if you thought we d left winter behind, technically we have, next week you may well be doubting that because it is set to turn colder, cold enough for some of us to see some snow. more on that in a moment. back to the here and now, we ve got a lot of cloud around, its quite quiet, not moving quickly as far as the weather goes this afternoon. a lot of cloud, some showers through scotland, northern ireland and northern england, the best of the sunshine in south wales and southern england and temperatures where they have been during the week, 7 10, not particularly windy. tonight we will see more cloud rolling westwards across england into east wales, northern ireland and southern scotland. staying pretty cloudy. there could be the odd light shower. but when we see leo breaks in west wales, the south west of england, the north west of scotland, we could see a touch of frost but it s also when we have the chance for sunshine tomorrow, the best of that across northern and central
and a female iranian climber who competed in south korea without a headscarf now says her veil fell off accidentally there are fears she will be arrested when she returns to iran. we start in ukraine, where the president says there is no space left for negotiations with russia following further attacks on the country. according to volodymyr zelensky, russian strikes have now destroyed around a third of ukraine s power stations. he s made another appeal for further western military support. translation: to guarantee the l protection of our skies and reduce the capabilities of russian terrorists to zero, we need significant and more modern air defence systems and more missiles for the systems. cities across ukraine have come under attack on tuesday, for which russia has admitted responsibility. there have been further air strikes in the capital kyiv, and also in dnipro, kharkiv, zhytomyr and zaporizhzhia. ukraine s civil defence service says hundreds of villages across the co
Against israel, despite allies pleads for de escalation. How critical a moment is this in an already chaotic world . The white house has described irans attack on israel over the weekend as a spectacular and embarrassing failure. Nearly all of the more than 300 missiles and drones fired by iran and its allies in the region were shot down. The us also says iran did not issue warnings to the white house about its timeframe for launching an attack. Tonight, israels Military Chief again said irans actions will be met with a response. Here, the Prime Minister told mps he is working urgently with the uks allies to de escalate tensions in the middle east, to prevent further bloodshed. In a moment, well have the latest from jerusalem and our International Editorjeremy bowen will be here. But first, lets go live to westminster and to our deputy political editor, vicki young. And we heard more from rishi sunak about the raf s role in defending israel . Thats right. After those dramatic scenes on
Under the age of 18 die, because of a pregnancy. So we know this is one of the most important things we can do. And, britainsJohanna Konta will be On Centre Court later today, in her attempt to make it to the wimbledon semi finals. And coming up in the sport on bbc news Kyle Sinckler has apologised after being arrested on a night out in auckland following the lions drawn series with new zealand. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The author of a Government Review into Working Practices says hed like to see an end to the cash in hand economy. Matthew taylor, whos a former adviser to tony blair, said cash jobs such as Window Cleaning and decorating are worth up to £6 billion a year, much of it untaxed. His reports recommends that people in the gig economy should have better protections, and that their employers should Pay National Insurance contributions, but doesnt say zero hours contracts got should be banned. More details from our economics correspondent andy verity.
Sums as a brexit bill. And this is the scene on centre court, whereJohanna Konta is aiming to become britains first female Semi Finalist since 1978. Currently, its on serve in the first set. Theresa may has ordered a uk wide inquiry into the use of contaminated Blood Products in the nhs in the 19705 and 805. 2,400 people have died as a result of what the Prime Minister, described as an appalling tragedy which should never have happened. The Health Secretaryjeremy Hunt will meet families of the victims before deciding on the style of the inquiry. Many of those were haemophiliacs who contracted hepatitis c and aids related illnesses. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn said the inquiry should have the potential to trigger prosecutions. Jane Frances Kelly reports. For decades, the families of those affected by this scandal have fought for justice. During the 19705 and 805, haemophiliacs and others were infected with hepatitis c and hiv from imported Blood Products. Now, after pressure from mp5