time, the risks would have been reduced. i think the scandal here is that, basically, motorways have been expanded on the cheap and safety considerations have not always been at the top of the agenda. the transport select committee said these new smart waterways allow 1600 vehicles every hour to travel, and it s vital on busy days. this was vital to ease congestion, to allow people to get around faster and more easily. is there a better way to do this? ., , easily. is there a better way to do this? . , ., , ., this? certainly we would question whether smart this? certainly we would question whether smart motorways - this? certainly we would question i whether smart motorways worked this? certainly we would question i whether smart motorways worked in terms of congestion. all our surveys show almost 40% of drivers do not use the inside lane which would have been the hard shoulder on smart motorways because they are petrified that there may be a broken down vehicle ahead so y
good evening. there s yet more disruption on britain s railways this weekend as train drivers who are members of the aslef union walk out, in a row over pay. drivers from seven rail companies are involved in the strike. it s the second this week affecting passengers, with more strikes scheduled for dates in august. our correspondent, judith moritz, reports on the scale of the disruption. folkestone station this morning was a gateway to nowhere. no southeastern trains running and passengers who didn t know about today s strike caught by surprise. so we were planning to go to brighton and now we ll have to find an alternative. probably we ll have to take the bus or something. not right, because i don t go to london very often and i ve got a lunch date with my daughter and a friend. but not all stations are closed. though around 5,000 train drivers at seven companies have walked out over pay on a busy sporting weekend, not all lines are affected. at leeds station, northern rail
the week, but further than it looks like things will be a little bit cooler. if you look at the weather icons, not a drop of rain in sight, and that is of course bad news especially for the southern areas. so hot and dry is the story. 50 hot and dry is the story. thank ou ve so hot and dry is the story. thank you very much- that is the bbc news at six on thursday the 4th of august. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. from the six team it is goodbye but the news hello and welcome to sportsday was this the moment that geraint thomas lost the gold medal? wales s star cyclist comes up short in the time trials. it s gold number 40 for england as zoe newson shows her strength and joy in the women s pa ra powerlifting final and world champion wightman is in control once again as he eases into the 1500m final and he isn t the only athlete from the home nations to watch out for. well, what a dramatic day in the men s time trial with crashes, misj
These moments come around rarely, its not every single year we get to do an olympic games. And i felt like preparation was going so well and in an instant, its gone. Hello again. Welcome along to sportsday. Theyll likely be on the same International Team attempting to conquer europe this summer but before that, theyre on opposite sides trying to do the same for their clubs. Two of englands finest abroad meet in the Champions League semi finals tonight, with both harry kane and Jude Bellingham trying to win the competition for the first time. Theyve been key to their teams getting this far kane has 42 goals overall in his Debut Campaign for Bayern Munich while, even though bellingham has half the amount, thats from midfield, and includes two clasico winners. Their first leg is at the Allianz Arena Tonight and Patrick Gearey looks ahead. I think hes a great player, One Of The Best of all time may be. Jude is exactly the the best of all time may be. Jude is exactly the type the best of al
there s been heavy bombardment of the territory overnight; the head of the israeli army has called for the military campaign in gaza to be stepped up. israeli tanks are reported to be slowly advancing towards the centre of khan younis and there are reports of house to house fighting in the city. the head of the world health organization has said the war in gaza is having a catastrophic impact on healthcare there. tedros adhanom ghebreyesus warned health workers are having to work in unimaginable conditions in a desperate effort to help civilians. our correspondent hugo bachega has the latest. this is nasser hospital in khan younis, and the aftermath of another night of unrelenting israeli attacks. in the chaos, a father desperately searches for his son. mohamed abu shihab says a sniper opened fire when he was in his house giving water to his two sons. the oldest was wounded. the youngest killed. the sniper killed my son, i want to see my son, he says. this footage from the