the author sir salman rushdie has reportedly been taken off a ventilator and is able to speak again after he was stabbed in new york state. there s been no official confirmation from the hospital in pennsylvania where he s being treated although us media outlets say the news was confirmed by his agent. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. a day after sir salman rushdie was stabbed, he is now said to be awake and off a ventilator. the author s condition has not yet been fully updated, but fellow writers have been tweeting their relief at finding out he s able to talk. michael hill, the president of the chautaqua institution where mr rushdie was attacked, tweeted his happiness at the news. this comes as the man accused of attempting to murder him appeared in court. 24 year old hadi matar was arrested at the literary event. he had bought a ticket to attend. onlookers had held the suspect down as the author lay on the stage injured. i ve been coming here for 31 ye
following on that some heavy showers following on that dry and hard ground. it s going to be another day with temperatures above 30 degrees, that is the eighth consecutive day, but turning cooler in the north west. some are more persistent, perhaps thundery rain for parts of scotland and northern england, and further south across england, and further south across england and wales. further north further on tuesday, tempter starting to come down. typically things will be feeling cooler and fresher, low pressure is not far away, so hopefully we ll see a bit more rain towards the south, but it could be heavy with some potential for localised flooding. then, it looks like things are in a bit drier, critically towards the south later in the week.