At the rugby world cup. And coming up, dateline london reflects on what was another momentous week in westminster. That is in half an hour here on bbc news. Good morning. Downing street has reacted angrily after borisjohnson was referred to the Police Watchdog over his friendship with an american businesswoman. The independent office for Police Conduct will look at whether a criminal investigation should be launched into allegations thatJennifer Arcuri was given favourable treatment, including financial grants, when mrjohnson was mayor of london. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford reports. Come to london. Build your businesses here. The mayor of london supports you. The american tech entrepreneur Jennifer Arcuri received £11,500 sponsorship for events run by her company innotech from organisations linked to borisjohnsons office while he was mayor of london. She then went on three overseas trade missions with borisjohnson all of which shed originally been turned down for. T
Test. Englands cricketers are sliding towards defeat in birmingham, five wickets down now on the final day. We will have the latest for you. Thanks olly and matt has all the weather one word wet. We are in the height of the Holiday Season we are in the height of the Holiday Season and the weather is in a cantankerous mood, lots of showers around and wetter weather to come, believe it or not. I will have more details in half an hour. Thanks matt. Also coming up on afternoon live, well have the latest from hong kong where police have fired tear gas to disperse democracy activists trying to enforce a general strike. Hello everyone this is afternoon live im martine croxall. The Prime Minister has pledged to spend 850 Million Pounds on nhs building projects, at 20 hospitals in england. The money over the next five years, will be used to upgrade outdated facilities and equipment. A further billion pounds is to be used to tackle a backlog in hospital improvements. Speaking on a visit to a hos
And over im julie went on with this is the news hour live from london coming up Security Forces a back a gunman at a major hotel in the Afghan Capital reports of at least fifteen People Killed or wounded. Turkey says its launched an air and ground offensive on kurdish positions in syrias aspirin region. U. S. Politicians get back to work trying to break the deadlock lets shut them government on the First Anniversary of dumb trumps presidency. A sanctuary in northern kenya thats helping at the community as well as vulnerable as. In sport olympic bosses confirm north korea will be at next months once again chang twenty two north korean athletes will compete with the two koreas marching behind one flying at the Opening Ceremony. Of their warm welcome to the news hour now. A major hotel in the Afghan Capital kabul is under attack by gunmen thats according to the interior ministry local media reporting at least fifteen People Killed or wounded the government Spokesman Says special forces im
Of dry weather around as well. And still seeing the northerly breeze, it will be cool, temperatures in the countryside cooler than we are seeing here. As we move into the weekend, High Pressure begins to build into the picture, and will continue to see a feed of northerly air, so cool over the weekend as well. It will be a fresh start to the day on saturday, a few showers on the coast, but as we go through the day and tempered as one, cloud bubbling up and showers get going, a few less showers and today, but heavy across england and wales, High Pressure starting to push into scotland, settling things down, again feeling cool, temperatures in the mid teens. As High Pressure pushes in overnight, we see the wind easing and fewer showers. Rula, temperatures close to freezing in sheltered spots. Some of us waking up sheltered spots. Some of us waking up to seems like this on sunday morning, a touch of gros frost not out of the question. 20 of brightness around. And they looking like the bet