is still close to a ao year high. ukraine s interior minister is among 18 people killed when a helicopter crashed near a children s nursery, in a suburb of the capital. a major incident is declared by the environment agency after flooding in somerset. and out, down under defending men s champion rafa nadal and britain s emma raducanu are both beaten in the australian open. and coming up on the bbc news channel. snooker in crisis. masters champion yan bingtao is among ten chinese players facing match fixing charges as the sport investigates its biggest corruption scandal. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. there is widespread disruption to nhs services again today after nurses in england began two more days of strikes about pay. around a quarter of hospitals and community health services are affected, though emergency care will be provided. the union the royal college of nursing has been calling for wages to increase by 5% above inflation. but the health secr
weather. things now look and feel very different. beautiful blue skies overhead here in county antrim but some strong wind feeding in wintry showers. we continue to bring wind down all the way from the arctic. cold air stays with us through the next few days. the picture shows this mesh rash of wintry showers along the coast and parts of scotland, those showers still mostly falling at low levels even as snow. elsewhere a mixture of sleet and snow and some showers feeding into some north sea coasts. windy for all of us especially around the coasts, up of us especially around the coasts, up to 50 miles an hour in places. temperatures reading between three and 7 degrees but factoring in the strength of the wind it feels colder than that. during this evening and tonight the wind using a little, we keep some showers going in western and northern parts where there is the risk of some ice. and temperatures dropping away widely below freezing, perhaps down to 8 in parts of the highl
then next week there is temperatures high teens across the north and west, 21 and 22 across east anglia, then next week this ridge of high pressure moves in closer, milder air comes off the atlantic and although it will probably be quite cloudy for scotland and northern ireland, england and wales given the brakes on cloud and sunshine, it is set to get warmer with temperatures climbing on friday in london to reach highs of 22 degrees so summer has not gone away yet. and that s bbc news at six. i will be back with the news at ten but it s now time hello and welcome to sportsday. i m chethan partak. all come along to wimbledon this friday night. coming up on the programme. heatherwatson programme. heather watson continues to programme. heatherwatson continues to wow, as she secured her place in the fourth round of this year s championships. it meant so much to get over the line there at the end and i was just really proud of myself and just grateful for the sport out there. sti
Are told to self isolate, after at least 16 of them test positive for coronavirus. The government is launching its drive to get workers in england back into the office, amid fears of the impact of empty city centres. After 64 million half price meals served in august, the eat out to help out scheme ends today with many businesses calling for an extension. The cost of plastic bags in england is to double to 10p, and all shops will have to charge for them. And coming up at 09 30, its your questions answered. Well be speaking to two Health Experts about why the the number of coronavirus cases are rising, but the number of deaths are low. Do send in your questions to us on bbc news. Good morning. Labour has called for next summers a level and gcse exams in england to be delayed by up to two months, to allow pupils more time to catch up on lost teaching time after schools were closed during the pandemic. The shadow education secretary kate green said pupils in years 11 and 13 had a mountain
Good morning. Last year was the hottest Late August Bank Holiday on record. This year, it could well be the coolest. The forecast is a largely dry one. After a bright start, more cloud develops, but i will have all the details coming up. Good morning. Its monday august 31st. Our top story labour is calling for next years gcse and a level exams to be delayed to give pupils more time to catch up on the work theyve missed during the pandemic. Teaching unions say the idea is worth considering, but warned that it could cause problems for University Admissions. Our Political Correspondent, helen catt, has more. It has only been a few weeks since this years students got their final grades, but what to do about next yea rs grades, but what to do about next years exams grades, but what to do about next yea rs exams is grades, but what to do about next years exams is a question thats already testing politicians, and it is 1 dayer under pressure not to flunk. Labours answer, delay gcses and a lev