could catch showers as we head towards wednesday. fine weather around the irish the, the lakes into scotland mid week. thursday and friday, temperatures not far off the average. if you showers here and there but i think the weather quietened down as we head towards the end of the week. and that s bbc news at six on monday 15th august you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. from the six team it s goodbye, the news continues here on bbc one as now it s time tojoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are goodnight. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. going for gold eilish mccolgan hopes to add to her commonwealth title when she races at the europeans this evening. the european success continues across europe, with britain in the medals for diving in rome. and limbering up for his first test since turning 40, james anderson says england will stick with their attacking style, despite criticism from o
This is the kashmir the Indian Government wants the world to see. Beautiful, serene, filled with tourists. Away from sight is the more grim picture. A painful long running conflict, more recently a clampdown on democratic rights. Journalists who can bring out peoples voices and the grim realities say they are being silenced by the government. This kashmiri reporter pictured here at one of his court hearings. He has been injailforfive years charged under terror laws. His father, mohammed, says his son was targeted for this article he wrote about an anti india militant. Translation everyone knows he is innocent, i he is a professional reporter and was jailed for his writing about the militancy. They wanted to make an example out of him. He dared to cover topics the government does not approve of. At the time of his arrest, his daughter was six years old. She might have been reunited with her father when he was given bail last year. But on the day of his release, no charges were brought.
His father mohammad says asif was targeted for this article he wrote about an anti india militant. Translation everyone knows he is innocent. I he is a professional reporter and was jailed for his writing about the militancy. They wanted to make an example out of him. So otherjournalists dont dare to cover topics the government does not approve of. At the time of his arrest, asif s daughter was six months old. Areeba might have been reunited with herfather when he was given bail last year. But on the day of his release, new charges were brought. Asif was kept in jail. Its part of a troubling pattern. Journalist Sajjad Guljailed for a criminal conspiracy. Well known Magazine Editor fahad shah arrested on terrorism charges. Whenever theyre granted bail, new cases are filed to keep them in custody. Most recently, irfan meraj, who has worked with international outlets, jailed for alleged links to terrorfunding. This complex, which now houses an office of the kashmir police. Until last year
Night talks in tel aviv. Mr blinken also said the us and israel had agreed on a plan to allow humanitarian aid into gaza. In gaza itself, un agencies have warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis, and more than 2,800 people have been killed by israeli air strikes. Meanwhile, hamas, which is designated as a Terrorist Organisation by governments including the uk and us, says it fired a barrage of rockets atjerusalem and tel aviv overnight, with sirens sending lawmakers to bomb shelters, at the united nations, a Draft Resolution on israel and gaza failed to pass the security council. Western nations voted against it because it failed to condemn hamas. This is the scene across gaza right now. The humanitarian situation is worsening. There are bids to improve access to allow some aid into the territory to allow those for whom food is running out and medicines are in short supply. Even electricity is unavailable in many Health Facilities in gaza. International pressure to allow more aid to
hello and welcome to sportsday. i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening: heading out of the one day world cup as their test talisman heads for surgery england s cricketing picture gets ever more murky. i m fighting and my players are with me erik ten hag is determined manchester united will put it right after their poor start to the season. ahead of a repeat of the world cup final tomorrow, wales end their first wxv campaign winless, as tournament bosses insist crowds will get better. also coming up on sportsday: are you one of the 100 million people to try parkrun? the event is celebrating the milestone this weekend. hello again. england s chances of reaching the semifinals of the cricket world cup, that have gone from high before the tournament to non existent six games later, may well be extinguished once and for all tomorrow. perhaps fittingly, a disastrous campaign could be ended by australia. but it s notjust defeats that have been undermining england s world cu