Englands decIsIon to cut Interest Rates have a new . I wIll have the detaIls. A legend baIls out. Andy murrays glItterIng career comes to an end wIth defeat at the olympIcs. I gave as much as I could to the sport. I love competIng In the olympIc games and for my country. Good mornIng. Today we are lookIng at a mostly dry day wIth some sunshIne, but a Weather Front In the North West IntroducIng wet and wIndy CondItIons Today and tomorrow wIll also Introduce fresh condItIons for us all thIs weekend. All the detaIls shortly. Good mornIng. Its frIday the 2nd of august. Our maIn story. The Culture Secretary, LIsa Nandy, has raIsed concerns about the bbc s InvestIgatIon Into Huw Edwards. In a meetIng wIth the CorporatIons DIrector general, TIm DavIe, she asked the bbc to explore what optIons are avaIlable to recoup some of edwards taxpayer funded salary. Mr davIe has defended the decIsIon not to sack the presenter despIte knowIng last november that he was arrested Over the most serIous categ
Coventry has hosted an array of small scale performances around the city to mark the start of its year as the Uk City of culture. From Music And Dance performances to horseback rides, the event called coventry moves was billed as a playful and engaging introduction to the city. Colleen harris reports. I rise above life is below, river flows. Breathing new life into coventry s ska and 2 tone legacy, the Singer Pauline Black of the 70s and 80s band the selecter opened the Uk City of culture with a performance in a residential part of the city. I play the river spirit. There is a river that runs under coventry called the sherbourne, and im enticing the future generation by telling a story about how coventry came together. Big up the bolly dancers organisers have had to keep plans low key and secret to avoid attracting crowds, so performers and Street Theatre is moving through the city telling its story of resilience, innovation and youthfulness. Youthfulness is the glint in a young person
Because of more cloud, 18 to 21 degrees. For monday, we are in between weather systems, a similar story, quite a bit of sunshine around, variable cloud, some heavy showers potentially across parts of central, northern, eastern england. Temperature is reaching 22, may 23. Around 19 or 2a Scotland and Northern Ireland. Moving through the week, in and eastern areas that see the best of the bright and dry weather, but further north and west, there are some weather systems, may be bringing some more cloud and spots of rain. The Travel Shows hitting across the uk again in a series of four special programmes. The Travel Show Road to recovery, streaming now on bbc iplayer. Hello, this is Bbc News. The headlines. The Uks Health Secretary says Thejune 21st Decision on Easing Restrictions has become more difficult because the Delta Variant is 40 more transmissible. That does make life more challenging for everybody. And you have seen that the case rates have risen a little. But, the good news is
Need a helping hand, or trunk, to get them on the way. Translation such a situation has happened for the first time in history. Its never happened before, so everyone s thinking about the reasons. It remains to be further observed and studied. Its not entirely clear when their odyssey began, but some suggest they may have set out as early as december. The animals forging a trail through the chinese countryside, occasionally straying into towns and villages, even helping themselves to something to eat as theirjourney progressed. Translation they like to go| to areas frequented by humans as Theres Plenty of food. The asian elephants take such areas as their habitats. The authorities have deployed thousands of people to evacuate homes, block Off Roads and try to lure the animals away from the local population, but theyve now reached a major city of more than 6 Million people. What they plan to do next is anyone s guess. Tim allman, Bbc News. Now its time for a look at the weather with sta