today at 5.00 — take precautions in all the hot weather, as the met office issues a health alert. the amber warning is in place for most of the week, as santon downham in suffolk hits 33.3 celsius, making this the hottest day of the year. it was good for the first five days, and i think after that, everyone has just gone a bit loopy now with it. it is awful, but i try to wake up every day and say, "it's great," because in a few months, it won't be like this. we'll take a look at the forecast for the rest of the week, and we'll be asking a gp how we can all stay safe in the sun. the other main stories on bbc news at 5.00 — the home office says it won't oppose the use of the death penalty if two british men suspected of being islamic state militants are put on trial in america. three men are arrested over a suspected acid attack on a three—year—old boy in worcester. labour faces calls from some of its own mps to toughen its stance on anti—semitism. there's a crucial party meeting tonight. and 60 singers scale the peaks

of the lake district, commemorating the fallen heroes of the first world war. good afternoon. it's 5.00. our top story — the met office, on this, the hottest day of the year so far, has issued an amber heatwave alert for parts of england until friday. people are urged to avoid being out in the sun between 11.00 am and 3.00 pm. parts of suffolk today recorded a temperature of 33.3c. the usual precautions have been advised — cover up, wear sunscreen, keep your house cool, and drink plenty of water.

daniela relph has the latest. a parched, dried out landscape. this is hertfordshire, but it could be pretty much anywhere in england. the only hint of green, the cricket pitches, which have been watered, as searing temperatures linger. for the start of another week, most of the uk schools are now on holiday, and still, temperatures soar. but are there signs of heatwave fatigue? i'm struggling. we've got a meeting just now, but we had to escape the office, we don't have air con, it's broken. the tube, it is not pleasant to get to work. it was good for the first five days, and i think after that, everyone has just gone a bit loopy now with it. i'm trying to remember that it won't be like this all the time. it is awful, but i try to wake up every day and say, "it's great," because in a few months, it won't be like this. the met office has issued

a heat health watch alert. that only happens during a prolonged period of high temperatures. what we are seeing this week is a run of days across central and eastern england where there is no respite from heat and humidity. we are seeing daytime temperatures staying above 30 celsius, and by night, we are seeing them stay above around 18 to 20 celsius. and without that respite from the heat, all week long, this is what has prompted public health england and the met and the met office to issue this level three alert. it will start to have an impact on people's health. older people, very young children who are unable to sort of adapt their behaviour in this sort of hot weather, but also people who have long—term health conditions, particularly heart problems or long problems, are at high risk. we could all take one more step to keep cool, to keep our homes go, to keep an eye on people who we know are vulnerable, just to make sure that we all get through it and enjoy another week of good weather. at this farm in leicestershire, they are struggling. dried out fields, livestock without sufficient grass to eat, forcing farmers to use their stored winter feed,

which is fast running out. the heat has become a significant problem for much of the farming industry. crops being parched to the bone, spring crops that farmers sowed in april barely know what rain is. as you travel west towards where i am now in north wales, a little bit more rain, but i think you can see the tops of the hills behind me look the nasty colour of a biscuit, which means the grass has stopped growing. despite high temperatures here, the deadliest heatwave globally is in japan. in tokyo, temperatures have reached a0 celsius for the first time. 11 people alone died of heat stroke at the weekend, and that number could rise dramatically in the coming days. daniela relph, bbc news. as temperatures continue to rise, how can we ensure we don't fall ill? well, dr rosemary leonard is a gp based in south london, and shejoins me now. thanks for being with us. the

situation thankfully not as bad as it is injapan, but it is a long time since we have had such a prolonged period of high temperatures. and it is a bit of a shock for a lot of people. what is the best thing they can do? gps are already seeing the elderly particularly suffering in this hot weather. most importantly is staying cool weather. most importantly is staying cool, which interestingly means staying indoors, and an anathema to most british people, those are curtains and shut your windows, because be cooler inside outside. also drink plenty of water, keep sipping water, and if you have elderly neighbours, go and check up on them, maybe encourage them, have a cup of tea with them, i know it is hot, or have a cool trick of them, encourage them to drink and offer to do shopping for elderly people. —— have a cool drink with them. we want to keep people out of the searing heat. the elderly and the very young

needs to be careful. we know there isa needs to be careful. we know there is a trend for young women to wear lycra, which is apparently a big no—no. lycra, which is apparently a big no-no. lycra is not your best friend, you need to wear loose cotton or linen in the light fabrics which reflects the heat. if you're wearing dark clothes like genes, you're likely to be more hot, and your body will not go down so much. —— jeans. loose, light your body will not go down so much. ——jeans. loose, light clothing your body will not go down so much. —— jeans. loose, light clothing of natural fibres. we have got this amber alert from the met office to stay indoors between 11.00 and 3.00. that will not be practical for most of us. normal in the summer, we love to get outside at lunchtime. but if you are going to go outside, put a hat on and sit in the shade, do not go and sit in the sun. you're asking to get dehydration, and heat stroke,

and we are seeing that. particularly elderly people, they are becoming confused, and that is the first sign that they are overheating. the other thing to do is to watch out for the colour of your pee, which is a bit distasteful, but it should be pale straw coloured, not regular. you have got tojudge straw coloured, not regular. you have got to judge enough so it is pale straw coloured, which for women meansjust pale straw coloured, which for women means just having a look at it. if you have a dry mouth, that means you are already dehydrated. you have got you drinking enough so you never feel thirsty. thanks for the advice on urine. if you are breast-feeding a baby, you need to give them a more frequent feeds. if you have a bottle —fed frequent feeds. if you have a bottle—fed baby, give them some boiled water between feeds, do not directly feeds. editors particularly

the elderly who are suffering in this weather. and if they become confused, they forget to eat and drink and it begins a vicious circle. thank you forjoining us, doctor rosemary leonard. our correspondent kim riley is on the beach at clacton—on—sea. we were not sure we would reach you because he had never gone off to get an ice cream. how is it looking where you are? —— you had maybe gone off. it has been very busy today, not quite as busy as over the weekend, which was hectic. a lot of traders here who are purring with pleasure at this weather. add a lot of people having a great time on the beach despite the amber weather warning which is warning us to be very careful of the sun in the middle of a hot day. i have got emma and terry here, and i landed on a couple of minutes ago. you are locals but he came down here because

you like the sun. a bit cooler with the breeze by the sea. first day of the breeze by the sea. first day of the school holidays, i am a teacher, so the school holidays, i am a teacher, soi the school holidays, i am a teacher, so i have come down to and i —— enjoy the sea. what is the sea like? very warm. i was surprised by how clear it was. terry, you do not often see klaxon like this. —— cla cton. often see klaxon like this. —— clacton. - this work early to came down for a couple of hours, and it is very nice. —— i finish work early. despite the warnings we are being given now? take a bit of care, don't go to mad. good luck, guys. you're going to get an ice cream now. lots of that going on, and the traders having a wonderful despite the warnings. thanks, kim.

it's been revealed the government won't block the death penalty in the case of two british men accused of being militants with so—called islamic state if they're sent for trial to america. the men are alleged to be among a group of britons who murdered western hostages in syria and iraq, and were nicknamed the beatles by their captives, because of their english accents, now the home secretary has written to the us authorities, dropping demands for assurances, over possible executions. our security correspondent, frank gardner, explained the background. just to give you the background here, alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh are two self—confessed jihadists who went to syria. theyjoined isis, and they were captured injanuary of this year by kurdish forces. they have been in a kind of legal limbo for six months because it is understood they have been stripped of their british nationality, although no official announcement of this has been made. the question is, where to trial them for the alleged offences they are said

to have committed? some people suggested the international criminal court at the hague, others suggested over here, what about the united states? britain's view, my understanding, is they have got no objection to them being tried in a civil court in the united states, but if they are sent to guantanamo bay, then britain will withhold any intelligence it has on them, and it has got a lot. the metropolitan police have spent four years gathering intelligence on them. they would not share that if they were sent to guantamo bay. earlier in the commons, the conservative former attorney general, dominic grieve, told mps that the decision was a "major "departure from normal policy" and asked ministers to specify the last time there had been such a departure. i'm not aware of this ever having happened before and why have we not asked for an assurance when it would be perfectly proper to do so. the ministers have, in this case, made that decision that we are not going to seek assurances because it is our wish, first of all, it is our reality that we do not think we have the evidence

here to try them in the united kingdom, therefore to keep them safe. and secondly, it is likely that we hope there is a trial carried out in the united states and that is the balance. my right honourable friend may disagree with the balance we have chosen to take, but that is the responsibility of the ministers holding their onerous task of trying to keep us safe and balance that with human rights. maya foa is director of the human rights organisation reprieve, overseeing work to end the death penalty in the us. thanks. the foreign office released a documentjust last thanks. the foreign office released a document just last week emphasising list long—standing policy of opposing the death penalty for british suspects abroad. what do you think is going on here? this shows a clear fracturing of the government. the british government's position is not just government. the british government's position is notjust to oppose the

death penalty for british citizens, but in all circumstances as a matter of principle. so we're hearing now an attempt by certain members of the establishment to have their cake and eat it, to say, we are opposed to the death penalty, but we will sometimes provide assistance that results in death sentences and potentially executions when it suits us, that is clearly unacceptable and undermines british values. the suggestion from a leaked letter published from one of the newspapers today from the home secretary, sajid javid, but that is more potential likely to be a conviction of these two manifesto sent for trial in the united states rather than here, that is why the home office is potentially willing to not stand in the way. it is an odd position to take. if you look at the us history, we have gwent animal they were 780 men have gone through that system of usjustice. ——

men have gone through that system of us justice. —— guantanamo men have gone through that system of usjustice. —— guantanamo bay. only five have ever had convictions. i see no reason why men cannot five have ever had convictions. i see no reason why men cannot be alleged, terror suspects cannot be prosecuted effectively in this country by british courts using a british system that we have faith in. the scale of the crimes, the publicity, the kind of crimes that they are accused of, the suggestion is that that perhaps might warrant this particular advice in these cases. again, there is no reason why a british court is not equipped to deal with very serious crimes, so it is an odd position for the british government to take, and a position that fundamentally undermines principles of british justice and values. what's more, effective prosecution is in the interests of justice, even in the most serious circumstances. we want to see the right people brought to justice circumstances. we want to see the right people brought tojustice in circumstances. we want to see the right people brought to justice in a fairand right people brought to justice in a fair and transparent way. the death penalty does not do that, as we have

seen time and again, and nodded exceptional, extreme measures taken, including torture and the use of in definite detention in guantanamo. they do not bring proper prosecutions and do not make us safer. so it is a slippery slope that the british government is leading us down. these men are being held by kurdish forces in syria. the suggestion is that they are no longer british citizens, their passports have been taken away, although that has not been 100% confirmed, but that seems to be the case. does that make a difference? this is another flawed case. does that make a difference? this is anotherflawed policy case. does that make a difference? this is another flawed policy the british government has adopted, stripping citizens of their citizenship from 2014 onwards. they are now in a predicament because they do not know what to do with all they do not know what to do with all the people who work british who are now in different places of detention. —— who where are british. but it does not make a difference, it does not mean that the british court cannot fairly prosecute

individuals alleged or suspected to have committed criminal offences. maya foa, thanks forjoining us. thank you. the headlines on bbc news — as the hot weather continues, the met office issues a health alert urging precaution in the heat the home office says it won't oppose the use of the death penalty if two british men suspected of being islamic state militants are put on trial in america. attack on a three—year—old boy in worcester. three men are arrested over a suspected acid attack on a three—year—old boy in worcester. and in sport, message also has announced his retirement from the international game —— mesut ozil. he cited racism and disrespect in german football. the german fa rejects his claim. everton are closing in on watford's for a richarlison which may break their tra nsfer richarlison which may break their transfer record. he will have a

medical at goodison park on monday. and italy's francesco molinari believes his victory at the open championship can inspire european golfers at the ryder cup. i will be back with more support at 5.30. —— more sport. three men have been arrested, after a three—year—old boy was seriously injured in a suspected acid attack in worcester. the men who are all in their 20s, are being held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. the little boy was in a pushchair when he was attacked. he was treated for burns to his face and arms, and has now been discharged from hospital. phil mackie reports from worcester. saturday afternoon, and specialist teams descend on a retail park near the city centre. horrified staff and shoppers tried to help before paramedics arrived. police say it was a deliberate attack. the little boy was in a pushchair with his mother when a corrosive substance was sprayed on his face and arm. the supervisorfrom home bargains came and said, "look, there was a hazardous acid

used on someone". but that's all they let us know until the next day. but obviously it was just unnerving, really, because it was just confusion. a 39—year—old man was arrested in wolverhampton on saturday, and earlier this morning, three more men in their 20s were arrested in walthamstow. those suspects are currently in custody, and as a consequence of that we are now forming an investigative plan to work out how we can secure all of the evidence and progress this to try and understand the motivation, and the incident... sorry, the elements that led up to this particular incident. the attack happened at the same time as a small demonstration by the edl was met by a larger counterdemonstration barely half a mile away. many feared there was a link, but that doesn't seem to have been the case. there was heightened fears and heightened tensions. we hope the incidents aren't linked and this is an isolated incident. but from the city's perspective, it is a city now united behind

the family and the child that's been affected in this. the boy has been released from hospital, and it is unclear whether or not he will have long—term scarring as a result of the attack. the four men remain in custody, and the police have thanked the public for their support but is still appealing for witnesses who were here on saturday to come forward. labour are facing calls from some of their own mps to strengthen the party's rules on anti—semitism. jewish groups say a new code of conduct — agreed by the party's national executive committee — is not tough enough. two jewish mps will submit an emergency motion at a labour meeting in around an hour's time — calling for the party to amend its guidelines to include in full the international holocaust remembrance alliance definition. here's our political correspondent jonathan blake. is the anti—semitism row damaging your party?

they were here to talk about preparing for government, but labour's shadow cabinet faced more questions this morning that they'd rather not have to answer about the party's stance on prejudice againstjews. one seniorjewish labour mp is sticking by her criticism ofjeremy corbyn, despite his repeated condemnation of anti—semitism. it's by his actions that he has to bejudged. and by refusing to adopt the definition in full of what anti—semitism is, he's put himself in the position that he is perceived by many to be anti—semitic. she confronted jeremy corbyn and called him an anti—semite after labour adopted a new code of conduct including the internationally recognised definition of anti—semitism, but not word—for—word some of the examples given. for some, it's an attempt to rewrite the rules. well, it wasn't trying to rewrite it. it's accepted almost all of it.

what it's done is also put alongside it a code of conduct for members of the party, because we will not tolerate anti—semitism in any form whatsoever. he still has plenty of support, but there are a lot of labour mps furious at what they see as the party leader's failure to tackle this issue head—on. i look to who we've heard from in the past week, the chief rabbi of this country saying that, you know, if the party doesn't adopt it then it's showing an unprecedented level of contempt for the british jewish community. the idea that it should be the labour party defining what anti—semitism is is frankly unfathomable. tonight, labour mps will meet again to urge their own party's ruling body to change its code of conduct. jeremy corbyn has said they should wait, with many members of parliament having already left for the summer. but as one mp put it, they feel they have waited long enough for labour to get its act together on anti—semitism. jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster. theresa may will meet her

counterparts from austria, estonia and the czech republic this week, to try to persuade them to back her vision of brexit. today, she was trying to get her message across here, speaking to workers in newcastle. her new foreign secretaryjeremy hunt is already abroad trying to sell the uk government's message. our political correspondent tom barton has more on this story, and joins us from westminster. the government has rather been struggling towards the end of this parliamentary term. just a couple of days left, but their focus now is moving away from here in westminster to the rest of europe, as ministers try to sell their message of theresa may's vision for brexit to eu leaders. the hope is to persuade leaders. the hope is to persuade leaders of european countries of her case, then it will become easier for them to negotiate that with the eu

negotiators. and so, to that end, today, jeremy hunt, the brand—new foreign secretary, on his first foreign trip, has been in berlin eating the german foreign minister —— meeting. and there are, he said today if the uk, if those in europe think that britain will blink first, they are wrong. without a real change in approach from the eu negotiators, we do now face a real risk of no deal by accident. that would be incredibly challenging economically. britain would find that challenging, but in the end we would find a way notjust to survive, but to thrive economically. but my real concern is that it would change british public attitudes to europe for a generation. jeremy hunt was one figure who was

not around theresa may's cabinet table today. they were not meeting in downing street as normal, they we re in downing street as normal, they were instead on a regional visits to the north—east of england. and after, the prime minister spoke to workers at an engineering firm. many of the questions they asked her why about brexit, and she told them that, while the government is preparing for a no deal, herfocus is on getting a good deal, and one that mps here in parliament will approve. my aim is to bring forward a deal that the parliament will support, because it'll be a good deal for the united kingdom. now, obviously, we are going into a negotiation. we are making sure that we are prepared for no deal, and the government is stepping up its preparations for no deal, because it only makes sense to be prepared for all contingencies. but i am working to get a deal that parliament will support because they will see that it is a good deal for the uk. this summer, you can expect theresa

may and her ministers to be jetting off around europe, not as many people will be on the summer holidays, but instead meeting leaders, foreign ministers, other politicians, in the hope of persuading them of the merits of the vision for brexit that we saw at the chequers deal and the white paper just a couple of weeks ago. the prime minister is leading by example. later this week, she will be having set down meetings with the prime ministers and leaders of austria, the czech republic, and estonia. tom barton, thanks for that update from westminster. a gunman has killed two people and wounded a dozen more in toronto. canadian police said the 29—year—old gunman opened fire on pedestrians in the city's bustling greektown neighborhood. the suspect was found dead in an alley after an exchange of gunfire with police. president trump has stepped up his rhetoric against iran with a warning that it will face

"consequences the likes of which few "throughout history have ever suffered". in a message on twitter, written entirely in capital letters, mr trump tells the iranian president he will not tolerate what he calls iran's "demented words of violence and death". richard lister reports. president trump said the deal to limit iran's nuclear programme was an embarrassment. when he signed the order in may withdrawing american support, he seemed sure of one thing... this will make america much safer. but two months on, and the rhetoric‘s becoming more belligerent on both sides. at the weekend, iran's leaders condemned mr trump's efforts to implement new sanctions. "don't play with the lion's tail," warned president rouhani, who added that conflict with iran would be "the mother of all wars". but hours later came a blistering block—capital response from the white house. "never, ever threaten the us again, or you will suffer consequences

the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before," said mr trump. "we are no longer a country that will stand for your demented words of violence and death." deal or no deal, the us says iran's creating instability in the middle east. it's demanding more concessions from tehran, by trying to drive a wedge between the leadership and its people. the level of corruption and wealth among the iranian leadership is that iran is run by something that resembles the mafia more than a government. governments around the world worry that confronting the islamic republic harms the cause of moderates, but these so—called moderates within the regime are still violent, islamic revolutionaries with an anti—america, anti—west agenda. you only have to take their own words for it. iranians are already angry about their weakened economy. the us now wants to shut down all iranian oil sales to increase the pressure on the regime. from washington's perspective, this is a very easy way

to perhaps humble tehran, and maybe bring them back to the table in weaker terms so they can get that better deal. so, what then of the existing deal? britain and the remaining signatories are standing by it. iran is complying with it. but new american sanctions come into force next month, and tehran's response could affect the security of us all. richard lister, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. where did you fall in this hot weather debate? love it. i hated! more days of heated, particularly across central and england, with temperatures up to 30 celsius. not everywhere, though, because there is

a weather front affecting parts of scotla nd a weather front affecting parts of scotland and northern ireland at the moment, which will bring some rain here, which will move a bit further south into the southernmost parts of scotland, and some rain in the north—east of england. it should dry away, but a lot of dry weather into the night, warm weather, too, with temperatures not going down too far when it has been hot. still some clouds and showers affecting parts of scotla nd clouds and showers affecting parts of scotland and the very north of england, and the odd shower possible in the south of england as well. patchy rain in the western isles tomorrow. a big range of temperatures, quite breezy towards the next weather front in the far north—west. mostly it is quite still out there, quite humid, and we will feel the effects of the cute, but italy across central and eastern and south—eastern parts of england for several days to come. but it will be fresher and less humid in scotland and northern ireland. this is bbc news.

the headlines: as the hot weather continues, the met office issues a health alert urging precaution in the heat. the home office says it won't oppose the use of the death penalty, if two british men suspected of being islamic state militants, are put on trial in america. three men are arrested over a suspected acid attack, on a three—year—old boy in worcester. now for a look at the sport. we start off with the story about mesut ozil. the arsenal midfielder has quit international football, citing "racism and disrespectful behaviour" in germany

because of his turkish roots. germany failed to get beyond the group stages of the world cup in russia and the arsenal forward felt he was unfairly treated after being photographed with turkey's president erdogan in may. germany's football association, the dfb, has "emphatically rejected" ozil's allegations of racism but has admiited tjhat it could have ozil's allegations of racism but has admitted that it could have done more to protect him from abuse. although this is quite a mess for the german national team, arsenal — bidding to improve after a couple of seasons out of the champions league — might benefit. it does benefit, when players go away for a long period of time, you can doa away for a long period of time, you can do a bit more work back in england, international breaks, he is a quality player so i am sure the more rest he has, more he can —— be better he can play for arsenal football club. everton are hoping to complete the signing of brazilian forward richarlison from watford within 24 hours in a deal that could eventually be worth £50 million. the 21—year—old is due to complete a medical today. the new everton boss marco silva signed richarlison from fluminese last summer when he was in charge at vicarage road. the price tag would break everton's transfer record.

francsco molinari says that his open golf triumph, and the performance of several other europeans at carnoustie should give europe hope of regaining the ryder cup when the competition gets under way at the end of september. until yesterday american players had won five major in a row but molinari says believes europe can give the united states a run for their money. i think it was important to break the street that they had going at winning majors. it was great to see rory and justin up there as well. fighting it out until the end. i think they have a really strong team but we gave them a good fight. we are into the final week of the tour de france. it is a rest day today, before the final stretch to the champs elysees on sunday. the riders get going again tomorrow in the pyrenees but the big question for the next six days is will geraint thomas hang

on to the yellow jersey? he is one minute and 39 seconds ahead of his team—mate and tour champion, chris froome but they both seem to be saying the same thing — that it's not about them individually, it's all about the team. it's quite funny because everyone is so keen to talk up this rivalry between ourselves. it does not exist. we are not looking at each other as rivals, we are looking at the other guys in fourth and fifth. there are the ones who could bid is under pressure. between us, it does not exist like that. it isjust about keeping those guys behind us, really, i'm not writing against each other and then letting someone else win. —— rising against each other. at big shake—up in tour history, but pretty bad. england take on india in the first test a week on wednesday, and plenty of the players likely to be involved in that match in birmingham are in action for their counties

at the moment. quite a few are lining up for either lancashire or yorkshire at old trafford. the good news for england fans is thatjonny bairstow made 82 in his sides second innings, but captain joe root went for just three — out to england team—mate james anderson. yorkshire were bowled out for 239, leaving lancashire to score 323 to win. a few moments ago they were 87—2 after 25 overs. and don't forget you can follow ball—by—ball commentary on that match at old trafford on bbc radio five live sports extra. commentary on all county championship matches is available via the bbc sport website and sports app. that's all we have got time for now. we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6.30. thank you, holly. let's return to our top story — and the heatwave is causing problems for farmers concerned about their crops and livestock.

some are running short of water for their animals, others are having to use up their supply of winter feed because of the lack of grass. and the national farmers union says every day of heat and no rain is likely to damage the harvest. danny savage reports from north yorkshire. in this parched field on the edge of the bill of yore, all humans are welcome. because the green food. these cows should be eating the grass but no rain means it has not grown, so they have to eat bailed feed, highly unusual in summer and very expensive. i have never known any thing as dry as late as all my time asa any thing as dry as late as all my time as a farmer. i do not think we have any significant rain for maybe six weeks, i would think. now we are having to feed the winter forage that we have cut back for winter and there is going to be a shortage of straw. it could be quite a coup expensive winter. it is exceptional, they lost and we are conditions like

this was 1976. a short distance away, the group plans for garden centres and local authorities. the trouble is the hot weather means fewer people wanting to buy plants because they do not think they will last. it has been a tangible slowdown in uptake ever since the talk of hosepipe bans, people are not willing to put plans in and just watch them die in front of them. every farmer we have spoken to concede is that even feels that what it quickly turning bone dry again. here, de graaf does not crack up, it just turns to dust. it makes it com pletely just turns to dust. it makes it completely unsuitable for growing any crops. —— the ground. completely unsuitable for growing any crops. -- the ground. the crop is wilting. it is not growing. this mangrove carrots, the conditions mean they are much smaller than they should be. the consequences are we have a lot less crop, we are letting our customers down. the longevity of

that means we will not have the money to grow next year's rock u nless we com pletely money to grow next year's rock unless we completely revisit our models with our customers and price because we are in critical condition. yet again this year the extremes condition. yet again this year the extre m es of condition. yet again this year the extremes of the british weather are playing havoc with those whose livelihoods depend on it. what impact is this heatwave having on tourism here in the uk? joining me now is the director of strategy and communications for visitbritain, patricia yates. good afternoon. it is good to see you. this is all good news for you? it is good news, the good weather has come atjust the right time because it has just come as the time the schools have broken up so lots of pa rents have the schools have broken up so lots of parents have looked at the weather that is here and thought, why bother going abroad when i can have a great holiday at home? we've seen places like yorkshire, you mentioned in the cricket, they are talking about tourism being up 25%. at peak time when we want people to

stay in this country, we have just got the weather that encourages people to do so. 0k, people to do so. ok, the weather is good for those who want to stay here. is it encouraging tourists, foreigners from outside the gun here because the weather is hot here and it might be better? —— outside the country. of course when you think in this age of social media and when people are looking at their television screens, but just looks wonderful looking at their television screens, butjust looks wonderful at looking at their television screens, but just looks wonderful at the moment, the sunshine and the blue skies, the photos people are taking and, yes, that encourages people to book the later on in the year, the book the later on in the year, the book through to the ultimate christmas. could it have the adverse effect on institutions that might normally be the places that tourists were going to? museums, people do not want to be inside, they want to be outside and enjoying the sun. be inside, they want to be outside and enjoying the sunlj be inside, they want to be outside and enjoying the sun. i think that is one of the things the industry is

looking at, if you think we had quite a poll whether to start with, quite a poll whether to start with, quite poor easter and when the weather is down, indoor attractions seem to do well. it is flipped, the outdoor attractions are doing well. hopefully over the period of the year, the british weather means that whether you are an indoor and outdoor attraction you have done well throughout the year. are we geared up enough of the country in terms of more brits staying at home, more terrorists —— tourists coming in? results are reporting they are near capacity, across the country we have nearly two thirds of hotel occupancy, yes, there are rooms. there are still self—catering properties around and if you go online, it is now much easierfor consumers to go online and get something that is available at very

short notice. the tendency has been the people to book at very short notice. i think the industry has done very well on making that really accessible for customers. we are going to leave it there, patricia yates, from visitbritain, thank you. thank you. the head of ukraine's security service has defended a controversial decision to fake the murder of a russian journalist. two months ago, arkady babchenko, a prominent critic of president putin, pretended to be dead for nearly 24 hours before stunning journalists by walking into a news conference. our kiev correspondentjonah fisher has been piecing together what happened and talking to the key people involved. two months after he was pronounced dead, arkady babchenko is still fearful for his life. you're wearing your disguise. this was the staged picture of the russian journalist that convinced the world that he'd been killed. 20 hours later, to widespread astonishment, he was unveiled alive and well. it had all been an elaborate sting operation by ukraine's

security service. for the fake murder, there was of course a fake killer. the hit man used to be an orthodox priest, but tells me he was approached by an old contact and agreed to kill arkady babchenko for $30,000. while pretending to cooperate, the hit man was in fact working with ukraine's security service, the spu, and recorded all of their interactions. the spu then decided to fake the murder, to try and expose what it suspected was a russian plot to kill dissidents in kiev. on the big night, babchenko lay on the floor smeared in pigs blood. an ambulance was called

and babchenko taken to the morgue, where, away from prying eyes, he could at last stop pretending to be dead. translation: i was wrapped up in a sheet like gandhi, smoking and watching the tv news about what a wonderful guy i was. all this time, his wife olga was having to keep an impossible secret. translation: i envied him because he did not have to talk to anyone. a few hours later it was all over, and babchenko made his remarkable comeback. their operation complete, ukraine's security service was quick to label it a success that had saved lives. translation: russia is using illegal methods. russia is trying to kill its opponents on foreign soil to intimidate those that are still in russia. russia denies that, and joined a chorus of international disapproval for the way ukraine had played with the facts. nobody will trust ukrainians and

the ukrainian government any more. but did the fake murder achieve anything? the man who plotted with the fake assassin was arrested and we are told his mobile phone revealed a hit list of future targets, and messages exchanged with a contact in russia. but there's so far been no smoking gun. confused? well, you're not the only one. with the babchenko affair, ukraine has made it that much harder for those looking for the truth. jonah fisher, bbc news, kiev. and panorama's the fake murder that fooled the world is on bbc one, tonight at 8.30pm. six people have been arrested. for

men and two women have been arrested by police who believe the stabbing is needed terror related or a random attack. the headlines on bbc news: as the hot weather continues, the met office issues a health alert urging precaution in the heat. the home office says it won't oppose the use of the death penalty if two british men suspected of being islamic state militants, are put on trial in america. three men are arrested over a suspected acid attack, on a three—year—old boy in worcester. a newspaper investigation has revealed that one in six adults in england used anti—depressants last year — that's an increase of almost half a million since 2015. social media and a "loneliness epidemic" are being blamed for the rise in mental health problems. the figures include more than 70,000 people under 18 — with the average british teenager

spending almost five hours a day online. author matt haig is with me — his new book notes on a nervous planet focuses on how we can stay "mentally healthy" when surrounded by technology and pressures from social media. it is good to see you. thank you. what prompted you to write this book? i had written a book called reasons to stay alive, a book about my anxiety and depression, i realised that my mental health has a context, the modern world, the speed of change, technological change and how that relates to mental health, we are so used to physical health as a lifestyle issue, we do not really do the same with mental health, that is what i'm trying to do. how are we being adversely affected by this and a lot of are being pointed at visual media, in this report is out last

week, lots more of us are unhappy because of social media, how does it affect us? it is not like uniformly saying social media is a bad thing, i think it is so in its infancy, within a decade all of this change really, we a re within a decade all of this change really, we are not aware, we are not being mindful about how it is affecting us. i think we are about to releasing political consequences, like cambridge analytical, the next stage will be seeing it as a health issue, it is actually affecting our collective psychology. it is kind of like ice cream, i would not tell anyone they should not eat ice cream, but i think we would all know if we sat and ate ice cream for six hours ina if we sat and ate ice cream for six hours in a row in bed, it probably would not be doing as good. i was someone who woke up, sort of spending two hours just scrawling news, twitter, whatever, i was not getting on with my day. it would often have i sort of effect and i would be staying up late because of

it. ok, you say you were one of those person who was on social media a lot and there are lots of people like that, but sort of fundamentally, give me a specific example of how it is not good for mental health. well, i think in the last ten years, if you just take anxiety disorders, there has been a massive rise in all kinds of anxiety disorders, one of them in particular is eating disorders. the nhs has reported that admissions to the health service have doubled within ten yea rs health service have doubled within ten years at the same time teenagers, particularly girls but increasingly boys, are now bombarded, overloaded with images, there is a lot of research in particular about insta gram and body image and how that affects all stop eating disorder charities themselves in the uk are now saying we need to look at this as an issue. human

nature has not changed, we are now surrounded with images what we should look at and are anxiety has increased. i saw increased. isawa increased. i saw a report a few days ago that suggested 63% of insta gram users, almost two thirds, more than two thirds were unhappy. because of those idealised images they see all the time and they do not look like that all of those kinds of lives. you mentioned in the entry that about loneliness, people often think that loneliness is about the elderly population and about people living alone longer, it is the teenagers, the most connected groups in society who are reporting the highest rates of loneliness. we need to start looking at loneliness is a feeling as opposed to being physically alone. it is interesting, you have some young people who have millions of followers or hundreds of

followers all lots of followers on social media and yet deep down they are incredibly lonely. yes, i feel like social media is partly so addictive because we are all seeking that connection but we might be doing it slightly in the sort of wrong direction and people are getting very addicted to that sort of dopamine head of interaction. i'm certainly one of those people. what is the sheer? i have no idea what the queue is but i think the stage dott first aid is being aware of how it affects our health. matt haig, thank you forjoining us. your book, notes on a nervous planet. thank you. british waste, sent overseas for recycling, could end upjust being buried as landfill. that's the concern of the the national audit office which says the uk is just creating the illusion of success, and must do more to make sure recycling has actually taken place. our environment analyst roger harrabin reports. 11 million tonnes —

that's the estimate of packaging waste created by uk homes and businesses last year. the uk has ambitious targets for increasing the amount it sends for recycling, but the national audit office says firms have chosen to export more than half of the material, rather than to deal with it in britain. much of the material for recycling goes to developing countries less able to handle it than the uk, the report says. it wants the exports much more tightly governed. the problem with recycling material abroad is that the uk just has less visibility of what happens to it. it has less ability to get... the uk authorities aren't able to get the same assurances as they could if it was in the uk. environmentalists want more pressure put on business to ensure that waste is recycled effectively. i think producers need to take a lot more responsibility. they designed this system with government over 20 years ago, and it's creaking at the seams. it's definitely out—of—date. and it means that they haven't been designing packaging with recycling in mind or with reduction in mind,

and so we haven't been building the facilities in the uk to handle this, either. so, going forward, producers really need to think about what they're putting in the packaging, they need to be held responsible for it. to people up and down the country who are dutifully rinsing out their plastic pots for recycling, this sort of thing creates a real erosion of trust. the government says its new waste strategy, due in the autumn, will ensure that things prepared to be recycled really do get recycled. the government can't allow people to get cynical about recycling. without the public, recycling policy is nowhere. roger harrabin, bbc news. a choir has climbed to the top of england's highest summits — to pay tribute to fallen heroes from the first world war. the singers have been on a tour of the lake district, to mark the centenary of a unique war memorial — a series of peaks across cumbria that were donated

by landowners to remember the local men who died in the conflict. our correspondent robert hall, joined the choirfor their last performance. singing. on the rocky slopes above borrowdale, a line of walkers is snaking upwards. there are among thousands visiting the lakeland landscape this summer. but these visitors are on a mission. almost a century ago, another column of men and horses was climbing into the clouds, here to build a cairn commemorating the lost lakelanders of world war i. in the years that followed, the idea grew. fell walkers raised cash to buy 12 mountain is creating the uk's largest and most dramatic memorial.

singing. now, that moment has been marked with music. over the past three months, more than 60 singers have walked 25 miles and climbed a total of 3000 feet to reconnect with the past. i thought it was such a great opportunity, it's such a fantastic project. i'm a local musician and the opportunity to do anything that's in the fells is great, but the combination of bringing singers together in this amazing landscape for this particular project was just too good an offer to refuse. it was like a gift for a musician. the song cycle is just one in a series of commemorations. earlier this year, a group of park rangers defied the winter ice and rain to rebuild that memorial cairn 970 metres up on the summit of scafell pike. another reminder of the spirit of remembrance that lay behind what became known as the great gift.

it's been huge. it's been an amazing undertaking, but we've had so much help from everybody. the mountain leaders have given their time and expertise for free to help the project happen, so it's been absolutely amazing. it's just so nice to see it all come together and see it all happen. singing. the choir have called themselves the fellowship of hill, wind and sunshine, words used by the poet and mountaineer geoffrey winthrop young when he handed the fells to the nation. a century on, his great nephew joined this celebration. i've taken it for granted all my life, but it's good to be doing it again now and doing the singing about it all, just to remind us what an inspirational gesture it was. # walking back home...#.

robert hall, bbc news, thorneythwaite fell. wonderful sounds, and a great period to be out in the sun in enjoying a bit of walking. you have got to be careful, cover—up. keep hydrated as well, it is hot and humid. it is notjust today, several days to come, particularly across central, easton, south—eastern parts of england, temperatures in excess of england, temperatures in excess of 30 celsius. this picture was taken earlier this afternoon from suffolk, there is the blue sky, parched ground. 33.3 is the highest temperature the uk has recorded so far this year. we will be there or thereabouts for the top temperature or the wake of thursday, may not make it into friday, i change coming later in the week. the very hot air

coming from africa towards parts of england, fresh air with the blue arrows moving into scotland and northern ireland. it is still warm where you get to see some sunshine. it is here today that some of us have had some rain, a weatherfront has been around. the contrast in the weather across the uk and this weather across the uk and this weather front really very slow—moving, eventually overnight it clears northern ireland, still hanging around southern parts of scotland, we have seen a bit of rain affecting us in north—west england as well. that gradually petered out. variable cloud elsewhere, maybe some fog in southern england. temperatures not going down too far, another feature of the weather this. by another feature of the weather this. by day, hotter overnight. into tomorrow, we still have this weather front hanging around parts of southern scotland and northern england, cloistered that you get more cloud, maybe a few showers. elsewhere, mainly dry, and isolated

shower cannot be ruled out. we still have the very hot air and humidity, the tickling the central and eastern parts of england. still fresher feeling, sunny spells in scotland and northern ireland, weatherfront brushing the western isles. there is just still the area is not moving very much elsewhere. wednesday, i weather front just venting western areas of scotland. maybe the far west of northern ireland. there could be an isolated shower in east anglia and south—east england where it has been dry for so long, but it isa it has been dry for so long, but it is a low risk, low chance at this stage. those are your temperatures. still an excess of 30 celsius in the hot spots. thursday, looks like it will be hot more widely, notice the temperature in cardiff. 25 in edinburgh. these temperatures trailing off into the weekend, fresher air pushing south across the uk, a chance of showers and outbreaks recovering at some stage of the weekend, into next week looks like amateurs will build once again.

—— temperatures will build once again. it's been the hottest day of the year so far, and an amber heat—health alert has been issued. and the met office is warning temperatures could rise up to 35 degrees celsius this week. the heat means many farmers are struggling to provide enough food and water for their livestock. now we are having to feed the winter forage that we've kept back for winter, and there's going to be a shortage of straw. it could be quite an expensive winter. we'll be looking at the impact of the hot weather, and whether it's a sign of things to come. also tonight... the foreign secretary warns his german counterpart a no—deal on brexit could damage relations with the eu for a generation. the toddler attacked at a retail park, and how the paramedic learnt the child was the victim of a suspected acid attack.

it's horrific, absolutely horrific.