as we enter the autumn with more cases, more hospitalisations and more daily deaths than this time last year we ll be asking how well the uk can cope. also tonight. job vacancies in the uk surge past 1 million for the first time since records began. british sprinter cj ujah s b sample has tested positive, confirming the result of his initial test from the tokyo olympics and putting the relay teams silver medal at risk. the former school teacher who has paddle boarded around the whole of britain is finishing his epic journey in torquay. and there s a new star in town: emma raducanu joins the celebrities enjoying the glitz and glamour of the met gala in new york. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has set out his autumn and winter plan to deal with covid in england. borisjohnson said the government will stick with its strategy of focussing on vaccines, but he warned that some measures will need to be kept in reserve in case the situation changes too m
most of the wet weather next week will come on monday and after that fairly typical late summer fair. some sunshine and dry weather around and the temperature some sunshine and dry weather around and the temperature near some sunshine and dry weather around and the temperature near normal some sunshine and dry weather around and the temperature near normal for the time of year. thank you, darren. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc news website but the news continues here on bbc ones wejoin their but the news continues here on bbc ones we join their colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, i will be back at ten, untilthen, have a where you are, i will be back at ten, until then, have a very good evening. hello and welcome to sportsday. england are skittled at lord s, as their tactic backfires against south africa. . ~ , ~ their tactic backfires against south africa. ~ , ~ ., africa. pidcock is king of the mountains. afr
i m in rome for the final night of the european athletics championships with keely hodgkinson and the relay teams with keely hodgkinson and the relay teams will hope to deliver our gold. and world number one scottie scheffler makes golf look easy but how will he fare in what s always billed as the toughest major of the year, the us open. hello and welcome along to sportsday. euro 2024 is inching ever closer, the hours ticking away until scotland get the tournament under way on friday against hosts germany we ll hear shortly from midfielder billy gilmour who was talking today about his desire to deliver for scotland fans, while england youngster adam wharton told press today that his call up to the national team was surreal . gareth southgate s side had open training today ahead of their opener on sunday against serbia jon stones was the only one who missed that due to illness. we ll get more from our correspondent andy swiss who is following england shortly, but firs
self service check out machine, which is a lot older than you might think. find out in click at 3.30pm. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the chinese president, xijinping, has urged the united states and north korea to show restraint, amid the growing crisis over north korea s nuclear programme. during a telephone conversation with president trump, china s leader urged both parties to avoid words and actions that could increase tensions. earlier today, mr trump called the governor of guam to show his support for the us pacific territory, which north korea has threatened to fire missiles at. from seoul, robin brant sent this report. first, he threatened fire and fury in north korea, then last night president trump said us forces are locked and loaded. now there s more short phrase diplomacy as the tension goes even higher. anything happens to guam, there s going to be big, big trouble in north korea. in just a matter of days, the country on the brink of becoming the worl