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Minefeld in angola. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport with john. World atheltics championships in doha getting underway. They are due to start any minute now, out into hat, agitate, by the heat and he militates proving as much a talking point as much the track. Thanks john and stav has all the weather. Unsettled weekend in prospect. We had very heavy showers around this afternoon, blustery winds, too. A little bit of sunshine, a rainbow behind me. As we head on into the weekend, something very disruptive. We could see in gales and heavy rain, all leading to some travel disruptions. I will have all the detail a bit later on. Thanks, stav. Also coming up well talk to a travel writer as saudi arabia announces itll open its doors to International Tourists as part of a broader push to cut its dependence on oil. Hello, everyone, this is afternoon live. The former cabinet minister amber rudd has accused number 10 of using aggressive language that does incite violence. In a newspaper i
Minefeld in angola. Coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news, we will look ahead to the start of the world athletics championships in qatar where heat and humidity are issues for the competitors. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one oclock. The former cabinet minister amber rudd has accused number ten of using aggressive language that does incite violence. In a newspaper interview, she said some downing street tactics over brexit are immoral, with a casual approach to the safety of mps and their staff. Borisjohnson though, on a visit to a hospital this morning, defended the words he uses. Our Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake reports. Its extraordinary, isnt it . Hes not talking about events at westminster, but extraordinary wouldnt be a bad word to use, this week. The Prime Minister visiting a hospital in essex this morning denied he was exploiting divisions over brexit. On the contrary, i think the. What we need to do now is get brexit done by october 31
About those comments. And the other main stories on bbc news at 5. The first police force in england or wales to be rated inadequate in all areas Cleveland Police accused of being clueless and putting the public at risk. Pressure grows on the bbc to overturn its ruling on comments made by breakfasts Naga Munchetty about racism and President Trump. Twe nty two yea rs on, prince harry walks in his mothers footsteps as he visits a minefield in angola. In amsterdam and i dreamt i saw my mother again. Same beautiful, in amsterdam and i dreamt i saw my motheragain. Same beautiful, pale blue eyes. Same beautiful, pale blue eyes. And donna tartts Pulitzer Prize winning novel gets the big screen adaptation in the goldfinch. See what mark kermode thinks of that and the rest of this weeks releases in the film review. Its five oclock, and our main story is that the former cabinet minister amber rudd has accused number ten of using aggressive language that incites violence. Ms rudd, who resigned fr
Area of low pressure continues to push eastwards, very wet weather particularly for england and wales, into southern scotland well, could be localised flooding problems, still some strong winds in the south, but phenomenon island in the northern part of scotland, the wind is lighter, a few showers with some spells of sunshine as well. As we head into sunday evening on the back edge of that low pressure system, notice the isobars squatting together, another bout of strong winds, this time from the north or north west, could see gust of 60 mph, some coastal flooding north west, could see gust of 60 mph, some coastalflooding is possible in eastern areas. The back edge of that weather system will draw down cold air from the north, but mild airat draw down cold air from the north, but mild air at the same time will be trying to return from the south west ahead of this, this is oui south west ahead of this, this is our next area of low pressure. This will be making its move during monday. Mo