Simon Hare News Today

like nothing else in my life. good morning from edgbaston ahead of the second day of an ashes series thats so far lived up to all the hype. a brilliant century from joe root and brave battling by england helped them to nearly 400 before they turned the pressure onto australia, with this opening test intriguingly poised. and ian wright, ken bruce and davina mccall are among those in the kings first birthday honours list. it will feel increasingly humid this weekend when the sun is out b...

have gone over it. the overnight temperatures did not drop below 25 degrees for some, emily more in yorkshire was one of the hottest spots. the daytime has certainly gone, as ipm spots. the daytime has certainly gone, as 1pm the first a0 celsius day in the uk at heathrow. wales saw their hottest day yesterday, not quite so hot today, potentially getting hotter in scotland to break the national record under northern ireland things have already started to cool down. —— and in norther...

The gold accessory is one of only seven artifacts of this kind discovered in England and Wales

A church congregation travelled more than 300 miles to return the relic from England to France.

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He encounters every day — something he says has given him a newfound confidence. he spoke with our reporter simon hare. his life through a lens. 26—year—old ram bhama from leicester has just released a short film about his everyday experiences growing up in the city. he has a contra palasia, a form of dwarfism. it’s the city. he has a contra palasia, a form of dwarfism.— form of dwarfism. its literally ten ears of form of dwarfism. its literally ten years of my _ form of dwarfism. its ...

Cold, normalweather. id start even earlier if i could. why is that? i will get through the round quicker and then get back before it gets far too hot. for me, its been fine because ive got the air con in the lorry. its the lads out here that are working. as its been hot but then some of the residents have been really nice, you know, bringing out cans of pop for you, even some ice creams and stuff, which is was nice. do you drink a lot? do you find yourself having to bring a lot to work? oh yeah,...

The extreme heat has also seen many local councils bring forward bin collections to even earlier in the day. one of the first authorities to take that decision was erewash borough council in derbyshire. our reporter simon hare spent the morning with one of its refuse teams to see how theyre coping, with a little help from the public. bin day at the main depot in ilkeston began even earlier even earlier today, an hour earlier, to be precise, to try and get crews finished before the full heat wave...

The BBC is to end regional TV news output from its Cambridge studio.

The BBC is to end regional TV news output from its Cambridge studio.