this is afternoon live, i'm simon mccoy. the headlines at 2pm. on what could be the hottest day of the year, a warning that heatwaves may become common in the uk — 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. imran khan has claimed victory in pakistan's general election. the bbc are. hi, simon. adil shead has been named in the england squad for the

first test against india. it's a controversial move as he said he wa nts to controversial move as he said he wants to concentrate purely on limited overs cricket, signing on white bowl only contract with yorkshire in burberry. we will have interviews at 230. it is the hottest day of the year so far. the temperatures are still rising and we are expecting the mid—30s, maybe even a little bit more. stay cool and take it easy. thomas will be joining me in the studio shortly. also coming up. remembering mary alice. the oldest surviving female pilot who flew in the second world war has died at the age of 101. whatever your feelings about the

current heatwave, some love it, some hate it, it is clear we are going to have to get used to these conditions in future, with temperatures set to hit 35 degrees in the south of england, mps warned that heat related deaths could travel by 2050. elderly people and severe heat don't mix. the numbers are arresting. the last heatwave was judged a factory more than 2000 deaths. climate change may treble that number unless the government act quickly. our message is that the government needs to do a lot more to educate the public about the risk that heatwave suppose, the

actions to protect themselves and others and we need to fundamentally redesign our cities they can cope with higher temperatures. heatwave risk are high temperatures and unity combined. being an infant or elderly. being overweight or taking diuretics are antihistamines or using recreational drugs. where you live is another risk factor. this blind musician works at home in london. his houses nearly 30 degrees and very uncomfortable. we're not build such weather. built for winter. it often feel stagnant in here and with the heat no rain, it is quite difficult to work. thermal imaging cameras showed thatjust living in the city increased the risk of overheating. the yellow shows how pavements pump—out heat. water fountains cool the surrounding area. the dark patches here show

that they benefited trees. sheffield council's decision to sell thousands of mature trees even more controversial in a warming world. these apartments offer one solution to overheating. retractable sunshades are controlled from indoors. the apartments behind have balconies that cut out the fiercest son from the windows below. experts say we had to plan homes for a hotter britain. we would like the government to recognise overheating isa government to recognise overheating is a risk to people's health and well—being. is a risk to people's health and well— being. would like is a risk to people's health and well—being. would like be induced within the regular revelatory framework. from planning regulations are nihilistic manner. some like it hot. the children, this is a summer from heaven and it looks as though hot summers will increasingly become the new normal. mps are saying that whilst the kids are having fun, we

must make sure that the elderly are protected as well. how can we adapt a warming world? the mps want care homes and hospitals inspected resilience to heat. maximum workplace temperatures and relaxed dress codes. put this in perspective. life in developing countries will be much harder as the climate overheats. the uk can afford to adapt. poor nations cannot. as it we re to adapt. poor nations cannot. as it were hearing, the some people the weather is to be enjoyed but the summit is just too much. weather is to be enjoyed but the summit isjust too much. conditions on public transport and work are often u nco mforta ble on public transport and work are often uncomfortable and health officials are warning that it could also mean an increase in heart and respiratory diseases. working during heatwave is no fun. getting to work is also even more

unpleasant. temperatures on the ground have left many feeling faint and bad—tempered. ground have left many feeling faint and bad-tempered. you arrive at work feeling awful. perspiring the entire journey and it's really uncomfortable and very crowded. journey and it's really uncomfortable and very crowdedlj live uncomfortable and very crowded.” live on the central line and that is really, really hot. unbearable. i avoid at all costs. your consulate on the back foot, turning up to a meeting of sweaty and china cool down before you run into the meeting, it's unbelievable. down before you run into the meeting, it's unbelievablem down before you run into the meeting, it's unbelievable. it is the front—line services that are feeling the heat. nurses in some hospitals have reported challenging conditions on wards, temperatures of above 30 degrees. we've even had an example of the nurses had been hospitalised after doing long shifts ina hospitalised after doing long shifts in a really hot accident and emergency environment. serious concern for themselves, that the nurses are becoming patients. experts seem to think that hot weather like this is here to say and

are petitioning politicians for ways to help the nation cope with higher predicted summer temperatures. what can the most honourable people do right now to protect themselves? most one thing we can all do these two days is looking out for others. certain people, older people, very young children and babies and people the long—term health conditions can struggle more than others in this heat, so looking out for them as well as keeping ourselves cool and out well as keeping ourselves cool and our homes cool. what the heatwave is proving a nightmare for workers, those run holiday, it is a dream. the forecast promising an end lest some of good weather, paddling pools and ice cream. maybe there are some workers pleased with the weather.” think hotter the better. there is a point where perhaps people stop coming out but for us, we need the sunshine. if it is around 30 degrees, that is good for us, people still want ice cream. about whether continued to into august, possibly

breaking the record of 38.5 degrees, we will have to work hard to adapt to new normal. breaking news, thomas. i can confirm that it is the hottest day of the year so far. the met office recorded 33.9 degrees in challenge in surrey. that is 2.8 degrees away from matching thejuly record, so we still have some way to go to match a record but we have got at least got a couple of hours of heating and i think that i will even finished talking, literature republic be over 3a degrees, is they are still rising rapidly. just explain how we measure these things. what makes a record? temperatures are measured in something called a stevenson screen, sheltered, in the shame, away from the sun. just

because your car thermometer says its 45, because your car thermometer says its a5, is measuring the metal of the car. to get really high temperatures, you need exactly what we have had for weeks now, a lot of dry ground, still is clear skies, very little wind. 0ur correspondence is in hyde park where temperatures could reach up to 35? how people dealing with there? people seem to be embracing it. they have been out here paddling, out on the pedal lowes, having a picnic, lying horizontal. this kind of weather does prove a challenge to the park. as you can see behind me, what used to be luscious green lawns are now more parched and yellow. it seems people are using the facilities here in the park and ice cream sales and bottles of water are up by about 20%. use of pedal lowes is up from

last year. people seem to be enjoying the sunshine whilst it lasts. is there evidence that people are taking the necessary precautions? it seems a lot of people are actually sticking to the shade, taking it easy. the advice really is to stay in the shade, avoid being out in the full sunshine during the peak hours of heat. that is between 11 and three. look at the young ones, stay hydrating dart hydrated, the elderly. there are some thunderstorms in some parts the country that have been forecast possibly for respite that it is expected to pick up again later next week. our correspondent is near the entrance of the eurotunnel, he would wa nt to entrance of the eurotunnel, he would want to be on a train in this

weather but some real problems there? yes. who would? some people are and some people are waiting to get on their eurotunnel. the road thatis get on their eurotunnel. the road that is used by lorries and cars to access the eurotunnel. we've been told they're are big delays that started around midday yesterday as the temperatures kept rising, what happened was a lot of the carriages couldn't cope with the heat. the air conditioning wasn't working. they have had engineers down here and there try to fix problems that some of the carriages wouldn't be suitable for this weather and had to reduce capacity because they had to close some of the carriages and that meant close some of the carriages and that mea nt lots close some of the carriages and that m ea nt lots of close some of the carriages and that meant lots of keys. people took to twitter, people were complaining, no one was giving them information, some people had pets, no access to water for them some people had pets, no access to waterfor them or their some people had pets, no access to water for them or their pets, some people had pets, no access to waterfor them or their pets, no food and complete chaos dumber. i have spoken to eurotunnel, they have

said that there are stuff out there giving out water, putting out information. there is going to be around two and a half hour delay throughout the day. they're putting on extra services to try and cope with the backlog but as it stands, the delays are going to last for the rest of the day after tomorrow, we don't know yet but if this weather stays as hot as it is, those delays are going to continue. presumably, people stuck there for hours are pointing out that this is hardly unpredicted. this is the part of a long spell of hot weather. it can't come as a huge surprise and people seem come as a huge surprise and people seem not be prepared for it? that is it. a lot of people saying that eurotunnel should have things in place and what eurotunnel is saying is to make sure you go to the services beforehand, pick up water, i don't think people expected to huge delays of up to three hours and they get in the queue and they stand

there at a standstill and they are sitting getting frustrated and trying to find out exactly what is happening i think that is what is causing the frustration that they are saying there is in this lack of information. eurotunnel trying to stress to people, make sure you bring water, make sure you get refreshments before you get into the queues. there will be there and on standby but be prepared. there is a big backlog. they cannot take all the passengers at once but they are trying their best to clear it. this hot weather does seem like it is here to stay for now. tonight at 8:30pm, we'll have a special programme about the global heatwave. tonight on the news channel at 8:30pm. the bbc has agreed to pay a significant sum for breach of privacy. as part of a wider hearing,

the bbc has also asked permission to appealfor thejudgment the bbc has also asked permission to appeal for the judgment last week. the singer had already been awarded damages by high courtjudge after a raid on his home meant the bbc infringed on his privacy. helena, we will hear soon about the appeals process which the bbc has instigated today? yes. that is why the bbc has come here, not only to go through very complex arguments due to the costs that the bbc is then to pay in relation to them losing the case or sir cliff richard winning the case against the bbc. they've also come here to seek appeal for that judgment. in their skeleton argument, the bbc has said that the proposed appeal has a real prospect of success. we are expecting the court has actually risen to lunch,

thejudge will come back court has actually risen to lunch, the judge will come back into court in around 15 minutes or so at around 2:30pm. he will tell the court whether or not he grants the bbc permission to appeal. 0n the other side of this, he mentioned the costs as well but to put it simply, as it is complex, as it stands, the bbc will have to pay out around £1.5 million. that is the legal costs force cliff richard, some of that money will to south yorkshire police but we know that they have agreed to pay £850,000 on account of sir cliff richard and we understand that money will go up significantly, we assume that there will be further hearings for that. we're waiting now for the judge to come back into court and as soon judge to come back into court and as soon as we judge to come back into court and as soon as we get thatjudgment we will of course tell you what he says. these are our headlines. the

heatwave continues across the uk. the military has reached 33.9 degrees in charlwood in surrey make it to stay the so far. the bbc has agreed to pay is the cliff richard eight and £50,000 to cover his legal costs as it begins an appeal process after losing its privacy case. the former pakistani cricket captain imran khan has claimed victory in the country's general election. partial results say mr khan is on course to become prime minister. in sport, as rashid has been selected in the england squad for the first test against india despite saying he wa nted test against india despite saying he wanted to concentrate on limited overs cricket. he hasn't played a test since december 20 16. munster united beat milan after 26 penalties in the international champion's cup. they won the shoot out 98. liverpool beat manchester city in newjersey.

stage 18 of the tour de france on the way. british team sky rider geraint thomas started almost two cyclists ahead. more at 2:30pm. 0ne of pakistan's greatest cricketers imran khan is on course to become the country's next prime minister. the latest resultsjustice party will win the general election but without a general election. rivals claim has been rigging and interference from the armed forces. a night of wild celebrations imran khan. and his supporters. these people worship the former cricketer and feel that pakistan is on the brink of change. short time ago, he claimed victory and thanked supporters. translation.”

claimed victory and thanked supporters. translation. iwant claimed victory and thanked supporters. translation. i want to talk about the members of my party, we have threats of suicide bombings andi we have threats of suicide bombings and i want to thank my followers that in spite of all of this week and tested these elections and i thank god that we have succeeded and we have gotten this mandate. 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 calling this an assault on democracy. his brother says he rejects the result utterly and is talking of blatant rigging. throughout the campaign, there are accusations that pakistan's powerful military is siding with imran khan. 26 years ago, imran khan was a national hero, leading pakistan's cricket team to world cup glory. he led a playboy lifestyle and married the british

heiressjemima goldsmith, lifestyle and married the british heiress jemima goldsmith, the lifestyle and married the british heiressjemima goldsmith, the first of three wives. but today's politicians is like a very different man. he has campaigned on corruption and his apparent closeness to religious hardliners has entered the epithet caliban khan. how much wants to ignore them, imran khan has to work with them. he has a working relationship with dislike of the opposition do. he no different. the military is extremely important given that pakistan is a state of warand a huge given that pakistan is a state of war and a huge enemy in india so any prime minister like imran khan has to work with the military. imran khan's party seems to win the most seats, not an outright majority that almost certainly enough to put together a coalition. pakistan's new prime minister will face formidable challenges, deepening economic crisis and plenty of political opponents. bringing some breaking

news, we're just hearing opponents. bringing some breaking news, we'rejust hearing of opponents. bringing some breaking news, we're just hearing of a serious car accident involving a bus. this is on the andover road in hampshire. ambulances are on the scene of what is clearly a serious crash. it is now closed in both directions the b3a00. an emergency doctor an directions the b3a00. an emergency doctoran air directions the b3a00. an emergency doctor an air ambulance are all at the scene. south central ambulance service so they cannot confirm any casualties. they are saying that if you require assistance in hampshire, please bear with us as we have ten ambulances at that serious accident in 0akley. this may affect our ability to respond as quickly to patients with less serious illnesses or injuries. they are keeping people updated on twitter and will let you know of any more developments on what is clearly a serious accident. there has been a sharp rise in the number of unconditional degree places offer to students in england, northern ireland and wales. it has

gone up from 3000 2013 to 67,000 this year. the government has condemned the increase is irresponsible, warning about a bums on seats approach risked undermining the credibility of the system. thousands of tributes left by the public to remember those killed or injured in the manchester arena terrorist attack to preserved. notes, poems and drawings were laid in the city and will now be digitised and documented in manchester library thanks to a lottery grant. the greek defence minister said his country's wildfire disaster was made worse by local residents. he claims they build properties illegally, blocking off potential escape routes. the wildfires that athens killed more than 80 people. three days after wildfires, the search for dozens of

missing people continues in the coastal village, the most devastated area. checking house—to—house. this morning, the defence minister arrived to inspect the damage and was met by dozens of residents who shouted that help it come to slowly and that many of the deaths could have been prevented. there is deep anger and criticism from the survivors, levied at the government have so many people were forced into the water for seven hours and some of those hundreds of people drowned. there is a deeper anger at what happened in the cliff edges where many happened in the cliff edges where ma ny lost happened in the cliff edges where many lost their lives because they didn't have an escape route. the defence minister told me that the government rejects the accusations of being slow to act and some of the blame should be placed on the residents themselves. this is a crime from the past because here,

this coast of athens, all these properties, the majority are without a licence. they have occupied the coast without rules. the difficulties are clear from looking at the cliff face but many would've had to escape the darkest of smoke rose higher. a resident tells me she loved her gates open as an escape route. basically the people who were here who couldn't get out, they went into your property and people escaped this way? yes. many people have passed through this path to find a way... managed to save themselves. some residents are returning here, examining their devastated homes for the first time. authorities warn that it will be a long and slow recovery effort to

return this area to some normality. to bring you more on that accident in hampshire, we're just to bring you more on that accident in hampshire, we'rejust hearing this is now coming from hampshire police who say they're dealing with a serious collision involving a double—decker bus in 0akley. this is just outside basingstoke. called at midday following the single vehicle collision on the b3a00 andover road. 19 people were on the bus the time they can confirm that five people have suffered serious injuries. 60 plus minor injuries, eight were uninjured. the road is closed in both directions, between dean gate in an 0akley village and is expected to remain closed until later this evening. they are warning people to stay away from the area, they apologise for the inconvenience and it's worth stressing that this is a serious incident with five people suffering serious injuries. six people minor injuries and eight

uninjured on the andover road in 0a kley uninjured on the andover road in 0akley in hampshire. now, let's talk about this weather and who better to talk to than thomas luthi with me now. let's talk about how hot is because the temperatures are still going up. pitch about 25 minutes ago, we would talk about 33 points nine and is then an update so he threw her shots up to 3a.a, others approaching the mid—30s to the temperatures are rising rapidly. it is the hottest day of the year. it is the hottest day of the year. it is very likely will be be getting 35 or more in the next hour or so. we are blase about this but this is july and high figures. 0urs are blase about this but this is july and high figures. ours is happening here. the hot areas climbed further than normal but when

we start to approach these extreme values are part of the world, you additionally have to have an additionally have to have an additional set of whether circumstances satisfied sea need very, very dry ground. if the ground is moist, so that's my clicker ready for the weather that heard there. we don't often get the temperature but because we haven't had the rain from wild, the parched ground is promoted that temperature and the winds are very liked today's we're getting some very strong very liked today's we're getting some very strong sunshine. the sun is right over us so hot air from the south and our own heat generating. we know there is cooler weather on the way so is that it? is at the end of this heat wave? no. you can argue we're kind of halfway through summer. certainly this week with had a look at it in a minute will cool off but some of the computer models are suggesting that things are going to be warming up by next weekend,

sorry, the weekend after and we could be hitting the 30s again that it is still too early to sayjust how hot. i am just going to explain that as we've been talking about this hot weather, there are warnings from mps that this sort of weather is here to stay. they warning people to be better prepared this sort of weather in future and it will cause thousands of deaths, they say by the year 2050 unless something is done. let's find out exactly what's coming up let's find out exactly what's coming up in store. 35 is the forecast high. i expect it to go over in the next hour but for many averse, it is not that hot at all. it is hot in yorkshire. temperatures approaching 31 degrees in some spots and even as far north of scotla nd in some spots and even as far north of scotland in the high 20s, so the heat is drifting in from the south that out in the atlantic we do have

a weather system and that weather system is heading our way and behind it here much fresher air and that fresh air is forecast to sweep right across the uk over the next two to three days. in the short—term, hot winds blowing in the south, tempted the mid—30s and the south—east, in excess of 30 degrees as far north as yorkshire but much cooler there in the western isles of scotland and belfast around 22 and that is because the weather front is approaching here. these are the very edges of that weather system but even before it arrives because his thunder storms breaking out today across england, almost anywhere but they will be very local but could be torrential. this is how hot it is going to be as many of us go to bed tonight, in some instances on the high 20s. i talked about that low pressure in the atlantic and this is the cool pool of air that is heading in our direction. some way to the west of us on friday, the weather

front is here, almost like a dam that separates the hot air here and the cooler atlantic air but even as it approaches, we can see some storms being sparked off by the heat across parts of england during the course of friday. it is not quite so hot and could just nudge up to about 3a degrees in east anglia also on friday but that is it. as we head into saturday, we see those wins russian off the atlantic. the crucial wind direction hair, rather than going in for the south but blowing off the ocean racing that fresher air invading the uk and bringing much needed rain from the showers. showers will be dotted around. it is not a wall of water sweeping around. it is not a wall of water sweeping across around. it is not a wall of water sweeping across the country. further showers to come on sunday and quite a breezy day. around some of these western coast we could be seeing some quite gusty conditions so something we've not seen for a very time. then as we head into the new

week, things will remain on the cool side. further showers around and then the indications are that in some seven days or so, we then the indications are that in some seven days or so, we could see those temperatures coming back up again. it's the hottest day of the year. warning he weighs me become common and kill thousands every year. former cricketer imran khan has claimed victory in pakistan's general election. the bbc seek leave to appeal agrees to pay cliff richard £850,000 to pay his legal costs following his privacy case against the corporation corporation. as his country mourns more than 80 dead, greece's defence minister says illegal construction contributed to the country's were several well fire disasters. and spitfire kill mary ellis, one of the last remaining female world war ii pilots, dies at the age of 101. —— spitfire girl. sport now on afternoon live with azi farni.

we are approaching the first test, the england team have been announced, and there is a bit of controversy? yes, simon. the first test between england and india sta rts test between england and india starts next week, and the controversy is because adil rashid has been selected. the leg—spinner has been selected. the leg—spinner has said he wants to concentrate kill the limited overs cricket, and chose to opt out of four—day cricket with his county yorkshire is a focus on one day and twenty20 matches. although he is a regular in england's short form teams, he has not played a test match since facing india in december 20 16. the decision to include him in this squad has attracted a fair bit of criticism. former england captain michael vaughan said it was ridiculous, and yorkshire's chief executive mark harper says he hopes england knows what they are doing to adiland england knows what they are doing to adil and the county game. they have responded to claims that his

selection sets a bad president. moving forward, we are very clear, this is an unusual one set of circumstances we have discussed stop moving forward, for players to be eligible to play for england's test team, starting from next year, they have to have a contract to play red bull cricket. they have to be committed to the championship as well as test cricket. moving forward , well as test cricket. moving forward, it will not be the case that you cannot say, i don't want to play championship cricket, ijust wa nt play championship cricket, ijust want to play test cricket. adil rashid understands that and he is in no doubt about that subject. he knows the next year, he will have to have a red bull contract if he wishes to be available for selection in test cricket. a situation we find ourselves in now is unusual, but he has already signed a white ball only contract with yorkshire, and that seems to be pretty much fixed, so as a result, we are prepared to consider him for selection for summer consider him for selection for summerand the winter. so, a one—off, it seems, and that test starts next wednesday at

edgbaston. backin edgbaston. back in may, the world of football was rocked by the news alex ferguson had been rushed to hospital with a brain haemorrhage. today we have heard from him? yes, there was obviously a lot of concern at the time, and siralex obviously a lot of concern at the time, and sir alex has been recovering since undergoing emergency surgery. now he has spoken publicly for the first time. in a video message released by manchester united, sir alex thanked well—wishers. let's hearfrom him. hello. just a quick message, first of all to thank the medical staff at macclesfield, salford royal, and alexandra hospitals. believe me, without this people, who gave me such care, i would not be sitting here today will stop so thank you from me and my family. thank you very much. this has made me feel so humble, as all the messages i've had from all over the world, wishing me the best, and the good wishes do resonate very, very strongly with me, so thank you for that support you've given me. and lastly, i will

be back later in the season to watch the team, and in the meantime, all the team, and in the meantime, all the best two jose and the players. thank you very much. great to see him looking so well. meanwhile, manchester united won their international champions cup match over in the line in california after a marathon shoot out. it finished 1—1 in normal time and went to penalties, and it took 26 spot kicks before that macro united prevailed. and then herod gave united the lead in sudden death with his second spot kick, before milan's player missed a decisive penalty. united won the shoot out 9—8. in newjersey, mohamed salah was back to goal—scoring form in his first match liverpool since the world cup. he helped the reds beat manchester city 2—1 in the same cup. city's leroy sane opened the scoring in the second half, outpacing liveable's defence and shooting into

the far corner. but salah, who scored aa goals in 52 games for the anne—macro reds last season, equalised within a minute of coming on as equalised within a minute of coming onasa equalised within a minute of coming on as a substitute. and then a saudi 0mani, also playing for the first time since russia, also scored from the penalty spot in injury time. —— sadio mane. liverpool defender andy richardson says they are happy to have ten macro back. it is like he has never been away. it is his first touch, and he gets in that many good positions, he will always have a chance to score. he could have had a hat—trick, but good on him, and it is good to have him back. sadio and marco and all three of them got their first minutes, so it was good for them. more football tonight, with a view british teams in action in the europa league, and a huge moment for burnley, who play their first european game for 51 years, taking on aberdeen in the first leg of their all british qualifying tie. i only have sold out their 2000

tickets for the match in scotland, but they will also be showing it on a big screen actor more. manager sean dyche says he cannot quite believe the club have come so far. we weren't working towards thinking we we re we weren't working towards thinking we were going to end up in europe, we were going to end up in europe, we we re we were going to end up in europe, we were trying to stabilise when i first came in, and turning around. financially turning around, turning around the playing staff, and rebuilding. to say that we are at planning on this would have been a bit too grandiose, i suggest, but it has led here, and it is a reality, so now we are has led here, and it is a reality, so now we are looking forward to it. how far so now we are looking forward to it. howfarcana so now we are looking forward to it. how far can a fairy tale go? that is all the sport now. thank you very much. it lets get more now on our main story, the extraordinary heat wave. temperatures soaring in many parts of the world. in a minute, we'll get her temperature is still at high

temperatures of affected people in the united states and sweden. the first, we report from 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, which again has broken all records. a new absolute high of 41.1 all records. a new absolute high of a1.1 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. here in north texas, we have been dealing with a heat wave from this two weeks now. we have had ten days of 100 degrees, all the way up to 109, numerous records have been broken, and in addition to that, conditions are extremely dry.

moderate to severe drought continues across the dallas fort worth region, but good news. some metered rainfall is in the news next week, as well as some cooler temperatures. we might even be below average. stockholm's usually one of the most visibly green cities in europe, with about a0% of it made up of parks. but a lot of it is now yellow and crispy after the hottestjuly since records began. sweden simply isn't set upa records began. sweden simply isn't set up a high temperatures. the buildings are designed to insulated, the people warm in the snowy winters. very few offices have air conditioning. but it is the countryside that has been worst affected. 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 on the way in the coming week. so, is our planet getting hotter, and if so, why? more and more scientists are now saying there is a closer link between carbon emissions and rising temperatures around the world. here is our science

correspondent. the last time it was so hot in britain for so long was during the long summer of 1976. the country went wild, and abba was in the charts. there were droughts, and thousands had their water cut off. people had to collect their supplies in buckets from standpipes. this was the temperature map at the time. the heat wave in red, localised parts of europe, the us and russia. now look at this year. it's all across the northern hemisphere, where its summer. scientists have been studying whether there is a link to climate change. they feel that they now have the answer. absolutely, yes. perhaps, you know, 15, 20 years ago, we would have said, it's possible, but we can't say whether a particular weather event can be

ascribed to climate change. now it is becoming much clearer that we can with quite a lot of confidence say that something like an extreme weather event is linked to climate change, or at least it would be very unlikely to have happened without climate change. this is how the averagejune afternoon temperatures have been rising in britain since 1900. and the trend is likely to continue according to computer modelling. for decades, scientists have predicted that he waves like the one we're will become more commonplace. —— heatwaves. it seems that that is now happening, according to their research, and their projections indicate that they will last longer, become hotter, and occur more often. in recent years, there have been forest fires in california and in southern australia, which has suffered its worst heatwave in 100 yea rs. suffered its worst heatwave in 100 years. researchers at oxford university have been assessing the impact climate change has had in europe. we have a very strong

increase in heat waves in the mediterranean. it's 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. so the crazy summer of a76—— netherlands. so the crazy summer of a76 —— of netherlands. so the crazy summer of a 76 -- of 1976 netherlands. so the crazy summer of a 76 —— of 1976 is a bygone memory for many. but some scientists believe these conditions are likely to become the norm, rather than an exception. temperatures are set to hit 35 celsius in the south—east of england today. they have already exceeded that. and and if we're feeling the heat, our pets definitely are. so what can we do to make sure our pets stay cool while temperatures continue to soar this week? rory cowlam is a vet who presents

cbbc‘s the pets factor. you have done a video. what advice can you give pet owners during this heatwave? absolutely. it is all about hot cars, pavements, and a big tip is, when you take your dog out for a walk, put your hand on the ground. it is too hot to put your hand your dog should not be walking on the pavement. take them to the grass. how do you know if your dog is not happy and feeling the heat? everybody knows their dogs. i have people coming into me all the time saying that god is not quite right. it is quite obvious. they will be panting and struggling, slower than they usually will be, and just looking for those signs. they don't have to have a walk, do they? absolutely not. no dark ever died from missing a walk. if it is too hot outside, you are better to stay at home. —— no dog ever died. hot outside, you are better to stay at home. -- no dog ever died. we have had some pictures sent in from viewers, the various ways they are keeping their dog school. what would you recommend? —— their dogs cool. she is using a paddling pool. this budgerigar is being looked after! what can you do? paddling pool 's

are amazing. dogs will love them, some dogs more than others. you can feed your dog ‘s ice cubes. you can make flavoured ice cubes, stick to the shade... what you putting your flavoured ice cubes? i like training a tin of tuna, putting a bit ofjune in the bottom, and topping up with water. dogs cats go nuts for them. -- bit of water. dogs cats go nuts for them. —— bit of tuna. water. dogs cats go nuts for them. -- bit of tuna. we must mention ca rs. every year -- bit of tuna. we must mention cars. every year it seems this message does not get through to everybody. absolutely, and this year, i have seen it in the news so much, people have left their dogs in ca rs. much, people have left their dogs in cars. cracking a window is not enough. just don't put your dog in a carand enough. just don't put your dog in a car and leave it. 0n car and leave it. on your programme, you particularly to young people. it is probably adults only training more than the kids? absolutely, and if we can start from kids, they will know in their adult life. but everyone, please just be sensible. if your dog or pet does overheat, what is the best thing to do? first thing, get on the phone to the vet, let them know what is going on. they will

abuse and tips. realistically, if you have got some water with you, andi you have got some water with you, and i would implore you to carry water on those walks, chopped it over your dog. chuck a cold towel over your dog. chuck a cold towel over them if you have one. get them into the shade, and then get them to the vet asap. better safe than sorry. are you getting example that your surgery? absolutely. we see them every year, and i hate to drive it home in such a big way, but dogs do die every year from this, it home in such a big way, but dogs do die every yearfrom this, and it is not worth it. and obviously if you have an older dog, no need to ta ke you have an older dog, no need to take without? absolutely, and young dogs, old dogs, dogs that are not quite as fit as they should be, they are all higher risk, and we must also mention as well, bracjycephalic dogs, those sorts of breeds will struggle in the heat more than other sorts. brachycephalic? brachycephalic, flat nosed dogs such as punks. —— pogs. brachycephalic, flat nosed dogs such as punks. -- pogs. good of you to come and talk about it. some

breaking news coming in on the cliff richard case. we arejust richard case. we are just hearing about that appealfrom the we are just hearing about that appeal from the bbc. we are just hearing about that appealfrom the bbc. let's we are just hearing about that appeal from the bbc. let's talk to hell lee who is outside the court. well, in the last couple of minutes orso, well, in the last couple of minutes or so, thejudge called the well, in the last couple of minutes or so, the judge called the court back into tell them that he has rejected the bbc‘s permission to appeal against that judgment that rejected the bbc‘s permission to appeal against thatjudgment that he handed down last week, the privacy case that sir cliff richard won. so that news from the cause in the last couple of minutes that the judge, mr justice mann, has rejected the appeal on all grounds, we understand. what does this mean now for the bbc? well, we heard in court from the bbc‘s barrister that their proposed appeal he said has a real prospect of success. so what happens now potentially is that the bbc, it

will be up to the corporation as to whether they now want to try to go to the court of appeal itself to once again seek permission from a judge at the court of appeal to try and appeal the case. so the judge here today has rejected permission to appeal, but the bbc still has the option to go to the court of appeal, and earlier on, of course, we had about cost is that the bbc are having to pay at the moment. at this stage, they run to around £1.5 billion, in terms of costs to pay cliff richard's legal fees as well as south yorkshire police's legal fees and some damages as well, and we expect that figure to go up. there should be some further hearings in the nearfuture there should be some further hearings in the near future to discuss those, but that news from the court this afternoon, the bbc, the court this afternoon, the bbc, thejudge here, rather, has rejected thejudge here, rather, has rejected the bbc‘s seeking to appeal against the bbc‘s seeking to appeal against thejudgment that the bbc‘s seeking to appeal against the judgment that they can, we

understand, if they wish, taken to the court of appeal and seek permission there. and of course, helena, any attempt to do so will cost more money. that is licence payers‘ money. that is the criticism the bbc faces with all of this. but the bbc faces with all of this. but the reason they might be considering taking it further is because there is principle of reading of speech they are really concerned about? yes, that‘s right. what the bbc said following the judgment is that what they fear will happen now, notjust for the bbc, but for other media, is that they will be unable to report ona criminal that they will be unable to report on a criminal investigation in its early stages, and they won‘t be able to namea early stages, and they won‘t be able to name a suspect being investigated until that suspect is charged, and the bbc says that really changes things for editors. editors well in future be extremely careful before naming a suspect if the police

haven‘t named them. so it is a matter of principle for the bbc, but and appeal, if that happens, and they are granted permission for that to happen, will cost more money. not as much as the cases self, which was heard earlier this year. they weren‘t calling witnesses, for example. —— they won‘t be calling witnesses. thank you for that update. rachel is here, and will be bringing us rachel is here, and will be bringing us the business news injust rachel is here, and will be bringing us the business news in just a moment. first, the headlines. the heatwave continues across the uk — the mercury has reached 33.9 degrees at heathrow, making it the hottest day of the year so far. ajudge has rejected the bbc‘s appeal as the corporation agrees to cover sir cliff richard‘s legal costs. in five people have been seriously injured, two of them with life—threatening injuries, after it crashed involving a double—decker

bus in 0akley in hampshire. people are advised to avoid the area around andover road. the us and eu have agreed to avoid an all—out trade war and work to lower tariffs — mr trump‘s threat to impose tariffs on european cars was put aside but in the us car makers ford and general motors have already lowered profit forecasts for 2018, citing higher steel and aluminium prices caused by the tarriffs president trump has imposed on eu imports. profits at airbus, europe‘s largest aerospace company, more than doubled in the second quarter despite a difficult start to 2018. bottlenecks of undelivered planes began to ease, while costs relating to its newest big jet, the a350, were down. chief executive tom enders said deliveries had "picked up", but "challenges remain". sticking with aviation, american airlines has endured "the most challenging quarter" since it merged with us airways five years ago. that‘s according to its chairman and chief executive. revenue was up but net income fell — higher fuel prices and competition pulling down the figures.

facebook are losing friends on wall street? they need to update their status a bit! yes, they are losing their friends on wall street but still gaining friends online. they gained 1196 gaining friends online. they gained 11% in an active online month the users survey, but that was the slowest rate of growth for two yea rs, slowest rate of growth for two years, and so wall street were not best pleased. facebook is a stock thatis best pleased. facebook is a stock that is given no room for stumbling. investors really ju m p that is given no room for stumbling. investors really jump on that is given no room for stumbling. investors reallyjump on them if anything is not quite what they expected. those figures came out after the markets closed last night. it is worth remembering the good, after hours trading fell 20% on the share price, but the share price was on an all—time high just before the markets closed in anticipation. for the second quarter, april tojune, injust three months, they made the second quarter, april tojune, in just three months, they made $5.1 billion in profits. that is up 31%

on the same quarter last year. their revenue, so on the same quarter last year. their revenue, so all the income that came into the company, $13.2 billion, just over £10 billion. that is up a296, just over £10 billion. that is up a2%, but their expenses grew even faster. expenses were up 50% to $7.a billion, just over £55 billion. so we re we billion, just over £55 billion. so were we want to know now is, after that they plunge we saw yesterday, around 20%, markets havejust opened. will the share price keep falling, or will the bargain hunters get it? lets ask paul blame. what is the share price doing on the floor of the new york stock exchange? yes, we are here in the first few minutes of trading. facebook is already down about 18% and has been hovering over the past few minutes. this would mark a steep decline, one of the biggest facebook, if not the biggest in its history. as you say, it comes after a long night of after hours training which saw facebook shares getting battered by traders, coming

after the earnings report yesterday. the company released its earnings just after the markets closed, and was initially down 12%. as it started to lay out its spending plans, it went down even further, one point, down 25%, a quarter of its value. what is it that investors are so worried about? we were saying for, the number of users has increased. that's right. so when it comes to tech companies, one figure investors really focus on is monthly active users, what are often called maus on the floor here in silicon valley. that comes to the people using the services every month. facebook has 2.2 billion monthly active users, which is a huge number, and that number rose by 11%. so that is still growing. and here is the thing. that growth figure is the lowest seen in two years, and that has spooked the market. it has also been spending, played by these privacy and fake news concerns. it will have to spend

some money to address those, and over the next three years, as it does that, it is saying it will really feel the pinch from that and the european privacy laws you mentioned. now, tell us more about facebook in china. facebook, like many european companies, have been blocked for china —— from china for many years. it looked this week like they had some kind of operation licence to operate in china, that is now looking more doubtful? that's right, facebook had applied to operate in china, and it had applied to open what it has called an innovation hub. then has these in various emerging wickets around the world. it apply for that unseen to win that approval on wednesday, but after 24 hours, rumours started to swirl that that licence had been withdrawn. we do not know why at this point. this innovation hub would not have seen facebook's brand namesake service available in china, but it would have given them a strong foothold in the region and

potentially allow them to find new services to launch there that could have worked hand—in—hand with chinese regulators will stop paul blake on the floor of the new york stock exchange, thank you. so, on this super thursday... yes, are you excited? it is called super thursday because so many companies reported a because it is the end of the second quarter and the first six months. loads of results out. royal dutch shell gave really strong results, but investigators tell when investors had expected more. their share prices down. —— investors had expected more. results were not quite as investors hoped. sky get good results, their user and subscriber numbers are up, and they are the focus of this chair to a ta keover are the focus of this chair to a takeover bid. anglo—american mining company, the shares are down. they have increased their profits, but the shareholders are cautious. thank you. much more later on. 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. mary ellis who‘s died at the age of 101. time for a look at the weather... here‘s tomasz schafernaker. pre rec mid 30s is hot enough for anybody, really, and we are certainly getting that today across the south—east and east anglia. this is the forecast high. we will have to verify whether we got temperatures of around or above that later in the day. i think the other story is, there is a lot of fresh air coming our way in the coming days. before that, we so have a very coming days. before that, we so have a very warm evening coming days. before that, we so have a very warm evening and night to get through. 27 as the temperature at 11 p:m., and even in the lowlands of scotland, temperatures may be in the

high teens. 0n scotland, temperatures may be in the high teens. on friday, we start to see fresh air of the atlantic, this blob of blue, which will be marching in our direction. ahead of it, we see these southerly winds. the arrows blowing out of france are hot air. they‘ll be hit and miss thunderstorms, potentially some nasty with some flash flooding. ahead of them, you can still see temperatures and 30s, already a lot fresher here in the west. this is afternoon live, i‘m simon mccoy. the headlines at 3pm. it is the hottest day of beer the mercury reaches 3a degrees at heathrow. heat maps show how

temperatures in our cities are soaring. mps say that government must do more to protect people. the government is still a lot more to educate the public about the risks, the actions they need to take to protect themselves and other people and me to fundamentally redesign our cities they are able to cope with high temperatures. judge rejects an appealfrom the high temperatures. judge rejects an appeal from the bbc to take its pretty case against cliff richard to the court of appeal. the former pakistani cricket captain imran khan is taking the prime minister by the looks of elections. a serious bus crash in hampshire. but all she has been named in the england squad has been named in the england squad has

been controversial because some have said it sets a bad precedent and we will have a reaction from the england selectors coming up at 3:30pm. with the latest weather, thomas. it is the hottest day of the year so far. temperatures are still rising. we are expecting the mid—30s, maybe a little bit more stay cool and take it easy. thank you, thomas. remembering a spitfire girl mary ellis. she has died at the age of 101. this is afternoon live, i‘m simon mccoy. whatever your feelings about the current heatwave, it is clear we are

going to have to get used to these conditions in the future. with temperatures due to hit 35 degrees, as they did in heathrow short time ago, mps warn that heat related deaths could travel to 7000 by 2050 u nless deaths could travel to 7000 by 2050 unless the government acts quickly. 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 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 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 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 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 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 hotter britain. we would like the 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. for children, this is a summer from heaven and it looks like hot summers will increasingly become the new normal but the mps 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 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. the highest temperature of the year so the highest temperature of the year so far recorded between 215 and 2:30pm recorded at heathrow, 3a.9 celsius, from the met office half an hour ago. we will bring you an update on if it is any warmer. the seven people, the hot weather is to be enjoyed but for many it is simply too much. conditions are often uncomfortable and health workers are

warning of a higher possibility of illness. for many, getting to work right now is very unpleasant. temperatures on the underground fit a0 degrees, leaving many feeling faint, sweaty and a bit bad tempered. you arrive at work feeling awful. perspiring, very crowded.” live on the central line and it's unbearable. i avoided at all costs. you are always on the back foot, coming to meetings hot and sweaty and it is unbelievable. but it is those on the front lines are providing vital services that are reefing the heat. nurses in some hospitals of recorder challenging conditions on wards of temperatures above 30 degrees. we have an example ofa above 30 degrees. we have an example of a nurse who had to be

hospitalised after doing long shifts ina hospitalised after doing long shifts in a really hot accident and emergency environment, so serious concern that nurses themselves are becoming patients. experts seem to think that hot weather like this is here to stay and are petitioning politicians for ways to help the nation cope with the predicted higher temperatures. but what can the most vulnerable people do right now to protect themselves? is one thing we do is look out for others. certain people, older people, very young children and babies and be good long—term health conditions can struggle more than others so as well as keeping ourselves and our homes cool as keeping ourselves and our homes cool, we look out for them. for those holiday, this weather is a dream. the forecast promising an endless summer of good weather, paddling pools and ice cream. so maybe there are workers please. paddling pools and ice cream. so maybe there are workers pleasem

there‘s a point where people coming out. but for us we need the sunshine, people still want ice cream. at the hot 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. 0ur correspondence is in hyde park. a lot of people are avoiding this? yes. a stunning afternoon here as the bbc web app and it was around 32 degrees here. it seems that people have been enjoying the hot weather and are in the shade that some are braving it, wearing not very much and enjoying the sunshine, the full sunshine. it seems over the past few days the long hot days, people have been coming to the park and using the facilities and we are told that

sales of ice cream and bottled water up sales of ice cream and bottled water up ataround sales of ice cream and bottled water up at around 20%. people enjoying the light dough and the lake here but it does pose challenges for the park, the lack of rain has turned the grass yellow. people are also being reminded not to use barbecues because the dryness presents even more of a fire risk. people are also being asked not to feed the ducks because being fed bread is not good for them and can rot in the water and produce algae which in turn uses up and produce algae which in turn uses up oxygen and means that it affects their survival —— the survival of fish. enjoyed by people but does present some challenges. clearly it does. i spoke to our correspondent who was at the entrance of the road tunnel near folkestone kent she told me there is some real problems there. you might just

me there is some real problems there. you mightjust be able to see behind me, there is the road that is used by lorries and cars to access the eurotunnel. we‘re being told there have been big delays, starting from around midday yesterday as the temperatures kept rising, what happened was a lot of the carriages on eurotunnel couldn‘t cope with the heat. the air conditioning wasn‘t working. they had engineers down there anything trying to fix problems that some of the carriages we re problems that some of the carriages were undoubtedly build this kind of weather and of course they had to run ata weather and of course they had to run at a reduced capacity because they had to close off some of the carriages. that meant lots of keys. people took to twitter and were complaining about three hour delays, saying there was giving them information, there was a access to water for people or information, there was a access to waterfor people or their information, there was a access to water for people or their pets, no food and is complete chaos down there. i haven‘t spoken to your road tunnel, they have said that they are getting their stuff out there giving out water and information, around

two and a half hour delay throughout the day. putting on extra services to try and cope with the backlog but even with that, as it stands, the delays are going to last for the rest of today and we don‘t know about tomorrow but is this weather stays as hot as it is, those delays are going to continue. presumably, people stuck there for hours are pointing out that this is hardly unpredicted, this is part of a long speu unpredicted, this is part of a long spell of hot weather, can‘t come as a huge surprise and people don‘t appear to be prepared for it? that is it. a lot of people saying that eurotunnel should have things in place and what eurotunnel is saying that to make sure you go to the services beforehand, pick up water and make sure you have supplies. can expect huge delays of up to three hours and they get in the queue and they sit there in their car, families waiting to go abroad and they are getting no information. sat there and getting frustrated, trying

to find out information and that is where the frustration has centred, the lack of information but eurotunnel have been stressing to be prepared at services before going into the tunnel, because there are big queues and a big backlog. they can‘t tickle the passengers at once that they are trying to do their best to clear it with this hot weather does seem like it is here to stay for now. tonight, we will have a special programme about the heatwave, here on bbc news at 8:30pm ‘s night. they judge heatwave, here on bbc news at 8:30pm ‘s night. theyjudge has refused to give bbc bosses the go—ahead to take their legacy battle with sir cliff richard to the court of appeal. the bbc apologised but argued that the decision could threaten press freedom. they have also agreed to

pay £850,000 to sir cliff richard for legal costs. so the appeals procedure, what happens now with that? well, we‘re waiting to hear from the bbc, we‘re not expecting any kind of statement yet but the bbc does have that option now of taking this to the court of appeal and seeking permission from a judge at the court of appeal as to whether they can appeal that judgment, at the court of appeal as to whether they can appeal thatjudgment, the judge here refused the appeal. he described the arguments of the bbc is wrong, irrelevant and meaningless with no prospect of success but if you look at the bbc skeleton

argument, which we were handed, in their skeleton argument they say the proposed appeal has a real prospect of success but things have ended here now. the bbc can go to the court of appeal to seek permission there. they have 21 days in which they have to do that but we haven‘t had any indication yet as to whether they will take it further. this all costs, it is licence fee payers money and we‘ve already heard today of significant costs paid to sir cliff richard? of significant costs paid to sir cliff richard ? yes, of significant costs paid to sir cliff richard? yes, it is. if there is an appeal, battling to be as expensive as the original case here earlier this year. that believes they won‘t be calling witnesses but in an appeal they will go through caselaw, so it won‘t be as expensive, it will still cost quite a lot of money. as you say, £850,000 is how much the bbc has agreed to pay sir cliff richard in legal costs. that is an initialfigure,

that means that that figure is very likely to increase, they‘ll start a south yorkshire police a huge amount of money as well. to put it very simply at this stage, the bbc is looking at a bill of around £1.5 million and that is expected to go up. these are our headlines. the heatwave continues across the uk. templers have reached 3a degrees at heathrow, making it the hottest idea so heathrow, making it the hottest idea so far. ajudge has rejected an appealfrom the so far. ajudge has rejected an appeal from the bbc to appeal its legal case against cis cliff richard, coming as the corporation agrees to pay £850,000 of his legal fees. five people have been seriously injured in a double—decker bus between basingstoke and 0akley.

six people have minor injuries and people having advised to avoid the area. in sport, abdul rashid has been selected for england is despite saying he only wanted to focus on limited overs cricket. ben foden has become the highest profile english player to move to the usa. he will become a player coach at rugby united new york in america pulls many professional league, major league rugby. stage 18 of the tour de france is under way, british team sky rider geraint thomas started almost two minutes ahead of the pack as he chases his first tour title. i'll as he chases his first tour title. i‘ll be back with more of those stories just after 3:30pm. 0ne i‘ll be back with more of those stories just after 3:30pm. one of pakistan‘s greatest cricketers imran khan is on course to become the country‘s next prime minister. the result that suggest that his party will win the election but with out

an overall majority. rivals claim has been vote rigging and interference from the armed forces. a night of wild celebrations for imran khan and his supporters. these people worship the former cricketer and feel that pakistan is on the brink of change. a short time ago, he claimed victory and thanked supporters. translation: i want to talk about the members of my party. we have threats of suicide bombings and i want to thank my followers that in spite of all of this week and tested these elections and i thank god that we have succeeded and we have gotten this mandate. but the old guard is not conceding defeat yet. supporters of the former and now jailed prime minister calling this an assault on democracy. his brother says he rejects the result utterly and is talking of blatant rigging.

throughout the campaign, there are accusations that pakistan‘s powerful military is siding with imran khan. 26 years ago, imran khan was a national hero, leading pakistan‘s cricket team to world cup glory. he led a playboy lifestyle and married the british heiressjemima goldsmith, the first of three wives. but today‘s politician is like a very different man. he has campaigned on corruption and his apparent closeness to religious hardliners has entered the epithet "taliban khan". however much he wants to ignore them, imran khan has to work with them. he has a working relationship with dislike of the opposition do. he is no different. the military is extremely important given that pakistan is a state of war and a huge enemy in india, so any prime minister like imran khan has to work with the military.

imran khan‘s party seemed to win the most seats, not an outright majority that is almost certainly enough to put together a coalition. pakistan‘s new prime minister will face formidable challenges, deepening economic crisis and plenty of political opponents. the home secretary has announced that specialist clinicians will be able to legally prescribed additional cannabis as soon as this autumn. the policy change follows a review into the status of the drug backin review into the status of the drug back in june review into the status of the drug back injune and will meet patients with exceptional medical need will be able to access cannabis medical use. the home office says this will not pave the wafer legalise recreational use. our medical correspondent. this follows some very high profile and distressing cases. yes, parents who are denied the right to bring in cannabis oil

products produced overseas, their children had severe epilepsy and then ended up in hospital having seizures and it was one case after another that led sajid javid to announce a review that would been very quickly done and he has now said that by the autumn, there will bea said that by the autumn, there will be a decision, product by product on which ones are going to be allowed to be prescribed by specialist doctors. they are the ones who make the decisions. when talking gps but those on the front line of the treatment. yes. before that though the department of health and the medicines regulator will individually look at each product. the thing is about cannabis medicines is that there is no doubt that some of them to work. there are two products, in fact the uk is the biggest producer of cannabis licence medicines, 300 tonnes of cannabis pla nts medicines, 300 tonnes of cannabis plants a year produced illegally in the uk. the problem has come from

these products produced overseas, which are not pharmaceutical products. they don‘t have a european or american licence and it is those that have been stopped at the border, so to speak. it is those ones which now will come under this review and i‘ve spoken to one month day usage is absolutely thrilled. she was given a special temporary licence to her daughter and she is legally bought the product in but hopefully by the autumn she should be able to go and get that prescription and get it illegally here. i said distressing cases because children who are suffering from fits. yet this medicine seems to ease that. they have rare forms of very hard to treat epilepsy, some children can have as many as 100 seizures in a day and they have seen that these products, a lot of them bought in the netherlands, where they are legal there, have stopped they are legal there, have stopped the seizures. they will want to make

sure that the home office does comply with what you‘re suggesting today and makes those products more easy to prescribed. the question is when. by the autumn. they are given an undertaking that it will happen by then and i‘m sure those parents will hold the government to it. five people have been seriously injured including two with life—threatening injuries ina including two with life—threatening injuries in a bus crash in hampshire. the accident happened on andover road and 0akley, just outside basingstoke. a spokesperson for stagecoach whose bus was involved, said the vehicle had appeared to leave the road. an air ambulance and several ground and bala nces ambulance and several ground and balances were sent to the scene. the greek defence minister said that the wildfires were made worse by residents, building illegal houses. this morning, the defence minister arrived to inspect the damage and

was met by dozens of residents who shouted that help it there is deep anger and criticism from the survivors, levied at the government have so many people were forced into the water for seven hours and some of those hundreds of people drowned. there is a deeper anger at what happened in the cliff edges where many lost their lives because they didn‘t have an escape route. the defence minister told me that the government rejects the accusations of being slow to act and some of the blame should be placed on the residents themselves. this is a crime from the past because here, this coast of athens,

all these properties, the majority are without a licence. they have occupied the coast without rules. the difficulties are clear from looking at the cliff face but many would‘ve had to escape the darkest of smoke rose higher. a resident tells me she loved her gates open as an escape route. basically the people who were here who couldn‘t get out, they went into your property and people escaped this way? yes. many people have passed through this path to find a way... managed to save themselves. some residents are returning here, examining their devastated homes for the first time. authorities warn that it will be a long and slow recovery effort to return this area to some normality.

here, anti—brexit campaigners are demanding that boris johnson here, anti—brexit campaigners are demanding that borisjohnson leave what they are calling the grace and favour large pad he is still living in almost three weeks after resigning as foreign secretary. mr johnson has yet to move out, property in central gardens that is typically lived in by the holder of the office. protesters say they market is the beginning of a summer of disruption. boris johnson and other brexiteers can't expect all of the benefits of being foreign secretary and state and we're here to campaign as we have been for several months now to have a people's vote on the final brexit deal. the oldest surviving female pilot who flew in the second world war has died at the age of 101. mary

ellis joined war has died at the age of 101. mary ellisjoined in 19a1 war has died at the age of 101. mary ellis joined in 19a1 and spent the war flying 76 different types of plain, delivering them to the front line. 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. in the last few moments, we‘ll be keeping an eye on twitter, theresa may has tweeted about mary ellis. saying she was truly a pioneering female aviator... family and friends at this time. let‘s have a look at the weather and it is over to thomas. it is hot enough and the forecast

high is 35 degrees. we have to verify whether we have got temperatures above that later on the day that the other story really is there‘s a lot fresher air heading our way there‘s a lot fresher air heading ourway in there‘s a lot fresher air heading our way in the coming days but before that happens, we still have a very, very warm evening and night to get through. this is the temperature at 11pm. even the lowlands of scotla nd at 11pm. even the lowlands of scotland may be in the high teens. 0n scotland may be in the high teens. on friday we start the fresher air of the atlantic, marching in our direction. you see those arrows blowing out of france, that is the hotair, blowing out of france, that is the hot air, hit and miss thunderstorms. bringing flash flooding. bringing temperatures in the 30s, already a lot fresher in the west. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. it is officially the hottest day of the year.

a warning that heatwaves may become common in the uk and kill thousands every year. the former pakistan cricket captain, imran khan, has claimed victory in the country‘s general election. a judge rejects an appeal from the bbc to take its privacy case against sir cliff richard to the court of appeal. as his country mourns more than 80 dead, greece‘s defence minister says illegal construction contributed to the country‘s worst ever wildfire disasters. five people have been seriously hurt — including two with life—threatening injuries — in a bus crash in hampshire. sport now on afternoon live with azi farni. and a bit of controversy surrounding the england squad to face india in the england squad to face india in the test? yes, abdul rashid has been included in england‘s squad for the first test against india, —— adil

rashid, but it is a decision that has focused on criticism, because he has focused on criticism, because he has said he wanted to focus on limited overs cricket and opt out of games with his county to focus on one day and twenty20 matches. although he is a regular in england‘s short form teams, he has not played a test match since facing india in december 2016. that decision has attracted a fair bit of criticism. former england captain michael vaughan said it was ridiculous. yorkshire‘s chief executive says he hopes england know what they‘re doing to adil and the cou nty what they‘re doing to adil and the county game. national selector at smith, responded to claims that his selection sets a bad precedent. moving forward, we are very clear. this is an unusual, one set of circumstances which we have discussed. moving forward, for players to be eligible to be in the england test team, starting from next year, they must have a contract to play red bull cricket. that is commitment to the championship as well as test cricket. moving

forward , well as test cricket. moving forward, it will not be the case you can say, i do want to play championship cricket. adil rashid understands this. he is in no doubt about the subject, and he knows the next year, he will have to have a red bull contract if he wishes to be available for selection in test cricket. —— available for selection in test cricket. — — read available for selection in test cricket. —— read ball. the situation we find ourselves in now is unusual, because he has a ready signed a white ball contract with yorkshire, which seems fixed. as a result, we are prepared to consider him for selection for the summer and for the winter. that first test starts on wednesday, august the 1st at edgbaston. last may, the world of football was shocked by the new sir alex ferguson had been rushed to hospital with a brain haemorrhage, but today, we have heard from him? yes, there was obviously a lot of concern at the time, and sir alex has since been recovering after undergoing emergency surgery. now he has spoken publicly for the first time ina has spoken publicly for the first time in a video message released by manchester united. sir alex thanked

well—wishers. let‘s hearfrom him. hello. just a quick message, first of all to thank ethical staff at macclesfield, salford royal and alexander hospitals. believe me, without those people who gave me such great care, i would not be sitting here today, so thank you from me and my family. thank you very much. it has made me feel so humble, as all the messages i have had from all over the world, wishing me the best, and the good wishes resonate very, very strongly with me. so thank you for that support you have given me. and lastly, i will be back later in the season to watch the team, and in the meantime, all the best twojose watch the team, and in the meantime, all the best two jose and the players. thank you very much. if you british teams are in action in the europa league tonight. huge moment for burnley, who will play their first european game for 51

yea rs, their first european game for 51 years, taking an aberdeen in the first leg of their operatives qualifying tie. burnley have sold out their 2000 tickets for the match in scotland, but it will also be shown on a big—screen turf moor, and their manager sean dyche says he cannot quite believe the club have come so cannot quite believe the club have come so far. we weren't working towards thinking we would and up in europe, we were working towards stabilising the club when i first came in, turning around, financially, with the playing staff, rebuilding somewhat. to think we would have been playing in this league would have been a bit too grandiose, i would expect, but it has led here, and it is a reality. now we're looking forward to it. ingrid rugby union full—back ben foden has signed a deal to become player— coach at new york—based rudby united, who arejoining major league rugby next season. foden, who won 32 england caps, where is the highest profile investment to play in the states. he said that rugby in america is there to be cracked. meanwhile, wasps‘ ashleyjohnson has

been suspended from all sports the six months the doping. johnson tested positive for a banned substance following an out of competition test the premiership club. the 32—year—old claimed he mistakenly consumed his wife‘s diet supplement that she bought from south africa. johnson has almost served the ban already, as it has been backdated to february seven, the day of the test. it has been a real shot at the hockey world cup. in the last few minutes, ireland have beaten india 1-0. minutes, ireland have beaten india 1—0. ireland were now top pool b, and it means england cannot automatically qualify for the finals. england face ireland this sunday to determine where they will finish in the group. and that is all the sport and now, but you can follow the action on today‘s 18th stage of the tour de france with live commentary on bbc five live

sports extra. . thank you. we would be back to you later on. some breaking news. jury how would a jury some breaking news. jury how would a jury has found a web designer guilty of the manslaughter of his girlfriend charlotte brown by gross negligence in a speedboat accident. let‘s hear about the background to this case. our reporter has more. it was meant to be a romantic evening for charlotte, but her date‘s reckless behaviour and disregard for her safety ended in the 2a—year—old‘s death. disregard for her safety ended in the 24-year-old's death. , she was intelligent, funny, the best friend, the girls‘ best friend. we will never get over losing her. charlotte matt jack shepherd never get over losing her. charlotte mattjack shepherd on online never get over losing her. charlotte matt jack shepherd on online dating site. their evening began in an —— ina site. their evening began in an —— in a restaurant at the shard, one of

london‘s most striking skyscrapers. they shed two bottles of wine. he picked up the bill of £150. then they went back to his houseboat in hammersmith and onto his speedboat, taking champagne on board with them. in the dark and cold, they travelled down river. shepherd was in charge of the boat, and going around twice the speed limit. 0nce of the boat, and going around twice the speed limit. once they passed the speed limit. once they passed the houses of parliament and under westminster bridge, they turned back. just beyond battersea bridge, they slow down. shepherd said he let charlotte take control for the thrill. that was sheer madness, according to the prosecution. the boat then moved across the river and hitan boat then moved across the river and hit an object, either a floating piece of timber or a tree trunk. the accident happened on this stretch of the thames. both jack and charlotte we re the thames. both jack and charlotte were flung into the cold water, and the boat capsized. jack was found just there before ones with bridge, clinging to the side of the upturned boat. charlotte was found nearby, and she later died in hospital.

shepherd didn‘t turn up for his trial. the jury never got to see him in the dock. but he was interviewed by the police after the accident. the court heard he used the same routine with other women, and he had been warned before about speeding on the river. his boat also had potentially dangerous defects. the rnli was part of the rescue team on the night. it is an iconic waterway, and we encourage people to engage and we encourage people to engage and use the river, but let‘s do it safely. so the use of life jackets, the use of vhf radio, making sure your craft is safe. at the moment, anyone can take a boat onto the river for their anyone can take a boat onto the riverfor their personal anyone can take a boat onto the river for their personal use without any experience. charlotte‘s parents wa nt any experience. charlotte‘s parents want that to change. and we will be getting more from sophia little later. she is at the old bailey, awaiting comments from the judge. in court, the family of the deceased is a p pa re ntly the family of the deceased is apparently wept in court as that

verdict was given. the jury has been told that the defendant, jack shepherd, did not attend his trial because he has absconded. so we will await sophie‘s update with whatever thejudge has had to say, following that 11-1 thejudge has had to say, following that 11—1 majority verdict that jack shepherd was convicted of the manslaughter of charlotte brown by gross negligence. more on that this afternoon. and more now on our main story, the extraordinary heatwave. it‘s notjust the uk experiencing exceptional hot weather — 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. it began with a week of record rainfall caused devastating floods in the west of the country. that has

been followed by two weeks of extreme heat which again has broken all records. a new absolute high of 41.1 all records. a new absolute high of a1.1 degrees was set on monday, and the one—week record has also been broken. this has caused a really shocking loss of life. all told, the floods and he‘d have taken at least 300 lives, and more than 30,000 people have been sent to hospital. here in north texas, we have been dealing with a heat wave from us two weeks now. we have had ten days of 100 degrees, all the way up to 109. numerous records have been broken, and in addition to that, conditions are extremely dry. moderate to severe drought continues across the dallas fort worth region, but good news, some needed rainfall is in the forecast next week as well as cooler temperatures. we might even be below average. stockholm‘s usually one of the most

visibly green cities in europe. about a0% of it is made up of parks. but a lot of it is now yellow and crispy after the hottestjuly since records began. sweden simply isn‘t set upa records began. sweden simply isn‘t set up a high temperatures. the buildings are designed to in the late, key people warm and snowy winters, and very few officers have air conditioning. but the countryside has been worst affected. the worst wildfires were decades are still being tackled by firefighters from around the eu after sweden called for international assistance. more hot weather is on the way in the coming week. 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. now look at this year. it‘s 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 now the answer. absolutely yes. perhaps 15 or 20 years ago, we would have said it was possible but we can‘t say whether a particular weather 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 averagejune 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 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. moron that breaking story. a web designer from london moron that breaking story. a web designerfrom london has been found guilty of manslaughter after killing his dating a speedboat crash on the thames. sophie long was in court. this was by a majority verdict? that's right. we got that verdict? that's right. we got that verdict in the last few minutes here in court ten at the old bailey. they we re in court ten at the old bailey. they were asked if they had come to a majority verdict and said yes, and they decided that jack shepherd was guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence, with a majority of 11—1. thejury were then negligence, with a majority of 11—1. the jury were then told that he had not been in court, jack shepherd, throughout this trial, because he had absconded. they had not been told that before he delivered —— before they delivered their verdict,

because they did not want it to prejudice their decisions. when the head that verdict, charlotte brown‘s family cash she was just 2a when she died at her mother and family were in court, they gasped, and there we re in court, they gasped, and there were gasps from her older sister as well. there were subs from the public gallery. a very difficult period the charlotte‘s family. she was just 2a. a period the charlotte‘s family. she wasjust 2a. a bright, happy woman. they went out for dinner at the shard, very swanky restaurant, and then went for a boat trip on the thames. but the boat she went in with jack shepherd, he drove it to fast and was going well than twice the speed limit. they had been drinking throughout the night, had two bottles of wine before they even left the restaurant, and took champagne on board, and he then allowed her to take the wheel. they had gone down the thames, turned around, they were going very fast, the wrong side of the river, and then he said that he allowed her to ta ke then he said that he allowed her to take the wheel for the thrill. the prosecution said that was sheer madness. today, a jury has convicted

of manslaughter by gross negligence. sophie, thank you. sophie long at the old bailey with that update. you are watching afternoon live. rachel is just are watching afternoon live. rachel isjust finishing her script! are watching afternoon live. rachel is just finishing her script! the business news in a moment, but first, the headlines. the heatwave continues across the uk. the met office says the mercury has reached 35 degrees at heathrow, making it the hottest day of the year so far. ajudge rejected year so far. a judge rejected an appeal from the bbc to take its privacy case against sir cliff richard to the court of appeal. appeal. a 30—year—old man has been found guilty of killing his dating a speedboat crash on the thames. jack shepherd was found guilty of the manslaughter by gross negligence of charlotte brown. hello. facebook shahs are down 19% on the nasdaq this morning. —— facebook shares. they reported that the

number of active users group, but not as fast as investors hoped. more on this in a moment. the us and eu have agreed to avoid an all—out trade war and work to lower tariffs. mr trump‘s threat to impose tariffs on european cars was put aside, but in the us, car—makers ford and general motors have already lowered profit forecasts for the year, citing higher steel and other many prices, caused by the tariffs president trump has already imposed on european imports. in like—for—like sales of donald grew by a% injune after the fast—food chain saw growth across all regions. sales in the us rose by 2.6%, and internationally, a.9%, driven primarily by the uk and france. yesterday, we were talking about poor interest rates the savers. today, a report that says many households don‘t actually have savings? yes, this report from the

treasury committee looked at the fa ct treasury committee looked at the fact that many households not only have unsustainable debt levels, but they have no savings buffer for a rainy day. they also looked at things like debt collection, saying that local and central government debt collection practices are the worst in class, and they need to be reformed. it also says the government needs to do more to encourage us to save, and points out that there are around 12 million people who are not saving enough for their retirement. that suck about this with clare walters a chartered financial planner. thank you for joining us. —— let‘s talk about this. why aren‘t enough people saving enough money? we have had years of saving enough money? we have had yea rs of low saving enough money? we have had years of low wage growth coupled with rising cost of living, which makes it very hard for people to manage their household finances. so we are in a situation now where we have historic levels of personal debt and really low levels of savings, and as you mentioned, a lot of people don't have any savings at all. it is estimated that over 7 million households in the uk have less than £1000 in savings. now,

claire, what can the government do to change that situation, to encourage us to save more? they could reflect on the fact that tax relief does not incentivise people to save, and instead, they sort of highlight that cash bonuses and matched savings schemes seem to be much more effective. i think a lot of people don't understand interest rates, and i think simple schemes would be much more effective. so things like the help to save scheme, which the government is trialling at the moment. this is for people who are in receipt of working tax credits universal credit. the government could extend a scheme like that for people with low finances to help build up an emergency savings pot. and there we re emergency savings pot. and there were specific criticism in this report of central and local government at how they deal with people who have fallen into debt, often by things like high council tax bills. what were they criticising and what were they

recommending? well, the report was criticising the manner in which local authorities in particular go after things like rent arrears. 0ne thing that is quite interesting, obviously, consumer credit is very highly regulated, but there's not really the same level of regulation and how things like local authorities pursue debts. people would generally like to think they're quite respectful of people, but it seems they would describe him as overzealous and aggressive, and the report challenging —— challenges them to at least come up to the standards required of industry when they are going after debts, and that way, they should be supporting people who are the most vulnerable members of society. claire walsh, chartered financial planner, thank you for your time. a lot of talk about facebook and its share price. yes, currently down 18.5% on the nasdaq. that follows facebook figures for the second quarter, april, may and june, which we re quarter, april, may and june, which were released last night after the

markets closed. 0n were released last night after the markets closed. on paper, they sound not bad, profits of $5.1 billion, which many companies that take apple. that is up 31% in the same period last year. revenues, all the income they have coming in, $13.2 billion, and that is up a2% year—on—year. but expenses grew even faster. expenses were up more than 50% to $7.a billion. and active monthly users, although that figure grew, up11%, it monthly users, although that figure grew, up 11%, it was not as fast as investors hoped, the slowest growth rate of two years, and that is where we have seen the share price falling so we have seen the share price falling so drastically on nasdaq. let‘s hear from paul blake on the floor of the new york stock exchange. facebook, right now, as ofjune, has 2.2 billion active monthly users, which isa billion active monthly users, which is a huge number, and that number rose by 11%. so it is still growing.

here is the key. that growth figure is the lowest it has seen in two years, and that has spooked markets. the other figures it's spending. it has been plagued by privacy and fake news concerns. it will have to spend some money to address those, and over the next two years as does that, it is saying that it will really feel the pinch. paul blake on the floor of the new york stock exchange. and these are the markets. yes, i‘m super thursday, so many companies report today as the end of the second quarter and the end of the second quarter and the end of the first half, that the markets call it super thursday. royal dutch shell, anglo—american, sky doing well, lots of new subscribers. their share prices up. royal dutch shell posted quite a strong set of results, but not as strong as investors hoped, and that is why they have seen a fall. anglo—american‘s earnings up, but concerns over commodity prices, so the share prices down. we will talk about that in the next hour, this

idea of super thursday. is it a good idea of super thursday. is it a good idea to keep investors informed, or a bad idea when it comes investment? we will speak later about that. thank you! now, arctic monkeyss, florence and the machine, and 0asis are among the names shortlisted for this year‘s mercury music prize. arctic monkeys have earned theirfourth nomination for the prestigious award, which was established in 1992 as an alternative to the brits. this report from our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba contains flash photography. they won for their debut album back in 2006. now, arctic monkeys have been shortlisted again, their fourth nomination. it‘s a third nomination for florence and the machine for the critically acclaimed high as hope. 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 music prize. no yes, it is the first time for me, it is amazing, and secretly something i have always wanted, and has never come to fruition. 21—year—old georgia smith has had a huge star to her career, winning the british critics choice award, and working with the likes of drake. she has an shortlisted for her debut album. when you are making this album, did it feel special? that feel like you had nailed everything away you wanted to? well, i love that, and my family liked it, and loves italy, so i thought i have done a good job, yet. it's done a good job, yet. it‘s not just household done a good job, yet. it‘s notjust household names. jazz act sons of kennett made the shortlist to. i think it has been

building momentum. people taking a real interest in our project. —— sons of kemet. the negi prizesjust an amazing addition to what has already been a fantastic year. today‘s nominationss may not have a huge impact on sales for artists like noel gallagher, but for sons of kemet king krule, it could have a massive impact on the number of people who will get to hear their music. now, let‘s now, let‘s have a look at that record—breaking weather. here‘s tomasz schafernaker. so, we have hit 35 degrees exactly in london‘s heathrow airport in the last hour or so. less than an hour ago, so last hour or so. less than an hour ago, so every last hour or so. less than an hour ago, so every fact now reached the forecast— today, and it is still just about possible that the temperature will go up a little bit further, but probably not an awful lot more. across the country, hot

air is also streaming northwards, but we have been promised some rain and storms and some showers over the next couple of days, and we are already seeing signs of that right now. broadly speaking, we are still ina now. broadly speaking, we are still in a relatively clear window of weather, with hot air streaming in from the south. so this is what it looks like more or less right now. 35 in london, and we are seeing the possibility of some showers and isolated thunderstorms breaking out across parts of england, and here is the beginning of that low—pressure and will be heading our way. some rain in northern ireland, also some further showers breaking out across parts of eastern england, and a hot evening. 27 at least in london, and temperatures widely into the high teens, approaching 20 celsius at this time in the evening. 0n teens, approaching 20 celsius at this time in the evening. on friday, we look to this area of low pressure out of the west of us to start pushing in whether france in our direction, and with that, oceanic

air, so things will also start to cool off eventually across the western half of the uk. still, for a time, we could see some heat across east anglia and the south—east, possibly into the 30s, but also some thunderstorms breaking out, and some of those could be pretty vicious. thinking is that through the course of friday, weather fronts are marching in, but across this part of the country later, friday, we could see some pretty severe thunderstorms and a potential for flash floods inc. by saturday, that weather fronts is out of the way. this front is here in the north sea, and basic way everywhere to the west of it, fresh atlantic air. i say fresher, it is still 25—26 to greece, but it will feel a lot fresher. but for most of us, mostly into the high teens all old 20s. 0n most of us, mostly into the high teens all old 20s. on sunday, showers coming in, probably not too much in the way of rainfall across the south—east in this situation. maybe some hit and miss showers, but a breezy day with a fair bit of cloud and most of the showers will be across the west. temperatures on

sunday back down to where they should be, so we have got a very hot evening away from any of us. the heat is reduced in the selfies tomorrow, and then after that, it is cooler. hello, you‘re watching afternoon live. i‘m simon mccoy. today at a: it‘s officially the hottest day of the year as the mercury reaches 35 degrees at heathrow, and there‘s a warning heatwaves may become common in the uk, killing thousands every year. heatmaps show how temperatures in our cities are soaring. now mps say the government must do more to protect people.

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 that they are able to cope with higher temperatures. a 30—year—old man has been found guilty of killing his date in a speedboat crash on the thames. jack shepherd was convicted of the manslaughter of charlotte brown. a high courtjudge refuses to give the bbc permission to appeal a ruling that the corporation breached sir cliff richard‘s privacy in its coverage of a raid on his home. the former pakistan cricket captain imran khan has claimed victory in the country‘s general election. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. azi fami. yes, simon. the decision to name adil rashid in the england squad for the first test against india has drawn criticism. rashid has said he wants to concentrate purely on limited—overs cricket and hasn‘t played a test match since 2016. we‘ll have reaction from the england selectors coming up at half four. we will see you then.

and tomasz schafernaker has all the weather. tomasz. another scorcher. the hot air has spread from the midlands to yorkshire where temperatures are approaching the low 30s. temperatures are approaching the low 305. it temperatures are approaching the low 30s. it is notjust in the south east, we have hit 35 degrees, making it the hottest day of the year as per hour forecast. we will talk to you later, thank you very much. also coming up... remembering mary ellis — the oldest surviving female pilot to fly in the second world war has died at the age of 101. hello, everyone, this is afternoon live. i‘m simon mccoy. whatever your feelings about the current heatwave — some love it, some hate it — it‘s clear we‘re going to have to get used to these conditions in future.

it‘s now officially the hottest day so far this year, with 35 degrees recorded at heathrow. mps are warning that the number of heat—related deaths in the uk could treble — to 7,000 a year by 2050 — unless the government acts quickly. 0ur 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 2,000 deaths. by 2050, the mps expect climate change to travel number to 7,000 deaths, unless the government acts quickly. the heatwaves affect our health, our well—being and our productivity. the message in 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. 0rusing 0r using recreational drugs. where you live is a risk factor. andrei is a blind musician who works at home in london, his house is nearly 30 degrees and very uncomfortable. we‘re not built for such weather, we‘re built for winter. it often feels stagnant in here and with the heat and no rain, it‘s quite difficult to work. thermal—imaging cameras show that living in a city increases the risk of overheating, the yellow showing how pavements pump out heat. coolers in the area.

the dark patches show the clear benefit of trees. the mps want a shade giving trees protected. it makes the position of city council to fell thousands of mature trees even more controversial in a warming world. these apartments offer one solution to homes overheating. their retractable sun shades are controlled from indoors. the apartments behind have balconies that cut out the fiercest sun from the windows below and experts say we have to plan homes for a hotter britain. we would like the 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. for children, this is a summer from heaven, and it looks like hot summers will increasingly become the new normal, but the mps are saying that while the children are having fun, we must make sure that the elderly are also protected. so, how can we 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 want maximum workplace temperatures and relaxed dress codes. but put this in perspective, life in developing countries will be much harder as the climate overheats. the uk can afford to adapt to its heatwaves. poor nations cannot. 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 heat wave is no fun. getting to work for many right now is even on pleasant. temperatures on the underground have

hit a0 degrees on some lines, leaving many feeling faint, sweaty and a bit bad tempered. you arrive at work feeling pretty awful. you are perspiring, the entirejourney. it is really, really uncomfortable, it is also very crowded.” it is really, really uncomfortable, it is also very crowded. i live on ce ntre it is also very crowded. i live on centre line and that is really, really hot, unbearable, i avoid centre line and that is really, really hot, unbearable, iavoid it at all costs. you constantly go on the back foot, turning up to a meeting hot and sticky and trying to cool down before you run into the meeting, it isjust unbelievable. cool down before you run into the meeting, it isjust unbelievablem is those on the front line providing vital services that are really feeling the heat. nurses in some hospitals have reported challenging conditions on wards of temperatures above a0 degrees. conditions on wards of temperatures above 40 degrees. we had an example ofa above 40 degrees. we had an example of a nurse who had to be hospitalised after doing long shifts ina hospitalised after doing long shifts in a really hot accident and emergency environment. so serious concern. they themselves, nurses them becoming the patients. experts seem them becoming the patients. 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 higher summer temperatures. but what can the most vulnerable people do right now to protect themselves? the most important thing we can all do over these two days of what looking like really very hot temperatures is looking out for others. certain people, older people, very young children and babies and people with long—term health conditions can struggle more than others in this heat 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, it is a dream, the forecast promising an endless summer of good weather, paddling pools and ice cream. so maybe there are some workers pleased with the weather.” think the heart the better really. there is a point where perhaps people stop coming out. but for as, we need the sunshine. if it is around 30 degrees, yes, that is good for us, people still want ice cream. with the hot weather predicted to

continue into august, potentially breaking the all—time uk record of their 2.5 degrees, we will all have to work hard to adapt to renew normal. —— 30 2.5. 0ur correspondentjenny kumah is in hyde park, where temperatures could reach upwards of 35 degrees. and not that busy behind you. this afternoon has been absolutely stunning. i have noticed the football has increased with people coming into the park and playing football and cricket. the winds now and again gets up and a man has been flying his kite. it seems people are making the most of the hot weather. they have been over the past few days spending more money, buying more ice cream and bottled water in the area. but it does present some challenges for the park authorities. for example, a lush green lawns you normally get in here are struggling, they are parched and yellow, although i did notice watering going

on earlier today. and they are reminding people not to use a barbecue because of the increased risk of fire because of the hot weather. so it seems that people are out and about enjoying it and those who are not, there may be respite on the way, with some areas forecast to have thunderstorms, bringing down the temperature slightly over the next few days. 0ne next few days. one person behind you is braving these temperatures and sun cream also in evidence? yes, quite a few people have been sensible and they have stuck to the shade. earlier on, people were out here sunbathing. catching those rays. and the advice of course is to keep in the shade and avoid being out in the sun between 11am and three p:m., and keep hydrated, use suncream and look out for the young and the old. jenny, thank you very much, from hyde park, in central london. and tonight at 8:30,

we‘ll have a special programme about the recent global heatwave — ‘feeling the heat‘ here on bbc news. a man‘s been found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence — after a woman he was taking out on his speedboat fell into the thames and drowned. jack shepherd was on a date with charlotte brown in december 2015. sophie long has been looking at the background to this case. it was meant to be a romantic evening for charlotte, but her date‘s disregard for her safety ended on the 2a—year—old‘s death. she was intelligent, funny. just the best daughter ever. the best friend, the girls‘ best friend. we‘ll never get over losing her. charlotte met jack shepherd on an online dating site. their evening began in a restaurant at the shard, one of london‘s most striking skyscrapers. they shared two bottles of wine.

he picked up the bill of £150. then they went back to his houseboat in hammersmith and onto his speedboat, taking champagne on board with them. in the dark and cold, they travelled downriver. shepherd was in control of the boat, and going around twice the speed limit. once they passed the houses of parliament and under westminster bridge, they turned back. just beyond battersea bridge, they slowed down. shepherd said he let charlotte take control for the thrill. that was sheer madness, according to the prosecution. the boat then moved across the river and hit an object, either a floating piece of timber or a tree trunk. the accident happened on this stretch of the thames. both jack and charlotte were flung into the cold water, and the boat capsized. jack was found just there before wandsworth bridge, clinging to the side of the upturned boat. charlotte was found nearby, but she later died in hospital. shepherd didn‘t turn

up for his trial. thejury never got to see him in the dock. but he was interviewed by the police after the accident. the court heard he‘d used the same routine with other women, and he‘d been warned before about speeding on the river. his boat also had potentially dangerous defects. the rnli was part of the rescue team on the night. its an iconic waterway, and we encourage people to engage and use the river, but let's do it safely. so the use of life jackets, the use of vhf radio, making sure your craft is safe. at the moment, anyone can take a boat onto the river for their personal use, without any experience. charlotte‘s parents want that to change. five people have been seriously injured — including two with life—threatening injuries — in a bus crash in hampshire. the accident happenend on andover road, in 0akley, just outside basingstoke. a spokesperson for stagecoach, whose bus was involved, said that the vehicle appeared to have left the road.

multiple ambulances and an air ambulance were sent to the scene. rivals claim there has been vote rigging and interference from the armed forces in pakistan, as paul adams reports. a night of wild celebrations imran khan. and his supporters. these people worship the former cricketer and feel that pakistan is on the brink of change. a short time ago, he claimed victory and thanked his supporters. translation: i want to talk about the members of my party, we had threats of suicide bombings and i want to thank my followers that in spite of all

of this, we have contested these elections and i thank god that we have succeeded and we have gotten this mandate. but the old guard is not conceding defeat yet. supporters of the former and now jailed prime minister calling this an assault on democracy. his brother, shahbaz, says he rejects the result utterly and is talking of blatant rigging. throughout the campaign, there are accusations that pakistan‘s powerful military is siding with imran khan. 26 years ago, imran khan was a national hero, leading pakistan‘s 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. he has campaigned on corruption and his apparent closeness to

religious hardliners has entered the epithet taliban khan. however much wants to ignore them, imran khan has to work with them. he has a working relationship with them, just like the opposition do. he is no different. the military is extremely important, given that pakistan is a state of war and a huge enemy in india, so any prime minister like imran khan has to work with the military. imran khan‘s party seems to win the most seats, not an outright majority, but almost certainly enough to put together a coalition. pakistan‘s new prime minister will face formidable challenges — a deepening economic crisis and plenty of political opponents. you‘re watching afternoon live, these are our headlines... the heatwave continues across the uk — the met office say the mercury has reached 35 degress at heathrow making it the hottest

day of the year so far. a 30—year—old man has been found guilty of killing his date in a speedboat crash on the thames. jack shepherd was convicted of the manslaughter of charlotte brown. a high courtjudge refuses to give the bbc permission to appeal a ruling that the corporation breached sir cliff richard‘s privacy in its coverage of a raid on his home. abdul rashid has been selected for the first test against india despite saying he wants to concentrate on limited overs cricket. he has not played a test since december 2016. ireland have a shot at the world cup to top pool b, beating india, meaning england cannot now mollify immediately for the quarterfinals. stage 18 of the tour de france is under way, british team sky rider geraint thomas started two minutes ahead of the pack as he chases his first tour title. i will be back with more on those stories at half—past. the home secretary, sajid javid, has announced that specialist

clinicians will be able to legally prescribe medicinal cannabis as soon as this autumn. the policy change follows a review into the status of the drug back injune, and will mean patients with ‘exceptional medical need‘ will be able to access cannabis for medical use. but the home office says this will not pave the way for legalised recreational use. here‘s what our medical correspondent, fergus walsh, told me earlier. several cases where parents were denied the right to bring in cannabis oil products reduced overseas, their children had severe epilepsy and then they ended up in hospital having seizures. and it was one case after another outlet sajid javid to announce a review which has been very quickly done. and he has now said that by the autumn, there will be a decision, product by product, on which ones are going to be allowed to be prescribed by

specialist doctors. they will make the decision, we‘re not talking gps, the decision, we‘re not talking gps, the front line people in the treatment? before that, the department of health and the medicines regulator, they will individually look at each product. the thing about cannabis medicines, there is no doubt that some of them do work. there two products, in fa ct, do work. there two products, in fact, the uk is the biggest producer of cannabis to licensed medicine and 300 tonnes of cannabis produced legally in the uk each year. the problem is from these products produced overseas which are not pharmaceutical products, they don‘t have a european or an american licence. and it is those that have been stopped at the border, so to speak. and they will now come under this review. i spoke to one mother today who say she is absolutely thrilled. she was given a special temporary licence for her daughter, she has legally bought in the product. hopefully, by the autumn,

she should be able to go and get that prescription and get it legally here. i said there were distressing cases because these are children suffering from bet that this medicine seems to ease. yes, they have rare forms of very hard to treat apoplexy. some children could have as many as 100 seizures a day. —— epilepsy. a lot of these products, a lot of them bought in the netherlands where they are legal, and a lot have stopped the seizures. and so they will want to make sure the home office does comply with what it suggests today and does make those products easier to prescribe. the question is when is this happening? by the autumn, they have given an undertaking it will happen by then and i am sure those parents will hold the government to it. now on afternoon live, let‘s go nationwide

and see what‘s happening around the country — in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. sally taylor is in southampton, and we can hear more about the remarkable life of spitfire pilot mary ellis, who has sadly passed away aged 101. a remarkable lady. indeed, she was. 0ver a remarkable lady. indeed, she was. over the years on sale today, we have spoken to her many times. followed her life on the isle of wight where she was living. website trailblazer, inspiration, legend, we hear them all the time, but it is very true of who she was. the tributes to mary ellis. she grew up in 0xfordshire and she was bitten by the flying bug early and took a first flight at 11 and she learns to fly at school. she joined the berkshire —based air transport auxiliary and she flew aircraft from the factories where they were made to the airfields where they were needed. around about 76 different

types of aircraft including bombers and fighters she flew. she also flew a00 and fighters she flew. she also flew 400 spitfires, which were very special to her, and she told us last year. i loved the spitfire. your favourite aircraft? yes. everybody's favourite. it is a simple ofjust freedom. spitfire. that was just last year and she was very active until her death. 0h, she was, very, very active. it was only earlier this year, in may, that she attended a reception at downing street to mark the centenary of the raf. she also went to the premiere of the film spitfires a couple of weeks ago. retired authorjohn michael who knew her well was amongst those who spent time with her as part of those raf 100 commemorations and today, he paid his own tribute to mary. there were a lot of veteran is their

ten, 15 years younger than mary at 101 and she was in fine battle. so sad to hear last night that she died. but, look, she led a life. i mean, she led a life! it was a remarkable life. she was breaking the glass ceiling for women before anybody had invented a glass ceiling. indeed. the tributes, hundreds of tributes pouring in for mary and after the war, she managed sandown airport on the isle of wight where she loved living for about 20 years. at the start of this year, she was awarded the freedom of the island and it is nice to know that the council leader today has said they are looking at ways to further recognise her remarkable life. so i think that we could see some sort of memorial to her and i think an awful lot of people will be very happy to pay that tribute in some way to her. iam sure, pay that tribute in some way to her. i am sure, and plenty more at 6:30pm

on bbc one. theresa may has been paying tribute to her this afternoon as well. thank you very much. thank you. if you would like to see more and those stories, you can access them by the bbc iplayer and we go nationwide every weekday afternoon at 4:30 p:m.. excellent for today, we we re at 4:30 p:m.. excellent for today, we were a bit earlier this afternoon because we expect an event, a news conference at a:30pm with michel barnier and the new brexit secretary, we will bring you that. you‘re watching afternoon live. a high courtjudge has refused to give the bbc permission to appeal his ruling that the corporation breached the privacy of sir cliff richard in its coverage of a raid on his home in berkshire in 2014. the bbc has apologised to sir cliff for the distress caused, but wanted permission to appeal because it argues thejudgement

could threaten press freedom. it will now have to decide whether to take its case directly to the court of appeal. the corporation has also agreed to pay £850,000 to cover the legal fees sir cliff richard has incurred. 0ur correspondent, helena lee, explained more about the appeals procedure from outside the court in central london. we are waiting to hear, simon, from the bbc. we‘re not expecting any kind of statement yet, but the bbc does have that option now of taking this to the court of appeal to get permission from a judge at the court of appeal as to whether they can appeal thejudgment. of appeal as to whether they can appeal the judgment. in court of appeal as to whether they can appeal thejudgment. in court in the last as minutes, the judge appeal thejudgment. in court in the last as minutes, thejudge here refused permission to appeal. to give you some of the words that mr justice mann used to describe some of the arguments the bbc put forward when they were looking for this appeal, he described them as, wrong,

irrelevant, and meaningless. with no prospect of success. but if you look at the bbc‘s‘s skeleton argument which we were handed, in that, they say, the proposed appeal has a real prospect of success. but things have ended here now, the bbc can go to the court of appeal for permission. they have 21 days in which they have to do that. but we have not had any indication yet as to whether they will take it further. this will cost licence free payers money and we have already heard to date of significant costs paid to cliff richard. yes, if there is an appeal, that will not be as expensive as the original case earlier this year. that is because they will not call witnesses. what they do in an appeal, they go through caselaw. it will not be as expensive, it still will not be as expensive, it still will cost quite a lot of money, and

as you say, 850 thousand pounds is how much the bbc has agreed to pay sir cliff richard in legal costs, thatis sir cliff richard in legal costs, that is an initial figure, sir cliff richard in legal costs, that is an initialfigure, that sir cliff richard in legal costs, that is an initial figure, that is on account, that means that bigger is very likely to increase. they also have to pay south yorkshire police a huge amount of money. to put it very simply, at this stage, at the moment, the bbc is looking at at the moment, the bbc is looking at a bill of around £1.s at the moment, the bbc is looking at a bill of around £1.5 million and thatis a bill of around £1.5 million and that is expected to go up. that was from outside the royal courts ofjustice. time for a look at the weather. the hottest day so far. we have registered that if i put 0 degrees in heathrow. and even across the midlands, temperatures in the low 30s —— 3s the midlands, temperatures in the low 30s —— 35 degrees. temperatures in the mid—30s now and in the next couple of hours, the temperatures might creep up a fraction. but

pretty much on target. the record of 36.7 fourjuly still stands and at the moment, it is looking increasingly unlikely we will reach that. how are these record temperatures recorded, what are the facts behind what the temperature is? you mean when it gets hot, why do we get such high values? you see, i wish i had said that! 0bviously you see, i wish i had said that! obviously in heatwave, we need the source. obviously in heatwave, we need the source. there is nothing unusual about it. it is hot air from the south, it is just very unusual for it to travel some more north to our clouds. but to achieve these really high values, 35, inland, you need particularly calm weather and dry ground. you need a lot of strong sunshine which is what we have had for a long time. and the reason why we need very dry ground is, if the ground is wet and we had a bit of a shower or something, the heat from

the sun that hits the ground will be used to evaporate that dampness. but in this case, it is not, it is just scorching it. we have a big moment tomorrow, we have a lunar eclipse at some point, so have a lunar eclipse at some point, so how will we be able to see that, is it better tomorrow? you want clear skies for the lunar eclipse. it will be dark by then. we hope the skies were clear. the chances are that it will be cloudy and some parts of the country. but i think there is a good chance some of those will see it. so, let‘s talk about the next, this afternoon. we have been reporting thunderstorms are coming. bring is up—to—date. the storms are expected to break out even a bit later with a chance of storms across parts of the midlands right now and northern england. they could be torrential. but very isolated for the moment. going to the weather map now... i

wa nt to going to the weather map now... i want to show you where the storms. hopefully... yes. hopefully, you can hear me now. anyway, here we go. these are the temperatures i was talking about a little bit earlier. 35 at heathrow, 3a.1, central london, bedford, 33 celsius. so obviously very hot outside. this is what it is right now. let‘s talk about the storms we are going to get over the next 24 hours. this area of low pressure in the atlantic, that is going to swing in across the country, but what happens is quite often, before the main weather front arrives, we see showers breaking out inland so they are not linked to the weather front, the weather fronts are still out there but we are seeing many miles, 300 miles ahead

of it, shower is breaking out producing a lot of cloud. sometimes, these showers stop the temperatures from rising further. so that will certainly happen for the rest of today, showers and downpours, local showers, breaking out. thursday evening, at 11pm this evening, 27 in london, 25 in merseyside and that is outside in your garden and in the streets, the houses are a lot hotter, over 30 degrees, they store heat. but that heat will be wafted away eventually in the coming days because this pool of cool air in the atla ntic because this pool of cool air in the atlantic will come our way. and it is quite slow moving. so this is friday, still around about here, this is where the weather front is, but ahead of it, still getting heat of the day storms breaking out. because there will be more of the storms tomorrow, the temperatures will be quite a bit lower, 29 in london and maybe the mid—30s in east anglia. 0nce

london and maybe the mid—30s in east anglia. once the weather front moves on saturday, noticed this big change in the wind direction. so we get oceanic air rather than hot continental air all the way from france and spain and effectively africa. so back down to the mid—20s, which for some others will be a shock to the system. and the low 20s for many. and this is the weather map many have not seen for a long time. it has been weeks and weeks since low pressure has moved off the atla ntic since low pressure has moved off the atlantic bringing a breeze and showers and temperatures of close to the average, which is 22, 23 celsius. so a big, big massive change on the way this weekend, a welcome change for many, and it does look as though the week is going to stay much fresher, there will be some showers around, and then there are indications that in around seven, eight days and maybe sooner, temperatures could be creeping back up, especially across the south of

the country. so that is it, you up—to—date. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. it is officially the hottest day of the year, with temperatures reaching 35 degrees at heathrow. and there‘s a warning that heatwaves may become common in the uk and kill thousands every year. a 30—year—old man has been found guilty of killing his date in a speedboat crash on the thames. jack shepherd was convicted of the manslaughter by gross negligence of charlotte brown. the former pakistan cricket captain, imran khan, has claimed victory in the country‘s general election a high courtjudge refuses to give the bbc permission to appeal a ruling that the corporation breached sir cliff richard‘s privacy in its coverage of a raid on his home. the bbc will now have to decide whether to take its case directly to the court of appeal. as his country mourns more than 80 dead, greece‘s defence minister says illegal construction contributed to the country‘s worst ever wildfire disasters. let‘s get the sport now on afternoon

light. the countdown to the first england test against india is under way and it is not going that movie? adil rashid has been included in england‘s squad for the first test against india — but it‘s a decision which has drawn widespread criticism. he has said he wants to concentrate purely on limited overs cricket, which he chose to opt out of four—day cricket. and though he‘s a regular in england‘s short form teams, he hasn‘t actually played a test match since facing india in december 2016. former england captain michael vaughan called the decision to include rashid ridiculous, and yorkshire‘s chief executive, mark arthur, said he hopes england know what they‘re doing to adil and the county game. but national selector ed smith has responded to claims that rashid‘s selection sets a bad precedent. moving forward we are very clear.

this is an unusual one of set of circumstances which we have discussed. for players to be eligible to play for england at test level starting from next year, they have to have a contract to play in the county championship. moving forward it will not be the case that you can say you don‘t want to play championship cricket. adil rashid is in no doubt about that. he knows that next year he will have do have a red ball contract if he wishes to be available for selection in test cricket. the situation we are in now is unusual. he has already signed a white ball only contract with yorkshire. that seems to be fixed. asa yorkshire. that seems to be fixed. as a result we are prepared to consider him for a selection for the summer consider him for a selection for the summerand consider him for a selection for the summer and the winter. essentially it is a one—off. the first test starts on the 1st of august at edgbaston.

back in may, manchester united were rocked by the news that sir alex ferguson had undergone surgery for a brain haemorrhage — and we‘ve heard from him today. yes, there was obviously a lot of concern at the time, and sir alex has been recovering since undergoing emergency surgery. he‘s now spoken publicly for the first time. in a video message released by manchester united, sir alex ferguson thanked wellwishers. let‘s hearfrom him. hello. just a quick message first of all to thank the medical staff at macclesfield salford royal and alexandra hospitals. believe me, without those people who gave me such great care i would not be sitting here today. so, thank you from me and my family. thank you very much. that is all the sport. back to some breaking news. yes, because the eu chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, is

holding a press conference with dominic raab. they have had a new round of talks on brexit. first, we need to finalise the outstanding issues of the agreement, including the legally operated backstop for ireland and northern ireland. second, we need to agree on a political declaration and our future relationship. ladies and gentlemen, let me focus first on the future relationship. last friday, i made some initial comments on the uk's made some initial comments on the uk‘s white paper. this week, confirmed that the uk proposals on security mark a real step forward. the uk has provided new guarantees for the protection of fundamental rights, and the uniform application

of law. the white paper commits the uk to membership of the european convention on human rights human rights. it recognises the european court ofjustice as the only arbiter of new law. these are important safeguards. the possibilities of what we can do together on international security, in particular on data exchange. based on the protection of personal data and based on reciprocal city, the uk can explore the possibilities for a close corporation on the following points. 0ne, close corporation on the following points. one, the exchange of dna, fingerprints, vehicle registration information. two, exchange of

passenger records to better track and identify individuals involved in terrorism and crime. three, swift and effective extradition based on the procedural rights of suspects. furthermore, i am the procedural rights of suspects. furthermore, iam particularly pleased with the progress in our talks on external security. we have a shared understanding of how to organise our future close corporation, including on sanctions, defence capabilities and crisis management. the uk is a member of the un security council. and an important player in security and defence. 0ur cooperation is even more important, even more important in today‘s geopolitical context. and

i recall that this cooperation will be in addition to what we do already together in nato. it binds agreements between the uk and certain member states. 0ur agreements between the uk and certain member states. our future economic relationship, it comes as no surprise, no surprise, that finding common ground between the eu 27 and the uk is more difficult. but, we have agreed already on a common denominator. the —— we both wa nt common denominator. the —— we both want a free trade agreement. in march, eu leaders proposed an unprecedented free—trade agreement.

another area of convergence between the eu and the uk is the need for ambitious customs arrangements. we are also both committed to a level playing field between our economics. but to be frank we are not at the end of the road yet. there are major issues to be discussed and questions to be answered. we share a clear understanding on the core principle that will define our future economic relationship. the uk and the eu will both preserve the autonomy of their decision making. both were preserved their regulatory autonomy. the uk wa nts to ta ke their regulatory autonomy. the uk wants to take back control of its money, law and borders. and we

discussed this point this morning. we will respect that. but the eu also wants to keep controls of its money, law and borders. and the uk should respect that. so, we share understanding in that regard. a clear exa m ple of understanding in that regard. a clear example of what this means concerns are future relationship in financial services. we discussed financial services. we discussed financial services. we discussed financial services this week and agreed that a future market access will be governed by autonomous decisions on both sides. we recognise the need for this autonomy ata time recognise the need for this autonomy at a time of granting equivalence decisions, but also at a time of withdrawing such decisions. and we

agreed to have close regulatory cooperation. this will also have to respect the autonomy of both parties. maintaining control of our money, law and borders also applies to the eu‘s customs policy. the eu cannot and will not delegate the application of its customs policy and rules, vat and excise duty collection. to a nonmember. they would not be subject to the eu governance structures. any customs arrangements, or customs union, and i would say the eu is open to a the customs union, must respect this principle. and in any case, a

customs union which would help to reduce friction at the border would come with our common commercial policy for goods. president juncker‘s visit to washington yesterday shows the importance of art common commercial policy. it shows that we are stronger together. any customs arrangement will have to be workable and must protect eu and national revenue without imposing additional costs on businesses and customs authorities. this is, ladies and gentlemen, the framework within which we will work with the uk over the coming weeks. and this week, the customs discussions have also been the backdrop to the backstop. we

have fewer agreement between the eu and the uk that the agreement must contain an all—weather insurance policy. we share the goal of avoiding a hard border on the island of art avoiding a hard border on the island ofartand avoiding a hard border on the island of art and macro. let me recall why. —— the island of ireland. because we agreed the access to the border has to be guaranteed, no matter what the future relationship will be. of course,... s—macro future relationship will be. of course, . . . s—macro you future relationship will be. of course,... s—macro you don‘t need me to tell you we have got a problem with that line. michel barnier saying there are still major issues to be discussed. questions to be answered. we will return and hope that that line lasts longer. michel barnier. after the uk's

withdrawal, it would be unacceptable for ireland, northern ireland, for the uk as a whole and obviously for the uk as a whole and obviously for the 27. it would be unacceptable for ireland, northern ireland, the uk as a whole and obviously for the 27. ladies and gentlemen, we also agreed in march on the scope of the issues to be solved in the backstop. this week, we focused on the customs element of the backstop. the uk wa nts element of the backstop. the uk wants this to be a uk wide. as i said last week, we have no objection in principle to this. but we have doubts it can be done. at least without putting at risk the integrity of our customs union and

commercial policy, our regulatory policy. we have had an open and frank, and therefore useful discussion, on these issues. i think that the uk understood our concerns and respects our principles. the uk has promised to come back to us with concrete proposals that address our concerns. both teams will reflect on this in the coming weeks. the next time we meet will be made august. we must advance, we must advance and agreed on the legally authoritative backstop agreed on the legally authoritative ba cksto p to agreed on the legally authoritative backstop to conclude the withdrawal agreement. ladies and gentlemen, before i give the floor to dominic and take questions, let me just add

one more point. i have been focusing one more point. i have been focusing on all the open issues and the work that we have ahead of us in the next few weeks to conclude this withdrawal agreement. let‘s keep in mind that we have already agreed on a large part of the agreement, a very large part. more or less 80%. this includes the very important issue of citizens‘ rights, which has been our priority since the beginning of this negotiation. and the priority of the european parliament will continue to be our priority. but the job does not stop here. we will also have to work on making sure that the citizens on both sides can easily avail themselves of the rights that will

be guaranteed in the agreement. we are working with the home office and we are also working with member states on this point. thank you very much for your attention. states on this point. thank you very much foryourattention. now, dominic, the floor is yours. thank you for hosting us again. it‘s good to be back in brussels for a second time this month. this meeting comes ata time this month. this meeting comes at a crucial point in negotiations. a lot has been achieved to date thanks to the hard work of teams on both sides. we have reached agreement on the rights of the a million citizens who have chosen to make their home in the uk for the eu. we provided certainty for businesses during the implementation period that gives both sides of the time they need to prepare for a new relationship. we have reached agreement on the financial settlement. and we are stepping up our efforts on ourjoint commitment to respect the belfast agreement in all its parts, safeguarding the

historic progress it has fostered over the past two decades in northern ireland. our job over the past two decades in northern ireland. 0urjob now, one that we shared together, is to do three things. first, we must com plete three things. first, we must complete the withdrawal agreement, concluding the remaining issues. discussions this week have moved us closer again to an agreement on the last few remaining areas, including governance, data protection and administrative procedures. second, we need to complete the protocol on northern ireland and ireland. we must meet ourjoint commitments through the overall future relationship between the uk and the eu, which will provide a substantive, lasting solution. but, in keeping with our commitments to including —— to include legal text detailing the backstop arrangement, we advanced in june detailing the backstop arrangement, we advanced injune detailed proposals for the customs element of the backstop. we believe this proposal represents a practical way forward and it respects the

integrity of the eu and the constitutional and economic integrity of the united kingdom. 0ur teams have been discussing this issue in detail and at length. whilst of course more work needs to be done, our teams are approaching this issue in the right spirit. with pragmatism on both sides i‘m confident we can find a way to resolve it into a workable solution. that will be easier to achieve a pretty clear that the backstop, if it were to be exercised at all, could only be for a time limited period before the permanent future arrangements would become operational. it would not give rise to an extended limbo. last but by no means least, we need to work up a clear and precise vision of our future relationship and said this out ina future relationship and said this out in a political declaration to be signed alongside the withdrawal agreement. —— set this out. on the basis there is no deal until we have the whole deal, there will need to be at clear time frame and

obligation written into the withdrawal agreement, to move expeditiously from this declaration to the conclusion of the binding agreements that will give it effect in the course of the implementation period. today we have discussed some of the key proposals set out on the white paper on the future relationship. 0urapproach white paper on the future relationship. our approach is designed to strike a fair and balanced... 0ne designed to strike a fair and balanced... one that respects the eu autonomy just as balanced... one that respects the eu autonomyjust as it does the uk‘s sovereignty. the contours of our proposal, allow me to recap, on the economic side a free—trade area for goods that avoids either party imposing additional checks at border. protecting integrated supply chains and the jobs and livelihoods depend upon them. and meeting our commitments to northern ireland and ireland. this free—trade area would be underpinned by a common rule book and a new customs arrangement, with and a new customs arrangement, with an institutional framework that i would return to shortly. alongside

this free—trade area for goods, there would be new arrangements for services. while recognising our access will be different in future, we wa nt access will be different in future, we want to minimise barriers to trade between the united kingdom and the eu with specific arrangements for financial services tailored to our close and interdependent relationship in this particular sector. we have proposed robust commitments to ensure trade is open and fair. while i understand the eu's and fair. while i understand the eu‘s underlying concern, the commitment to open and fair trade must be met on both sides. we also wa nt to must be met on both sides. we also want to see corporation on energy and transport. and we propose a framework for mobility that enables the uk and eu citizens to travel to each other‘s countries, businesses and professionals to provide services, and our young people to enjoy the educational opportunities and the rich tapestry of cultural life across europe. 0n the security side, our proposal is to maintain

existing capabilities that the uk and the eu provides to protect our citizens. it is already clear from the discussions we have had this week that the white paper has brought a new dynamic to this particular part of our wider conversation. next we want to see continued coordination on foreign policy, defence and development issues, acting together to tackle some of the most pressing global challenges. it is always more effective to work side by side. beyond trade and security, we propose a new arrangements to ensure the continued free flow of data. co—operative accords to strengthen work from science and innovation to international developer. and a new approach to our annual negotiations and the sharing of fishing opportunities. we propose a joint institutional framework that respects our democratic prerogatives on both sides. and shows clear and

consistent interpretation, including of common rules. provides a clear and balanced approach to ending disputes by arbitration. and ultimately allows for the depoliticisation of our future relationship, which will need to be nurtured and reinforced over time. finally, i appreciate the questions posed by the commission. they were on temporary customs arrangement. we will address each one in detail. we will address each one in detail. we will continue to address any outstanding concerns. we have published two white papers detailing comprehensively how we incorporate in law the majority of the agreement agreed to date, and setting out our proposals as outlined on the future relationship. we have designed our proposals to respect the result of the referendum and the core principles of the eu. we have considered the innovative approaches the eu has taken in the past and the political weather has been there. in

some, uk has set out outlines in detail. those plans are ambitious, principled and pragmatic. i am committed to injecting new energy into these talks along with michelle. we have agreed to meet in mid—august. then to continue weekly discussions to clear away all the obstacles that lie in our path to a strong deal in october and one that works for both sides. we have got works for both sides. we have got work to do. thank you. we have no time for a limited number of questions due to the late hour already. let‘s start with james. already. let's start with james. james crisp from the daily telegraph. i am over here. over the other side. from the daily telegraph. i am over here. 0verthe other side. secretary of state, you have said in the past the payment of the brexit bill should be conditional on a future trade deal. this is not what was agreed under your predecessor. do you stand by that? and mr barnier, i

would be interested in your views on the previous comments regarding the bill. you have also said the eu will adapt if the uk changes its red lines, or evolves its position. do you think the white paper has evolved the position sufficiently? and if so, when will you adapt in—turn? and if so, when will you adapt in-turn? firstly, on the question you directed at me, we have been clear, as the eu has all along, that there is no deal until we give the whole deal. various different aspects, though a stroll, protocol, come a package. we had a discussion today about how in practice we make sure there is a link between those two crinkly areas, the withdrawal agreement and the future relationship. speaks in french.

so, both sides agreeing that there is still much to do. we believe our proposals on the irish backstop represent a practical way forward. that is how dominic raab describes progress as he saw it in what is still a major stumbling block in the ongoing talks over brexit. he said, we believe our proposals are practical. the next brexit negotiations scheduled for a mid august, according to michel barnier. the uk have promised to come back with concrete proposals to deal with eu concerns about the backstop. he said there are major issues to be discussed and questions to be

answered. we both want an ambitious free—trade agreement. he says the uk's free—trade agreement. he says the uk‘s proposals on security to mark a real step forward. and crucially, he said that they both want to conclude in october with a deal. that is the latest from brussels. the rest of the news coming up with ben brown. today at 5pm... it‘s the hottest day of the year — hitting a scorching 35 degrees celsius at heathrow. while many people are basking in the record temperatures, others are finding the long summer heatwave hard to bear. well, you arrive at work feeling pretty awful. you know, you are perspiring the entire journey. i mean, it is really, really u nco mforta ble. it is also very crowded. it is really humid, very hot. it is unbearable. it comes as mps warn that

heatwaves could become the new normal in the uk — and kill thousands every year. we‘ll be live at the nation‘s hotspots — and looking at the science behind the current wave of hot weather. the other main stories on bbc news at 5pm... medicinal cannabis is to be legalised on prescription in the uk. it follows the high—profile cases of children with severe epilepsy