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wholesale gas prices rise sharply in europe and the uk, after russian energy giant, gazprom, says a crucial gas pipeline to germany won t reopen. a huge manhunt in canada for two men suspected stabbing to death at least ten people in a series of attacks. a charity urges the uk government to abandon plans to send asylum seekers to rwanda, as the high court will hear legal challenges today. tightened security in kenya as the supreme court rules on a challenge to last month s presidential election. and meghan prepares to make her first speech in britain since she and harry moved to california , amid continuing speculation about the duchess of sussex s relationship with the royal family. after almost two months of campaigning, eight candidates and thousands of votes in just a few hours time either liz truss or rishi sunak will be named the new leader of the conservative party and britain s next prime minister. they ll officially take up that post tomorrow, bringing borisjohns ....
unable to off load patiently much out of ambulances. a meeting in downing st with energy bosses, but it provides no solution yet for households struggling with soaring bills. the police watchdog says forces in england and wales are failing victims of bulgaries, robberies and theft with too few suspects being charged. go! the crisis of local swimming pools, the bbc finds more than 60 have closed across the uk in the past three years. good evening and welcome to bbc news. an amber extreme heat warning has come into force in some parts of the uk to last four days, as temperatures are forecast to hit 37 degrees celsius in some areas. although temperatures are unlikely to reach last month s 40 degree high, this heatwave is much more prolonged and some temperatures could get close to local or regional records. there s concern about wildfires, pressure on water supplies, and transport problems. it s also expected that a drought will be officially declared tomorrow. sarah campb ....
killed. italy s prime and, mario draghi has resigned. the doctors have effectively cured the rare bleeding disorder, haemophilia b. and no ordinary telescope. a first time that scientists will be able to detect the smashing together of neutron stars. welcome to the programme. the foreign secretary, liz truss, says the treasury s economic economic policies have failed to deliver growth for two decades, including the past 12 years of conservative rule. she s rejected concerns that the tax cuts she s promised if she becomes the next prime minister would increase inflation. ms truss and her conservative leadership rival, rishi sunak, are now setting out their pitches to win over the party membership, who will have the deciding vote over the summer. our political correspondent, iain watson, reports. his report contains some flashing images. it s going to be a busy six weeks. liz truss has been in the cabinet for the past eight years, but she s fighting this leadership electi ....
good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. dj tim westwood is facing allegations from a woman who said they had sex several times, starting when she was iii. she says mr westwood was in his 30s at the time and describes him as a predator . the woman is one of several to come forward after an investigation by bbc news and the guardian, with claims of misconduct and abuse dating from 1990 to 2020. mr westwood did not respond to a request for comment. this report from our correspondent chi chi izundu contains distressing accounts of alleged sexual assault. the archers was a club in vauxhall and tim westwood would be there holding his club night, so it was really popular. it was a big deal. between eight and ten with tim westwood. we re calling this woman esther, she says she was in when she met tim westwood and he was in his early 30s. then he got into ages and he was like, how old are you then? i said, i m iii. and he didn t look shocked oranything, it was, oh, 0k. i said, can i ....
in sport, england take control of the second test against south africa. captain ben stokes leads by example with his first century as captain. ato a to the weekend, warm spells of sunshine a to the weekend, warm spells of sunshine to look forward to. for the afternoon. sunshine to look forward to. for the afternoon. one sunshine to look forward to. for the afternoon, one or sunshine to look forward to. for the afternoon, one or two sunshine to look forward to. for the afternoon, one or two isolated - afternoon, one or two isolated showers for one or two but for most it will stay dry throughout the day. we ll take a closer look at all of the weather details a little bit later. join me then. it s saturday 27th august. our main story: children s charities are warning of the serious risk to young people this winter, as households struggle with the rising cost of energy bills. the government is being urged to offer more financial support, following yesterday s 80% ....