the uk s largest force, the metropolitan police, has been put in special measures over concerns about a series of failures in high profile cases including that murder or server abroad. the population of england and wales has soared to a new high in the past decade and it s getting older. and rafa nadal begins his quest at wimbledon to win his 23rd grand slam title we ll be there live. coming up on sportsday, it s the end of an era in english cricket as their inspirational white ball captain eoin morgan retires from the international game. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. should scotland be an independent country? that is the question the first minister nicola sturgeon wants to put again to the people of scotland in an independence referendum next year. it s exactly the same question that people were asked in 2014. downing street says the prime minister thinks now is not the time to be talking about a referendum but the government will look carefully at the
david hunter is about to stand trial in cyprus, accused of murdering his terminally ill wife janice. are we facing a summer of disruption? bt workers will be asked today if they want to strike. commuters will find out about next week s railway walk out. i look at why more industrial action s on the cards. england s biggest home defeat in 94 years a 4 0 loss to hungary sparks a backlash from supporters, five months out from the world cup. the rising sea levels forcing people from their homes a new report puts 200,000 properties in england at risk. last year, there was eight metres of road between here and the end there. i measured it yesterday, and we re down to 3.4 metres. good and we re down to 3.4 metres. morning from stjai london, good morning from stjames park in london, the warmest part of the uk yesterday. today for england and wales it is going to be another sunny day and a very warm one. for scotland and northern ireland, more cloud with showers in the north and
the european union will respond this morning to the uk s decision to publish legislation allowing ministers to unilaterally override parts of the agreement governing post brexit trade in northern ireland. as temperatures are set to reach 33 degrees celcius today that s around 91 degrees farenheit, a weather alert is issued for friday and saturday. people with a worrying cough, problems swallowing or blood in their urine can soon be referred for scans and checks by a pharmacist, rather than having to wait to see their gp. the home secretary, priti patel, says she won t be deterred from implementing her plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda, despite a series of legal challenges that prevented the first flight from taking off last night. the plane was grounded when the european court of human rights ruled in favour of an iraqi man who was due to be on board, triggering fresh appeals tojudges in london. ms patel says she s disappointed but says preparations for the next flig
the railway lines in britain being closed. our shrinking coastline a warning that rising sea levels mean almost 200,000 properties in england may have to be abandoned. december last year there was eight metres of road between here and the end there. i measured it yesterday and we are down to 3.4 metres. and how an elderly ukrainian woman has become the unlikely face of pro war russian propoganda. and coming up on the bbc news channel. after the biggest win of her career yesterday, britain s katie boulter is back in action at the birmingham classic on a busy day of grass court tennis. the government says prepartions are already under way for a new flight taking asylum seekers to rwanda after the first one was effectively grounded last nightjust before take off. at the last minute, the european court of human rights ruled in favour of an iraqi man who was due to be on board the plane, saying he faced a real risk of irreversible harm . ministers say they re surprised and disa