who s on trial for alleged corruption clash with police outside her home. europe s biggest carnival returns to the streets of london after a three year break caused by covid. pakistan has made a fresh appeal for international aid to deal with what it describes as overwhelming flooding, which has killed more than a thousand people. an estimated 33 million people, or 15% of the population, are affected in the north and south of the country, after unusually heavy monsoon rains. pakistan s prime minister, shehbaz sharif flew over one affected area, jaffarabad baluchistan, in a helicopter distributing relief. a massive aid operation is under way but the government says it s unable to cope. officials in the southern province of sindh are warning that more floods and landslides are likely there, as waters from the north flow downstream. from sindh, pumza fihlani reports: local aid agencies in pakistan say they are doing what they can, but there simply aren t enough resources for
a fire at a coptic church in north west cairo. a powerful explosion has rocked a shopping centre and caused a fire in armenia s capital, yerevan, leading one dead and 20 injuried. prosecutions for breaching covid restrictions have been dropped for six people who attended a vigil in london for sarah everard last year. warnings in the uk over the use of disposable barbecues after a weekend of wildfires in parts of england. good afternoon. 70 charities and community organisations have written to the two conservative party candidates vying to be its next leader and the next prime minster urging them to show compassion and leadership in dealing with the cost of living crisis. tomorrow labour is expected to call on the government to freeze the energy price cap this autumn, to help people deal with the rising cost of living. the government has already pledged up to £1,200 to help the most vulnerable families. but with the energy price cap due to rise this autumn, and then again i
a powerful explosion has rocked a shopping centre and caused a fire in armenia s capital, yerevan, leaving one dead and 20 injuried. prosecutions for breaching covid restrictions have been dropped for six people who attended a vigil in london for sarah everard last year. warnings in the uk over the use of disposable barbecues after a weekend of wildfires in parts of england. good afternoon. 70 charities and community organisations have written to the two conservative party candidates vying to be its next leader and the next prime minster, urging them to show compassion and leadership in dealing with the cost of living crisis. tomorrow, labour is expected to call on the government to freeze the energy price cap this autumn to help people deal with the rising cost of living. here s our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. with energy bills expected to continue rising, 70 charities have written to the two candidates to be the next prime minister, calling for £1,200
a national emergency as labour is to call for the energy price cap to be frozen in october. the energy minister says their plan won t work. the son of author sir salman rushdie says his injuries are life changing but that his feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact after he was stabbed at an event in new york state. egyptian health officials say at least 41 people have died and forty injured in a fire at a coptic church in north west cairo. warnings in the uk over the use of disposable barbecues as tinder dry conditions continue after a weekend of wildfires in parts of england. at least 3,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in southern france as wildfires continue in a summer of historic drought and a series of heatwaves. now it s time for sportsday with 0lly foster. hello, and welcome to sportsday. here s what s coming up for you this evening. there s another battle at the bridge as conte and tuchel refuse to shake on a draw. it s home sweet hom