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 the current heatwave and on how weather patterns around the world are changing. also this lunchtime... from cricketer to prime minister in waiting — imran khan takes the lead in pakistan's election. the bbc agrees to pay £850,000 to sir cliff richard for his legal

fees in the privacy case he won against the corporation. and ‘spitfire girl‘ — mary ellis — the oldest surviving female pilot to fly in the second world war has died at the age of 101. i said "i am the pilot", and they didn't believe me, and they actually went in the aeroplane, and searched it to find a pilot, and they came back, and said "there's nobody there, you must be". and coming up on bbc news, stage 18 of the tour de france is about to begin with geraint thomas holding a lead of almost two minutes as he chases his first tour de france title. good afternoon and welcome

to the bbc news at one. the heatwave could get even hotter today with temperatures set to hit 35 degrees celsius in the south—east of england. it comes as mps warn that the number of heat—related deaths in the uk could treble to 7,000 a year by 2050, unless the government acts quickly. the commons environmental audit committee says ministers need to "stop playing pass the parcel" and help make sure buildings and transport infrastructure can cope in the heat. our environment analyst roger harrabin reports. elderly people and severe heat don't mix. people with diseases of the heart, lungs and kidneys are especially at risk. the numbers are arresting. the

heatwave in 2003 in the uk was judged a factor in more than 2000 deaths. by 2050, mps expect climate change to travel that number to 7000 u nless change to travel that number to 7000 unless the government acts quickly. 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. risk factors are high temperatures and humidity combined. being younger than four or older than 65. being overweight, taking diuretics or antihistamines. where you live is a risk factorfor antihistamines. where you live is a risk factor for heatwaves. andrei is a blind musician who works at home in london, his house is nearly 30 degrees and very uncomfortable. we are not built for such weather, we

built for winter. it often feels stag na nt built for winter. it often feels stagnant and with the heat and no rain it is quite difficult to work. thermal imaging cameras show that living in a city increases the risk of overheating the yellow showing how pavement pump out heat. what about in school the area. the dark patches showed the clear benefit of trees. the mps want a shade giving trees. the mps want a shade giving trees protected. it makes the position of city council to felt thousands of mature trees even more controversial in a warming world. these apartments offer one solution to homes overheating. their retra cta ble to homes overheating. their retractable sun shades are controlled from indoors. the apartments behind have balconies that cut out the fiercest son from the windows below and experts say we have to plan homes for a hot tub britain. we would like the government to recognise overheating ata government to recognise overheating at 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. four children, this is a summer like it hot. four children, this is a summer from heaven and like it hot. four children, this is a summerfrom heaven and it looks like hot summers will increasingly become the new normal but the mps are saying that while the children are saying that while the children are having fun, we must make sure the elderly are also protected. how can adapt to a warming world? the mps want care homes and hospitals inspected for resilience to heat. they want stricter water efficiency standards for buildings and they wa nt standards for buildings and they want maximum workplace temperatures and relaxed dress codes. but put this in perspective was a life in developing countries will be much harder as the climate overheats. the uk can afford to adapt to its heatwaves. poor nations cannot. so is our planet getting hotter and, if so, why? more and more scientists are now saying there's a closer link between carbon emissions and rising temperatures around the world.

here's our science correspondent, pallab ghosh. the last time it was so hot in britain for so long was during the long summer of 1976. the country went wild. abba was in the charts. there were droughts, thousands had their water cut off and people had to collect their supplies in buckets from standpipes. this was the temperature map at the time, the heatwave in red localised to parts of europe, the us and russia also look at this year and it is all gci’oss look at this year and it is all across the northern hemisphere where it is summer. scientists have been studying whether there is a link to climate change. they feel they have the answer. absolutely yes also 15 01’ the answer. absolutely yes also 15 or 20 years ago we would have said

it was possible but we can't say whether a particular whether event can be ascribed to climate change but now it is much clearer that we can and with quite a lot of confidence say that something like an extreme weather event is linked to climate change or it would be unlikely to have happened without it. this is how the average june afternoon temperatures have been rising in britain since 1900. the trend is likely to continue according to computer modelling. for decades, scientists have predicted that heatwaves like the one we are having will become more commonplace. it seemed that is now happening, according to their research, and their projections indicate they will last longer, become hotter and occur more often. in recent years there have been forest fires in california and southern australia which has suffered its worst heatwave in a hundred years. researchers at oxford

university have been assessing the impact climate change has had in europe. we have a very strong increase in heatwaves in the mediterranean. it is not that strong in northern europe but there is also an increase and last year we looked at heatwaves injune and found there was a four times increase in belgium and the netherlands. for many, the crazy summer and the netherlands. for many, the crazy summer of 76 is a fond memory from a bygone age but climate scientists believe these conditions are likely to become the norm rather than the exception. for some people the current hot weather is to be enjoyed but for many it's becoming too much. conditions on public transport and at work are often uncomfortable and health officials are warning that high temperatures can mean an increased risk of cardiac, kidney and respiratory diseases. 0livia crellin reports. working during a heatwave is no fun.

getting to work for many right now is even more unpleasant. temperatures on the underground have hit 40 temperatures on the underground have hit a0 degrees on some lines leaving many feeling faint, sweaty and a bit bad tempered fours you arrive at work feeling pretty awful. you are perspiring the entire journey, it is really u nco mforta ble perspiring the entire journey, it is really uncomfortable and also very crowded. i live on the central line and it is really hot, unbearable, i avoided at all costs. if this is normal, we have a look at organising the tubes because they don't function in this climate and it is bad for you. services on the front line providing vital services are really feeling the heat with nurses in some hospitals reporting challenging conditions on wards and temperatures above 30 degrees. we had an example of a nurse who had to be hospitalised after doing long shifts in a really hot accident and emergency environment so shifts in a really hot accident and emergency environment so obviously it isa

emergency environment so obviously it is a serious concern and the nurses themselves are becoming be patient. experts seem to think hot weather like this is here to stay and they are petitioning politicians for ways to help the nation cope with the predicted high summer temperatures. but what can the most vulnerable people do right now to protect themselves? the most important thing we can all do on these days are very hot tempered it is to look out for others. certain people, older people, very young children and babies and people with long—term health conditions can struggle more than others so looking out for them as well as keeping ourselves and our homes cool. while the heatwave is proving a nightmare for workers, for those on holiday is a dream. the forecast promises an endless summer of good weather, paddling pools and ice cream so maybe there are some workers pleased with the weather. the hotter the better. 0bviously with the weather. the hotter the better. obviously there is a point where perhaps people stopped coming out. but for us we need the

sunshine. if it is around 30 degrees it is good for us and people still wa nt it is good for us and people still want ice cream. with the odd weather predicted to continue into august, potentially breaking the all—time uk record of 38.5 degrees, we will all have to work hard to adapt to a new normal. it's notjust the uk that is feeling the heat — temperatures are soaring in many parts of the world. in a moment we'll take a look at how hot weather is affecting people in the united states and in sweden, but first we report from the japanese capital, tokyo. it has been a truly unprecedented month for weather here injapan, beginning with a week of record rainfall that caused devastating floods in the west of the country followed by two weeks of extreme heat that has broken all records. a new absolute height of am degrees

was set on monday and the one—week record has also been broken and this has caused a 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 —— floods and heat. here in north texas we have been dealing with a heatwave for almost two weeks now. we have had ten days of 100 degrees all the way up to 109 and numerous records have been broken. in addition, conditions are extremely dry. moderate to severe drought continues in the dallas fort worth reader but needed rainfall is coming next week as well as some cooler temperatures and we might even be below average. stockholm is usually one of the most visibly green cities in europe, about a0% of it is made up of parks but a lot is now yellow and chris bee after the hottestjuly since

records began. sweden simply is not set up for high temperatures —— yellow and chris very few officers have air conditioning but it is the countryside that has been worst effected from the worst wildfires for decades are still being tackled by firefighters from around the eu after sweden called for international assistance and more hot weather is coming in the coming week. much more on the heatwave and the impact is having across the uk in a programme tonight, feeling the heat at 8:30pm this evening on the bbc news channel. other news now, and one of pakistan's greatest cricketers, imran khan, is on course to become the country's next prime minister. the latest results suggest his party will win the country's general election but without an overall majority. rivals claim there's been vote rigging and interference from the armed forces, as paul adams reports. a night of wild celebrations for

imran khan's many supporters. partial results showing their man head. these people worship the former cricketer and feel pakistan is on the brink of change. but the old guard is not conceding defeat yet. supporters of the former and now jailed yet. supporters of the former and nowjailed prime minister, nawaz sharif, calling this an assault on democracy. his brother says he rejects the result is utterly and is talking of blatant rigging. throughout the campaign there have been accusations that pakistan's powerful military is siding with imran khan. 26 years ago he was a national hero, leading the pakistan cricket team to world cup glory. he led a playboy lifestyle and married the british heiress jemima goldsmith, the first of three wives. but today's politician seems a very

different man, campaigning on the issue of corruption and his apparent closeness to religious hardliners has earned him the epithet taliban khan. however much one wants to ignore hardliners, you can't: yes to work with them and he has a working relationship with them like the opposition and he's no different. the same with the military, they are extremely important given that pakistan has a state of war on its western border and a huge enemy in india so any premise that like imran khan would have to work with the military. —— any prime minister. khan would have to work with the military. -- any prime minister. his party seems on course to win the most seats, not an outright majority but enough for a coalition but the new prime minister will face formidable challenges. a deepening economic crisis and plenty of political opponents. the bbc has agreed to pay sir cliff richard £850,000 pounds to cover his legal costs, after the singer won his privacy case against the corporation. the bbc is still seeking permission

to appeal against last week's ruling over its coverage of a police raid on sir cliff's home, four years ago. 0ur legal correspondent clive coleman is at the hearing. clive... there were detailed arguments about costs this morning. this is a complicated case. three different parties, contributions being sought as between south yorkshire police and the bbc, but this morning we are just waiting to get absolute clarification of this. the bbc has agreed to pay £850,000 on account of sir cliff richard's total costs. as i say, we are just waiting for final clarification of that figure, but that seems to be the figure. in addition to that there was a big argument as to the precaution —— the proportion of costs the bbc should pay in relation to the costs incurred by south yorkshire police, the costs they are liable to pay to

sir cliff richard. and that was decided in the same proportion that thejudge had decided liability in this case, in other words the bbc has paid 65%, south yorkshire police to pay 35% of those costs. after those very technical arguments about costs, gavin miller qc on behalf of the bbc began his submission, seeking leave to appeal the judgment that mrjustice mann handed down last week. the focus really saying thejudge had made errors in law, in particular relating to the balance between sir cliff richard's article eight right under the human rights act, his right to privacy, on the one hand, and the bbc‘s right to freedom of expression to publish his name and to cover the raid on his home on the other. there were additional grounds, but we are currently involved in that argument, we are expecting a ruling on that this afternoon. clive coleman reporting. our top story this lunchtime.

mps warn that heatwaves will become more common in the uk and could kill as many as 7,000 people a year by 2050. and still to come... the arctic monkeys, noel gallagher and lily allen — among the nominees for this year's mercury music prize. coming up on bbc news, adil rashid has been recalled to the england side after theirfirst has been recalled to the england side after their first —— ahead of their first test against india, starting next wednesday at edgbaston. the greek defence minister says his country's wildfire disaster was made worse by local residents. he claims they built properties illegally, blocking off potential escaperoutes. the wildfires, near athens, have killed more than 80 people. as gavin lee now reports.

three days after the wildfires, the search for dozens of missing people continues in the coastal village of mati, the most devastated area faster without power, crews are working with emergency generators, checking house—to—house. this morning, greece's defence minister arrived in ten one to expect the damage and was met by dozens of residents who shouted help it come to slowly and that many of the deaths could have been prevented. there is deep anger and criticism from the survivors levelled at the government about how many similar people, hundreds, were on this beach and forced into the water for seven hours, and some of them drown. but there is a deep anger about what happened in the cliff edges, where many of the 81 people lost their lives, because they did not have an escape route. the defence minister told me that the government rejects

the accusations of being slow to act, and said some of the blame should be placed on the residents themselves. this is a crime from the past, because in mati, and in this coast of athens, all of these properties, the majority, is without licence. and they have occupied the coast without rules. the difficulties are clear, from looking at the cliff face, and many would have had to escape in the dark, as the smoke rose higher. this resident tells me she left her gates open as an escape route. so basically the people who were here who could not get out, they went into your property, and people escaped this way? yes. many people have passed through this path to find a way of... through this path to find a way of. . . and through this path to find a way of... and managed to make it. managed to save themselves. some

residents are returning here, examining their devastated homes for the first time. authorities warned that it will be a long and slow recovery effort to return this area to some normality. heavenly, bbc news, mati in greece. here there has been a sharp rise in the number of guaranteed degree places offered in england, northern ireland and wales first of the university admissions service has made 65,000 unconditional offers this year, compared with fewer than 3000 back in 2013. our education editor is here. what is with this big rise? it is pretty staggering, injust big rise? it is pretty staggering, in just five years, that massively. universities say they have always made unconditional offers where people don't have to get their btec or a—level grades to get high—flyers, but also to give a health in hand movie to people who might underestimate themselves. but it is clear one key driver of this

has been tuition fees. for every student the universities get more than £9,000 in england, and so they are fiercely competing to get the best students to themselves. but the university of‘s minister in england says he is worried it is a bums on seats approach with universities filling courses less popular and maybe attracting students who will struggle when they arrive on the university campus. four years ago, there were allegations an islamist takeover of some schools in birmingham. a group of teachers were eventually cleared of plotting what became known as ‘0peration trojan horse'. now the story has been turned into a play, based on testimonies from the city's muslim community. shabnam mahmood has been to rehearsals. 0peration trojan horse was one of the most controversial stories to come out of birmingham in recent yea rs. come out of birmingham in recent years. now actors are performing the

experiences of some in the muslim community who were affected by it. because of trojan horse, schools across the uk are expected to teach british values. british values. to suddenly nemeth british values as though vertiginous something i have to learn, something i have to become, rather than something i already am. in 2014, around 25 schools in birmingham where investigated over allegations that some hardline muslims were plotting to promote an islamic ethos in the classroom. a government enquiry found in some schools religious conservatism was encouraged, and extremism went unchallenged. but this play has a different take on the trojan horse story. there has been one side of the story that has been one side of the story that has been pushed. we at least need to hear what the teachers who were at the centre of trojan horse thing, we need to hear what the students, like, their voices were crucial voices that were missing at the time that debate and you think if we had

actually listen to those people at that time, i think the whole narrative around trojan horse would be completely different. the play is based on more than 200 hours of interviews with pupils, teachers, pa rents interviews with pupils, teachers, parents and governors. it uses their words and their stories to show the impact the trojan horse enquiry had on them. according to the writers, the trojan horse enquiry has left deep scars on the birmingham communities involved. as soon as we started asking questions, we realise this is still incredibly current, that the community is still very divided over this, really torn, really heartbroken, really emotionally raw. it might take a long time for birmingham's muslim community to recover, but it schools have a ready taken measures to change, even renaming some of them. it was the worst time of my life, to be honest with you. it was trauma. trojan horse will preview in london

before being shown at the edinburgh fringe festival next month. it will tour the uk later this year. arctic monkeys, florence and the machine, noel gallagher and lily allen are among the acts shortlisted for this year's mercury prize. arctic monkeys have earned theirfourth nomination for the prestigious award, which was established in 1992 as an alternative to the brits. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. it contains some flash photography. they won for their debut album back in 2006 and now arctic monkeys have been shortlisted again, theirfourth nomination. # we all have a hunger... it is a third nomination for florence and the machine for the critically acclaimed high as hope. # we all have a hunger... in the past, lily allen has been nominated at the ivor novello awards, the brits and the grammys in the us,

but never before for the mercury prize. it's amazing, the first time for me and something i've always secretly quite wanted! and it has never really come to fruition. # when you hear the sirens coming... 21—year—old jorja smith has had a huge start to her career, winning the brits critics' choice award and working with the likes of drake and kendrick lamar. she has been shortlisted for her debut album lost and found. when you were making the album, did it feel special and like you nailed everything the way you wanted? well, i loved it and my family liked it and loved it a lot so i thought i had done a good job. it is notjust household names. jazz act sons of kemet make the shortlist as well. it has been building momentum. people taking a real interest

in our project and i think the mercury prize is an amazing addition to what has been going on already in a fantastic year for us. today's news might not have a huge impact on sales for the likes of noel gallagher or lily allen but for artists like sons of kemet being shortlisted at the mercuries this morning can have a massive impact on the number of people that will get to hear their music. lizo mzimba, bbc news at six mercury prize nominations. the oldest surviving female pilot who flew in the second world war has died at the age of 101. mary ellis joined the air transport auxiliary in 19a1 and spent the war flying 76 different types of plane, delivering them for the front line. ben ando has been looking back at her extraordinary 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, a00 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 a00 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. the remarkable life of mary ellis, who has died at the age of 101. time

for a look at the weather now. tomasz schafernaker is here. the wait goes on, what are the temperatures like right now? we get with the results every hour on the hour, and at 2pm, temperatures were exceeding 33 degrees. we have another couple of hours of heating easily left, so i think it is very likely we will hit 35, possibly even exceed 35 degrees somewhere in the south—east today. and the widely across the country we have temperatures into the low 30s, high 20s. this pattern is still the same, the heat is coming in from the south, and partially what is responsible for the heat coming in from the south is