A bbc review finds no evidence that the bbc decision to appoint martin bashir as religious affairs correspondent was to contain and/or cover up events surrounding the panorama programme with pincess diana. I think that when you look at it, you say, if they d known what we know now, and this is what the report says, there s absolutely no way you would ve hired martin bashir. Christian eriksen s agent tells the bbc, he s feeling fine and thanks everyone wising him well. The czech republic beat scotland 2 0 at hampden in the men s team s first match at a major tournament in 23 years. And we re feeling hot. The uk has recorded its hottest day of the year so far with temperature reaching 28. 6c good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The final easing of covid restrictions in england, planned for next monday, is almost certain to be delayed by up to four weeks. Borisjohnson is expected to make the announcement in an hour s time from downing street, alongside his chief advisers, professor c
Of the dangers of the delta variant, keeping his eye on the science. He says politics and pandemic simply don t mix. The ones that you don t want to do in the middle of a global pandemic is that in your own country is you don t want intense political divisiveness. The is you don t want intense political divisiveness. is you don t want intense political divisiveness. Is the virus. Smell the coffee. Another day, another report on the re storative powers of the magic beans. Why is a cup of coffee so good for us? hello i m katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. The us senate is taking up a voting rights bill this evening that democrats hope will strengthen protections at the ballot box. It s one of those procedural votes so unique to washington, it s not a vote on the bill, but a vote on whether to even discuss the bill. And the result could speak volumes in terms of where we are in american politics. The democrats are not expected to get enough votes, with one of their
sunday. sunny spells, scattered showers, some of them heavy with hail and thunder and temperatures not too shabby, but in terms of what is happening on bank holiday monday, somebody had told the weather to change and here it is with an area of low pressure bringing wet, windy weather in from the west. so, spell of heavy rain on bank holiday monday through northern ireland, northern england, centraland through northern ireland, northern england, central and southern england, central and southern england and wales. perhaps not getting into the far north of scotland and the south east until the end of the day, accompanied by some pretty strong winds. so it is going to feel even colder still on monday afternoon. going to feel even colder still on monda afternoon. . ~ ., , that s all from the bbc news at six, so it s goodbye from me. and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc s news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday i m lizzie greenwood hughes, here are the headlines