fading into friday morning. drier with sunshine further north, more showers breaking out through friday, potentially more substantial rain to the west of scotland and northern ireland, but feeling fairly humid in the sun. and that s bbc news at six on wednesday 31st 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. hello. thanks forjoining us on sportsday this evening. i m ben croucher. coming up: thejury in the ryan giggs domestic violence trial fails to reach a verdict he could face another trial. we ll be live at the us open as andy murray bids for a place in the third round. one month on from that win at the women s euros, we ll look ahead to the lionnesses efforts to reach next yea r s women s world cup. always amazing, but we ve got a world cup now, we have world cup qua
the united nations is leading a global appeal to help pakistan cope with the devastating floods which have left a third of the country under water and killed more than 1,100 people. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected but mountainous regions in the north west have also been badly hit. the crisis is not over yet as heavy rain continues and water surges down the indus river. sean dilley reports. in some parts of pakistan, it s been relentless. more than 33 million people have been affected by flooding in the country s heaviest rain for more than a decade. this year s monsoon season has claimed well over 1,100 lives since june. more than 3,500 kilometres of road have been damaged, and over 993,000 homes, too. in the northern city of sukkur, temporary retreat for families washed out of their homes. translation: our houses have i collapsed because of the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now all our belongings are buried und
good morning. high pressure is firmly in charge of our weather so things are fairly settled. sunny spells, just a few showers, warm it tomorrow and an increased chance of rain for friday. all the details later in the programme. it s tuesday the 30th of august. the united nations will lead a global appeal today to help pakistan cope with the devastating floods which have left a third of the country under water and killed more than 1,100 people. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected but mountainous regions in the north west have also been badly hit. the crisis is not over yet as heavy rain continues and water surges down the indus river. our reporter sean dilley has the latest details. in some parts of pakistan, it s been relentless. more than 33 million people have been affected by flooding in the country s heaviest rain for more than a decade. this year s monsoon season has claimed well over 1,100 lives since june. more than 3,500 kilo
she upset the dynamic of the hierarchy in the royal family just by existing . good afternoon. the united nations has launched an emergency appeal for almost £140 million, to help pakistan deal with devastating floods that have killed hundreds of people. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, says the country was facing a monsoon on steroids that s left millions homeless. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected, but mountainous regions in the north west have also been badly hit. our correspondent danjohnson has the very latest. so much of sindh province now lies under water after weeks of torrential monsoon rain. a third of the country has been affected, and so many people here have lost absolutely everything. translation: our houses - were destroyed by rain and floods. everything sank in water. we couldn t save our household, except for a few things. now we are sitting here in the open. translation: the rainwater came, our houses go