and out west, two people dead in their cars as an explosive wildfire in california rips through a national forest. crews struggle to contain the blaze. and it s primary day in five key states with just three months till the november midterms. in kansas today is the first direct vote on abortions post-roe. sharice davids will join us today. and we begin this morning with a strike that took out one of the world s most wanted terrorists while still in isolation from covid, president biden announced that al qaeda leader ayman al zawahiri was killed in a drone strike in kabul, afghanistan, where he and his family had been hiding. justice has been delivered and this terrorist leader is no more. people around the world no longer need to fear the vicious and determined killer no matter how long it takes. no matter where you hide. if you are a threat to our people, the united states will find you and take you out. this morning the white house released this picture of the pr
the king speech, mps and lords will come together was minister hauled to hear from the new monarch and a special ceremony. i am here at st. charles cathedral in edinburgh, where the king will hold a vigil with members of the royal family. good morning from above that national park in kenya. 70 years ago, her majesty came here, a princess and returned to britain a queen. in parts of the commonwealth, morning is accompanied by fresh questions of the royal of the monarchy. the prime minister of antigua saying that he intends to hold a referendum on that country becoming a republic in the next few years. another sign for jamaica and other nations who may well follow suit. in other news, this morning, the only light in the darkness, ukraine accuses retreating russian military of attacking a power station, causing a blackout in kharkiv. good morning from buckingham palace palace, king charles iii will lead a procession alongside his mother s coffin, later, as it s mov
across the uk on wednesday, it is across the uk on wednesday, it is across the midlands, southern england and south east parts of wales, the temperatures will likely to reach 32 which is 95 fahrenheit. you can see how long the heat will last in cardiff and london, right through the weekend. temperatures over 30 degree, it won t be as hot for scotland and northern ireland, as over the weekend temperatures here may start to drop away a little. a lot of people are asking when it is going to rain. main it will rain early next week, pressure is going to be drop, temperatures will be falling and we have the chance of some rain. thanks darren. and that s bbc news at six on monday 8th of august. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. from the six team, it s goodbye. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, goodnight. welcome to sportsday with mejane dougall, on the
across parts of the north and north east of scotland. but it s the north and north west of scotland for monday where we get to see more in the way of rain. a bit of patchy cloud clearing up for england and wales. most places dry, sunny, and with winds going in a south westerly direction it will start to feel warmer more widely with temperatures into the 20s. maybe 27, 28, 29 degrees towards some southern counties of england. that slightly warmer air has been pushing in off the atlantic as we go into the start of next week. around an area of high pressure. high pressure sits with us, the air stagnates, dry on the ground, sunshine overhead. it starts to warm up day by day. certainly scotland, northern ireland, a little bit sunnier and warmer than the weekjust gone. the far north of england seeing those temperatures creep up into the mid if not high 20s. the further south you are, though, we could actually get back into heatwave territory again with temperatures in the high 20s,
Where 260 people died. Imagine yourself using a rocket that is meant to fire on houses or tanks fired on a group of 20 civilians. This is the scene live in gaza well bring you the very latest from both sides of the border. Hello. Welcome to bbc news. The conflict between israel and hamas has entered its fourth day. All indications seem to be that full size are preparing for a long and deadly struggle. This drone video shows the scale of destruction wreaked across the gaza strip over the past few days. Israels army claims to have hit a further 200 hamas targets in overnight bombing. Israel has ordered a total siege to cut off water and food and supplies to Gaza Prompting criticism from the un chief antonio guterres. And calls for a humanitarian corridor to be set up. Almost 190,000 people have been displaced and half a million are unable to get food rations. Meanwhile israel says it has secured control of its border fence with gaza and has recovered the bodies of 1500 hamas militants wh