Beginning to accord a rightful place to those men and women of the Windrush Generation. You look beautiful. How are you . It is, i believe, crucially important that we should truly see and hear these pioneers who stepped off the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Injune 1948, only a few months before i was born. And those who followed over the decades to recognise and celebrate the immeasurable difference that they, their children and their grandchildren have made to this country. Many served with distinction in the British Armed forces during the second world war, just as their fathers and grandfathers had in the first world war. Once in britain, they worked hard, offering their skills to rebuild a country during peacetime and seeking opportunities to forge a Better Future for themselves and their families. When they arrived on our shores with little more than what they were able to carry with them, few could hardly have imagined then how they and those that followed them would make such a pr
of rain, breezy but for central southern and eastern england a drier date especially across the south east, still a few showers in the afternoon but not as intense as today. temperatures around the seasonal norm, 23 25 in england and wales, 19 20 further north and we will have lost the humidity. friday sunshine and showers, most in the north and west, the best brighter weather will be in the south and east and temperatures close to 20 across the north. in the weekend turning more unsettled and windy. thanks, stav. that s it. i ll be back at ten, but you can keep up with all the latest developments of course on the bbc website, and the news hello, and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. the opening of the heavens and a pope are england s only salvation, as south africa control a rain shortened first day at lord s. those in the water, even briefly, bring britain s golden day at the european championships, with andrea spendolini sirieix taking a
horrific and shocking police describe the murder of 87 year old thomas o halloran, stabbed while riding his mobility scooter in west london. officers call it an unprovoked attack . more than 4,000 people given contaminated blood in the 70s and 80s will receive compensation of £100,000 each, but campaigners say many grieving families have been ignored. pollution warnings issued for nearly 50 beaches around england and wales, with untreated sewage being discharged into coastal waters. the two tory party leadership rivals attack the northern ireland protocol as they vie for votes at election hustings in belfast. and nasa rolls out the rocket which it hopes will put humans back on the moon for the first time in half a century. an increase in food and drink prices has pushed inflation to double digits as the cost of living crisis intensifies. the office for national statistics says the rise in the price of goods is now at its highest rate for more than a0 years. inflation hit
Two Wind Turbines onshore, which begs plenty of questions many from within the Conservative Party itself aboutjust how committed this Prime Minister is to the uks climate agenda. Today, the pressure finally told. The government caved to a backbench rebellion, announcing that it would relax Planning Permission for new onshore wind farms. Those changes will come into force immediately and will scrap a previous rule that allowed just one objection to a Planning Application for a new onshore development. The new measures will also allow communities to apply to their local council to have Wind Turbines in their area, although elected councillors will still make the final decision. Rebecca windemer is an expert on Onshore Wind Planning for the Energy Market Insight Company regen. Thank you very much for being with us. Theres been plenty of discussion within industry today about how far this goes. Is it likely to give industry enough confidence to start new investments . Frankly, no. The chan