election has been delayed, after concerns were raised that hackers could influence the outcome. a stark warning that the number of households with no savings is set to double to 5.3 million by 2024 due to the rising cost of living. and it s 50 years since nearly 30,000 ugandan asians began to arrive in the uk after being forced to flee their homes by uganda s then military ruler. we ve been hearing some of their stories. the speaker of the us house of representatives nancy pelosi has met the taiwanese president during a visit that s been strongly condemned by the chinese government. taiwan is self ruled, but beijng sees it as a breakaway province that will eventually unite with it. it s an island roughly 100 miles from the coast of south east china. china took the island from japan in 1945 after world war two, but after a civil war in china, defeated nationalist forces fled to taiwan. today it sees itself as an independent country, with its own constitution and democratical
and it s all or nothing for arsenal manager mikel arteta, as he speaks to us about the importance of family, discipline and passion ahead of the new season. good morning from the commonwealth games, where adam peaty has his spark back. after he reached the lowest of the lowest earlier this week, he roared back to form with gold in the 50 metres breaststroke. good morning. today will be less windy, good morning. today will be less windy, less good morning. today will be less windy, less humid. more sunshine than yesterday. still a few showers in the than yesterday. still a few showers in the full than yesterday. still a few showers in the full cast and i will tell you where in the full cast and i will tell you where later in the programme. it s wednesday, the 3rd of august. our main story. the most senior american politician to visit taiwan in 25 years, nancy pelosi, has met the island s president and addressed its parliament, during a trip that s been condemned by ch
especially if you compare it to july last year, last year it was quite rainy, and green, this it is quite brown. . , , ., ~ brown. really interesting, thank ou. back brown. really interesting, thank you. back with brown. really interesting, thank you. back with you brown. really interesting, thank you. back with you later. - here in the uk, we re perhaps more used to hearing about shark attacks in far flung waters on the other side of the world. that s why the news of an incident off the atlantic coast of cornwall last week has caused such shock among the local community. the maritime coastguard agency says a snorkeler suffered a leg injury after reportedly being bitten by a blue shark close to the harbour town of penzance. uk based charity the shark trust says until now, there have been no unprovoked shark bites in british waters since 1847, when records began. hannah rudd is a marine biologist and joins us now. thank you forjoining us, hannah,
used to hearing about shark attacks in far flung waters on the other side of the world. that s why the news of an incident off the atlantic coast of cornwall last week has caused such shock among the local community. the maritime coastguard agency says a snorkeler suffered a leg injury after reportedly being bitten by a blue shark close to the harbour town of penzance. the british based charity the shark trust says until now, there have been no unprovoked shark bites in british waters since 1847, when records began. hannah rudd is a marine biologist and told us this incredibly rare incident should not put people off getting into the water. blue sharks, the species that was involved in this particular incident, is a species that s typically found ten miles or more offshore. they live in the open ocean. they are what we call a pelagic species of shark and they re highly migratory. so they visit uk waters during the summer months