:00:00. > :00:21.There are reports of a shooting incident inside New York. A man
:00:22. > :00:26.dressed as a doctor opened fire at the Bronx Lebanon on hospital. The
:00:27. > :00:32.Council leader responsible for Grenfell Tower in London where 80
:00:33. > :00:34.people died in a fire has resigned. Nicholas Paget-Brown's Council was
:00:35. > :00:36.criticised for its response. Germany legalises same-sex unions -
:00:37. > :00:40.bringing it in line with most other European countries -
:00:41. > :00:41.although Angela Merkel she changed the lives
:00:42. > :00:50.of women in France - Simone Weil, the holocaust survivor
:00:51. > :00:53.who became a politician has died. Hello and welcome
:00:54. > :01:12.to World News Today. We start the programme with some
:01:13. > :01:17.breaking news coming in from the States. Reports of a shooting
:01:18. > :01:22.incident inside a hospital inside the Bronx in New York. Unarmed man,
:01:23. > :01:27.said to be dressed as a doctor, opened fire at the Bronx Lebanon on
:01:28. > :01:32.hospital, according to reports. This hit is a 972 bed hospital, at least
:01:33. > :01:37.three people are believed to have been shot, although there are
:01:38. > :01:42.reports of multiple shootings and some reports describe this as an
:01:43. > :01:45.ongoing situation. Messages on social media speaking of doctors and
:01:46. > :01:51.nurses having barricaded themselves inside the building and also some
:01:52. > :01:57.reports of a fire in the building. None of this is 100% confirmed. New
:01:58. > :02:02.York Forrest has been briefed on the situation and police are going
:02:03. > :02:08.through from each floor to each floor in search of the gunmen. We
:02:09. > :02:11.will keep you updated on this developing story.
:02:12. > :02:15.The leader of Kensington and Chelsea Council,
:02:16. > :02:17.the borough where the Grenfell Tower fire happened, has resigned.
:02:18. > :02:21.Nicholas Paget-Brown said he had to accept responsibility
:02:22. > :02:24.for his role in response to the fire and in particular for the decision
:02:25. > :02:27.to ban the public and press from a council meeting last night.
:02:28. > :02:32.The BBC has also obtained documents that show that cheaper,
:02:33. > :02:35.less fire-resistant cladding was chosen for the tower block.
:02:36. > :02:39.80 people are believed to have died in the fire and there is no
:02:40. > :02:42.suggestion a deliberate decision was made to cut fire safety.
:02:43. > :02:44.Kensington Chelsea Council says safety would not have been
:02:45. > :02:47.compromised in order to manage budgets.
:02:48. > :02:51.Our home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds has more.
:02:52. > :02:55.Were you pressured by Number 10 to resign?
:02:56. > :03:01.The leader of the council criticised for failing to cope
:03:02. > :03:04.with the crisis in his backyard, could not hold on.
:03:05. > :03:07.CHANTING: We want justice, we want justice!
:03:08. > :03:11.Last week his council offices were invaded.
:03:12. > :03:14.Last night he couldn't even hold a council meeting.
:03:15. > :03:21.In particular my decision to accept legal advice that I should not
:03:22. > :03:23.compromise the public inquiry by having an open discussion
:03:24. > :03:28.in public yesterday has itself become a political story,
:03:29. > :03:30.and it cannot be right that this should have become the focus
:03:31. > :03:35.of attention when so many are dead or still unaccounted for.
:03:36. > :03:41.Investigations by the BBC and the Times newspaper
:03:42. > :03:44.into the decisions made when the council refurbished
:03:45. > :03:46.Grenfell Tower added to the pressure.
:03:47. > :03:49.The big change - the addition of aluminium cladding panels
:03:50. > :03:56.We've been investigating that refurbishment and whether it played
:03:57. > :03:59.a part in the tragedy that was to follow.
:04:00. > :04:02.This development in North London includes cladding made not
:04:03. > :04:05.from aluminium, but zinc. Documents passed to the BBC revealed
:04:06. > :04:09.that the zinc panels were originally proposed for Grenfell.
:04:10. > :04:13.In 2012 the architects' designs show this clearly -
:04:14. > :04:15.residents were told it would be zinc.
:04:16. > :04:18.But there was pressure from the council on contractors
:04:19. > :04:24.By 2015 they were given amendments to the original tender and told
:04:25. > :04:28.to fit aluminium composite panel, which is cheaper.
:04:29. > :04:35.So did the change make a difference to fire safety?
:04:36. > :04:39.Well, this panel is similar to the ones eventually used.
:04:40. > :04:43.It's an aluminium sandwich with a plastic filling
:04:44. > :04:46.which is not fire resistant. The original zinc panels
:04:47. > :04:49.were marketed as capable of being able to resist fire.
:04:50. > :04:53.Both panels have the same safety rating under European tests.
:04:54. > :04:56.So on current evidence, it's not clear the change
:04:57. > :05:04.However, even the fact there was pressure to cut costs has
:05:05. > :05:08.infuriated those affected by the fire.
:05:09. > :05:12.Those affected and the wider community are utterly sick of this
:05:13. > :05:19.lack of value ascribed to human beings who pay their council tax,
:05:20. > :05:25.Meanwhile, cladding from 149 tower blocks has now
:05:26. > :05:31.The whole process has been criticised as pointless because only
:05:32. > :05:33.the cladding is being tested, and not for example
:05:34. > :05:41.Pointless? No, says the testing body.
:05:42. > :05:44.It is critical to do these screening tests,
:05:45. > :05:48.just to see whether there is a risk or not, to see whether the buildings
:05:49. > :05:55.Many of them do, and the question now is what can we do about it,
:05:56. > :05:59.and are there other risks or materials we need to consider?
:06:00. > :06:02.There is an immediate crisis to deal with,
:06:03. > :06:05.an ongoing police investigation, a public inquiry, again today
:06:06. > :06:14.described as too narrow. Grenfell Tower casts a long shadow.
:06:15. > :06:20.We will return to New York, the breaking news that there has been a
:06:21. > :06:27.shooting at a hospital in the Bronx borough of New York. We have a tweet
:06:28. > :06:30.from the Police Commissioner of New York, according to the Reuters news
:06:31. > :06:36.agency, saying the suspect who opened fire at the hospital is dead.
:06:37. > :06:40.Just to repeat, this developing situation, the breaking news we
:06:41. > :06:44.started the programme with, the suspect who opened fire at the Bronx
:06:45. > :06:48.Lebanon hospital in New York is dead. That's according to a tweet
:06:49. > :06:53.from the Police Commissioner and that is being reported at the moment
:06:54. > :06:57.on the Reuters news agency. We believe at least three people have
:06:58. > :07:00.been injured but of course, this is a developing situation and we will
:07:01. > :07:03.bring you more details the moment we get confirmation of them. Let's turn
:07:04. > :07:06.to Germany. Germany has legalised same-sex
:07:07. > :07:08.marriage, a move that brings it in line with most other
:07:09. > :07:11.European countries. Members of Parliament
:07:12. > :07:13.voted in favour - after the German Chancellor Angela Merkel
:07:14. > :07:17.changed her position to allow a free vote on gay marriage -
:07:18. > :07:20.though she herself, voted against it.
:07:21. > :07:25.Jenny Hill explains from Berlin. Here, it's called
:07:26. > :07:33."marriage for all." The new law means
:07:34. > :07:36.same-sex couples will TRANSLATION: It's
:07:37. > :07:43.a historic day for Germany. Today thousands of same-sex
:07:44. > :07:46.partnerships have been The two-class system
:07:47. > :07:54.in love has been abolished. Jubilation too inside
:07:55. > :07:58.the German parliament. The political left
:07:59. > :08:01.has fought for years to bring this legislation,
:08:02. > :08:04.but Angela Merkel has always opposed During this interview she appeared
:08:05. > :08:10.to soften her stance. She'd met, she said,
:08:11. > :08:12.a lesbian couple who'd They inspired a change
:08:13. > :08:19.of heart, and a free vote for Mrs Merkel's Conservative MPs,
:08:20. > :08:21.though she herself TRANSLATION: It's been a long,
:08:22. > :08:31.intense and emotional debate. For me personally too,
:08:32. > :08:36.which is why I hope that today's vote not only brings respect
:08:37. > :08:39.for both sides of the debate, Angela Merkel may have rejected
:08:40. > :08:45.the proposition at the ballot box, but she will go down in history
:08:46. > :08:48.as the Chancellor who introduced By voting against the bill,
:08:49. > :08:58.Mrs Merkel is appealing to the more conservative of her electorate,
:08:59. > :09:02.but by in effect letting it happen she's appeasing potential coalition
:09:03. > :09:05.partners of the future, and she's cementing that
:09:06. > :09:07.reputation as Europe's For now celebrations,
:09:08. > :09:15.though the law may yet be challenged What's widely held as a victory
:09:16. > :09:23.for equal rights is also seen by many here as a political
:09:24. > :09:26.success story too. Social media timelines are full
:09:27. > :09:33.of rainbow colours today as Twitter users celebrate Germany's decision
:09:34. > :09:40.to legalise same-sex marriage. The hashtag "marriage for all" began
:09:41. > :09:43.trending worldwide within hours of the announcement,
:09:44. > :09:48.generating more than 50,000 tweets. One Twitter user posted - "Germany
:09:49. > :09:51.legalized same sex marriage. I am proud of Germany
:09:52. > :09:55.for the first time." Another posted - "I might be crying
:09:56. > :09:58.some happy tears right now, marriage equality in Germany
:09:59. > :10:18.is everything I've It will soon be 24 hours since
:10:19. > :10:23.President Trump's ban on certain people travelling to certain
:10:24. > :10:24.countries came into effect. Critics say it is unconstitutional and
:10:25. > :10:34.racist. This was the response when President
:10:35. > :10:38.Trump first imposed his travel ban, the court struck it down. But now it
:10:39. > :10:43.has been partially provide timely response looks like this. The travel
:10:44. > :10:49.ban is more limited and the protests are smaller. But this is an issue on
:10:50. > :10:54.which America feels deeply. We are in a political climate where Muslims
:10:55. > :11:00.are being targeted by bigoted and is discriminatory laws. If nothing
:11:01. > :11:03.else, it will make a psychological difference, now that we are actually
:11:04. > :11:11.going to do something to prevent terrorists. Most Muslims feel this
:11:12. > :11:16.isn't the best way to promote peace and to stop terrorism, which we all
:11:17. > :11:20.want to do. For the next 90 days, non-US visa holders from six
:11:21. > :11:23.predominantly Muslim countries will be denied entry to the United
:11:24. > :11:28.States. But there are some exceptions. Those with close family
:11:29. > :11:32.members already in America may be admitted but not grandparents or
:11:33. > :11:36.more extended family. Those with US college places or jobs can be
:11:37. > :11:39.admitted as well but the administration is struggling to
:11:40. > :11:46.explain how exactly these rules make America safer. This has been one of
:11:47. > :11:49.the President's top issues. He has talked consistently about how he
:11:50. > :11:54.believes the United States needs to do more to enhance our screening
:11:55. > :11:58.procedures and to take a better look at people who will be coming into
:11:59. > :12:01.the United States. Lawyers are talking to new arrivals at airports
:12:02. > :12:06.around the country to monitor the new arrangements. It will include
:12:07. > :12:10.120 day ban on most refugees from anywhere. We tried to gather
:12:11. > :12:17.information so we can note for future travellers, what to be on the
:12:18. > :12:22.lookout for. If we need to file lawsuits or petitions, we also on
:12:23. > :12:26.hand to do so. The Supreme Court will decide decide on this ban in
:12:27. > :12:32.October and some of the restrictions will by then already have expired.
:12:33. > :12:37.Let's speak to the former President of the American immigration lawyers
:12:38. > :12:44.association, joining us live from Ohio. Even as this ban was finally
:12:45. > :12:48.coming into effect, we had a clarification on the bona fides
:12:49. > :12:53.family members, fiancees were now in this kind of ran. This is a bit of a
:12:54. > :13:00.minefield. Who are these relatives that will be allowed through? The
:13:01. > :13:03.Supreme Court was pretty clear, the Supreme Court says somebody needs to
:13:04. > :13:10.show a bona fides famille yelp relationship. Or a bona fides
:13:11. > :13:13.relationship with an employer. The Trump administration took it on
:13:14. > :13:20.themselves to arbitrarily narrow that definition. As you mentioned
:13:21. > :13:24.earlier, the left out grandparents and they originally left out
:13:25. > :13:28.fiancees. It just goes back to this whole thing. We have never had a
:13:29. > :13:33.President in this country that has tried to ban an entire religion. The
:13:34. > :13:47.lower courts have waded in and said no. The Supreme Court earlier
:13:48. > :13:50.basically said no. They left the core of this travel ban in place the
:13:51. > :13:55.Donald Trump really was the big loser this week in terms of his
:13:56. > :13:59.travel ban. Even though he has got it through, partially, he has got
:14:00. > :14:04.roughly what he wanted, you still think he is the loser in this? Yes,
:14:05. > :14:10.because he didn't get what he wanted, which was to ban all people
:14:11. > :14:12.from six predominantly Muslim countries, all people, including
:14:13. > :14:17.people that have lived and worked tier for years, anyone from these
:14:18. > :14:21.countries. The court said, you can't do this because we know you want to
:14:22. > :14:25.do this based on your hatred of Muslims. Look at what you said
:14:26. > :14:36.during the campaign. The Supreme Court looked at this and said, to
:14:37. > :14:40.have a connection to United States, we can put a temporary pause on
:14:41. > :14:52.that. The rest of Donald Trump's plan is still on hold. That's why I
:14:53. > :14:55.say this was a big loss for him. Would you suggest as some critics
:14:56. > :15:03.say, this is based on racism? Of course it is. It is based on
:15:04. > :15:06.anti-Muslim rhetoric that we heard coming out of this President's mouth
:15:07. > :15:10.for the last two years. One thing that happened in the US courts,
:15:11. > :15:13.Donald Trump as everybody knows, loves to tweet and he will say
:15:14. > :15:20.anything he wants and then denied that he said it and you can save the
:15:21. > :15:24.sky is blue and then say it was raining and he will say, I only said
:15:25. > :15:29.it was raining. But when you go to a US court, as in the UK, you go into
:15:30. > :15:34.a court, you are responsible for your words and the courts held him
:15:35. > :15:40.to his words and they were, he wanted to ban Muslims. He said it
:15:41. > :15:45.over and over again. Then he said, even whether his assistants were
:15:46. > :15:52.saying, this is in a band pause. Donald Trump then tweets, this is a
:15:53. > :15:56.ban. The courts have held him to his word and I think this is really
:15:57. > :16:01.where he is going to have to take some responsibility. We will have to
:16:02. > :16:10.leave it there. David Leopold. Thank you. We will stay with Donald Trump.
:16:11. > :16:13.Staying in the US, and two TV presenters attacked on Twitter
:16:14. > :16:15.by President Donald Trump have accused him of lying
:16:16. > :16:18.and suggested the White House tried to blackmail them.
:16:19. > :16:21.Mika Brezinski and Joe Scarborough, the hosts of MSNBC Morning Joe said
:16:22. > :16:24.they were warned a tabloid would run a negative story on them
:16:25. > :16:30.unless they said sorry for their coverage of Mr Trump.
:16:31. > :16:33.Let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news.
:16:34. > :16:36.Around 60 migrants are feared drowned after their boat sank
:16:37. > :16:40.Around 80 survivors were brought to the Italian port of Brindisi,
:16:41. > :16:43.where they told aid workers about the disaster.
:16:44. > :16:46.On Wednesday, a senior EU official said the scale of migration
:16:47. > :16:49.across the Mediterranean is untenable - with around 10,000
:16:50. > :17:02.people reported to have attempted the journey in the past few days.
:17:03. > :17:05.The leader of the far-right in France, Marine Le Pen,
:17:06. > :17:07.has been placed under formal investigation over an alleged
:17:08. > :17:16.Ms Le Pen has denied any wrongdoing, and calls the case
:17:17. > :17:30.We will bring you the latest sports news including, the Wimbledon draw
:17:31. > :17:44.has been made but will Andy Murray be fit to defend his title?
:17:45. > :17:46.China's President Xi Jinping has been enjoying another day
:17:47. > :17:49.of celebrations in Hong Kong, to mark 20 years since the territory
:17:50. > :18:00.The Chinese President said unification was the start of the new
:18:01. > :18:09.era for Hong Kong. The world's first clone has been made of the world's
:18:10. > :18:17.first mammal. Russian and American aircraft have
:18:18. > :18:24.docked in orbit for the first time in 20 years.
:18:25. > :18:33.Challenger powered past the light has had almost 50 yachts. Shattering
:18:34. > :18:34.the record that stood for 34 years. No hiding the sheer elation of
:18:35. > :18:54.Richard Branson and his crew. You are watching BBC World News
:18:55. > :18:59.today. Our main headlines this hour: police in New York say a gunman has
:19:00. > :19:03.opened fire at a hospital. Initial reports say three doctors were shot,
:19:04. > :19:06.one unconfirmed report says the government is a former doctor at the
:19:07. > :19:12.Bronx Lebanon hospital and the latest reports say the gunman has
:19:13. > :19:16.been killed. After weeks of criticism and a stormy Council
:19:17. > :19:19.meeting last night, the leader of Kensington and Chelsea Council
:19:20. > :19:26.finally steps down in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. 80 people
:19:27. > :19:33.are believed to have died in it. Let's get all the sports news with
:19:34. > :19:37.Damian Johnson. Andy Murray says he is feeling good, despite limping
:19:38. > :19:41.through much practice three days before his scheduled to begin the
:19:42. > :19:45.event of his Wimbledon title. He pulled out of his final warm up
:19:46. > :19:49.match with a sore hip. The defending champion managed to work with coach
:19:50. > :19:55.Ivan Lendl today but there were some ominous signs as he was clearly
:19:56. > :19:59.moving rather gingerly but he remains hopeful he will be fit for
:20:00. > :20:03.the first round. Novak Djokovic is through to the men's file at the
:20:04. > :20:10.Eastbourne tournament. He showed a few flashes of his best form,
:20:11. > :20:15.beating the Brevet in straight sets. -- beating medal the dead in
:20:16. > :20:22.straight sets. Caroline Wozniacki is into the women's final. She will
:20:23. > :20:29.play Karolina Pliskova in the final. Her opponent Johanna Konta withdrew
:20:30. > :20:35.due to a back injury. Chris Froome has signed a new contract for three
:20:36. > :20:40.years with teen Sky on the eve of the Tour de France. The 104th tour
:20:41. > :20:43.gets underway in Dusseldorf in Germany on Saturday and Chris Froome
:20:44. > :20:47.is hoping to get his third straight victory and fourth victory in five
:20:48. > :20:53.years. He faces stiff competition from some of the world's leading
:20:54. > :20:57.cyclists. I think this is the biggest challenge I have faced in my
:20:58. > :21:03.career. The level of my rivals and of course we racing on, means it
:21:04. > :21:07.will be a much more open race. It will be the biggest challenge for
:21:08. > :21:10.me, for sure. It will be right up there. To win a fourth Tour de
:21:11. > :21:22.France title would be incredible, it would be unreal. I don't want to
:21:23. > :21:25.jinx it but it would just be unreal. UK anti-doping authorities still
:21:26. > :21:29.investigating investigations of wrongdoing against Team Sky and
:21:30. > :21:33.British Cycling for 2012 which both deny. UCI President Brian Cookson
:21:34. > :21:38.says cycling has made significant progress in the battles against
:21:39. > :21:42.doping while he has been in charge. Reputational problems that have been
:21:43. > :21:48.around that team in the last few months have not been helpful. I want
:21:49. > :21:52.to wait, like everyone else, for the outcome of UK anti-doping enquiries
:21:53. > :21:56.and I don't think it is right I should say more than that. Team Sky
:21:57. > :22:08.are no different from any other team. It is not helpful it has taken
:22:09. > :22:12.so long to resolve satisfactory. Coach Andy Farrell says the British
:22:13. > :22:15.and Irish lions need to man up if they are to win the second test in
:22:16. > :22:26.Wellington and remain in the series with New Zealand. The Lions have
:22:27. > :22:30.made three changes. Owen Farrell moves to inside centre. Sam
:22:31. > :22:36.Warburton returns as in side flanker. The tourists have to win
:22:37. > :22:47.this. It is about character this week for us. It is about manning up.
:22:48. > :22:52.Putting everything on the line because it is that situation, isn't
:22:53. > :22:56.it? It is do or die for us. Barcelona have activated the
:22:57. > :23:08.buy-back Clause 4 Gerard Deulofeu who will return on a two year
:23:09. > :23:16.contract. He was on loan at AC Milan. He will cost Barcelona around
:23:17. > :23:21.?10.5 million. Jermain Defoe signed for Bournemouth on Thursday and they
:23:22. > :23:26.have now signed Nathan Ake for a club record fee from Chelsea. Nathan
:23:27. > :23:34.Ake had a spell on loan with Eddie Howe's season last season and the
:23:35. > :23:35.fee is reported to be around ?20 million. That is all the sport for
:23:36. > :23:42.now. The respected French politician
:23:43. > :23:45.and Auschwitz survivor who wrote France's abortion laws,
:23:46. > :23:47.has died at the age of 89. Simone Weil was best known
:23:48. > :23:50.for her instrumental role in legalising abortion in the 1970s,
:23:51. > :23:54.and went on to serve as the first President of an elected
:23:55. > :23:59.European Parliament. Her death was confirmed
:24:00. > :24:04.by President Macron, who called her life
:24:05. > :24:13."an exemplary inspiration". TRANSLATION: Makes me think about
:24:14. > :24:18.the abortion loss. I can't remember which year but it was a really great
:24:19. > :24:22.step forward. We have lost a very special lady. I benefited from her
:24:23. > :24:26.abortion legislation and at the time, that was extraordinary. She
:24:27. > :24:30.was one of the first push for independent women to get involved in
:24:31. > :24:31.politics, despite having suffered enormously but without ever
:24:32. > :24:33.complaining. Earlier I spoke to the Economist
:24:34. > :24:36.bureau chief Sophie Pedder in Paris, about Simone Weil's legacy and how
:24:37. > :24:47.she was a woman ahead of her time. When you look at what she was
:24:48. > :24:51.campaigning for in the 1970s, as health minister, she argued in
:24:52. > :24:55.Parliament for the legalisation of abortion. She was really taking on a
:24:56. > :24:59.very Conservative, male establishment and when you look at
:25:00. > :25:03.her giving a speech in the National Assembly in the French Parliament,
:25:04. > :25:07.she was a woman in front of her own male audience, only nine female
:25:08. > :25:12.deputies at the time, she really wanted to bring France I think, in
:25:13. > :25:17.the modern era and make it a more socially liberal society. It came
:25:18. > :25:20.after the 1968 student uprising when there was a reaction against a much
:25:21. > :25:30.more Conservative culture. She wanted to modernise France in a way
:25:31. > :25:34.that was ahead of her time. Let's go back to our developing story, that
:25:35. > :25:38.breaking story from New York. The New York Police Commissioner says
:25:39. > :25:43.that the gunmen who opened fire at a hospital in the city is now dead.
:25:44. > :25:46.Local media reported that at least three people had been wounded in
:25:47. > :25:52.this attack at the Bronx Lebanon hospital. Reports say the suspect
:25:53. > :25:55.was a current or former employee. A police spokesperson did not specify
:25:56. > :26:02.how many people had been hurt in this incident. The hospital is north
:26:03. > :26:03.of Manhattan. We will continue to monitor that for you for the time
:26:04. > :26:15.being. If you are heading out to the United
:26:16. > :26:18.States or indeed Canada, if you are heading west, you will be greeted
:26:19. > :26:23.with a lot of fine and dry and sunny weather. If heading east,
:26:24. > :26:26.potentially you will be greeted with some thunderstorms and potential
:26:27. > :26:31.rain. Looking at the satellite picture in the last 24 hours, we can
:26:32. > :26:34.see how dry it has been across the west. Heavy rain and thunderstorms
:26:35. > :26:40.have been affecting central and eastern parts of the States and also
:26:41. > :26:44.eastern Canada. For the week in, not looking very different. Humid air
:26:45. > :26:48.from the Gulf of Mexico feeding the thunderstorms. Warm and humid and
:26:49. > :26:54.storms could be pretty violent for Texas, all the way up the eastern
:26:55. > :26:58.Canada. South Asia, some heavy rain. South-west monsoon in full swing and
:26:59. > :27:02.it is pretty much where it should be for the time of year. The north west
:27:03. > :27:10.corner, we have seen some heavy rain in the last couple of days. Could be
:27:11. > :27:13.looking at another four to five millimetres of rain doing the course
:27:14. > :27:19.of the weekend. Likely to be more flooding in places. Europe, we have
:27:20. > :27:22.seen huge contrast in temperature and weather conditions. Central and
:27:23. > :27:28.northern parts have been bombarded with strong winds, heavy rain and
:27:29. > :27:31.thunderstorms. North east Germany has seen torrential downpours to end
:27:32. > :27:36.the working week. These thunderstorms will be moving north
:27:37. > :27:40.and east words into western Russia and the Baltic states. Further
:27:41. > :27:46.south, it is all about the heatwave, particularly across the south east
:27:47. > :27:53.corner. In the Canary Isles, a lot of fine weather, temperatures around
:27:54. > :27:55.28, 30 degrees on Saturday. The Iberian peninsula sees lower
:27:56. > :28:03.temperatures than normal for this time of year. Even a few showers
:28:04. > :28:07.across south eastern Spain. In France, remains quite unsettled but
:28:08. > :28:16.some sunshine and quite pleasant in Nice. A bit cooler of late for
:28:17. > :28:19.Italy. This intense heatwave is producing temperatures over 40
:28:20. > :28:25.degrees and it will persist during the week. It is the start of next
:28:26. > :28:28.week that the weather front moves into the heatwave and brings
:28:29. > :28:34.temperatures down and spark off some violent thunderstorms. We will keep
:28:35. > :28:37.you updated. At home, this weekend, things looking a little better
:28:38. > :28:41.thanks to high pressure and we should see dry and bright weather.
:28:42. > :28:45.You can see the high pressure nudging in from the south west. In
:28:46. > :28:48.between two weather systems and this will bring increasing amounts of
:28:49. > :28:53.wind and rain to Northern Ireland and Scotland. But some sunshine
:28:54. > :28:58.around. Light winds as well and it will feel quite warm. A full UK
:28:59. > :29:04.weather forecast can be Senio in about half an hour so stay tuned. --
:29:05. > :29:10.a full UK weather forecast can be seen here.