tormenting english bowlers once again, as is his way. in sapping temperatures, at least england kept his mercury below 100. anderson dismissed him for 93. but his face told the price. we had reached the party at the back end of the innings. australian tail enders swatting away tired english bowlers until they reached 473. when they declared and put england in, under lights, under pressure, underperforming. mitchell starc picked up rory burns. he had made four, england had made seven. 0n came michael neser for his test debut. 0ut went haseeb hameed with more regrets. but australia weren t the only thing striking. that storm will pass, but, for england, the heat won t. patrick gearey, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here s stav da naos. it has not been too bad today for many, ending the working week on a fine note in many northern parts of the uk. glorious sunrise here in scarborough. much of scotland and northern england are sunny and further south, grey skies contin
also this lunchtime. tighter covid restrictions will be brought in after boxing day in wales, as the first minister warns of an oncoming storm of omicron . four young children die in a house fire in south london a 27 year old woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect. some christmas cheer on the high street there were better than expected retail sales in november, as people started their festive shopping early. inspired by strictly dance schools across the country say they re seeing more same sex couples signing up. edged, taken. and it was australia s day again in adelaide as england continue to struggle in the ashes. and coming up on the bbc news channel premier league clubs will meet on monday to discuss the impact of covid 19 on football, with newcastle boss eddie howe saying the game is on a knife edge. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the liberal democrats have called their victory in the north shropshire by election a watershed m
a 27 year old woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect after two sets of twin boys, aged three and four, died in a house fire in south london last night. wales announces tighter coronavirus restrictions with the return of social distancing and nightclubs shut after boxing day. chancellor rishi sunak is meeting peak business groups who say hospitality firms need financial help as omicron cases cause economic hardship. and, railfares will go up by almost 4% the government says the hike is to pay for further investment in infrastructure. the television presenter aj odudu has pulled out of tomorrow night s strictly come dancing final after suffering an injury. good afternoon. the liberal democrats have called their victory in the north shropshire by election a watershed moment for british politics, after the party overturned a conservative majority of 23,000 winning by nearly 6,000 votes. the prime minister is facing questions about his political future,
afternoon. for many it is a dry weekend, some areas are seeing sunshine and other areas staying cloudy and gloomy. that will be the case for northern ireland, large parts of england and wales. the odd spot of rain in dense fog patches lingering in northern and eastern england, but sunshine further north. here a little bit cooler and where we have the thicker clout it is nine to 11. saturday night is similar to tonight. most places cloudy, misty and murky. frost free where you have the cloud, but on the higher areas a touch of frost again. for sunday spot the difference. most places dry again thanks to the area of high pressure. a lot of cloud alone, limited sunshine, and that cooler north easterly wind will be noticeable in northern and eastern coasts. the temperatures will be an notch down across the board. it stays financially as we head on into next week and the high pressure hose on. that s all from the bbc news at six, so it s goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin th
southwest middles. higher steppers on friday around 37, may be dropping across eastern scotland with the breeze from the sea. saturday to it all again by which point it will be london where we see the peak of those temperatures. just confirm how widespread the heat and sunshine is, capital city is forecast over the coming days, there could be some showers on sunday but we will need most of it to undo the dry ground at the moment. showers on sunday but we will need most of it to undo the dry ground at the moment. ., ., ., , the moment. extraordinary temperatures. the moment. extraordinary temperatures. thank - the moment. extraordinary temperatures. thank you. | the moment. extraordinary . temperatures. thank you. and the moment. extraordinary - temperatures. thank you. and that the moment. extraordinary temperatures. thank you. and that is the bbc news at six on wednesday the 10th of august. keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. from the six o clock