19 or 20, that s the very best of it. Furtherwest, cloud, stilla 19 or 20, that s the very best of it. Further west, cloud, still a bit of drizzle here and there and that will still be there this evening. Overnight the cloud pushes back to the east, the cloud will thicken and we will get further rain and drizzle around, some mist and fog over the hills in the west. Yes, it will be a mild night and a lot milder than last night in the north east of scotland. The weather pattern today continues into tomorrow with high pressure to the south west of the uk, it never reaches us just yet. This is the airflow, this long the track means we are picking up the moisture and cloud and within the airflow every now and again we get these weather fronts thickening the cloud and bringing rain. That is what is happening overnight and tomorrow morning. We started dull and damp, some rain and drizzle around, the worst of it moves away during the morning but still some pockets of dampness left over here an
More cloud and patchy rain running east across southern england, wales, the midlands, towards east anglia. Not much rain for the north, drier and may be brighter, still could be some patchy rain in northern parts of scotland, and still only 17 20 c. Could be worse, but it could be an awful lot better. A reminder of our top story. There have been chaotic scenes at kabul airport as afghans try to flee the taliban who have taken control right across the country. That is all from the bbc news at six. We now join the bbc news team where you are. Hello there. I m olly foster. It is a nailbiter at lord s, as england look to save the second test. Is this the end of an era? at the age of 40, can federer return to the top after his latest knee operation? tom daley s also considering his future, but what an inspiration he has been so far. Any young kids out there that feel like they re never going to achieve anything just because of who they are, they know that, with hard work, you can achieve an
Winner malala yousafzai she was shot in the head by the taliban when she was a school girl in pakistan and is now a global activist for girls education. In our other main news today, a one minute silence is held in plymouth, to remember the five people killed in last week s mass shooting. And double jabbed people in england and northern ireland will no longer have to isolate if they ve come into contact with someone with covid. Welcome to bbc news. There is chaos and panic at kabul airport as thousands of people have flocked there, desperate to board flights out of afghanistan after the taliban swept into the capital, putting them in control of the whole country. There ve been a number of deaths there today, where fear about the taliban s takeover has driven people to new depths of desperation. A us official has confirmed that american troops killed two armed afghans who were part of the crowd. Meanwhile, more than 60 countries, including the us and the uk, have signed a stateme
Welcome along, thanks forjoining us. More on a dramatic day at the open golf to come, but we start tonight with the extraordinary events at silverstone, where lewis hamilton has been celebrating winning the british grand prix. Nothing too surprising in that, but the story of the race was a remarkable one in which the championship leader max verstappen crashed out on the opening lap. Hamilton was blamed for that, given a ten second penalty, but he still fought back to win, closing the gap on his title rival to just eight points. Joe wilson reports. Silverstone and a crowd on a pre covid scale, 140,000. An organised arrangement to be checked. Many were supporting the reigning world champion. Lewis hamilton started second on the grid in his black mercedes, aware that red bull s max verstappen ahead of him had a faster car and that he had to make an impression quickly. First and second in the drivers championship, battling for the lead in the british grand prix until this. 0n the inside,