Raheem sterling last december. More on that and the latest in the gareth bale transfer saga coming up shortly. Then has the weather. then has the weather. I dont need to tell you that there has been lots going on lately with the weather, heavy downpours this week, but why . We will be taking a broader perspective on our weatherjust before 2 30pm. Thanks, ben. Also coming up visiting the fairway to heaven well take you round the crazy golf course thats been created in a cathedral, but critics arent happy, arguing you cant feel holy in one. Hello, everyone. This is afternoon live. Im simon mccoy. Yesterday scotland, today wales. Boris johnson continues his whistle stop tour of the uk today, and once again hes facing opposition to the increasingly likely scenario of a no deal departure from the eu. This afternoon its welsh farmers who are taking him to task. The Prime Ministers expected to promise agriculture will thrive with new trade deals but the Farmers Union of wales is warning of ci
You feel as if youre going to go insane. You know, i even thought to myself, i cant cope, cant, ill kill myself, ill kill myself and how poorer teenagers in england are falling behind their wealthier counterparts at gcse level. And coming up on bbc news the ashes are just two days away and its been confirmed that captain joe root will bat at no 3 for england in that first test against australia at edgbaston. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Borisjohnson is making his first visit to wales as Prime Minister, in a bid to rally support for his brexit plans. But theres been fierce criticism from welsh farming groups, who say that leaving the eu without a deal would be catastrophic for welsh farming and could lead to civil unrest. Wales, which voted to leave in 2016, is heavily dependent on agriculture, particularly lamb. More than a third of all welsh lamb is sold abroad and almost all of it 92 is bought by eu countries. But if we leave with no deal, welsh lamb is likely to
Business. Well have the latest from wales and hearfrom the first minister of wales mark drakeford. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. A former high courtjudge says Police Officers investigating an alleged vip paedophile ring may themselves have broken the law. This the plummeting pound sterling continues to fall on currency markets as market jitters grow at the prospect of a no deal brexit. Liverpools lord mayor resigns following complaints about a video he shared containing racist material last night. President trump arrives in jamestown, virginia to mark the 400th anniversary of democracy in the United States. Some black groups stay away. People with alcohol problems in england are half as likely to get the right help compared to other areas of britain. It is 5pm, our top story. Boris johnson has spent the afternoon meeting welsh farmers who have expressed their strong opposition to the uk crashing out of the eu without a deal. In the latest stop on his tour of the uk he visite
The daily mail says that eight former High Court Judge the daily mail says that eight former high courtjudge said police we re former high courtjudge said police were falsifying evidence to get warrants. We will first have a look at the metro. Very interesting. He was booed. We saw some of the previous visits by theresa may and David Cameron, it is unusual to see a Prime Minister booed on the steps like this. Yes. It was all very avoidable. Ruth davidson, scottish conservative leader, did advise number ten, do not meet Nicola Sturgeon on the steps of bute house. You are not a visitor from a foreign country, we are all part of the same united kingdom. He has been in thejob less than one week and already, in scotland, he is not terribly popular to make it mildly. Itjust looked bad. To compound it, after these talks with Nicola Sturgeon, he scuttled off out the back door. Very undignified. Again, David Cameron or theresa may, neither of them did that. It was like he had his tail between h
But it is not the result anybody wa nted but it is not the result anybody wanted here in liverpool and there will be some tough words for the goal tonight, ready for their bronze medal match tomorrow. Thank you very much for that. Whether time. Cathy is the lead technician and is programmed . There have been some really heavy downpours around. Those showers what do you think . Is that what you fade, eventually becoming dry across all parts of the uk overnight. A wanted . What do you think . Is that what you wanted . It cold one, though. What do you think . Is that what you wanted . It has such a good cockney accent as well. Amazing. Will had to temperatures 10 14dc. Tomorrow, we start off on a dry note with hazy spells of sunshine. Cloud will get you on eastenders next. Roses quickly gather in Northern Ireland. Turning heavy and driven along by grandmother and aunts have travelled strengthening south westerly winds. Eventually, the rain will arrive. To be here as rose unveiled her new