of grain from occupied areas of ukraine as some countries grapple with shortages. one woman has died and a man is in hospital with life threatening injuries following a gas explosion that destroyed a house in birmingham and damaged at least three others. former prime minister sirjohn major is giving evidence at a public inquiry looking into how thousands of people were infected with hiv or hepatitis c through contaminated blood in the 70s and 80s. suffered incredibly bad luck. and in sport we ll be live at wimbledon as the first day of the tournament is under way. novak djokovic is on centre court now and he ll be followed by emma raducanu. and then andy murray. welcome to the programme. good afternoon and welcome. the leaders of the g7 group of nations have promised they will stand with ukraine for as long as it takes as they announced they would step up sanctions on russia. president zelenskyjoined the summit remotely, and told the leaders he needed more weapons and air
Sheffield, the mist and fog quite extensive in places across northern and eastern areas of england in particular, but not quite so much of an issue overnight tonight and for the next few days. In fact, that is mostly because the winds are set to pick up. It will be quite unsettled, more heavy downpours of rain for many of us as well. Looking at the rainfall chart yet again you can see the rainfall will be quite extensive over the next few days. Not so much for Western Scotland but the area of most concern again, eastern scotland, another 50 100 millimetres of rain over high ground. The ground is of course already saturated. A constant stream of the Shower Speeding through on an easterly wind. Eastern areas of Northern Ireland, heavy, thundery downpours here, maybe some flashes of lightning could cause problems later. Showers elsewhere across england and wales. More sunshine emerging from the south by the end of the day, temperatures for most a little lower than they were yesterday, 10
Although she insisted she did not deal in deception. But she was accused by lawyers for some of those affected of living in la la land and being in a Cloud Of Denial about her role. Emma simpson reports from the inquiry. Celebration three years ago as the first wrongful convictions are overturned in court. Now, hundreds more former Sub Postmasters are having their names cleared. Lee williamson was given a suspended sentence for fraud in 2014 which is now being quashed. Sentence for fraud in 2014 which is now being quashed. Theres always been delay or now being quashed. Theres always been delay or frustration now being quashed. Theres always been delay or frustration to now being quashed. Theres always been delay or frustration to delay l been delay or frustration to delay the process. So to hear it is relief. Maybe other emotions will come to light when it settles in. So, who is to blame. Did come to light when it settles in. So, who is to blame. Come to light when it settles in. So, w
In the halls of power, but not tonight. On capitol hill, lawmakers are in crunch talks to avoid a Government Shutdown, that is live pictures coming to you there from capitol hill. The republicans, who hold a slim majority in the house of representatives, are at a deadlock, with members on the right of the party demanding wide ranging spending cuts. Time appears to have run out to pass all the bills necessary in time for the start of the new fiscal year, on october 1. The question now is whether lawmakers can pass a Stopgap Measure to buy more time. If they dont succeed, all non essential functions of the federal govenrment will shut down, with Nonessential Workers places on furlough. The last shutdown, between December 2018 and january 2019, lastest 35 days, the longest ever in us history. Republican House Speaker kevin mccarthy, has not ruled out avoiding the shutdown by making a deal with democratic lawmakers. But conservative republicans have threatened to oust him as speaker if he