rather muddy into friday morning. and then on friday, dry for most of us, some rain out towards the north and west, always cloudy here, and again we have those humid misty conditions for irish sea coasts, but 29 even locally 30 celsius always possible across south east england or east anglia. but it is a short lived warm spell, because as we head into saturday, we have got this weather fronts weeping eastwards, bringing the threat of some heavy thundery showers, and then on sunday, as you can see, the 0ranges turn a bit more yellow, so expecting some cooler viewing conditions, so the outlook for our capital cities here, pressure dropping over the weekend, and settled on saturday and possibly sunday as well. elizabeth, thank you very much indeed. and that s bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. now it s time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday, i m gavin ramjaun. here s what
hello and welcome. passengers who arre fully vaccinated against covid 19 will be able to fly into the us from anywhere in the world from november, bringing an end the series of travel bans first imposed by donald trump 18 months ago. the white house said today travelers will have to show proof of having been fully vaccinated and will need to take a test three days prior to travel. they will also have to wear a mask for the journey and share details for contact tracing, but will not need to quarantine. it is good news for families, great news for business, an absolute boon for the ariline industry the transatlantic routes are some of the most lucrative. in recent months, passengers number were 85% down on where they were pre pandemic. i m joined now by gary o donoghue in washingotn. iam very i am very much looking forward to my invite. i am i am very much looking forward to my invite. iam not i am very much looking forward to my invite. i am not the only one, because i have
that his plans for levelling up communities are a win win for the whole of the uk. he says it won t make richer areas poorer. and the open golf championship returns after two years 30 thousand enjoying the action at royal st george s in kent. hello. very good evening and welcome if you have joined hello. very good evening and welcome if you havejoined us. heavy rain and flooding have killed at least 58 people in germany and dozens more are missing after the worst floods there in living memory. police helicopters and hundreds of soldiers have been deployed to help stranded residents in areas where some homes have been washed away. parts of belgium, the netherlands and france have also been badly affected. it follows record rainfall in parts of western europe and warnings that there is more to come. our europe correspondentjenny hill is in one of the worst hit areas in western germany. yes, it s been a terrible 2a hours for this part of germany, but, of course, for othe
rural health facilities. a brazilian police operation against drug traffickers in rio ends with the deaths of 25 people. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the first major electoral test that boris johnson has faced since winning the general election in 2019 looks likely to receive an early boost. a parliamentary by election in a traditional labour seat in the north east of england town of hartlepool might well have been won. it s the first significant result from a huge day of elections across the uk. here is the labour shadow ministerjim malm, speaking a short while ago when he was asked what had happened in hartlepool and what he thought the result would be. well, it is quite clear when we see the ballots lined up on the table we just haven t got over the line on the day. that clearly is very disappointing. we had a good candidate, we run a decent campaign, and one with integrity. now, clearly, what matters is the result on the day and we haven
hail and thunder, but generally speaking, i think it is a quieter day. hello and welcome to this special programme on bbc news. the coronavirus pandemic is testing the national health service like never before. staff have been left physically and mentally drained as they battled covid 19 on the front line. but after three lockdowns and a so far successful roll out of a vaccine the darkest days of the pandemic appear to be behind us. however, it doesn t mean the pressure is. the latest figures just under five million people are currently on the waiting list for routine operations and in this next half hour we ll be discussing how the health service can tackle the backlog, some of the solutions hospitals are coming up with, the mental health impact of the backlog on staff and patients alike and in what state the nhs emerges from the pandemic. here with me in the studio is chris hopson from nhs providers, which is made up of, and represents, the hospital, mental health,