Morning from hampton pull in south west london on what is going to be the hottest Late August Bank Holiday on record, about 400 people are about to start a triathlon here. I guess on a day like this you want to start early, but do it quick. Thats the plan, anyway. All of your weather is coming up. Good morning. Its monday the 26th of august. Our top story a new plan to tackle huge wildfires in the amazon rainforest is expected to be agreed at the g7 summit of World Leaders today. Brazilian warplanes have already been dumping water on the burning woodland. This morning, borisjohnson has pledged £10 million in funding to help replace lost trees. Heres our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale. The fires raging across the amazon in recent weeks have been devastating not just for those who live there, but also potentially for the global environment. For president macron in france, they are a crisis the g7 was designed to fix a Common Threat that requires collective action by the worlds m
and king charles is expected to reflect on queen elizabeth s legacy in his first christmas message as monarch. hello and welcome to bbc news. more than a million americans and canadians are facing christmas day without power as a winter storm continues to barrel its way across north america. the so called bomb cyclone has brought heavy snow, strong winds, and freezing temperatures. at least 20 people have died because of icy roads, and high winds uprooting trees. howard johnson reports. subzero temperatures. ..whiteouts. .. ..and flooding. from toronto to new orleans, north america is experiencing a winter storm of epic proportions. nearly 250 million americans and canadians are believed to be affected, with more than 1.5 million people without power. thousands of flights have been cancelled and major roads closed, ruining christmas travel plans. a 46 car pile up in ohio left four dead. while in kansas city, one person died when their car plunged into an icy creek. in hard
North yorkshire, one of 27 newly designated Bathing Sites. Some brave souls are already in the water of the river nidd but how clean is it . Arsenal take the premier League Title Race to the final weekend. Even the heavy rain at old tafford couldnt stop them as they beat Manchester United. And were set for a thrilling finish to the season. Idid it i love you top boy, happy valley and the Sixth Commandment were some of the big winners at the Bafta Television awards but the crown left empty handed. Good morning. Yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far. In chertsey, the temperature reached 27. 5 celsius. Today, rain is coming in from the south west, affecting some western areas. Dry, sunny and warm further east. I will have all the details later. Its monday, 13th may. New evidence has been uncovered that the British Government was warned by its own Embassy Staff in the us about the risk of hiv from contaminated blood in the early 1980s. Its now thought more than 1,200 nhs patient
hello and welcome to sportsday. i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening: heading out of the one day world cup as their test talisman heads for surgery england s cricketing picture gets ever more murky. i m fighting and my players are with me erik ten hag is determined manchester united will put it right after their poor start to the season. ahead of a repeat of the world cup final tomorrow, wales end their first wxv campaign winless, as tournament bosses insist crowds will get better. also coming up on sportsday: are you one of the 100 million people to try parkrun? the event is celebrating the milestone this weekend. hello again. england s chances of reaching the semifinals of the cricket world cup, that have gone from high before the tournament to non existent six games later, may well be extinguished once and for all tomorrow. perhaps fittingly, a disastrous campaign could be ended by australia. but it s notjust defeats that have been undermining england s world cu