experiences its biggest ever outbreak of avian flu. good morning from birmingham, where england are celebrating a double diving gold one for the team s teenage star at her first commonwealth games and another for the most experienced diver retaining his title. it s friday the 5th of august. our main story. a hosepipe ban will come into force in parts of southern england later today, as recent extreme temperatures and a lack of rainfall continue to put pressure on waterways and water supplies. southern water said the move, which affects the isle of wight and parts of hampshire, was a vital step . other bans will follow later in the month in kent, sussex and parts of wales. zoe conway has this report. i ve actually used the hosepipe more. frances and john are neighbours, friends, and very keen gardeners. from today, people living here near alresford in hampshire will be banned from using a hosepipe in their gardens. frances, do you think people will follow the rules? absolut
a bronze for scotland s samantha kinghorn in the t531500 metres, silver for english discus thrower lawrence okoye. and in the 110 meter hurdles, andrew pozzi leapt onto the podium. just. and what an event it s proving to be for northern ireland they have equalled their best haul at a commonwealth games, partly thanks to their talented boxers. amy broadhurst guaranteed herself at least a bronze after the referee stopped her lightweight fight in the third round. that means northern ireland will win seven medalsjust from boxing. they re assured of 15 medals, matching their record from the edinburgh games in 1986. so, how does all that leave the medals table? england are eight golds behind australia. scotland remain fifth with seven gold medals. wales now ninth. and northern ireland are 14th
and i thought to myself, this is a very good start. and her first dive was just great. and from then on, itjust builds. and then i got a little bit nervous at the final. and i settled, eventually, and she won it. phew. i can relax. proving to be a fantastic games for northern ireland. they have equalled their best haul at a commonwealth games, partly thanks to their talented boxers. amy broadhurst guaranteed herself at least a bronze after the referee stopped her lightweight fight in the third round. that means northern ireland will win seven medalsjust from boxing. they re assured of 15 medals, matching their record from the edinburgh games in 1986. so, how does all that leave the medals table? england are eight golds behind australia. scotland remain fifth with seven gold medals. wales now ninth. northern ireland are 14th but of course there s a good chance that could be improved, if any of their boxers win gold. there are 17 gold medals available on day eight