This deal is a significant step towards building a more peaceful, secure towards building a more peaceful, secure and prosperous middle east. Almost 300 people have tested positive for covid i9 following an outbreak at a factory in northampton which makes m s sandwiches. The train driver and conductor killed in the derailment in aberdeenshire have been named. They were Brett Mccullough and Donald Dinnie. Thunderstorms and heavy rain sweep across parts of the uk, and theres more to come following the record breaking hot weather. Good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. Hundreds of thousands of students in england, wales and Northern Ireland have received a level and btec grades after the huge uncertainty caused by coronavirus. They didnt sit exams because of lockdown, so marks have been awarded using teacher estimates, standardised by exam boards. Headteachers say the results show a great deal of volatility. In england, more than a third of a level results were one grade lower than teac
The deputy interior minister of belarus has said everyone who was detained in protests this week will be released by friday morning. More than 6,000 people have been arrested in days of protests following the disputed election victory of president Alexander Lukashenko. There were more demonstrations in the capital, minsk, on thursday night. Other countries in europe have condemned Police Violence and eu Foreign Ministers will meet to discuss possible sanctions later on friday. These are the latest pictures of prisoners being freed after similar releases that have happened on thursday. Some of those detained have alleged mistreatment, including beatings. Amnesty International Says the accounts suggest widespread torture. 0ne protester told the bbc what he had seen and experienced firsthand. Translation they beat people ferociously with impunity and they arrest anyone. The cells are overcrowded. We were forced to stand in the yard overnight. We could hear women being beaten. I dont under
Bowling alleys, and small weddings all able to resume this weekend. And in sport, theres not much social distancing here but after five months away, its finally safe, for rugby unions premiership to return tonight. Ive been to see how its been going in training. Well meet the sisters who kept their world war ii codebreaking a secret from each otherfor decades as, ahead of vj day, theyre honoured for their efforts. Good morning. It is a mixed day to day. In the south with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Drier towards the north. The heatwave is gradually starting to ease. All the details throughout the programme. Its friday, august 14th. Our top story. People arriving in the uk from france, malta and the netherlands will be forced to self isolate for 14 days from tomorrow, following a late night announcement by the government. With up to half a million british tourists thought to be in france alone, the deadline could see a rush to ports and airports over the next 2a hours from holi
And wales into the midlands and lincolnshire. Hang in for the sunshine which comes for Northern Ireland and the western parts of scotland. Easter and sports you might be murky. Across england and wales it could be 2a or 25. The only discernible difference on sunday is with low pressure beginning to dominate more widely we will push the threat of showers towards the south west of scotland and Northern Ireland but the hefty one is found further to the south high on the day i rather humid feeling 25. Thats it, so goodbye from me. Now on bbc one, lets join the bbcs news teams where you are. Have a very good evening. Hello, and welcome to sportsday. Im gavin ramjaun. The return of rugby union the premiership season gets under way tonight, when sale travel to harlequins. England women have a new head coach could Sarina Wiegman be the woman to lead the lionesses to glory . Good for and more frustrations for england, as their bowlers make the most of a weather affected day against pakistan in
And the cost is to double to ten pence. And, an unprecedened president ial race, with challenges thrown up by covid 19. Thats anything but normal us virtual election in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon. The airline tui has launched an investigation after at least 16 cases of coronavirus were linked to one of its flights from the greek island of zante to cardiff last tuesday. Some passengers have accused cabin crew of failing to challenge those on the plane who were not wearing face coverings. The 193 passengers and crew on board are being asked to self isolate for a fortnight. Caroline davies reports. Sunshine getaways to the island of zante, an appealing prospect to many uk holiday makers. But for some, travelling back from holiday to cardif, it wasnt the return they were hoping for. It was quite scary, to be honest. As soon as we boarded, we realised that many of the passengers hadnt really been educated about the wearing of facemasks. Many of them were wearing them aro