this is bbc news i'm annita mcveigh. these are the top stories developing at 11:00. the heatwave continues with forecasters predicting the hottest day of the year temperatures could reach 35 degrees. as the mercury continues to rise a warning from mps that regular heatwaves could lead to thousands of deaths by 2050. the government needs to do a lot more to educate the public about the risks that heatwaves pose, the actions they need to take to protect themselves and other people".> the bbc will ask a judge to appeal the ruling in sir cliff richard's privacy case against the corporation. it begin to deal process of losing its biggest case. partial results from pakistan's general election suggest the country's former cricket captain imran khan is on course to becoming prime minister. turning a corner the us agrees to work towards lowering trade barriers with the european union. and the last of the ‘spitfire girls‘ mary ellis one of the oldest surviving female world war two

pilots dies at the age of 101. it is thursday the 26th ofjuly. welcome to bbc newsroom lied. the heatwave is expected to be the

hottest day of the year so far. the temperatures are expected to be above 30 celsius. there is extreme heatin above 30 celsius. there is extreme heat in the south and east of the country, temperatures cooler in scotla nd country, temperatures cooler in scotland and northern ireland but will still be well above average. 0ur forecasters believe it could reach as high as 35 degrees in the south—east of england which would make it the hottest day of the year so make it the hottest day of the year so far beating monday's 33 degrees recorded in suffolk. today a report by mps say that current conditions could become the new normal for british summers within the next 20 yea rs. british summers within the next 20 years. it also predicts the number of heat related deaths could treble if the government fails to take urgent action. elderly people and severe heat don't mix. the 2013 heatwave saw double the usual number of consultations for heat—related illness. people with diseases of the heart, lungs and kidneys are especially at risk. the heatwaves affect our health, our well—being and our productivity. the message is this report is that the government needs to do a lot more to educate the public about the risks that heatwaves pose, the actions they need to take to protect themselves and other people, and we need to fundamentally redesign our cities so they are able to cope with higher temperatures. here is something

the mps 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 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 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 have to start taking hot weather more seriously. roger harrabin, bbc news.

let's talk to our correspondent who is in hyde park where temperatures could reach upwards of 35 celsius. hello there, jenny. it looks very quite behind you. i wonder if it's because people have been advised to stay out of the heat. it has been quite a busy morning here and it seems people are making most of the good weather. the park facilities are good weather. the park facilities a re really good weather. the park facilities are really busy and ice cream sales and watered sales are up by 20%. people had been picnicking and paddling and the pedal of use is up 1596 paddling and the pedal of use is up 15% on this time last year. so people are making the most of things. earlier i spoke to some park users. glad i don't think we should

complain. it is summer and we have to enjoy it. i am from abroad so i think it is very happy here. to enjoy it. i am from abroad so i think it is very happy herelj to enjoy it. i am from abroad so i think it is very happy here. i am happy today. it is a really nice day. i hope that both of you will be happy. london is a nice city. we come from australia but we are used to be hot weather but the humidity is killing as a bet. are you enjoying getting out in the stand? we've just come back from europe we had a lot of fun. now i'm going to do something. what are you going to do something. what are you going to do in the pack? remap the outlying drones. these conditions are presenting some challenges for the park authorities. these normally lawns are now parched yellow and we

are reminding people that barbecues are reminding people that barbecues are banned because they are concerned about the fire safety risk. for those of you have are getting fed up with the heat there is some respite on the horizon. thunderstorms our forecast for tonight and tomorrow so it should bring the temperature down slightly it is only brief as temperatures are due to go back up next week as well. thank you very much. in a parched hyde park. it is notjust the uk that has been facing extremely high temperatures. record temperatures have been recorded in a number of countries. our weather presenter has been looking at temperatures around the world and what might be hanged this global

heatwave. right across the northern hemisphere we have seen extremes recorded. in japan the hemisphere we have seen extremes recorded. injapan the heat has been relentless. 41 degrees in tokyo making it the hottest spell of weather ever. that is on the back of the historic rainfall which brought flooding to western areas. by day and by night we had seen record temperatures tumble. the highest minimum temperature is all man. temperatures not dropping lower than 42 degrees. in georgia into police say they have hit highs of 41 celsius. and in north africa, still to be verified, potentially the highest ever temperature recorded. the heat has extended across western europe. scandinavia, sweden saw its hottest may on record and wreckers have been tumbling around the arctic circle leading to wildfires. even in the uk fires have been a common theme. heat has been lengthy and prolonged and that has been the problem in eastern canada with montr al records going back a years, 36.6 degrees was enough to break their all—time record. 44 celsius was recorded in los angeles which

saw the heat across california become record—breaking. what is the reason behind all this record—breaking temperatures? it is the jet stream, the record—breaking temperatures? it is thejet stream, the ribbon record—breaking temperatures? it is the jet stream, the ribbon of fast flowing air which circulates the northern hemisphere. normally it is not quite of undulating on this chart here and that helps to move weather systems alone. but this undulating pattern is the sign of a slow running jet stream and weather patterns becomes static. we have seen high pressure in northern europe and it has remained in place helping the temperatures to claim day by day. the clue to what is causing thejet day by day. the clue to what is causing the jet stream to become more undulating and floor could lie with if you think. it could be arctic region where these pictures show how the ice grows in the winter months but the recent winter it has seen months but the recent winter it has seen its lowest amateur is an

record. with temperatures climbing we don't get the contrast between the arctic and the ecuador. we also have to look at the mid atlantic. this chart, the americas, africa in the east, and the area of green and blue chose mid—atla ntic the east, and the area of green and blue chose mid—atlantic temperatures are blue chose mid—atlantic temperatures a re lower blue chose mid—atlantic temperatures are lower than we would normally expect. this is called the multi—de gea. solution which happens every so often but can have a big effect on weather patterns. and also on hurricanes. we have not seen many of those so far and if that story continues it may be a below average season. and it could be the hurricane has the need to start the jet stream and start the weather patterns moving again right around the globe. in oxford, we have the professor of geo system science. very good to have you with us this morning. to get your thoughts on why

we are experienced this prolonged period of such warm weather and are we seeing any sort of pattern here? you've mentioned some of the immediate pattering, the variations in thejet immediate pattering, the variations in the jet stream, and the key underlying trend we mustn't forget is the world is getting warmer. at the world gets warmer, we expect more hot weather, weather records to be broken. it is an inevitable part of what we expect from climate change. therefore when this committee of mps says that the uk is ill—prepared to committee of mps says that the uk is ill—prepa red to cope committee of mps says that the uk is ill—prepared to cope with the weather office sort we are seeing now, would you agree with that analysis? we should expect to see, if greenhouse gas emissions continue and if we continue warming up the planet at the rate we are at the moment, i would completely agree with the committee that this kind of summer with the committee that this kind of summer could become the norm early in the second half of this century. it is important to stress that it is

not inevitable. if we were to make very aggressive moves to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, then we could potentially keep this to be an unusual summer. the question is whether people are really rather enjoying the summer. you mentioned in the interviews there. they are having a good time in the sun. is it a good thing or a bad thing? the problem is, of course, we enjoy the summer in britain partly because it's unusual and we have a chance to do something different, to get out in the sun and have an ice cream. if every summer was like this or if this was an average summer and indeed a hot summers were substantially warmer than the one we are experiencing, then people might have aided different attitude towards it. that is a very good point. it is it was a regular feature of our seasons, so what do you think the government should do looking at the heat we are experiencing now taking into account

what the environmental committee has been saying in its report issued today? is one of the key things is that we need to design our cities differently. we need more trees and cities. they make a big difference to the urban environment. we need to defend our building differently. a lot of our building codes are based around keeping house is warm in winter. that is important. it makes a difference to the energy consumption of a house. but if you design it has... the house i live in is well insulated in winter, the top floor is rubbish in the summerfar too hot because the house was not designed with summer it in solution in mind. it was built 15 years ago. you not, we really have to think this thing through. and bring these important... bring the importance of summer comfort 3s important... bring the importance of summer comfort as well as winter heating into our building codes. summer comfort as well as winter heating into our building codesm is about retrofitting buildings as well. looking at what is happening

globally and we saw in a report and we have been reporting on bbc news, the various calamities caused in a number of different countries by extreme weather. japan is a good example. flooding and no record temperatures with thousands of people dying as a result. when you look at this as a whole and global weather patterns, we are reminded of how interconnected we are what can countries learn from one another? how can they help one another in terms of managing with the different weather systems? countries will have to help each other. the most severely affected are also those that act in the worst position to actually deal with the consequences of extreme heat. it is very important to realise, you know, in britain, a holiday means the chance to have an ice cream. in a country like all man it could be the difference between life and death if you work outdoors. it is very important to realise that the impact

of extreme heat and much more benign in britain and other parts of the world. we live in an interconnected world. we live in an interconnected world and it is notjust climate change may cause more refugees which is definitely a risk that people are conscious of, but also perhaps on a more longer term and serious level, it could cause countries that are badly affected by climate change which may not have contributed to the problem in the first place actually feeling rather aggrieved that they are weather is being changed that makes the country uninhabitable by factors beyond their control. and it is that tension that may emerge between countries that feel they are most affected by the problem, countries that have contributed most historically to the problem and that would of course include the uk, it could easily turn into one of the flash point of the 21st—century. thank you very much. very

interesting to talk to you. and tonight at half past eight we will have a special programme about the global heatwave at 8:30pm. earlier this month mrjustice mann ruled in his favour pulling a hard court trial in london. let's get the latest of this with our reporter who is outside the court in central london. tell us what is going to be

happening today. we know that the court hearing is going on at the moment. sir cliff richard himself has not come to court. we did not expect him to come today. what we know at the moment as you mentioned there is that the bbc has come to court to seek permission from the judge who handed down thatjudgment last week. they are seeking permission to appeal from him. we have got the skeleton argument here from the bbc. what will happen later on this morning is that the barrister representing the bbc here in court will orally give the judge the reasons as to why they believe they should be given permission to appeal. in this skeleton argument, the proposed deal has a real prospect of success and in any event, the issues raised mean that there is a compelling reason for the appeal to be hurt and they are going

to try and seek permission to appeal on various aspects of thatjudgment. just to give you a flavour of it. 0ne just to give you a flavour of it. one of the reasons is that they say there was a failure in the judgment to ta ke there was a failure in the judgment to take into account the fact that media reporting police investigations including the names of suspects may result in witnesses coming forward. and you agreement may remember, the director of news last week, talked about the importance of the media being able to report on the early stages of an investigation because often it does get other witnesses to come forward. you touched there as well on costs. legal costs. that has also been discussed as wealth in court. and we heard from since cliff richard ‘s barrister that the bbc has agreed to put on £850,000 on account. that is

for sir cliff richard ‘s legal fees. we also know from court this morning that the bbc is going to be paying again on account, £315,000 to south yorkshire police. that is for their legal costs as well. so more from court as the morning goes on. the headlines. the heatwave continues across the uk as a report by mps warned it could be 7000 heat related deaths by 2050. as we have been hearing, the bbc has agreed to pay cliff richard the sum of £850,000 on account to cover his legal costs as it begins an appeal process after losing its privacy case. partial results from pakistan general election suggest former cricket captain is on course to become the

country's next prim minister. and in sport, gareth thomas has extended his lead in the tour de france. as he chases his first title. celtic came from behind to beat rosenborg 3—1 in the first leg of their champions league second round qualification tie. the return leg is in norway is next wednesday. and manchester united beat milan after 26 penalties in the international champions cup in california. united won the spotkicks 9—8 winners after a 1—1 draw. liverpool beat manchester city 2—1 in newjersey. how have more on those stories at 1130. partial results from pakistan's general election suggest the country's former cricket captain imran khan is on course to becoming prime minister. supporters of the cricketer turned politician have been celebrating 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.

what do we know about him? he was previously an international cricket star who lead to world cup victory in 1992. he was educated at the university of oxford and attracted media attention due to his playboy lester and three marriages. he lost his party in 1996 but spent years on the political sidelines. he has campaigned against corruption and dynastic politics in pakistan. and faces accusations which he denies that his party is benefiting from alleged meddling by the military. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani is in islamabad. there is still a substantial amount of votes to be counted and that this

has caused consternation among other political parties. the other parties have expressed concern about the delay in getting the results. i have spoken to a number of senior journalists here who have said that this is the first election that they can think of where we have not had a clear final result by this time. the election commission say that it is because of technical difficulties but it is fuelling fears or fuelling these accusations of vote rigging which is made by bpl in party and other parties based on current projections. it seemed clear that imran khan will form the largest party in the next parliament. it makes it very likely that he will be the next prime minister. there are 272 directly elected seats in pakistan. the current projections show his party taking somewhere between 110 and 120 seats. that is

short of an overall majority but by forming an alliance with independent parties he should based on these current projections be able to form quite a strong government. but as you say, there are these allegations of vote rigging coming from the other parties. they said they will ta ke other parties. they said they will take every political and legal opportunity to challenge the result. it remains to be seen what form that will take and if it could even result in him taking to the street. imran khan, when he was an opposition after the previous elections launched a large set in, a long march in protest at what he termed election rigging. we could potentially see the other parties do something similar. but at the moment, we simply don't know what will happen. there's been a sharp rise in the number of unconditional degree places offered to students in england, northern ireland and wales. it's gone up from 3000 in 2013 to 67,000 this year. the government has condemned

the increase as "irresponsible" warning that a "bums on seats" approach risked undermining the credibility of the system. 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. the us exports nearly $300bn worth of goods a year to the eu, but europe exports about $4a0bn to america, and its that $140bn trade imbalance that president trump has argued is so unfair. paul blake reports this feels like the start of and negotiation rather than a concrete deal. details are difficult to come

by after the press conference held at the white house. the key point in the eyes of the european seems to be that the us will not move ahead with ta riffs that the us will not move ahead with tariffs on automobiles imported from the egm to the us. that is so long as the ghosts are ongoing. as long as the ghosts are ongoing. as long as we are negotiating, and less on party would stop the negotiations, we will hold further tariffs. this ta riffs we will hold further tariffs. this tariffs threat has caused great concern in europe but also in the us where it could impact usjobs in republican voting districts. with donald trump showing himself to be unpredictable in the past, the threat of tariffs will loom large over future discussions between the us and the eq. we will resolve the steel and aluminium tariffs issues and we will resolve retaliatory tariffs. we have some tariffs that i retaliatory. in the eyes of the

white house, the promise from the eu to buy more american soya beans and liquefied natural gas. the united states and the european union together account for more than 830 million citizens and more than 50% of the global gdp. together, we are more than 50% of trade. if we team up, we more than 50% of trade. if we team up, we can more than 50% of trade. if we team up, we can make more than 50% of trade. if we team up, we can make our more than 50% of trade. if we team up, we can make our planet a better and more secure and prosperous place. it is early days in what these talks will look like very much remains to be seen. there is a sense that we have returned from the brink ofa that we have returned from the brink of a breakdown in the world's biggest trading relationship. i am joined by an eu policy expert. it is good to have you with us. president trump says both sides are winning based on the discussion that he has had. what is your take on it?

based on the discussion that he has had. what is your take on mm based on the discussion that he has had. what is your take on it? it is interesting. 0bviously lots of people were watching this with apprehension and not very sure how it was going to go. three hours of talks and they have reached an agreement. the eu has agreed to increase imports of us soya beans and gas and that is going to be something that he can sell which is important because we have got mid—term elections taking place later this year in the usa. 0bviously, later this year in the usa. obviously, the other promises including reducing tariffs on industrial goods, reducing nontariff barriers and subsidies is very much a matter of negotiation so we will see how that pans out. from the european union point of view?m see how that pans out. from the european union point of view? it is interesting but it doesn't make much difference. they are worried about president trump ‘s possibility of imposing further tariffs on cars and i think that was one of the conditions that they raised during these talks. we are happy to have discussions and happy to reduce ta riffs discussions and happy to reduce tariffs but you're going to have two

holds back on imposing further ta riffs holds back on imposing further tariffs and revisit those you have imposed. die fusing of tension is going on but we are in the early stages? yes, it is good, it has eased tension, it provides a new basis for a constructive dialogue, but is is hardly a victory leap for global trade. this is a combo dreaded question, where, potentially does this leave the uk vzv is the eu andindeed does this leave the uk vzv is the eu and indeed the united states in terms of trade post brexit? the uk has not had to negotiate a trade agreement for over 44 years because that has been done by the european union, obviously president trump has a transactional approach to trade negotiations. he is very businesslike. it is going to be really exciting to watch how it pans out because there is no clear set pattern on how you go about these

negotiations. at the moment, the uk isa negotiations. at the moment, the uk is a member of the european union and it will remain part of the single market until 2020, so there will be discussions but no gratification or uk and us trade deal before that. if the us and the eu move closer in terms of trade, that could be difficult for the uk? it could be a positive. it depends on the outcome of the talks. if the european union and the usa agreed to reduce barriers, find regulatory corporation, that could be good for the uk. thank you very much. it is time for the weather forecast. it is obviously incredibly hot. what have you got for us? some very hot temperatures around at the moment.

it looks like the warmest day of the year so far. we're looking at 35 celsius in southeast english. a bit more quiet bubbling up a bit from the south. the risk of one of two showers in the midlands and north east england. they could be quite heavy and a large amount of rainfall ina heavy and a large amount of rainfall in a short space of time. temperatures mid—20s. cloud from the west for northern ireland and the western isles, and this evening it will work towards the east. some outbreaks of rain. a few showers overin outbreaks of rain. a few showers over in the east, a humid night in the south. temperatures not below 20 celsius. rain in the west of the country and a chance of a thunder downpour in eastern parts of england and scotland tomorrow. a large amount of rainfall in a short space of time. temperatures tomorrow, quite not as hot. 35 celsius. good morning. this is bbc news. the

latest headlines: the heatwave continues with forecasters predicting the hottest day of the year. it could reach 35 degrees. the bbc agrees to pay cliff richard £850,000 on account to cover his legal costs as it begins an appeal process after losing its privacy case. partial results from pakistan's general election show former cricket captain imran khan is on course to become prime minister. trade barriers with the european union and the us. and mary ellis, one of the last remaining world war ii fidel pilots, dies at the age of 102. —— female

pilots. time for sport. thank you. geraint thomas will start today's stage 18 of the tour de france with a near 2 minute lead, as he chases his first tour title. defending champion chris froome had been chasing thomas but he lost time in the final kilometres of stage 17. froome is now third with welshman thomas extending his lead after a near faultless performance in the pyrenees mountains. today's stage, which starts in the next couple of hours, is a flat one, before an ascent on friday. some british action in the europa league qualifying tonight, including a best of britain clash between burnley and aberdeen. meanwhile, in the champions league, celtic came from a goal down to beat norwegian side rosenborg 3—1 in the first leg of their champions league qualifier. record signing 0dsonne edouard scored twice, to give celtic a two goal cushion going into the return leg in norway next wednesday.

the winners of the tie will face greek side aek athens in the third round of qualifying. liverpool beat manchetser city 2—1 in the international champions cup in newjersey. over in california, though, manchester unted needed 26 penalties to beat milan. united got the lead in sudden death with a spot kick, before a milan player missed the decisive penalty. it was nine — eight after penalties. the president of the german football association says he deeply regrets that critical questioning of a photo between mesut 0zil and president erdogan was misused for racist slogans. mesut 0zil retired recently from international duty. he says he received hate mail blaming him from germany's early exit from the world cup. england are facing a battle to reach

the quarterfinals of the hockey world cup after a 1—1 draw with the united states. england opened the scoring with a brilliant goal by the captain had 200th international appearance. her side are second in group band appearance. her side are second in group b and could face a play—off to reached the last eight. it was very special but it is a team game. you can't score any goals without somebody passing the ball. i'm obviously very grateful but this is for every player i have ever played with and every coach i have ever worked with. england player plunkett willjoin surrey at the end of this season. he

has won the competition four times 110w has won the competition four times now with two different clubs. conor mcgregor is to appear in court for a second time today after allegedly vandalising a bus containing many rival fighters at the berkeley centre in brooklyn in early april. mcgregor later turned himself into police and faces three charges of assault. injune, prosecutors informed the court that the potential for a plea prosecutors informed the court that the potentialfor a plea bargain was being discussed. more sport in the next hour. the desperate search is continuing for the many people missing after wildfires in greece. more than 80 people are known to have died. seen from above, the scale of the disaster here is clear. this is a eu humanitarian helicopter, more than 80 people have died, 200 are injured and around 100

are still missing. 0n the ground, that aid is coming in — clothing and food for the hundreds now left homeless. this man has lived here for decades. he is used to summerfires, but nothing like this. translation: the fires came swirling, like a tornado. it was the wind. whenever the fire died down and there was a new fire. the fires looked like they were coming from a flame—thrower, not from a burning tree. the flames came down the hillside here, through the houses. those who survived did so by scrambling into the sea. this phone video shows them standing, watching as their village burned. many died as they tried to get here. slowly, the horror stories have emerged. a newlywed killed on his honeymoon. brian 0'callghan westhrop

from dublin was separated from his bride, zoe. she is now in hospital. now, anger is replacing grief. greek authorities have been criticised — many here thought there was no plan, no training for how to deal with this disaster in a country where forest fires are common — and have killed people before. though this, now officially the worst such disaster that this country has ever seen. andrew plant, bbc news. let's continue with our main story because it is notjust the uk that is feeling the heat as temperatures soar across the world. in a moment, we will see how the heat is affecting people in the united states and sweden, but first correspondent is in the japanese capital, tokyo. it has been a truly unprecedented month for whether here injapan. it

began with a week of record rainfall that caused devastating floods in the west of the country, and that has been followed by two weeks of extreme heat that a game has broken all records. a new absolute high of 41 degrees was set on monday and the one—week record has also been broken. this has caused a really shocking loss of life. the floods and he'd have now taken at least 300 lives and more than 30,000 people have been sent to hospital. —— the floods and the heat. he in north texas we have had a two—week heatwave. we have had ten days of 100 degrees all the way up to 109. numerous records have been broken and in addition, conditions are extremely dry. moderate to severe drought continues across the dallas fort worth region but rainfall is in the forecast next week. we might

even be below average for temperatures. stockholm's usually one of the most visibly green cities in europe. about 40% of it is made up of parks, but a lot of it is now yellow and crispy after the hottestjuly since records began. sweden is simply not set up for high temperatures. the buildings are designed to keep people warm in snowy winters. very office dullard few offices have air conditioning. —— very few offices have air conditioning. forest fires are being tackled by firefighters from around the eu and more hot weather is on the way in the coming week. with me now is our global health correspondent. let's begin with the global picture. in japan, correspondent. let's begin with the global picture. injapan, a couple of weeks ago, the country was dealing with severe flooding and loss of life. now weeks of record—breaking temperatures. how does a country begin to cope with

these fluctuations in the weather systems ? these fluctuations in the weather systems? such bile and whether offence? japan is definitely having a difficult time. 65 people in the last week alone died from the heat and thousands have ended up in hospital. japan has it particular problem perhaps here with these high numbers because so many people in japan are over 65. it is one of the countries with the highest proportion of older people in the world. it has 68,000 over 100 alone. it is difficult for them. 0lder people are more full coup to the and dehydration and 20 were dehydrated, you are more susceptible to existing conditions getting worse. there are concerns in japan conditions getting worse. there are concerns injapan that older people are hot at —— older people are isolated. they may not be able to get the water they need, and some

older people may be facing difficult issues about how much money they have and whether they could afford air conditioning. at the other end of the spectrum, people are saying it is younger people, children in particular, affected by the heat, too. schools are now considering keeping children to break from school, on the school holidays, they are saying, don't go out and exercise in the heat. two more weeks of heatwave are predicted. soa of heatwave are predicted. so a big impact. a committee of mps here have released a report warning that the uk needs to evolve in many respects from planning through to transport infrastructure, etc, to cope with more warmer summers like this. what a medical professionals saying about the impact of this weather here in the uk? we are hearing anecdotal reports that there are increased pressures on hospitals. i was speaking to a medical chief last night who said in his hospital he is seen winter

levels of admissions. normally this week is quiet because it is the beginning of the school holidays and there may be fewer staff on to help pick up any surges like this. he said there are semi—admissions of older people who were dehydrated and then the dehydration is causing problems with lung problems that they already have, for example, and s0 they already have, for example, and so he is saying it is really important that in future years, planning is put in place so that there are more staff on the ground if this type of heatwave is set to continue. so there are lots of issues here in hospitals. it is anecdotal, we don't have the official records yet, but in 2003 there was a heatwave across europe and the suggestions then were that with the excess deaths, it was older people over 65, particularly isolated people living in top floor flats that could not get down to get the help they needed, so experts here are saying look out for older people and children. make sure they are drinking because they may not realise how much water they need and

how much help they need during this time. 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 thousand 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. children could be bound from owning some of the larger drones. ministers also want to give police more powers to tackle the problem they cause. —— children could be banned. what is the latest? there have been a lot of prosecutions. the government says

prosecutions. the government says prosecutions are increasing, and most people use them correctly and perhaps using them properly. a lot of people are breaking the rules perhaps unintentionally. the number of prosecutions has gone up. the rules were last changed in me. you are now not allowed to fly a drone higher than about 120 metres. if they have a camera attached you should not fly them within 50 metres of people or buildings. and you are not supposed to fly them within one kilometre, or about 0.6 miles of an airport. a lot of people are not aware of these rules and are getting in trouble. talk to was more about the new rules and powers that are being suggested because surely this is a tricky area to police? yes, this is a constellation the government has put out. it is asking for people to provide feedback. some of the proposals are an age limit of 18 if

you want to own a larger drone, that is above 250 grams. that does not sound like much but you don't want something like that falling on your head from a great height. some of the smaller drones from toy shops tend to weigh less than that, perhaps 100 grams. so they would not necessarily be affected. it is not a ban on children operating drones. the rules are clear that to be a manager or operator of a drone, you're the person registering it and owning it but younger people will still be able to pilot the drone, ta ke still be able to pilot the drone, take control of it, so it is not a com plete take control of it, so it is not a complete ban on gender people using it. -- it is complete ban on gender people using it. —— it is not a complete ban on younger people using it. you can still do it, but with tighter rules. in because station there are also plans for police powers to confiscate people's drones and perhaps with a big net, they can sweet them at the sky. and on the spot fines for people breaking the

rules. —— sweep them out of the sky. the business in a moment but first the headlines: the heatwave continues across the uk as a report by mps warned there could be 7000 heat related deaths by 2050. the bbc has agreed to pay sir cliff richard the sum of £850,000 to cover his legal costs as he begins an appeal process —— as the bbc begins an appeal process after losing its pretty case. first results in the pakistan election show former cricketer imran khan is on course to become the country's next by minister. the beast is news. —— the business news. car shares have fallen on trade concerns as the us and the eu avert a clash on trade. facebook‘s shares tumble almost 20% on wednesday as user growth numbers disappointed investors.

facebook said it expected revenue gains to slow, as people make use of new options to limit advertising with less profitable overseas markets driving growth. and facebook aren't the only ones reporting financial results as earnings season are well under way. sky, astrazenecam and diageo are just a few that are revealing their results for the quarter. we'll have a round up injust a moment. good morning and welcome. it's super thursday — super because we have a whole raft of companies reporting their financial results. sky are having a good day so far they reported a growth in subcribers and mining giant anglo—american has reported increasing in its earnings. diamond production rose about 80%.

more analysis on those results with our guest. craig erlam, senior market analyst, at 0anda. good news for sky. yes, they have managed to do it at an acceptable level, 500,000 new subscribers, increasing their footprint across europe, one of the key reasons why a number of these companies are now bidding so heavily for it. the results from sky are really quite important and it is really going to win this bidding war particularly between comcast and fox. $22 billion was the offer at the start of the year. that is already up to 26. do you think the bidding war has helped it gained these results, attract attention to sky, perhaps users are more aware of the brand? sky have

a lwa ys more aware of the brand? sky have always been quite strong in his friend and i think we have seen it increasing its footprint. there are aspects of this sky business plan which are important to the subscribers. the football is a big contributor. you can also see from a technological standpoint it does seem technological standpoint it does seem to be head of the competition in many aspects. let's move on, mining giant anglo—american have done quite well. production of the law the key areas. yes, production increase is going to be important in a time of such price volatility. copper has made a recovery in the last six months but it has dropped off along with other commodities. the results here are quite encouraging. an increase of 2% profit is always a positive thing but there are so many challenges still facing the copper industry that i think we are going to have to keep a close eye on results. copper

mining companies do tend to fluctuate throughout the year because of strikes and natural disasters. shell is interesting. a sharp increase in profits reported but the share price was slightly down this morning. yes, we have seen the share price slightly down. i think at times there is an aspect of profit taking as well and on the expectations of strong results. the results are streaming coverage in. we have seen oil prices rise quite a bit recently. the company has clearly done quite a lot of work to restructure its business and cut back on costs, divest in much of its ownership, raising £30 billion and to raise more from future divest inventors as well. we will have to leave it there. we will have a busy few weeks. some other stories making in business. facebook shares were down almost 20% yesterday, as i mentioned

in the headlines. investors not happy with its growth projections when it comes to users. 0n the whole, people apparently not deserting facebook. active users interact at least once a month on facebook. but for a company used to growing those numbers handsomely throughout the year, a lack of meaningful growth can cause concern and that is what we have seen its share price taking a knock. and also australian major giant and other companies have agreed to merge, creating what they call the largest integrated media player. like other newspaper companies around the world, fairfax has struggled financially in recent years due to declining revenue homicide investors have welcomed the deal. here in the uk, household savings ratios are at their lowest since 1963. the

treasury has released a big report on how top finances and says much more can be done to encourage saving. nicky morgan has said schemes like the lifetime ice have been complicated and instead matching schemes should be extended. cans of coca—cola in america are about to get more expensive due to donald trump's tariffs. he has imposed tariffs on steel and imports from china. this means it is more expensive for coca—cola to manage their products, so the price is being passed on to the consumer. let's have a look at the markets. the biggest result this morning is british american tobacco. they have boosted the ftse for most of the morning. that is it for business. back in the afternoon. one of the last surviving

female pilots 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 plane, delivering them for the front line. ben ando looks back at her life. back in april, mary ellis was invited to biggin hill to celebrate the centenary of the raf, an organisation she predated by one year. enjoying the flight path of a hurricane and a pair of spitfires. — —flypast. during world war ii, she had served in the air transport auxiliary or ata. herjob was to fly spitfires, wellingtons and dozens of other aircraft types from the factories where they were made to the airfields 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 too. 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. i 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 ata pilots were also the first women to receive from the british government the same pay as men for doing the same job. on twitter, former airman john nichol described her as a truly remarkable lady, noting that among the 76 different aircraft types 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'd made her mark and where she would say later she had always felt truly free. up 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 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 approaching big day. the headlines are coming up but first, let's ta ke headlines are coming up but first, let's take a look at the weather. a warm day for most than we have seen. the darker colours are where we are expecting the highest temperatures.

35, 30 six celsius in the south—east, making it the hottest day of the year so far. areas of lower pressure towards the west. they will make their way in towards the weekend, bringing something fresher. the first weather front moving into northern ireland and the western isles, bringing increased cloud and rain. a good deal of dry and bright weather. prolonged spells of sunshine and the risk of one or two heavy, perhaps thundery showers. pa rt two heavy, perhaps thundery showers. part of the midlands and north—east england. it may create some disruption, burned and lightning and hail mixed in. 35 celsius possible in the south—east. through this evening and overnight we will see the cloud increasing, moving its way towards the east without bricks of rain. there may be the odd boundary showers. it will be a hot night.

tomorrow we start off with a few thundery showers in the east and we will see more in the way of cloud and outbreaks of rain in the west. we may just and outbreaks of rain in the west. we mayjust see the odd rumble in the west where we see the cold air colliding with the humid, warm air. temperatures tomorrow perhaps not quite as hot as we are looking at today. a maximum of 33, 30 four celsius in the south—east. the showers may be disruptive but not eve ryo ne showers may be disruptive but not everyone will see them. rain in the north of scotland to begin with and another weather front moving in from the south—west, rigging outbreaks of rain. showery outbreaks in the south—west. look at the temperatures. cooler than recent days. temperatures in the mid—20s. that takes us into sunday. another

breezy day. 0utbreaks that takes us into sunday. another breezy day. outbreaks of rain working in from the south—west and becoming a bit drier in the east. the best chance of seeing bright intervals are in the south—east. temperatures again low to mid 20s. this is bbc news i'm annita mcveigh. these are the top stories developing at midday. the heatwave continues with forecasters predicting the hottest day of the year temperatures could reach 35 degrees. as the mercury continues to rise a warning from mps that regular heatwaves could lead to thousands of deaths by 2050. the government needs to do a lot more to educate the public about the risks thatheatwaves pose, the actions they need to take to protect themselves and other people". the bbc agrees to pay sir cliff richard £850,000 to cover his legal costs as it begins an appeal process after losing its privacy case.

partial results from pakistan's general election suggest former cricket captain imran khan is on course to become prime minister. turning a corner the us agrees to work towards lowering trade barriers with the european union. and ‘spitfire girl‘ mary ellis one of the last remaining female world war two pilots dies at the age of 101. good afternoon. it is thursday the 26th ofjuly. good afternoon. it is thursday the 26th of july. welcome good afternoon. it is thursday the 26th ofjuly. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the heatwave across

the uk is continuing on what could be the hottest day of the day —— year so far. we are expecting temperatures well above 30 degrees. here is a picture of uk temperatures today with extreme heat in the south and east of the country. temperatures will be cooler in scotla nd temperatures will be cooler in scotland and northern ireland but still well above average. forecasters believe it could reach as high as 35 degrees in the south—east of england today but would make it the hottest day of the year far. this is would make it the hottest day of the yearfar. this is beating monday 33.3 degrees recorded in suffolk. today a report by mps says current conditions could become the new normalfor conditions could become the new normal for british summers with the next 20 years. it also predicts that the number of heat related deaths could treble if the government fails to ta ke could treble if the government fails to take urgent action. here is our environment analyst. elderly people and severe heat don't mix. the 2013 heatwave saw double the usual number of consultations for heat—related illness.

people with diseases of the heart, lungs and kidneys are especially at risk. the heatwaves affect our health, our well—being and our productivity. the message is this report is that the government needs to do a lot more to educate the public about the risks that heatwaves pose, the actions they need to take to protect themselves and other people, and we need to fundamentally redesign our cities so they are able to cope with higher temperatures. here is something the mps 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 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 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 have to start taking hot weather more seriously. roger harrabin, bbc news. 0ur correspondentjenny kumah is in hyde park where temperatures could reach upwards of 35 degrees. clearly some people behind you are enjoying the weather with a little bit of shade from the trees. how busyis bit of shade from the trees. how busy is the park today? people are making the most of it. it is about 32 degrees today and we are

expecting it to get up to around 35 degrees. not far off the hottest ever which is 38.5 degrees. people are enjoying the sunny spells and our out picnicking and paddling. the use of pedals is up 15% compared with this time last year. and sales of ice cream and bottled water across the park is up by around 20%. earlier, i spoke to some visitors and asked them how they are coping with the conditions. i think it is good. i do not think we should complain. it is great weather, we have to enjoy it. i am from abroad s0 have to enjoy it. i am from abroad soi have to enjoy it. i am from abroad so i thought it would be more wet. i think it is very good. really good and with a nice day. i am happy today. i hope both of you will be

happy. london is in a city. we come from australia so we are used to hot weather but it is the humidity which is killing us a bit. yes. are you enjoying getting out in the sun? yes. we have just come back from a darker so yes. now i am going to do something. what are you going to do in the park? flying drones. so everybody is coping with the conditions. if you are one of these people who are struggling your noggin to be out in the park. the advice is to stay in the shade and to avoid being out in the sun during the hottest pa rt to avoid being out in the sun during the hottest part of the date so that is between 11 and three o'clock. keep hydrated, you sun cream, and look out for young children and elderly people. for those of you who are not keen on the hot weather, there is some respite on the way. some thunderstorms are forecast for

tonight and tomorrow in some parts of the uk, but it is a brief respite. temperatures will go back, even reaching the 30s next week. thank you very much for that. it is not just it is notjust the uk that is facing extremely high temperatures. record temperatures have been recorded in other countries. right across the northern hemisphere we have seen extremes recorded. injapan the heat has been relentless. 41 degrees in tokyo making it the hottest spell of weather ever. that is on the back of the historic rainfall which brought flooding to western areas. by day and by night we had seen record temperatures tumble. the highest minimum temperature is 0man.. temperatures not dropping lower than 42 degrees. in georgia in tbilisi

they have hit highs of 41 celsius. and in north africa, still to be verified, potentially the highest ever temperature recorded. the heat has extended across western europe. scandinavia, sweden saw its hottest may on record and records have been tumbling around the arctic circle leading to wildfires. even in the uk fires have been a common theme. heat has been lengthy and prolonged and that has been the problem in eastern canada with montr al records going back 147 years, 36.6 degrees was enough to break their all—time record. 44 celsius was recorded in los angeles which saw the heat across california become record—breaking. what is the reason behind all these record—breaking temperatures? it is the jet stream, the ribbon of fast flowing air which circulates the northern hemisphere. normally it is not quite as undulating on this

chart here and that helps to move weather systems alone. but this undulating pattern is the sign of a slow running jet stream and weather patterns becomes static. we have seen high pressure in northern europe and it has remained in place helping the temperatures to climb day by day. the clue to what is causing the jet stream to become more undulating and slower could lie with a few things. it could be arctic region where these pictures show how the ice grows in the winter months but the recent winter it has seen its lowest maximumsis an record. with temperatures climbing we don't get the contrast between the arctic and the ecuador. we also have to look at the mid atlantic. this chart, the americas, africa in the east, and the area of green and blue shows mid—atla ntic temperatures

are lower than we would normally expect. this is called the multi decadal oscillation. solution which happens every so often but can have a big effect on weather patterns. and also on hurricanes. we have not seen many of those so far and if that story continues it may be a below average season. and it could be the hurricane has the need to start the jet stream and start the weather patterns moving again right around the globe. air pollution is a persistent problem as wejust air pollution is a persistent problem as we just said. during hot weather it gets much worse. tell us why that is. in towns and cities across the uk they are at toxic levels of air pollution quite often.

under european union rules they are breaking the limit. but it is on hot days like this that we see they can be particularly dangerous. especially to those of our population who are the most vulnerable which includes children. what is the science behind that? the vulnerability of children comes from the fact that they are still developing. they are most vulnerable to the particulars in the era, to the carbon, and what is happening is you see the short—term impact. you see what happens to children in terms of today, the onset of asthma attacks, admissions likely to increase to accident and emergency, and the long—term impact of this air pollution. it stopped the development of their organs. it stops their lungs from developing. it can even stop brain development.

bigger policy in a moment, but for pa rents, bigger policy in a moment, but for parents, for people who are running activity clubs, for children over the summer, how can they or arab states they can take to mitigate the effects of the pollution? yes, it is important to try and keep children and vulnerable people away from busy roads at peak times, try and keep away from those areas that you feel the air being heavy on your lungs. it is something that is an issue in summer holidays. it is something that parents are worried about. i ca re that parents are worried about. i care about it a lot myself personally. earlier this year my daughter was hospitalised by the impact ofair daughter was hospitalised by the impact of air pollution on her. it is the real crisis for children across the united kingdom and that is why we need to treat it in those terms are the aggressors. on a policy level, of course we know there are initiatives to reduce air pollution, are those working quickly enough and what else can the government do? we are not treating this for the reality that it is. it

isa this for the reality that it is. it is a health crisis for children across the uk. until the government seesitin across the uk. until the government sees it in those terms, we are not going to have the solutions that will really penetrate the problem. we need the government to look at this in terms of what are the measures, what is the financing, what is the resource needed for a local authorities to ensure that we re local authorities to ensure that were people play, where children are educated, where the hospitals that the attend, what are the measures to reduce air pollution in those areas? what resources are you talking about? it differs in different areas, but you need a specific plan in those areas and if you are thinking about the way the traffic flows around schools and playgrounds, the way that green belts out there to reduce the impact, they are localised measures that have no funding at the moment to deliver the change on. it is something that until it is in place, it is days like this when there is extreme heat that we really see a problem that is always there but up

toa problem that is always there but up to a point where it is just not tolerable fulltilt children across this country. thank you very much. tonight we will have a special programme about the heap with cold feeling the heat. as pa rt of as part of a wider hearing at the high court, the bbc has asked for permission to appeal against last week ‘sjudgment. the permission to appeal against last week ‘s judgment. the singer had been awarded £210,000 in damages by a high court judge been awarded £210,000 in damages by a high courtjudge who said that the bbc had infringed his privacy in its reporting of the 2014 police raid on his home. let's back to a reporter who is outside the court in central london. can you bring us up to date? it is very complex in the courtroom

here us in this building. there are three different legal teams. cliff richard ‘s barrister and the bbc barrister and also south yorkshire priest —— police barrister. they're talking about huge sums of money and who will pay what to whom. we know at this stage that the bbc has a to pay £850,000 on account to sir cliff richard to cover his legal costs. you may remember the singer said he had run up costs of more than £3 million to bring his privacy case to court so that is what the bbc has agreed to do on a tyrant. what that means is those figures could increase. —— on account. if you add 850,000 to the damages they have to pay, that runs into more than £1

million at the moment and we also know that they are expecting to pay £315,000 to know that they are expecting to pay £315, 000 to south know that they are expecting to pay £315,000 to south yorkshire police. so in total, at the moment, as it stands, more than £1 million in terms of legal costs and damages to sir cliff richard. as you mentioned there, the bbc is here not only to talk about those costs but also to seek permission to appeal against thatjudgment made seek permission to appeal against that judgment made by seek permission to appeal against thatjudgment made by the judge last week. they are outlining their arguments in court at the moment. it is unlikely the judge is going to say yes to them because he is the judge who handed down the judgment must week and if that is the case, then the bbc may take that to the court of appeal and try and seek permission that way. more going on in court. we will bring it to you as it happens. thank you for that. the headlines now at 60 minutes past 12.

the heatwave continues across the uk. asa the heatwave continues across the uk. as a report by mps warned there could be 7000 heat related deaths by 2050. the bbc agrees to pay cliff richard £850,000 to cover their legal fees he incurred suing the broadcaster for breach of privacy. partial results from pakistan elections suggest former cricket captain is on course to become the country's next prime minister. it is time for sport now. hello. good afternoon. thomas will start stage 18 of the tour de france with a two—minute lead as he chases his first title. defending champion chris brim had been chasing thomas but he lost time in the final kilometre stage 17. he is now barred. thomas has extended his lead after a false performance in the

pyrenees mountains. in the next couple of hours the next stage is a flat one before an event on friday. the ecb have announced the england squad for the opening test. this will raise eyebrows after he opted to opt out of cricket although he is a regular in england's short form teams. he made the most recent of his ten test appearances against india in december of 2016. essex bowlerjimmy porter isn't mine for a test debut. liam plunkett has decided tojoin surrey test debut. liam plunkett has decided to join surrey at the end of the season on a three—year deal. this 33—year—old leeds yorkshire having won the county championship ties. he also won it twice previously with durham. there is some british action in your robber league including a clash between burnley and aberdeen. meanwhile in

champions league, celtic came from a goal down to beat rosen borwick 3—1. celtic have got a two—goal cushion to go to norway next wednesday. the winners will face the greeks a achy parabens in the third round. liverpool beat manchester city to—1. in california, though manchester united needed 26 penalties to beat milan. this was before milan missed, the shoot out 9— aid in the end. england's women are facing a battle to reach the quarterfinals in the hockey world cup after being held to a draw with the united states. they opened with a goal from the captain in her 200 international appearance,

that equalled the all—time england and great britain combined scoring as well. we now face a play—off to reach the last eight. of course it is very special. it is a team game. you can't score without someone passing new google and you can't be on the field about another 15 people with you. i am very grateful but this is for every player that i've ever played with and every coach i have ever worked with and every volunteer who has got me to this point. that is all the sport. we will give you a full round at 130. there has been a sharp rise in the number of unconditional degree places in england and wales. it has gone up to 67,000 this year. the government has condemned the increase as a responsible, warning that a bums on seats approach risks

undermining the credibility of the system. the united states has agreed to lower trade barriers with the european union. donald trump made the announcement after meeting the european president. he said a new phase in trade relations had begun and the two sides were aiming for a zero tariffs. while the us exports nearly $300 billion of goods a year to the eu, europe exports 40 billion worth to america. the trade imbalance president trump argues is unfair. public has more. paul blake has more. this is not a deal, it... the key point in the eyes of the european seems to be that the us will not move ahead with tariffs on automobiles imported from the european union into the usa. and

that so long as negotiations are ongoing. as long as we are negotiating, and less on party stop the negotiations, this automobile tariff rate has caused concern in europe and it could impact us jobs and republican voting districts. donald trump has been unpredictable in the past, so the threat of ta riffs in the past, so the threat of tariffs will loom large over future discussions. we will also resolve the steel and aluminium tariff issues and we will resolve retaliatory tariffs. we have some tariffs that are retaliatory and that will get resolved as part of what we are doing. in the eyes of the white house, the biggest win seems to be the promise from the eu to buy more american soya beans. the united states and the european union together account for more than 830

million citizens and more than 50% of the global gdp. together, we are more than 50% of trade. if we team up, we can make our planet a better and more secure and prosperous place. it is early days and what they thought i meant to be seen. but there is sense that we have returned from the brink of a breakdown in the world's biggest trading relationship. i have been told what we learn from the meeting between donald trump. it is quite interesting. a lot of people are watching less with apprehension and not sure how it is going to go. three hours of talks and they have reached an agreement of sorts. the eu has agreed to increase imports of us soya beans and also gas and that is going to be something that he can

sell which is important because obviously we have got mid—term elections taking place later this yearin elections taking place later this year in the us. but the other promises including reducing tariffs on industrial goods, reducing tariff barriers and subsidies is a matter of negotiations we will see how that pans out. and from the eu point of view? for them it doesn't make that much difference. they are worried about the donald trump ‘s possibility of imposing tariffs on automobiles and i think that was one of the issues that was raised in the talks. yes we are happy to open discussions and reduced tariffs but you are going to have two hold back on imposing further tariffs and revisit those that you have imposed. a bit of defusing tensions going on but we are still in the early stages of any discussion clearly. yes, very much so. it has eased tension and it has prepared a new basis for

constructive dialogue, but it is hardly a victory for global trade. this is a complicated question, but where does this leave the uk concerning the eu and the united states in terms of trade post brexit. the eu has not had a trade agreement negotiations for over 44 yea rs agreement negotiations for over 44 years because that has been done by the european union. donald trump has a transactional approach to negotiations. he is very businesslike. it is going to be really exciting to watch how it develops because there is no clear pattern on how you go about these negotiations. at the moment, the uk isa negotiations. at the moment, the uk is a member of the eu and will remain part of the single market until the end of 2020 if the transition period goes ahead. so in that sense there will be discussions but no ratification or uk us trade deal before that. if the us and the

eu move closer in terms of trade, that could be difficult for the uk. it could be a positive. it depends on the outcomes of talks. if the eu and the us agreed to reduce barriers, nontariff barriers, find some sort of cooperation, it could be good for the uk. partial results from pakistan general election suggest that imran khan is going to be the new premonition. supporters have been celebrating as his party appears to have won yesterday's election. but there has been a major delay to the full results being announced with allegations of vote rigging on a mass scale. so what do we know about imran khan? he was previously an international cricketer who led pakistan to world cup victory in 1992. he was educated at the university of oxford and he has attracted media attention due to

his playboy lifestyle and three marriages. he launched his centralist party in 1996 but spent yea rs on centralist party in 1996 but spent years on the political sidelines. he has campaigned against corruption and dynastic politics in pakistan and dynastic politics in pakistan and faces accusations that his party is benefiting from alleged meddling by the military. 0ur correspondent is in islamabad and has the latest. there is still a substantial number of votes yet to be counted. and this is causing consternation for the political parties other than the pti . political parties other than the pti. we have all expressed concerns about the delay of getting these results out. i have spoken to a number of senior journalists who have said this is the first election they can think of where we haven't had a clearfinal they can think of where we haven't had a clear final result by this time. the election commission say

that it time. the election commission say thatitis time. the election commission say that it is because of technical difficulties but it is fuelling fears and accusations of vote rigging which has been made by the other parties. based on current projections, it does seem clear that imran khan and his party will form the largest party in the next parliament and makes it likely that he will be the next prime minister. there are 272 directly elected seats in pakistan. the current projection show his party ticking somewhere between hundred and ten and 120 seats. that is short of an overall majority but by forming an alliance with a number of smaller parties, he should based on these current rejections, be able to form quite a strong government. but as you see, there are these allegations of vote rigging coming from the other parties. they will take every

political and legal opportunity to challenge the result. it remains to be seen what form will that will ta ke be seen what form will that will take and whether it could mean that they take to the streets. imran khan after the previous elections launched a large set in, a long march in protest against what he termed election rigging. we could potentially see the other parties do something similar, but at the moment, we simply don't know what will happen. it's time now for a look at the weather forecast. let's get the very latest. how are the temperature is shaping up at the moment? how close are we to breaking the wreckage for this year? we are going to see the hottest day of the year so far today. there are a number of weather stations that are recording 32 degrees. that was about

half an hour ago so i expect the approaching 33 now. the record for july is 36.7 degrees. we have got another three to four hours of heat from the sun. these temperatures will continue to creep up. it is going to be close. the forecast high today in heathrow is 35 degrees or possibly 36 degrees. so we are not forecasting a record but it may approach it. elsewhere it is not as hot. i want to point out how hard it is going to be in the evening. 27 in london approaching midnight. 20 degrees in newcastle at 11pm. and this is something that we are looking forward to. this blob of cooler air and the atlantic. here it is behind me. by the time we get to tomorrow we will see fresh conditions just about nudging in to western parts of the uk. we will see some siambr is pushing into. the weather fan has got to move first.

we will still see some hot air. so low 30s. in london tomorrow the temperature has dropped to 29. it is still hot, but not what we are getting today. in north—western part of the country it is fresh at 21. good afternoon. the headlines: the heatwave continues, with forecasters predicting the hottest day of the year. temperatures could reach 35 degrees. the bbc agrees to pay sir cliff richard £850,000 to cover the legal fees he incurred suing the broadcaster for breach of privacy. partial results from pakistan's general election suggest former cricket captain imran khan is on course to become prime minister. the us agrees to work towards lowering trade barriers with the european union. and spitfire girl mary ellis, one of

the last remaining female world war ii pilots, dies at the age of 101. the desperate search is continuing for dozens of people missing after the deadly wildfires in greece. more than 80 people are known to have died. seen from above, the scale of the disaster here is clear. this is a eu humanitarian helicopter, more than 80 people have died, 200 are injured and around 100 are still missing. 0n the ground, that aid is coming in — clothing and food for the hundreds now left homeless. this man has lived here for decades. he is used to summerfires, but nothing like this. translation: the fires came swirling, like a tornado.

it was the wind. whenever the fire died down and there was a new fire. the fires looked like they were coming from a flame—thrower, not from a burning tree. the flames came down the hillside here, through the houses. those who survived did so by scrambling into the sea. this phone video shows them standing, watching as their village burned. many died as they tried to get here. slowly, the horror stories have emerged. a newlywed killed on his honeymoon. brian 0'callghan westhrop from dublin was separated from his bride, zoe. she is now in hospital. now, anger is replacing grief. greek authorities have been criticised — many here feel there was no plan, no training for how to deal with this disaster in a country where forest fires are common — and have killed people before. though this, now officially the worst such disaster that this country has ever seen. andrew plant, bbc news. and greece is in a period of

national mourning. the greek defence minister has told the bbc that residents have built properties illegally between acres of pine forests a nd illegally between acres of pine forests and block of escape routes. he said that what people have done in developing the coast amounts to a crime. 0ur correspondent has been speaking to him. i spoke to two families who said they called the fire service two hours after they discovered the fire. they didn't know and i think it fundamentally comes down to the question, people say was there a coordinated response? not my responsibility. that you at the defence minister. the fire service is under other departments. to your

collea g u es is under other departments. to your colleagues say there are lessons to be learnt? we started with a fire in the western mountains and all of the power was there. after 4pm in the evening, they have informed us about the fire in a particular place and we moved 50% of the firefighting here. the armed forces were in readiness from the first day and we are obliged to follow the need of schedule. there were people up in the hilltops in mati where many people seem to have died. 26 people together. we are talking to people

who have lost loved ones. they were closed off, they could not get to the water, and these were supposed to be possible escape routes. this seems to be another issue, people say, why wasn't there an escape route? why was there not a coordinated planning effort to allow us to leave? in mati, and this coast of athens, all these properties, the majority, art without licence. dash—mac they are without licence. they are occupying the coast unlawfully. after this tragedy, i think it is a moment to understand themselves but this dangerous —— it is dangerous for them and their families not to follow laws and rules. you mean partly this is down to the fact that people have been

building between the pine trees without planning permission. but why we re without planning permission. but why were they allowed? they are not allowed. when you hear that the government should have done more, do you accept that they should have been better planning? no. i do not accept that. the army, the police, or the services, they have acted with the schedule in the right moment. do you know how many people have died? and we have more than 80. iam have died? and we have more than 80. i am told by one city made is more than 100. possibly. the number of unconditional offers being made to university students has increased rapidly in the last five years. the government says the

figures point to a bums on seats mentality and brandy risk of lowering standards. i am joined the head of research at the sutton trust, which aims to promote social mobility within britain. you would like to see a scenario where there are no unconditional offers made. why is that? the rise unconditional offers emphasises the importance of predicted grades, which on the tories the unreliable. a huge portion of them —— which are no tory is the unreliable. a huge proportion of them depend on different teachers and different schools. we would like and different schools. we would like a system based on actual exam results, like in the rest of the world. then students and universities can make the best decisions based on the actual grades. so you get teachers who perhaps are talking up their students' prospects, or situations where somebody does better than was

thought and they actually could have qualified for a cause of the situation had been a completely level playing field. yes. why our universities offering more of these places unconditionally? they are responding to an extremely competitive environment. the thesis done, the lack of cap on student numbers, —— this system of charging fees and the lack of cap mean there is competition to get as many people in as possible, and to lock in those young people at an early stage so they can do their financial planning. the system incentivises the universities to make these early office. it is more in the interests office. it is more in the interests of the university than the student. are they getting the right people in? predicted grades are extremely biased and research has shown people from less well off backgrounds are likely to be under predicted in their a—levels and thus less likely

to get offered university places.“ there any evidence that if students are offered unconditional places, that they then do it last well in their exams because actually they are not putting in as much effort? several pieces of research have indicated that students are more likely to underperform if they get unconditional offers. a lot of school teachers and principals around the country burridge. almost one infourof around the country burridge. almost one in four of their students have these offers and there is no incentive for them to continue to push themselves. you could say that is good because it reduces pressure on students if they are performing well through their school career, and they deserve these predicted grades and unconditional offers and reduce the pressure of rome. in some cases it might be appropriate under the current system but we are seeing the current system but we are seeing the number is growing exponentially year on year. the number of

appropriate cases does not match the numbers we are seeing. is there an argument for a more balanced system. the sutton trust would like to see no unconditional offers but is there an argument for a system that reduces the number of unconditional offers but could allow some of these type of offer to be in play, still. we would see complete reform. under current legislation the universities are required to make these offers, said the legislation would need to be changed. thank you. the uk's freed menjewish newspapers have all published the same headline. —— the threejewish row newspapers. we can talk now to the

editor of one of these newspapers. why has the telegraph, the chronicle and the jewish why has the telegraph, the chronicle and thejewish news decided to come together in this way? what is the impetus? it is every newspaper's job to stand up for its readers. the readers of all three papers for the last few years have been reeling after incident after incident since jeremy corbyn came labour party leader. the leader's own enthusiastic embrace of an anti—semitic mural, and last week the refusal by the party to back the international standard of anti—semitism caused the three editors to come together like never before and speak as one. so that was the tipping point, the definition of the tipping point, the definition of the internationally recognised definition of anti—semitism. labour has not adopted the same definition. can you explain what the different

definitions are? it is the ihra definition. 130 councils, the welsh and scottish governments and the countries across the world all adhere to it. the labour party have cherry picked four paddick collect samples, giving them wiggle room to broadly criticise israel in ways that would not accuse them all the members of being anti—semitic. so you can, as it says on the front page of all three newspapers, you can accuse a jew of having dual loyalty of britain and israel. you can even compare israel to the gnats eat german state and still not specifically be called upon anti—semitism charges. —— the nazi german state. so are you saying that julie spiegel in the uk —— are you saying thatjewish julie spiegel in the uk —— are you saying that jewish people julie spiegel in the uk —— are you saying thatjewish people in the uk

do not believe the labour party's stance? it has been the natural thing for thejewish to vote for the labour party for decades. now we have seen for the last few years anti—semites rallying around the labour party. margaret hodge last week in the house of commons called her leader, jeremy corbyn is, an anti—semite, to his face. people have been asking if i agree. a more profound question is why our anti—semites attracted to the labour party, and the answer isjeremy corbyn. that is a big accusation against the leader of the labour party. what more does he need to do to try to reverse the opinion of you, the other newspaper editors, and your readers? confidence is very low. the report to which i was privileged to contribute ended up

being a whitewash. it said there was nothing to see here. then you have the ken livingstone issue where he said the man who killed 6 million dues was in support of eight —— the man who killed 6 millionjew was in support of a jewish state. and he was allowed to continue.|j support of a jewish state. and he was allowed to continue. i would like to think that the labour party will finally see sense. the story has been going on for three years. clearly this is an ongoing cancer in the labour party. i don't hold out any hopes that in september the spiny will be finished. —— this thing will be finished. thejewish community is a gassed, waiting for september, hoping the sorry tragedy —— thejury september, hoping the sorry tragedy —— the jury should party is aghast.

—— the jury should party is aghast. —— the jewish community —— the jury should party is aghast. —— thejewish community is aghast. iamjoined in —— thejewish community is aghast. i am joined in the studio by 21—year—old novelist from south london who has been shortlisted for his album, it says novelist uk. london who has been shortlisted for his album, it says novelist ukw is novelist guy. congratulations. your debut album, being shortlisted for the prize. how do you feel? speechless. very good. you started off in speechless. very good. you started offina speechless. very good. you started off in a diy way, you have said. yes. with this album. i produced it myself and i mixed it at abbey road studios. it was mixed and mastered and it is good i have maintained the quality and i wanted to do it by

myself really to show the world the creative direction i have. you started off with this diy approach but you ended up with the album being produced at the abbey road studios. how did you do that?|j being produced at the abbey road studios. how did you do that? ijust booked a session, it is literally it. i made the album and said, i wa nt it. i made the album and said, i want that extra touch to make it sound a bit bigger than it sounds. and who better than abbey road after mark so i booked myself a session there. many people may know you as there. many people may know you as the foyle deputy young mayor of lewisham. so from politics to music, how did you get from that political role to where you are now? for me growing up it was never really a politics thing. it was more just that in my parotid wanted to help and that was a means to help young people —— in my borough. i have

a lwa ys people —— in my borough. i have always done music since i was lying is old. i grew up in a musical family. your uncle and brother musical. how much have they influenced you? a lot. it is to a lwa ys influenced you? a lot. it is to always been there? always been there. if people don't know what your music in, tell us about about it. wattel influences are, what you are trying to save it. my music, i speak about the things i have gone through in my music, and where i wa nt to through in my music, and where i want to go in life, my mentality. i like to keep it positive as well in my music. that is really what novelist is about. , all the young kids that are optimistic enough. and novelist guy, do you consider yourself to be pretty lyrical in what you write and what you say? sometimes i have a few lyrics that

seem sometimes i have a few lyrics that seem basic but they may resonate with someone and in four years' time they really know what i'm talking about. the reason it is called novelist guy people know me as the novelist guy, occurs i have never really put myself into many places at once. i thinki read really put myself into many places at once. i think i read something, really put myself into many places at once. i thinki read something, a little interview you have done the way you mentioned you are always compared to stormsy. yes, i make different music to him although we both come under the umbrella of grime. you can never be another person, only yourself. huge congratulations on being shortlisted for the mercury prize. novelist, for his album, novelist guy.

more now on our main story. it is not just the uk feeling the more now on our main story. it is notjust the uk feeling the heat, as temperatures soar across the world. ina temperatures soar across the world. in a moment we will see how the heat is affecting people in the us and sweden but first correspondent is in the japanese capital, tokyo. it has been a truly unprecedented month for weather here injapan. it began with a week of record rainfall that caused devastating floods in the west of the country, and that has been followed by two weeks of extreme heat that again has broken all records. a new absolute high of 41 degrees was set on monday and the one—week record has also been broken. this has caused a really shocking loss of life. the floods and heat have now taken at least 300 lives and more than 30,000 people have been sent to hospital. here in north texas we have had a two—week heatwave. we have had ten days of 100 degrees,

all the way up to 109. numerous records have been broken and in addition, conditions are extremely dry. moderate to severe drought continues across the dallas fort worth region but rainfall is in the forecast next week. we might even be below average for temperatures. stockholm's usually one of the most visibly green cities in europe. about 40% of it is made up of parks, but a lot of it is now yellow and crispy after the hottest july since records began. sweden is simply not set up for high temperatures. the buildings are designed to keep people warm in snowy winters. very few offices have air conditioning. but it is the countryside that has been the worst affected. sweden

called for international assistance. 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 thousand 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. one of the last surviving female pilots 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 plane, delivering them for the front line. ben ando looks back at her life. back in april, mary ellis was invited to biggin hill to celebrate the centenary of the raf, an organisation

she predated by one year. enjoying the flypast of a hurricane and a pair of spitfires. during world war ii, she had served in the air transport auxiliary or ata. herjob was to fly spitfires, wellingtons and dozens of other aircraft types from the factories where they were made to the airfields 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 too. 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. i 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 ata pilots were also the first women to receive from the british government the same pay as men for doing the same job. on twitter, former airman john nichol described her as a truly remarkable lady, noting that among the 76 different aircraft types 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'd made her mark and where she would say later she had always felt truly free. up 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 so delightful and lovely. i can't tell you how wonderful it was. mary ellis, who has died at the age

of 101. the one o'clock news in a moment, and people say goodbye to viewers on bbc two, but first the weather. the temperatures are soaring as forecast across east anglia and the south—east. it is also much hotter across many parts of the country but how close we get to this value we will be able to verify later in the day. here is the broad picture. hot airstreaming day. here is the broad picture. hot air streaming out of the south, being drawn in by this pressure in the atlantic. it is moving into our direction but the low pressure sitting here will also be

responsible for sending these weather fronts in our direction. some cooler weather and much—needed rain but before all of that happens, across the bulk of england, wales and scotland, the wind still coming in from the south. it is very hard even as far as north yorkshire. in northern ireland the weather front just about knocks on the doorstep later in the day. showers could break out across parts of the country. this is still the temperature at 11pm tonight. 0n friday, we start to see that low— pressure friday, we start to see that low—pressure moving a bit closer. it moves away the hot air into the north sea. it will be way out here towards the east but we will still season very towards the east but we will still season very high temperatures across the south—east in east anglia but

notice thunderstorms are likely. the blobs of blue storms. some of them could be nasty, a lot of rain in a short time. hail as well. and then once the main weather front moves through, that is when we start to see the fresh air. mitty is the crucial shift in the wind direction here, so the wind is now swinging in from the atlantic, pushing the hot air away from the atlantic, pushing the hot airaway and from the atlantic, pushing the hot air away and down the temperatures come, down to 25 in london on saturday and a much fresher 17 celsius in belfast, and then a pattern into sunday that we have not seen pattern into sunday that we have not seen for a very long time. look at the weather front marching in from the weather front marching in from the frantic, giving as some much needed rain and the temperatures are back down to where they should be this time of year. and kill thousands every year. heatmaps show how temperatures in our cities are soaring. now mps says the government must do more to protect people. the government needs to do a lot

more to educate the public about the risks of heatwaves, the actions they need to protect themselves and others and we have to benaglio redesign our cities so they are able to cope with higher temperatures. britons are struggling with sweltering temperatures on transport networks and in the workplace. we had an example of a nurse who was hospitalised after doing long shifts ina hot hospitalised after doing long shifts in a hot a&e environment. we have a series of reports this lunchtime on the science behind