after the driest summer in nearly 50 years, it would take weeks worth of rain to replenish water sources, while experts warn england s drought could last into the next year. now on bbc news, the travel show. oh, wow! look at the size of this place! this is tokyo stadium, and it was home to the football, the rugby and the pentathlon during the olympics, and i m glad to finally be here. japan s delayed summer of sport finally got under way in 2021. my name s steve brown, and i was supposed to come over for the paralympic coverage. not being able to make it out was a huge blow. the whole thing about sport, it s not just about watching it, it s about feeling it, that immersive experience. before i was a presenter, i was captain of the london 2012 wheelchair rugby team. when i was in hospital, sport was what got me out. it was definitely the building blocks to the person that i have become. tokyo holds a special place in paralympic history. it was all the way back at the 1964 gam
that should clear away. heavy showers and thunderstorms for northern ireland and for the west of scotland creeping eastwards. temperatures in the north in the mid 20s, but further south in the mid 30s, once again, 3a or 35 degrees through this evening and tonight. heavy downpours in the north and the west start to creep a little bit further east for northern england into wales as well. still hot, though, especially for southern and eastern areas. temperatures in one of two spots in the south not falling below 20 degrees. so, another warm day tomorrow. but the heavy showers and thunderstorms could be more widespread, if you do catch one of these large hail and localised flooding possible, but still hot in the southeast. the author sir salman rushdie has reportedly been taken off a ventilator and is able to talk, after being stabbed at an event in new york state. labour is to call for the energy price cap in england, scotland and wales to be frozen in october, to help with the
hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. a group of charities and community organisations have called the rises in energy bills a national emergency as labour is to call for the energy price cap to be frozen in october. the energy minister says their plan won t work. the son of author sir salman rushdie says his injuries are life changing but that his feisty & defiant sense of humour remains intact after he was stabbed at an event in new york state. egyptian health officials say at least 41 people have died and a0 more injured in a fire at a coptic church in north west cairo. warnings in the uk over the use of disposable barbecues as tinder dry conditions continue after a weekend of wildfires in parts of england. a delegation from the us congress is in taiwan. their visit comes 12 days after one by us house speaker nancy pelosi, which led to an angry now on bbc news. the travel show former paralympian steve brown explores japan to find out how accessibility has impro
party lines, following its adoption in the senate. it has just it hasjust gone it has just gone 5:30am. a very good saturday to you. now on bbc news, the travel show. oh, wow! look at the size of this place! this is tokyo stadium, and it was home to the football, the rugby and the pentathlon during the olympics, and i m glad to finally be here. japan s delayed summer of sport finally got under way in 2021. my name s steve brown, and i was supposed to come over for the paralympic coverage. not being able to make it out was a huge blow. the whole thing about sport, it s not just about watching it, it s about feeling it, that immersive experience. before i was a presenter, i was captain of the london 2012 wheelchair rugby team. when i was in hospital, sport was what got me out. it was definitely the building blocks to the person that i have become. tokyo holds a special place in paralympic history. it was all the way back at the 1964 games that the term paralympic was first us
but wherever you are you are going to be seeing some hot weather through the weekend, implications to heat related health problems and potential for travel delays too. in that sunshine, temperatures reaching about 36 in the warmest spots towards the south east but even further north we are looking at the high 20s, for much of scotland and northern isles. a little bit cooler where you have got the cloud across the far north of scotland, one or two showers for the northern isles. overnight, little bit of mist and low cloud just lifting into the far north of scotland and england, but clear skies elsewhere and overnight, temperatures 11 18, fairly uncomfortable for sleeping once again i m afraid. through the day tomorrow, lots of sunshine again, some heavy showers from northern ireland and scotland, they could be thundery with some large hail but still dry in the south east, hot, up to about 36 once again. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the acclaimed author, sir salman ru