Has the sport. We are going to look ahead to the match between the champions liverpool and norwich city. All the details coming up. And sarah has all the weather. As if it hasnt been wet enough, now we have got the wind to content with. That is right, some very unsubtle, Stormy Weather conditions over the next couple of days, with some heavy rain in the forecast and also some thunderstorms, and especially in the sad, very strong winds as well. They have caused disruption already, and they will continue to cause disruption over the next couple of days. But i will bring you all the details on this in half an hour. Sarah, thank you. Also coming up all the fun of the fair. The helter skelter giving visitors a unique view of Norwich Cathedrals roof. Hello, everyone. This is afternoon live. Im martine croxall. A 28 year old churchwarden has been found guilty of the murder of a retired lecturer in buckinghamshire. Benfield lived at the home of peter barker inmates morton. Joe black has been f
The family of a policeman who survived a frenzied machete attack, say theyre proud of his bravery. And coming up well be taking a look inside kashmir as tension continues to rise between india and pakistan over the disputed region. Major power failures have been reported across large areas of the uk, affecting homes and transport networks. Large parts of england have been affected, including london, the south east, the north west, and other parts of the country. The Uk Power Networks says the outage was due to a failure on the outage was due to a failure on the National Grid. In the past half an hour, the National Grid has released a statement, saying, we experienced issues with two Power Generators causing loss of. The power cut has caused a knock on effect on the friday night rush hour, with disruption across the nail work rail network. Lner trains are telling passengers not to travel and network rail are warning of delays. Then ando has the latest. National grid say the problem has
Qualification event in tokyo after crossing the finish line hand in hand. Good evening. New figures out today reveal the extent of britains drug crisis in the starkest terms possible. Deaths caused by the mis use of drugs mainly heroin and cocaine hit a record high in england and wales last year. In scotland too, drug related deaths are at their highest. Almost 3,000 people died from illicit drugs in england and wales last year. Thats a rise of 17 on the previous year. Throughout the week weve been reporting on one of the key factors behind this crisis the supply of drugs from the cities to britains towns and even villages or what police call the county lines. All too often children are involved and today our special correspondent, ed thomas, has been showing the police what hes discovered. As heroin deaths reach record highs, for three months weve investigated the rise in county line drug dealing, exploited teenage drug runners, vulnerable, long term users. Just taking it to feel norm
Those pilots were amazing. Full respect of them for getting us down. And the incredible findings at Mission Jurassic well take you to one of the biggest dinosaur graveyards in the world. Israel has blocked the visit of these two Us Democratic congresswomen after President Donald Trump encouraged it. The two women are ilhan omar and Rashida Tlaib, part of this group called the squad. They were involved in a racism row with President Trump last month, after he tweeted that they should go back to where they came from. Rashida tlaib is of palestinian origin and was planning to visit israel and the palestinian territories this weekend. Mr trump tweeted. Israel initially agreed to the visit but has now reversed its decision. Israels Deputy Foreign minister Tzipi Hotovely has tweeted. Bds stands for boycott, divestment and sanctions its a movement that urges a complete boycott of israel over its policies towards the palestinians. Tom batemen is injerusalem. These two congresswomen, ilhan omar
And coming up on sportsday on bbc news england are bowled out on the first days play of the second test at lords, leaving them plenty to do if they are to level the ashes series. Good evening. The extent of britains drug crisis has been laid bare in the starkest terms, as new figures reveal drug related deaths have hit appalling levels. The number of people dying as a result of substance misuse, mainly heroin and cocaine, has jumped by the biggest annual rate since records began. The statistics for england and wales show a 16 increase in overall drug poisoning deaths, and comes weeks after record figures too, for scotland. Its the north east of england that has the highest number of fatalities from illicit drugs per head of the population, followed by wales and the north west. In a moment well have more on the dramatic rise in drug deaths, but first, weve been reporting on one of the key factors behind the crisis throughout this week the supply of drugs from britains cities, to its tow