is being investigated seriously for a crime. that is unprecedented. heat health alerts come into effect at midday across england, with temperatures in some areas forecast to reach 35 celsius later this week. the backlog of people waiting more than two years for a routine operation on the nhs in england has shrunk from more than 22,000 at the start of the year to fewer than 200. school pupils in scotland begin receiving their results from the first set of formal exams held since the start of the pandemic. tributes are being paid from around the world to dame olivia newton john, who s died of cancer, aged 73. the iconic singer and actress was best known for playing sandy in grease, one of the most successful film musicals ever made. her co starjohn travolta has described her impact as incredible . 0ur arts correspondent, david sillito, takes a look back at her career and legacy. # summer loving, had me a blast # summer loving, happened so fast. olivia newton john. for anyone o
in the available if they continue and stay in the nhs. we ll have the latest on a comprehensive survey of dental practices conducted by the bbc. also on the programme. following the anger over the strip searching of a teenage schoolgirl it s revealed that hundreds of other children have been strip searched by the metropolitan police. ryan giggs, the former manchester united star, attends court to deny a charge of coercive behaviour and assaulting his former girlfriend. and i m here at the alexander stadium in birmingham where the final day of the commonwealth games is due to end with a musical celebration of the city after more golds for the home nations. england came second in the medal table with 57 gold medals. they included a spectacular performance by england s noah williams and 17 year old andrea spendolini sireix in the diving mixed synchronised iom platform final. and coming up on the bbc news channel. england finish second in the medals table as declanjames and jam
80,000 tourists stranded at a popular chinese resort. # met a boy cute as can be. the actress and singer olivia newton john, star of the iconic musical grease, has died of cancer at the age of 73. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. in what s billed as the biggest ever investment by the us government to tackle climate change, president biden has won the backing of the senate to spend $369 billion so that america can achieve its target on reducing emissions. the money includes tax breaks for consumers who buy electric vehicles and cash for communities hardest hit by fossil fuel pollution. it s all meant to reduce us emissions of co2 by as much as 40% by the end of the decade. our north america correspondent, john sudworth, reports. the american dream was built on fossilfuel the very concept of freedom and unrestrained energy consumption long going hand in hand. the tim
than 80,000 tourists stranded in the popular chinese resort city of sanya. and in birmingham, 11 days of competition have come to an end at the closing ceremony of the commonwealth games. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. olivia newton john the singer, songwriter, actress, and activist has died of cancer at the age of 73. her stellar career included four grammy awards and sales of more than 100 million records. but she will always be associated with grease, the film musical released in 1978, the soundtrack of which is still one of the world s best selling albums. 0ur correspondent david sillito looks back at her life and remarkable career. # summer loving, had me a blast. # summer loving, happened so fast. # i met a girl crazy for me. # met a boy cute as can be.# sandy in grease was clean cut, fresh faced innocence, and it was john travolta who knew who would be perfect to play this slightly naive americ