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as official figures show the economy shrank slightly between april and june, the chancellor says he recognises the difficulties people are facing. we are looking at all the options of what additional help we need to bring in later on in the winter months, in december and january, work those up so they are ready to go. and the shortlist of uk cities that could host next year's eurovision song contest has been revealed, with seven left in the running. and coming up on the bbc news channel... great britain have won their first medals in the track cycling at the european championships in...

someone who has been out there, unafraid, despite the threats. a man has been arrested. we'll have the latest. also on the programme. drought is officially declared across large parts of england after the driestjuly in 50 years. there's no cheer in the latest economic figures which show the economy has shrunk slightly. people don't seem to be coming out eating as much, or coming out drinking as much, because they can't afford it. train drivers strike this weekend over pay and the cost of living — disrupting people's ability to get to sporting and social events across the country. a...

it's not so sure shortlist for the eurovision. seven uk cities are in the running to host the event. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk, on pbs in the us police in new york state say the author salman rushdie has suffered a stab wound to the neck in an attack while preparing to give a lecture. he was flown to hospital by helicopter where his agent says he's now in surgery. police say a man had been taken into custody. for years mr rushdie received death threats after the publication of his book, the satanic verses in 1988. he spent nearly a decade in hiding afterwards. ou...

firefighters from seven different european countries come to france's rescue as it battles a massive wildfire in the southwest. hello and welcome. the author salman rushdie has been stabbed on stage at a literary event in new york state while preparing to give a lecture. he was flown to hospital by helicopter and earlier his agent confirmed he was in surgery. salman rushdie received death threats after writing his book, the satanic verses in 1988 and went into hiding for nearly a decade. our north america correspondent john sudworth has more. there was confusion and panic. the attack...

and eurovision host contest — the shortlist is announced for the cities who will stage the famous celebration of song. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the author salman rushdie has been stabbed on stage at a literary event in new york state while preparing to give a lecture. his agent says he has been going under surgery for the police that he suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck and a man has been taken into custody. the 75—year—old novelist has received death threats and it release of his book satanic verses in the late 80s many muslims v...