party lines, following its adoption in the senate. it has just it hasjust gone it has just gone 5:30am. a very good saturday to you. now on bbc news, the travel show. oh, wow! look at the size of this place! this is tokyo stadium, and it was home to the football, the rugby and the pentathlon during the olympics, and i m glad to finally be here. japan s delayed summer of sport finally got under way in 2021. my name s steve brown, and i was supposed to come over for the paralympic coverage. not being able to make it out was a huge blow. the whole thing about sport, it s not just about watching it, it s about feeling it, that immersive experience. before i was a presenter, i was captain of the london 2012 wheelchair rugby team. when i was in hospital, sport was what got me out. it was definitely the building blocks to the person that i have become. tokyo holds a special place in paralympic history. it was all the way back at the 1964 games that the term paralympic was first us
but wherever you are you are going to be seeing some hot weather through the weekend, implications to heat related health problems and potential for travel delays too. in that sunshine, temperatures reaching about 36 in the warmest spots towards the south east but even further north we are looking at the high 20s, for much of scotland and northern isles. a little bit cooler where you have got the cloud across the far north of scotland, one or two showers for the northern isles. overnight, little bit of mist and low cloud just lifting into the far north of scotland and england, but clear skies elsewhere and overnight, temperatures 11 18, fairly uncomfortable for sleeping once again i m afraid. through the day tomorrow, lots of sunshine again, some heavy showers from northern ireland and scotland, they could be thundery with some large hail but still dry in the south east, hot, up to about 36 once again. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the acclaimed author, sir salman ru
only clear evidence that could identify her after the shooting. how about that? two britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have appeared in court in territory held by pro russian rebels. a man left paralysed by the manchester arena bomb attack is fulfilling a dream to climb mount kilimanjaro, using a specially adapted wheelchair. tens of thousands of workers are to stage the biggest rail strike in decades later this month, bringing major disruption to travel across britain. the mass walk out over pay and pensions will take place on the 21st, 23rd and 25thjune. more than 40,000 staff from network rail and 13 train operators are expected to take part. it s also the same week as several large sporting and music events including glastonbury. here s the latest from our transport correspondent, katy austin. the wheels are in motion for the biggest rail strike the country has seen in decades. it s a shame because, obviously, the rail fares are quite expensive as they are,
i live at national league side sutton united. they played giants arsenal. good evening. nearly every local authority in england is planning to raise council taxes in the coming year in order to provide care for people who are elderly or disabled. from april, council tax could increase by nearly 5% in the majority of authorities. but the local government association says that won t be enough and it warns there will have to be deep cuts to other council services. there are 151 councils in england. 147 of them plan to raise council tax specifically to pay for social care provision. here s our social affairs correspondent alison holt. hello, margaret! how are you? bored. you re bored. this is where the pressure on the social care system can at times be seen most clearly. i know you re desperate to go home. yes, indeed i am. 81 year old margaret williams has been in hospital since she had a fall but is waiting for the care she ll need to help her cope at home. and its social worke
by the rotary clubs of doncaster and doncaster st leger. this is her story. hi. mayl hi. may i have two cadbury s cream eggs. have you signed in yet? my name is abbey. i m 15 and i m from doncaster. i ve been in care for four years. i remember the first few yea rs four years. i remember the first few years was a major struggle for me emotionally because i had so many different people and so many things going on in my life. i knew what i wanted. i knew what i wanted to say. i knew i had my own opinions on things, but i was never really given that chance. i was dismissed. when i found the courage to speak out myself, i just thought, found the courage to speak out myself, ijust thought, right, that s it. i now know that i can say this, so i m going to let other children have that opportunity. i ve just give it them. we ve got sports going on. abbey is one in a million to be honest with you. she gives her time freely. she s a great advocate for young people. she offers them suppo