Further showers coming and going. That is the exception. For most of us, it is a dry afternoon finally. In the sunshine, i6 21dc. I will ta ke in the sunshine, i6 21dc. I will take that, given what we have seen so take that, given what we have seen so far this soggyjune. Over 99, the showers across northern scotland will fade away other perhaps continuing on and off in shetland. Further south, clear spells. Temperatures between 6 i2dc. We may see a little bit more clout working into Northern Ireland and the west of scotla nd into Northern Ireland and the west of scotland towards the end of the night and the start of saturday threatening a few isolated, light showers. For the most part, saturday looks to be a decent day. An area of High Pressure, which is one of the first we have seen this month, believe it are not, will bring a lot of dry weather on saturday. For Northern Ireland and the west of scotland, the chance of seeing some isolated showers. They will continue at times in shetla
0n track for less pollution. The uks First Hydrogen powered train goes on display. These were the soggy scenes at ascot yesterday. Can we expect more today . Carol is there. Well, add royal ascot today there is the risk of a shower, particularly later on. Not as frequent as the last couple of days. It is a mixture of sunshine and showers. As we head into the weekend and next week it is getting hotter. I will have more in 15 minutes. Good morning. Its thursday, june 20. Our top story by the end of today well know the final two candidates in the race to be the next Prime Minister. Conservative mps will vote later to whittle down the remaining four, and the final decision will then be made in a postal ballot by around 160,000 Party Members. 0ur Political Correspondent nick eardley is in westminster. If people are feeling slightly wary of all these votes, this is getting to the final stages of. It is nearly overin to the final stages of. It is nearly over in terms of what happens in parlia
The authorities in afghanistan now say that m foreigners and four Afghan Nationals were killed in an attack on an International Hotel in the capital kabul. After heavy fighting that lasted twelve hours, Afghan Special forces took control of the intercontinental hotel, killing the gunmen who stormed it yesterday evening. More than 150 people managed to escape, or were rescued. The taliban says it carried out the attack. Our correspondent Zia Shahreyar reports from kabul. The final moments of a fight that had lasted all night. Gunfire and explosions as Afghan Special forces battled to regain control of the intercontinental hotel. One soldier throws a grenade. He moves away, then the explosion. The room is soon on fire, evidence of the struggle that had taken place. The Afghan National flag waving from the roof, proof that the building has been reta ken. More than 150 people, including some foreigners, were inside yesterday evening, when gunmen burst in and opened fire. Pa rt part of the
For kyle edmund in australia as he books his place in his first grand slam quarter final. More on that and the rest of the days sport in sportsday at 7. 30. Good evening. The authorities in afghanistan now say that m foreigners and four Afghan Nationals were killed in an attack on an International Hotel in the capital kabul. After heavy fighting that lasted twelve hours, Afghan Special forces took control of the intercontinental hotel, killing the gunmen who stormed it yesterday evening. More than 150 people managed to escape, or were rescued. The taliban says it carried out the attack. Our correspondent Zia Shahreyar reports from kabul. The final moments of a fight that had lasted all night. Gunfire and explosions as Afghan Special forces battled to regain control of the intercontinental hotel. One soldier throws a grenade. He moves away, then the explosion. The room is soon on fire, evidence of the struggle that had taken place. The Afghan National flag waving from the roof, proof th
Are backed by the United States but viewed by turkey as a terrorist organisation. On sunday, turkish troops crossed the border over the border, from where our correspondent, mark lowen, sent this report. As if syria needed more of this. Artillery fire from turkey, launching a new ground and air offensive. Its called operation olive branch, though its anything but a gesture of peace. From the skies, turkish f 16s struck yesterday, their target, the Syrian Kurdish militia known as the ypg. Turkey sees them as terrorists, linked to the outlawed kurdish militants, the pkk, and it wants them pushed back from the border town of afrin. Turkeys president has his own troops fighting for their hero, and with elections next year, war rallies his conservative supporters. Translation this is a National Struggle, and in this National Struggle we will crush anyone who stands against us but the ypg has powerful friends, they are trained and armed by the us. That has infuriated turkey, which says the a