as official figures show the economy shrank slightly between april and june, the chancellor says he recognises the difficulties people are facing. we are looking at all the options of what additional help we need to bring in later on in the winter months, in december and january, work those up so they are ready to go. and the shortlist of uk cities that could host next year s eurovision song contest has been revealed, with seven left in the running. and coming up on the bbc news channel. great britain have won their first medals in the track cycling at the european championships in munich, with the bronze in the men s team pursuit getting the team on the board. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. police in new york state say the author salman rushdie has suffered a stab wound to the neck. his condition is not met your own. police said a man have been taken into custody stop mr rushdie received death threats after writing his book the satanic verses in 1988 and we
someone who has been out there, unafraid, despite the threats. a man has been arrested. we ll have the latest. also on the programme. drought is officially declared across large parts of england after the driestjuly in 50 years. there s no cheer in the latest economic figures which show the economy has shrunk slightly. people don t seem to be coming out eating as much, or coming out drinking as much, because they can t afford it. train drivers strike this weekend over pay and the cost of living disrupting people s ability to get to sporting and social events across the country. and the shortlist of uk cities that could host next year s eurovision song contest has been revealed, with seven left in the running. coming up on the bbc news channel, gold in herfinal major race for britain s n triathlete non stanford who sprinted to the line to win the european championships in munich. good evening and welcome to bbc news at ten. the author sir salman rushdie has been stabbed on s
been declared. almost half of england. the environment agency says to other regions, your chart and the west midlands are likely to be cleared in drove by the end of this month. now this gives you an idea of why this decision has been made. these are the areas where hose pipe bands are already in place and we are being told that more bands are very likely on the way. raising the dial to drought, sounds dramatic and thatis dial to drought, sounds dramatic and that is the point. the government wants to encourage us all to use the countries scarce water supplies more wisely. what can we do? here are a few thoughts for you. no bass, short showers, turn off the tap even while brushing teeth, don t do half load, feel your machine before you put it on and finally, fix leaks. an extraordinary amount of water can be ways to come litres a day from a leaking toilet, for example. of