as official figures show the economy shrank slightly between april and june, the chancellor says he recognises the difficulties people are facing. we are looking at all the options of what additional help we need to bring in later on in the winter months, in december and january, work those up so they are ready to go. and the shortlist of uk cities that could host next year s eurovision song contest has been revealed, with seven left in the running. and coming up on the bbc news channel. great britain have won their first medals in the track cycling at the european championships in munich, with the bronze in the men s team pursuit getting the team on the board. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. police in new york state say the author salman rushdie has suffered a stab wound to the neck. his condition is not met your own. police said a man have been taken into custody stop mr rushdie received death threats after writing his book the satanic verses in 1988 and we
donald trump calls for the immediate release of the warrant that allowed fbi agents to search his florida home earlier this week. the shortlist is announced for hosting next year s eurovision song contest 7 uk cities are in the running. and coming up later in the hour doesjordan peele get a yes from the critics for his new film nope? find out in the film review at 5.45. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. a drought has been declared across more than half of england, after the driestjuly on record in some areas of the country. it means water companies can impose stricter measures over how we use water at home and at work. a drought is defined by a lack of water due to extreme weather that has been built up over time. the four stages are normal , prolonged dry weather , will drought and severe drought . eight areas have been moved to the third stage including devon and cornwall, solent and south downs, kent and south london, herts and north london.
7,000 extra hospital beds this winter including in pop up sites the nhs in england unveils its plans to cope with expected pressures. and the shortlist is announced for hosting next year s eurovision song contest seven uk cities are in the running. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. a drought has been declared across more than half of england, after the driestjuly on record in some areas of the country. it means water companies can impose stricter measures over how we use water at home and at work. a drought is defined by a lack of water due to extreme weather that has been built up over time. the four stages are normal, prolonged dry weather, drought and severe drought. eight areas have been moved to the third stage, including devon and cornwall, solent and south downs, kent and south london, herts and north london. as well as east anglia, thames, lincolnshire and northamptonshire, east midlands. in the wake of low rainfall and high temperatures, water c