as sir salman rushdie lay injured on the stage after being stabbed. the suspectjumped onto the stage and attacked mr rushdie, stabbing him at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen. sir salman was rushed to hospital and taken by helicopter to the neighbouring state of pennsylvania. he was due to speak at the chautauqua institute, a centre for arts and learning in western new york, which celebrates freedom of expression a value many praise sir salman for having. here is an individual who has spent decades speaking truth to power. l someone who s been out there, i unafraid, despite the threats that have followed him his entire adult life. it seems prime minister borisjohnson tweeted he was appalled that the author was stabbed while exercising a right that must always be defended. a 24 year old man named hadi matar was arrested and taken into custody. police have carried out a raid at his home in newjersey. the motive is not known, but sir salman has long li
channel islands, parts of the south west, all that humidity working in behind the outbreaks of rain, pretty soggy for the first part of the evening in yorkshire and lincolnshire, some patchy rain elsewhere. even when you get breaks in the cloud they will fill in with mist and fog tanks to thanks to the rising levels of humidity. low pressure with us for tomorrow, a couple of little weather fronts moving through, bringing shower, but all of us fining ourselves in the midst of this very humid air, but particularly humid in the south where across the south west, parts of wales will be murky start, some fog patches elsewhere. a fair amount of cloud in the sky. that cloud breaking from time to time to give spells of sunshine. best for northern ireland, the south east of england but equally that cloud producing a few showers here and there. 20 for glasgow, 21 for belfast but parts of east aping that getting up to 27 degrees. through tomorrow we see rain gathering to the south we
further between further north but we have a northerly wind so it will feel cool but drier and more settled on friday and over the weekend temperatures will build particularly in the north and the west. l in the north and the west. i am hanuain in the north and the west. i am hanging on in the north and the west. i am hanging on to in the north and the west. i am hanging on to the in the north and the west. i am hanging on to the good - in the north and the west. i am hanging on to the good news at the atlantic. and that s the bbc news at six. now it s time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday i m olly foster. a day affected by rain but dan evans is on court which hopes in the french open singles in the next few hours as dan evansis singles in the next few hours as dan evans is on call right now, we will get the latest from paris. leicester for chelsea? and rain, rain go away england s cricketers look set to be frustrate