swimming s world governing body votes to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women s events. and judo for peace why the ancient martial art could bring harmony to the townships to south africa. hello, thanks very much for joining us. from left wing guerilla to colombia s first ever left wing president. the former rebel, gustavo petro, once jailed for his role with the m i9 rebel movement, has won 51% of the vote, compared to 47% for his right wing anti establishment opponent, rodolfo hernandez. this was his third presidential campaign and victory comes some 20 years after he was first elected to congress. with more here s the bbc s south america correspondent, katy watson, in the capital, bogota. the atmosphere here in gustavo petro s h0 is electric. people here almost didn t believe it. it was a nailbiter until the very end. this is a historic vote in so many ways that s often used as a real cliche but it s really true he is the first leftist pr
and in here at london s euston station, where people have already begun changing their plans because of this week s strikes. how will the week s industrial action in the uk affect you? are you a key worker struggling to find a way into work? perhaps you re a student taking exams and worried about gettng to school? we want to hear from you. you can get in touch with me on twitter, i m at luxmy g or you can use the hashtag bbc your questions. easyjet announces plans to cut more flights over the busy summer period in the uk just weeks after passengers were stranded following cancellations due to staff shortages. the uk s energy regulator ofgem announces new measures to protect customers if companies go bust. up close and personal we have a special report from uganda on how a conservation effort to increase numbers of mountain gorillas has been a success. one of our closest relatives on earth. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. president macron
most of the next few days, it will be just scattered showers here and there, but i wanted to show you the satellite picture over the last couple of days of those rainfall patterns we have seen, because in some parts of the country, it has been raining, we have had heavy showers, but what seems to be happening is that these weather systems are taking this more south west to north east track, so they are mostly skipping southern parts of the uk, so yes, it may be raining where you are further north, but it is in the south where we have had that 8% of rainfall recently, the lowest since records began, so over the next five days, the most amount of rainfall in western scotland and parts of northern ireland, may in the lake district. but in the south, where we really need it, very little in the way of rainfall, just a few showers. but generally speaking across the country, july for example has been below average, well below average. so the temperatures today, it has been very humi
scattered here and there, probably a little bit lighter, 19 to 24 celsius, summer temperature values. that sort of weather would be more comfortable mates and days continues into the weekend, we have more rainfall to come, particularly across scotland winds again, but high pressure, the azores high will keep things very dry, particularly where we need that rain across southern and eastern areas, leaving this weekend most likely in the north and west, and we may see more in the north and west next week, but not further south. clive. thanks, helen. and that s bbc news at six on wednesday 3rd august. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight. welcome to sportsday. i mjane dougall, live from birmingham on the sixth day of action at the commonwealth games, with plenty of gold medals. what a win for emily campbell, a
archie battersbee s parents apply to the european court of human rights to try to postpone the removal of his life support, which was due to begin today. a review has found former met police chief, dame cressida dick, may have breached professional standards during an investigation into the murder of the private detective daniel morgan. the delivery of ballots for the conservative leadership election is delayed, after the security agency gchq warned that cyber hackers could change people s votes. another hosepipe ban is on the way, after all the hot dry weather more than a million people will be affected in kent and sussex. hello, good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. foreign ministers from the g7 have said there is nojustification for what they called china s aggressive military drills in the taiwan strait. the exercises which are taking place over the next four days from tomorrow are in response to a visit to taiwan by the speaker of the us house of representatives