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welcome to bbc news. the uk is enjoying a record—breaking heatwave — it's the hottest ever may bank holiday monday since the holiday was introduced in 1978. northolt hit the highest temperature according to the met office of 28.7 degrees celsius. other warmest spots around the uk include south—east england, the midlands and east anglia. more now on those record temperatures. our correspondent ian palmer is in london's regent's park. is it still quite hot there, ian? well, just to give you an idea, it is after six o'clock now and there is after six o'clock now and there is still plenty of flesh on show. if

you can see this boat behind me on the lake, where it is probably slightly two or three degrees cooler, people are still in their t—shirts enjoying the absolutely sultry temperatures here in london. as you say, we have broken that overall record of the hottest three—day early may bank holiday, of 28.7 degrees, recorded at raf nor holt —— northolt in west london today. it has allowed people here to do frankly editing they want to do. i've been cycling, they've been playing games in the park. the sensible ones, of course, have been relaxing underneath trees in the shade. everybody we have spoken to throughout the whole day has said that they really can't believe and can't remember an early may day holiday like it. it is unbelievable, if feels like we are

living in spain somewhere and it is a bank holiday as well! i am enjoying it very much, i don't usually get out but with weather like this it was so tempting and we came out for a walk and a day of relaxation. it's fabulous, we're thoroughly enjoying ourselves and getting out before it starts raining again because it is the summertime! there is a cafe just in front of me, where throughout the whole of the seven days of last week, where temperatures could not get much above double figures, they sold 1800 ice cream is for the week and today alone they sold more than 2000. there are thousands of people still here enjoying the sun, it's probably the most tranquil and gorgeous part of the day the i think people still

can't believe what they are experiencing, which is why they are trying to stay here for as long as they cancel one word of warning, uv levels have been high today, as has pollen levels. but people with young children are now beginning to melt away because of course after the hot may day bank on their there is still school tomorrow. yeah, effectively it isa school tomorrow. yeah, effectively it is a school night, isn't it? our correspondent claire woodling has been spending the day in bigbury—on—sea on the south devon coast. this could be a good day in august, but it is a great day in may. there is not a cloud in the sky. there are crowds of people here enjoying the sunshine. it is record—breaking highs in parts of the south today. a lot of people out here. 900 parking spaces here and they're all full. everyone seems to be enjoying the water and the beach. the sea is pretty calm, that makes it ideal for beginners. young people enjoying the paddle

boarding and kayaking. we have been speaking to some beach—goers. it's nice and hot and sunny. have you ever known it to be this warm here? no. we're planning to hire some kayaks and get out there and just make the most of it, because it'sjust unheard of, this incredible weather this early on in may. but yeah, we've got a picnic... and we are going to get out into the water, hopefully get this one to get his toes in the water. that's the plan. oh, it's brilliant, we have been out paddling and just awesome, just nice, considering it was the beast from the east a few weeks ago. now we're out in shorts and t—shirts, so great. this sunshine is very welcome indeed, because just two months ago in march in devon we had snow believe it or not. of course, the beast from the east. joining me is brendan prince, you work for the charity above water

who sends messages to young people. what is the message? this time of year, cold water shock. cold water is anything under 15 degrees. our average water temperature is about 12 and today it is about nine and the temptation to jump in is there on a day like this. but that is a real worry. cold water shock is a killer. and we need to spread the message for all people to neverjustjump into water and to take it gently, splash some water, back of the neck, face, get used to the temperature before you actually get into the water. how long should that process take? two or three minutes. we know what it's like when you go into cold water and that big intake of air and it's about getting rid of that sensation before you go into deeper water. neverjump into deep water ever.

especially this time of year when it is nine degrees and it's a real shock to the body. have you been in the sea? we've been in all morning with our children and it's getting them used to the temperature. they were there up to christmas and the water temperature is better at christmas than it is now. that tells you how cold it is now. you can have a lovely day, but neverjump into cold water. thank you. we are expecting the tide to go out further from the causeway which leads to burgh island. it should be at its lowest at five o'clock. a man in his 50s has died after collapsing while taking part in the belfast marathon. the man was treated by paramedics at the roadside at around the six mile mark, before being taken to hospital where he later died. 17,000 people took part in the annual event. has been a spate of shootings across

the country over the weekend. in manchester there has been a shooting today and the victim was with his friends when he was shot in his leg in the clayton area of the city. he was taken to hospital for treatment and a police cordon remains in place whilst inquiries continue. moving to oxford, a streak in the centre of the city is currently in lockdown following an exchange of fire between police and an armed man. —— a street. shots were fired from the residential property in paradise square. it is understood that officers are currently negotiating with the suspect. meanwhile police in london are investigating four shootings in less than 2a hours in the capital which have left one teenager dead and three others injured. on saturday evening around 7pm, 17—year—old rhyhiem ainsworth barton was playing football with his friends when he was shot dead, in the southark area. ina

in a separate incident yesterday attackers on a motorbike opened fire on two teenagers and police disc grip the one of the victims, an 13—year—old boy, as an innocent bystander. a 17 year old boy has appeared in court charged with causing grievous bodily harm after a woman was attacked with an electric drill in strabane in northern ireland. the incident happened in the early hours of saturday. the woman suffered a serious head injury and is in a stable condition in hospital. the court was told the attack was being treated as a homophobic hate crime. borisjohnson has appealed to us president donald trump on his favourite morning tv show fox and friends not to tear up the iran nuclear deal the foreign secretary is meeting with the us secretary of state — mike pompeo, in washington but he is not due to see the president on this visit. (sot) well, the president set the world a legitimate challenge injanuary,

which was to try to address all the bad stuff that iran is doing in the region, to try to stop iran getting missiles, intercontinental ballistic missiles, to stop them interfering in neighbouring countries. and also to fix the core problem of the deal, which is that it expires in 2025, and then there is no way of stopping the iranians going very rapidly to get nuclear weapons. well, we think we can fix all that, working with our european friends. we think we can be tougher on iran, but not throw away the heart of the deal, which is all about stopping them getting a nuclear weapon. earlier i spoke to our correspondent in washington — barbara plett usher — who said borisjohnson's visit is part of a concerted effort by european countries to keep the iran deal going. well, it's the third trip like this, because the french president and the german chancellor were here recently doing exactly the same thing, trying to persuade mr trump not

to withdraw from the iran nuclear deal. but the stakes are raised because it's a bit closer to that deadline, and by the end of the week mr trump is going to make that decision, and so as you said borisjohnson didn't have a meeting with him and so he did what he could to appeal directly to him through fox and friends, that cable television show that mr trump watches. so let's just have a bit of a listen to what he said. well, the president set the world a legitimate challenge injanuary, which was to try to address all the bad stuff that iran is doing in the region, to try to stop iran getting missiles, intercontinental ballistic missiles, to stop them interfering in neighbouring countries. and also to fix the core problem of the deal, which is that it expires in 2025, and then there is no way of stopping the iranians going very rapidly to get a nuclear weapon. well, we think we can fix all that, working with our european friends. we think we can be tougher on iran, but not throw away

the heart of the deal, which is all about stopping them getting a nuclear weapon. so he'sjust been here to the state department to meet the secretary of state, mike pompeo, which was an important meeting for him because mr pompeo has the trust and confidence that final decision. are having any impact. what white house officials have been saying is that mr trump is leaning towards withdrawing from the deal. i think what the europeans are hoping is they can come up with some arrangement that will allow mr trump to say to his constituency, "look, i've sorted out, or i'm beginning to deal with the problems of this nuclear accord without actually ripping it up." it's interesting, isn't it, that mrjohnson also said that mr trump would be in line for a nobel peace prize he can fix the iran nuclear deal.

i mean, fix it or come back to it? yes, well, ithink, you know, the language at the moment is aimed at them just keeping it, but what the europeans are talking about, they have adopted his language in saying there are problems that are not addressed by the deal. there are problems with the deal. we can't open it up again because the iranians are not going to negotiate, renegotiate it, and if we scrap it, that willjust perhaps lead to confrontation and, you know, the iranians are being prevented from making a nuclear weapon now so why do that? but we can fix it by dealing with some of these other issues on the side, things like iran's ballistic missile programme, things like iran's behaviour in the region, things like the fact that the limits on iran's nuclear programme expire over time. how can we deal with that in a side agreement? so this is what he means when he says fix it, but they have adopted mr trump's language in that respect. vladimir putin has been sworn in as the president of russia for the fourth time. during an ornate ceremony at the kremlin, he described it as his life's aim, to do

all he could for russia, both now and in the future. today's inauguration extends his almost two—decade rule by another six years. our moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford was watching. from his work desk to his re—inauguration, vladimir putin chose to send a message that today's ceremony is simply the continuation of his long rule. this time, there was a patriotic touch — a brand—new limousine made in russia to carry him across the cobble stones of the kremlin. and then came the pomp and the ceremony. it is the fourth time mr putin has strode this path through the gilded hall where russian tsars were once crowned. he is now the longest ruler of modern russia sincejosef stalin. once again, vladimir putin pledged to be a

loyal servant of his people — after an election that delivered him his biggest mandate yet. translation: thank you for the sincere support i received from the citizens of russia at the presidential election. i view this support as a huge political asset and reliable moral backing. this support gives us faith and hope that russia will continue to boost its power while its people live better lives. but these were the scenes leading up to the grand ceremony. anti—putin protests this weekend across russia. not huge crowds, but young and determined. and demanding change. they were met by riot police as they chanted, "russia will be free." despite the protests, vladimir putin still commands strong support here. he's achieved that by presenting himself as the saviour of this country — the man who's raised russia from its knees and made it strong again. and that message is very popular here. but a resurgent russia is a major challenge for the

west — whether in syria, where russia's military support has kept president assad in power, or in the us, where it's accused of interfering with the elections. there's also the case of the skripals — an ex—russian spy and his daughter poisoned in salisbury with a nerve agent developed by soviet russia. moscow insists it knows nothing. and as president putin takes office again, there are no signs yet that confrontation with the west will end. and no real pressure from the russian people either for mr putin to alter his political course. the uk has its hottest early may bank holiday on record, hitting a high of 28.7 degrees celsius. extra police are out in london after

three separate shootings in 2a hours which left one teenager dead and three others injured. there have been two further shootings today, one in manchester and one in oxford. the foreign secretary is in washington in an attempt to stop president donald trump abandoning the iran nuclear deal. sport now and time for a full round—up at the bbc sports centre. starting with snooker, and mark williams may regret suggesting he will do his press conference naked if he wins the world championship. he is just three frames away from taking the title at the crucible again. the two time champion was 10—7 up overnight and then won the first four frames of the afternoon session. higgins looked completely out of it and though he pulled three frames back. williams pinched the final frame of the session and is 15—10 up. it's the first to 18 when they

resume in around a0 minutes. williams last won the title 15 years ago. england have made it two wins out of two at the under 17 european championship. the hosts came from behind to beat italy 2—1 in walsall. england's senior head coach gareth southgate was keeping track on the young lions who went behind early on to italian captain alessio riccardi's strike. this under—17 side is a new generation to the one which became world champions last year, but they dominated the second half. nottingham forest forward arvin appiah‘s goal got them level and then five minutes later they won a penalty which manchester city's tommy doyle scored. that was the winner. they face switzerland on thursday in rotherham in their final group game. a draw would be good enough to reach the quarter finals. wolverhampton wanderers have been celebrating their championship title and premier league promotion with a parade. thosands turned out to cheer on the team. thousands turned out to cheer on the team. an open top bus carried them through wolverhampton before a party in the city's park in front of 30,000 people. next season will be wolves‘ first in the top division since 2012. it is what the city deserves and the supporters and we as a team.

i think we played really good football this season. the fans deserve it as much as we do. we've got a fantastic team and fantastic fans. team and fantastic we work hard, and we deserve this fantastic party. sir alex ferguson remains in intensive care this evening after he underwent emergency surgery on saturday. the former manchester united manager was treated for a brain haemorrage. the club said the procedure went well, but there's been no update on his condition since. the 76—year—old continues to recieve get well messages. we've heard from ryan giggs and philjones today. giggs, who starred in all 13 of ferguson's premier league title wins, described his old boss as a fighter. he was the one who brought me to the clu b he was the one who brought me to the club and gave me that opportunity to play the one of the biggest clubs in the world, and he took me under his wing like a father, and yeah, it was

shocking and sound but, you know, i know his character, lining he has that fight in him and hopefully he will recover well. anthonyjoshua and his management team will meet tomorrow to discuss his next steps in the heavyweight division. joshua holds three world titles and is under pressure to take on the american wbc champ deontay wilder want to create his own legacy gndlgggggwguld be. ’ ' " f undisputed world champion. the organisers of the tour de yorkshire that's all the sport for now.

z i 5 z; z 775;;! nestle has agreed a deal for the rights to sell starbucks coffee for more than $7 billion. the swiss owner of nescafe and nespresso will be able to market starbucks products around the world — although the nestle name will not appear on them. our business correspondentjoe lynam told us what this means for coffee drinkers. it is a $7 billion licensing deal, basically, nestle is paying a chunk of change for permission to sell starbucks products around the world.

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