On bbc news at 5pm borisjohnson says the recruitment of 20,000 new Police Officers for england and wales will begin within weeks. A possible all time high for the uk the met office has received a provisional temperature of 38. 7 degrees yesterday in cambridge. After the record breaking heat come the storms halting trains and planes, and causing more disruption for passengers. Tens of thousands of gamers are gathered in new york for the World Championship of fortnite, with more prize money on offer than wimbledon. Cheers, mum. And a new horrible histories hits the big screen. Find out what Jason Solomons made of that and the other big releases this week, in the film reivew at 5. 45pm. Welcome to the bbc news at 5pm, im jane hill. Our top story a 51 year old man who made false allegations of murder and child sexual abuse against famous people has been jailed for 18 years. The judge told carl beech that he had deliberately, repeatedly and maliciously told lies to the police, and had no re
Stocks of adrenaline pens in schools after the death of a boy due to a theres more chaos severe allergic reaction. And disruption for rail and air passengers after this weeks heatwave. Ina in a moment it will be time for calls for mandatory stocks of emergency adrenaline pens in schools after the death of a boy due to a severe allergic reaction. And england avoid embarassment, beating ireland in their one off test at lords. And coming up on bbc news. The Tour De France has had to be halted after hail and snow left the mountain route too dangerous. It meansjulian alaphilippe has lost the overall lead to egan bernal. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Carl beech, the man found guilty of lying about the existence of a paedophile ring involving several prominent people, has been jailed for 18 years. Hed been convicted after a trial at Newcastle Crown Court of making false allegations of murder and sexual abuse against a number of public figures, including the former home secr
Just lost the Yellow Jersey to the columbian egan bernal, before the stoppage. At 10pm clive myrie will be here with a full round up of the days news. Now its time for hard drive the women blazing a trail in the world of motorsport. Katherine legge is one of the very best of the very few women racers. This season, for the first time, her team is all female. Are you ready . In motorsport, its a challengejust to make it into the card never mind the front of the grid. Katherine legge has proved herself time and time again. I had to fight and claw my way through racing so i had to take every opportunity that was in my way and i have driven my fair share of bad cars as well, to get to where i am and i had to fight. She is also one of only a handful of women making a living behind the wheel. She is tough as nails. She has been through a lot in racing to get where she is at and she deserves to be where she is at. By chasing the highs of racing brings with it huge risks. Oh, no i am not religi
During his visit the Prime Minister and mr roosevelt consulted with the members of the pacific war council. Six decades of the special relationship. But how will it develop, under mrjohnson and mr trump . And, after those first dayjitters, englands cricketers beat ireland in their one off test at lords. Coming up on sportsday, hail, snow and landslides and then you leader, and landslides and then you leader, a dramatic stage 19 at the tour de france. Good evening. Its Boris Johnsons flagship policing policy, to recruit within three years, an extra 20,000 new officers across england and wales. The plans would reverse a sustained period of cuts in Police Numbers over the the last decade. On a visit to the West Midlands today, the Prime Minister said it was the most fundamental investment that can be made in society. But some question whether the cost, around £1. 1 billion pounds, is the most effective way of spending money to tackle crime. The college of policing, which trains officers,
The south west, so it is unsure how close to south england this will get. The low pressure will have strong winds and heavy rain, so it might be that we see the rain across south west england, it could be my expense south west england, it could be my expense extensive than that, it is still around over south west scotla nd is still around over south west scotland and Northern Ireland, easing is a day goes by, sunny spells elsewhere and temperatures into the low 20s, 2a in london. Near average for the time of year as far as temperatures go. Tuesday that area of low pressure in the south, thatis area of low pressure in the south, that is still there, some uncertainty as to whether we see rain showers across southern parts of the uk, further north the weather really becoming a little quieter, maybe a few showers around but also some spells of sunshine coming through for most of us, because again, into the low 20s. There is a trend for england and wales to have some drier weather as we hea