hello. welcome to the programme. the agent for the internationally acclaimed british author salman rushdie says the novelist has sustained serious injuries to an eye and his liver, during a knife attack in new york state. he was stabbed repeatedly by an assailant who pounced on him as he took the stage at an arts centre in new york. police named the attacker as hadi matar, a 24 year old man from newjersey. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports. there was confusion and panic. the attack happened in full view of the audience. sir salman was left injured, lying on stage, and eyewitnesses in deep shock. there was nothing audible from the attacker. we just saw him move on stage very quickly and, repeatedly and with vicious determination, stabbed salman rushdie. people were rising up out of their seats, gasping, crying and screaming and this unheard of thing was happening on stage. salman rushdie was taken to hospital by helicopter. he had been due to speak at the c
in the three months tojune with forecasters warning recession is still likely later in the year. 7,000 extra hospital beds this winter, including in pop up sites the nhs in england unveils its plans to cope with expected pressures. more chaos for rail passengers train drivers prepare to strike tomorrow on nine lines across the country. # up in space, man. and, the shortlist is announced for hosting next year s eurovision song contest seven uk cities are in the running. and coming up on the bbc news channel: britain s rowers overcome problems in the quad sculls at the european championships to reach the medalfinal in munich. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. a drought has been declared in parts of england, after the driestjuly on record in some areas of the country. it means water companies can announce stricter measures to conserve supplies, and it comes as yorkshire water became the latest to announce a hosepipe ban, in the wake of low rainfall and h
donald trump calls for the immediate release of the warrant that allowed fbi agents to search his florida home earlier this week. the shortlist is announced for hosting next year s eurovision song contest 7 uk cities are in the running. and coming up later in the hour doesjordan peele get a yes from the critics for his new film nope? find out in the film review at 5.45. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. a drought has been declared across more than half of england, after the driestjuly on record in some areas of the country. it means water companies can impose stricter measures over how we use water at home and at work. a drought is defined by a lack of water due to extreme weather that has been built up over time. the four stages are normal , prolonged dry weather , will drought and severe drought . eight areas have been moved to the third stage including devon and cornwall, solent and south downs, kent and south london, herts and north london.
7,000 extra hospital beds this winter including in pop up sites the nhs in england unveils its plans to cope with expected pressures. and the shortlist is announced for hosting next year s eurovision song contest seven uk cities are in the running. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. a drought has been declared across more than half of england, after the driestjuly on record in some areas of the country. it means water companies can impose stricter measures over how we use water at home and at work. a drought is defined by a lack of water due to extreme weather that has been built up over time. the four stages are normal, prolonged dry weather, drought and severe drought. eight areas have been moved to the third stage, including devon and cornwall, solent and south downs, kent and south london, herts and north london. as well as east anglia, thames, lincolnshire and northamptonshire, east midlands. in the wake of low rainfall and high temperatures, water c