The big names on the move. He is on his way to inter milan from manchester united. And welcome to edinburgh, where we have singers, we have acrobats. A little worried about them in their warmup this morning. 4 Million People come to edinburgh throughout the month of august for the Edinburgh Festival. We have the red sofa here, all with the wonderful backdrop of edinburgh castle. Good morning. Today we are looking at another day of sunshine, and fewer showers than of late, but later, a deep area of low pressure is going to swing into the south west, bringing some heavy rain and strength ending when. I will have more in 15 minutes. Strengthening wins. Winds. It is thursday 8 august. Our top story a Police Officer is in a Critical Condition after being repeatedly stabbed with a machete in east london. The attack happened at around midnight. A man in his 50s has been arrested. Lets get more from our reporter simonjones, who is at the scene in leyton. Simon, what do we know . Well, the poli
Using computers to detect disease. The nhs is to get £250 million to build an Artificial Intelligence lab. And its set to be a busy transfer deadline day. Manchester united have agreed to sell striker Romelu Lukaku to inter milan in a deal worth up to £74 million. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Police say an officer who was attacked with a machete in east london is seriously injured, but will recover. The policeman was stabbed several times after he tried to stop a van in leyton at around midnight. A man in his fifties has been arrested. Our correspondent andy moore is in east london. Andy, what do we know so far . This incident happened just behind me just before midnight last night. Two officers in a marked patrol car were following a large white van, and we think it was not insured, which is why they were following it. They had the blue lights on and were trying to get it to pull over and it eventually did, just behind me and when the officers got out they were co
Line from edinburgh to glasgow. More patients than ever before attended a e units in england last month a record high of 2. 27 million. And for the first time in more than 500 years the two separated halves of Tintagel Castle will be reunited by a footbridge. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Police say an officer who was attacked with a machete in east london is seriously injured, but will recover. The policeman was stabbed several times after he tried to stop a van in leyton at around midnight. A man in his fifties has been arrested. In a tweet, the home secretary priti patel said shes horrified by the shocking stabbing of one of our Brave Police Officers and wished the officer a full recovery. Our correspondent andy moore is in east london. What is in east london. Do we knew so far . Mail, please say what do we knew so far . Mail, please say that it had been a routine patrol stopped. Two officers in a patrol stopped. Two officers in a patrol car so a large, white van and t
System is overwelmed. And a new footbridge connecting two halves of a medieval fortress at the legendary site of King Arthurs Castle. And coming up on bbc news the transfer deadline is fast approaching. Arsenal have agreed an £8 million deal with chelsea to bring in defender david luiz. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Detectives have described a machete attack on a policeman in east london overnight as frenzied, unprovoked and shocking. The Patrol Officer was stabbed several times during a routine vehicle stop of a van in the leyton area. Scotland yard says he was seriously injured but will recover. A man in his 50s has been arrested. Andy moore is at the scene in east london for us. We have an update from the met police and they say he is stable in hospital. He was due to have an operation on his hand this morning. 0ne eyewitness said when he first saw the Police Officer lying on the ground behind me, lying motionless, being treated by his fellow colleagues, actual
Window closes. Manchester united need to find a new striker. Arsenal looked like they have got a new defender. And it could be a busy afternoon at tottenham. All of the details coming out. Coming up. We have two and a half hours to try thanks 0lly and helen and get ourselves a big money move. Has all the weather bad weather on the way. What you think chances are . Very the balloon fiesta in bristol has slim. Had to reschedule some flights, because we have some Stormy Weather could be a very busy few hours heading our way, just before half because there are still a lot of big deals that seem to be going through. Past. Lets bring in our sports thanks helen. Correspondent david 0rnstein with the very latest. Doesnt seem to be Anyone Around. First thing this morning, also coming up, well be speaking it looked like being a huge day for tottenham, still can be, to 80s pop star tiffany but what would have been marquee as she prepares signing in paolo dybala to perform in the uk. From juventus