good morning. high pressure is firmly in charge of our weather so things are fairly settled. sunny spells, just a few showers, warm it tomorrow and an increased chance of rain for friday. all the details later in the programme. it s tuesday the 30th of august. the united nations will lead a global appeal today to help pakistan cope with the devastating floods which have left a third of the country under water and killed more than 1,100 people. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected but mountainous regions in the north west have also been badly hit. the crisis is not over yet as heavy rain continues and water surges down the indus river. our reporter sean dilley has the latest details. in some parts of pakistan, it s been relentless. more than 33 million people have been affected by flooding in the country s heaviest rain for more than a decade. this year s monsoon season has claimed well over 1,100 lives since june. more than 3,500 kilo
and we will find you. i passed english! joy and relief for some but on gcse results day, there are major regional differences in how pupils performed. drought and sustained record temperatures in china threaten rivers and crops putting several provinces on a national red alert. and a day of tumbling wickets at old trafford sees england end in a strong position against south africa. and coming up on the bbc news channel: novak djokovic is out of the us open as his covid 19 vaccination status sees him miss a second grand slam this year. good evening. people across britain will be waking up tomorrow to what are likely to be very steep increases in energy bills which will be charged from october. the announcement sets the upper limit of what suppliers can charge per unit of energy in england, scotland and wales, known as the energy price cap. pressure has been building on the government for action to help households and businesses cope with calls from a think tank for a uni
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want action from the government now, not when the new leader is declared on the 5th of september. keep those comments coming in. the time is 9:21am. the family of nine year old 0livia pratt korbel, who was killed in liverpool on monday, says now is the time for anyone who knows anything about her killer to come forward. 0livia was shot when a gunman burst into her house during a chase. one man has been arrested, but her killer has still not been traced. let s talk to our correspondent john maguire, who s in liverpool. i will get you to reflect on what 0livia s family have been saying and bring us up to date on that police investigation. bring us up-to-date on that police investigation. investigation. yes, firstly on what olivia s family investigation. yes, firstly on what olivia s family have investigation. yes, firstly on what olivia s family have been - investigation. yes, firstly on what olivia s family have been saying. | 0livia s family have been saying. that statement rele