someone who has been out there, unafraid, despite the threats. a man has been arrested. we ll have the latest. also on the programme. drought is officially declared across large parts of england after the driestjuly in 50 years. there s no cheer in the latest economic figures which show the economy has shrunk slightly. people don t seem to be coming out eating as much, or coming out drinking as much, because they can t afford it. train drivers strike this weekend over pay and the cost of living disrupting people s ability to get to sporting and social events across the country. and the shortlist of uk cities that could host next year s eurovision song contest has been revealed, with seven left in the running. coming up on the bbc news channel, gold in herfinal major race for britain s n triathlete non stanford who sprinted to the line to win the european championships in munich. good evening and welcome to bbc news at ten. the author sir salman rushdie has been stabbed on s
what we have seen in australia it could be quite nasty which is why experts are saying even in an optimistic scenario, there will be a high demand for beds. high demand for beds. thank you, huh high demand for beds. thank you, hugh pym. high demand for beds. thank you, hugh pym. our high demand for beds. thank you, hugh pym, our health high demand for beds. thank you, hugh pym, our health editor. - at the european athletics championships in munich, non stanford has won the first gold medalfor great britain. racing in a british vest for the very last time, she followed up her commonwealth team silver, with gold in the women s triathlon. stanford is retiring from the sport in october to become assistant coach of the great britain team. seven uk cities have been named to compete to host next year s eurovision song contest. it s coming to britain after we came second in this year s contest and organisers decided it wouldn t be safe for the winning country, ukraine, to host. our ar
gold in herfinal major race for britain s n triathlete non stanford who sprinted to the line to win the european championships in munich. good evening and welcome to bbc news at ten. the author sir salman rushdie has been stabbed on stage at a literary event in new york state while preparing to give a lecture. he was flown to hospital by helicopter and earlier his agent confirmed he was in surgery. police said a suspect was arrested at the scene and taken into custody. salman rushdie received death threats after writing his book, the satanic verses in 1988 and went into hiding for nearly a decade. our north america correspondent john sudworth has more. there was confusion and panic.