because the winds have swung around to a westerly, it won t be quite as mild, may be single figures but even so respectable temperatures to greet us first thing in november. we start with early morning showers and lighter winds generally and fewer showers, and the exception may be the far north west of scotland. here we will keep the showers through the day but because of a little more sunshine and light winds, a pleasant afternoon for many with temperatures between 11 and 15 degrees and we are being spoiled with the feel of the weather at the moment and there is more to come as we move to the end of the week, because with this area of the week, because with this area of high pressure will block the weather fronts in the north west, of high pressure will block the weatherfronts in the north west, so feeding the moisture here but plenty of warmth coming from the south and the will be the talking point by day and night. on thursday, we could see highs of 16, possibly 17 celsius
the pound remains under pressure from market concerns about government borrowing to fund tax cuts. a state funeral is due to be held for the former japanese prime minister shinzo abe. leaders from across the world are expected to be at the service. the event will start in just under an hour but there has been growing opposition with detractors citing the cost. and honours even as engalnd and germany share six goals in their final game before the qatar, world cup. of an asteroid travelling at 14,000 miles per hour! it s the first time it s ever been done, and it s hoped that it ll teach us how to change the speed and path of future asteroids and planets. our science editor, rebecca morelle, has been taking a look at what happened. closing in on the target. images beamed back from 7 million miles away as a nasa spacecraft approaches an asteroid. the details of the rocky world are revealed. but this probe isn t here to study it. itsjob is to knock the space rock off course by
a big blow to the germans, though, alex popp scored in every single game she played in this euros. the first european championship she had been able to play and, having missed the previous two with injury, and she has been dealt another devastating card, missing out on the final, an injury in the warm up. a good england start. here is kirby. kirby goes down and once the decision, but doesn t get it. and final. i want to very quickly before i hand you back. final. i want to very quickly before i hand you back. we ve final. i want to very quickly before i hand you back. we ve heard - final. i want to very quickly before l i hand you back. we ve heard in the commentary that alexander popp, the top german score is out. what top german score is out. what ha en? top german score is out. what happen? she top german score is out. what happen? she picked top german score is out. what happen? she picked up - top german score is out. what happen? she picked up an - top german sc
and at how the pandemic has this cohort of 18 year olds. also on the programme. the killing of 87 year old thomas o halloran, who was stabbed on his mobility scooter in west london a man is arrested. another rail strike leaves only one in five trains running with widespread disruption for passengers. and divers say they struck gold off the isles of scilly when they found the us warship which sank during world war i. and coming up on the bbc news channel. south africa take a lead in the first test as engalnd desperately try to limit their advantage on day two at lord s. good afternoon. there s been delight but also disappointment on results day for hundreds of thousands of teenagers across england, wales and northern ireland who ve had their studies severely disrupted by the pandemic. almost 850,000 a levels were taken this year and the proportion of top grades fell compared with the last two years, although they are still higher than before the pandemic. these pupils w
now they re also out. england s cricket world cup hopes ended by who else but australia. i feel like we ve let ourselves down, we ve let people down at home who supporters through thick and thin. who support us. fighting like dogs manchester united end their troubled week with a response their manager promised, and a win their fans craved. from the eighth tier and the corner of the country, ramsgate are the day s big fa cup first round winners. also coming up on sportsday. emma hayes record breaking career as chelsea manager will end next summer. the club announces she s leaving. and world number ones, now with the world s best player. england win the wxv title and a bit of world cup revenge with it. hello again. it s not been in very much doubt for a while now, but england have been knocked out of the cricket world cup. the final blow of a disastrous tournament dealt, perhaps fittingly, by rivals australia. the defending champions lost a sixth game out of seven by 33