a few weeks when he is back for the scottish open- time for a look at the weather. here s darren bett. i want to focus on temperatures because over the weekend our heat came to an end, but we still have record breaking temperatures for a while in spain and france and that pushed its way across austria, switzerland, the czech republic and germany. but how things have changed because today we are forecasting 22 degrees, a drop of 20 degrees in san sebastian in biarritz and france. not only is it much cooler across good parts of europe, but we have got clusters of rain and thunderstorms affecting some areas as well. in the uk we are seeing more clout over the next few days, but ahead of that there is strong sunshine and light winds and temperatures will be rising, perhaps not quite reaching the 33 degrees we peaked at last week. but untiljust recently those high temperatures were in hampshire in the sunshine. a very pleasant 22 or 23 degrees in southern parts of england and wal
programme is proving a big hit, we ll explain why. more now on the controversial move from the uk government to change key elements of the so called northern ireland protocol, the post brexit trade agreement reached with the eu in 2019. the european union is threatening legal action against the uk warning it would undermine trust and make it harder to negotiate a way out of the impasse. the eu trade commissioner, valdis dombrovskis, says the uk must still cooperate with the eu to make the northern ireland protocol it negotiated work, he was speaking to our global trade correspondent, dharshini david. regard northern ireland protocol we clearly expect uk to respect the agreement which it has negotiated. we know there are issues related to the practical implementation of northern ireland protocol but we have come also with a number of proposals including bespoke arrangements, others practical concerns can be addressed. we know from concerns can be addressed. we know from our
for not backing a recommendation from the grenfell tower inquiry to give vulnerable residents of high rise buildings personal fire evacuation plans. and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world s second longest serving monarch only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer. a very good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we will have more news on that breaking story aboutjordan gatley, the former british soldier who has been killed fighting in eastern ukraine, from our correspondent in kyiv. we willjoin him injust we willjoin him in just a few moments. but first, aleading business group has told the bbc that households have been cutting back on spending because of the cost of living crisis, and will go into their own recession this year. tony danker, the director general of the confederation of british industry, says the government needs to take action. meanwhile, the competition regulator has promised to look into government concerns that the 5p cut in fuel duty is not being pas
an emergency meeting in paris as the uk calls for an investigation into the treatment of liverpool fans at saturday s champions league final. new data will show how much food and drink prices have been rising as the cost of living crisis grows. we ll have all the details as those findings are released. president biden meets grieving families in texas amid anger at the slow police response to last week s school shooting in which 19 children and 2 teachers were killed. russia insists the liberation of eastern ukraine s donbas region is its unconditional priority as it continues its invasion of the country. that, as eu leaders gather to try to agree a ban on russian oil imports. and.we get a tour of the queen s floating palace the royal yacht britannia ahead of platinum jubilee celebrations this weekend. a bbc news investigation has learned that police forces are taking longer to respond to serious incidents in england and wales. information requests indicate that office
school shooting. memorial site from the texas primary schoolshooting. memorial site from the texas primary school shooting. meghan markle. allegations dating back to when he lived in the uk. and the american actor ray liotta known for good fellows and other films has died at the age of 67. hello, very good evening to you. if you ve justjoined hello, very good evening to you. if you vejustjoined us, warm welcome to bbc news. timely targeted and temperate. three words that the chancellor used to sum up his £15 million package to help millions of people across the country through one aspect of the cost of living crisis, the rising fuel costs. here are the measures. all houses will receive a grant of £400, it will replace alone, it was money that would have been have to be paid back in the future, and that has been scrapped. on top of that, those on the lowest incomes, 8 million households in this country, will receive an additional payment of £650. pensioner households