the 11th of may. it has rained a little more recently in parts of northern ireland and scotland. most of are going to remain bone dry through the week. not the case across southern europe, the rain accumulating over the next five days. the reason, thejet stream running a long way to the north, taking weather systems into scandinavia. one a long way to the south, nojet scandinavia. one a long way to the south, no jet stream anywhere inside close to our shores, is a high pressure remains blocking the weather pattern and keeping things largely dry. there will be variations, warmest and sunniest in the west. eastern parts cloudy and cooler. just as we have right now and the cloud will be melting away across the midlands eastern england and the north of scotland, staying pretty cloudy through the afternoon. breeze blowing in off the sea and temperatures for norwich, 14 degrees. 2a in the glasgow area and tonight, we bring all of this cloud in the east, roll it westwards and many a
this latest split means she s on the lookout for her sixth in two years. and a warning from police for any fans trying to disrupt the fa cup final at wembley this weekend you will be dealt with speedily, they say. also coming up on sportsday frankie dettori reflects on a stellar career in the saddle and the joy of racing at epsom ahead of his final derby this weekend. just the most important race that we have got to offer, so it s my last one obviously. you know that, and we will try to make it count. hello there, and welcome along to sportsday. and england s test summer is under way. ben stokes and his side began their one off test with ireland at lord s ahead of the ashes against australia later this month. familiar faces with a starring role today. stuart broad with five wickets as england make early headway in a match they d expect to win. joe wilson is there for us. great to see you. a positive start for england then and a really reliable one from stuart broad as a
it s 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 4am in islamabad. pakistan s prime minister nawaz sharif has cut short a visit to london, after an oil tanker explosion killed at least 150 people in punjab province. more than 100 others are in a critical condition in hospital. the incident also cast a shadow over the muslim festival of eid al fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of ramadan. secunder kermani reports. hundreds of local villagers flocked to the scene of the overturned tanker this morning, despite being warned not to. in this impoverished area, they collected fuel in buckets, jerry cans, and even empty water bottles. but moments later, grief and anguish thousands of litres of petrol went up in flames, engulfing those nearby. early reports suggest the blaze began when someone lit a cigarette. translation: the oil tanker capsized, people shouted, oil, oil! the local traffic police asked people to leave, warning it may explode, then suddenly there was fire.
singapore. this is bbc world news. its newsday. good morning. it s 1am in london, 8am in singapore and 7:00 in the evening in colombia where three people are known to have died, and dozens more are missing, after a passenger boat sank on a reservoir. the vessel, which had four decks, was crowded with tourists when it began taking on water while cruising on the artificial lake. outside the resort of guatape, about 80km from the city of medellin. many leisure craft quickly went to the assistance of those on board. the bbc mundo‘s colombia correspondent, natalio cosoy, is in bogota. tell us exactly what we know. what has happened 7 tell us exactly what we know. what has happened? it was the middle of a long weekend in colombia. people we re long weekend in colombia. people were expecting a day of relaxation in this town in the centre of the country. it is an artificial lake where people take tours on boats like the one that sank and unexpectedly, the boat started to sink. it t
six people are known to have died and 15 others are missing after a crowded passenger boat sank on a reservoir in colombia. the vessel, which had four decks, began taking on water while cruising on the artificial lake, outside the resort of guatape. that s about 80 kilometres from the city of medellin. other tourist ferries quickly came to the rescue of those on board. there are no details yet on why the boat sank. nimesh thaker reports. passengers on the four deck ship can be seen panicking and calling for help as their vessel started taking on water. pleasure boats and tourists on jetskis rushed towards the craft to help those who d jumped into the water. others still on board tried to find safety on the upper decks. the local businessman who recorded this video told bbc mundo that the boat took five minutes to sink in a part of the reservoir that is about 45 metre deep. translation: all of the boats that were here started heading out to pull people out. they pulled people