queen elizabeth i! faced an assassination threat during a 1983 visit to america. hello, i m gareth barlow. we start in sudan where the family of an 85 year old uk national has told a bbc news arabic investigation that his disabled wife died of starvation after the british embassy there left the couple to fend for themselves during the recent fighting. despite repeated calls for assistance, abdalla sholgami and alaweya rishwan were offered no help in leaving their home which is just yards from the embassy in the capital, khartoum. the foreign office said the situation had been too dangerous. nawal al maghafi reports. a race against time. as fighting in sudan intensified, thousands of dual nationals were desperate to escape. amongst them abdalla sholgami, a british citizen and a london hotel owner, and his wife alaweya rishwan. they were next to the military hq. they were in the centre of khartoum. that area, you can t leave, you can t enter. there are snipers everywhere in hat
and she is still alone to this very moment. a russian missile strikes a hospital in the ukrainian city of dnipro, killing at least one person and injuring 15. british cycling bans transgender women from the female category of its competitions. of borrowing in europe how worried should we be about the global economy? and as the iconic rocky horror show celebrate s 50 years on the stage, we speak to one of its original stars. hello, i m ben thompson, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in sudan where the family of an 85 year old uk national has told a bbc news arabic investigation that his disabled wife died of starvation after the british embassy there left the couple to fend for themselves during the recent fighting. despite repeated calls for assistance, abdalla sholgami and alaweya rishwan were offered no help in leaving their home which is just yards from the embassy in the capital, khartoum. the foreign office said t
after a dry start for many, showers will develop. some of the heaviest this time more likely in parts of eastern england, particularly stretching from northumberland down to about norfolk, temperatures are still ranging from the high teens in the west to the low 20s in the ease and, like for the last few days. we start the weekend still with low pressure in charge. a band of rain pushing is, followed by more showers. it s going to be a blustery day with some sunny spells between the showers and, in the sunshine, not feeling bad. temperatures i7 the showers and, in the sunshine, not feeling bad. temperatures 17 or 18 in the west, low 20s further east. high pressure is set to built in, which should settle the weather down for the weekend next week, and it should start to get warmer, with temperatures for some which in the mid 20s. thanks, chris. and that s bbc news at six on thursday 30th june. you can keep up to date with all today s stories on the bbc website. now on bbc1, it
people are throwing questions at him left and right. think about the number of hours he s gone just for these 90 minutes. i have dealt with this man when he was a senator, when he was a vice president, and when he was president. and i will tell you he s not the same person he was before, so let s not lower expectations. he s going to be prepared. the best he s ever going to be prepared, so what america needs to judge is this is joe biden at his very top. after previously attacking president biden for his mental acuity former house speaker kevin mccarthy is now warning against lowering expectations ahead of tonight s debate. we ll dig into those comments as both candidates gear up for their highly anticipated matchup. plus, donald trump continues to tease who he will pick for his running mate, telling his supporters the possibilities will show up at tonight s debate. but when will he finally make his choice? and also ahead, another significant abortion opinion was mistak