Welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. There might have been a big shock at the cricket world cup, but there were no such surprises at wimbledon where it was business as usual for the big three. The defending champion novak djokovic, the 8 time winner Roger Federer and the double wimbledon champion rafa nadal all made it safely through to the semi finals. Our reporterjohn watson was watching the action on mens quarter finals day Roger Federer into a semifinal, and the four sets and that set up the tantalising prospect of that meeting with rafi on the in the semifinals of the first time they faced each other here and will begin since their epic final bout in 2008. Rafael nadal, and straight sets, the other of the big three is also through after beating him and straight sets and he faces arguably the easier of those match ups in the semifinals, he will play roberto. All eyes on the women semifinals tomorrow, simona will take on alina and Serena Williams, back in action here as s
Welcome to the aljazeera news for my headquarters and. The parana coming up in the next sixty minutes. To open in a few. Contentious election the president wants to take part but the opposition is calling for a boycott. Saying goodbye to a. Five day funeral. Brazils opposition fails to get the majority needed in congress to put the president on trial on corruption charges and classified documents into the assassination of john f. Kennedy a set to be released. After his killing. President ial election well take place on thursday a last ditch attempt to delay it was unsuccessful when five judges failed to turn up at the Supreme Court to hear a petition kenyas authorization leader. Urging people to boycott the vote while president hu kenyatta says it must go ahead peacefully mahama the bill begins our coverage from nairobi. They gathered here on four hours waited for them and they want us president and the big announcement he promised to make Opposition Leader i loading guys boycotting th
Loved by the people of thailand and we can see that people are coming from across the country from north and south to auschwitz which are respected so much as the king put me point partly because of his contribution that we have seen in the pause throughout his life start new work for people in the rural parts of the country. And he was of course known for that officially we know that the king is above politics in thailand but people of delhi they did intervene in times of high tension was he is he going to be remembered do you think as a sort of a stabilizing influence in a country which during his very long reign saw multiple coups nineteen constitutions and even more Prime Ministers. Yeah i would say that the rules of his majesty in type is not a carpenter over engined but partly because of because of his role as a cop symbolic road that people are respect so that why you would actually stop the violence that we had in the past but the rules of the morning is not part of the thai po
Of globalfree trade. Wales is facing a limited Circuit Breaker lockdown which is expected to be announced in the next few days. And pubs and restaurants in Northern Ireland prepare to close their doors to sit in customers as stricter restrictions come into force from six oclock tonight. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Lancashire has become the latest area in england to be put into the highest coronavirus alert level after the government came to an agreement with local leaders. It becomes the second region after liverpool to face the toughest measures with different households banned from mixing indoors or outdoors in hospitality venues or private gardens. It comes amid government criticism of the mayor of Greater Manchester, andy burnham, who is resisting efforts to put his area in the highest level, saying he wants more Financial Support for people affected. London, essex, york and parts of surrey, derbyshire and cumbria will move into the high alert level at midnight, meaning
Not too bad for walkers out there today. Plenty of clout, not much rain falling from that cloud, but compare that with earlier in the month, october three, this met 0ffice map showing how wet it was, so 0ffice map showing how wet it was, so heavy and widespread the rain, the met office says october the 3rd was the uks wettest day on record, records going back to 1891. Enough rain fell that day to more than phil loch ness. Even with the uks varied whether this fits into a pattern of increasing likelihood of extreme rainfall events because of climate change. This pattern at the moment doesnt scream rain. Low pressure being helped at bay because of a ridge of High Pressure extending gcioss ridge of High Pressure extending across the uk but it is coming with across the uk but it is coming with a cold flow of air from the north east, plenty of clout, and not entirely dry. Some patchy rain from the cloud across the north east of scotland, some showers running through east anglia, the midland