of the commonwealth games where england s alex yee got the competition s first gold. hello and welcome to bbc news. dozens of people have lost their lives this week in unprecedented flash floods. in iran officials have reported more than 50 people have died in landslides. at least seven people are now known to have died in the united arab emirates. and in kentucky in the united states, at least 16 people have died as president biden declares the situation there as a major disaster. leana hosea reports. floodwaters from days of torrential rain have inundated hundreds of homes and wiped out entire towns in eastern kentucky. bridges have been washed away and roads submerged, sending some residents are scrambling to the rooftops. but worst of all, the floods have taken people s lives, including those of children. four of whom from the same family. search and rescue same family. sea rch and rescue teams same family. search and rescue teams and helicopters and both are still lookin
should receive immediate six figure compensation, rules a judge. two people are arrested, after a nine year old girl died in a suspected stabbing. and i m in birmingham, as we head into a huge weekend of sporting action. hosts england made it a golden start to the commonwealth games. alex yee stormed to victory in the triathlon with more medals up for grabs this evening. and how the lionesses are inspiring at the next generation as england prepare to take on germany in the euros finals on sunday. and coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel: we ll round up all the action on day one of the commonwealth games, including a look at the 3x3 basaketball, which is making it s debut. hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. rebekah vardy has lost her libel case at the high court. in what had become known as the wagatha christie trial, the wife of the former england footballerjamie vardy had sued coleen rooney after she accused vardy of leaking private information about her t
fire. forthe responsible for the effects of the fire. for the first time, counsel has admitted they knew that the building was defective. the infected blood scandal of the 70s and 80s thousands of surviving victims should receive immediate six figure compensation, rules a judge. and coming up in half an hour, foreign correspondents based in london give an outsider s view of events in the uk in dateline. hello, welcome to bbc news. it is good to have your company this evening. rebekah vardy has lost her libel case at the high court. in what had become known as the wagatha christie trial, the wife of the former england footballerjamie vardy had sued coleen rooney after she accused vardy of leaking private information about her to the tabloid press. in a statement after the verdict, coleen rooney said she was pleased with the judgment, but added that the case should never have gone to court. rebekah vardy said she was extremely sad and disappointed , and that it wasn t the
and will smith apologises to chris rock over his infamous 0chsner slap. i m reeta chakrabarti live from edgbaston, where the t20 women s cricket has made instead of you in the commonwealth games made its debut. welcome to bbc news. it s good to have your company. we begin this hourin have your company. we begin this hour in ukraine, and we are getting more details about the rocket attacks thought to have killed a0 ukrainian prisoners of war. it happened in the east of ukraine. the bbc s diplomatic correspondent is in kyiv and he gave us this update. is in kyiv and he gave us this u date. , is in kyiv and he gave us this udate. , , ., ., ., is in kyiv and he gave us this udate. , ,., ., ., , update. this is a war of competing narratives over update. this is a war of competing narratives over a update. this is a war of competing narratives over a particularly - narratives over a particularly gruesome episode. what i ve seen and i do not recommend that people watch this i
a reason they re addicted. a special report on how mental health problems are closely linked to drug and alcohol addiction. the leader of north korea condemns his health officials, as a huge wave of covid cases sweeps through the country. and a day return to paddington for the queen, as london s new elizabeth line is officially opened. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, the squad for england s euro women s squad is announced. arsenal sjordan nobbs is out. we will tell you who is on the provisional list. good evening. more than 200 ukrainian fighters, who ve been holding out for nearly three months in a steelworks complex in mariupol, have now been taken to territory controlled by the russians. there are still people trapped in the azovstal plant and efforts to rescue them are ongoing. the southern port city has been a key target of the russian attack and it gives russia control of most of ukraine s coastline on the black sea. russian forces surrounded mariupo