and we will find you. i passed english! joy and relief for some but on gcse results day, there are major regional differences in how pupils performed. drought and sustained record temperatures in china threaten rivers and crops putting several provinces on a national red alert. and a day of tumbling wickets at old trafford sees england end in a strong position against south africa. and coming up on the bbc news channel: novak djokovic is out of the us open as his covid 19 vaccination status sees him miss a second grand slam this year. good evening. people across britain will be waking up tomorrow to what are likely to be very steep increases in energy bills which will be charged from october. the announcement sets the upper limit of what suppliers can charge per unit of energy in england, scotland and wales, known as the energy price cap. pressure has been building on the government for action to help households and businesses cope with calls from a think tank for a uni
asylum seekers to rwanda as he arrives there for a meeting of commonwealth heads of state. record waiting times for hospital treatment in wales for the 24th month in a row. and test cricket gets underway again at headingley the first england match since some claims of racism were upheld against yorkshire county cricket club. and coming up on the bbc news channel. the quarter finals are under at eastbourne, with both cameron norrie and harriet dart in action. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the taliban have appealed for international support after an earthquake in afghanistan caused devastation, killing at least 1,000 people, and injuring another 1,500. doctors there have told the bbc that many children have been killed. aid agencies are rushing to get shelter, food and medicine to the worst hit areas but the rescue efforts have been hampered by heavy rain and a lack of resources. the country s health system was facing near collapse before the disast
we will have showers around but it will not be a wash out with some usable weather around but the same picture for sunday and monday, with most of the showers in western areas. if you are heading to glastonbury, pressure and breezy. back to you. thanks, helen. and that s bbc news at six on thursday 23rd june. the news continues here on bbc one as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight. hello, thanks forjoining us on sportsday this evening. the wickets all count for england, however you take them. we ll be live at headingley on day one of the third and final test between england and new zealand. jack draper comes out on top in the battle of the brits at eastbourne, but did any of the others have much to celebrate in the last eight? and we ll look ahead to northern ireland s only warm up match ahead of next month s women s euros. and that s not all. we ll bring you the story ofjeremy so on, hoping to strike it b
ahead of the commonwealth leaders summit and defends his controversial asylum deal. and the lasting impact of music on the lives of children from one of scotland s most deprived estates in stirling. and coming up in sportsday at 6:30 on the bbc news channel, we ll be live at headingley as england hunt a test series whitewash against new zealand. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. taliban officials in afghanistan say the search for survivors from wednesday s devastating earthquake in the south east of the country has ended. doctors say many children may have been the victims of the quake, which is thought to have killed more than 1,000 people. heavy rain and the destruction of road and communication network have hampered relief efforts in paktika province, the worst hit area. entire villages have been destroyed, with survivors saying they are finding it difficult to find means to bury their dead. secunder kermani is there and has just sent this report. homes redu