swathe of the highlands, heavy and persistent rain bringing the risk of flooding and travel disruption. and as you can see from the earlier radar, there has been some really very wet weather across this part of scotland so far today. and elsewhere, plenty of these big downpours and thunderstorms, some particularly heavy ones across parts of northern ireland, southern scotland come into northern england, and persistent rain continues throughout the afternoon across parts of northern scotland. it is quite windy out there, the showers could well see gusts of a0 mph or more, but generally these strong winds will help to bridge those showers along. so hopefully if you get a shower it should not be with you for quite such a long time as we have had at times over the last few days. and quite a cool feel as well, 17 to 20 celsius. through this evening, across england and wales, we keep some of those showers for a time, they should fade through the night. the rain pivots south across
sally will be here with the latest news and half an hour. now on bbc news, stephen sackur talks to and half an hour. and personalties from across the globe for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. measured by the number of murders, mexico is the most dangerous country in the world to be a journalist. eight were killed last year, and countless more suffered threats, intimidation and violence. my guest, one of mexico s most prominentjournalists, lydia cacho, is, after decades of assault, death threats and at least one assassination attempt, currently in exile for her own safety. her particularfocus is the violence done to women in mexico and the failure of those in power to make good on promises of protection. so, can encourage overcome injustice? lydia cacho in spain, welcome to hardtalk. hello, welcome, thank you, thank you so much. it s a great pleasure to have you on the show, lydia. i describe you as being in spain because you are currently living in a form o
were afraid. were afraid. and as japan struggles were afraid. and as japan struggles to were afraid. and as japan struggles to host - were afraid. and as japan struggles to host tokyo l were afraid. and as japan - struggles to host tokyo 2020 we have a special report on the small towns trying to keep the olympics excitement burning. hello and welcome. the sheer scale of the flooding disaster that s hit western germany and parts of belgium and the netherlands is only now becoming clear. at least 70 people are believed to have died and many others have lost their homes. the german chancellor angela merkel called it a catastrophe and linked the events in the region to climate change. our europe correspondentjenny hill reports from one of the worst hit areas in western germany. there was, many here told us, no warning. homes destroyed, lives lost, in a matter of minutes. the water ripped up the roads, tossed cars aside like toys. we met margaretta just as she arrived back in
now on bbc news highlights of the week s proceedings in parliament. hello again and welcome to the week in parliament. the week the beautiful game revealed its ugly side. labour accused ministers of failing to stand up for footballers fighting racism. we can all see what s happened here. the government has been trying to stoke a culture war and they ve realised they re on the wrong side. the prime minister promises action. if you are guilty, mr speaker, of racist abuse online of footballers, then you will not be going to the match. no ifs, no buts, no exceptions, and no excuses. also in this programme, a former pm accuses the government of breaking a promise to the world s poor. this motion means that promise may be broken for years to come. with deep regret, i will vote against the motion today. . and have electronic scooters turned our pavements into.? a wild west of lawlessness where riders are terrorising pedestrians, especially those with disabilities and visual impair