If you have a disability . A Human Rights Watch dog has accused the uk and irish governments of failing to tackle problems like welfare benefits. Good evening. He made it look easy, the Late Night Television interview, and he made it an art. But now sir michael parkinson, a giant of british culture, has died at the age of 88. A big part of his success was the fact that his chat show was never an opportunity for him to show off, but for his guests to always take centre stage, allowing space to reveal a deeper truth about themselves. Its a humility borne of his humble roots, as the son of a yorkshire miner. Michael parkinsons work spanning almost seven decades is a catalogue of memorable moments, including no less than four interviews with muhammad ali. One of the first with George Michael after his arrest in los angeles for lewd behaviour. And his chat with madonna, whom he finally convinced to appear on his show after a 20 year wait. Our media and arts correspondent, david sillito, has
it was his last appearance at prime minister s questions. also on the programme. as inflation hits a ao year high, i m in derby, where we ll be reporting on how the local community is feeling the impact. higher food and petrol prices have pushed the latest inflation figure to 9.4%. if the prices do continue to rise, as it is predicted, i really. i don t know what we ll do. it doesn t seem feasible for us at the moment to actually be able to support ourselves. putting out the fires of climate change yesterday was the london fire brigade s busiest since the second world war. gold forjake wightman! jake wightman wins the 1500m race at the world championships. the last time a british man achieved that feat was nearly a0 years ago. england manager sarina wiegman tests negative for covid and will be in the dugout ahead of the quarterfinal against spain. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. conservative party mps have had their say. they have chosen two of their number
whether the parkland school gunman, who killed 17 people, should get the death penalty. after being closed by the kremlin in the early days of war, russia s last remaining independent tv channel makes a defiant return to the airwaves. and could you soon be allowed to get wed in your back garden? a change in the law is set to give couples more say over wedding venues and ceremonies in england and wales. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. europe is facing another day of brutal heat and the reality of a fast changing climate. in france, several towns and cities recorded their highest ever temperatures on monday. the uk experienced its warmest ever night last night and is expected to register a0 degree plus temperatures for the first time later today. the met office here has an extreme weather warning in place for large parts of the country. and wildfires are having a devastating impact across the continent, with spain and portugal being parti
new york s attorney general summoned donald trump to quiz him about his tax affairs. he pleaded the fifth then repeated the words same answer to every question she put. the former president who could be president again hadn t kept schtum when the fbi had raided his florida home. to discuss the week s events in the studio are. eunice goes, portuguese academic and writer, who teaches comparative government. janet daley, born in the united states, a 60s progressive who by the 1980s was a conservative, now writing a weekly column in the sunday telegraph. thomas kielinger has been a foreign correspondent for german media, including in washington dc during the carter and reagan presidencies. he s written biographies of churchill and of both queens elizabeth. lovely to have you all in the studio with us today. let me start with you eunice, on the question of energy for the how busy of the summer has it been for the government and continental europe and trying to address the e
and ali miraj who s a columnist at the article. tomorrow s front pages, starting with. the telegraph, which boasts an interview with liz truss. it says she wants to arm moldova with increased support against russia. the daily express leads with an exclusive claiming the royal family discreetly took in ukranian refugees. the daily star though dedicated its front page to chancellor rishi sunak and his wife s £750 million fortune, as revealed in the sunday times rich list. so let s begin. the same story is on the front of the mirror as well. a different need for the guardian, a new police race plan to be launched on tuesday will see forces commit to being institutionally antiracist. and friction about the gust of living crisis in the cabinet. let s kick off. let s start with the male, rather ominous warning on the front of the paper, linking the cost of living crisis to a possible election trouble for the conservatives. yes. trouble for the conservatives. yes, it is research