we will prepare all the options, ready for the incoming prime minister on the 5th of september to hit the ground running. liz truss and rishi sunak answer questions at a tory leadership hustings in northern ireland as they vie for votes to become the next party leader and prime minister. more than 4,000 people given contaminated blood in the 70s and 80s will receive compensation of £100,000 each but campaigners say many grieving families have been ignored. horrific and shocking police describe how 87 year old thomas 0 halloran rode 75 feet on his mobility scooter in west london after being stabbed in what officers say was an unprovoked attack. voters in a republican primary in the us state of wyoming oust trump critic, congresswoman liz cheney, in favour of a candidate backed by the former president. good afternoon. an increase in food and drink prices has pushed inflation to double digits as the cost of living crisis intensifies. the office for national statistics says
hint of things to come. this high pressure will build across the uk and much of europe throughout next week, and with that it brings a warm atmosphere, with rising temperatures and hot air spreading from the south. mid to high 30s across france, at least low 30s in southern parts of the uk, and in the north it will turn very warm as well. so, yes, hotterweather on will turn very warm as well. so, yes, hotter weather on the way, and it stays predominantly dry. and that s bbc news at six on friday 5th of august. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. from the six team, it s goodbye. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time tojoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. have a good evening. welcome to sportsday, i m jane dougall live from birmingham as we bring you another day of medals for the home nations. the law won a second diving gold forjack, along with his england partner, ant harding. a shock go
Hello there, and welcome along to the programme. And we start at the Rugby World Cup, where wales have been knocked out by argentina, in the first of the quarter finals. It all started so brightly for Warren Gatlands side in marseilles, but the pumas had the edge In A Stunning Second Half comeback. Lets get the latest now with our correspondent andy swiss whos there for us now. Andy so close for wales, but the game just swung away from them after half time. Thats right you may be able to hear the argentinian fans still celebrating inside the stadium. You expect the celebrations here are onlyjust beginning for them. But for though welsh fans what crushing disappointment as you say they began the matches so well and lead 10 0 at one point thanks to an early try from dan baker of argentina then came back for penalties and led after half time 12 10 but wales came back and retook the lead. A try from Tomos Williams as he raced through to score. I gave wales the lead with about 25 minutes to
Hello, to you. Im sarah campbell, welcome to bbc news. In the last few hours the Israeli Military has said that more than a million palestinians must leave the Northern Gaza Strip within the next 2a hours, thats ahead of anna unexpected Ground Operation. The un spokesperson said the United Nations considers it impossible for such a movement to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences. The United Nations strongly appeals for any such order, if confirmed, to be rescinded avoiding what could transform what is already a tragedy into a calamitous situation. That statement has sparked an angry reaction from israel with the country . Ambassador to the United Nations saying israel is trying to minimise harm. He said for many years the United Nations has turned a blind eye to the arming of hamas and the use of the civilian infrastructure in the gaza strip as a hiding place for weapons and murder. Lets give you a sense as to what is happening today. Just a few months ago the us s
Which purchased endemol in 2020, said the bbc has issued a statement this Afternoon Saying brand was working for channel 4, the bbc, and Acting In Hollywood Films during the period of the claims, all of which he denies. Vincent mcaviney has the latest. His behaviour made him no stranger to the tabloids but, this weekend, serious sexual allegations mean Russell Brand has made all the front pages. Perhaps over the course of the evening, some of my accoutrements could make their way onto your body once one of the most ubiquitous faces on british tv and radio, working for mtv, the bbc and channel 4, before building a career in hollywood for a time. Its the way these organisations oversaw brands conduct which is now coming under the spotlight, with the Foreign Secretary saying the Entertainment Industry as a whole has questions to answer. There are some real challenges where you have these very, very acute differentials in power, whether that be in the Entertainment Industry, whether that b