of incarceration of uyghurs and other minorities it includes evidence of a shoot to kill policy. the uk s withdrawal from afghanistan last year was a disaster, says an inquiry by mps, which will damage the nation s interests for years. the murder of three year old kemarni watson darby his mother s boyfriend is jailed for at least 2a years, after subjecting the toddler to weeks of beatings. good morning everyone and welcome to the brand new elizabeth line service. and the train pulling in is three years late and £4 billion over budget crossrail opens for business, as the first passengers catch the elizabeth line. it was a long wait but, you know, it s here now, and we are on it. the journey time between canary wharf and whitechapel blew my mind. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: gareth southgate is set to announce his squad for next month s nations league games, when england will take on hungary, italy and germany. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc new
scaled back, but transport for london insists it is still needed. this railway is not built for today or tomorrow but for the next 100 to 150 years, we believe it is a catalyst propose pandemic recovery. you can see the reaction of customers are wild by the railway, we think it will drive customers back onto the railway.- we think it will drive customers back onto the railway. there was a celebratory back onto the railway. there was a celebratory atmosphere back onto the railway. there was a celebratory atmosphere as - back onto the railway. there was a celebratory atmosphere as the - back onto the railway. there was a | celebratory atmosphere as the new railway arrives with a promise to transform travel across london on the south east. it is not clear when something like this might be built again. katy austin, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here s stav da naos. probably best to stay below ground today, don t be fooled by the sunny spells, the ominous sky behin
heart of china s highly secret in incarceration. includes details of the sheet kill policy. the murder of this toddler. the boyfriend is jailed. west ham defender pleads guilty to kicking and slapping a cat under offences under the animal welfare act. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. speaking for the first time, insiders who attended gatherings in downing street during covid lockdowns have told bbc news that they would arrive at work to find bins overflowing with empty bottles from the night before, and that parties were routine. they say staff sat on each other s laps at a leaving do in november 2020, where the prime minister has now been pictured, and that security guards were laughed at when they tried to stop one party from taking place. borisjohnson is facing fresh questions about his attendance at the leaving party, and the metropolitan police are facing calls to explain why the prime minister wasn t issued with a fine. 0ur political correspondent ben wright has
7018, for sunshine and showers. temperatures 70 18, for many, not sunshine and showers. temperatures 7018, for many, not feeling too bad if you re out in the breeze in that strong may sunshine. 0n if you re out in the breeze in that strong may sunshine. on thursday were looking at a river bank moving into central regions of the uk. it could go further northwards or southwards. to the south east of that it should be dry with quite a bit of cloud but some sunny spells, and for the north west, sunshine and showers and breezy conditions once again. temperatures 13 15 for northern areas, but still around 19-20 northern areas, but still around 19 20 towards the south east of england and then high pressure is set to build in into the weekend with the weather predominately becoming driver sunny spells, but the wind coming down from an north westerly direction so a tendency for it to turn a tad cooler. , . , ., ., , cooler. chris, many thanks. that is all from the cooler. chris, man
time for a look at the weather. it isa it is a good old delve into the mixed bag of weather this week. it is certainly cooler for the south east of england for the flower show, but that will be good for keeping the blooms in top shape. however, there is a lot of clout around today and the cloud comes pouring in across the uk bearing rain for some of us. we never really recover those temperatures that we saw at the weekend. one area of low pressure pushing up from the continent and the weather fronts are trying to tuck down from the north west. the picture across the uk is a bit of a messy one. this area of rainjust to uk is a bit of a messy one. this area of rain just to the east of london at the moment pulling away in the hours ahead. it should be out of the hours ahead. it should be out of the way by teatime, roughly in time for the school run, so hopefully drier conditions. heavier showers in the south west and wales and some nudging into the midlands. showers in scotland