well, authorities here are bracing themselves for another night of violence. after yesterday. a day which proved to be very disruptive one, there was a lot of damage and destruction, notjust here in paris, but across the country. as you say, there were more than 1300 arrests, i think the latest figures may now take that up to as close to 2000 arrests. a lot of that damage to buildings, and there is really concern about a repeat of more violence. underthe concern about a repeat of more violence. under the challenge really is for the authorities, what can be done to stop that violence from continuing? there have been talks over a state of emergency being imposed, that is not yet on the table. the paris metro and other public transport is going to be suspended later this evening for an overnight. and these disturbances have been taking place across the country. my colleague is in northern france. , ., france. atmosphere here in northern france. atmosphere here in northern fran
will have a look at in a moment but it s this ridge of high pressure that follows on behind that will kill off the showers, the clearer skies and low temperatures as we head into the night time. we still got that rain clearing away from the east coast of england, hanging on across the northern isles. quite a few heavy showers coming into wales, heading into the midlands, towards the south east over the next few hours but few hours but fewer showers across western scotland and northern ireland where we are seeing sunshine. quite cool out there and breezy. the winds will drop this evening, showers fade away, we keep some cloud and a few showers keep going for a little longer at a cost eastern parts of england but with like winds and clear skies temperatures will be close to or just below freezing. we could see as low as 2, or 3, a slight frost into tomorrow morning, good friday. a sunny start for most of the country. as temperatures rise through the day the cloud will build a
of the met with our home editor. also this lunchtime. scotland s former first minister nicola sturgeon cancels a public appearance today, as the police investigation into her husband continues. a new drug on the nhs for people living with inherited breast and prostate cancer. and delays again for holiday makers booked on cross channel ferries from dover, as the easter getaway begins. and coming up on the bbc news channel. we round up the latest action, he key interviews and discuss the day s biggest talking points in sport. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. dozens of metropolitan police officers have been diverted from investigating serious crime and terrorism to root out wrongdoing within the force. the head of the met, sir mark rowley, says he expects hundreds of staff to be removed from duty over the next few years. it comes after a damning report last month called britain s biggest police force instutionally racist, homophobic and misogynist. helena wilki
and feeling their way through shanghai s lockdown we talk to the blind masseurs struggling to cope in a post pandemic world. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. it s 8:00 in the morning in singapore and 8:00 in the evening on the us east coast, wherejoe biden used a visit to massachusetts to issue the latest stark warning on the threat posed by climate change. the us president is using executive powers to usher in measures, including offshore wind farms and expanded flood control. with a heat dome now affecting 28 states, the us is the latest country to swelter with high temperatures. wildfires are still raging in europe, in countries like spain, italy and greece. in france s south west, president macron has been to see the devastation caused by a wildfire that forced almost 40,000 people from their homes. 0ur correspondent lucy williamson was there and starts our coverage with this report. fire chiefs are too cautious to talk about a turning
have beat. we have two deliver people. == have to beat. we have two deliver people. » have to deliver for people. prices are rising at their fastest rate for a0 years. uk inflationjumped to 9.1i%injune. putting out the fires of yesterday. yesterday was the london fire brigade s busiest since the second world war. and england women s hope for more success at the seaside, as they take on spain in brighton. their euro 2022 quarterfinal is just getting under way. hello, good evening and welcome to the bbc news. conservative party mps have had their say. they ve chosen two of their number to face a final hurdle in the race to become our next prime minister. the day started with three candidates vying for the top job, rishi sunak, liz truss and penny mordaunt, who got the lowest number of votes on a 105. that means she s out, leaving the former chancellor and the foreign secretary. those two now have about six weeks to persuade tory party members that they have what it takes to le