Holiday monday on record. Coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news reflecting one of the great test innings, as ben stokes keeps england alive in the ashes. Good afternoon. World leaders gathered at the g7 summit in biarritz in the south of france, have agreed to release more than £16 million to help tackle huge fires in the amazon rainforest. The french president said most of the money would be used to fund aircraft to help put out the flames, with the rest providing technical support. Earlier, borisjohnson pledged £10 million to help restore lost habitat. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale reports. The fires raging across the amazon, devastating thousands of acres of rainforest, prompting global outrage and now, potentially, global action. Borisjohnson and his team arrived at the summit to join other World Leaders to discuss what can be done. This morning the Prime Minister promised brazil £10 million to help reforest affected areas in the months to come. Order
Filled with smoke ten happening, things turning a bit minutes before landing. Unseasonable in the next few days. On friday and saturday, low coming up on afternoon live, pressure, not so normalfor this all the sport with sarah mulkerrins. Pa rt pressure, not so normalfor this part of august but fairly potent and wayne rooney in talks it will bring heavy rain and strong with derby county. With ben. Wayne rooney in talks winds on friday and saturday in with derby coun particular but to that in a moment. Hes been playing in america for the last couple of years, before that, to date has been sunny but wayne rooney is back in the uk as we speak. Hes in discussions skies with lively downpours that with derby county with a view to becoming a player coach continues through this afternoon. We can show you where that rain is at the Championship Club. Falling with some lightning particularly in scotland, Northern Ireland and the isle of man and the sunshine and showers for the next show in parts
Obviously facilities and being able to go to these places and train with the team is really expensive. Even just swimsuits and goggles, all of thatis just swimsuits and goggles, all of that is a cost as well. Minorities do not like to get their hair messed up, it is a big thing that a lot of us know of and people asked me all the time how do you keep up with your hair . It is a lot but once youre in swimming you figure it out. It is a stereotype but we can all do anything we put our minds to. Such a good story there. Thats all from sportsday. Well have more throughout the evening. And you can state updated on the website. It is results day for students across scotland. Teenagers have been finding out how they did in their highers and advanced highers, which decide whether theyll get a place at university. Younger pupils have been finding out how they did in their national five qualifications. James shaw has been at a school in paisley. Its all about the waiting. Some pupils will not ha
Hour. England ride their luck to reach the womens world cup quarterfinals. But theyll be without laurenjames, whose one match ban could be extended, following her sending off against nigeria. And we have a north south split in the weather today. In the north, largely dry with some sunshine, but wind increasing in the far north east. In the south, turning cloudy and murky with some patchy light rain. All the details later. Its tuesday the 8th of august. Our main story. 15 Asylum Seekers have spent their first night on the governments controversial Accommodation Barge, after a series of delays over safety concerns. Ministers want to move hundreds more onto the Bibby Stockholm in dorset this week, but some have already refused to go, launching legal challenges. All this comes as the home Office Announces a new taskforce to crack down on Rogue Lawyers who may be helping migrants to remain in the uk, underfalse claims. Ellie price reports. The first Asylum Seekers move into their new tempor
Through the first of next week. Looks like march will come in like a lamb next week as well see mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies through tuesday as High Pressure builds in through the first of next week. Richland county sheriffs deputies is searching for two suspects who were in a stolen car that hit a Richland County deputys vehicle this morning Authorities Say a deputy spotted a stolen vehicle around 9 30 this morning. Thats when the suspects bailed out of the vehicle the stolen vehicle struck the Richland County sheriffs vehicle causing minor damage right now Law Enforcement are on scene searching for suspects in this area. New details this afternoon on a shooting rampage that left 4 people dead. And more than a dozen others injured in kansas. Were now learning from police that the death toll would have been much higher. If it werent for the actions of one police officer. Sarah plake has the latest on the investigation. 46 50 1 01 1 12 workers inside rural kansas plant described