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handled the deaths of the four men murdered by stephen port. the waiting list for hospital treatment in wales reaches a new record level more than 700,000 patients were waiting for treatment in april. and it s day two of glastonbury. more than 200,000 festival goers will see headliners billie eilish, sir paul mccartney and kendrick lamar this weekend. just before we cover our top story the earthquake in afghanistan we re expecting to hear very shortly whether there will be further industrial action impacting travel here in the uk over the summer. a ballot has been held by heathrow based gmb union members, who are employed by british airways. the ballot closed at midday, with the result expected to be released very soon. if the workers vote in favour, it could mean a walkout during the summer holidays. we can cross straight to heathrow and our business correspondent, theo leggett. just remind us what the voters all about, what might happen here? well. about, what might h ....
and wales are already running on a much reduced timetable tonight. also on the programme. an apology from oldham council and greater manchester police after a report concludes they failed to protect some children from sexual exploitation. the mountain gorillas of central africa are thriving again, having once faced extinction. we look at this triumph of conservation. and the story behind the 27 year old golferfrom sheffield who became the us open champion. and coming up on the bbc news channel. serena williams makes her return to tennis tomorrow at eastbourne as she steps up her preparations for wimbledon after a year out. welcome to bbc news at ten. the biggest train strike in 30 years will go ahead this week, following the breakdown of the latest talks between unions and railway leaders. services across england, scotland and wales are already running on a much reduced timetable this evening, ahead of the full strike action tomorrow. the industrial action takes place o ....
leeds. liverpool. manchester. newcastle. and sheffield. and that is it! good morning and welcome to bbc news. a drought expected to cover many parts of england could be declared later today. it means we may see restrictions over how we use water at home and at work. a drought is defined by a lack of water due to extreme weather that has been built up over time. the four stages are normal, prolonged dry weather, drought and severe drought with england currently sitting in the second stage. if it s declared, water companies would be asked to introduce temporary bans on hosepipe use for watering gardens, cleaning cars orfilling paddling pools. yorkshire water is the latest firm to announce a ban. restrictions come into force in kent and sussex, and are already in place in parts of hampshire, the isle of wight and in pembrokeshire and a small part of carmarthenshire. the ongoing dry weather, along with last month s record breaking heat, has drained rivers and reservoirs, and ra ....
i will bring you all the weather coming shortly. good morning. are booming holiday bookings enough to boost the economy? we find out the financial state of the uk later this morning. i am in the lake district. which uk cities have made the shortlist to host next year s eurovision? we ll be finding out after eight o clock this morning the summerjust keeps getting better and betterfor great britain s alice kinsella. she s added silver at the european championships, to the gold she won at the commonwealth games in the gymnastics all around final. good morning. it s friday, 12th august. a drought is expected to be declared in many parts of england today, meaning stricter controls over the use of water. it comes as yorkshire water is the latest firm to announce it s introducing a hosepipe ban. meanwhile, restrictions in kent and sussex have now come into force. the ongoing dry weather, combined with last month s record breaking heatwave, has drained rivers and reservoirs, and rais ....
everywhere but some into the start of next week. until then we have the weather warning for extreme heat. across much of england as far north as the pennines, eastern wales, and devon and cornwall. that is in place until the end of the day on sunday with the heat uncomfortable for many and dangerous for some. still weather fronts in north west scotland. yesterday, aberdeenshire saw 31 but cloudy here today. the majority have blue sky and sunshine with temperatures rising steadily. almost 3a degrees in west sussex at the moment and we have a few hours of heating left so high temperatures today and warm tonight. clear skies. some mist and low cloud across north sea facing case. the isle of wight saw a tropical night with temperatures not dropping below 20 celsius which could happen tonight and also on the south coast of wales. tomorrow, more sunshine in mainland scotland with cloud to east facing case. the majority have blue skies, and temperatures could peak at 37 celsiu ....