horrific and shocking police describe the murder of 87 year old thomas o halloran, stabbed while riding his mobility scooter in west london. officers call it an unprovoked attack . more than 4,000 people given contaminated blood in the 70s and 80s will receive compensation of £100,000 each, but campaigners say many grieving families have been ignored. pollution warnings issued for nearly 50 beaches around england and wales, with untreated sewage being discharged into coastal waters. the two tory party leadership rivals attack the northern ireland protocol as they vie for votes at election hustings in belfast. and nasa rolls out the rocket which it hopes will put humans back on the moon for the first time in half a century. an increase in food and drink prices has pushed inflation to double digits as the cost of living crisis intensifies. the office for national statistics says the rise in the price of goods is now at its highest rate for more than a0 years. inflation hit
fantastic, thank you so much. laura scott at the commonwealth games in birmingham. now fora scott at the commonwealth games in birmingham. now for a look at the weather and hello to chris. we were hearing about the hosepipe bans and no rain in the forecast for a long, long time in parts of the south of the uk. one of our weather watchers spotted this combine harvester bringing the crops in. and although there is a lot of dry weather, across the north of the uk we are seeing some shower cloud speed in. answering the big question, when is it going to rain? well, not for the next five days across the really dry areas but i reckon actually this dry run of weather will last a long time. southern parts of england and wales, i don t think we ll see rain for the next ten days but perhaps even as long as the next two weeks. so perhaps the back end of august we could see some heavy rain moving in, but that is an awful long way off. this afternoon, dry across southern wales, the south m
hint of things to come. this high pressure will build across the uk and much of europe throughout next week, and with that it brings a warm atmosphere, with rising temperatures and hot air spreading from the south. mid to high 30s across france, at least low 30s in southern parts of the uk, and in the north it will turn very warm as well. so, yes, hotterweather on will turn very warm as well. so, yes, hotter weather on the way, and it stays predominantly dry. and that s bbc news at six on friday 5th of august. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. from the six team, it s goodbye. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time tojoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. have a good evening. welcome to sportsday, i m jane dougall live from birmingham as we bring you another day of medals for the home nations. the law won a second diving gold forjack, along with his england partner, ant harding. a shock go
are life changing but that his feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact, after he was stabbed at an event in new york state. egyptian health officials say at least 41 people have died and a0 are injured in a fire at a coptic church in north west cairo. a powerful explosion has rocked a shopping centre and caused a fire in armenia s capital, yerevan, leaving one dead and 20 injuried. prosecutions for breaching covid restrictions have been dropped for six people, who attended a vigil in london for sarah everard last year. warnings in the uk over the use of disposable barbecues after a weekend of wildfires in parts of england. good afternoon. 70 charities and community organisations have written to the two conservative party candidates vying to be its next leader and the next prime minster urging them to show compassion and leadership in dealing with the cost of living crisis. tomorrow, labour is expected to call on the government to freeze the energy price cap this a
civil rights campaigners, who s died at the age of 93. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the european court of human rights has tonight refused an application by the parents of archie battersbee to postpone the removal of his life support, effectively ending the family s legal battle. doctors who say archie is brain stem dead were waiting for a decision from the court before beginning the withdrawal of his treatment. the 12 year old has been in a coma since an accident at his home in essex in april. let s go live now to the royal london hospital in east london, where archie has been receiving his life support treatment since april. charlotte gallacher is there. charlotte, can you bring us up to speed with these latest developments?- speed with these latest developments? speed with these latest develoments? , . , , speed with these latest develoments? , , . developments? this was the news that archie battersbee s developments? this was the news that archie battersbee