre. thank you forjoining us at the bbc news channel this morning. new allegations of bullying have been made against the government minister sir gavin williamson claims which he denies. he s already facing two investigations a conservative party one and a parliamentary one after sending abusive text messages to the former chief whip, wendy morton. sir gavin williamson is currently minister without portfolio
southern england and the outlook not looking too bad overall both today and tomorrow. sunny spells in the forecast but also some showers. looking at the satellite picture, the crowd quite broken up across the uk with varied weather conditions. the most frequent showers this afternoon in the north east of england pushing through yorkshire, and later on today these showers becoming spells of rain heading south. temperatures tonight also quite varied because of the cloud cover. temperatures could get as low as 4 degrees but around coastal areas temperatures closer to 10 c. the big picture across europe on thursday and a rather large area of low pressure dominating the scene. more vigorous low pressure heading our way and already to come on friday. so for tomorrow a few showers around once again, not as many as today. the wind a little bit lighter tomorrow with more frequent sunny spells so temperatures also recovering up to 17 in some spots. then a different picture with his big
james anderson and stuart broad take three wickets each on the first day of the second test at old trafford. space as you ve never seen it we ll speak to the man who s remastered these amazing images of the apollo missions. good morning. some mist and fog to watch out for this morning, some quite dense across the southeast. some starting with sunshine but generally we will see cloud build and some splashes of rain in parts of the west. i will have all the details later on the programme. it s friday august 26th. millions of households in england, scotland and wales will find out at 7am what they could be paying for gas and electricity in october, as the energy regulator ofgem announces a new price cap. this is the maximum amount companies can charge consumers for each unit of energy. it s expected to mean that the average household bill will rise to more than £3,500 a year. jo black reports. the waterfront at ipswich. but behind the attractive facade and expensive boats, so