onto boats to sunbathe, sometimes sinking them. some exciting new additions have made their debut at a zoo in gaza city three extremely cute lion cubs. the animals born on friday evening are said to be in excellent health. but zoo keepers admit a lack of medication and food might make them difficult to care for. one visitor to the zoo said the cubs were wonderful. now it s time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. hello. it s another hot sunny day for many of us today, but we have got some thunderstorms developing in the north and the west. still an amber extreme heat warning in force across much of england and wales. there could be problems with heat related illnesses and travel disruption as well. so, still a little bit of low cloud lingering for eastern scotland that should clear away. heavy showers and thunderstorms for northern ireland and for the west of scotland creeping eastwards. temperatures in the north in the mid 20s, but further south in the mi
china has fired missiles near taiwan in a show of force against nancy pelosi s visit to the island. and the bank of england makes its biggest rise in interest rates for nearly thirty years while saying the uk s headed, for recession. a court in moscow has sentenced the us basketball player, brittney griner, to nine years in prison on charges of drug smuggling. she was also fined $16 thousand. here s ms griner arriving at the court for the sentencing. the olympic gold medallist was detained in february at an airport near moscow when cannabis oil vape cartridges were found in her luggage. here s what she said after both sides presented closing arguments. i made an honest mistake and i hope that in your ruling that it doesn t end my life. brittny griners s lawyers spoke to reporters after the sentencing. we feel disappointment. you know, when we saw britney, i think it was tuesday and we were told we will see you on thursday. and she said, see you on doomsday. so it looks like
by shelling europe s largest nuclear power plant. conflict near the zaporizhzhia plant has intensified this week leading to western countries to call on moscow to withdraw troops from the facility. so far russia has not agreed to do so. now on bbc newsm, click. this week, getting in tune with nature. we are having a hi tech chuck with our plants. i nature. we are having a hi-tech chuck with our plants. chuck with our plants. i love that you chuck with our plants. i love that you are chuck with our plants. i love that you are breaking - chuck with our plants. i love that you are breaking it - chuck with our plants. i love | that you are breaking it down to talking with lance. but what do ou to talking with lance. but what do you do to talking with lance. but what do you do when to talking with lance. but what do you do when your to talking with lance. but what do you do when your grapes i do you do when your grapes aren t happy? all is looking at our vineyards are a
hello. this is bbc news. i m lukwesa burak and these are the headlines. writers and politicians condemn an attack on acclaimed author, sir salman rushdie, who is now on a ventilator, after being stabbed while on stage in the us state of new york. his agent says the 75 year old cannot speak, is likely to lose one eye, has a damaged liver and the nerves in one arm have been severed in the attack. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england s drought could last into the next year. and it s notjust parts of the uk struggling with heat as most of europe continues to grapple with high temperatues too. a huge fire is devastating forests in the gironde region in france. train drivers from nine rail companies are on strike across the uk today. it s the latest walkout in a row over pay and conditions. documents in the us show fbi agents seized papers marked top secret when they searched the florida home of th
and foreign minister agree to dissolve parliament, triggering new elections the fifth election there in three and a half years. the european union says russia s blockade of ukraine s ports which prevents millions of tonnes of grain from being distributed across the world is a real war crime . this is a desperate attempt to use the foot to make to create hunger. welcome to the programme. we start here in the uk which is gearing up for the biggest set of rail strikes in thirty years. which is gearing up for the biggest disruption is expected all week. which is gearing up for the biggest there will be rail strikes on tuesday, thursday and saturday. and a london underground strike on tuesday. almost all major lines in england, scotland and wales will be affected. the rmt trade union is striking that stands for the national union of rail, maritime and transport workers. so, thousands of staff are due to walk out staff working at network rail responsible for the rail