borisjohnson as prime minister, days after his election victory. the met office issues an extreme heat weather warning for the coming days, covering large areas of england and wales. two, one. and a day trip to space for the world s richest man in the first crewed flight of his own rocket ship. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: despite all the difficulties, athletes prepare for the first day of action at the tokyo olympics, with just hours to go until some events get under way. good evening. downing street has been trying to clear up the confusion about the use of the nhs covid app in england. one minister suggested earlier today that individuals and employers could choose to ignore the instructions to self isolate by making an informed decision . but downing street stepped in with a different message, urging people to isolate if they were pinged. the app s guidance is not legally enforceable, unlike instructions from the nhs test and trace service, which are a
english football needs an independent regulator to stop it lurching from crisis to crisis . that s according to a fan led review into the sport. another fantastic night for english clubs in the champions league. victories for manchester city and liverpool as both win their groups, and city s sterling outshines messi and co. and the fab four as they once were. a new documentary featuring hours of unseen footage of the beatles is released roday. we ll hear from the director peterjackson. will the christmas party get started this year? bookings are back up after a tough 18 months for the hospitality industry. but many firms are warning that a shortage of staff means they cannot operate at full capacity. for many of us today it is going to be dry, sunny and cold, breezy if not windy. some showers in the forecast. when to be in the north but then as we head towards the end of the week, potential for some disruptive weather. i will have all of the details later. it s thursday the
we have on tap so many people i need notes. my mom and my family. we have the roots of music with derek tab. derek, get over here! we have the hot a brass band. we have manny fresh as i introduced to you, the award-winning music producer. the 50th anniversary of hip-hop is coming up tomorrow as a matter of fact. we will talk about that. derek, let s talk about the rooster music. you come every year, you are the band for the rooster music. these are young people you are helping out. explain what happens with the roots of music. roots of music is an after school program dedicated to serving the kids of new orleans. we take kids from all around the city, from over 30, 40 schools around the city, bring them to one safe location where they learn how to play music, new orleans music. they learn how to be friends before enemies, we teach them skills. you know what i love about this, i love about new orleans is the diversity here. right. it is full of beautiful black people c