we have some slow moving thunderstorms to look out for but i thought i d show this picture, it came in land in manchester and today, we have lots of thunderclouds. the big problem with today s storm this there s not much wind to move them along so they are very slow moving storms and we could see 20 50 millimetres of rain in a few hours bringing the threat of flash flooding. a high chance of seeing thunderstorms across the heart of the pennines, pretty bad for some of the cities in west yorkshire and south yorkshire. could see some flooding here. lots of showers and thunderstorms around greater manchester, wales, the midlands and a few drapes around the coastline of east anglia and the south downs and london area, so loads of showers today, risk of some localised flash flooding from those big storms. overnight clouding coaches from the north sea and with that will see temperatures holding up that will see temperatures holding up at around 6 8 c. tomorrow, a completely differe
valley bank. and those are the latest headlines here on bbc news. you re watching bbc news. now its time for sportsday. officials in the german city of hamburg say the gunman, who shot dead seven people at a jehovah s witness meeting hall was a former member of the religious group who left on bad terms. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. liverpool slip up they re beaten by bournemouth, who lift themselves out of the relegation zone. a vital win for wales with a first victory at this year s six nations, as they hope to avoid the wooden spoon. and mikhaela shiffrin makes history in sweden, breaking a record that had stood for more than a0 years. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. the bbc has apologised after severe disruption to its sports programmes today, following the corporation s announcement that gary lineker was to step back from presenting match of the day. football programming across the bbc has been impacted because a number of presen
hello, and welcome to sportsday. liverpool slip up they re beaten by bournemouth, who lift themselves out of the relegation zone. a vital win for wales with a first victory at this year s six nations, as they hope to avoid the wooden spoon. and mikhaela shiffrin makes history in sweden, breaking a record that had stood for more than a0 years. from the bbc sports centre, this is sportsday. the bbc has apologised after severe disruption to its sports programmes today, following the corporation s announcement that gary lineker was to to step back from presenting match of the day. football programming across the bbc has been impacted because a number of presenters and pundits have refused to take part. it comes after lineker s criticism on social media of the government s language surrounding migrants. the bbc says it s working hard to resolve the situation, and recognises that sports fans are disappointed. in an an interview today, the bbc s director general tim davie says h
with more sunshine around and feeling warm as well. there is some cloud in scotland, with a little bit of rain. there is a south easterly breeze as the high pressure moves and as the wind direction changes it will get a little warmer but turning more unsettled just in time for the coronation. today any rain in scotland heading up towards the north west, otherwise dry and bright with sunshine at times. temperatures peaking at around 17 degrees. a bit cooler around north sea coasts. we should push away any rain up towards the northern isles otherwise dry over night with some clear spells. not quite as chilly as last night across eastern parts of england, temperature is around five, 7 degrees. tomorrow many places having a dry day, with a good deal of sunshine around. more cloud coming into the east of scotland and north east england. so these areas a little cooler than today and also cooler in the north east of england and eastern scotland. but where the wind is light to the mi
at the age of 80, mr biden is already the oldest holder of the office in history. we will have more reaction to that announcement. and described as the king of calypso the legendary singer and campaigner harry belafonte has died aged 96. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. we start with snooker and ronnie 0 sullivan made his 100th appearance at the crucible this morning as he continues his bid for a record eighth title he s playing belgian luca brecel in the quarterfinals. it was brecel who took the first frame but 0 sullivan responded in style, taking six of the next seven frames to lead at the end of the first session. 0n the other table, mark allen has fought back from 3 1 down againstjakjones to pull the scores level it s four frames each at the interval. so let s cross live to the crucible now. a battle between two four time champions. they ve met at the crucible five times before this is a repeat of the