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hello and welcome to bbc news. the acclaimed british author sir salman rushdie has sustained serious injuries to his liver and an eye after being stabbed while taking to the stage at an arts centre in new york. the 75—year—old is currently on a ventilator and unable to speak. police have named his attacker as hadi matar, a 24—year—old from newjersey, who is currently in custody. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports. there was confusion and panic. the attack happened in full view of the audience. sir salman was left injured, lying on stage, and eyewitnesses in...

in parts of england, the environment agency warns it could last into next year. a hot unlikely dry weekend ahead, temperatures today and tomorrow could stop at around 36 degrees. we are hopeful we could see a little more rain and cooler temperatures as we head into next week. i will have all of the details. stanford wins team gb's first gold medal at the european championships the 33—year—old is first over the line in the women's triathlon in her final major competition. the last of her parents. it's saturday the 13th of august. our top story: the author, sir salman rushdie, rema...

7,000 extra hospital beds this winter including in pop—up sites — the nhs in england unveils its plans to cope with expected pressures. and the shortlist is announced for hosting next year's eurovision song contest — seven uk cities are in the running. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. a drought has been declared across more than half of england, after the driestjuly on record in some areas of the country. it means water companies can impose stricter measures over how we use water at home and at work. a drought is defined by a lack of water due to extreme weat...

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...

Republic headlined, a world war were under attack by climate c change and our only he is to mobilize like we did in world war ii. Then in the first ever override of an obama veto, Congress Votes to allow americans to sue saudui arabia over the 9 11 attacks. There is mounting evidence that the saudi government, at least organizations and operatives within the saudi government, aided and abetted one of the most massive crimes in the united states. In our system, the truth behind those facts deseserves to be presented in court. Comes as the Obama Administration declassified 28 pages from the sept...