Using computers to detect disease. The nhs is to get £250 million to build an Artificial Intelligence lab. And its set to be a busy transfer deadline day. Manchester united have agreed to sell striker Romelu Lukaku to inter milan in a deal worth up to £74 million. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Police say an officer who was attacked with a machete in east london is seriously injured, but will recover. The policeman was stabbed several times after he tried to stop a van in leyton at around midnight. A man in his fifties has been arrested. Our correspondent andy moore is in east london. Andy, what do we know so far . This incident happened just behind me just before midnight last night. Two officers in a marked patrol car were following a large white van, and we think it was not insured, which is why they were following it. They had the blue lights on and were trying to get it to pull over and it eventually did, just behind me and when the officers got out they were co
The boardmasters festival in newquay is cancelled just hours before it was due to go ahead because of fears of severe weather. We because of fears of severe weather. Are live there have these plagued your Summer Holiday . Apparently you need to master the hard stare if you want to protect yourself and your chips from seagulls. Good morning. Today we are looking ata good morning. Today we are looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers. The heaviest of which will be in scotland. Drier tomorrow, then some torrential rain and gales coming your way on friday and saturday. Ill have more later. Its wednesday, the seventh of august. Our top story. Uk supermarkets are seeking permission to Work Together to co ordinate Food Supplies in the event of a no deal brexit. Theyre hoping the government will waive strict competition rules which normally prevent rival businesses from forming pacts. Victoria is at a wholesale market in birmingham. Victoria, what more can you tell us . Good morning to you
Temperatures on record, but also the second highest temperature ever recorded in the uk, and those temperature records were tumbling in europe with new National Records set in belgium, netherlands, germany and luxembourg. At the moment we have a weather front bringing wet weather, stretching into kent, sussex, into the Greater London area and on to the Greater London area and on to the east midlands. This front isnt going to move very far, very fast. There could be a few areas that see a bit of rain from that, otherwise bright or sunny spells. Temperatures for most of us a more comfortable. Low to mid o 20s but there are some areas that see higher temperatures, we could see temperatures peaking between 28 and 30 given sunshine, an outside chance of a thunderstorm perhaps. Northern scotland stays dry and sunny. Temperatures in the high 20s so a few of us where the heat wave is just about holding on. Tonight outbreaks of rain, heavier as well before spreading on to scotland. Scotland. No
In the nhs is unveiled, so they wont be deterred from working overtime. 15 million customers will benefit from Cheaper Energy bills, because of a change in the price cap. Coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news. Former arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny has been accused of disrespecting the club after using a gunners shirt in a video to announce his signing with bordeaux. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The uk Food Industry has asked the government to waive Competition Laws to help cope with possible shortages if britain leaves the European Union without a deal in october. Existing rules prohibit suppliers and retailers discussing supply or pricing, but industry bosses say they will need to Work Together to prevent shortages and other problems. Today, bbc news is taking a close look at the implications of a no deal brexit. The phrase refers to the uk leaving the European Union with no formal agreement in place about the future relationship between the uk
The waiting is finally over for the start of the ashes. Im at edgbaston, where ive been speaking to england captainjoe root ahead of the first test against australia. It starts today, as england look to claim the ashes back. Having lifted it for under cooky, and to see what its been like on the other end of it as captain, it makes me want to be up there on the podium at the oval hopefully with a massive smile on my face. We could get a shower at the oval, especially in a line from north east scotla nd especially in a line from north east scotland to east anglia, where it could be heavy, thundery and slow moving. More in 15 minutes. Its thursday the 1st of august. Our top story flood warnings are still in place across the north west of england and yorkshire after a day of heavy rain left people stranded and caused damage to buildings, roads and rail lines. Overnight, the water levels did begin to recede in some of the worst hit areas, but people are preparing for another downpour of rai