Tomorrow for the high, likely to be the hottest day of the year to date. Outside there will be cloudy northern and western areas, mist and fog patches, occasional spots of drizzle. Otherwise quite a night with temperatures between 1a and 17. The reason the weather is hot at the moment is down to a ridge in the jet stream allowing the wind to come up from the south, and that is boosting temperatures particularly across england and wales. The details for friday, these north western areas will start the day with low cloud, mist and fog and occasional patches of drizzle. Later in the day we will see more general heavy rain arriving in the most areas of the country should see sunny spells at times but england and wales will have the best of the sunshine and highest temperatures, widely in the mid to high 20s but in the hot spots, 31 or even 32 is possible. In the weekend we will see cooler and fresher air spread from the north west moving across from the atlantic so temperatures are forecas
Dies at the age of 8a. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. The us military says it mistakenly killed 10 afghan civilians in a drone strike in kabul last month, missing the intended target. Seven of the dead were children. This is a major reversal of the pentagon s position at the time, us officials said the strike was justified and righteous, because it prevented militants from using a car bomb to attack the airport. (read on our afghanistan correspondent, secunder kermani, had this to say about the strike. We were at the scene the morning after the strike, and it was a really terrible thing to see. Family members combing through the wreckage, trying to find body parts of their loved ones that they could bury. They were, of course, utterly distraught, and also furious at the accusation they had anything to do with isis. In fact, a number of the family members who were killed had worked with american aid organisations, american troops, even, in afghanistan.
In kabul last month, missing the intended target. Seven of the dead were children. This is a major reversal of the pentagon s position at the time, us officials said the strike was justified and righteous, because it prevented militants from using from using a car bomb to attack the airport. Our afghanistan correspondent, secunder kermani, had this to say about the strike. We were there the morning after the strike and it was a terrible scene. Family members came into the wreckage searching for remains of their loved one so they could try and bury them. They were utterly distraught and furious at the suggestion they had anything to do with isis. In fact, number of family members who were killed had worked with american aid organisations, american forces, even, in afghanistan. The family had been hoping to be evacuated out to america. This is an incredibly grim way to bring an end to this chapter in american involvement in afghanistan. Meanwhile, here, there is a deepening economic cr
Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. The us military says it mistakenly killed 10 afghan civilians in a drone strike in kabul last month, missing the intended target. Seven of the dead were children. This is a major reversal of the pentagon s position, at the time, us officials said the strike was justified and righteous, because it prevented militants from using a car bomb to attack the airport. Our afghanistan correspondent, secunder kermani, had this to say about the strike. We were there the morning after the strike and it was a terrible scene. Family members came into the wreckage searching for remains of their loved one so they could try and bury them. They were utterly distraught and furious at the suggestion they had anything to do with isis. In fact, number of family members who were killed had worked with american aid organisations, american forces, even, in afghanistan. The family had been hoping to be evacuated out to america. This is an incredibly
Hello and welcome to bbc news. France has taken the extraordinary step of recalling its ambassadors from australia and the united states as the row over their nuclear submarine deal intensifies. Australia scrapped a multi billion dollar deal to buy french diesel powered submarines in favour of american nuclear powered ones. Paris described the security pact between australia the us and the uk as a stab in the back . Courtney bembridge reports. Back injune the two presidents sat side by side in the sun in the uk. But that warmth has disappeared and, in an unprecedented move, france has recalled its ambassador to the us and australia. This is why. It is about conecting america s allies in new ways. A deal struck for a fleet of nuclear powered submarines. It replaces a multi billion dollar deal australia had signed with france in 2016, in france was only told about it hours before the public announcement which has infuriated president macron. First came this warning from the foreign mini