widespread and heavy for northern ireland, western scotland, a few getting in to the north west for england and wales but still dry where we need that rain. temperatures 8 111, a comfortable night ahead, and tomorrow, weather wise it s almost exactly a carbon copy repeat of what we ll have to day. we ll see further showers for scotland and northern ireland, maybe a few for the north west england and wales but the further south you go across the midlands, southern wales, east anglia and the south, it s another dry day with sunshine and temperatures not really changing much either, where the sunshine comes out it will continue to feel pretty warm. it means for the commonwealth games tomorrow, no problems for the athletics, almost perfect conditions with like winds and lots of dry weather. for the start of the week and something of a change for the north of scotland with thick cloud on the way here with thick cloud on the way here with the weather front moving in, we ll see a bi
moved to a hospice. china launches several ballistic missile tests into waters around taiwan following a senior us leader s divisive visit to the island. and how disposable facemasks are blighting birdlife in 23 countries around the world. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news channel. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news channel. the bank of england has predicted that the uk is set to enter a recession this autumn lasting more than a year. the bank says inflation is likely to peak at 13% by december and today it has announced the largest rise in interest rates for 27 years. the 0.5% hike means that interest rates now stand at 1.75%. the move is part of attempts to curb spiralling inflation, by making borrowing more expensive and discouraging spending. but it means mortgages and loans will be more expensive for millions of people as andy verity reports. rarely has the bank of england given out an economic warning this unsettling. it s not only forecasting the worst infla
And at nine oclock tonight there will be a special programme by radio 1s newsbeat debating the future of britains laws and attitudes to cannabis. And we take a look at the front pages for tomorrow. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Now its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome along to sportstday live from the bbc sport centre. Coming up tonight. The countdown is on to england womens semi final in the Rugby World Cup. Im live in belfast this evening wear the red roses take on france in their quest for back to back world cup finals. Five nil up, celtic look to wrap up their place in the group stage of the champions league. They take an 8 1; aggregate win. And theres stilljust two seconds in it at the vuelta a espana, but chris froome holds the leaders red jersey after stage four out of 21. Yes, hello and welcome. Englands women will continue the defence of their Rugby World Cup title when they play france in the biggest match of their tournamnet so far. Were at the semi final stage and franc