but at what cost? with soaring energy bills it is getting more expensive to heat pools like this one, so they may have to close for good. good morning from wimbledon where there is some disappointment after andy murray and emma raducanu both went out on centre court. but british number one cameron norrie went through to round three. good morning. early rain in eastern parts of northern ireland and scotland which will become confined to the north east of scotland. for the rest of us, sunshine and showers, some thundery. details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday, 30thjune. our main story. the uk will provide an additional £1 billion in military aid for ukraine, after president zelensky urged nato leaders to do more to help the country s war effort. at the nato summit in madrid, the military alliance branded russia the biggest direct threat to western security. our security correspondent frank gardner has more. ukrainian troops on salisbury plain, part of an e
down. good morning from southampton, where northern ireland and england face each other in their final group game at the euros. england look to continue their winning form as they head to the quarterfinals, while northern ireland want to finish their first major women s tournament on a high. sunny in the southern half of the country at the moment but a cloudy and damp start in the north. it will brighten up. news of exceptional heat coming our way into next week. it s friday, 15thjuly. our main story. thousands of rail workers are to go on strike again as the leader of one of britain s biggest union warns of a summer of discontent . the rmt union has announced its members will strike on thursday the 18th and saturday the 20th august in their ongoing row over pay, jobs and conditions. the union had already announced a day of action on the 27thjuly. yesterday, the aslef union also said train drivers at eight rail companies would stage a walk out on saturday 30th july. sharon g
we must all work together to address the hate that remains a stain on the soul of america. our hearts are heavy once again, but our resolve must never, ever waver. payton gendro. the uk government says it wouldn t be deterred from taking action over post brexit trading arrangements in northern ireland to try to help restore power sharing at stormont. and a triumphant ukraine wins the eurovision song contest after claiming the popular vote. good evening. in response to russia s invasion of ukraine finland and sweden have abandoned their military neutrality and announced their intention to join nato. the alliance s secretary general yens stoltenberg has described jens stoltenberg has described the move as historic while president putin, talking of finland, called the plan a mistake . nato the north atlantic treaty organization is a military alliance, formed in 1949 by 12 countries, including the us, uk, canada and france. after the soviet union s collapse in 1991,