For the club, as city beat chelsea. And pushing hard for a cure for mnd we wave off former rugby player ed slater and his friend billy twelvetrees as they set off on their latest challenge. Good morning. Many of us are starting off on a fine note today, but low pressure is coming in from the west. That will introduce heavy rain from the west today, and the weather this week is looking much more autumnal. Details shortly. Good morning. It s monday, the 19th of august. A knife amnesty, for people to hand in machetes and zombie style blades, is starting next week. It s part of a government scheme which means people will be able to surrender weapons to police stations across england and wales safely and legally for the next four weeks. Our correspondent frances read has this report. It s terrifying, but knife attacks like this one in south london, are precisely what the government says it is trying to end. From next week, a four week amnesty, so people can legally hand in machetes and zo
It down or trying to present to the russian people that what is happening right now in Kursk Region is containable. And also, i think that suggests that President Putin right now doesnt want to take the next step, the next logical step, which would be, for example, a formal Declaration Of War against ukraine. We have this special military operation, as russia presents it, going on for the last two and a half years and i think the russian authorities want to keep it like that. They talk about special military operations, they talk about a Counterterrorism Operation now going on in three regions of southern russia. They dont officially want to call this a war. Thanks to steve for that. Our Ukraine Correspondent James Waterhouse is near the border, in the Sumy Region in the North East of ukraine. If youve got evacuations announced in the Belgorod Region, if youve got clear advances to the North And North west. From where we are, this is clearly an Attack Ukraine is committed to. Weve seen
Category a filmed a young boy. The man told edwards The Boy was quite young looking and he had more images which were illegal. Mr edwards told him not to send any illegal images and after that, no more images were sent and the pair continued to exchange legal pornographic images. This detailjust coming in. The judge is saying that Hugh Edwards is not going to be sentenced today and that it not going to be sentenced Today And Thatitis not going to be sentenced today and that it is appropriate to hear more about him, his motivation and the risk of Reoffending And Health issues. Thejudge said may be my powers will not be sufficient to sentence you and they are asking the Probation Service to prepare a report between now and december the 16th. Hugh edwards has been granted conditional bail. Lots more detail, distressing detail coming in about what Hugh Edwards has pleaded guilty to. Three counts of making indecent images of children, apparently very little reaction afterwards from him. We
In an elaborate but rain soaked ceremony. In a world first, the olympic Opening Ceremony was held outside of the stadium wIth thousands of Athletes Sailing down the River Seine. Our Sports Correspondent Patrick gearey reports. Paris, never more spectacularly the cIty of lights. An evening drenched in sound, Colour And CIty of lights. An evening drenched in sound, colourand rain. This cIty of lights. An evening drenched in sound, colour and rain. This was always going to be a more watery Opening Ceremony than ever before. The River Seine but you cant play the plan the weather. Team gbs Flag Bearers were a rower and a diver. They are used to water. Yeah, definItely hasnt diver. They are used to water. Yeah, definItely hasnt dampened diver. They are used to water. Yeah, definItely hasnt dampened the definItely hasnt dampened the spirIts. Team gb are definItely out in full force and the fans on the Bank Arejust amazing. In full force and the fans on the bank are just amazing. I cant believ
LIne to unleash PolIce BrutalIty on muslIm protesters, and we have seen thIs In numerous other vIdeos of very peaceful protests takIng place where PolIce OffIcers are very aggressIvely arrestIng people, grabbIng flags off them and doIng thIs. I thInk thIs Is part of that contInuous behavIour. WhIte make you thInk there Is a pattern. On the other sIde people would say that there has been massIve and vocal condemnatIon, there Is a perceptIon polIce have been too permIssIve. CondemnatIon and vocal, what Is actually happenIng to the polIce . We havent seen any consequences for any offIcer, In partIcular, In recent InvolvIng muslIms. You mentIoned the tweet by the reform mp. When he says PolIce OffIcers, Its not rocket scIence, but you have offIcers, armed offIcers at aIrports and you shouldnt mess wIth them because they have splIt second judgments to make. There was no splIt second judgment to make there, the guy Is lyIng On The Floor and he chose to smack hIm In the face. That offIcer Is