formally see, preston lancashire three times the amount of rain that we usually see in a normaljuly. there is more to come to start august this is the area of low pressure. sitting across us at the moment bringing cloudy sky, breezy conditions across southern britain. barely any sunshine round, probably the best, the far north of scotland into the northern isles, elsewhere, it is wet, widespread rain here and there, some drier interludes but it will stay cloudy, winds will be lighter across the north of the country. breezy in southern britain particularly through the channel there, so of course all that cloud, there, so of course all that cloud, the wind, the rain will impact the temperature, the high teensjust about low 20s in the south, feeling humid and muggy, murky in the south. as we move through this evening, that pressure clears out to the north sea, so conditions improve a bit. we will see clearer spills. and and a muggy feel to things in the south, the low to mid tee
good afternoon. a british pensioner who killed his seriously ill wife in cyprus has walked free from court. david hunter was found guilty of the manslaughter of his wife janice at their home. mr hunter had told the court that she had begged him to end her life because she was in so much pain. he was sentenced to two years in prison, but was released because he s already spent most of that time in custody. from cyprus, fiona trott. stunned. this is the moment the retired miner never dared to imagine. i can t describe it. i m sorry, i wish i could, i wish i could find words to describe it, but i can t. when you re under pressure for two year, wondering which way it s going to go, you don t know what to think. i would like to say thank you to all the people who have donated to me, especially my mates, my workmates. i didn t know where i would be without them. i hope i m feeling the same as my family when i m talking about that. i m talking about all my lads. we re all a family.
sunny around this morning but we will see sunny spells breaking three. isolated sunny spells breaking three. isolated showers, many of us will miss isolated showers, many of us will miss them isolated showers, many of us will miss them. all the details today and for the miss them. all the details today and for the weekend throughout this morning s programme. it s friday the 28th ofjuly. our main story. england s lionesses continue their world cup campaign and are hoping to secure a place in last 16 of the competition. they secured a narrow 1 0 win against haiti in their opening game, but denmark s expected to be the toughest opponents yet as our sports correspondent katie gornall reports. for england s globetrotters, another landmark on their world cup journey. the party has rolled into sydney and it s not gone unnoticed. whether it s on american television or on the pitch, england are seen as one of the ones to watch, even when they re not quite at their best. i ll
will or a technological way to save the planet from climate disater? good evening. we are now in an era not of global warming but of global boiling so says the head of the un, as figures suggest thatjuly is set to be the hottest month ever recorded in the world. president biden has said heat is the number one weather related killer in the us, and that no one can continue to deny the impact of climate change. in a moment, we ll be speaking to our correspondents on three continents across the globe, looking at the impact of rising temperatures and action that is being taken but first here s our climate editor, justin rowlatt. there has been no let up in the searing weather or the wildfires in parts of southern europe and north africa, with firefighters battling blazes in as many as nine countries. july isn t over yet, but it is already virtually certain to be the hottest month ever recorded on earth, say climate scientists around the world. we have entered the era of glob
fights to prevent its collapse. ministers are drawing up contingency plans while the supplier looks to secure extra funding amid debts running into billions of pounds. celia hatton has more. the future of the uk s biggest water company is far from watertight. but the government is reassuring thames water s 15 million customers they won t lose access to water as work continues behind the scenes to try to rescue it from collapse. thames water is £14 billion in debt and in crisis mode after the surprise resignation of its ceo on tuesday. no clear reason has been given for sarah bentley s departure. ministers are considering a plan to bring the utility giant temporarily under public ownership if it can t sort out its debts. we need to make sure that thames water as an entity survives. there s a lot of work that the government is trying to do on resolving sewage. certainly, up until now, the regulator has been focused on keeping consumer bills down, but there s a lot of infrastru