and as we go into the summer solstice, a bit of a chilly note where skies are clear, northern england, northern parts of scotland in particular. for the summer solstice, there s always high pressure trying to build in, but unlike last week, it s the north that s dragging in cooler air for the summer solstice, and this weather system is giving us a few headaches to just how far north it gets. certainly looks like it s going to be wet, areas bordering the english channel on monday. that could get a bit further northwards into south wales, maybe the south midlands, parts of east anglia, but elsewhere, most will have a dry day. best of the sunshine in the west, cloudy and cold wind across eastern areas. it s only going to be around 13 15 degrees again along those eastern coasts, most places colder than normal. chilly night will then follow, and into tuesday, a lot more in the way of drier weather. it will be perhaps the brightest day most widely across the country with some good
international monetary fund and world bank have warned the global economy faces lower growth this year and next, after the recent global inflationary shock caused by russia s war in ukraine and the ongoing covid pandemic. the world bank cut its forecast for global economic growth this year by almost a percent to 3.2%, warning that high inflation would hit billions of people in the pocket. the imf believes rising global debt could lead to lower growth in developed countries by 0.9% over the next three years. the fund believes higher interest rates are likely to hit developing countries the worst. joining me now is pauljackson, who s the global head of asset allocation research at invesco. what do you expect to be the priorities in the imf/world bank spring meetings? i would imagine it is getting support to the poorer countries that will suffer from the rising inflation and perhaps offering more support to the countries that are immediately around russia, ukraine and belarus, b
was warned more than two years ago that objects from its collection were being put up for sale. the murdered surrey schoolgirl police in pakistan have questioned three members of her widerfamily as detectives try to trace her father. and how a ten minute mri scan could revolutionise the way prostate cancer is diagnosed. on newsnight at 10:30pm. what a night at the museum intense pressure on the british museum after a virtually unprecedented artefact theft. how did it happen, and can the institution recover? good evening. it was a daring rescue that began first thing this morning when this cable car carrying children to school in a remote part of pakistan was left dangling hundreds of feet above a ravine after one of the cables snapped. six schoolboys and two adults spent more than 12 hours stranded inside as the military tried to reach them, first with helicopters, then with zip wires, helped by local people. huge crowds gathered to watch the rescue attempts. tonight, the
let s start in thailand where the former prime minister, thaksin shinawatra, has been taken to prison just hours after returning from 15 years of self imposed exile. mr thaksin, who fled the country after the military seized power, has long argued that corruption charges imposed in his absence were politically motivated. it s widely believed that a deal has been agreed that will allow mr thaksin to serve only a short portion of his eight year sentence. a political party closely linked to his family pheu thai is poised to form a new government. straight to bangkok. mps are sitting to vote in a new pm. our south east asia correspondent jonathan head is there. there are talks of a deal but how much more do we know? this all happening as thailand s politics are realigning we ve got the radical young move forward party, which won the most seats they re trying to create a coalition and appoint a new prime minister? this is the third attempt since the election in may
on a medal, but a strong field awaits in the 1,500 metres at the world athletics, in budapest later. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. two children and their teacher remain trapped in a cable car that is dangling precariously almost 1,000 feet above a ravine in pakistan. they were on their way to school in a remote mountainous region in the north of the country when a cable snapped. five children have been rescued by the military in a difficult operation, but it s dark there now, and the helicopters can t fly again until the morning. 0ur pakistan correspondent caroline davies has the latest. hanging over a perilous drop, was just a rope to safety. as an army helicopter hovers over the cable car, a leap, then swept away to safety, as the crowd cheers. this was the moment many hoped for, the first rescue after hours. makeshift cable cars are common in the rural mountains of pakistan, taking minutes over ravines while roads take hours. children were on their way