And the sports biggest prize. And after the wet and windy day for some of us yesterday, some improvements in the weather for today. For many of us they will be some sunny spells, it also a few showers which could be heavy at times. I will have the full forecast throughout the programme. Good morning. Its sunday the 6th of august. Our main story people who were wrongly convicted of crimes will no longer be charged living costs for the time they spent in prison. The Ministry Forjustice is scrapping the rule with immediate effect, following an outcry over the case of a man who spent 17 years injailfora crime he didnt commit. Joe inwood has the details. There are many shocking things about the case of Andy Malkinson. Ajury misled. Dna evidence suppressed. 17 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. But for many, it was the revelation that Andy Malkinson would have to pay back some of his compensation to cover board and lodgings that was most shocking. The very idea of paying, once yo
really needed. he has been trying to re energise western support. don t forget, he left the us earlier this week having failed to secure some crucial defence fund and the decision in brussels was hanging in the balance because eu leaders pushed it through in a pretty bizarre fashion. the only one to oppose the plan, viktor orban left the room when the decision was made. it is a bit of the detailfor decision was made. it is a bit of the detail for now, an obstacle to overcome. while ukrainians know the road to eu membership is a long one with no guarantee of success, this is a morale boost right when they needed one. it s a crucial time for the country, as winter weather picks up and heavy fighting continues in bakhmut and avdeevka. our correspondent abdujalil abdurasulov reports from the frontline in bakhmut in the east of ukraine, where troops are under pressure because of a dwindling supply of military hardware. in the bitter cold of winter, this deadly war grinds on, and b
hello and welcome to bbc news. the man accused of stabbing the author sir salman rushdie has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault. hadi matar was formally charged in a court in new york state. sir salman remains on a ventilator in hospital, after being attacked at an event yesterday. he s been the subject of death threats ever since the publication in 1988 of his controversial book, the satanic verses, which some muslims considered blasphemous. this report from our correspondent, nomia iqbal. sir salman rushdie remains on a ventilator inside this hospital after undergoing emergency surgery. his agent has said the author is in bad shape. he faces losing an eye, the nerves in one of his arms are severed and his liver is damaged. sir salman was flown here from the neighbouring state of new york. it was there at a literary event where the attack happened in full view of a large audience. a man in a black mask jumped onto the stage, stabbing him at least once in the
now on bbc news, it s time for the travel show. coming up on this week s travel show. hello and welcome to this week s travel show, with me, ade adepitan. now, it s a beautiful day, and i am in my home city of london, where the international tourists are slowly returning and it s so good to have them back. well, over the last couple of months, i m really pleased to say, everyone on the show has been able to do a fair bit of travelling too, and i know the whole team has been really happy that we ve been able to get back out there, especially after all the restrictions that we have all had to put up with over the last couple of years. so this week, we re going to look back at some of the places that we ve been to as the world starts opening up again. 0k, first up, back in march, carmen went to chile. now, you re not going to believe this, but this trip was arranged and cancelled a total of four times because of covid. well, i m pleased to say that she finally got out there
ten people have been killed in a shooting at a supermarket in buffalo in new york state. the gunman is in custody. i m from wembley, where liverpool have done the double after beating chelsea on penalties to lift the fa cup. good morning. we ve got more spells of warm sunshine today, but also some heavy showers and the odd thunderstorm pushing northwards. i ll bring you all the details here on bbc breakfast. it is sunday 15 may. our main story: ukraine has won the eurovision song contest in a symbolic show of public support after the country was invaded by russia. the uk s sam ryder came second, its best result for more than 20 years. ryder won the most votes from the music industry experts, but when the public votes were added, ukraine s kalush orchestra leapt to first place. mark lobel has this report from turn. let the eurovision song contest 2020 to begin! let the eurovision song contest 2020 to beuin! .,, h let the eurovision song contest 2020 to beuin! .,, , ., ., ., t