On bbc news at 5pm borisjohnson says the recruitment of 20,000 new Police Officers for england and wales will begin within weeks. A possible all time high for the uk the met office has received a provisional temperature of 38. 7 degrees yesterday in cambridge. After the record breaking heat come the storms halting trains and planes, and causing more disruption for passengers. Tens of thousands of gamers are gathered in new york for the World Championship of fortnite, with more prize money on offer than wimbledon. Cheers, mum. And a new horrible histories hits the big screen. Find out what Jason Solomons made of that and the other big releases this week, in the film reivew at 5. 45pm. Welcome to the bbc news at 5pm, im jane hill. Our top story a 51 year old man who made false allegations of murder and child sexual abuse against famous people has been jailed for 18 years. The judge told carl beech that he had deliberately, repeatedly and maliciously told lies to the police, and had no re
A deep division among the Democratic Party in the United States right now and thats one of the things that voters will have to decide on whether or not they want sort of some of the canvas to represent the further left wing of the Democratic Party the progressives or some of the more moderate centrist typically what you would see of the Democratic Party in recent years so this is the fissure that was exposed but it was very heated very passionate sort of on the issue of race on the issue of Border Security on the issue of the war in afghanistan there were some real policy differences very passionate debate and we expect that combative nature to continue in the 2nd round this evening yeah as you say kimberly we have round 2 which starts in a few hours time joe biden of course were trying to fend off camera as cory booker so just talk us through what we can expect in some nights debate. Yeah well 1st of all the way theyre standing on the stage may be a little bit difficult for joe biden
Car industry plummets, as companies spend heavily on preparations for a no deal brexit. Britains ten hottest days on record have all taken place since 2002. Scientists say its a clear sign of Climate Change. And at 9 40, we speak to World Champion swimmer adam peaty after he claims his third gold medal at the world aquatics championships. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9 00am. Mps have called on the new Prime Minister to take personal responsibility for tackling knife and gun crime among young people. They say schools in areas with a higher risk of Youth Violence should be given dedicated Police Officers. The Home Affairs Committee criticised the governments current Violence Reduction strategy as completely inadequate in its report, the committee called for more investment into Neighbourhood Policing including a commitment to get a Police Officer into all schools in areas with an above average risk of serious Youth Violence by april 2020. Our Home Affairs Correspondent da
Well have the latest on this damning report, live from nottingham. Also this lunchtime. Strikes at British Airways this summer move a step closer, after the airline lost its legal attempt to stop them. The Prime Minister is in Northern Ireland for talks with all the main political parties, and promises to try to help restore the power sharing government. Homes are flooded, as a months rain falls in four hours in North Yorkshire, and more downpours are on the way. And england make theirfinal preparations to take on australia in the ashes at edgbaston. And coming up on bbc news, triple World Champion adam peaty has said not enough is being done to tackle doping in swimming. It comes after protests over an athlete who had previously served a drugs ban. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. An investigation has found that hundreds of children who were abused while in care in nottinghamshire were failed by the local authorities who were meant to be looking after them. The indep
The farm put sandbags in front of the farm put sandbags in front of the front door, and we had water coming under the door. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. Adam peaty talks World Records and the battle against doping in swimming. Plus, the build up to the ashes, as england prepare to host australia. And ben rich has all the weather. Hello there, if you more heavy downpours around today, they should slowly ease over the next few days, good news for many, i am sure, all the weather news plus a look at the state of the uk climate, that is coming upjust state of the uk climate, that is coming up just before state of the uk climate, that is coming upjust before her state of the uk climate, that is coming up just before her past. Also coming up, it misses the point, jousters are up in arms over plans to introduce var Video Technology to bring the medieval sport into the 21st century. Hello, everyone. This is afternoon live. Iam simon i am simon mccoy. An investigation has found t