The air has become unbearable. Lewis hamilton will start the us formula 1 grand prix in fifth position on the grid but is still poised to win the world drivers championship. And the travel show explores a hidden city in the Arabian Desert untouched for thousands of years. Thats in half an hour here on bbc news. Good afternoon. The leader of the brexit party, nigel farage, has announced he wont be standing as a candidate in the coming general election. He says hell focus instead on touring the country to support his partys candidates. It comes days after his offer of an electoral pact with the conservatives was rejected by borisjohnson. Heres our political correspondent, nick eardley. Love him or hate him, nigel farage has been a key face in british politics for years. Its like sponsored drinking there might be fewer pints these days, more chats with us president s, but after years of trying, seven elections, to be precise, he will not be standing to be an mp. I dont want to be in polit
From the past i spoke to today said the controversy itself was de5tabilising, which is exactly what president putin wants. All the leaders are telling us they are concerned that trust could be a big i55ue concerned that trust could be a big issue and at stake in this election. Whether you believe them or not, for tho5e whether you believe them or not, for those who really care about the health of british politics, it is true. Thank you. Seven 5evere flood warnings remain in place along the river don in yorkshire this afternoon with a further a0 5uch warnings elsewhere in england and in wales. 0ne community, fi5hlake in South Yorkshire, has been completely engulfed by floodwaters. 0ur correspondent fiona trott is there now. Fiona. Michelle, theres a real sense of urgency here tonight. Doncaster council are telling people here that there is a risk to life, but some are deciding to stay. Tho5e there is a risk to life, but some are deciding to stay. Those who are 5taying are deciding to st
Hello this is bbc news with lewes vauhgnjones. The headlines. Prince andrew has said he did not see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to the arrest and conviction of disgraced financierjeffrey epstein. The Prime Minister has said he will urge trump at the g7 summit not to escalate a trade war with china. Borisjohnson has been warned against forever being known as mister no deal over brexit. Donald tusk also said the eu will not co operate with leaving europe without an agreement. I still hope that prime Minster Johnson would not like to go down in history as mr no deal. Brazils president has bowed to International Pressure and ordered the armed forces to tackle the Record Number of fires in the amazon forest. Tens of thousands of British Airways passengers could be affected as pilots are to strike next month, in a dispute over pay. Ba says its extremely sorry passengers have found difficulties trying to re arrange their flights. Well as ive been saying
I never thought at my age, 61 years of age, i would have to be here protesting against the shutdown of parliament. Theres been renewed violence in hong kong with pro democracy protesters defying a ban on rallying. More than 50 migrants have been detained as they tried to cross the English Channel to reach kent several boats have been intercepted. Same sex couples could be allowed to compete on strictly come dancing from next year. I will be back with you at eight, but now im bbc news, its time for sports day. Hello, and welcome to sportsday. Im olly foster. Heres whats coming up on the programme this evening. Motorsport mourns the death of 22 year old frenchman Anthoine Hubert, killed in a high speed crash at spa this afternoon. Weve got all todays premier League Results coming up. Its four out of four for liverpool. They are top of the table heading into the international break. A double from irelands Jacob Stockdale ends wales winning run in cardiff. Also coming up in the programme t
From the west. This afternoon this is what will happen when the sun sign as i can when the sunshine sta rts sign as i can when the sunshine starts to lift. Very isolated showers but this is the area the met office is concerned with. In the north midlands, and the central and southern scotland, the middle part of the afternoon and into the evening, the showers will really come together. In some places we could see 20 millimetres to 30 millimetres of rain before the showers start to push off into the north sea. More showers in the forecast for the coming days. Not a great prognosis, sadly. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines. 20 people have been killed and 26 injured in a mass shooting in a Walmart Store in the us city of el paso, texas a suspect has been taken into custody by police hes been identified by local media as 21 year old Patrick Crusius a second mass shooting has taken place in the us, in dayton, ohio. Ten people, including the shooter, have died. Another 55 homes are evac