It will be a shorter working week with no loss of pay. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport holly hamilton wales have opened their World Cup Campaign witha wales have opened their World Cup Campaign with a convincing victory over georgie. We will relive all the tries at 2 30. With rain on the way, some have been looking for a dry place to stay and that rain is brought to us by a weather system that is influenced by what happened in the caribbean two weeks ago. I will tell you more later on. Also coming up by royal appointment harry and meghan visit a south african township as they arrive in south africa with four month old archie for their first overseas tour as a family. Hello everyone this is afternoon live. Its called 0peration materhorn and its the biggest peace time operation to repatriate britons stranded abroad after the collapse of thomas cook. The Civil Aviation authority has chartered a fleet ofjets to bring home more than 150,000 british holidaymakers. Thomas cook brita
Wings ready to sweep into bringing these unsettled conditions was much wetter across south west and then through the day, in towards wales, that rain pushing into northern ireland, too. Strong winds with rain getting into parts of the midlands. Much of the north and east should stay dry and bright with some sunshine and a few heavy showers for the north and western scotland the top temperature is 21 in the east, maybe 22, much cooler than yesterday when we saw 28 in norfolk. That rain continues to move north and it turns wet and windy across much of the country through the night but the far north of scotland should stay dry with some of the rain heavy and thundery across the southwest. Because of the cloud and wind and rain it shouldnt be too cold, 1215d, rain it shouldnt be too cold, 12 15d, quite a mild night. Low pressure 12 15d, quite a mild night. Low pressure family with us into tomorrow with a wet start. We have this centre of low pressure pushing on towards the south of britain
British talent dominates the emmys, with fleabag and killing eve among the nights winners. In a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. Beyond 100 days will have the latest on the Un Climate Conference at send pm. Greta thunberg made an angry address there earlier. At 8pm, we will have the latest on the hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded after the collapse of thomas cook. And later at 10 a0pm and 11 30pm. We will be taking a look at tomorrows front pages. The journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai brown, and comment and features editor at cityam, rachel cunliffe. Now on bbc news its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im gavin ramjaun. Wales cruise to a winning start at the rugby world cup, but its tale of two halves against georgia. We are very positive and probably slightly disappointed in the second half with regards to taking our foot off the gas. England ring the changes for the upcoming tour
China its more shore a more a show of force says it celebrates 70 years of communist rule. Further controversy surrounds startled trump to marriages he saw its help from another foreign leader it abates to discredit the miller investigation. And grease slicks to an energy lead economic recovery percent support costs to the environment. Im joined again at the world athletics championships in cattle where its been a dream run for african athletes as they ignite their passionate. And we begin in asia where a day of celebration has escalated to insert a new level of violence on the streets of hong kong tens of thousands of people have to. Warnings from the police that it would be very very dangerous to protest on the ports been the 7 seas the anniversary of the phone saying of the peoples republic of china theyve used live rounds of ammunition as well as tear gas and water cannon to try and break up the crowds of demonstrators who police are confirmed one person has been shot a video widel
A currency crisis for lebannon point many businesses are only accepted in us dollars. What was meant to be a day of celebration for china has escalated into a new level of violence on the streets of hong kong mass rallies turned into running street battles between protesters and police on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the peoples republic of china professors called it a national day of grief and through petrol bombs and in some cases assets at the police the Police Responded by using live brands of ammunition and this video being widely circulated on social media appears to show an officer firing a protest at protester in the chest with a Pistol Police say the man has been taken to hospital watch as reports that one person has an 8 Critical Condition sarah clarke has more from hong kong. There being dramatic sayings across hong kong todays protesters gather at a number of Different Assembly points 6 different districts held various protests on Chinas National Day that would s