In only their third ever test match. And coming up two arsenal stars are targetted in a carjacking attempt, by an armed gang in a london street. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9am. More disruption is expected on parts of the rail network today, after yesterdays high temperatures caused extensive damage. Network rail feared rail lines would buckle in yesterdays extreme heat. But with speed restrictions in place, that didnt happen. What did cause pandemonium yesterday, however, was damage caused by trains to overhead cables when the cables sagged in the heat, causing some fires. This left some commuters stuck in london late into the night. Repair work has been ongoing throughout the night but only half of the tracks north out of london st pancras have been fixed, meaning a significantly reduced service. East Midlands Trains has urged passengers not to travel to london st pancras from nottingham and sheffield. Its put an emergency timetable in place. Thameslink services which
And coming up two arsenal stars are targetted in a carjacking attempt, by an armed gang in a london street. Good morning welcome to bbc newsroom live. More disruption is expected on parts of the rail network today, after yesterdays high temperatures caused extensive damage. Network rail feared rail lines would buckle in yesterdays extreme heat. But with speed restrictions in place that didnt happen. What did cause pandemonium yesterday, however, was damage caused by trains to overhead cables when they sagged in the heat, sparking some line side fires. This left some commuters stuck in london late into the night. Repair work has been ongoing but only half of the tracks north out of london st pancras have been fixed meaning a significantly reduced service is in place. And theres still disruption there today as well as other stations as seen here in leicester. East Midlands Trains has urged passengers not to travel to london st pancras from nottingham and sheffield. Its put an emergency t
Arsenal players chase off armed carjackers and escape unharmed, tweeting this morning, were fine. A game changer treatment for women with a hereditary form of Ovarian Cancer, will be made more widely available on the nhs. Tens of thousands of gamers gather in new york for the World Championship of fortnite with more prize money on offer to the winners than wimbledon. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. After yesterday was abandoned with threats of thunderstorms, its all heading towards a lightning fast finish at lords. Englands bowlers striking again and again in their one of test match against ireland. More on a record breaking day, very shortly. A lot of the relief for commuters this morning. It is cooler and fresher today but we still have heavy showers and thunderstorms but we have lost the peak of the heatwave. All the details for the weekend and about 30 minutes. Also coming up. Meet 16 year old hollie, who is set to make Rugby League History this weekend as the youngest
After the record breaking heat come the storms, halting trains and planes, and causing chaos for passengers. The lack of communication was the Biggest Issue for us, not wanting to speak to us. They also have our bags, so were off to the wedding with nothing to wear arsenal players chase off armed carjackers and escape unharmed, tweeting this morning, were fine. And could ireland inflict a shock defeat on england in their test match at lords . And coming up on bbc news, promoter eddie hearn has asked fans to wait for the facts before judging heavyweight boxer dillian whyte. Its after whyte tested positive for a banned substance. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. The Prime Minister, borisjohnson, says his plans to recruit 20,000 more Police Officers in england and wales over three years will begin within weeks. The college of policing, which trains officers, welcomed the move but said there were logistical challenges, partly due to a lack of instructors. Forces in englan
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