Of scotland. here, you might continue to see glimpses of sunshine, not particularly warm, though, 15 or 16 degrees. generally, those temperatures are a little below par for the end ofjuly. so no surprises to see that there s going to be a lot of rain around for both the cricket and the golf. we may not see any significant play for the fourth test of the ashes and the winds will be quite a feature for the golf, making it feel pretty interesting, i suspect, into the evening. now, that area of low pressure continues to push its way steadily east. the winds will remain a feature down to the south. quite a lot of cloud around generally if it s not wet, but the heaviest of the rain northern england, north wales and northern ireland. so that s going to be there first thing in the morning. another wet start. hopefully the rain will gradually ease through the latter stages of the morning and into the early afternoon, allowing for some brighter weather to develop. and with a little more in the w
Well known figure, this is one of his great achievements, that across the world, very few people interested in politics haven t heard of him. this is why he uses the summer university each year to wax lyrical about what is going on in his mind, notjust about everyday issues, but how he sees the world, his philosophy, his view of history. in the uk major disruption is expected on the railways as thousands of rail workers walk out in their latest strike over a long running pay dispute. the strike falls over a busy weekend for travel, as the summer getaway begins. our transport correspondent katy austin has this report. as the school summer holidays get going for millions of people in england and wales, in many places, the trains have come to a halt. today is the latest strike by members of the rmt at 14 train companies, and it s the last day of the current overtime ban by train drivers in the aslef union. the level of disruption will vary around the country. many services will end fo
The second day of the women s world cup as england s lionesses kick off their opening match against haiti. as greece faces its hottestjuly weekend in 50 years, leading scientists tell the bbc of their concern over unprecedented new climate records. president biden nominates admiral lisa franchetti to run the us navy if confirmed, she ll be the first woman to serve in the post and to be the first to serve on the us joint chiefs of staff. hello i m celia hatton. have started their world cup campaign in the next half an hour. the european champions take
Here. quite unusual, really, for this time of year, the best of the drier weather across the far north east of scotland. here, you might continue to see glimpses of sunshine, not particularly warm, though, 15 or 16 degrees. generally, those temperatures are a little below par for the end ofjuly. so no surprises to see that there s going to be a lot of rain around for both the cricket and the golf. we may not see any significant play for the fourth test of the ashes and the winds will be quite a feature for the golf, making it feel pretty interesting, i suspect, into the evening. now, that area of low pressure continues to push its way steadily east. the winds will remain a feature down to the south. quite a lot of cloud around generally, if it s not wet, but the heaviest of the rain northern england, north wales and northern ireland. so that s going to be their first thing in the morning. so that s going to be there first thing in the morning. another wet start. hopefully the rain will