good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and mega munchetty. our headlines today: a sign of things to come. as the uk heads towards the highest temperature on record, a warning that thousands could die each year if we don't prepare for regular heatwaves. it's a warm start the day and on primrose hill it will get even warmer. across the border, than yesterday, at top temperature of 35 in london. it is all about keeping cool at the royal welsh show, the biggest event of its kind in europe where are almost a quarter of a million visitors will come here this week. officials in greece are trying to identify the victims of the wildfires which claimed more than 80 lives. water companies must improve reliability and value for money. that's the warning from the industry watchdog, as more of us face the threat of a hosepipe ban. no time for doubting thomas.

is this the face of the next tour de france winner? geraint thomas extends his lead on the mountains. it's thursday the 26th ofjuly. our top story this morning: a heatwave warning. as uk temperatures creep towards the all—time record, a report by mps says current conditions could become the new normal for british summers within the next 20 years. it also predicts that the number of heat related deaths could treble, if the government fails to take urgent action. here's our environment analyst, roger harrabin. elderly people and severe heat don't mix. the 2013 heatwave sort double the amount of usual consultations for heat related illness. people with diseases of the heart, lungs and kidney are at risk. the waves affect our health, productivity and well—being. the message is that the government needs to do a lot more to educate the public about the risks that heatwaves pose, the actions any to take to protect themselves and others and we need to fundamentally redesign our city so they are able to cope with higher temperatures. here is something the mps want more of. these apartments have movable sunshades. the flats behind them have balconies that cut out the fiercest sun from windows below. unlike these flats nearby, in full glare of the midday heat. we would like the government to recognise overheating as a risk to peoples health and well—being.

we would like it to be introduced in the regulatory framework, from building regulations, to planning regulations — in a holistic manner. of course, some like it hot. for children, this is a summer from heaven and it looks as though hot summers will increasingly become the new normal. but the mps are saying that while the kids are having fun, we must make sure that the elderly are protected too. as the population ages, the mps say we will need to start taking hot weather more seriously. the uk's all—time temperature record could be broken tomorrow, as the hot and dry summer continues. highs of up to 37 degrees celsius, that's 99 in fahrenheit, are forecast for southern, eastern and central england. the met office says the record of 38.5 degrees celsius could be beaten — that was set in kent 13 years ago. breakfast‘s tim muffett is at

london's chancery lane tube station. good morning. cooler this morning at the moment but it will get hotter and that is when it becomes quite uncomfortable for many commuters. yeah. good morning. this tube station is on the central line on the tube network and transport for london's official figures show that very often temperatures on this line exceed 30 celsius. that is a temperature at which it is illegal to transport cattle and sheep. some reports showing it would go even higher than that on this line the. for many commuters, notjust london, a uncomfortable commute lies ahead. i caught a uncomfortable commute lies ahead. icaught up a uncomfortable commute lies ahead. i caught up with some commuters yesterday to see how they have been finding things. it isjust

it is just about it isjust about bearable, not many people on there. it was ok. if i had to travel in rush—hour what it would be held. as you can see, maybe i don't feel the heat too much with my jacket. i think it is ok. you arrive at work feeling pretty awful, conspiring the entire journey. it is really u nco mforta ble. conspiring the entire journey. it is really uncomfortable. it has been horrible, i am sweating and i don't really like it, but you got to appreciate this weather because we don't get it in england very much.|j live on southern line, that is too hot, and bearable, i get on a bus. if we have a changing climate, if this is normal, we have two look at the way we organise our tubes because they don't function right. dan snow, giving us his thoughts on the situation. it should be pointed out that the central line is one of the worst lines when it comes to heat. there are other lines where it

is not as bad and central line is particularly deep, hence the challenge is. it is not really possible to install air—conditioning units, two—day's report looks at when commuters get to work, how can employers may be make their workplaces more bearable? should maximum workplace temperatures be introduced? maximum workplace temperatures be introduced ? can maximum workplace temperatures be introduced? can dress codes be relaxed? hospitals, introduced? can dress codes be relaxed ? hospitals, schools, introduced? can dress codes be relaxed? hospitals, schools, all of these areas being looked at and highlighted as challenges for us as a society to deal with the increased number of heatwaves which are expected to take place in the coming yea rs. expected to take place in the coming years. thanks very much, we will talk more about that report in the programme as well. supporters of the cricketer—turned—politician imran khan have been celebrating in pakistan, as his party looks set to have won yesterday's general election. however, there's been a major delay to the full results being announced with allegations of rigging on a mass scale. officials in greece are trying to identify the victims

of the wildfires, which are the deadliest ever recorded in the country. at least 80 people are known to have died. dozens are still missing. 0ur europe reporter gavin lee is live in mati for us this morning. bring us up to date. it is based three since the biggest fires, not just in greece, but in europe, for decades. 81 people dead, local officials saying that is expected to rise to over fire teams, search teams working through the night, at using backup power to search through the burnt cars, the houses, the rubble. four —— for more possible chances of survivors, the coastguard out this morning searching the waters. there is confusion, there is criticism because we are told that

there are dozens missing but there is no active co—ordination centre that can verify the exact amount. the papers this morning talking about the nightmare of the next day and the criticism of the government and the criticism of the government and the criticism of the government and the anger, saying that they believe there was no plan in place, no lessons learned from 2007 when there were the biggest wildfires here. there were calls to have a national plan for people to give accurate. today is anger, the sense that the government perhaps could have done more as well, and the police warning people not to come back to this area. if we look across, this is one of hundreds of buildings that have been gutted by the fires, people are starting to return home, despite the advice, they worried that the —— worried about looters. 0vernight, they worried that the —— worried about looters. overnight, for men work arrested from going house to house stealing equipment. for the moment, thank you. —— four men.

the bbc will today ask a judge for permission to appeal against last week's ruling in sir cliff richard's privacy case against the corporation. the singer took legal action after the bbc broadcast footage of a police raid on his home in berkshire four years ago. the search was part of an inquiry into an allegation of historical sex abuse. sir cliff was never arrested or charged. a judge at the high court awarded him £210,000 in damages. thousands of tributes left by the public to remember those killed or injured in the manchester arena terrorist attack are to be preserved. more than 10,000 items were left in locations across the city in the weeks after the suicide bombing, including notes, poems, balloons and drawings. they'll be documented and digitised at manchester art gallery, thanks to a £100,000 national lottery grant. the time is nine minutes past six. we will get the weather and talk about perhaps those record

temperatures that some are predicting we might see in the uk. if all we need to talk about getting hot and sweaty while cycling. the picture over your shoulder, that man is looking hot and sweaty with good reason. geraint thomas still in the right place to win this geraint thomas. every day, we have said there is one stage to go. today they will get to a flat stage, a little bit of undulation and eight gradual climb and a sprint at the end and thatis climb and a sprint at the end and that is all about how well you have donein that is all about how well you have done in the mountain and geraint thomas has done quite well and is in good shape. he is getting ever closer to winning his first tour de france. after a brutal climb in the mountains, he's moved further ahead of his rivals with just three competitive stages remaining. celtic are a step closer to qualifying for the champions league

group stages — they come from behind to beat rosenborg 3—1 in the first leg of their second round qualifier. and of all the 169 goals scored at the world cup — this was officially the best one. it was scored by benjamin pava rd of france. and it was a screamer. it really was. we will talk about this later on and look at the papers. feeling hot sally? no, cool as a cucumber. i love this weather. i love it. it is tricky for lots of people and if you are not in brilliant health it is very challenging, but i do like it when it is warm. it depends on what you are doing. people at work, outdoors in the hot conditions. also, sport in this weather is really, really tough. this is where

people and their money. looking at the tour de france, those cyclists have to stay hydrated, the right nutrients and that is one of the things that geraint thomas has talked about, how cycling is only pa rt talked about, how cycling is only part of his week. what he has had to do each day is rest and recovery and that has been so important in terms of what he is eating and drinking because imagine the calories of a burn and the amount of liquids they go through on the stage that they raced yesterday, which was so mountainous. one of the upsides of getting up early is that the mornings are lovely this time of year it. and quite cool. you can see the cameras at salford. shall we ta ke the cameras at salford. shall we take a look at glasgow? is lovely being near the water at this time of year as well because you just feel, evenif year as well because you just feel, even if you're not getting a breeze, you feel as if you are getting a breeze off the water. let's find out

where karen is. at least it is nice and cool when you are up on heights, at least at this time of the morning. it is indeed a. the temperature here is knocking on the door of 20 celsius. it is pleasant. we have seen a celsius. it is pleasant. we have seen a magnificent sunrise and even some hot air balloons crossing the skyline over london as well. today is going to be a hot one. wherever you are, that riches will be higher than they were yet they, the top ten project to date is likely to be in london at 35 celsius. taking a look at the charts, you will see what i am talking about. 35 is what we are looking at today but for east anglia tomorrow, there is a chance it could be even hotter at 36. two—day's forecast is fairly simple, bright, one or two showers here and there, the minority, though. than a hot, humid day ahead, leading us into thunderstorms by the end of the week. the humidity staying in the

south. the first thing this morning, we do have a bit more cloud out to the west across northern ireland and western scotland and here, the weather front approaching will see some outbreaks of rain and breezy as well. for the rest of us, some hazy sunshine this morning that will burn away any missed and we are in for a sunny day. we could see the odd thunderstorm popping up somewhere in the midlands or parts of eastern england, especially the north—east. these are our temperatures, largely mid to high 20s, in the south—east we are looking at 35. through this evening, we will see some thunderstorms are. the ones we have got through the day moving northwards and more coming through the channel islands dripping past west london and heading north. if you catch one, they will produce a lot of rain, hail and some gusty wind as well. at the same time we have the front coming from the west. they will be with us tomorrow, we will see some torrential downpours

during tomorrow, especially later on. with the dry ground this can lead to flash flooding and also we will have big hail, frequent lighting and gusty wind around them. 0ur weather front lighting and gusty wind around them. 0ur weatherfront coming lighting and gusty wind around them. 0ur weather front coming from the west approaching slowly. by tomorrow it is east anglia that is likely to 36 degrees, that will be challenging thejuly 36 degrees, that will be challenging the july record 36 degrees, that will be challenging thejuly record which is 36 police seven recorded in july thejuly record which is 36 police seven recorded injuly 2017. —— 2015. we are looking at storms migrating northwards, leading us all into a fresh weekender. not necessarily a dry one, some showers working, but in between there will be some sunshine. so the real heat will be today for many of us, and tomorrow for east anglia. as we head into the weekend and next week, the bridges will be closer to where they should be and was the end of next week we see a return into the 30s. —— temperatures. week we see a return into the 30s.

-- temperatures. obviously we are talking about these temperatures. it depends how you look at this, whether you are positive or negative. it depends what you are up to. we will be at a farm later, john maguire in wales taking a look at how farmers are struggling. the daily mail taking a look at furnace friday. a look at the daily telegraph as well. britain at the mercy of deadly heatwaves. this is a report saying that britain's ill—prepared to cope. warning that the met office predicts uk may expect its hottest day on record tomorrow. we were now corresponded to moment ago in greece, looking at the problems three days on. this is the front page. it puts everything in perspective. two little girls, nine—year—old twins on holiday with their grandparents. they were

thought to have been rescued from the fires by fishermen but they've not been seen since. 0bviously the fires by fishermen but they've not been seen since. obviously the nightmare for those families does continue. a quick look at the guardian as well. that's on the front page of the guardian. balls of the picture you are seeing here, women voting in pakistani. after a rather violent election campaign, it is believed that the party of imran khan has won a majority. then, what have you got for us. riots -- strikes by cabin crew affecting passengers. they will not pay compensation. they say passengers should be due over £200. ryanair saying, it's not going to pay. they

are resisting calls to pay out. they are resisting calls to pay out. they are going to move 20% of their feet —— leaked in dublin overto are going to move 20% of their feet —— leaked in dublin over to poland. ryanair says it —— leaked in dublin over to poland. rya nair says it has —— leaked in dublin over to poland. ryanair says it has a low—cost airline based in poland and this is because of winter, they move planes around the world because of whether the mind is but coming as it bad time for ryanair, that could affect up time for ryanair, that could affect up to 200 cabin crew who could lose their jobs up to 200 cabin crew who could lose theirjobs as a result of that. ryanair not getting any favourable headlines. i was just ryanair not getting any favourable headlines. i wasjust seeing a picture of a kit kat and i looked over at sally's papers and saw another picture of a kit kat. it's a business story. i am the kit kat corresponded. this is a story yesterday that the makers of kitkat, nestle, were saying that they wanted

to trade the full single wafer and retain exclusive rights to use it. two fingers is ok? they lost yesterday. cadbury will be a will to use it. they say that everybody can use it. they say that everybody can use it. they say that everybody can use it. tensions are high output to france. this is crisp room, one of the best cyclists of all time being knocked off by policeman. —— chris chris froome. he had his black anorak worn in tricky weather conditions and the policeman thought he was a ban. they tried to stop in anti— ended up being knocked off. what that physically knocked off? the policeman tried to stop them and developers bite. geraint thomas in with a fantastic chance of winning. he was, i want to say kit by a fan. the atmosphere there has been absolutely tense. there is something

unique to the tour to france which is the proximity of people. they are in yourface, is the proximity of people. they are in your face, they are literally in your face and it is part of the joy and the danger of the two fronts. the riders really know about it. they almost expect everybody to be their faces and to be perhaps in situations that aren't that safe. that's the great thing about the tour de france. i know you're dying to see what the story is. it's nothing to do with kitkat is, it is sausages. this football club's latest strip looks as if it's gone from bad to wurst, get it? they have gone the whole hog with the hotdog kit. do you like that? sponsored by a sausage maker. is it shorts and t—shirt? a sausage maker. is it shorts and t-shirt? i'm not sure about the chap on the right. it's like hotdog

sausage with tomato ketchup and mustard. it's just sausage with tomato ketchup and mustard. it'sjust wrong. put it away. a warning that thousands of people could die every year if britain doesn't prepare for regular summer heatwaves. as parts of the uk swelter in the heatwave, a new report out today warns that this kind of extreme weather could soon become the norm. so what action needs to be taken to protect our ageing population? let's discuss this with the author of the report, mp mary creagh who is chair of the environment committee and is in our london newsroom. this report is basically taking a look at the potential problems of continued heat in the coming years. what are the highlights? we found that heatwaves are becoming more common since the 19505 and they are 5et common since the 19505 and they are set to become more intense and more frequent than most people, a heatwave alert is a barbecue alert but for others, the frail elderly and the disabled and children under five, they can be a matter of life

or death and what we discovered is that our homes and hospitals and school5 that our homes and hospitals and schools are already overheating but there are not really the regulations and policies in place across government to deal with some norms which over the next 20 years ago to regularly hit 38 degrees. this is exceptional for is that over the next 20 years, this will become the norm. 7000 heat related deaths every year by 2050 if the government does not take action. how is this pay for? it all comes down to this. when i5 for? it all comes down to this. when is it done and how soon can it be done? at the moment, there are no building regulations to say homes mu5t building regulations to say homes must not overheat. we had over 2000 heat related incidents in hospitals in over 20% of our homes regularly overheat. if we are building new homes, they have to be fit to the next few hundred years. there will also be a lot less water in the future. 0r— 7% less water. mix seen

the ho5epipe bans in the north—western northern ireland. we need the government to change building regulations so they are more energy and water efficient. the other thing is things like road5, only half of the road network is surfaced. covering5 only half of the road network is surfaced. coverings that can actually withstand deceit. we are getting roads rotting. buckling of railway —— railway tracks. it's about infrastructure in keeping cities cool. but lost a lot of parks and urban green space over the last 15 years and there is nothing in our planning framework which says build a green roof in to keep it cool. create an urban green space which is so important for cities because cities can be 10 degrees hotter than the surrounding countryside because of all those hard surfaces absorbing the heat during the day. can you put a cost on this and work in the money come from? the money has to be built—in at the moment. we want to

avoid expensive retrofitting. we wa nt to avoid expensive retrofitting. we want to avoid reliance on air—conditioning. we'll have to do it in some of our buildings but that is not the most efficient way of doing things. it puts a bigger strain on the electricity network and contributes to that urban heat island effect that i was telling you about. what we're talking about his future homes built silicon withstand the heat. at the moment all of our focus is on energy of decency and the way the heatwave has crept up on us and we need to move fast because this is a matter of life and death, particularly in care home settings and hospitals. we don't think it's joined up across government. this report, its joined up across government. this report, it's interesting it's come out at this time, talking about high temperatures in the uk and how people are coping with it. i do wonder, some will be sitting back and going, this is not normal. we are used to really cold temperatures. this is a few weeks a year. perhaps this summer has been

different but it's not the norm. what we are experiencing are extreme temperatures but what the met office told us is average temperatures are rising as well so if dean of the 16 hottest summers have taken place since 2001. this is becoming more frequent and average temperatures hotter throughout the year. that places strain on our farmers but also on our water supplies. it sort of creeping up a little bit. these extremes make us sit up and take notice. this report, we started it during the beast from the storming of snow on the ground. we'll talk about heat and there was snow sitting outside parliament but we are now publishing it, when the heatwave is really striking and what we heard about is all sorts of other things like alcohol related deaths, a rise in suicide and is the nhs is geared up for summer pressures? we know prepares to winter but it

should also plan to some heatwaves as well. mary, thank you very much are talking to us. we'll be picking up on some of the this issues with a panel of experts who'll be joining us in the studio, at around 8:10 this morning. throughout the programme we'll look at the impact the heatwave is having on people's lives and the services we rely on. breakfast‘s john maguire is at the royal welsh show to find out how the hot weather is affecting those who work in the countryside. many have been in touch on social media saying it's not good news. you're absolutely right. some of the magnificent beasts on display this morning. but that wonderful hereford bull. you're absolutely right, the

cold caused a lot of problems are now dried hot summer. 0ne cold caused a lot of problems are now dried hot summer. one of the biggest issue the cattle, water the dairy cattle and secondly, making sure there was enough even as well. some beautiful south devon is they are. the loyal welsh show. almost a quarter of a million visitors in getting people from around the world coming in to see some of the incredible breeds of all looking in fine fettle. but it's been tough for a lot of farmers because they are actually starting now to use some of their winter feed to give them food because the grass has not being grown. tom jones was here today, singing about the round, brown grass of home because the area looks very dry indeed. will talk to some farmers later in the programme and getan farmers later in the programme and get an idea to some of the challenges they are facing and get a look around, show you lots of wonderfulfarm annals. look around, show you lots of wonderful farm annals. all after the news, travel and weather where you are. good milling from bbc london news,

i'm good milling from bbc london news, i' m charlotte good milling from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks. commuters using south—western rail services face eight days of travel disruption due to industrial action being held by the rmt. the walkout which starts todayis by the rmt. the walkout which starts today is because of a long—running dispute over the role of guards on trains. the union says it is a safety issue. southwest trains says it's safety issue. southwest trains says its continuing to work with the rmt to the dispute. in other news, a high air pollution warning has been issued in london todayis warning has been issued in london today is the ongoing heatwave continues. the london mayor says the warning is due to high temperatures combined with the capital's toxic out. the met office says temperatures today may break the uk's all—time record. a cyclist is ina uk's all—time record. a cyclist is in a critical condition after a collision with a cement mixer lorry at old street roundabout. a woman in her 305 was taken to hospital with life—threatening injuries after it happened yesterday afternoon. six cyclists have died on london roads

this year. first time buyers need an average 13 times their annual salary to buy a home in london. the figures from the office of national statistics show london is by far the least afforda ble statistics show london is by far the least affordable place in the country for home ownership. research suggests first time buyers are not only high earners but we'll have also had financial help from family members. let's check the weather. good morning. today is not likely just to be the warmest day of the week but the hottest day of the year so far with a very warm plume of air coming in from the south and an awful lot of sunshine with temperatures rising into the low to mid— 305 quite widely across the capital. we are starting from 19 or 20 celsius the many areas, temperatures did not drop below that last night so very warm and humid out tonight, the wind is light and temperatures higher than they were yesterday at 3a even 35 degrees celsius for central and eastern areas, with the park are pushing in from the west as we had in through

the day. 0vernight, very uncomfortable for sleeping, dealing very muggy. we could see some thunderstorms and heavy showers out towards western areas but most of our temperatures would drop below 19 or 20 celsius but tomorrow, a few changes in the forecast. we could see some have your thundery downpours on and off through the day saw a chance for us to see some rainfall but it could locally be quite heavy but still warm, still muqqy quite heavy but still warm, still muggy particularly out towards eastern areas, 28 and 29 celsius, some fresh air over the weekend. i am back from the bbc london newsroom in halfan am back from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. hello this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. coming up — had he been alive today, police say they would have questioned a doctor accused of abusing children at aston hall hospital. we'll have reaction from one former

patient sent there when she was 12. a new report says nine out of 10 customers are satisfied with their water companies, we'll ask if the goodwill is about to run out with concerns about value for money. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the number of heat—related deaths in the uk could treble to around 7,000 each year by 2050 unless the government does more to protect vulnerable people, that's according to the environmental audit committee. the group of mp5 say the current hot conditions could become the new normal for british summers within 20 years and a strategy needs to be developed. the government says it is taking robust action to ensure the country is resilient to changing climate changes. what we are talking about his future

homes built so they can withstand the heat. at the moment, all of our focus is on energy efficiency and these heatwaves have crept up on us and we have to move fast because this is a matter of life and death, particularly in home care settings, particularly in home care settings, particularly in home care settings, particularly in hospitals. supporters of the cricketer—turned—politician imran khan have been celebrating in pakistan, as his party appears to have won yesterday's general election. however, there's been a major delay to the full results being announced with allegations of rigging on a mass scale. 0fficials officials in greece are looking to identify those missing in greece's wildfire. a newlywed from ireland is among the first victims to be named. dozens of people are still missing. the bbc will today ask a judge for permission to appeal against last week's ruling in sir cliff richard's privacy case against the corporation. the singer took legal action after the bbc broadcast footage of a police raid on his home in berkshire four years ago.

the search was part of an inquiry into an allegation of historical sex abuse. sir cliff was never arrested or charged. a judge at the high court awarded him £210,000 in damages. the united states has agreed to working towards lowering trade barriers. president trump made the announcement yesterday it. he said a new phase in announcements have begun and both sides were aiming for zero tariffs. we agreed today, first of all, to work towards zero tariffs, zero nontariff barriers and zero subsidies on non— auto industrial goods, thank you. residents had to be evacuated from a

flat in northwest london tonight. 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines attended the blaze. they said 50 people were evacuated and no one was injured. thousands of tributes left by the public to remember those killed or injured in the manchester arena terrorist attack are to be preserved. more than 10,000 items were left in locations across the city in the weeks after the suicide bombing, including notes, poems, balloons and drawings. they'll be documented and digitised at manchester art gallery, thanks to a £100,000 national lottery grant. sally has the sport now. geraint thomas is getting ever closer to winning the tour de france for the first time. he's now almost two minutes ahead of his closest rival. chris froome, last year's champion, had been chasing thomas but he lost time on the slopes of the pyrenees. he won't speak about it. people are

saying he has won it, he says i haven't yet. he is almost two minutes ahead of chris froome. he's now third, with welshman thomas extending his lead after a commanding performance in the mountains. england women's disappointing start to the hockey world cup has continued. they were held to a surprise 1—1 draw against the united states last night and face an uphill battle to progress from their group. there was some joy for captain alex danson though — her goal her 200th international appearance equalling the all—time england and great britain combined scoring record. of course it is very special, this isa of course it is very special, this is a team game. you can't play the game without your teammates and you

can't score any goal out some body parts immutable and you can't be on the field without 15 people with you. iam the field without 15 people with you. i am obviously very grateful, but this is for every player i have played with, every coach i have worked for and every volunteer that has got me to this point. celtic came from a goal down to beat norwegian side rosenborg 3—1 in the first leg of their champions league qualifier. rosenborg had the scottish champions worried after taking a shock early lead. but it shocked celtic into life and 0dsonne edouard — celtic‘s french striker — got the equaliser before getting another. 3—1 it ended, still an important away goal for the norwegian side. the second leg takes place next week. well, a number of premier league clubs are playing in friendlies across the world. liverpool beat manchester city 2—1 overnight in new york. before that game liverpool's manager jurgen klopp told the bbc that he's unaffected by the added pressure from a big spending summer for his club. we improved our position for us. what it means for the week, we will see. but you are right, there is pressure coming from outside probably increasing, i don't care about that. we are going to play the best foot all we can play and we wa nt to best foot all we can play and we want to make our fans

best foot all we can play and we want to make ourfans happy, that is it. other people say i don't care. the world cup is now fading from memory, but i'm sure many of you will have spent some of the tournament debating what was the best goal. well, we have the answer. fifa held a fans' vote and the winning goal, out of all the 169 that were scored was this from benjamin pavard of france against argentina. we mustn't forget that it's a big night for british clubs in the europa league tonight. burnley are back in europe after 52 years away — they've sold out their 2,000 tickets for the game at aberdeen and the match will also be shown on a big screen at turf moor. if you are a burnley fan, dust off your passport for a little bit of european football action, you didn't need it after all. if they win over the two legs they would go to istanbul. maybe a little bit of

european travel for burnley fans after all! the time now is 6:38 a.m.. the marriage of tiny and hugh 0wens has been headline news in recent days. the supreme court has ruled against granting mrs 0wens a divorce on the grounds of her unhappiness. the decision has led to fresh calls to legalise ‘no fault‘ divorces that would give couples the right to end their marriage on any grounds. the television presenter, trisha goodard thinks the law should be changed and has used the no—fault system in overseas courts, shejoins us from london and here in the studio is lawyer vicki mclynn. let's start with you, tell us your view, from your experience, about no fault divorce and why that is now becoming a problem, the way the law is set out in the uk. well, i have british and australian citizenship, so when it came to divorcing my now

ex—husband, i had to choose which system i was going to use it. i was a resident in the uk and still had an australian passport. i realised ifi an australian passport. i realised if i went through the british court, there would be a lot of publicity andi there would be a lot of publicity and i would have to drag my now ex—husband's name through the mud when he supported me during breast cancer. i didn't want to do that so i chose the australian way. i could go online for rafiq, fill out a lot of forms and the other thing was, i didn't have to tell him that i was doing that, i chose not to tell him i was doing that until a day before the papers were actually served. now, when they were served on him in sydney, at that point he could have said no, i don't want to divorce you ran out because we need to sort out money. he didn't do that, he signed the papers, within 21 days it was

final, done and dusted. it meant there were no headlines, i didn't have to go through all private detectives and tried to go through bills and that and the other is, i didn't want to do that. this latest case just shows how awful it is. imagine reading about your parents every day and every cough and spit of their lives being raked over. i just think it makes an already dramatic time even worse, notjust for the couple, but for the entire family. when you hear it described like that, what the people will align with that, saying that common sense would say that if someone is unhappy and wants out of a marriage, there should be a wage by which that could be achieved without going through the name—calling and the allegations of lane. but we haven't achieved it yet. —— blame. allegations of lane. but we haven't

achieved it yet. -- blame. her on story —— her story is not an uncommon one at all, family lawyers all across the country are extremely passionate about introducing no—fault divorce for so many of those reasons that. what is stopping us? parliament. the courts, the hands of the supreme court yesterday we re hands of the supreme court yesterday were tired from the comments that the justices described their frustrations and not being able to do more to help tiny, but ultimately power to change this current situation does lie with parliament. they have a lot of issues on their plate. you are not here to talk on the behalf of politicians but fundamentally the problem seems to be that politicians are reluctant to make it look like they are making it easy to end a marriage. that is what it comes down to. they don't want it to look like that. what they are

doing is creating a situation which potentially makes couples reluctant to marry because tiny islands is now trapped. what we perceive is that people will be reluctant if they could foresee that they find themselves unable to leave. the reality as a family lawyer is that throughout my career, divorce is never at a decision that people come to lightly and not and they do on a whim, it is something that on the whole, they have soul searched before they pick up the phone. i think the idea that there is anything, that people choose to divorce lightly, is a fallacy and people in family law would agree. what is happening is that the risk of not changing the law will make people and to actually enter into marriage. what do you make of this

case? you have been nodding as the key has been talking here. do you think this case could perhaps kickstart some change for some political party to step forward and say this is not about being antifamily, this is perhaps about offering people more choice and more freedom? yes, because there is money tied up in all of this as well. courts money, public money, private money, there is a hell of a lot tied up money, there is a hell of a lot tied up in this and let me say, this wasn't my first divorce. the divorce before that there were children involved, again, it it was not their fault, i didn't want to drag their father through it. however, we had to sit down with court—appointed conflict resolution people and actually sit down and work out what would happen with assets, children and whatever, saving a lot of time

and whatever, saving a lot of time and money, we didn't have to prove anything or fight in and money, we didn't have to prove anything orfight in public. again, lot of the drama of an already painful situation taken away. now this whole argument that it will make it too easy to divorce, it is not an easy thing to do! it is not an easy conclusion to come to. vicki is absolutely right, by the time you actually get to sit down with those papers, it is hell already. i cannot imagine what would have happened to my mental health, my now ex—husband's mental health and my children's mental health if we had to go to something that tiny had to go through. also, the humiliation. it takes a husband sound like he has got to fight. if this was out of the public eye, i don't think there would be half the drama and half of the saving face that has been going on. interesting points raised. thank

you forjoining us in central london and vicki, thank you as well. let us cast eyes today or tomorrow, suggestions it may be getting even hotter than it has been. how is it looking right now? it's these lovely mornings at the moment, a little bit cooler, and you get a sense of that. idois cooler, and you get a sense of that. i do is think being near the water has made it cool as well. a hazy morning, hazy sunshine. the heat is well until the sway today. the woman with a temperatures, with all the numbers in the statistics, is carol. that is another beautiful view as well. good morning to you both. good morning as well. it's lovely this morning. just a gentle breeze so it feels comfortable at this stage. you

will often find us in the royal parks in london and something they have said is, please don't feed the ducks because bread is unhealthy for birds, it can trigger algae growth and that can reduce oxygen for fish. the other thing we have said is a reminder that barbecues are banned as the dry grass can pose a huge fire risk. some good advice there from the royal parks. you are mentioning the temperatures. today could reach 35 degrees. that will make it the warmest day of the year so far tomorrow in east anglia, it could hit 36. just the south—eastern corner, probably around london. more likely to be the mid to high 205. still pretty warm. we are going to see some thunderstorms and a few of us could see some thunderstorms today. another hot and humid day. this morning, a weatherfront

approaching the north—west introducing more clout across the western isles. you would see some showery rain. what you will find is, a lot of dry weather, water to thunderstorms popping up across the midlands. lincolnshire, north—east england. they will be the exception rather than the rule. hot wherever you are. as we head through the evening and overnight, thunderstorms we have by day will move northwards. getting into eastern scotland. at the same time, more thunderstorms coming up across central and southern england, around the midlands, the west of london. torrential rain. it's going to be another muggy night. in london, the temperatures may not dipped lower than 22 celsius. tomorrow, thunderstorms which will reinvigorate later on. you will see them coming up across the isle of wight, pushing in towards the south—east, and the east of england.

we can see a lot of rain coming out of these in a short amount of time. frequent lightning as well and large hail. gusty winds around them. they will carry on northwards as begun through friday evening into saturday morning. by the time they arrive, by the end of the night, the fund risk will have gone but there will be heavy and prolonged rainfall. friday, east anglia could hit 36 but the rest of us, temperatures will be lower. that leads us into the weekend were it will not be as hot. temperatures closer to where they should be in july temperatures closer to where they should be injuly but not as hot as they have been. at 10 degrees drop in temperature and will be around as well. at the end of next week, we see a return to temperatures in the 305 wants more. it looks lovely and cool way you are, it looks quite refreshing. i know you love the sunshine but it has been a little bit too hot at

times, don't you think? oh, it has. it's not even the daytime temperatures, it is night—time. they are too high at night. we might well challenge the all—time record for the overnight low. that was just over 22 celsius. we are going to tip —— we are going to get 22 as our overnight no —— overnight low in london tonight so i will tell you about that tomorrow. london tonight so i will tell you about that tomorrowlj london tonight so i will tell you about that tomorrow. i look forward to the bags under your eyes as you don't get any sleep, we are all suffering. absolutely. thank you. you will still look lovely. is the water industry doing enough to fix leaks and keep prices down? ben's been looking at the report. interesting timing. the consumer council for water issues this report every year, but this time, it's amid record demand for water in the hot, dry weather — just as firms were getting back to normal after the very cold weather at the start of the year. according to the consumer council

for waterjust under two thirds of customers think their charges are fair. but what are water firms contending with? well, the icy spell in late february and early march led to a big increase in leaks and burst pipes. more than 200,000 customers were left without water for more than four hours and tens of thousands were cut off for days. just a few months later, firms are facing the hottest and driest spell in a0 years — and that's pushed up demand. several water companies have asked customers to use less water and one — in nw england — is introducing a hosepipe ban from the start of august. tony smith,cchief executive of the consumer council for water 0.

most people seem happy. has confidence been dented at all by the freeze and the drought? most of the time, the service is very reliable and customers reflect that so they are happy with the service. the issues around venice. prices, when there is problem is that you just described, high profits, high salaries, those things that customers think they might be being ripped off and this is nearly half of customers who are unsatisfied with the fairness of the charges they are paying for water bills. that is focus on a few of those issues. one of those, a hot weather. a hosepipe ban from the start of august. if you look at united utilities, they lost 453 million litres of water a day due to lea ks. million litres of water a day due to leaks. it million litres of water a day due to lea ks. it is million litres of water a day due to leaks. it is incredible. losing all that water and telling us we have to cut down. that is the issue around

leakage. the companies just haven't been ambitious enough about leakage because does affect customers views of them and also affects the views of them and also affects the views of customers about how receptive they are to saving water themselves. united utilities are the second worst in the sector per leakage. 0n the one hand, to be saying there is going to be a hosepipe ban but there is also a good combination. why should anybody pay request to that " pay should anybody pay request to that —— pay attention to that request? united utilities does have the situation because of the way the water is held in reservoirs. it loses water quite quickly. that doesn't allow for the fact of the leakage issue. they do need to get to grips with that and they do need to grips with that and they do need to be very careful in the way they communicate with their customers. that wastage we talked about, 450 millilitres today, that is

absolutely incredible if you then think that you are going to have to use a watering can. it's not going to make any difference, is it? every drop helps, of course. but the companies need to think about their credibility. united utilities needs to be about its credibility. everything it can to not put that hosepipe ban in place. does it make any difference because 0fwat has set tough targets over how much leakage is allowed and what targets they have to meet. they say it's frankly not working, not making any difference at all. they need stronger powers? they have all the powers they need a better system of regulating leakage in the past has been one of the problems. if you look over the last five or six yea rs, look over the last five or six years, the performance across the company has just stopped improving. it needs to be much more ambitious

for the reasons we said. the industry is still leaking 20% of the water and it needs to be much lower than that so we are pushing the companies and to be fair, so are 0fwat. they have all the powers they need, they just need 0fwat. they have all the powers they need, theyjust need to set up a target. over your left shoulder i could see naga agitating to ask something. you're the chief executive of the consumer council of water. how much influence do you have over the water companies? we have no power is what we do have is the ability to show what customers think and we also compare the company is so usually, companies perform differently on different things. you just need to keep shouting. thank you. issues around water will be large. talking

about how farmers are feeling. va ns vans operating at full blast. we've got up near the door where it is a little bit cooler. they are an animal that has used a colder climate is so not quite used to these hot conditions. he conceal the rosettes along the walls, we are on the fourth day of the show, one of the fourth day of the show, one of the biggest in europe, almost a quarter of a million people will visit, lots of animals, people around the world. what are the challenges of this weather? quite unique, really, in this part of wales. certainly the largest show in the uk. it is affecting us through the uk. it is affecting us through the gate. we must make sure we look after, we have 7000 livestock here. animal welfare is higher priority. also the safety of the people on the

ground in the hot weather. it is a real key factor for ground in the hot weather. it is a real key factorfor us. ground in the hot weather. it is a real key factor for us. your farmers in pembrokeshire. how has the year being? it's been a very unusual year. we went from a winter that was long and wet and cold but it did mean the stocks that farmers had reserved from previous years were all completely used up and looking ata all completely used up and looking at a situation now where grass is in very short supply. the grass is just too dry. that means there are going too dry. that means there are going to be shortages going into next winter. it's not only situation where we are looking at hunting out extra stocks now, it will be impacting on what farmers are taking to the winter because they are eating the first cuts that they made and normally, they would have made to cuts of silage by now that they looking at a situation where maybe they haven't got into the winter

already. folks, thanks to a much indeed. enjoy the last day of the show. many people have been here supporting so lots of challenges from the get back home as well. restrictions on things there. steve was telling earlier, one of the key things is making sure they are not kept hanging around in trailers, things like that but we will show you lots more of the show later in this morning's programme or after the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks. a high air pollution warning has been issued for london today as the ongoing heatwave continues. london mayor sadiq khan says the warning is due to high temperatures combined with the capital's "toxic air". the met office says temperatures today may break the uk's all—time record. a cyclist is in a critical

condition after a collision with a cement mixer lorry at old street roundabout. the woman, in her 30's, was taken to hospital with life—threatening injuries after it happened yesterday afternoon. six cyclists have died on london's roads this year. commuters using south western rail services face eight days of travel disruption due to industrial action being held by the rmt. the walk out which starts today is because of a long running dispute over the role of guards on trains. the union says it's a safety issue. south west trains says it's continuing to work with the rmt to solve the dispute. enfield council says it's to adopt a new approach to a flagship regeneration scheme after it failed twice to appoint a developerfor the project. meridian water — an 82—hectare development in upper edmonton — will provide 10 thousand new homes, along with business space and transport links. in what the council has described as a first — it'll will take control of the project itself — ending the procurement process for a single master developer.

let's have a look at the rest of the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tube this morning. buses are accepting tickets between barry learns french kensington. let's have a check on the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. good morning. today is likely to be notjust the warmest day of the week but the hottest day of the year so far with a very warm plume of air coming in from the south and an awful lot of sunshine with temperatures rising

into the low to mid—305 quite widely across the capital. we are starting off on 19 or 20 celsius the many areas, temperatures did not drop below that last night so very warm and muggy air today, the winds light and temperatures higher than they were yesterday at 34 even 35 degrees celsius for central and eastern areas, with the park are pushing in from the west as we had in through the day. feeling very muggy. we could see some thunderstorms and heavy showers out towards western areas but most of our temperatures would drop below 19 or 20 degrees celsius but tomorrow, a few changes in the forecast. now, we could see some heavy thundery downpours on and off through the day saw a chance for us to see some rainfall but it could locally be quite heavy but still warm, still muggy particularly out towards eastern areas, 28 and 29 degrees celsius, some fresher air over the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye—bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast

with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: a sign of things to come. as the uk heads towards record july temperatures, a warning that thousands could die each year if we don't prepare for regular heatwaves. today we are looking at a high of 34, 30 five celsius somewhere in the south—east, but it will be hotter at everywhere that they to get the date and or some, tomorrow will be even hotter. talking about keeping cool at the royal wells show. magnificent animals tried to keep their temperatures down, but the challenge is also for the agricultural industry. officials in greece are trying to identify the victims of the wildfires which claimed more than 80 lives. the world's biggest drinks company, diageo — which owns brands like johnnie walker, baileys and guinness — is about to give an update on how it's been performing over the past year.

i'll be talking to the boss in europe in about half an hour. no time for doubting now, as this man — geraint thomas — extends his lead on the mountains of the tour de france. it's thursday the 26th ofjuly. our top story this morning — a heatwave warning. as uk temperatures creep towards the all—time record, a report by mp5 says current conditions could become the new normal for british summers within the next 20 years. it also predicts that the number of heat related deaths could treble, if the government fails to take urgent action. here's our environment analyst, roger harrabin. elderly people and severe heat don't mix. the 2013 heatwave sort double the amount of usual consultations for heat related illness. people with diseases of the heart, lungs and kidney are at risk. the waves affect our health, productivity and well—being. the message is that the government

needs to do a lot more to educate the public about the risks that heatwaves pose, the actions any to take to protect themselves and others and we need to fundamentally redesign our city so they are able to cope with higher temperatures. here is something the mp5 want more of. these london apartments have movable sunshades. the flats behind them have balconies that cut out the fiercest sun from windows below. unlike these flats nearby, in full glare of the midday heat. we would like the government to recognise overheating as a risk to peoples health and well—being. we would like it to be introduced in the regulatory framework, from building regulations, to planning regulations — in a holistic manner. of course, some like it hot. for children, this is a summer from heaven and it looks as though hot summers will increasingly become the new normal. but the mp5 are saying that while the kids are having fun,

we must make sure that the elderly are protected too. as the population ages, the mp5 say we will need to start taking hot weather more seriously. so, what would it take for the all—time record to be broken as the hot and dry summer continues? over the next 24 hours highs of up to 37 degrees celsius, that's 99 in fahrenheit, are forecast for southern, eastern and central england. that would break the current record forjuly, which stands at 36.7 degrees, set at heathrow in the summer of 2015. but we're still short of the highest all—time uk temperature on record of 38.5 degrees celsius. that was set in kent 15 years ago. one thing is for certain, today is going to be another scorcher for millions of people. breakfast‘s tim muffett is at london's chancery lane tube station. the heat can sometimes be a real

problem. yes, indeed. chancery lane station is on the central line and readings show that average is often exceed 30 celsius. that is the maximum temperature you are legally allowed to transport livestock, sheep, cattle and pigs and some unofficial readings show their temperatures going even higher than that. a hot and sticky commute for many, that. a hot and sticky commute for any that. a hot and sticky commute for many, many people this morning and it yesterday during rush hour i caught up with some commuters told us about their experiences. it isjust about bearable, not many people on there. it was ok. if i had to travel in rush—hour i think it would be hell. as you can see, maybe i don't feel the heat too much with myjacket. i think it is ok. you arrive at work feeling pretty awful, perspiring the entire journey. it is really uncomfortable. it's also very crowded.

it has been horrible, i am sweating and i don't really like it, but you got to appreciate this weather because we don't get it in england very much. i live on the central line, that is too hot, unbearable, i avoid it — i get on a bus. if we have a changing climate, if this is normal, we have to look at the way we organise our tubes because they don't function right. funny to you bump into, our correspondence and snow. —— dan snow. it illustrates the challenge is because the central line is very deep and it is very hard, logistically, to call it down. today, railways have announced they are rescheduling trains because of the heat, northern and greater anglia are coming up with alternatives. looking at the

challenges that future heat waves can pose. hospitals, schools, buildings and office places, should maximum temperatures be imposed on our workplaces? a whole series of challenges facing all of us as these predicted, more frequent heatwaves are expected to take place. officials in greece are trying to identify the victims of the wildfires, which are the deadliest ever recorded in the country. at least 80 people are known to have died. dozens are still missing. 0ur europe reporter gavin lee is live in mati for us this morning. looking at that car behind you and the destruction in the property kind you, i cannot imagine how horrific and experience this must have been for so many people. this goes on for street after street in what was a very beautiful, picture postcard village in greece, is the worst hit area, where most of the 81 confirmed dead we are told lost their lives

here because as well as being close to the beach and see, which people thought in the past, if there were wildfires than they would have a root out. people on the cliff edges, thatis root out. people on the cliff edges, that is where a lot of people lost their lives. today is day three. the search parties are going street by street, marking off buildings and rubble to check for survivors and bodies because there are still dozens bodies because there are still d oze ns of bodies because there are still dozens of people missing. there is a big issue as well. people going from house to house asking for details of loved ones, i have spoken to those who have lost friends and family is and they say they are typical of the government, there is no single line that they can call for details. they are being referred to local police stations and fire services, the greek defence minister is here and we are hoping to speak to him in the next hours. he has been heckled by dozens next hours. he has been heckled by d oze ns of next hours. he has been heckled by dozens of people outside the locals saying where was the response? locals are telling me that at 6pm on

monday evening, they were going to the local fire station and one man went and two hours later local fire crews had no knowledge of the fire. briefly, let me show you some of these buildings, these houses, these are the ones better standing at the moment. people are returning to them today, despite police advice against it. they say because of looters. they are worried about people coming and four arrest we're have happened overnight in connection with going from building to building stealing electrical equipment. the united states has agreed to work towards lowering trade barriers with the european union. donald trump made the announcement yesterday after meeting european commission president jean—claude juncker. mr trump said a new phase in their trade relations had begun and the two sides were aiming for zero tariffs. we agreed today, first of all, to work together towards zero tariffs,

zero nontariff harriers and zero subsidies on non— auto industrial. thank you. an ambulance has been given a ticket for parking on double yellow lines —— the bbc will today ask a judge for permission to appeal against last week's ruling in sir cliff richard's privacy case against the corporation. the singer took legal action after the bbc broadcast footage of a police raid on his home in berkshire four years ago. the search was part of an inquiry into an allegation of historical sex abuse. sir cliff was never arrested or charged. a judge at the high court awarded him £210,000 in damages. supporters of the cricketer—turned—politician imran khan have been celebrating in pakistan, as his party appears to have won yesterday's general election. however, there's been a major delay to the full results being announced with allegations of rigging on a mass scale. an ambulance has been given a ticket for parking on double yellow lines

outside a supermarket. parking company euro parking services has apologised and offered to make a donation to the north west ambulance service. the paramedic said she had parked outside the supermarket during her first break in eight hours, when this heated exchange took place. the firm euro parking services said it will review its training, to avoid similar incidents happening again in the future. the time now is 11 minutes past seven. the full weather forecast coming up later on and the sport as well. former patients at a hospital near derby have welcomed a new police report, which found there would have been enough evidence to question a psychiatrist about abuse allegations if he was still alive. dr kenneth milner who was medical director at aston hall hospital, he died in 1975. detectives said dozens of youngsters

were given a truth serum and abused between the 19505 and 19705. let's discuss this in more detail with one of those former patients, barbara 0'hare whojoins us now. you spent a period of time at the hospital. can you give us a sense, i know there are sensitivities involved because some of what happened to you is truly awful, give usa happened to you is truly awful, give us a sense of what happened. happened to you is truly awful, give us a sense of what happenedlj happened to you is truly awful, give us a sense of what happened. i was talking about it being a ——i was told it was a normal hospital. 12 yea rs told it was a normal hospital. 12 years old. i believe i was lied to get me there, it is a better place, it is going to be okayed tom at that kind of thing. it was basically a children's prison and a high

security prison, i would say, because you couldn't open the door and walk out, every door was locked. internally, every kind of abuse you can think of. what the doctor did, i don't really want to repeat what he did because children are watching tv, that is why i put it in the book as clear as i can. it was horrendous and now 70 people have come together and now 70 people have come together and thanks be to god, i have been listened to and derbyshire police have done a fantasticjob. listened to and derbyshire police have done a fantastic job. what can be done now in terms of what can be learned from this? backing he said children can believe anything and it is whether or not that children can be believed if they complain. i wonder what systems can be in clay —— be in place when you try to highlight it. nobody believed us because it was a doctor. who is going to believe us? what can be

done today? sometimes doctors have a lot more powers than they need and we we re lot more powers than they need and we were held against our will by that doctor, survivors whose family is really fighting to get their children out of their and they couldn't get past doctor. that was bad in the 605 and 705, we are in 2018 and things like that are going on now. it is time for change and how doctors to be looked into. we often hear from people how doctors to be looked into. we often hearfrom people who have been in awful that there are two harms. 0ne in awful that there are two harms. one is what actually happened to you and the other is the harm of nobody listening. you had something happened to you. actually, i don't know which one is the biggest palm. i think, having something happened to you over a period of time and having nobody listen to you is happening for ever. you are in this place for eight months but it is the yea rs place for eight months but it is the years after. i am still suffering today. i am years after. i am still suffering today. iam never going years after. i am still suffering today. i am never going to get over the place, never. untilyesterday, i

had a silly little flashback, but to me it formed part of a massive picture and it made more sense. you alluded to people coming together and how did that has been that these people who did suffer, who are survivors, coming together and speaking out. what difference has that made? it makes a major difference because all my life i wa nted difference because all my life i wanted why haven't i met someone else who went through this, or why don't the birds know what i am talking about? —— the doctors. and then suddenly, there is all of these people it happened to me, it happened to me, but it was in the same hospital. it is not as if it we re same hospital. it is not as if it were scattered around the country, at the same time with the same doctor. when you hear the police

say, were he alive today he would be questioned, how does that fit with you when you hear that? you get any satisfaction from that?” you when you hear that? you get any satisfaction from that? i think it is more like, how, at last, somebody is more like, how, at last, somebody is listening and hearing us. i can't explain it. it is more than i expected, i didn't think we would ever be believed. we thank you for coming infor us ever be believed. we thank you for coming in for us this morning. thank you very much. its 60 minutes past seven. carroll asa its 60 minutes past seven. carroll as a london's primrose hill. but cool this morning. those who are expressing these temperatures, preparing the onslaught of the day. good morning. it is already 20 celsius, got a gentle breeze so it is nice and cool but the temperatures are going to rise, not just today but some parts of the uk,

more notably east anglia, tomorrow they could be higher. tomorrow we could hit 36 celsius. that is jumping on the door of the highest ofjuly jumping on the door of the highest of july temperatures recorded, jumping on the door of the highest ofjuly temperatures recorded, the first ofjuly 2015. that was 36.7. not too far off that. today, we expect to reach 35 celsius. somewhere in the south—east. that's going to feel hot and it will make it the hottest day of the year so far but across the board today, confetti yesterday, all of our temperatures are going to be higher. it's just the south—east corner that will see values into these kind of levels. what we have by the end of the week, thunderstorms few and far between during the day. it tonight and tomorrow we start to really see them develop. this morning, the weather front close to the western eyes will bring in some rain across the western isles and the rest of northern ireland. a lot of dry

weather. the thunderstorm risk is across the midlands and also lincolnshire in north—east england but again, they will be the exception rather than the rule. northern ireland, your temperature is 21— northern ireland, your temperature is 21- 24 northern ireland, your temperature is 21— 24 but we are looking at the mid to high 205 locally in the south—east into the mid— 305. through this evening, these thunderstorms we have by day will move to the north, getting across the west of north—east england and scotla nd the west of north—east england and scotland at the same time, more thunderstorms coming up across southern parts of england through central and southern england heading towards the north—east as well. heavy downpours tomorrow, although is thunderstorms we have will ease off for a touch during thej and rejuvenate later on in the day and they will be pushing northwards. these will be particularly heavy. torrential downpours in a short amount of time could be too flash flooding, large hail, frequent lightning and we have a weather front coming in from the west

introducing some rain. friday evening, thunderstorms at their worst as they continue to push steadily northwards. by the time they get in on the end of friday night, to of scotland, still heavy and prolonged. that leads us into the weekend. cooler conditions by comparison. it's not going to be bone dry but there will be showers in the forecast. coming back again towards the end of next week. today, hot and towards the end of next week. today, hotand humid, more towards the end of next week. today, hot and humid, more or less across the board. then easier to talk as through some numbers. it definitely is reporting season as we call it. we will start of the pay

tv giant sky because profits hit £864 million last year, up by 7% of the year before. it's now got 23 million customers across europe with over half a million new ones. sky's boss has described the results as exceptional. the drinks giant diageo says sales were up nearly 1% and profits up by 4%. the firm is expected to get a big boost from the world cup celebrations and commiserations. the latest results only cover the period to the end of june. shares in facebook slumped more than 20% last night of the social media networks and revenues and user numbers were worse than expected. the firm is now facing a backlash by how it handles they can use and privacy. the number of people using the site was up by 11% but it is the slowest growth in more

than two years. and people misusing drones could face much tougher penalties including on the spot fines and the ability to seize them. research says the growth in drones is worth £42 billion to the uk economy through new business but critics say more needs to be done to regulate their use, also including a minimum age limit for flying regulate their use, also including a minimum age limit forflying them. i'm going to speak to the boss of diageo in about half an hour and talk about that world cup effect on their results. a blood sugar sensor has revolutionised the way that some type one diabetics manage their condition. it reduces the pain of regular finger prick testing, and can help them better control the disease. some people receive it forfree on the nhs, but many have to pay around a hundred pounds a month, simply because of where they live, as breakfast‘s graham satchell has been finding out. lenin palace two weeks ago. when

theresa may met donald trump, many noticed a small white disk on the back of her arm. it is that a technology that is completely revolutionised the way some people are managing the type 1 diabetes. it's like pasteur, you inserted with an eagle first and you have to take the needle out and leaves a little camera they are. it's just stuck there like a plaster but it doesn't hurt. it doesn't hurt? no. then i finger prick... david used to measure his blood sugar levels by picking his finger and would do this ten or 15 times a day but with the new device, it couldn't be simpler. survey then i just get the app up andi survey then i just get the app up and i can go like that with my camera and it will tell me what my sugar readings are. pretty easy. very simple. type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. david's pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin to break down sugar in his blood. too

much sugar leads to long—term problems like kidney disease and blindness. studies show better monitoring of glucose levels leads to better control of the illness. it's changed my life for the better and if there is evidence it's improving people '5 lives, everyone should be entitled to it. so are they? in wells northern ireland patients with type 1 diabetes can get the monitoring device on the nhs but it is patchy and the rest of the uk. currently available in only 43% of nhs areas in scotland and 44% in england. we were just picking his fingers really regularly, which, as you can imagine, one—year—old was not with that, especially when they have such tiny little fingers. really hard. zack lives in dorset. the local clinical commissioning group you won't find the device on the nhs, they say there is not enough evidence that it's affected so his parents kylie and ryan are

paying prick themselves. it's costing about £1500 a year. especially when its children, i feel like it should be available to them without the heavy cost. and so on deaf people who can't it as well. both nhs england and the scottish government have issued guidance saying the device should be made available but in the end it's down to local commissioners to decide in their own area. i wouldn't call it a postcode lottery. it wouldn't be better to postcode lottery. but it isa better to postcode lottery. but it is a postcode lottery. it is a reflection of the need, it's beholden to the local commissioners to make sure they spend the funds they could effectively end most appropriately, based on evidence, based on need for the population they serve. back in dorset, it's time for another reading. zack doesn't like it much but it's quick, painless and his parents are certain more monitoring, more control is improved his health. campaigners say

it is simply not right that life changing technology is available to some of the nhs and denied to thousands of others like zack. keep an eye on the blue skies all around the country. john maguire is at the royal welsh show. it's looking absolutely glorious. look at the hills in the background. normally very verdant green but at this time of year, looking a bit brown is as much of the rest of the country. i wa nted much of the rest of the country. i wanted to show you this setup. they've done extremely well over the last couple of days. jamie, you have won your category in the show? we won your category in the show? we won last night very happy. the red light is getting a little bit agitated. you and danny both looked magnificent. this is a fete and so

last night we won the concourse of elegance and eloute, they are in the prime of life at the moment. daniel does coaching so these two guys are actually the leaders. we do display every day here. taking the lady ambassador down. you take the vips around. no pressure on you then? quite a bit of pressure that we are enjoying it. as i say, you do look glorious this morning. glorious surroundings as well. lots of talk about the weather, lots of talk about the weather, lots of talk about the weather, lots of talk about the dry conditions as well. as i say, the news travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks. a high air pollution warning has been issued for london today

as the ongoing heatwave continues. london mayor sadiq khan says the warning is due to high temperatures combined with the capital's "toxic air". the met office says temperatures today may break the uk's all—time record. an investigation has begun into a fire in west hampstead. 50 people had been evacuated from the block while two others on the first floor of the building with assistance from cruise. the london fire brigade were called just after one o'clock in the morning. there are no reports of any injuries. a cyclist is in a critical condition after a collision with a cement mixer lorry at old street roundabout. the woman, in her 30's, was taken to hospital with life—threatening injuries after it happened yesterday afternoon. six cyclists have died on london's roads this year. commuters using south western rail services face eight days

of travel disruption due to industrial action being held by the rmt. the walk out which starts today is because of a long running dispute over the role of guards on trains. the union says it's a safety issue. south west trains says it's continuing to work with the rmt to solve the dispute. enfield council says it's to adopt a new approach let's have a look at the rest of the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tube this morning. let's have a check on the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. good morning. today is likely notjust to be the warmest day of the week

but the hottest day of the year so far with a very warm plume of air coming in from the south and an awful lot of sunshine and we'll see temperatures rising into the low to mid—305 quite widely across the capital. so we're starting off on 19 or 20 degrees celsius the many areas, temperatures did not drop below that last night so very warm and muggy air today, the winds are very light and temperatures higher than they were yesterday at 34 or even 35 degrees celsius for central and eastern areas, a bit of high cloud pushing in from the west as we had in through the end of the day. 0vernight again, very uncomfortable for sleeping, feeling very muggy. we could see some thunderstorms and heavy showers out towards western areas but most of our temperatures would drop below 19 or 20 degrees celsius but tomorrow, a few changes in the forecast. now, we could see some heavy thundery downpours on and off throughout the day so a chance for many of us to see some rainfall but it could locally be quite heavy but still warm, still muggy, particularly out

towards eastern areas, 28 and 29 degrees celsius, some fresher air over the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye—bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. the number of heat—related deaths in the uk could treble to around 7,000 each year by 2050, unless the government does more to protect vulnerable people — that's according to a group of mp5. the government says it is taking robust action to ensure the country is resilient to climate change. the environmental audit committee says the current hot conditions could become the new normal for british summers within 20 years and a strategy needs to be developed. what we are talking about is future homes built so that they can withstand the heat. at the moment, all of our focus is on energy

efficiency and in a way, these heat waves have crept up on us and we need to act fast because this is a matter of life and death, particularly in care settings, particularly in care settings, particularly in care settings, particularly in hospitals. we don't think it isjoined up particularly in hospitals. we don't think it is joined up across government. officials in greece are trying to identify the victims of the wildfires. at least 80 people are known to have died. they are the deadliest ever recorded in greece. brian 0'callaghan—westropp from ireland is among the victims to have been named, he was on honeymoon with his wife who was injured in the fires. dozens of people are still missing. supporters of the cricketer—turned—politician imran khan have been celebrating in pakistan, as his party appears to have won yesterday's general election. however, there's been a major delay to the full results being announced with allegations of rigging on a mass scale. getting reports of an explosion near

the us embassy in beijing. video clips posted online shows smoke in the airat clips posted online shows smoke in the air at outside the diplomatic compound. security personnel rushing in the background, eyewitnesses saying that there has been some form of explosion. there are few details at the moment, cannot confirm at this stage what has happened but the reports coming in this morning of an explosion. we understand the roads next to the complex have been closed off, we haven't had any comments from us embassy officials but we will keep you updated. the time is 7:32 a.m.. the bbc will today ask a judge for permission to appeal against last week's ruling in sir cliff richard's privacy case against the corporation. the singer took legal action after the bbc broadcast footage of a police raid on his home in berkshire four years ago. the search was part of an inquiry into an allegation of historical sex abuse. sir cliff was never arrested or charged. a judge at the high court awarded him £210,000 in damages. the bbc will seek to appeal. the united states has agreed to work towards lowering trade barriers

with the european union. donald trump made the announcement yesterday after meeting european commission presidentjean—claude juncker. mr trump said a new phase in their trade relations had begun and the two sides were aiming for zero tariffs. we agreed today, first of all, to work together towards zero tariffs, zero nontariff barriers and zero subsidies on non—auto industrial goods. thank you. thousands of tributes left by the public to remember those killed or injured in the manchester arena terrorist attack are to be preserved. more than 10,000 items were left in locations across the city in the weeks after the suicide bombing, including notes, poems, balloons and drawings. they'll be documented and digitised at manchester art gallery, thanks to a £100,000 national lottery grant. those are the main stories this

morning. it is one of those mornings where i wa nt to it is one of those mornings where i want to talk about geraint thomas but i don't want to jinx want to talk about geraint thomas but i don't want tojinx it want to talk about geraint thomas but i don't want to jinx it for want to talk about geraint thomas but i don't want tojinx it for him. he is almost at the point where we could say he could almost certainly win it, but not quite there yet. all sorts of things could happen en route. they have staged today which is relatively flat. tomorrow, they are ata is relatively flat. tomorrow, they are at a much higher altitude and that will be really challenging thought everybody including geraint thomas. —— for everybody. geraint thomas is getting ever closer to winning the tour de france for the first time. he's now almost two minutes ahead of his closest rival. chris froome, last year's champion, had been chasing thomas but he lost time on the slopes of the pyrenees. he's now third, with welshman thomas extending his lead after a commanding performance in the mountains. england women's disappointing

start to the hockey world cup has continued. they were held to a surprise 1—1 draw against the united states last night and face an uphill battle to progress from their group. there was some joy for captain alex danson though, her goal nn her 200th international appearance equalling the all—time england and great britain combined scoring record. of course it is very special, this is a team game. you can't play the game without your teammates and you can't score a goal without the pass and you can't be on the field without 15 people with you. i am obviously very grateful, but this is for every player i have played with, every coach i have worked for and every volunteer that has got me to this point. celtic came from a goal down to beat norwegian side rosenborg 3—1 in the first leg of their champions league qualifier. rosenborg had the scottish champions

worried after taking a shock early lead. but it shocked celtic into life and it ended 3—1. still an important away goal for the norwegian side. liverpool beat manchester city 2—1 overnight in new york. before that game, liverpool's managerjurgen klopp told the bbc he's unaffected by the added pressure a big spending summer for his club may bring. we improved our position for us. what it means for the league, we will see. but you are right, there is pressure coming from outside probably increasing. i don't care about that. we are going to play the best football we can play and we want to make our fans happy, that is it. what other people say — i don't care. do you really think you doesn't care? absolutely. he is so good at managing pressure. even if he did ca re managing pressure. even if he did care a little bit, he wouldn't be telling us. as far as i and concerned, that is a man who doesn't care! —— as far as i am concerned. the world cup is now fading from memory, but one thing for sure — there were plenty of goals.

in case you were wondering which was the best one, we have the answer. fifa held a fans' vote and the winning goal, out of all the 169 that were scored was this from benjamin pavard of france against argentina. you can tell from his face have early and that was. —— how brilliant that was. we mustn't forget that it's a big night for british clubs in the europa league tonight. burnley are back in europe after 52 years away. they've sold out their 2,000 tickets for the game at aberdeen and the match will also be shown on a big screen at turf moor. kristian frasier will be absolutely delighted, a massive burnley fan. thanks very much. the time now is 7:38 a.m.. survivors have been describing their desperate attempts to escape the wildfires that swept through parts of coastal greece on monday night. at least 80 people are now known to have died.

argyro moust ka brettou's home was burnt to the ground, fortunately her mother and aunt were able to escape. shejoins us on the phone now. thank you so much for your time this morning. i know you are not at your home when the fires broke out, what was the first you knew of it and what did you do? we were on the phone with my mother and i told them that the fire was kilometres away. when she was on the phone she said that the smoke couldn't let them breathe and they were trying to find a way out but the house was on fire, everything happened in seconds because the wind was very strong. the moment i called to let them know, it was then when they realised the garden was on fire. there was no exit for them. they are elderly

women with health problems and couldn't move. they were asking for help and there was no want to save them. when they saw that the fire was inside their house, we were still on the phone and i could hear them screaming and they decided that they would choose to site —— choose to die inside the house will try to save themselves. they tried to find their dog and they couldn't. they even their dog and they couldn't. they eve n we nt their dog and they couldn't. they even went back to save him. when they went out to the street they saw they went out to the street they saw the whole neighbourhood on fire, ca rs the whole neighbourhood on fire, cars and abandoned, getting burned. they struggled to walk to the corner, 500 metres, it took them 20 minutes to walk it. they were almost suffocated at miraculously a person came with a couple who had just witnessed their house on the flames, they tried to go to the sea but somebody told them not to go there because someone told them they are being burnt alive. they were lucky

enough to see a police vehicle to pick them up and save them. we were on the phone the whole time and we could hear their screens and agony and at one point the wind died and we didn't know if they were rescued. we were 40 kilometres away but they wouldn't allow us to go and save them, we took off our shoes and we started running on the road to help them because, but the fire was so huge we had to stop. family and friends who saw my facebook post try to come to my house but it was impossible for them to reach by family. they would see people dying, screaming. a few hours ago we fire —— we found out that the family who lives next to us, the grandmother who lives with the mother and father

with two daughters were found dead. a mother holding her baby was found dead. people who were in wheelchairs, they couldn't move and there was no want to care for them. we haven't slept today's, if we managed to sleep we would wake up with nightmares. we havejust lost our house and our cat, but the other people have no children. so we are still blessed to be a live and we have just lost all our belongings and everything we have but we have each other, we are alive, that is the most important thing. we are grateful, the community is amazing, hundreds of volunteers were helping each other. can ijust ask, i am so pleased your family is safe, we are

looking at the pictures as are talking now, looking at some of the devastating pictures. a lot of people from here at our asking the question how was it that things took over so quickly? from the moment people were alerted, the houses were so quickly on fire, people had no time to escape. no, there was no time to escape. no, there was no time at all. imagine everything happened in minutes, seconds. i called my mother because i saw that there was a wildfire and while i was talking to her on the phone, her house was on fire, the wind was very strong. it was not an accident, it was not a natural disaster, someone did it on purpose. there was no access to receive for people who are not familiar with the area. there is

only one little rd leading to the port, so that is why most people found themselves dead inside their ca rs found themselves dead inside their cars while they were try to rescue themselves. 0ne neighbour found cars while they were try to rescue themselves. 0ne neighbourfound that her mother was meshing and she found her mother was meshing and she found her through an application and she went to save them at the beach and saved another 18 people. amazing stories, the wind was catastrophic. it was 100 kilometres strong, nothing could he saved. —— be saved. the trees, everything, dogs were alive. as we were running to the rescue everything was burning. the trees were like a war zone. they we re trees were like a war zone. they were trying to save themselves, find oxygen but at the same time everything was being burnt. it is a

tragedy, a disaster. babies are dead. may i just tragedy, a disaster. babies are dead. may ijust say, think tragedy, a disaster. babies are dead. may i just say, think you tragedy, a disaster. babies are dead. may ijust say, think you so much for taking us through your story. i am so glad yourfamily is safe, but thank you very much for your story this morning. you heard the story there, her family was in their own and is devastating moments where she was try to help them. thankfully, they were safe. we will catch up with our correspondence out there a little later on the. hoping to stick to the authorities directly, maybe live a little later on, question marks about why the response was so slow that from some emergency services. i still can't imagine what people were going through. the time is quarter to eight. let's talk to carol. we are

certainly experiencing a lot of heat here in the uk, thankfully nothing as awful as what we were hearing about what has been happening in greece. we are talking about potential record temperatures in the uk. good morning to you as well. we could reach or maybe even exceed the july record temperature. that would be tomorrow because east anglia, we could have 36 celsius. the previous record was just over that at 36.7. that might well be broken. another record that could be broken could be the overnight temperatures. tonight, london, we don't expect to drop lower than 22 celsius. the previous record was 22.3 and that was way backin record was 22.3 and that was way back in 2003. in primrose was morning, the sun is beating down, there is a gentle breeze, it does still pleasant. 0ne there is a gentle breeze, it does still pleasant. one of the advice is that they've given us, the parks

department, is that barbecues are banned because grass fires are a huge risk. today's top ten which are likely to be 35 celsius. wherever you are today, it's going to be a was yesterday. as we had through tomorrow, going to have more thunderstorms. a few in the forecast. that's producing thicker cloud. showery rain. the rest of us, it is dry. hazy sunshine at times lot of blue skies. as temperatures rise. thunderstorms could develop. they will be the exception rather than the rule. windy across the northern and western aisles. there

will be seabreeze is developing. generally today, looking at temperatures in the mid—to high 205. through this evening, the thunderstorms move up to and we see more coming up the south coast through the midlands, the home counties in west london producing a lot of rain. and it's great to be a muqqy lot of rain. and it's great to be a muggy night. temperatures falling to between 12 and 22 celsius. through tomorrow, we start off of all those thunderstorms. it is a touch through the day and rejuvenate. tomorrow, front coming in from the west introducing showery outbreaks of rain. those thunderstorms will be happy and again, some torrential downpours in a short amount of time, frequent lightning, gusty winds and large hail. if anything, it's tomorrow evening and overnight we really start to see them get going.

they will be moving northwards. the ramifications of this thunderstorms include lush flooding, power cuts and travel disruptions. by the time it gets weekend, temperatures across the board will be lower than they have been. some of us, a good 10 degrees lower. example, today, 35 in london. saturday and sunday, more likely to be 25. if you like it that bit hotter, it's towards the end of next week we see a return to temperatures in the 305. it is the final day of the royal welsh show. it is a big tourist attraction. but on what could be the hottest day of the year, what impact has this heatwave had on farming? breakfast‘s john maguire is in llanelwedd for us this morning. welcome, where the order of the day

is trying to keep cool. 0n welcome, where the order of the day is trying to keep cool. on display are some of the world ‘s most fantastic beasts and the royal welsh show is where to find them. some here have to stay in the heat. 0bviously here have to stay in the heat. obviously very hot work. it is, in this weather, in these conditions. with a beautiful well for this week, really, it's been an absolute pleasure to work in but yes, very hot and very sweaty. the yellow horse may be the show‘s reason for being but it's about what else agriculture can offer and food is a major attraction. in this heat, ice cream is, of course, today's big seller. a crazy day, bonkers. there is hardly any left. sold everything you brought. basically. how far does it have to come? to bracken, so not too far. welsh farmers are world—renowned for the quality their cattle. their goats, and of course,

their sheep. but in these hot dry conditions, we found camels, or at least members of the camel family, alpacas. as they originated from the andes, they used to extreme temperatures service it doesn't bother them at all. their fleece designed that it will act as an insulator and keeps them cool during the summer and warm in winter. farmers always have to work with the weather, whatever it does by further only to be one pair of wellies spotted the royal welsh show, it is a rare day indeed. so let's see some lovely flowers with john lurking. good morning, john. c, very unusual weather. we are in the horticulture tent. these flowers are beautiful. how difficult is it the garden and growers with this hot, dry weather was to mark surprisingly more exhibits than we

would have thought. we were struggling and thinking the heat is really caused problems but we are very pleased with what we got this week, it's been good. normally the show is battling against rain. how can gardeners cope? certain part of the countries of hosepipe restrictions. the most important thing is the work is done early. we don't often get hot dry weather you can load a short plassey have in your garden with your own compost, keep moisture in the ground rather than let the evaporation to the job, u nfortu nately we've lost than let the evaporation to the job, unfortunately we've lost players. many people come and say, fans haven't actually produce the flowers of the time for the show so in that respect, we've been struggling to get them on the benches. one of the great things is that old friends

come together. but known each other for a long time, not that you are particularly old. alan bond is a show like this to the farming community? it's a shop window. cattle, 8000 couples, —— 8000 cattle. thousands of people coming. such an important. it's the social aspect as well and the flowers. it's brilliant. and we have a few pints at night and just socialise. we will gloss over that. jules, you come to the show, you are a local boy, what is it mean to you? there is a sense of isolation of our rural communities, it can be notoriously lonely, the mental pressure on on farmers with large in the press over recent yea rs farmers with large in the press over recent years that we can come together in a shared knowledge and information. this year, we are

celebrating the campaign to the protection of rule wales, the anniversary, make sure those hubs work together. that is the joy of this. there is a business and to the royal welsh, making sure you are displaying very best of the best but in the process, it is a great social event. the social event of the farming calendar and we wouldn't miss it for the world. really good to see this morning. i will hand back to the studio and show you some of this amazing vegetables. look at those leaks. of this amazing vegetables. look at those lea ks. that's of this amazing vegetables. look at those leaks. that's got to be the finest welsh vegetable i've ever seen. huge leaks. impressive stuff. we are impressed, that is impressive. i never knew the dark green bit of leeks was so long. labour that is why they are record breakers. marvellous, absolutely beautiful. you can keep your leeks,

i've got the vodka. i'm talking about booze after the world cup. the world's biggest drinks company, diageo — which owns brands like johnnie walker, baileys and guinness has just released its latest results. sales were up nearly 1%. let's speak to one of the bosses, john kennedy, europe president for diageo. good morning. we talked about a world cup boost a new sort about half of one. these figures up until the end of june. yes, good morning. it was another year of consistent strong growth in the company. 0rganic sales, we were up 5%. profit grew faster than that. we invested a significant amount back into our brands and innovation. we are actually seeing broad—based results across all of our geographies and all of our major categories and grants. you are a global business

and operate around the world. i want to ask about two of big things. one of course is brexit on the other is that the trade war between the us, the eu and china. talk me through what you think and what you can do to mitigate some of that risk? as a company, we are taking brexit in our stride. we are clear about a couple of important things that we speak consistently to government on and is making sure we maintain the action was trade within the eu 27 and within that specifically, no hardboard within that specifically, no ha rdboa rd and ireland within that specifically, no hardboard and ireland were we have a massive supply chain with guinness and bailey's production. and that we promote exports and lower tariffs worldwide, given that most of the production we have from the united kicked, scotch whiskey, is exported. 0n the tariff front, we are tracking that closely and we are big supporters of no or low tariffs but

changes that have come into place that we have seen are not material to the business and shouldn't affect the overall results. just a word on the overall results. just a word on the frictionless trade, it is easy to businesses say, this is what we wa nt to businesses say, this is what we want so how confident are you that you will get it? we can't forecast the political future, you will get it? we can't forecast the politicalfuture, legislate to continue to have a strong voice on making sure our stakeholders and government understand the conditions that allow business to thrive. everything about the scotch whiskey category, scotch whiskey is 20% of the food & drink exports of the uk, and incredibly valuable category, multi billion pounds in exports, we have 30 distilleries, 3500 people in scotland, we have an understanding and should have a strong voice in making sure conditions are set up in the right way. one of the biggest challenges you face in the uk is

changing tastes, looking at the latest figures, they say the drinking rate among british adults is plunged to its lowest level in 18 yea rs. is plunged to its lowest level in 18 years. it is not good news for you is it? well, it's interesting. we've had an outstanding year. sales were up had an outstanding year. sales were ‘7. had an outstanding year. sales were up 8%. and some big changes in consumer trends. the big thing is people are drinking less but they are drinking better and that is a global trend of people are looking for real quality in the drinks they choose and if you look at beer, for example, where people want taste and character in their beer, guinness is thriving, it's perfectly suited to that consumer taste and the core brand, the beer is great, in pubs these days and really fantastic innovation on hophouse, 13 lager and several open gate beers. the gin category is booming right now. that isa category is booming right now. that is a trend where people are drinking

a little bit earlier in the evening, sometimes before dinner and gin and tonic is the first drink of the evening suits that trend and our own gin business with gordons and tanqueray is up this year. john kennedy, the european president for diageo. drinking less but drinking better. i will stick with the copy. good morning from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks. a high air pollution warning has been issued for london today as the ongoing heatwave continues. mayor sadiq khan says the warning is due to the heat, combined with the capital's toxic air. temperatures are set to rise today and tomorrow with the met office warning the uk's all—time record may be broken. the met office says temperatures today may break the uk's all—time record. an investigation's begun into a large fire in a five—storey block of flats in west hampstead which took a hundred firefighters, four hours to bring under control. 50 people had been evacuated from the block, while two others on the first

floor left the building with assistance from crews. the london fire brigade were called atjust after 1am . there are no reports of any injuries. enfield council says it's to adopt a new approach to a flagship regeneration scheme —— after it failed twice to appoint a developerfor the project. meridian water — an 82—hectare development in upper edmonton — will provide 10,000 new homes, along with business space and transport links. it'll take control of the project itself — ending the need for a single developer. commuters using south western rail services face eight days of travel disruption over six weeks due to industrial action being held by the rmt. the walk—out which starts today is because of a long running dispute over the role of guards on trains. the union says it's a safety issue. south west trains says it's continuing to work with the rmt to solve the dispute. let's have a look

at the travel situation now. due to that strike action there's a reduced service across the south western railway network until midnight tonight. it's affecting trains in and out of waterloo via kingston,staines, windsor, epsom, dorking, guildford and twickenham via hounslow. buses are accepting tickets between berrylands, teddington and shepperton where services are suspended. southern trains are accepting tickets between leatherhead and dorking. and on the roads, eastbound traffic on the a40 is building from greenford towards hanger lane. let's have a check on the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. good morning. today is likely notjust to be the warmest day of the week but the hottest day of the year so far with a very warm plume of air coming in from the south and an awful lot of sunshine around and we'll see temperatures rising into the low to mid—305 quite widely across the capital. so we're starting off on 19 or 20 degrees celsius the many areas, temperatures did not drop below that last night so very warm and muggy air today, the winds are very light and temperatures higher than they were yesterday at 34 or even 35 degrees celsius for central and eastern areas, a bit of high cloud pushing in from the west as we had in through the end of the day.

0vernight again, very uncomfortable for sleeping, feeling very muggy. we could see some thunderstorms and heavy showers out towards western areas but most of our temperatures won't drop below 19 or 20 degrees celsius but tomorrow, a few changes in the forecast. now, we could see some heavy thundery downpours on and off throughout the day so a chance for many of us to see some rainfall but it could locally be quite heavy but still warm, still muggy, particularly out towards eastern areas, 28 and 29 degrees celsius, some fresher air over the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. good morning and welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: a sign of things to come perhaps. as the uk heads towards record july

temperatures, a warning that thousands could die each year if we don't prepare for regular heatwaves. wherever you are in the uk, today will be hotter than yesterday. the top temperature will be in london at around 35 but east anglia could be hotter tomorrow. we are live at the royal welsh show and if it grows it goes on show. finding out how the hot weather is affecting farmers, their animals, growers and gardeners as well. officials in greece are trying to identify the victims of the wildfires which claimed more than 80 lives. water companies must improve reliability and value for money. that's the warning from the industry watchdog as more of us face the threat of a hosepipe ban. no time for doubting now as this man, geraint thomas, extends his lead on the mountains of the tour de france. the last of the spitfire girls. mary ellis, the only surviving female pilot from world war

two, has died aged 101. it's thursday 26th july. our top story this morning: a heatwave warning. as uk temperatures creep towards the all—time record, a report by mp5 says current conditions could become the new normal for british summers within the next 20 years. it also predicts that the number of heat—related deaths could treble if the government fails to take urgent action. here's our environment analyst, roger harrabin. elderly people and severe heat don't mix. the 2013 heatwave saw double the usual number double the usual number of consultations for heat related illness. people with diseases of the heart, lungs and kidney are at risk. the waves affect our health, productivity and well—being.

the message is that the government needs to do a lot more to educate the public about the risks that heatwaves pose, the actions any to take to protect themselves and others and we need to fundamentally redesign our city so they are able to cope with higher temperatures. here is something the mp5 want more of. these london apartments have movable sunshades. the flats behind them have balconies that cut out the fiercest sun from windows below. unlike these flats nearby, in full glare of the midday heat. we would like the government to recognise overheating as a risk to people's health and well—being. we would like it to be introduced within the regulatory framework, from building regulations to planning regulations, in a holistic manner. of course, some like it hot. for children, this is a summer from heaven and it looks as though hot summers will increasingly become the new normal. but the mp5 are saying that while the kids are having fun, we must make sure that the elderly are protected too. as the population ages,

the mp5 say we will have to start taking hot weather more seriously. what would it take for the all—time record to be broken as the hot and dry summer continues? over the next 24 hours highs of up to 37 degrees celsius, that's 99 fahrenheit, are forecast for southern, eastern and central england. that would break the current record forjuly, which stands at 36.7 degrees, set at heathrow in the summer of 2015. but we're still short of the highest all—time uk temperature on record of 38.5 degrees celsius. that was set in kent 15 years ago. 0ne one thing you can be sure of, as carol said in it will be hotter than

ever today. the score to the millions of people. i expect lots of people thought they would get into work early to avoid the heat of the chew. —— of the tube. work early to avoid the heat of the chew. -- of the tube. good morning. this is chancery lane tube on the central line, and official readings show that temperatures on this line regularly exceed 30 degrees, the maximum temperature which you are legally allowed to transport livestock, cattle, pigs and sheep. some unofficial readings on the line have shown temperatures nudging 40 degrees. a very hot and sticky commute for many people today and that has been the case for the last couple of weeks as well. yesterday during rush hour, i caught up with some commuters to hear about their experiences. it is just about bearable, not many people on there. ifi if i had to travel in the rush hour, i think it would be hell. as you can see, maybe i don't feel

the heat too much with myjacket. i think it is ok. you arrive at work feeling pretty awful, perspiring the entire journey. it is really uncomfortable. it's also very crowded. it has been horrible, i am sweating and i don't really like it, but you got to appreciate this weather because we don't get it in england very much. i live on the central line, and that is too hot, unbearable. i avoid it at all costs. i get on a bus. if we have a changing climate, if this is normal, we have to look at the way we organise our tubes because they don't function right. dan snow, the historian, telling us about his experiences on the tube. the transport network is just one of the areas focused on in this report published today. there are huge series of challenges in intense heat. railways can buckle, roads can melt, not just the heat. railways can buckle, roads can melt, notjust the tube network but the whole railway system today. chorlton railway system has got to reschedule because of the heat and

there are speed restrictions on other lines. but also when people get to work, it should maximum temperatures be imposed ? get to work, it should maximum temperatures be imposed? should dress code to be relaxed? what about at school? should headteachers relax uniform regulations? and of course the nhs. calls for an annual heatwave plan to be put into place. a whole series of challenges being highlighted today for the future and more frequent heatwaves that are being predicted. thank you. officials in greece are trying to identify the victims of the wildfires which are the deadliest ever recorded in the country. at least 80 people are known to have died. dozens are still missing. 0ur europe reporter, gavin lee, is live in mati for us this morning. we canjust we can just see that shot behind you. it just gives we can just see that shot behind you. itjust gives a sense of what those there have had to go through. what is the situation this morning?

i think many people have seen the pictures now. hundreds of cars, hundreds of properties, some destroyed, some really badly damaged by the biggest wildfire notjust in greece but the most devastating in europe for decades. 81 people confirmed dead by local authorities. the local mayor he said he expects that to rise to more than 100. we are on day three and dozens of people are missing but the greek government at the moment says it cannot quantify exactly how many. we believe it is more than 40 and greek media are reporting more than 60 people missing. this is one of the main newspapers this morning saying the nightmare of the aftermath. that is the reality. it is going from people who are very upset, people who had to spend seven hours in the sea, to get to the beach, just to survive, and others still looking for loved ones. the defence minister arrived here in the last half an hour. he was immediately confronted

by several angry survivors remonstrating with him, saying where we re remonstrating with him, saying where were you? why did you let us down? why was there no government response? why were we waiting for seven hours in the sea without a coastguard? i seven hours in the sea without a coastguard ? i have seven hours in the sea without a coastguard? i have spoken to families who ran for help and one person managed to get to the fire station and there were fire officers watching television and hour later because they had no idea and there was no call—out for them. you mentioned the car behind me. this is one of the flats in which people lived. this is better off area. the owner has just come try to identify his car. he was also waiting in the sea. people are starting to return now, three days on, despite the fact they have been warned not to buy the police and it is not safe yet. people are worried about looters. four people were arrested overnight on suspicion of going from house to house looting electrical equipment. we spoke to somebody who had lost their home a short time ago about their home a short time ago about the speed at which the fire overtook thing. the tree just a short

distance away is entirely green. so people were affected differently literally street by street. yes. you have just hit literally street by street. yes. you havejust hit on literally street by street. yes. you have just hit on it. the shock of the speed of the fire. the fire coming at five o'clock, the first signs of it on monday evening, and you can probably hear the sound of one of the search and rescue aircraft at the moment. they are still looking through the sea and people here are still shouting for signs of cats and dogs, friends as well, going from house to house. but just on that point briefly, people say between 5:50pm and six o'clock, that was the speed of the fire, but inexplicably some houses were not touched. as we walked down the streets, new fires are starting, which are under control because the fire services here, but that is why people shouldn't come back here because it is hot and the conditions are idealfor more because it is hot and the conditions are ideal for more fires. thank you, gavin. we were telling you an hour

ago that there has been an explosion this morning near the us embassy in beijing. video clips showed smoke in the air outside the diplomatic compound. and there was a security personnel rushing in in the background and we have just had a statement from the us embassy. an individual detonated a bomb but there have been no injuries. the bbc will today ask a judge for permission to appeal against last week's ruling in sir cliff richard's privacy case against the corporation. the singer took legal action after the bbc broadcast footage of a police raid on his home in berkshire four years ago. the search was part of an inquiry into an allegation of historical sex abuse. sir cliff was never arrested or charged. the bbc will also seek to appeal against the £210,000 the singer was awarded in damages. the last surviving female pilot who flew in the second world war has

died at the age of 101. mary ellis joined the air transport auxiliary in 1941 and spent the war flying 76 different types of planes, delivering them for the front line. ben ando has been looking back at her life. backin back in april, mary ellis was invited to begin hill to celebrate the centenary of the raf, an organisation she predated by one year. enjoying the flight path of a harry kane and a pair of spitfires. during world war ii, she had served in the rural transport auxiliary. herjob was to fly spitfires, wellingtons and dozens of other aircraft types from the factories where they were made to the airfield where they were made to the airfield where they were needed. initially the female pilots were restricted to flying trainers and transport planes but it wasn't long before they were tasked with flying fighters and bombers as well. as she remembered ina bbc

bombers as well. as she remembered in a bbc interview, on one occasion the ground crew simply refused to believe a woman had just delivered their brand—new wellington bomber.” saidi their brand—new wellington bomber.” said i am the pilot. and they didn't believe me. and they actually went in the aeroplane and searched it to find the pilot and they came back and said there's nobody there! you must be! the female 88 pilots were also the first women to receive from the british government the same pay as men for doing the same job. the british government the same pay as men for doing the samejob. 0n twitter, former ayr man john as men for doing the samejob. 0n twitter, former ayr manjohn nichol described her as a truly remarkable lady, noting that among the 76 different aircraft types that she flew, 400 were spitfires. after the war was over, mary lived on the isle of wight where she managed sandown airport for 20 years. but it was in the sky that she made her mark and where she would say later she had a lwa ys where she would say later she had always felt truly free. art in the air, on yourown,

always felt truly free. art in the air, on your own, and you can do whatever you like. you know, iflew 400 spitfires and occasionally i would take one up and go and play with the clouds. it was just so delightful and lovely. i can't tell you how wonderful it was. mary ellis, who has died at the age of 101. it is a 15 am. we are talking about the weather today. —— it is 8:15am. we might read some of the highest temperatures this summer if not ever. carol is at primrose hill this morning. good morning. we are more likely to approach the highest temperature ever recorded in july than beat the highest temperature ever recorded. highest temperature ever recorded. highest temperature ever recorded was in kent, back in 2010, when we reached a whopping figure. that figure was

38.5 celsius. i was going to calculate it, and it is 101.48 fahrenheit. july is proving to be a very hot months. every single day in july has exceeded 25 celsius somewhere in the uk. we are in primrose hill this morning and you can see some lovely trees behind me. in the royal parks there are 170,000 trees. they are watered by hand at the moment to make sure that they survive this hot weather. the royal parks are also just reminding us not to feed the ducks. red is unhealthy for the birds and it rocks which can trigger algae growth which can reduce oxygen for the fish. —— bread is unhealthy. and barbecues are banned, especially on the driest grass, which can cause a huge fire risk. today's top temperature will be 35 somewhere in the south—east of england. probably around the london area. everywhere else it will be

hotter than yesterday. widely we are looking at temperatures from the mid to the high 205. in northern ireland, you have the low to the mid 205, 21 to 24. as we go through the day, a couple of thunderstorms, but at the risk of flash flooding, travel disruption and possibly power cuts as well. we have a weather front approaching the west today introducing thicker cloud to norther ireland and west of scotland. that brings showery rain. windy in the northern isles. and dry as a bone. we could see thunderstorms developing in lincolnshire and north east england, but they will be the exception rather than the rule. later on this evening and overnight, as the thunderstorms move north into north east england, the bits that haven't already got them, and used in scotland, at the same time we see another band of potent thunderstorms coming up from the south coast,

through central and southern england, the home counties and west london. torrential rain coming out of these and it will be very humid tonight with temperatures between 12 in the north and 22 in london which will be horrible to sleep in. tomorrow morning we start off with thunderstorms which will ease throughout the day. a weather front from the west brings in showery rain. later thunderstorms start to rejuvenate. tomorrow we could hit 36 in east anglia but for most of the uk temperatures will be lower than they will be today. rudy evening and overnight, thunderstorms will really get going. —— through the evening. coming up from the south and moving across eastern areas and into scotland. those are the ones that could especially lead to flash flooding with the dry ground and the role of of the water. we are looking at the risk of power cuts and travel disruption soap do bear that in mind. it is also a lunar eclipse. 0n

saturday things to pressure compared to what we have had. showers around but fresh or just means to what we have had. showers around but fresh orjust means for us that we are looking at temperatures closer to what they should be in july. closer to what they should be in july- -- closer to what they should be in july. —— fresher for us. closer to what they should be in july. —— fresherfor us. thank closer to what they should be in july. —— fresher for us. thank you. is this the sort of summer that we can expect in the uk for decades to come? we've been told to expect the possibility of record—breaking temperatures over the next 48 hours, but is this the sort of summertime that britain can expect for decades to come? there's a warning today from mp5 that regular heatwaves could become the norm within 20 years, and the government should act now to protect our ageing population. we'll speak more about that in a moment. but first let's take a look at some of the images that we've become so used to over the last few weeks. lots of people having a lovely time in the sun there, but let's talk about the more

serious consequences of heatwaves. we're joined by a panel of experts. good morning, everyone. alice larkin is an expert in climate policy. estephanie dunn joins us from the royal college of nursing. joe ravetz has been studying the effect of heatwaves worldwide. and richard blyth is head of policy at the royal town planning institute. let's start with you with the health issues because that is paramount amongst all these concerns. what are the things you are hearing about, the things you are hearing about, the problems people are suffering from? the effects of heat and sunburnt but we are particularly thinking about the building designs where our members, nurses and doctors and health care staff, are working, trying to deliver care. they are not really up to it. some of the modern buildings don't have the airflow that would probably help to cool the environment. the modern ones? i thought you were going to

talk about the older buildings. no. if you think about the old nightingale wards, they had high ceilings and open windows at top and bottom, so they can get very warm. a hospital ward can be 30 degrees inside when it is only 20 outside. this is something you look at, richard, buildings and coping with the heat. you have some observations about 05lo airport. the heat. you have some observations about oslo airport. yes, where the blinds close when it is needed and they open, computer—controlled, to make the right kind of response to climate. i suppose our view is that there is also the question of the whole city. the report from the mp5 talked about making sure a city has lots of green space in it. and interestingly water. i noticed on your programme earlier you were talking about being by water, which calls you down, which is nice in this setting with the ship canal. water can be a useful help along with trees. just making sure our cities have that variety of

landscapes within them. not just ha rd landscapes within them. not just hard surfaces. professor larkin, you have learned a lot that climate change and mp5 are saying get used to it. looking ahead to 2050, this is what it will be like. is that what the evidence is telling us? yes. this shouldn't really be very surprising to us. we were seeing heatwaves like this once in 50 years 50 yea rs heatwaves like this once in 50 years 50 years ago, but now we are likely to see them every five years in europe and we are expecting more heatwaves because the global average temperature has risen. when we have natural variability, the natural weather patterns that sometimes give asa weather patterns that sometimes give as a hot summer and sometimes don't, thatis as a hot summer and sometimes don't, that is on top of an already warmer world, so we have more extreme more often. and why is that the problem? it isa often. and why is that the problem? it is a problem because we are not adapted. we have no design of buildings and their ways of life that are suitable for very high temperatures. i have been working in the gulf, in india and in australia in the last few months. in each case

there are problems of fire, problems with water, problems with storms and flash flooding that occur when you have very high temperatures. these are each a huge challenge, just for the physical design of cities but also for the social fabric. how do people look after each other in these extreme situations? do those places deal with it better than we do? do you have examples of them dealing with it better? you were talking about the way communities work together. indeed. communities can work together but this doesn't always lead to outcomes that you would expect. for instant if you have a fire situation, which we have seen tragically in greece just the other day, and there are actually fires all over europe at this moment and greece is not the only one and we had one here a month ago. what we find is that people will stick together in their communities, but actually they need to get out. they

might look after each other's dogs and cats but actually theyjust need to leave them behind. can i pick up on this and then maybe come to richard as well? are we saying that summers will be hotter? you are talking about town planning and how you build things differently. the question has got to be asked whether it is worth it if it is three weeks of heat. how much can you invest in infrastructure? investment in infrastructure? investment in infrastructure is a matter for these experts around here. one of the issues we have is that we experience weather and we don't experience climate. we talk about averages in climate. we talk about averages in climate science which doesn't mean much to people. 1 degrees of warming doesn't sound that bad but what we actually experience that human beings are the intense rainstorms, our homes being flooded, those things, and those other things that human beings need to adapt to. that leads to a question about cost. there is not an infinite amount of

money. if you are balancing it against building a new hospital with preparing for hot conditions, how to convince people it is a good way to spend money? one of the things is about cost in use. if you think about cost in use. if you think about the use of a building or even about the use of a building or even a city over the long—term, one other question is if build it in a way that means you spend a lot of money on air conditioning over 40 years, you bring that down and that is a lot you could save if you decide it well in the first place with external shading and computer controlling, thinking about it now. the mp5 said in their report that the problem is if you try and sort it out later and correct your mistakes, you end up with bigger sums. cost is about timing as well. you have described some of the buildings that are not working in the heat. when it comes to the nhs, one of the things we talk about, in fa ct one of the things we talk about, in fact the first thing we always talk about, is funding. if the money is not there for the service, one

wonders how the money will be found for the improvement in buildings. but there is an impact on the staff who work in those buildings. we have a campaign at the moment ensuring that our nurses rehydrate. they are working very hard in hot rooms, in hot buildings, and the patients they are looking after, thinking about community nurses driving around in this heat in and out of very hot ca rs. this heat in and out of very hot cars. we need to make sure that they have access to water, that there are hydration stations available where people can fill up bottles. it is not about taking more bottles with you and compounding the problem. as a society we need to find solutions that allow people to rest and re hyd rate that allow people to rest and rehydrate when it is very hot. thank you all very much for your expertise. it is good to see. it is 8:27am so time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello there. today has the potential

to be the warmest day of the year so far. we are expecting 35 celsius in the south and east. we have got change on the way into the weekend. areas of low pressure in the atla ntic areas of low pressure in the atlantic will bring something breezy and cooler as we go into the weekend. through the rest of today there will be sunshine. patchy cloud from the south and showers possible in parts of the midlands, lincolnshire and the north—east. cloudy in northern ireland and the western isles. temperatures in the upper 205 for many. as we go through this evening and overnight, those showers continue to work their way north. further thunderstorms from the south. they will be fairly hit and miss. you could see frequent

lightning. the weather front working its way slowly eastwards. it will be humid and warm in the south. temperatures 21, 20 two. tomorrow, showers from the word go. they will perhaps ease for a time. into the afternoon and evening in the east of england there is the potential for heavy thundery showers. torrential downpours and frequent lightning. temperatures in the east could get higher. 36 degrees in parts of east anglia. 0utbreaks higher. 36 degrees in parts of east anglia. 0utbrea ks of higher. 36 degrees in parts of east anglia. outbreaks of rain for a western pa rt of anglia. outbreaks of rain for a western part of the country. as we move into saturday, persistent rain for the north of scotland. another weather front works its way further to the north and east. it becomes drier and brighter into the afternoon in the south. showers in the north—west. feeling cooler. this is business live from bbc news with ben bland

and vishala sri—pathma. back from the brink — president trump and eu chiefjean claude juncker agree a deal, avoiding a trade war. live from london, that's our top story on thursday the 26th ofjuly. the two leaders agreed to work towards zero tariffs and no barriers in a number of areas in a much—welcomed de—escalation. also in the programme, losing friends on wall street — facebook shares slump as much as 24% as revenue and user growth disappoint investors.