This. Seeing blue skies across hastings. You can see that very clearly when we take a look at our satellite picture. Thicker cloud here is the remnants of a weather front but a lot of fine weather to be had across the uk, as High Pressure builds. We had High Pressure builds. We had High Pressure last week but it was to the east. This week it is towards the west so we are bringing in airfrom the north west. A keen north westerly breeze at the moment. Instead of pulling that warm air up from the continent, we are feeding it in from the atlantic, back with more average values for our temperatures. For many, perhaps a more comfortable story. This afternoon, showers drifting out of Northern Ireland into Northern England and northern wales. A few for scotland as well. But essentially a dry story with sunny spells, temperatures in the high teens to low 20s. Through the evening and overnight, that front continues to fizzle away, a few more showers possible for scotland but clear skies for the
There wasnt really the religious nuance, but what you see at that moment is people saying, actually i live here, this is my country, i belong here, im going to spend the rest of my life here and my children are going to grow up here, so if i dont like something im going to raise my voice. The festival is hosting a series of events, with contemporary authors reflecting on the politics of writing three decades on from Salman Rushdies controversial novel. Would your books, which are about muslim dating and putting a mosque in a british village would those have been published, 30 years ago, and would they have created a reaction if they were . No, i dont think they would have been published and certainly not a book about a mosque in a village, because that conversation wasnt even happening and i dont think we were part of things in that way. I think a writer should be allowed to write whatever they want to write about, that is just categorical. What i do think, though, is that you have a r
Shall write to the north wales, perhaps into Northern England as and as a heatwave continues well and up into scotland, which could be heavy and thundery. To grip parts of europe, france registers its highest elsewhere it will feel hot especially in the sunshine, and temperatures since records began. Humid. Highs of around 3a celsius down towards the far south and east. Across Northern Ireland, wales and england, the uv levels will be higher, down towards the south, very high. A change on the cards as we go into saturday night, an area of low pressure, sending this cold front oui pressure, sending this cold front our way, which will sweep the heat hello and welcome to our look ahead and humidity out of the way. To what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the deputy political overnight, many places will remain editor of the daily express, dry, but that cold front will introduce outbreaks of rain the sam lister, and the home affairs Northern England, up into scotland, ed
Of water have not been drunk by you in plastic. Cheering thank you. A century from Jonny Bairstow helps england to a big total against india, but the match remains on a knife edge. Well have the very latest in half an hour in sportsday. Good evening. Donald trump has become the first sitting us president to enter north korea, stepping onto its territory after surprise talks with its leader, kimjong un. They met in the dmz or demilitarised zone between north and south korea. Speaking warmly about each other, the two leaders agreed that negotiators would now aim to restart the stalled talks on north korean denuclearisation. From seoul, nick bryant sent this report. Meet me at the dmz, said the president. His impromptu invitation on twitter to the north Korean Leader, like a diplomatic form of online dating. Donald trump was savouring this moment, a smile of satisfaction as his choreography came together. Because the chance of this brief encounter had kim jong un almost skipping down the
Good evening. Welcome to sportsday. Im ben croucher and heres whats been catching our eye on this dramatic sporting sunday. One win from the semi finals. England beat india to keep their cricket world cup fate in their own hands. Max powers to victory at the austrian grand prix as verstappen pips Charles Leclerc for his first win of the f1 season. Theres a surprise winner in the european games to as lauren smith and marcus ellis win badmintons british battle. Also coming up in the programme. Hoping its not bronze for bronze. Well be in lyon two days out from englands world cup semi final against the united states. And after watching his beloved liverpool lift a major title we took kyle edmund to anfield to chat football and a bit of tennis too. Welcome along. England have beaten india at the cricket world cup to keep their prospects of reaching the semi finals in their hands. After back to back defeats england knew they probably needed to win their last two games and afterjonny bairsto