, northern ireland, northwest wales too. northwest wales too. somerset, that will push up into wales for the evening rush hour. wales for the evening rush hour. emphasis for the vast majority is on the continuing dry story. the continuing dry story. last night in the south, as the air becomes more humid. becomes more humid. drop in temperature as fresh conditions pushing. conditions pushing. things could get a little bit warmer too. too. south—west and south—east of isolated, even heavy showers. isolated, even heavy showers. ireland, close to 30 once again towards the south. towards the south. northern ireland, late into the hebrides. hebrides. isolated chance of showers for england and wales. for england and wales. mid 20s, low 30s across england and wales, and it says dry. wales, and it says dry. week, a brief dip, then it heats up again through the week. the heatwave continues. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. are critically ill in hospital in wiltshire. and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. 30pm and here's your latest sports news. colombia la

wales and it is a peaceful end to the day as well. in topsham, devon, thank you for this picture of the setting sun. we have had plenty of sunshine across england and wales but it has been different, cloudy, for northern ireland in scotland and we have seen outbreaks of rain as well. some of the wettest weather has been across the wettest weather has been across the north and west of scotland. looking at the weather picture through the night, the cloud could continue to be thick enough for a patch of rain across western scotland, maybe a little bit as well for antrim and down. england and wales will have a mixture of cloud and a few clear spells. temperatures overnight between 11 and 14 degrees for most, so it should be a fresh enough night's sleep ahead. looking at the weather picture tomorrow, it should be a dry start to the day. cardiff scotland and northern ireland, sunshine in the morning across england and wales, but it won't be a dry day everywhere because as we go through the afternoon shower clouds are going to develop and those showers will turn out to be happy in hungary,

gauge where they are at. next year ‘s world cup, held in england and wales, home side scored a record 461 when they beat australia at trent bridge just three weeks ago. joe root says facing india will be different. i think theyjust bring different challenges. they are a strong side, especially in this format and we have had some great success here. we have had some great success here. we have got to bear in mind the things that they will bring to the series and then also try and keep at the forefront all of the great stuff that we have been doing over the last couple of years and make sure that we can continue to carry that forward. i think it is very important to. since the world cup is going to be played in this part of the world exactly one year later, so in terms of preparation it is going to be good for us to see where we stand as a team. is english team is good to put us under pressure every now and then. it is all about responding to that pressure and absorbing that pressure and you know, taking it to them. it will be important for us to play how we play as the indian cricket t

wales, he'd studied here and set up his own businesses. he lived on this street, near pontypridd, with his wife and their young son. he ran an it business and appeared to be doing well. but what no—one in this south wales community appeared to realise was that siful sujan was a supporter of the so—called islamic state. he helped develop weapon systems for isis and financed some of their terror activities. his influence was widespread. using the internet and money from his welsh company, he was able to communicate and conspire with isis supporters across the world. american officials were so concerned by siful sujan, a man they'd identified as a senior islamic state operative, they killed him in an air strike in syria at the end of 2015. sujan was an external operations planner, who was educated as a computer systems engineer in the united kingdom. he supported isil‘s hacking efforts, their anti—surveillance technology and their weapons development. now that he's dead, isil has lost a key link between their networks. but that's not the end of the story. sujan's influence continu

wales — his mum says its not sunk in yet. i don't think he really understands what he's just done. he doesn't understand that the whole of wales is behind him either. and coming up on bbc news. britain's andy murray says it's like "starting from scratch again" as he prepares to return to tennis, having pulled out of this year's wimbledon. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the courts will no longer have to decide if life saving support should be withdrawn from patients in a persistent vegetative state or who are minimally conscious. providing both families and doctors agree, food and liquid can be stopped to allow such patients to die. until today's ruling by the supreme court, it has often taken years for cases to drag through the courts, increasing the anguish of the families of the thousands of people affected, being kept alive in nursing homes and hospitals through medical intervention. sophie hutchinson reports. cathy's brother was severely brain—damaged in a hitand run accident when he was just 16 years old. he then spent eight years in a vegetative state. sh

afternoon, with spells of sunshine coming, the best in southern counties and wales as well. and the temperatures, a bit higher than yesterday. i suspect we will see highs of 29 in the warmest parts of the south—east. low 20s for scotla nd of the south—east. low 20s for scotland and northern ireland, with thickening cloud working in and indeed here, we will see rain overnight, both scotland and northern ireland will see decent falls of rain as this weather front works in, so turning wet, england and wales, we stay dry but a humid night for london. temperatures falling back to 17. so it will be on the warm side for sleeping. now for tomorrow, this weather front still with us for scotland and northern ireland, as we start the day the rain will ease, the skies brighten up rain will ease, the skies brighten up later on. in northern england and the knot of wales the rain is likely to be reasonably heavy as it works m, to be reasonably heavy as it works in, as we go on through the day, so turning wet, heavy bursts around, we could well see a spell of rain in southern parts of wales and

supporters across the globe — in bbc wales investigates. he appeared to be a successful welsh entrepreneur. siful sujan was a hard—working, unassuming entrepreneur. an established part of the bangladeshi community in south wales, he'd studied here and set up his own businesses. he lived on this street near pontypridd 7 with his wife and their young son. he ran an it business, and was seemingly doing well. but what no one appeared to know in this south wales community that siful sujan supported the so—called islamic state. he helped develop weapons for isis and funding their terror plots. his influence was widespread 7 using the internet and money from his welsh company, he was able to communicate and conspire with is supporters across the world. american officials were so concerned by siful sujan 7 a man they d identified as a senior islamic state operative — they killed him in an air strike in syria at the end of 2015. sujan was an external operations planner who was educated as a computer systems engineer in the united kingdom. he supported isil‘s hacking efforts, their anti—su

england. much of the day has been fine and dry crossing them in wales we have had these showers down the spine of wells, some of which have been happy. weather watchers ca ptu red been happy. weather watchers captured one of these downpours as it worked in across paris. the rain was pretty heavy here earlier on. the showers will continue to slowly fade away over the next few hours across wales and then it becomes largely dry. there'll be some breaks in the cloud, it stays quite clearly further north and for northern ireland. europe has 11—15d for most, it will stay a little bit on the warm side. for friday, quite a cloudy start to the date for scotla nd cloudy start to the date for scotland and northern ireland. sunshine across england and wales, but through the afternoon we will see some showers again form. these are likely to be even heavier, and will develop down the western side of england across the spine of wales again at this time across parts of the midlands. the thing with the showers, they could bring us 20—30 millimetres of rain, or half a months worth of rain. in

places, and for england and wales at any stage in the day, anywhere, there's the chance of a hit—and—miss shower. though most will avoid them and stay dry with warm sunny spells developing. warm anywhere where you get to see sunshine. not a lot of cloud around for northern scotland and north—east scotland, and thickening further later in the day. this is a picture at ii:00pm in the afternoon, south to north across the uk, and at this stage parts of southern england and south wales most favoured for an isolated shower, though most stay dry. and again, warm sunny spells in england and wales, southern and eastern scotland. more cloud for northern ireland, western scotland, especially into the north—west, where the breeze is picking up, and a bit of patchy, light rain is starting to move in. but at the golf at carnoustie, as the open continues, a lot of cloud around particularly early in the day. i think some sunny spells will develop. it looks like it'll be a sunnier and warmer day on sunday, but at that stage it looks like the breeze will be perhaps more significant. now, as we g

. showers today, down the spine of wales, working across cheshire. earlier in the day, this was what one of those downpours look like, thanks to our weather watch or sending that end. showers across the northwest and across wales will slowly fa d e northwest and across wales will slowly fade away during this evening. we will be left with dry weather and some clear spells, and still on one side. the eventual overnight lows will be between 11 and 15 degrees. quite comfortable for sleeping. it will be cloudy across scotland and northern ireland. another cloudy start on friday, but some sunny spells. the best of the morning sunshine across england and wales, but as we head to the afternoon, it is then we will see showers form. the showers will turn out to be heavy and thundery, down the western side of england and wales. parts of the midlands and central and southern england. the thing with these downpours, they could bring is 20—30 mm of rain, or half a months worth of rain in the space of one hour. given the ground is completely baked dry, that could bring some localised flooding whe

areas, maybe north—west england, in towards wales. and there could be quite a muggy start in some of the larger towns and the cities across southern england and southern wales. now, we start thursday off, then, on a rather cloudier note. it looks like clouds will tend to break up, with some sunny spells developing, although eastern coastal areas may remain a little bit cloudy through the day. and then showers will develop, and we think most of these will be across more western areas. now, some could be quite heavy, particularly across south—western scotland, maybe western side of england to the west of the pennines, in towards wales and south—west england. and they'll be very slow moving, if almost stationary, so some areas could get quite a lot of rainfall. and the ground being so dry could lead to some local flooding, so watch out for that. pretty warm, though, where you get the sunshine, especially in the south—east — 26 or 27 celsius. as we head on in towards friday, it looks like the risk of showers and thunderstorms begins to increase, and some of them could be on the h

and wales, according to new figures. everyone is deeply concerned about the rise in violent crime, the worst we have seen for a decade. and we will want to see an end to it. scotland yard won't discuss press association reports that police have identified several russians they suspect of involvement in the nerve agent attack in salisbury in march. meanwhile, the inquest into the death of dawn sturgess, who was poisoned by novichok, opens. the new brexit secretary, dominic raab, promises to increase the pace of negotiations with the eu. we will be starting to step up some of those preparations and some of it will become more publicly facing in the weeks and months ahead. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with chris mitchell and news of the open golf championship. kevin kisner leads at carnoustie but tiger woods has not teed off yet and rory mcilroy is just starting out. and chris fawkes has all the weather. after such dry weather through may andjune, we after such dry weather through may and june, we could see decent falls of rain tonight and tomorrow. but we are looking f

towards the north wales coast, the isle of man to move into the eastern side of northern ireland. it will not be a cold night here. it's a little bit more bearable away from the southwestern wales, we still haven't really humid air with us that will be through with us tomorrow, maybe sparking the odd shower. but it's mostly sunny and dry across england and wales. west of scotla nd dry across england and wales. west of scotland will see that rain continue, and the construction of northern ireland. the first appreciable rain for some three weeks. but east of scotland and west of northern ireland, and certainly most of england and wales bar the odd shower this afternoon. it's dry and find, temperatures are above i degrees. the slow process heading off to wimbledon for the day, it looks pleasant enough, 23—2ad for the high. thursday is similar but with darker losing that weather system. the remnants of that system could lead to a few sharp showers, wales and western england, but the heat is building and starting to recover, temperatures like to get into the low to mid 30s, high 20s in

for dumfries and galloway, one or two showers across wales and the odd one for south west england. away from the north—west of the country, a good deal of sunshine continuing through the afternoon. quite windy, particularly for western coasts where the gusts will reach 30 or a0 mph, locally 50 the far north—west of scotland. that is where we have the lowest temperatures, 15 or 19 for those coasts, further south and east, up to 25 in south—east england. the rain across northern ireland and western scotland continues to track its way northwards overnight, leaving northern ireland, england and wales mainly dry and eastern parts of scotland. temperatures between 11 and ia celsius. not such a contrast as we saw last night between north and south. tomorrow, for much of the country, mainly dry. again, good spells of sunshine. the cloud will be increasing through the day for northern ireland and parts of scotland, rain here through the afternoon, a bit of rain first thing through the morning. the best of the sunshine the further south and east you are. temperatures getting close to

wales and western parts of england. temperatures shouldn't drop away too much. it will be a wet one for england and wales. two areas of low pressure linked to unseasonably strong winds. 50 mph across parts of southern britain. some heavy rain in the morning, as well. drier and brighter conditions in east anglia for a time. a wet start in northern england. for northern ireland, a better day, much drier. a lot of dry weather across scotland away from the hebrides and the north—west highlands where we could see winds gust to 50 miles an hour. turning cloud into southern and eastern scotland. england and wales, the rain turnsa scotland. england and wales, the rain turns a bit more showery with brighter skies in between. the best of the sunday weather, thankfully, after today's storms will be in northern ireland. temperatures a feud increased down on where we should be at this time of year. into tomorrow evening, skies clear for a time, only a few showers around. another system will work its way in for monday. being occasional rain and cloud. temperatures starting to creep up a little bit

some heavy showers across western england and into parts of wales, even some reports of local flooding in just one or two places. now, these showers are likely to linger on to the first part of friday across some western areas. a bit of cloud tending to roll back in across eastern areas, but for most, it's going to be a dry and quite a warm start to friday, with towns and city values not falling any lower than 10—15 degrees. so friday, we start on a largely dry note. variable amounts of morning cloud, that should burn away, and we should see quite a good deal of sunshine around. but showers will develop once again, and we're thinking they could be a bit heavier, a bit more potent on friday afternoon. in a line again across some western parts of scotland, western parts of england, central, eastern wales, and also this time the midlands, in towards southern parts of england. so if you catch one, it could be really torrential, with the risk of some localised flooding. but again, hit—and—miss, some areas staying dry altogether, and it's going to be quite warm, top temperatur

friday, it's going to be a dry one again for england and wales, bar the odd shower across the extreme south—east. a warm and muggy to start the day, too, but something a bit cooler and fresher in the north, with that cloud and rain. so this is the picture for friday, then. a lot more cloud across northern and western areas, with outbreaks of rain, some of it quite heavy. the rain will tend to become light and patchier as it pushes further southwards and eastwards. so it will be a cooler day because of more cloud around, the rain, the breeze, temperatures in the mid—to—upper teens celsius. but across the south—east, it could be quite warm again, 211—25 degrees. now, what we'll see through the afternoon across the south—east is also the risk of some thundery downpours. hit—and—miss showers, generally starting in a line from the wash down to hampshire, and then moving their way eastwards. if you catch one of these downpours, you really will know about it, and it could give rise to some disruption, perhaps some flash—flooding too. now, as we head on in towards saturday,

heavy showers across western england and into parts of wales, even some reports of local flooding in just one or two places. now, these showers are likely to linger on to the first part of friday across some western areas. a bit of cloud tending to roll back in across eastern areas, but for most, it's going to be a dry and quite a warm start to friday, with towns and city values not falling any lower than 10—15 degrees. so friday we start on a largely dry note. variable amounts of morning cloud, that should burn away, and we should see quite a good deal of sunshine around. but showers will develop once again, and we're thinking they could be a bit heavier, a bit more potent on friday afternoon, in a line again across some western parts of scotland, western parts of england, central, eastern wales, and also this time the midlands, in towards southern parts of england. so if you catch one, it could be really torrential, with the risk of some localised flooding. but again, hit—and—miss, some areas staying dry altogether, and it's going to be quite warm, top temperatures 26, maybe

efiggflz‘uzr euer e‘fir for eastern scotland and england and wales it will be dry through the night. quite warm and muggy in the south—east, 17 or 18 the minimum temperature. here we are looking at plenty of sunshine to take us through the first part of friday. the weather front here been done into northern england, wales, the south—west of england, all the while sizzling away, turning light and patchy as far as the rain goes. scotla nd patchy as far as the rain goes. scotland and northern ireland will be left with cloud and doubt whether, 19 degrees. temperatures well into the 20s in the south—east. and if you are looking for rain in the south—eastern corner, the chancellor that comes during friday evening in the form of heat and miss thunder storms. not everyone will see one of these, but if you catch one you will know about it. it could bea one you will know about it. it could be a lot of rain in a short space of time. the showers and thunderstorms will tend to move to the south as we move through friday night and into saturday. and saturday we are back to largely dry wea

third british rider to win the race in seven years. let's speak to our wales correspondent, tomos morgan, who's in cardiff. that bar has been getting busier and busier behind you over the last few hours and we are approaching the final moments. yes, we are. this place will erupt any time soon. the atmosphere is truly electric right now, the first time i have seen car death like this for a cycling race. i have seen it many times on rugby and football but never the cycling. alan davies, the head coach were geraint thomas started, and huge moment for you, seeing him cross the line. it will be immense. it is hard to put into wordsjust how proud we are of what this man has achieved. you get this kind of atmosphere in wales during rugby, but never the cycling. this is a first for cycling. this is a first for cycling. he has one big races in the past are nothing like this. we have never seen anything like this for cycling. in the past, geraint thomas has won medals for track, but i think it was in 2015 he moved onto the roads, and it might not been for yourself, gareth, that he took to t

england and wales —— friday. lingering into the early pa rt wales —— friday. lingering into the early part of friday. most places will be dry to begin the day, variable amounts of cloud and clear spells but a warm and my d1, no lower than ten to 15 celsius for most. we start friday on a largely dry note —— warm and dry one. widespread showers in england and wales into the afternoon. there could be heavy and a bit more potent on thursday —— van on thursday. similarareas, on thursday —— van on thursday. similar areas, western england, west of the pennines into central and eastern parts of wales and this time may be further east into the midlands, southern and south—east england. hit and midlands, southern and south—east england. hitand miss midlands, southern and south—east england. hit and miss showers again, if you catch one there could be torrential with the risk of localised flooding so good news for some gardens. other areas staying dry and could be worn with 26 or 27 possible in the south—east. on saturday, more cloud and more of a breeze in northern irel

overnight into parts of england and wales, dying out to a few showers later. a lot of cloud to start the day tomorrow, one sunny spells developing. for england and wales at any stage of the day just about anywhere there's the chance of picking up an isolated shower but most will stay dry. this is the picture south to north across the uk at apm, the odd shower dotted around in southern england, south wales and maybe south, east anglia at this stage but most will stay dry. one sunny spells. more cloud in northern ireland. the thickest further west you are. patchy light rain -- further west you are. patchy light rain —— one sunny spells. carnoustie as the open golf continues. lots of cloud around but brightening up as the day goes on —— worm sunny spells. the breeze a little bit more significant on sunday. as we go on through saturday night, any other showers that popped up in england and wales will fade away quickly, we're and wales will fade away quickly, we' re left and wales will fade away quickly, we're left with a mix of cloud and clear spells. lots of cloud feeding into the n

of england and wales will stay dry. here‘s the rain—maker — this weak weather front coming in. but for saturday, it‘s just towards the far north, north—west of scotland. it will affect more of scotland and northern ireland on sunday, as we‘ll see in a moment. for many over the weekend there will be sunshine, there will be warmth. in fact, building warmth particularly across parts of england and wales. sunday looking even hotter in places. so a real range of weather this weekend. this is what it looks on saturday morning then. the cloud, some outbreaks of rain, far north—west of scotland, maybe willjust fringe into the west of northern ireland later in the day. yes, cloud increases ahead of that. but the further south and east you are in scotland and northern ireland there will be some sunny spells to be had. some cloud building in england and wales. you can see from the colours here, warm to hot sunshine to be had. a range of temperatures, quite breezy as well with the cloud and some outbreaks of rain in north—west scotland. there mayjust be an isolated shower popping up

same really. warm sunshine across anglin and wales. thanks to alan for sending us this picture of this setting sun. we have had plenty of sunshine across england and wales but it has been caught for northern ireland and scotland. and we seeing of rain. some of the ways weather has been across the north and west of scotland. looking at the weather picture through the night, the cloud could stick in her an obvious patch of rain the west scotland. maybe a little bit as well for further down. a lot of dry and cloudy weather for scotland. england and wales would have a mixture of cloud and a few spells. temperatures overnight between 11 and 1a degrees for most. it should be a good nights sleep ahead. looking at the web pressure trough. it should be a dry start to the day. some sunshine to the morning across england and wales. there will be a dry day everywhere because as we go through the afternoon, shower clouds are going to develop and those showers will turn out to be heavy and thundery stretching through the galloway down the western side of england and wales. the showers and cells

the course of the weekend as well. we've seen showers today down the spine of wales, some more recently have been working in a cross cheshire, merseyside and greater manchester with a few heavy downpours. earlier, this is what one of the downpours looked like in powys thanks to gail, our weather watcher, for sending that photo. showers in the and wales will fade away this evening and we will be left with dry weather in england and wales with clear spells and when you're heading to bed, perhaps still warm, the eventual overnight lows almost between 11 and 15. quite co mforta ble almost between 11 and 15. quite comfortable for sleeping. cloudy in scotla nd comfortable for sleeping. cloudy in scotland and northern ireland, another cloudy start on friday but brightening up with some sunny spells. the best of the morning sunshine in england and wales, but through the afternoon we will see showers forming. the showers will turn out to be heavy and thundery, stretching from the southern uplands, dumfries and galloway, down the western side of england and wales, through the midlands, c

had to shower sitting on the radar there and more across south east wales. this speckle of showers to the m4 corridor into greater london. those are pretty much faded away. it is becoming dry overnight and showers in the highlands of scotland also fading. most of the low cloud will be out to the north sea. it is going to be warmer tonight. does this will be sold in the south. we have a band of cloud cutting into warm—up scotland and northern ireland. another one that is coming into the northwest but will be bringing any rain. what it does do is introduces air coming from a different source region so we are getting something more from the atla ntic getting something more from the atlantic cooler fresher air behind that weather. in wales, we still have a condo heat that will build very quickly in the sunshine and may ta ke very quickly in the sunshine and may take a while for the sunshine to come out and weather should improve in scotland. further south, you can see one or two showers popping off across wales and seven england and against were the southeast. they could be heavy and

is stopping trips to holiday parks that keep wales over concern about animal welfare. many of you have been in touch about that story, we will mention your tweets ina story, we will mention your tweets in a moment. this is the back page of the mirror but he is all over the place today. geraint thomas flies the flag for wales. he has been enjoying his tour de france triumph, which is a first for wales. he is on many front pages this morning. let's start with a story about brexit, we have the ceo of century takeback. let's get stuck in. mps are not in parliament but brexit is still on the cards. the same headline, kamikazes say brexiteers. this is supposed to set out the no deal planning and i have a feeling they were issues about number 10 not planning in the event there was a brexit and this is number 10 planning and the criticism from brexiteers is they set out the negative effect for the united kingdom but does not set out what happens to europe. they are also arguing the rhetoric coming from number 10 is all very kind of negative. preparing for worst—case scenario, which has

and wales, sunny spells but also frequent showers, particularly the further west. these are the wind strengths, these are the mean speeds. gusts will be even higher, 40—50 mph for some southern and western coasts. in temperatures down around 10 degrees from recently. showers will fade but more persistent rain will continue for scotland, and arriving in wales and south—west england overnight. still u nsettled and south—west england overnight. still unsettled tomorrow, another heavy spell of rain pushing north—eastward across heavy spell of rain pushing north—eastwa rd across england heavy spell of rain pushing north—eastward across england and wales. eventually settling into scotla nd wales. eventually settling into scotland through the day. another very windy day. temperatures getting up very windy day. temperatures getting up to between 17—22. the headlines: mps have warned british democracy is in crisis because of targeted campaigns of hate and misinformation on social media. welcome relief for some as cool air arrives, but strong winds could cause travel disruption a

england and wales today. we will speak to our travel expert in ten minutes' time, top tips if compensation is due. and if you are going to travel in the next few days, do what that. how the weather has changed! blue badge parking permits are to be made available for people in england with hidden disabilities, such as autism or mental health problems. the department for transport said people with non—physical disabilities would have an equal right to free parking from next year. the current rules do not explicitly exclude hidden disabilities, but councils' interpretations can vary. similar changes have come into effect in scotland and wales. this story has given me the chills. you might not want to watch this if you are still in bed. look at this. a woman you are still in bed. look at this. awoman in you are still in bed. look at this. a woman in west london had the fright of her life when she woke up on monday morning to this. in her bed. the three foot by ten. horrible! —— three foot titan. the royal python, which is thought to be an escaped pet, curled up next to her in her kensing

meet the commitments they gave at the summit here in wales in 2014 to spend 2% of their gdp on defence. what is more embarrassing is that after this treatment, we witnessed a prime minister roll out the carpet to the president as he visited the uk. a president who went on to publicly criticise the prime minister's brexit plans after advising the prime minister to sue the european union. you really couldn't make it up. trump looks more comfortable straddling the world stage next to putin than he did beside the prime minister. how can she justify sabotaging our sick your economic relationship with ourfriends in the eu and craves favours of a man who prides himself in shredding the rules based order. i say to the honourable lady that is not a question that can be answered for the precise reason that the basis of the question is entirely wrong. now, if you thought things at westminster were a bit febrile, spare a thought for members of the national assembly for wales. in cardiff, all four major parties are facing leadership contests this year. our quite exhausted wales correspondent david

professional rugby. the former wales and british and irish lions captain — who is 29 — hadn't played since leading the lions to a drawn series against new zealand last year. our reporter thomas morgan is outside the principality stadium in cardiff for us — how much of a shock? i think after that 2007 lions to some underwent neck attention, he was out of action, then he underwent at knee operation and was out for the whole of the season. it is understood he began pre—season but he has been unable to return to full fitness and he has made this decision. he has had a few injuries over the last few years but there is no doubt of course he will go down as one of wales' greatest ever players and no doubt one of wales' best ever say we have ever had. as usually combative player in both aspects of the game. he is also wales' leading captain, with 49 caps. 7a in total. he will be sorely missed on and off the rugby field. talking about how much he will be missed. how much of a whole will be leaving professional rugby? —— how much of a hole. when he came into the welsh fold eight

a dry one again for england and wales, bar the odd shower across the extreme south—east. a warm and muggy to start the day, too, but something a bit cooler and fresher in the north, with that cloud and rain. so this is the picture on friday, then. a lot more cloud across northern and western areas, with outbreaks of rain, some of it quite heavy. the rain will tend to become light and patchier as it pushes further southwards and eastwards. so it will be a cooler day because of more cloud around, the rain, the breeze. temperatures in the mid—to—upper teens celsius. but across the south—east, it could be quite warm again, 211—25 degrees. now, what we'll see through the afternoon across the south—east is also the risk of some thundery downpours. hit—and—miss showers, generally starting in a line from the wash down to hampshire, and then moving eastwards. if you catch one of these downpours, you really will know about it. it could give rise to some disruption, perhaps some flash—flooding too. now, as we head on in towards saturday, we lose the showers across southern area

1970s. wales and scotland have already changed their rules, as alexandra mckenzie explains. morag davidson has six children. they all have autism. getting out and about can be daunting. two of her children have blue badges under the scheme in scotland. she says it is life changing. it makes it easier to go out with the kids. there are a lot of challenges with going out with children with autism. refusal, not wanting to go out, standing in the middle of the road and refusing to move. scotland and wales have already extended their eligibility criteria for the blue badge scheme to people with so—called hidden disabilities. that includes mental health conditions. similar changes will be made in england next year. we spoke to one particular family who said they have had a blue badge in the past. it has been taken away. and as a result they almost never go out. morag acknowledges that not everyone welcomes the scheme. people can be quite opinionated about whether or not they think people with autism should have blue badges, because in their mind they equate a blue badge with a wheelch

wales, carwynjones, former british cyclist chris boardman and fellow team sky member chris froome have all congratulated thomas on his achievement. olly foster reports. geraint thomasjust geraint thomas just about kept his emotions in check on the chanson yze, the british dominance of the tour continues but draped in the welsh flag, he knowsjust tour continues but draped in the welsh flag, he knows just what this big trimmings. —— chomps champs—elysee. big trimmings. —— chomps champs-elysee. it will take a while to sink in. it will be nice to get back into normality. you know, watch bbc breakfast in bed with a coffee. i will certainly enjoy the next couple of weeks. he had warned the yellow jersey for over half the tour. his fellow teammate chris froome realised last week as his legs let him down that the team man who had helped him to so many of his victories will also be taking his title. it was clear that he was the stronger rider in this year's tour de france. getting behind him was the natural thing for me to do. darren thomas has won olympic, and commonwealth gold medal

some rain to parts of scotland and northern ireland, whereas much of england and wales will stay dry. here's the rain—maker — this weak weather front coming in. but for saturday, it's just towards the far north, north—west of scotland. it will affect more of scotland and northern ireland on sunday, as we'll see in a moment. for many over the weekend there will be sunshine, there will be warmth. in fact, building warmth particularly across parts of england and wales. sunday looking even hotter in places. so a real range of weather this weekend. this is what it looks on saturday morning then. the cloud, some outbreaks of rain, far north—west of scotland, maybe willjust fringe into the west of northern ireland later in the day. yes, cloud increases ahead of that. but the further south and east you are in scotland and northern ireland there will be some sunny spells to be had. some cloud building in england and wales. you can see from the colours here, warm to hot sunshine to be had. a range of temperatures, quite breezy as well with the cloud and some outbreaks of rain in north�

publisher of the new york times. celebrations in wales as gerant thomas triumphs in the tour de france. he says his surprise win is "the stuff of dreams". hello and welcome to bbc news. firefighters in the united states say 90 large wildfires have now burned a million acres in m states. the deadliest fire is in northern california, where six people have died and president trump has declared a state of emergency. and president trump has declared a state of emergency. thousands of people have had to abandon their homes in the town of redding, from where james cook has sent this report. even by the while standards of rural california this fire is exceptional. he created tornadoes of flames, uprooting trees and hurling cars aside. that is our home, i believe. it is completely on fire. nearly 40,000 people were forced to flee. fire everywhere on both sides of the road. houses coming down. hundreds of homes have been destroyed, including some built during the gold rush in the 19th century. to firefighters were killed and this man was searching for his family.” am glad they are helping out.

izundu live in margate. the prince of wales says he regrets being deceived by a bishop who was convicted of sexually abusing young men and teenagers. in a letter to the independent inquiry into the abuse, the prince wrote that he had been friends with peter ball for several decades in the 19805 that he wa5 several decades in the 19805 that he was not aware of the bishops cramp5 and felt deep personal regret and being mi5led. a senior and powerful figure in the church of england for decades, peter ball had friends in high places. but in 2015 the former bishop of lewis and gloucester, seen here on the left, was convicted of abusing teenagers and young men and jailed for 32 months. he received a caution for gross indecency in 1993. today in a letter read to the inquiry by senior counsel, the prince of wales tried to distance himself from the man he once described as a loyal friend, 5ailing he tru5ted him on what he believed to be his good work. events later demonstrated beyond any doubt to my deep regret that i along with many others had been misled, and the reverse wa5 others had

morning with one or two across some western areas, maybe north—west england, in towards wales. there could be quite a muggy start to some of the larger towns and cities across southern england and southern wales. now, we start thursday, then, on a rather cloudier note. clouds will tend to break up with some sunny spells developing, although the eastern coastal areas remaining a little bit cloudy through the day, and then showers will develop, and we think most of these will be across more western areas. now, some could be quite heavy, particularly across south—western scotland, maybe the western side of england to the west of the pennines, in towards wales and south—west england. and they will be very slow moving, almost stationary. some areas could get quite a lot of rainfall. the ground being so dry could lead to some local flooding, so watch out for that. but be warned, though — where you get the sunshine, especially in the south—east, 26 or 27 celsius. as we hurtle towards friday, looks like the risk of showers and thunderstorms begins to increase, and some of them could

across england and wales to help manage demonstrations in london. as a working trip there was to be no address to parliament. but that didn't stop mps airing their views about the president during a debate on policing the visit. and i think it's fair to say there was a divergence of views. i'm very proud to declare that i love america, my wife is american, my son was born in america, my daughter has a us passport and i lived and worked there for ten yea rs. sometimes i feel like i am the only one. does the minister agree that the visit of a us president is symbolic of our overall relationship with our most important ally? what on earth is the government playing at, inviting this fascist like trump to come to britain and cause all this mayhem that we've already hear from these benches? police from every part of the british isles. doesn't he realise that government, and the prime minister in particular, does she want to hold his hand again? is that what it is all about? you're making a rod for your own back. dennis skinner. now this week saw the death of dawn sturgess, the woman who, alo

wales and the duke of cambridge have all earned their wings, and wear them with great pride. this journey has taken the raf from the first world war to space. its motto, "through adversity to the stars," lies at the heart of this spectacular birthday. robert hall, bbc news. now it is time for a look at the weather with helen willets. good evening. a little fresher for many today, i'm sure that was a welcome relief from the heat and humidity that the heat and humidity will gradually rise back in the coming few days —— but. plenty of sunshine, as you saw in stuff suffolk, in devon we have the highest average, 26 today. yesterday, 31 in london. can see how the temperatures have fallen away. we've had some rain, a0 millimetres has fallen in the north of scotland. that band of rain stretches its influence down to the north wales coast, affecting the isle of man and moving to the east of northern ireland. with all of the cloud around, not cold here, not cold elsewhere, more bearable away from the south—west of wales where we have the humidity air. with us tomorrow, and it could sp

wales. geraint thomas‘ former cycling club said he's inspired a new generation. sian lloyd joined them for their party in cardiff. the party was in full swing by the time that geraint thomas finished the tour in paris. back home, friends and fans had gathered to celebrate their champion. some have known g, as they call him, since his journey into cycling began at age nine. it's amazing, but also unbelievable in a way that that little boy, the boy next door sort of thing, has won the biggest sporting event of that kind in the world. for the young members of his former club, this was a huge day. excited and proud of his connection with the fliers. i'm really happy and excited because he has won the tour de france, and it proves that, because he came from the same club as us, that we can get to his standard, and i wish that there was also toured france for women. he's helped us through underpass four tours that he hasn't had only recognition, but now he gets a chance. i definitely look up to him. he's like a hero, the first welshman to win the tour de france. it's amazing. he has lon

england and wales, but scotla nd across england and wales, but scotland and northern ireland have had cloudier skies and even some rain. overnight i will clear northern ireland, but further outbreaks of rome will push further east across scotland. by the end of the night, some of the rain reaching westernmost parts of england and wales, temperatures mostly in the range of 10—15, a little fresher in western scotland and northern ireland. into tomorrow, showers begin to pull away from scotland, but they will gradually move further east across england and wales, the potential for some heavier and possibly thundery downpours. some places will avoid them altogether, but some may get some decent rain on the garden. winds remain light away from north—west scotland and there is still some heat particularly across the east, whereas behind the cloud and showers, it will feel cooler and fresher. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: jubilation in paris as france win the world cup following a thrilling 4—2 victory over croatia in moscow. the prime minister warns conservative mps they

a few showers for northern ireland and a few as well across western england into wales, but the vast majority will be dry. plenty of sunny spells with light winds. it's going to feel a little bit warmer than it did on tuesday. across england and wales, generally around 23 to 26 celsius in the south—east, closer to 18—21 celsius for scotland and northern ireland. 0n into thursday, another largely dry day, good spells of sunshine and it is going to feel a bit warmer, but more of a breeze and cloud picking up across scotland and northern ireland ahead of this weather front, which will be slowly moving south its way eastwards. notice the deep orange colours building there across england and wales, temperatures will be significantly higher than at the start of the week, with perhaps one or two places in the south—east totalling 29 or 30 celcius. this is the weather system i was talking about. a tangle of weather fronts mixed in with it, it will bring more cloud, outbreaks of rain to the north—west of the uk, slowly sinking its way south eastwards, but it will be a weakening featur

northern ireland and a few as well across western england into wales, but the vast majority will be dry. plenty of sunny spells with light winds. it's going to feel a little bit warmer than it did on tuesday. across england and wales, generally around 23 to maybe 26 celsius in the south—east, closer to 18—21 celsius for scotland and northern ireland. 0n into thursday, another largely dry day once again, good spells of sunshine and it is going to feel a bit warmer as well, but more of a breeze and cloud picking up across scotland and northern ireland ahead of this weather front, which will be slowly moving south its way eastwards. notice the deep orange colours building there across england and wales, temperatures will be significantly higher than how we started off the week, with perhaps one or two places in the south—east totalling 29 or 30 celcius. now, this is the weather system i was talking about. a tangle of weather fronts mixed in with it, it will bring more cloud, outbreaks of rain to the north—west of the uk, slowly sinking its way south eastwards, but it will be a weak

, maybe north—west england, in towards wales. there could be quite a muggy start to some of the larger towns and cities across southern england and southern wales. now, we start thursday, then, on a rather cloudier note. clouds will tend to break up with some sunny spells developing, although the eastern coastal areas remaining a little bit cloudy through the day, and then showers will develop, and we think most of these will be across more western areas. now, some could be quite heavy, particularly across south—western scotland, maybe the western side of england to the west of the pennines, in towards wales and south—west england. and they will be very slow moving, almost stationary. some areas could get quite a lot of rainfall. the ground being so dry could lead to some local flooding, so watch out for that. but be warned, though — where you get the sunshine, especially in the south—east, 26 or 27 celsius. as we hurtle towards friday, looks like the risk of showers and thunderstorms begins to increase, and some of them could be on the heavy side. friday starts off mainly dry,

across some western areas, maybe north—west england, in towards wales. there could be quite a muggy start to some of the larger towns and cities across southern england and southern wales. now, we start thursday, then, on a rather cloudier note. clouds will tend to break up with some sunny spells developing, although the eastern coastal areas remaining a little bit cloudy through the day, and then showers will develop, and we think most of these will be across more western areas. now, some could be quite heavy, particularly across south—western scotland, maybe the western side of england to the west of the pennines, in towards wales and south—west england. and they will be very slow moving, almost stationary. some areas could get quite a lot of rainfall. the ground being so dry could lead to some local flooding, so watch out for that. but be warned, though — where you get the sunshine, especially in the south—east, 26 or 27 celsius. as we hurtle towards friday, looks like the risk of showers and thunderstorms begins to increase, and some of them could be on the heavy side. f

to scotland, northern ireland, wales and the midlands this afternoon, but for most of us it will stay dry. looking at the satellite imagery this morning, you can see some cloud across the uk at the moment. you may be waking up to a bit ofa the moment. you may be waking up to a bit of a grey sky, but that will clear and there will be some sunshine poking through from time to time. as mentioned, the risk chance of some showers really for northern ireland into scotland, later this afternoon across wales and the midlands. those will be few and far between. for most it will stay dry and temperatures this afternoon actually fairly similar to yesterday, about 19—21d in the north, up to about 26 celsius for the south and east. through the night, any showers tend to disappear and we are left with clearing skies into the early hours of thursday morning. temperatures down to around 10-12 in morning. temperatures down to around 10—12 in the north, 13—15 further south and east. again, fairly comparable for sleeping really. similarto comparable for sleeping really. similar to last night.

winds around the north of scotland widespread gales around england and wales outbreaks of rain heaviest to the west and will be drier moments debbie had in the afternoon but bright skies here in their interest of all likely to be northern ireland for tomorrow. temperatures that wherever you are will be down for the first time in a long while. temperatures and high teens northern 20s and winds will become more of a feature tomorrow. but the show was around particularly on monday but then warming up. this is bbc news. the headlines. long delays on flights, ferries and cross—channel trains as the recent extreme weather continues to cause problems. eurotunnel says it's now operating a ‘full service‘ on the folkestone—calais route — but has stopped selling tickets until next week. two firefighters die and tens of thousands flee their homes in northern california, as wildfires sweep across the state. we're by no means out of the woods. we're by no means out of the woods. we have areas that are still threatened it still evacuated and we're threatened it still evacuated and w

former wales and british and irish lions captain sam warburton, who is 29, has retired from professional rugby. he hadn't played since leading the lions to a drawn series against new zealand last year, but he had been training with cardiff blues. knee and neck problems have ruined those plans. warburton made his debut for wales when he was 20, and went on to captain the side more times than anyone. we know that warburton hasn't played since the third test for the lions against new zealand, back injuly 2017, it's almost a year ago to the day. many thought, warburton himself, he would come back fit and firing after a good pre—season, having had over a year out of the game. but clearly, after having so many surgeries, the mental and physical toll that would have taken, he got back into pre—season training, and his body could not deliver what it has done in the past. it is a great shame he is having to give about 29. it's far too young, you feel, for a player who might have had so much to give. but we can celebrate a fantastic career for a manner highly respected, on and off the field. a