of sunday s election. # goodness, gracious # great balls of fire! the british government will call a snap election and the music industry pays tribute tojerry lee lewis one of rock and roll s all time greats, who s died aged 87. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in iran where there has been a new deadly wave of clashes. activitsts say security forces fired on dozens of people as they left friday prayers in the southern city of zahedan. it follows a similar crackdown in the same city nearly a month ago, during protests over the death of mahsa amini. robin brant reports. six weeks in and these protests show no sign of abating. the opposite, in fact. this is zahedan, the scene of violent confrontation again. independent observers claiming the crack down by security forces across iran has killed at least 160 people and the tactics continue to be unbearably indiscriminate. i saw footage of a teenager, a child, shot in the head who apparently has been killed and they h
by the end the night. tomorrow, a bright enough start to the day with some sunshine, before it will be clouding overfrom the some sunshine, before it will be clouding over from the west and ultimately there will be some rain on the way. the wettest weather will be for northern ireland and western areas of scotland with the winds picking up during the day. it s another very mild day. 6 degrees above average for the time of year in london. and then we will have some strong winds tomorrow night. gales, even severe gales, affecting the north west of scotland. stay in quite blustery across scotland for friday as well but elsewhere a brighter day with much more sunshine. it is still mild air that we have with us and so on friday afternoon temperatures will be widely into double figures. friday night and into saturday, the area of low pressure i showed you is set to bring some heavier rain in which could cause problems across parts of england and wales, given that the ground is satu
the party in the stadium was carried on across england with messages of congratulation from the queen, the prime minister and many more. it continues later. fans gathering at trafalgar square later. it s a big week for news about our energy bills. we find out how much costs will be going up in october and if there could be another rise sooner than expected. i ll have all the details. a big shock at the commonwealth games. world record holder adam peaty is beaten into fourth place in the 100 metres breaststroke, won by fellow englishman james wilby. good morning, we start on a cloudy note with showers in the east. that will move away. many seeing sunny spells until later when we have rain coming in from the west. all the details throughout the programme. it s monday, the 1st of august. our main story. football has come home. england s lionesses have made history in a dramatic win against old rivals germany in the european championship final. there were scenes ofjoy on and of
pakistan will launch a global appeal to help it deal with the flooding catastrophe that s killed more than a thousand people and affected 30 million. un member states will be asked to contribute. pakistan s foreign minister has estimated the financial impact at $4 billion. bilawal bhutto zardari said he hoped the international community would grasp the sheer level of devastation in his country. and it s not over yet water is still surging down the mightly indus river and will flood the the low lying sindh province yet further over the next few days. azadeh moshiri reports. a young boy stranded on a rock as raging waters around him. you can see a rescue work edging out of the helicopter, lifting up to safety. it is one of the countless rescue efforts that are happening as pakistan faces one of the worst floods in years. more than a thousand people dead and millions affected. ,, people dead and millions affected. ~ ,, ~ , affected. translation:. it is difficult to affec
her death last week means that this is now the home of king charles but the late queen will make one final visit to her old home, before the state funeral next monday. outside the palace, in the surrounding streets and parks, and at royal residences in other parts of the united kingdom, the tide of flowers and messages is a vibrant illustration of the nation s affection and respect for her late majesty. many of the tributes in central london have been gradually moved to nearby green park, as final preparations are made for the first ceremonial formality of the days to come. the air in this part of the city is heavily scented by thousands of floral tributes, as people from all parts of the united kingdom and overseas come to pay their respects in person. in the city of edinburgh it has been a period of 2a hours that few will ever forget thousands of people gathered to see the silent royal procession to st giles cathedral, and then queued patiently throughout the night for