the effects from a cyber attack on the nhs 111 system could take until next week to resolve after phone lines and electronic gp referrals were disrupted. fire chiefs warn that cities need to be better prepared for wildfires as another heatwave is forecast for some parts of the uk next week. world championjake whiteman has to settle for a bronze medal after coming third in the 1,500 metres at the commonwealth games world championjake wightman has to settle for a bronze medal after coming third in the 1,500 metres at the commonwealth games we ll be live in birmingham shortly to get a round up of all the action. good afternoon. archie battersbee, the 12 year old who s been at the centre of a legal battle between his parents and hospital doctors, has died. the high court ruled that archie could not be transferred to a hospice, and the royal london hospital was given permission to withdraw his treatment this morning. speaking outside the hospital a short while ago, archie s mo
there are calls for the government to do more to help families with the cost of living. we ll have the latest. i mean, it sjust frightening really. becuase it s such a huge amount of money, and you can t get round it. there s things that you can t change. also this lunchtime. the leader of al qaeda, ayman al zawahiri, is killed by an us drone strike in afghanistan. 12 year old archie battersbee. the supreme court has received an appeal to postpone the withdrawal of his treatment, which was due to begin today. cosmetic procedures like botox and fillers should be better regulated, say mps, to stop people who are struggling with their appearance from being exploited. and how a global operation helped separate conjoined twins. these three year old brothers are now recovering in hospital, after surgeries using virtual reality. and coming up on the bbc news channel. in a dramatic final, wales men beat england in the lawn bowls pairs event to win commonwealth games gold. good aftern
earlier today, northern ireland beat india in the final of the lawn bowls mens fours, to win their second gold medal of these games. it was fitting that it was martin mchugh here, joint flag bearer and winner of gold in the men s fours at kuala lumpur back in 1998 who delivered the winning bowl in the 14th end, giving northern ireland an unassailable 18 5 lead. it s their first lawn bowls gold since mchugh won the fours 2a years ago. this time his teammates were sam barkley, adam mckeown and ian mcclure. to get another gold metal, but full credit to the boys, i couldn t ask for a better rink, and i am overwhelmed. over at the alexander stadium, a big day and night ahead of athletics.
england in the teams per event. it was a brilliantly gripping event. it s all wales, daniel simon and jarrod lipp breen, take the early lead, but the english pair pulled back for 16 16 at the 14th end, but the welsh were victorious. some brilliant celebrations, to win that match 19 18, so a great result for the welsh there. and we also saw scotland beat northern ireland in the bronze medal match, so lots of home nations action in lawn bowls this morning. and we look ahead to athletics, always an exciting time. absolutely, plenty going on at the track this morning. we have seen katarina johnson thompson begin her campaign in the heptathlon. she didn t look great in the hurdles, finishing fifth, but made up for it in the highjump. she goes into this evening s two events in the lead and defending her title. we also saw the