European championships next summer. Time for a look at the weather heres mel coles. We will see a brief break in proceedings from the wet weather towards the middle of the week, but it will be short lived. We still had several severe flood warnings in force for the don valley, those areas struggling to cope with recent flooding and rain. Some showery rain forecast this afternoon. This is the recent rainfall, they are gradually drifting southwards, there are some sunny spells on offer. It is tied into this area of low pressure gradually drifting towards the north sea, a transient ridge of High Pressure following behind but another weather system waiting in the winds. For the rest of the afternoon, further showers feeding on, drifting southwards, some could be wintry over the Higher Ground in parts of scotland, some sunshine, but you will all notice the blustery winter evident down irish sea and north sea coast, but even inland it is not helping. We mayjust about squeeze out a double dig
Are battling catastrophic conditions, as wildfires continue to rage on australias east coast. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with jane dougall. Hello. Both Raheem Sterling and joe gomez had trained together, despite Raheem Sterling being dropped after an altercation between the two. Sterling has admitted his emotions got the better of him. Are slight respite for the rain in the next 24 hours. We will take a closer look at what is causing a catastrophic australian wildfires. Also coming up, were out and about in Bishop Auckland. We are in the north east today, in Bishop Auckland, in a town that has voted labour in every election since 1935. Is that about to change . Hello, everyone this is afternoon live. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn has heavily criticised the government for what he has described as a woeful response to flooding in yorkshire and the midlands. Five days after the flooding began, the Prime Minister will this afternoon chair a meeting of the governments Cobra
Has died at the age of 80. Known for his temper as much to deter tens of thousands of people as his drumming talent from taking to the streets. Baker famously often ended up in punch ups on stage. The latest protests came despite a ban on face masks, sparking violent clashes and scores at 10 00 Mishal Husain will be here with a full round up of the days news. Of arrests by the police. First its time for our world. They started firing volleys of tear Steve Rosenberg explores how moscow gas over the wall through these views the tumultuous events of 1989 and how Vladimir Putins russia trees and down into the street. The protesters a re responding by pouring is trying to regain its influence. Water onto the tear gas canisters or throwing them back. As the hong kong governments latest tactic to quell the demonstrations appears to fail, well be asking what could be next. Its 30 years since the iron curtain fell. For millions across europe, it meant freedom. For moscow, it meant the end of it
A new womens world record for the marathon, in chicago. She knocked more than a minute off the previous best time to finish in two hours, 1a minutes and four seconds. At ten oclock, Mishal Husain will be here with a full round up of the days news. Now in the our world programme, Michael Buchanan meets people in hartlepool in the north east of england to find out how government cuts have affected their lives. On the north east coast of england lies one of britains poorest towns. A lack of work, a lack of money, has left a proud area struggling badly. Drug abuse is rife, killing people at a faster rate than almost anywhere else in england. For a year, this town has become my second home, witnessing a firsthand its fears. Ive lost one son. Dont want to lose another. And the dedication of those battling its demons. He bought us a sandwich in the doorway bought us a cheeseburger. That contributed to him turning his life around . Poverty and deprivation arent unique to this town. But here, t
Cream with eric clapton has died at the age of 80. And in the sport at 5. 30, champions Manchester City fall eight points behind in the title race after suffering a shock home defeat against wolves. Good afternoon. Tens of thousands of demonstrators have again taken to the streets in hong kong, defying a ban on wearing face masks, which has been imposed under a new emergency law. Police used tear gas and charged with batons to try to break up the crowds. The protesters, who first took to the streets injune, are demanding greater democratic freedoms. Our china corrspondent, robin brant reports. Standing and waiting, taking cover under umbrellas from the warm rain, almost all of them wearing a face mask. This was how the hong kong protesters showed their contempt for their government and its latest attempt to quell the protests with emergency measures that outlaw facemasks. Some were even handing them out, to stop people getting sick, one man told me. This was a sizeable turnout. Tens an