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
hello. i m nicky schiller. welcome to the programme. we start this hour with the latest on the uk general election. in the last hour the scottish national party leader, john swinney has launched his party s campaign for the vote onjuly the 4th. at an election rally mr swinney pushed for independence, celebrated his party s record on fighting the cost of living as well as attacking both the conservatives and labour. he said people in scotland wanted rid of a disastrous tory government, and he accusing labour of giving an awfully good impression of them. let s take a listen to some of what the snp leader said. there are some people telling me to forget about this election, but after looking at sir keir starmer s series of u turns, i think people are crying out for political leadership. for leaders who argue for what they actually believe in. and i passionately believe independence is the best opportunity we have to build a more prosperous and fairer country. snp leaderjohn
on papua new guinea in guyana. it is 53-a, the it is 53 a, the west indies looking to make a fast start and get their tournament after the best possible start. the first match saw the tournament s other hosts, the usa, beat canada by 7 wickets in texas. keep up to date on the app. and we re under way on the final day of the us womens open, where there s a three way tie for the lead in pennsylvania. australian minjee lee carded an impressive round of 66 and sits on five under par with thailand s wichanee meechai and andrea lee the american, who was bogey free on the back nine. japan s hinako shibuno trails the leaders by two shots, with compatriot yuka saso a further stroke back. obviously in a major championship it is hard to get high on expectations, because it is always tough. it is tough when you have high expectations in the course is hard and difficult, you know? week to week it has been getting better and better, in all aspects of my game,
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