but temperatures continuing to rise inland, getting close to 30 degrees in the london area on monday afternoon. temperatures will continue to climb through the rest of the week, particularly across england and wales. heatwave conditions developing in many places here, and by friday we could be hitting 36 degrees in the south. hello, this is bbc news. i m shaun ley. the headlines: rockets have been fired into israeli territory as the islamichhad group responded to israeli air strikes. israel says it killed two commanders after what it called an immediate threat. six palestinian children are among the dead in gaza. israel s now reported to have agreed to a truce. the two conservative party leadership contenders vying the next prime minister outline how they plan to help people cope with the rising cost of living. but former prime minister gordon brown says much more action is needed. archie battersbee s family call for an inquiry into his care a day after he died following
a bbc news investigation reveals dozens of english councils have cutback on holiday food vouchers for children on free school meals. and 72 artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. welcome to sportsday. i mjane dougall live from birmingham, on the busiest day of the commonwealth games. an incredible day at the boxing four golds for northern ireland and three for scotland including dylan eagleson coming from behind to win bantamweight gold. and in the last few moments, laura muir has become commonwealth champion for scotland in the 1500 metres. elation for england hockey their first ever gold after victory over australia. away from the games. erik ten hag s first premier league game in charge of manchester united ends in defeat. and it s a brilliant debut from haaland as man city start their title defence with a win. hello, and welcome to day ten at the commonwealth games. what a
experiences its biggest ever outbreak of avian flu. good morning from birmingham, where england are celebrating a double diving gold one for the team s teenage star at her first commonwealth games and another for the most experienced diver retaining his title. it s friday the 5th of august. our main story. a hosepipe ban will come into force in parts of southern england later today, as recent extreme temperatures and a lack of rainfall continue to put pressure on waterways and water supplies. southern water said the move, which affects the isle of wight and parts of hampshire, was a vital step . other bans will follow later in the month in kent, sussex and parts of wales. zoe conway has this report. i ve actually used the hosepipe more. frances and john are neighbours, friends, and very keen gardeners. from today, people living here near alresford in hampshire will be banned from using a hosepipe in their gardens. frances, do you think people will follow the rules? absolut
to counteract rising prices. if we don t act inflation will become more embedded, it will get worse and we ll have to raise interest rates by more and we have to act to stop we ll be asking just how badly this is going to hit us, and what the two people vying might do to help. also on the programme. china releases images of the country s launch of ballistic missiles into waters around taiwan, in response to a senior us democrat visiting the island nation yesterday. in ukraine, we have a special report from the conflict in the south as ukrainian fighters look to regain the strategic city of kherson. brilliant from jack laugher. and at the commonwealth games, england s jack laugher wins a third successive gold in the one metre springboard final. and coming up on the bbc news channel, hinako shibuno leads the way after the first round of the women s open at muirfield, but scotland s louise duncan is hot on her heels, just two shots behind. good evening. the bank of england has