when it happens so quickly. as we head through the next few hours we ve got that rain in the south east clearing away, elsewhere some sunshine and also a rash of showers across parts of wales and the south west. those could well be thundery. for much of scotland and northern ireland some sunshine, a few showers and temperature is about average. this evening, you can see the circulation of showers across the circulation of showers across the south west, these will be heavy, perhaps thundery, and accompanied by brisk winds coming in from the north west affecting some coastal parts. through the early hours the rash of showers moving eastwards affecting south east england, thundery for some. you can see the ridge of high pressure building on and for some that means it s a quiet night, a dry night, a chilly night. through parts of scotland, even in the central belt towns and cities, down to freezing, if not lower, so for someone friday morning scraping the windscreen i imagine. fo
assess his momentous life. also tonight. in pakistan, 33 million people are now said to be affected in some way by the worst flooding in the country s history. floods happen during the monsoon here every year but not like this. britain s pub chains say that without urgent government help the industry will be devastated by rising energy bills. and the british number one emma raducanu says it s all about positive energy as she prepares to defend her us open title. and as well as the latest from the us open. coming up on the bbc news channel, there s a saints stunner at southampton. we ll have all tonight s premier league action. the former soviet leader mikhail gorbachev, one of the most influential statesman of the 20th century has died at the age of 91. the news was announced by russian news agencies within the last hour. mikhail gorbachev came to power in 1985 and ended the so called cold war between east and west, a process which led to the reunification of germany eventual
And chasing the dream ben ainslies bid for sailing history gets underway tomorrow. If we can win the americas cup for britain, you know, look at our sporting maritime heritage, its the one thing thats missing, it would be huge if we could bring the cup home, and thats what motivates and inspires us. In the sport on bbc news World Number One andy murray will play russias Andrey Kuznetsov in the first round of the french open. Johanna konta faces unseeded soo way shei of chinese taipei. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn has given a speech this morning, linking British Military action abroad to Terrorist Attacks here at home. Mr corbyn said the War On Terror is not working and that a different approach is needed. He was speaking as Election Campaigning resumed after mondays attack in manchester. The conservatives have condemned his remarks as crass and appallingly timed. Our Political Correspondent iain watson reports. The political truce af
We must be brave enough to admit that the War On Terror is not working. We need a smarter way to reduce the threat from countries that Nurture Terrorists and generate terrorism. This is a very badly timed speech, showing some very muddled and dangerous thinking. He seems to be implying that somehow its our fault, somehow britains fault. At the g7 summit in sicily, theresa may urges World Leaders to discuss fighting online extremism. Ijust happen i just happen to ijust happen to be captainjack sparrow. And jacks back. Well get Mark Kermodes take on the latest Pirates Of The Caribbean offering and the rest of the Cinema Releases, in the the film review. Its five oclock. Our main story police say they believe they have got hold of a large part of the network involved in the Manchester Bombing and have made immense progress in the investigation. They say they expect further arrests. But they also urged people to go out as planned and enjoy themselves over the weekend as they have reviewed
Hes criticised for saying so soon after the Manchester Attack. Economists question the financial honesty of both the labour and conservative manifestos. And has a defined manchester gets back on its feet this evening with an athletics display, we look forward to a weekend of sport and music. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, Manchester City spent a reported £15 million on the 22 year old monaco midfielder bernardo silva. Good evening. Britains top Counter Terrorism officer says they have captured a large part of the network involved in the Manchester Arena attack, where 22 people died. Mark rowley said immense progress had been made in the investigation but there were still important lines to pursue and arrests to be made. He also disclosed that police have reviewed Security Arrangements at more than 1,000 events around the country this bank holiday weekend. He said people should go out as planned and be reassured by the Greater Police presence. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Da