tv Breakfast BBC News July 25, 2019 6:00am-8:31am BST
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good morning, welcome to breakfast, from westminster. on boris johnson's first full day in office after a radical shake—up of the cabinet. within hours of entering number 10, the new prime minister holds a major clear—out of the previous regime. new appointments include priti patel as home secretary, dominic raab as foreign secretary and jacob rees—mogg as leader of the house they and the rest of the new cabinet willjoin mrjohnson inside number 10 for their first meeting. that's shortly after 8:00 this morning. we'll take you through everything you need to know about the make—up of boris johnson's government.
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also this morning, are you ready for what could be the hottest day on record? there are warnings of travel disruption and and damage to health as the heatwave reaches its peak. we could hit 39 celsius, 102 fahrenheit, somewhere in the london area today. but the heat is not confined to the south—east, i will have all the details later. braced forjob cuts — nissan prepares to announce more than 10,000 roles will go around the world , workers in sunderland will learn this morning if they're affected. in sport, a historic day at lord's as ireland's cricketers mark their first test against england by bowling them out forjust 85 in two hours. good morning. it's thursday the 25th ofjuly. our top story: borisjohnson will chair his first cabinet meeting this morning, after a massive clear—out of theresa may's senior team.
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the new prime minister moved quickly to install brexiteers in key posts to help carry out his pledge to take the uk out of the eu by the end of october, with or without a deal. 0ur political correspondent, jessica parker reports on a day of resignations, sackings and promotions. a civilised start, meeting with the queen. then to downing street, taking his place on thejob he has wa nted taking his place on thejob he has wanted for so long. i have just been to see her majesty the queen, who has invited me to form a government, andi has invited me to form a government, and i have accepted. but to booze outside, borisjohnson was ruthless. some were sacked and some quit, but more than half of the old cabinet gone, including his leadership arrival, jeremy hunt, who will now
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have to sweat it out from the back benches. promoted, this is the uk's new chancellor, and brought in a new home secretary, leader of the house of commons, and foreign secretary. the most important thing is to get out of the eu by the end of october, prefera bly out of the eu by the end of october, preferably with a deal. mrjohnson saying he hasn't rearranged the cabinet, he has overhauled it, trying to forge a team dedicated to that brexit deadline. trying to forge a team dedicated to that brexit deadlinelj trying to forge a team dedicated to that brexit deadline. i think it is really important that people who are appointed have signed up to leaving the eu by the 31st of october. we have already had too much limbo. she was blamed for that limbo, although there was applause for the outgoing pm, and as he takes residence in number ten, applause for him to, but there is no shaking of the huge challenge ahead. so, all change then to the top jobs: sajid javid moves from
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the home office to the treasury, taking over from philip hammond as chancellor. priti patel returns to the fold as home secretary. she previously held the role of international development secretary, but resigned in 2017 after it emerged she held unauthorised meetings with israeli officials. dominic raab takes over from jeremy hunt as foreign secretary. he left his role of brexit secretary last year over his opposition to the withdrawal agreement. elsewhere, michael gove moves from environmental secretary to chancellor of the duchy of lancaster. he'll also be looking after no—deal brexit planning. and matt hancock stays on as health secretary, gavin williamson returns as education secretary and powerful backbencherjacob rees—mogg comes in as leader of the house of commons.
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let's go to our political correspondent nick eardley, who's in downing street. this is a very important day, at a time of enormous change. you are absolutely right, because in the next couple of hours we will see a com pletely next couple of hours we will see a completely different next couple of hours we will see a com pletely different tea m next couple of hours we will see a completely different team walking up downing street. if you were in any doubt that boris johnson wanted downing street. if you were in any doubt that borisjohnson wanted to stamp his authority on government right away, it is gone. it was a brutal cull yesterday of theresa may's team, and he has put his own people in their right away. some of the conservative party will be delighted, they will say finally the people who backed brexit are in control in downing street. 0thers will be horrified and really worried about the direction that this new government could take. more than half of the cabinet gone, boris johnson has his own folk in the top officers of state now. the big question is, what do they do with it? brexit will be the key thing,
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there is no doubt in borisjohnson‘s mind that we need to leave the eu by the end of october, but there will bea the end of october, but there will be a lot more to it. that first cabinet meeting, sometime after eight, maybe 8:30am, so the arrivals may be 7:45am, eight o'clock. also, the new pm will be addressing the house of commons for the first time, that will be later in the morning, sometime around 11. more from us throughout the morning. the team tell me right now it is 23 degrees at westminster, and i know it is going to get hot. how many times have we sat down at westminster and it has been so cold? i am very pleased that it is lovely for you.
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since you are not here looking after us since you are not here looking after us in the studio, you get to go out in shorts and play in the sunshine without you. ben is going to be in shorts, i'm promised it! britain is set for record—breaking heat today as temperatures could reach up to 39 degrees celsius. but the met office is warning of thunderstorms later on, which could bring flash flooding, power cuts and travel delays, as leigh milner explains. no matter where you are in the uk, there is no escaping the blazing heat. for surfers in cornwall, that is ok. but for these workers in london, not so much. in leicester there has been funding the fountains, and for these daredevils in birmingham, quite literally. even the tropical birds will find it hard to stay cool on what could be the hottest ever day in the uk. with temperatures expected to hit 39
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degrees today, health experts say we need to keep cool and hydrated, which means carrying plenty of this with you, and plenty of sunscreen. and a top tip — if you stay inside, make sure you close the windows and keep the curtains drawn if you want to stay cool. but if you are heading out, bear in mind network rail is morning of speed restrictions to stop the tracks from buckling in the heat. yesterday, divers in the thames found the body of a swimmer only a day after another man was found dead in a lake in the cotswolds. as the country prepares to break a world record, you are reminded to stay safe but have fun. temperatures are soaring in other parts of europe too. in paris it is expected to reach 42 degrees. the journalist stefan de vries joins us from there now. we were talking to charlie who is outside in westminster saying it is
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23 degrees in london at the moment at 6:10am. what is the temperature there, what is expected to happen?” just checked it, it is already 30 degrees and it is 7am here. the thermometer is going to touch 42 degrees here in paris, the warmest day in the history of the french capital, so it is going to be — it is going to be hell. it has been hot the whole week, yesterday was horrible and today will be even worse. it is interesting you say horrible, because we so often long for hot weather but this has really tiptoed over the edge, and there will be lots of concerns about safety a nd will be lots of concerns about safety and advice for people to keep cool safety and advice for people to keep cool. yes, it has been warm since may, and don't forget, today will be the warmest day ever, but the last warmest day ever was only a month ago. so paris and the rest of france has seen very hot weather with a lot of health risks. the city of paris
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has opened rooms with air conditioning, as it is not standard here in homes and offices, so you can look on the internet where there are cool rooms. they also installed ta ps are cool rooms. they also installed taps where you can drink water. clients have been advised not to travel today on public transport, because it will be too hot and dangerous. people are advised to stay inside, children and older people are advised to stay at home. it isa people are advised to stay at home. it is a difficult situation, and of course paris is not billed for such temperatures, but one of the most densely populated city in the world. behind me you can see streets, asphalt, it isjust behind me you can see streets, asphalt, it is just a behind me you can see streets, asphalt, it isjust a giant behind me you can see streets, asphalt, it is just a giant oven. the safety advice is out there, hopefully there won't be any real issues and people can stay safe.
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matt is in bedfont park in hounslow for us this morning — you're expecting record temperatures there, matt? people really do need to be mindful today because the heat can be quite damaging. it certainly can, and it is not just damaging. it certainly can, and it is notjust the heat, but a combination of that and the humidity. there is talk about temperatures reaching about 39 degrees, and the effect of that is very humid air, with a feels like of around 43 degrees. it is that kind of humidity that really has a big impact. 42 celsius in paris today, record—breaking, but we have also seen temperature records tumbling in the likes of belgium, the netherlands, and potentially other countries as well. we will see parts
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of northern scotland hit around 30 degrees. thank you, and we will be talking a lot later, about how to keep safe in the heat and workwear. how do you dress for work on days like this? send us your thoughts. north korea has fired two short—range missiles into the sea, according to officals in south korea. there's been no official comment from the united states, which has agreed to resume talks with the north on plans for the demilitarisation of the korean peninsula. pyongyang has recently suggested that military exercises between washington and seoul could jeopardise those negotiations. workers at nissan's sunderland plant will find out if theirjobs are secure within the next couple of hours. ben's covering this one for us this morning. i can't ican‘t imagine i can't imagine what it is like those workers this morning, just waiting. there has been so much
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uncertainty surrounding it. yes, and that speculation that jobs uncertainty surrounding it. yes, and that speculation thatjobs will go is so difficult, we don't know where the axe will fall. we will get the latest results from this and they are expected to be pretty awful. a 90% fall in profits because they have been contending with all sorts of challenges around the world. we are expecting an announcement of 10,000 jobs going right around the world, and of course our focus 10,000 jobs going right around the world, and of course ourfocus in the uk is on the plant at sunderland, where naesen employs 10,000 people. thosejob cuts are not expected in sunderland, they might be made elsewhere. nissan is suggesting it could be the likes of brazil and india, and areas where they are calling unused manufacturing capacity. about 4000 jobs were outsourced earlier this year, but we will hear about more.
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nissan employs around 35,000 cuts around the world, so these job cuts, if they are announced, will be about 70% of the workforce ——7% of the workforce. nissan is contending with the big shift away from petrol and diesel cars towards electric, and also allegations towards the boss, carlos ghosn, who has now left. so, potentially 10,000 job cuts to be announced around the world. 0k, thank you very much. the inventor of a jet—powered hoverboard is undertaking final checks for his challenge to fly across the english channel later today. franky zapata, who wowed crowds in paris on bastille day by flying over the celebrations, said it is "all systems go" but it is "not an easy challenge". his attempt takes place on the 110th anniversary of the french aviator louis bleriot‘s 1909 channel crossing, the first time anyone had crossed the channel
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in a heavier—than—air aircraft. iam all on i am all on my own here on the sofa this morning, because charlie is in westminster. it is borisjohnson‘s first day as pm, and he has a radical clear out of the cabinet, all aimed at getting us out of the eu by the end of october. can he do it? that is the question, and can he do it? he is surrounding himself with people who all have the same goal. i think ithink and i think and we were checking last night, i think 17 members of the cabinet have either quit or been sacked. so you have a sense of the scale of the change. some new faces
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in amongst and some in newjobs. we will take you through the detail of that throughout this morning. let me give you a sense of the occasion this morning. looking at some of the front pages. the daily telegraph has a striking image of borisjohnson stepping over the threshold of number 10 for the first time as prime minister. we were talking about this earlier. for the first time the cameras were just inside the doorway. normally you see the shot of him walking in but this was the moment the door opens and the team inside waiting for him and you can see they're the main bank of photographers in the background there. the times describes his "afternoon of cabinet carnage" calling it the most "brutal cabinet purge in modern political h isto ry". the daily mail picks up on his promise to sort out social care problems, calling it a victory for the paper.
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there were suggestions about what he could immediately do including 20,000 new recruits for the police and we will discuss that later on. it also pictures mrjohnson‘s partner carrie symonds, who was watching his speech from the sidelines yesterday. you can see her in the top right there. and the mirror reports how mrjohnson has already made what it calls his first "gaffe" in office by discussing his private chat with the queen. she reportedly said she doesn't know why anyone would want the job of prime minister — showing that her majesty's thinking is probably closely in line with most of her subjects. that are the front —— that is the front page of the mirror for you. lots more for you from here with the first cabinet meeting happening later on, at around 830. but i can tell you, many times we have been here quite cold at westminster doing an outside broadcast but it is an entirely different field this morning. it is maybe 24 degrees
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already and today could be a record—breaking day. tell us more. i think you should be glad you are not there later on when it will be a stifling day for many across the country, particularly in the south—east corner. unprecedented speu south—east corner. unprecedented spell of heat coming across much of the uk at the moment. mentioned earlier, temperature records were broken on the continent and the likes of belgium, netherlands, luxembourg and also in germany and we could see those temperatures surpassed again today and with the south—easterly wind that heat will come oui’ south—easterly wind that heat will come our way. if we look at the current temperature record for the uk as it stands, it is 38.5 degrees recorded in kent in august 2003 if you remember that heat wave. that is likely to be either equalled or defeated today. somewhere in the london area and just outside heathrow it could be this area where
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we see 39 celsius, 102 fahrenheit, surpassed. it is because we had bringing the heat that has been building across france in the near continent our way on the developing south—westerly wind and it will be going north across parts of scotland as well. sunshine to go with it for many of you today. cloud developing towards the aisles of silly and into northern ireland, maybe the odd shower there later. and an isolated heavy thunderstorm to finish the afternoon. look at those temperatures. 39 degrees in the south—east corner, could hit 30 celsius across north—east of scotland. northern ireland is co mforta ble, scotland. northern ireland is comfortable, 22, 20 four degrees. are still good result tonight. northern england and scotland particular and some developing across eastern parts of england as well. severe thunderstorms, infrequent lightning and hail possible and a very humid and sticky night as well. temperatures in the mid—20s for much of the night in central and eastern areas, staying
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in the low 20s tomorrow morning. more cloud around tomorrow morning, humid across eastern areas where we could see heavy showers and thunderstorms. dry weather but more cloud on the west and you consider temperature profile will feel much more comfortable for western areas with temperatures widely in the mid to low 20s to washing 30 in some parts of scotland and eastern england. through friday night into saturday, heavy rain will develop in eastern england is real good part of scotla nd eastern england is real good part of scotland as well. a rumble of thunder to take this into the weekend. the best of the dry and sunny weather towards the south—west as we go into saturday but look at the temperatures. if this heat is too much for you at the moment, and the humidity, it will feel much fresher on saturday with the temperatures back down into the low if not mid—20s across northern parts of the country. in that cool feel will be for all of us as well as we go into sunday. unprecedented heat
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today, cooling down as we finished the week and into the weekend. didn't want. do you think today is a day when we, when the men would be allowed to wear shores? ben and i we re allowed to wear shores? ben and i were discussing at this morning. —— to wear a were discussing at this morning. —— to weara pairof were discussing at this morning. —— to wear a pair of shorts. today is the sort of day when unprecedented heat kind of requires it... now please, back away from my knees.” genuinely did not know he was wearing shorts. 21 minutes past six. we may all be guilty of throwing away food as consumers — seven million tonnes a year at the last count — but did you know that another three million tonnes is wasted before it even reaches our plate? now the charity wrap is calling on food producers to find ways to reduce that figure — helping to save money and the environment in the process. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith is at a farm near ross—on—wye for us this morning. that is the surprising thing, that even before it gets to the is wasted
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already. good morning and welcome. a cracking day to be on a strawberry farm today. we will find out from the farmer in a few minutes time exactly how he manages to cut down on waste but we are talking about ways that happens on the farm. food waste, products that are left to rot ina lot waste, products that are left to rot in a lot of fields. i have been looking at exactly what farmers are doing to tackle this really big problem and it is something that consumers are demanding more and more action is taken on. a few weeks ago, i visited a farm in lancashire farmer is turning things on their head. he is doing something called gleaning, letting members of the public onto his farm to help themselves to produce that he says does not make sense financially together himself. —— to gather. a crunchy monkey superfood. taylor is a big business but the workers today are not
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employees. leave the yellow leaves, only pick the green ones. shove it into your bad this one is getting full. i will take it over to the edge of the field. and we have a lot to learn as the sacs pileup ready to be taken to a local food bank. there isa be taken to a local food bank. there is a nice block here and probably a ton of kale here. weeds and wilt means the farmer says he would lose money picking this corner of the field. sometimes you get a huge yield. and that is the problem. then you have a waste factor. so volu nteers you have a waste factor. so volunteers are stepping into make sure more ends up volunteers are stepping into make sure more ends up being eaten. we are saving food, saving waste and having a great day out. it is nice to be outside. going to supermarkets and it is just to be outside. going to supermarkets and it isjust a convenient thing. itjust appears and it isjust a convenient thing. it just appears out of nowhere. here
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you can actually pick it yourself and it is a satisfying thing to do and it is a satisfying thing to do and it is a satisfying thing to do and it saves food waste. this is a giant field and we barely scratched the surface of what is going to waste in this field. there is a lot of waste going on across the country but then when you start to see the people receive and consume the food that literally would not have been eaten, it is quite nice, actually. campaign group rapper said farmers need to teach each other how to cut down on writing vegetables. we looked at lettuces. how many are left in the field and we found differences ranging from 7% to 47% of the crop. it is thought around 2.5 million tons of crops go to waste on farms every year. much of it left in fields to rot. farmers are, of course, trying to cut down on that waste but it is not an easy task. so if customers want to cut down on food waste in the system as a whole, they might need to be
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prepared to put on their boots and mark in. so that is an idea, that is an idea of gleaning. members of the public getting involved themselves in trying to cut down on food waste on farms to hear something different is happening. anthony is the man in charge of an lot of tunnels here. good morning and welcome to our fruit farm. tell us about how you managed to create effectively no food waste here at all. it is important to minimise food waste and here in the soft fruit industry, which is increasing demand all the time, and very healthy so basically we always say the more you eat the healthier you are. and what we do here in the soft fruit with our strawberry crops here is first of all the class one fruit that meets
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all the class one fruit that meets all the class one fruit that meets all the specifications for the supermarket goes in one pallet. they are the great big huge ones? the very best ones. and they go for human —— standard and premium brands. and then anything slightly too large or slightly too small or misshapen go to other outlets. any fruit that is slightly overripe, a little soft, has not got the shelflife or does not meet the specification then we take that and freeze it and then that is gathered into full loads and that goes to outlets for pureeing and using. so each little element of the fruit here can end up somewhere in the food chain. whether it's
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here can end up somewhere in the food chain. whether its people eating the strawberries directly, whether it is going for anaerobic digestions or anything that gets mouldy and being frozen. that is how we are cutting down food waste on this farm. now it is time for the news and the travel and the weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. commuters are being told to expect delays on the railways with trains running more slowly than usual from midday because of the extreme heat. network rail says the steel tracks can heat up to more than 50 degrees celsius in the sun, which puts them at risk of buckling. in some hot spots trains will be restricted to 30 miles an hour until eight o'clock in the evening. i have been working on the railway for ten years and i have never encountered temperatures like this 01’ encountered temperatures like this or put in the level of speed that we are talking about. it is vitally
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important. we are not making this decision easily but it isn't essential in terms of passenger —— but it is essential in terms of passenger safety. as the new prime minister begins to build his cabinet, several of the region's mps have received a call up. they include esher and walton mp dominic raab — who has been appointed foreign secretary, and welwyn hatfield's grant shapps, who has been given the transport brief. theresa villiers — mp for chipping barnet — takes over as enviroment secretary. her predecessor michael gove stays in cabinet, but becomes chancellor of the duchy of lancaster. a body has been recovered from the thames in kingston after emergency services were alerted to reports of a man seen entering the water but failing to resurface. the metropolitan police are again warning people not to swim in the thames after a 23 year—old man was recovered yesterday from shadwell basin near wapping. let's take a look at the travel situation now. good news for the tube where it is all fine. no service on parts of the overground. the
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all fine. no service on parts of the overg round. the usual all fine. no service on parts of the overground. the usual northbound traffic on the blackwall tunnel. there are anticlockwise delays on the m25 for traffic heading through junction 16. traffic on cannington park road is looking slow northbound. that is because of nearby roadworks. an uncomfortable night sleep i suspect for many last night and it isa suspect for many last night and it is a warm and humid start to the day. today could potentially be record—breaking. 38.5dc is the highest temperature ever recorded in the uk, that was in august 2003. today we have 39 degrees in the forecast. almost certainly smashing thejuly forecast. almost certainly smashing the july record forecast. almost certainly smashing thejuly record of 36.7 celsius set in 2015. hot day and prospected it starting off with 22 celsius, a noticeably hot south—east wind around today tapping into warm air
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coming from north africa. there will be some thunderstorms overnight tonight and met office weather warning out from 3pm this afternoon. they will be localised so they will not be everywhere that we could see lightning strikes and a lot of surface water into the start of the day tomorrow and we're looking at overnight lows again of a warm and humid 19 or20 overnight lows again of a warm and humid 19 or 20 degrees. tomorrow it will feel slightly cooler so not quite as hot. there will be sunshine and expect showers in the afternoon. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt in westminster, and naga munchetty in salford. borisjohnson will chair his first cabinet meeting this morning, after a massive clear—out of theresa may's senior team. the new prime minister moved quickly
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to install brexiteers in key posts to help carry out his pledge to take the uk out of the eu by the end of october, with or without a deal. let's go to our political correspondent, nick eardley, who's in downing street. everyone is describing this as a dramatic, drastic change, at the heart of government. that is no exaggeration, is it? absolutely not. it is hard to think of a bigger change in government without a change in government without a change of party in recent times in politics. in around two hours' time there will be a lot of new faces here. the new foreign secretary, dominic raab, the new chancellor, sajid javid, the new home secretary, priti patel, many people who have been a thorn in the side of theresa may over the last weeks and months, they will be at the top table. you
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are right, the main reason they are there is because they are signed up to the plan of borisjohnson to leave the eu by october 31 no matter what happens. he hasjust spent leave the eu by october 31 no matter what happens. he has just spent his first night in downing street, i'm sure he had a good sleep, because he was up late. there is an awful lot to do, and when they get around that cabinet table this morning there are big questions to answer. thank you very much, nick. we will be here throughout the morning keeping eve ryo ne throughout the morning keeping everyone up—to—date with all those people who have been arriving. here at the commons itself, the new pm will be addressing the house. not sure exactly what time that will be, but it will be a very key and significant moment. we are mindful this morning of the weather. it is a
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beautiful morning here in westminster, the temperature already 24 degrees. that is going to be front and centre of all the news. see you are one degree will warmer than you were an hour ago, and it is expected to reach 39 degrees in the south. i'm hoping it is a little bit cooler up here, because that is too hot for me. charlie will keep you across what is happening in the politics, and i have the weather briefed today. temperatures could soar to an unprecedented high of 39 degrees celsius this afternoon on what's forecast to be the uk's hottest day on record. rail passengers in southern england have been advised to consider changing their travel plans after network rail said it would implement speed restrictions to prevent tracks buckling in the heat. here's our transport correspondent, tom burridge. there will be plenty of that today.
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i have a little hand fan and plenty of water. when you get off the train onto the platform it is like going into a hothouse. and just as we passengers suffer in the heat, so do the train tracks. just as a coin left in the sun heats up, a coin does the same. as it gets hotter, it expands, and can buckle when a train goes over. this is what a buckled rail line looks like. so, to reduce the risk of that happening, all trains travelling from midday to 8pm in the southern half of england will be subject to speed restrictions.” have been working on the railway for ten years, and i have never encountered temperatures like this or put in the level of blanket speeds we are talking about. it is vitally important, we're making this decision easily, but it is essential in terms of passenger safety. only seven intense will be running, and trains travelling between london and
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other parts of the country will also be affected. —— seven out of ten. north korea has fired two short—range missiles into the sea, according to officals in south korea. there's been no official comment from the united states, which has agreed to resume talks with the north on plans for the demilitarisation of the korean peninsula. pyongyang has recently suggested that military exercises between washington and seoul could jeopardise those negotiations. the world's biggest plane maker, boeing, has said it could temporarily stop production of its 737 max passenger aircraft if it remains grounded for much longer. the plane was taken out of service in march following crashes in ethiopia and indonesia that killed nearly 350 people. yesterday, the company reported record quarterly losses of almost 2.5 billion pounds. iam i am alone in the studio, charlie is
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in westminster, but i'm not quite alone because we have holy.” in westminster, but i'm not quite alone because we have holy. i have come tojoin you! alone because we have holy. i have come to join you! and we have been. we will be able to go out into the blue peter garden. yes, you will get to go out. i am so ignorant when it comes to sport, i didn't know ireland had a cricket team. if you think about it, the england one day international captain is eoin morgan, an irishman, and fora international captain is eoin morgan, an irishman, and for a long time many irish people had to come over to england to play test cricket. they only became the 11th tea m cricket. they only became the 11th team injune cricket. they only became the 11th team in june 2017. cricket. they only became the 11th team injune 2017. this is only their third ever test match against england. so i am a couple of years behind. just 10 days after england's world cup win, they were pulled back down to earth by an irish side playing only their first test appearance at lord's, bowling england out forjust 85 in theirfirst innings on a historic day at lord's. joe wilson was there.
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if it's your first test match at lord's, if it's your third test match ever, milk every moment, especially when everything was flowing ireland's way on this magical morning. approaching his 30th birthday, tim murtagh has been doing this kind of thing on the ground for middlesex for years. these were some of england's world cup winning squad being dismissed for nothing. 85 all out. one found oneself asking, did that reallyjust happen? ireland soon took the lead, andrew balbirnie made 55. stuart brought is trying to remind us he is a fast bowler for the ashes. he took three wickets, and even tim murtagh came infor three wickets, and even tim murtagh came in for some late slogging fun. he will soon be bowling again — just think, you could be that good when you are 37. it's been another dominant week for britain's adam peaty at swimming's world championships. for the third time in a row
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he's won an individual double of golds in the 100 metre and now 50 metre breast stroke. he'll now look to keep up that wining form going towards the olympics next year. he's now so dominant he says he barely even gets nervous any more! and we'll be speaking to adam peaty live on breakfast later in the programme. geraint thomas is still second overall in the tour de france but he hasn't been able to claw back any time on the leader. stage 17 was won by italy's matteo trentin, who broke clear in pont du gard in the south of france. defending champion thomas finished in the peloton so still trails the race leader julian alaphilippe by 95 seconds. celtic are on course for the third qualifying round of the champions league. they take a 5—0 lead to estonia for the second leg against nomme kalju. leigh griffths scored his first goal since november on an emotional night for the scotland international. he's made his return to football this month following a break for mental health reasons.
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premier league side wolves haven't played european football for almost 40 years, but they're back in action in the europa league tonight when they face belfast side crusaders. wolves were one of english football's original forces on the continent — they famously beat hungarian side honved in the 50s to take the so—called title of champions of world football. but after so long away and after playing in the third tier of english football five years ago, it'll be an emotional return at molineux. also in the europa league tonight are rangers, aberdeen and the welsh part—timers connah‘s quay who's reward for beating kilmarnock in the last round is a tie against partizan belgrade of serbia. and overnight, liverpool drew 2—2 against sporting lisbon in another preseason friendly, this time in new york. divock 0rigi and georgino wijnaldum scored the goals for
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the european champions. adam peaty, we will be speaking to him. i willjump in on that interview. 27, and the way he has worked so hard towards that. he has put in the dedication and the hours, and 24 years old. he isa and 24 years old. he is a lovely guy. this kind of weather you want to be in the pool. charlie is in westminster, where it is already 24 degrees. of course, we have a new pm, borisjohnson, degrees. of course, we have a new pm, boris johnson, his degrees. of course, we have a new pm, borisjohnson, his first full day in office. i know you are keeping cool that there is much as you can, but it is really whether borisjohnson you can, but it is really whether boris johnson can and you can, but it is really whether borisjohnson can and deliver what he has promised, brexit. yesterday we had the drama of the arrival at number ten, walking into downing street. today, now we know the make
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up street. today, now we know the make up of the cabinet it is time for business. so, that first meeting of the cabinet is just after eight o'clock this morning, so we will probably see all those arrivals, new appointments, and then a little later on the new pm will come here to the house of commons and address the comments for the first time as pm. we will get more of a sense of what it is he is presenting in terms of his leadership. so with us this morning, henry newman, who is director of a think tank. and helen lewis is a writer at the american online magazine the atlantic. we have had ourfirst glimpse of we have had our first glimpse of pm borisjohnson. what do you make of what you have seen? i think his main message was that the thing we have been missing from brexit is we have to believe in it harder. rory
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stewart mocked him, believing it! he says we just have to wanted more. that is hopeful, given he has a working majority of two, which might be reduced in a by—election next week, so i'm not sure where the votes are going to come from. that phrase in his speech yesterday — to all the doubters, the doomsters and the gloomsters. what do you think about his position? it is completely typical boris, and optimism isn't everything but it is a start. brexit has been seen as a problem to be handled rather than an opportunity to be grasped. that is one of the problems with the brexiteers, many of them on the backbench, who have been so critical of theresa may's deal. borisjohnson knows he has said this very hard deadline, 98 days until we are supposed to be
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leaving the eu, and if he doesn't get it done he will be setting himself up for a massive failure. he will have an incredibly brief honeymoon is a new leader. theresa may had a year when she was soaring high in the polls before she came crashing down, and then there was the general election where she lost her majority. he has brought in dominic cummings, the strategic mastermind of the vote leave campaign, to grip the whitehall machine on his behalf. in essence, what we have is the vote leave team reunited. michael gove is front and centre as the fixer, isn't he? explain some of the roles of. he is chancellor of the duchy of lancaster, one of those made up roles — although i guess they are all made up roles and some way. but he is kind of the enforcer. this was one of the big themes of the speech yesterday, that no—one was committed, they didn't face the eu
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on, and if they don't come to the table we will just leave on, and if they don't come to the table we willjust leave in a chaotic manner. there is some balance in the cabinet between remainers and levers, but the big appointments who are front and centre are fullbore leave advocates. dominic raab is quite extreme. priti patel has said she would bring back hanging quite as recent as 2011, which is quite a radical idea. these are the people he has chosen as his big faces. 0bviously huge promotions for ethnic minority mps, some women in prominent roles, and the idea of a new phase. but it is notjust a fullfa ce a new phase. but it is notjust a fullface but a full—blooded brexiteer face. we are waking up to these new faces this morning. some of them are familiar but not in the roles they are in. philip hammond, of course, has gone. jeremy hunt has
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gone from those key roles. some people are questioning whether it is a good idea — i know philip hammond had made his position clear. jeremy hunt, to get rid of all that experience immediately, that is a big statement isn't it.” experience immediately, that is a big statement isn't it. i would say jeremy hunt was offered a role as defence secretary but didn't want to ta ke defence secretary but didn't want to take it. ithink defence secretary but didn't want to take it. i think that was probably a mistake from jeremy hunt, although ifi mistake from jeremy hunt, although if i was borisjohnson i would have left him where he was and let him get on with it. now there is a situation where the government is truly going to get to grips with what they are going to do unilaterally, to prepare for no deal. there were many things that they wanted to do to prepare for no deal, but the treasury and others in government under theresa may had not let them go full steam ahead on that. come back to the numbers issue. as we all talk about this area of optimism and new people, the fa ct area of optimism and new people, the fact is that theresa may was scuppered by the numbers, and that
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remains. she got quite close in the end. she started out with the biggest defeat in history and got it down to a situation where 30 more people had switched and she would have passed her deal. there were 34 conservatives who didn't vote for the deal, and most of them were hardline eurosceptics. who in the conservative party as a front man or woman has the best chance of swinging them to back the deal? i have to say that would be boris johnson. jeremy corbyn is now saying he wants a second referendum, but there are some labour mps who don't, they voted against the brexit deal but they have since said they might reconsider their position. you get some eurosceptics who didn't like the deal before, some changes, this isa the deal before, some changes, this is a different deal, better one, and trust me, i'm borisjohnson, iwill sort out the future. not like checkers, a bit like canada further away. people watching this morning, there is one baffling issue to this.
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all of the mps are disappearing fairly shortly, aren't they?” enjoyed that, when he said the time the waiting is over. except for tomorrow when i am my holidays until third of september. the parliament is on holiday, i'm sure he will checkin is on holiday, i'm sure he will check in with his blackberry. we have this strange. now where they have this strange. now where they have no legislation going through. they were talking about how they might not put any legislation up in autumn because people will try to attach things to in order to variously block no deal in some ways. give your time this morning. lovely and warm. a bit like satan's armpit! it really is. we are trying to keep a tab on the temperature down here. 0ften we are trying to keep a tab on the temperature down here. often we have wa nted temperature down here. often we have wanted a little bit of warmth but todayis wanted a little bit of warmth but today is completely different. you will probably hoping for somewhere cool as we go later on in today. it
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will be a day of unprecedented heat across the country, particularly around the london area and to a little bit to the west. at the moment i'm in the beautiful surrounds of bedfont lakes country park. this is where we could see the highest ever temperature recorded in the uk today. this is a hot spell at the uk today. this is a hot spell at the moment on the back of a hot summer last year and the met office says that summers like this are now 30 times more likely. today we could see record—breaking heat across the country. the record we need to break, let's have a look at it. at the moment it stands at 38.5dc recorded in august 2003 in office. today there is potential for us to hit 39 degrees, that is 102 fahrenheit. combined up with humid air wafting fahrenheit. combined up with humid airwafting up fahrenheit. combined up with humid air wafting up from the mediterranean and north africa and we have seen temperature records
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broken across parts of germany, luxembourg, belgium and then the limbs in the last 24 hours and it looks like it will be our turn today. at the moment, lots of sunshine overhead for the vast majority. more cloud across the far west of the uk, particularly for northern ireland with sunny spells and in isolated showers. towards the north—western midlands and north—western midlands and north—west england there could be a thunderstorm brewing later in the day but look at those temperatures on the map. 39 degrees in the south—east corner, widely into the 30 throughout england and across even part of scotland. that could set off severe thunderstorms particularly for northern england and scotland through the evening and overnight and a few in the eastern parts of england. hail and torrential down paul's potentially and getting some sleet in humid conditions like this is difficult indeed. temperatures not dropping below 20 degrees for many across the eastern half of the country. into tomorrow there will be cloud around and some sunny spells a few residual
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showers for england to begin with and a few more through the day. west, and isolated shower, sunny spells but much more comfortable temperatures close to where they should be, 20, 20 four degrees, touching 30 celsius across some districts in the east into saturday overnight we will see heavy rain develop in that rain will become more persistent across eastern england, northern england and good pa rt england, northern england and good part of scotland to take as to the start of the weekend. could rule out the rumble of thunder but what it does is it breaks down some of the heat and humidity that lasts today and tomorrow. by saturday we are all into the low 20s once again, where we should be for this time of year. but where we do have rain across northern and eastern areas, the weekend to the west will be dry and sunny. a bit of sunshine as we go into sunday. is how it looks. is building here already. up to you. a lot of people are jealous that you get to go to work wearing shores this morning. i hope you are
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enjoying it. —— wearing a pair of shorts. and temperatures like this, you cannot really go around and warm trousers. some people are, sadly. get in touch, let us know how you are spending the day at work today. many people are being told they are allowed to wear a pair of shorts because there is no air—conditioning. maybe you're stocking up on bbq food and ice cream today given the hot weather. well, three quarters of us pop into a convenience store at least once every week and a lot of those corner shops are run by the man ben's speaking to this morning. i love how we define it as big shop and little shop. and that idea of convenience and being too able to nip in and get something like the ice cream today. good morning to you. more of us are ditching a traditional weekly shop and opting
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to pick up something on the way home instead. about one quarter of all the money we spend on groceries is spent in a convenience store last year. self because big names like tesco and have been getting in on the action. they have focused on small high—street stores and puts pressure on a retailer that is not necessarily a household name but it has been on our high streets since the 19705. nisa has been on our high 5treet5 since the 19705. nisa i5 has been on our high 5treet5 since the 19705. nisa is now the u.k.'s second—largest convenience store group. the boss joins second—largest convenience store group. the bo55joins u5 second—largest convenience store group. the bo55joins us now. can, good morning. a5 group. the bo55joins us now. can, good morning. as we said, you have been around for a long time. and it i5 been around for a long time. and it is important that we have an eye on what is going on and you have a good in5ight. how has that changed? what is going on and you have a good insight. how has that changed? the big thing about the high—street i5 that consumers are not only living more locally and they are working from home a lot more but also they wa nt to from home a lot more but also they want to show more locally. decision time is much shorterfor cu5tomers. they think about what they want to
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eat tonight, today or maybe tomorrow. decision time is a much 5horter tomorrow. decision time is a much shorter and therefore they want access to shops close to where there. what does it mean for the traditional big 5hop? that weekly shop where you fill the trolley with everything you need. is a disappearing or does it still have a place? it still has a placement trend is important and over time we see that the client and more people are buying more for today and tomorrow. food on the go, things further immediate consumption. one of the things that people might be purchasing today, given the weather, i5 ice cream and barbecue food to the how do you make sure you get the right stuff into the right shops at the right time? the weather is going to be really hot today and there is a history of what happens when that happens. we know that demand will switch on different products that we work with our suppliers to build up stock. it is all about planning but also reacting quickly if things take you by surprise. how quickly can you react? the cost of getting it wrong
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i5 react? the cost of getting it wrong is significant. people will go elsewhere. we work in an industry where decisions are made hourly. we look at the man coming and make sure we have products to meet the supply and then we think a little ahead. perhaps things can get packed ready for orders and delivery. something we talk about a lot is the rise of online shopping and grocery sector i5 online shopping and grocery sector is not immune from that either. i know you spent many years working for the online operations of tesco. how has that changed the way you operate? your convenience stores don't really need the internet because they are things people pick up because they are things people pick up on the way home. but has a change the way people consume? consumers are looking for more access to products and as easily as possible. 0nline shopping as part of that but this is where we have seen such an emergence of the convenient sector because it is close to hand and you do not need to plan far ahead. you can pop in when it is convenient. and that emergence has tough composition the big supermarkets are
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throwing their weight into their locals and metros and that sort of stuff difficult competition, isn't it? competition raises the bar and customers ultimately decide who is winning and losing. an advantage for us winning and losing. an advantage for us is that we have been able to bring something to our retail partners and that is the co—op owned brand of products. a new point of difference and extra value because home brand is often much cheaper than a branded product. and on price, we know we will pay more if we get convenience. what is the trade—off? how much more willing —— people willing to pay for convenience? people measure not only what they pay but what the time and the cost of transport is. you travel toa the cost of transport is. you travel to a big store then and somewhere you need to pay for that. so the overall value of popping into convenience stores for many people, it makes a sensible joint.” convenience stores for many people, it makes a sensible joint. i can see
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over your shoulder that she is itching to ask a question. only because ben and i are going out into the garden to present the rest of the garden to present the rest of the programme. everybody is outside. will you let your employees wear a pairof will you let your employees wear a pair of shorts today? anything goes. absolutely. you need to be comfortable to do yourjob. are your shops air—conditioned? comfortable to do yourjob. are your shops air-conditioned? we supply the shops air-conditioned? we supply the shops but they are operated by independent retailers so they make decisions about what to do. they will make the right decisions based on what they feel is right. so as long as it is all smart? customers will dress for the weather and they will dress for the weather and they will expect people to be just the same way when they go shopping. i've got trousers onto! i need to put on a pairof got trousers onto! i need to put on a pair of shorts. take that as a warning. time to find out what is happening where you are.
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good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. commuters are being told to expect delays on the railways, with trains running more slowly than usual from midday because of the extreme heat. network rail says the steel tracks can heat up to more than 50 degrees celsius in the sun, which puts them at risk of buckling. in some hot spots trains will be restricted to 30 miles an hour until eight o'clock in the evening. i have been working on the railway for ten years and i have never encountered temperatures like this or put in the level of speed that we are talking about. it is vitally important. we are not making this decision easily but it is essential in terms of passenger safety. as the new prime minister begins to build his cabinet, several of the region's mp5 have received a call up. they include esher and walton mp dominic raab who has been appointed foreign secretary, and welwyn hatfield's grant shapps,
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who has been given the transport brief. theresa villiers — mp for chipping barnet — takes over as enviroment secretary. her predecessor michael gove stays in cabinet. a body has been recovered from the thames in kingston — after emergency services were alerted to reports of a man seen entering the water but failing to resurface. the metropolitan police are again warning people not to swim in the thames after a 23—year—old man was recovered yesterday from shadwell basin near wapping. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning but on the 0verground there's no service between edmonton green and cheshunt, with minor delays elsewhere due to speed restrictions. 0nto the roads: northbound traffic on the blackwall tunnel southern approach is slow from blackwall lane. there are anticlockwise delays on the m25 for traffic heading thoruth16 m40 following an earlier collision. traffic on kennington park road is looking slow northbound towards the elephant and castle due to the roadworks just past kennington lane. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini.
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an uncomfortable night sleep i suspect for many last night and it is a warm and humid start to the day. today could potentially be record—breaking. 38.5 degrees celsius is the highest temperature ever recorded in the uk, that was in august 2003. today we have 39 degrees in the forecast. almost certainly smashing the july record of 36.7 celsius set in 2015. hot day in prospect. starting off with 22 celsius, a noticeably hot south—east wind around today tapping into warm air coming from north africa. 38 or 39 we expect. there will be some thunderstorms overnight tonight and met office weather warning out from 3pm this afternoon. they will be localised so they will not be everywhere that we could see lightning strikes and a lot of surface water into the start of the day tomorrow and we're looking at overnight lows again of a warm and humid 19 or 20 degrees. tomorrow it will feel
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slightly cooler so not quite as hot. there will be sunshine and expect showers in the afternoon. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast from westminster, on boris johnson's first full day in office after a radical shake—up of the cabinet. within hours of entering number 10 the new prime minister holds a major clear—out of the previous regime. new appointments include priti patel as home secretary, dominic raab as foreign secretary and jacob rees—mogg as leader of the house. they and the rest of the new cabinet willjoin mrjohnson inside number 10 for their first meeting. that's shortly after
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8:00 this morning. we'll take you through everything you need to know about the make—up of boris johnson's government. also this morning, are you ready for what could be the hottest day on record? there are warnings of travel disruption and damage to health as the heatwave reaches its peak. we could hit 39 celsius, 102 fahrenheit, somewhere in the london area today. but the heat is not confined to the south—east, i will have all the details later. braced for cuts — nissan prepares to announce more than 10,000 jobs will go around the world. workers in sunderland will learn this morning if they're affected. in sport, a historic day at lord's as ireland's cricketers mark their first test against england by bowling them out forjust 85 in two hours. good morning.
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it's thursday the 25th ofjuly. our top story: after one of the most radical reshuffles in decades, borisjohnson will chair his first cabinet meeting this morning. the new prime minister moved quickly to install brexiteers in key posts to help carry out his pledge to take the uk out of the eu by the end of october, with or without a deal. 0ur political correspondent, jessica parker, reports on a day of resignations, sackings and promotions. a civilised start, meeting with the queen. then to downing street, taking his place in thejob he has wanted for so long. i have just been to see her majesty the queen, who has invited me to form a government, and i have accepted. but to boos outside, borisjohnson was ruthless. some were sacked and some
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quit, but more than half of the old cabinet gone, including his leadership rival, jeremy hunt, who will now have to sweat it out from the backbenches. promoted: this is the uk's new chancellor. brought in: a new home secretary, leader of the house of commons, and foreign secretary. the most important thing is to get out of the eu by the end of october, preferably with a deal. mrjohnson saying he hasn't rearranged the cabinet, he has overhauled it, trying to forge a team dedicated to that brexit deadline. i think it is really important that people who are appointed have signed up to leaving the eu by the 31st of october. we have already had too much limbo. she was blamed for that limbo, although there was applause for the outgoing pm, and as he takes residence in number ten, applause for him too, but there is no shaking off the huge challenge ahead.
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we saw that image of borisjohnson standing by the empty cabinet table. they will be meeting later this morning. so, all change then to the top jobs: sajid javid moves from the home office to the treasury, taking over from philip hammond as chancellor. priti patel returns to the fold as home secretary. she previously held the role of international development secretary, but resigned in 2017 after it emerged she held unauthorised meetings with israeli officials. dominic raab takes over from jeremy hunt as foreign secretary. he left his role of brexit secretary last year over his opposition to the withdrawal agreement. elsewhere, michael gove moves from environment secretary to chancellor of the duchy of lancaster. he'll also be looking after no—deal brexit planning. and matt hancock stays on as health secretary, former defence secretary
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gavin williamson returns as education secretary, and powerful backbencher jacob rees mogg is promoted to leader of the house of commons. let's go to our political correspondent, nick eardley, who's in downing street. ina way, in a way, itjust gives you a sense of just how in a way, itjust gives you a sense ofjust how radical the change, right at the heart of british government is. it is all change here. a completely new dawn in downing street. new pm, new plan and a new cabinet to try to see it through. all of those things are linked. borisjohnson through. all of those things are linked. boris johnson wanted through. all of those things are linked. borisjohnson wanted to come in here and stamp his authority right away. within two hours he had sat half the cabinet and started putting his own people there. 0nly people he want sitting around his cabinet table are those who are
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committed to carrying out his brexit plan, definitely getting out by the 315t plan, definitely getting out by the 31st of october. in around an hour's time they will be walking in here, a lot to get used to over the next few months, but when they sit around that cabinet table this morning and have their first chat about what they want to do in government, there area they want to do in government, there are a lot of difficult questions to answer. we saw a lot of rhetoric from borisjohnson when he took over, making it a reality is the ha rd over, making it a reality is the hard part. we will be with you throughout the morning keeping an eye on the comings and goings. they we re eye on the comings and goings. they were saying, that in around 20 minutes' time one of the new employees, he is effectively now number two at the treasury, so one of those new appointments. we will talk to him a bit later in this hour. it is a beautiful morning
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here. when we got here at about 5:30 a.m., 23 degrees. it has arisen all that much since then but the sun hasn't quite arrived. it will be a warm day, and that i know is what you will be talking about now. you not wearing any shorts? the rest of us are rule putting them on? no, i guess that says it all. britain is set for record—breaking heat today, as temperatures could reach up to 39 degrees celsius. but the met office is warning of thunderstorms later on, which could bring flash flooding, power cuts and travel delays, as leigh milner explains. no matter where you are in the uk, there is no escaping the blazing heat. for surfers in cornwall, that is ok. but for these workers in london, not so much. in leicester there has been fun in the fountains, and for these daredevils
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in birmingham, quite literally. even the tropical birds will find it hard to stay cool on what could be the hottest ever day in the uk. with temperatures expected to hit 39 degrees today, health experts say we need to keep cool and hydrated, which means carrying plenty of this with you, and plenty of sunscreen. and a top tip — if you stay inside, make sure you close the windows and keep the curtains drawn if you want to stay cool. but if you are heading out, bear in mind network rail is warning of speed restrictions to stop the tracks from buckling in the heat. yesterday, divers in the thames found the body of a swimmer only a day after another man was found dead in a lake in the cotswolds. as the country prepares to break a world record, you are reminded to stay safe but have fun.
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it is pretty temperatures are soaring in other parts of europe too. in paris it is expected to reach 42 degrees. the journalist stefan de vries joins us from there now. 42 degrees in the city, with all of that concrete, it must be unbearable. yes, officials are warning children and old people not to go into the streets today. they have installed water fountains where people can drink in the street, and also cool rooms, air—conditioned places. air—conditioning is not really sta nda rd places. air—conditioning is not really standard in homes in paris. there were reports yesterday of people fainting in the metro, so the transport authority now advises their customers not to travel today u nless their customers not to travel today unless absolutely necessary. many
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people, many parisians has already fled the city, but looking to the future these extreme temperatures might become the new normal. many people won't be hoping they do become the new normal. we are kind of enjoying the temperatures, and first thing in the morning it is lovely but it does get to a really tricky, unbearable point mid to late afternoon. it does, this is a remarkable spell of weather. stepping back to last month, many countries broke their all—time records. germany, luxembourg, belgium, they all saw highest ever temperatures yesterday. humidity is high, and that is all the way through today. we could hit 39 degrees celsius. factor in the humid weather as well. it will be near 40
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degrees in central london today, and it is that combination of heat and humidity that is the big issue, trying to cope with it. it is a difficult spell for many and one where you really have to stay hydrated throughout. thank you, matt, and we will be talking about the impact of the weather and how you should think about it in relation to your health. north korea has fired two short—range missiles into the sea, according to officals in south korea. there's been no official comment from the united states, which has agreed to resume talks with the north on plans for the demilitarisation of the korean peninsula. pyongyang has recently suggested that military exercises between washington and seoul could jeopardise those negotiations. workers at nissan's sunderland plant will find out if theirjobs are secure within the next couple of hours. ben's covering this one for us this morning. it could happen within the next hour, that announcement? yes, at
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eight o'clock the company will release its latest figures for the last few months, and it is set to announce that profits fell by 90% over that time. so, what the firm is now challenged with his trying to come up with a plan to cut costs and get the business back on track. as pa rt get the business back on track. as part of that they have already told us part of that they have already told us that they will cut 10,000 jobs around the world. that is about 7% of the entire workforce. nissan employees are hundred and 30,000 people around the world. our attention here is focused on the plant nissan has in sunderland, which employs about 7000 staff. clearly all the attention is on what their future will be. unions are telling us that they don't believe the axe will fall on any part of sunderland, and actually it is areas like brazil and south america, parts of india, where nissan has operations with unused capacity, they are calling it, where there may be more significant job they are calling it, where there may be more significantjob cuts. but of course there is uncertainty, a lot
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of uncertainty about what it would mean. haven't been any guarantees, have their? no, none at all. they did decide to make their new naesen x trail did decide to make their new naesen xtrail in did decide to make their new naesen x trail in sunderland, so that is a vote of confidence, but as i said, a significant portion of the workforce. firm has been struggling with the move away from and diesel vehicles toward electric cars, and also trying to sort out its management. carlos ghosn, the chairman, he was forced to leave under all sorts of allegations recently. we will get that information to you as soon as possible. many people will enjoy the sunshine. but several others will find it difficult. for vulnerable people with health
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complaints the hot weather can be life threatening. dr lynn thomas from the stjohn ambulance joins me now. i don't want to be the harbinger of doom and gloom, but i was in london yesterday and i found doom and gloom, but i was in london yesterday and ifound it doom and gloom, but i was in london yesterday and i found it unbearable. i made sure i had a big bottle of water with me the whole time, drink lots of water, but obviously it is not enough if you have health problems as well and you are finding it difficult to cope. and we find that people who have health problems should think about not going out u nless should think about not going out unless they have to stop what is it cooler in the house? it is, especially if you take some precautions. we recommend you keep your windows and blinds closed. that seems an intuitive. it does, but if you keep them closed at the height of the day, you keep the sunshine out and the temperature can cool down, and as the sun goes down it gets a little bit cooler and there might be some wind and breezy can open the windows at that point. for people in neighbourhoods, who should
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they be looking out for? the young and the elderly, or those with chronic conditions. but i think if people are going out to work, if they could pop in and check on their neighbours on the way home just to check that they have food and drink and everything they need, and that they are taking enough water on board. how do you know if you are drinking enough water? sorry to talk about urine at this time of day, but if you go to the bathroom and check on what colour your urine is. it should be a nice pale straw colour, and if it is getting darker you should increase the water you drink. if you are travelling on public transport, take water with you because you can't always get it when you are on board a train. also, if you are on board a train. also, if you feel thirsty it is often the case that you already feel dehydrated. absolutely, your brain is quite good at telling you when you need to drink, and for those with severe dehydration that mechanism is often gone, but if you
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start to feel thirsty, you are probably already madly dehydrated so you need to make sure you drink some water, and i would recommend you avoid alcohol. that is the temptation, isn't it. to be sociable, go out and sit in the sun. alcohol dehydrator even if it isn't sunny. the biggest reason most people get a hangover is actually dehydration, a hangover is due to dehydration, a hangover is due to dehydration, not anything in the alcohol. if you want to have a drink, obviously absolute moderation and make sure you drink plenty of water as well. into thousand and three we had a heat wave with many fatalities. what are we doing better mail —— now?” like to think the programmes like this that all people to go out and look after people, my organisation is doing a lot of work to help the community assist others so helping your neighbours. medically, things
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have not changed much. it is still about preventing dehydration and preventing heatstroke. the hospitals, i work on one as well, and we are busier this week, we already have plans in place and the nhs has plans in place for if the heat wave is prolonged and we will see if increase at hospitals. we're expecting record—breaking temperatures today, matt is in hounslow for us with the weather. that is a gorgeous park with beautiful fauna around you. good morning. good morning. this is a different lakes country park. a stones throw away from heathrow. we are here because we are a stones throw way from potentially where the u.k.'s highest ever throw way from potentially where the u. k.‘s highest ever temperature recorded could be registered later
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today. a remarkable spell of weather at the moment with temperature records tumbling across other parts of europe over the last 24 hours. belgium, the netherlands, luxembourg and germany seeing their highest temperature on record in those records could fall again today. the hot and records could fall again today. the hotand humid records could fall again today. the hot and humid air is headed our way. lets look at the temperature record to beat today. the highest temperature ever recorded in the uk was in august 2003 during a hot spell. 38.5 degrees in office. today we expect 39, 102 fahrenheit. as those winds from the continent bring in more heat and more humid air than we have had over the past few days. son trying to go with it today and clouds attorney and sunshine hazy. but in the far west of the uk, we have a bit more cloud in northern ireland with a couple of showers. as well as in the aisles of silly.
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temperatures, while they are in a co mforta ble temperatures, while they are in a comfortable zone in northern ireland, 20, 20 four degrees, widely 305 across england, scotland and wales. maybe 30 celsius in some parts of eastern scotland at their highest. that will all set off some big thunderstorms later. northern ireland —— england and scotland are the most prone. we could see a few intense storms across other parts of eastern england, fading away into the morning. a humid night and temperatures for some not dropping below 21 or 22 degrees. those humid night somewhat because the big issue when they follow hot days like we have at the moment. into tomorrow, not quite as hot across the west, temperatures in the mid—205. a showers and a few heavy showers towards the eastern side of england, particularly late in the day where we could still hit 30 degrees tomorrow. the rain will be more extensive friday night into saturday across parts of eastern england and
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across parts of eastern england and across a part of scotland as well. persistent rain to come. sunniest in the south and west on saturday but here we will see temperatures close to where they should be for this time of year. nowhere near as humid as it has been and even across parts of scotla nd as it has been and even across parts of scotland and england, humidity levels will drop and we will see temperatures back in the 205. if you are struggling with the heat and humidity at the moment there are a few days left to go but things will turn closer to where they should be as we go through into the weekend. that is how it looks here in the west. in central london where it is getting warm with charlie in westminster. apologies from us because as you can see the sun has risen and there is bright sunshine on one side and warming up considerably. i'm tempted to use some sort of political pun but that is too easy. new n ew fa ces new faces and new appointments to the cabinet and borisjohnson's new cabinet will be having their first
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meeting just after eight o'clock this morning. that will be an interesting occasion, followed later in the day by his first speech in the house of commons as prime minister. dramatic changes. let's introduce you to one of those people who we will become familiar with. this man has been made chief secretary to the treasury. and for those who don't know, this means you are number two to the chancellor. yes, i work closely with the chancellor in looking after finances and helping him deliver the prime minister '5 agenda of making sure we leave the eu as promised at the end of october making sure that the end of october making sure that the domestic things come to pass. gives a sense, firstly, of when you by borisjohnson, gives a sense, firstly, of when you by boris johnson, gives gives a sense, firstly, of when you by borisjohnson, gives the circumstances had of the conversation happen? you get a call in advance from the switchboard. they tell you to come along at a particular time to downing street. they have to schedule these people in. then you go along, you are ushered into a waiting room and you
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go see the prime minister on the cabinet table. he sits there with the chief whip, mark spencer and you have a relatively brief conversation with him about what he wants you to do in the priorities and after that you are whisked away to all the administrative staff and i managed to make it over to the treasury at about 11 o'clock last night to say hello to the new team. so can you give us an insight. many people suggest that the main thing to do if you want a job is to say categorically i believe in you, boris and i trust you, boris. was at literally a question he asked you? it is absolutely right that he has a tea m it is absolutely right that he has a team around him that is committed to supporting and delivering his priority and first and foremost among that is making sure that we do leave the eu. it's almost like a personal commitment to him. this is a team of people, many of whom were involved with him in his campaign in connection with the leave campaign.
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it feels quite personal, if you like, a personal commitment to him, his style and what he thinks he will bring that is new. there ought to be a commitment to his agenda, that is a commitment to his agenda, that is a conversation that i had with him. and i think that is the right conversation to have. the cabinet as a whole speaks of unity and generosity. you have seven different leadership candidates who have stood against him in the election that he has now brought into cabinet including some very senior roles. it is comprised of talent from across the parliamentary party and all different parts are represented in terms of the number of ethnic minorities and women are better reflects the country we wish to serve. and as you are right to emphasise, it is important the people around the table are committed to these priorities, to delivering exit. and on the exciting domestic agenda, where your eyes p°ppin9 domestic agenda, where your eyes popping as he said immediately 20,000 new recruit for the police, more money for education, see a gp
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in three weeks time, protect the vulnerable so they don't have to sell their homes for social care. all those things will land on your table really quickly. where is the money coming from? the good news is andi money coming from? the good news is and i pay tribute to the outgoing chancellor for doing and i pay tribute to the outgoing chancellorfor doing a and i pay tribute to the outgoing chancellor for doing a great job and i pay tribute to the outgoing chancellor for doing a greatjob of managing finances, we are in a relatively healthy position at the moment where we have built up fiscal headroom. 26 william pounds we were told in spring is available to be deployed on the priorities that british people want more investment in such as more police on the street, more funding in the schools. so this is old money not new money. he's just talking about what we already have? this is the headroom that has not been deployed to various priorities. the one set out yesterday are the ones that it will go to and i think those are the ones bridge people also want to see. go to and i think those are the ones bridge people also want to seem there any new money? the big question is that if you want to do all this, that is a list on day one of things to do. if you want to do
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that you need money from somewhere. so will you raise taxes? what will you do? the money we have within our fiscal plans is already there. we can choose to spend it on these priorities and then it will be new money for those priorities. but when he sits down with you and you have your first chat he said my plan is to leave taxes exactly as they are or does he say i want a radical shakeup of or does he say i want a radical sha keup of everything or does he say i want a radical shakeup of everything which is what he is presenting as his plan. i am shaking everything up to so help us with the taxing. what he said clearly throughout the campaign is his focus on ensuring people can keep more of their money as well as fiscal finances allow. if you look at his record as mayor of london he dramatically increased the number of employers playing the london living wage. —— paying. but in regards to the headroom, that is money we can spend if we want to. it will be new spending commitments and we can
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spending commitments and we can spend that while remaining within the physical laws that we have set ourselves, to keep borrowing lower every year and to make sure that our debt is falling as a percentage of gdp. within those rules we can make spending commitments such as new police and more money in schools, levelling of our region through infrastructure investment and broadband. we can do those things while staying within our fiscal laws. fraser boris johnson used was in the of a no deal, and the planning, he said there would be more and more planning on that, the extra lubrication of the £39 billion we would have planned to give to the eu. can you explain that one to us? we just keep the money? eu. can you explain that one to us? wejust keep the money? in eu. can you explain that one to us? we just keep the money? in the event of no deal? in our negotiations with the eu there has been a phrase that says that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. ultimately, if we do not end up agreeing, that withdrawal agreement, then part of that agreement is the £39 billion. we didn't write a check on day one for nothing. so are you making money
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to spend on these wonderful promises? they are the british people '5 money and we shouldn't write a cheque to the europeans without getting something in return. so he is right to say we have that incremental firepower. looking forward to your first cabinet meeting. i can't wait. forward to your first cabinet meeting. ican't wait. it forward to your first cabinet meeting. i can't wait. it will be full of people with energy and ideas and who are committed to delivering this exciting agenda. boris set on the steps of downing street he wa nted the steps of downing street he wanted to show strong leadership and decisively and change the country for the better. it occurs to me that it will be a bold person who says anything other than positive to borisjohnson. worry anything other than positive to boris johnson. worry you anything other than positive to borisjohnson. worry you a little bit? you strike me as someone who would say my what he think. one thing i have really enjoyed over the course of the campaign and having some conversations with him around policy and other things is he very much enjoys the intellectual
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challenge of debating policy ideas. he is not at all afraid in my experience of him, to be challenged and ideas i have the debate about the best course of action. he welcomes that debate and enjoys it. that is absolutely something that we will have a lively cabinet discussion about this morning. that is all from us at westminster. more throughout the programme but right now the news and the weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. commuters are being told to expect delays on the railways, with trains running more slowly than usual from midday because of the extreme heat. network rail says the steel tracks can heat up to more than 50 degrees celsius in the sun, which puts them at risk of buckling. in some hot spots trains will be restricted to 30 miles an hour until eight o'clock in the evening. i have been working on the railway for ten years and i have never encountered temperatures like this or put in the level of speed
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that we are talking about. it is vitally important. we are not making this decision easily but it is essential in terms of passenger safety. as the new prime minister begins to build his cabinet, several of the region's mp5 have received a call up. they include esher and walton mp dominic raab — who has been appointed foreign secretary, and welwyn hatfield's grant shapps, who has been given the transport brief. theresa villiers — mp for chipping barnet — takes over as enviroment secretary. her predecessor michael gove stays in cabinet. a body has been recovered from the thames in kingston — after emergency services were alerted to reports of a man seen entering the water but failing to resurface. the metropolitan police are again warning people not to swim in the thames after a 23 year—old man was recovered yesterday from shadwell basin near wapping. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning
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but on the 0verground there's no service between edmonton green and cheshunt, with minor delays elsewhere due to speed restrictions this elsewhere due to speed restrictions is the scene oi westbound this is the scene on the slow westbound as you can see. northbound on the blackwall tunnel southern approach is slow from the flyover. and slow on the m25 following a broken down lorry. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. an uncomfortable night's sleep i suspect for many last night and it is a warm and humid start to the day. today could potentially be record—breaking. 38.5 degrees celsius is the highest temperature ever recorded in the uk, that was in august 2003. today we have 39 degrees in the forecast. almost certainly smashing the july record of 36.7 celsius set in 2015. hot day in prospect.
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starting off with 22 celsius, a noticeably hot south—east wind around today tapping into warm air coming from north africa. 38 or 39 we expect. there will be some thunderstorms overnight tonight and met office weather warning out from 3pm this afternoon. they will be localised so they will not be everywhere but we could see lightning strikes and a lot of surface water into the start of the day tomorrow and we're looking at overnight lows again of a warm and humid 19 or 20 degrees. tomorrow it will feel slightly cooler so not quite as hot. there will be sunshine and expect showers in the afternoon. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt in westminster and naga munchetty in salford. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news.
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after one of the most radical reshuffles in decades, borisjohnson will chair his first cabinet meeting this morning. the new prime minister moved quickly to install brexiteers in key posts to help carry out his pledge to take the uk out of the eu by the end of october, with or without a deal. let's go to our political correspondent, nick eardley, who's in downing street. that first cabinet meeting will take place shortly. it has been a dramatic change. a few ministers have been arriving for work already, the brexit secretary has been in his office, some of borisjohnson's staff have been into number ten already for the first full day on thejob. in the next already for the first full day on the job. in the next few hours we will see a lot of new faces walking up will see a lot of new faces walking up the street because of that radical reshuffle, more of a cull of the cabinet by borisjohnson, since
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he took office yesterday. new pm, new vision for brexit, and a new group of people who are around the cabinet table, trying to make it happen. the thing to watch out for todayis happen. the thing to watch out for today is whether we get any more clarity on how borisjohnson is actually going to do it. the rhetoric yesterday was powerful, the reality might be quite different, and he faces another challenge later this morning when he makes his first appearance in the house of commons as pm. thank you for that, we will hear more from nick throughout the morning, on the lookout for the new ministers. probably get a sense looking at this shot, that it is very sunny and very warm. temperatures could soar to an unprecedented high of 39 celsius this afternoon. it is forecast to be the uk's hottest day on record. meteorologists say the heatwave is likely to peak in the london area.
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the weather will get up to 30 degrees in parts of wales and scotland. rail passengers in southern england have been advised to consider changing their travel plans, after network rail said it would implement speed restrictions to prevent tracks buckling in the heat. north korea has fired two short—range missiles into the sea, according to officals in south korea. there's been no official comment from the united states, which has agreed to resume talks with the north on plans for the demilitarisation of the korean peninsula. pyongyang has recently suggested that military exercises between washington and seoul could jeopardise those negotiations. the world's biggest plane maker, boeing, has said it could temporarily stop production of its 737 max passenger aircraft, if it remains grounded for much longer. the plane was taken out of service in march, following crashes in ethiopia and indonesia which killed nearly 350 people. yesterday, the company reported record quarterly losses of almost 2.5 billion pounds.
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those of the main stories this morning. we have lost naga from the studio, she has gone outside to enjoy the sunshine. holly hamilton is back in the studio in salford with the sport for us this morning. england's cricketers were certainly feeling the heat on day one of the test against ireland. just 10 days after their 0d! world cup win. they were pulled back down to earth by an irish side playing only their first test appearance at lord's, bowling england out forjust 85 in theirfirst innings joe wilson was there. if it's your first test match at lord's, if it's your third test match ever, milk every moment, especially when everything was flowing ireland's way on this magical morning. approaching his 37th birthday, tim murtagh has been doing this kind of thing on this ground for middlesex for years. these were some of england's world cup—winning squad being dismissed for nothing. 85 all out. 0ne found oneself asking,
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did that reallyjust happen? ireland soon took the lead, andrew balbirnie made 55. stuart broad is trying to remind us he is a fast bowler for the ashes. he took three wickets, and even tim murtagh came in for some late slogging fun. he will soon be bowling again — just think, you could be that good when you are 37. geraint thomas is still second overall in the tour de france but he hasn't been able to claw back any time on the leader. stage 17 was won by italy's matteo trentin who broke clear in pont du gard in the south of france, defending champion thomas finished in the peloton, so still trails the race leader, julian alaphilippe, by 95 seconds. celtic are on course for the third qualifying round of the champions league.
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they take a 5—0 lead to estonia for the second leg against nomme kalyu. leigh griffths scored his first goal since november on an emotional night for the scotland international. he's made his return to football this month following a break for mental health reasons. wolves play in europe for the first time in almost 40 years tonight when they take on crusaders from northern ireland in the europa league, rangers, aberdeen and the welsh part—timers connah's quay are also in action and overnight, liverpool drew 2—2 against sporting lisbon in a pre—season friendly in new york. divock 0rigi and georgino wijnaldum scored the goals for the european champions. he's one of the fastest men in water, and this week adam peaty set the world alight once again, winning his seventh world championship gold and smashing his own world records in the processs. but what next for the man who seems to know no bounds when it comes to speed?
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well, adam joins us live now from gwangju in south korea. thank you forjoining us. you have completed the hat trick, you have won the 50 metres, the 100m freestyle finals at the past three world championships. i think it is fairto world championships. i think it is fair to say you have earned a few days off, isn't it? thank you very much, thanks for having me. i have had an amazing championships, defended all my titles, got the world record, but i didn't really focus on that going in. ijust thought, i will do the best i can, i know the process and the execution, andi know the process and the execution, and i kind of got lucky. not lucky, i don't like to use that word, but the training paid off.” i don't like to use that word, but the training paid off. i don't know about luck i think it is a lot of ha rd about luck i think it is a lot of hard work. it seems you are unbeatable in your class. you seem to be the usain bolt of the breaststroke. in terms of how you are beating your competitors though,
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it is just by such huge are beating your competitors though, it isjust by such huge margins. do you feel like you are competing with yourself sometimes, rather than eve ryo ne yourself sometimes, rather than everyone else? yes, to a certain extent you have to motivate yourself, but every athlete has to motivate themselves, but to what extent. i think when you go into a race and you know you want to seconds clear, it does change the psychology around it. how to push yourself again and again, and going into the olympics next year, i know i will naturally have that motivation and drive, so i don't really focus on that, ijust motivation and drive, so i don't really focus on that, i just try to be me as well as i can, and again it comes down to execution on the right day at the right time. i narrowly missed the world record again, hundred, but that was my little error on the first 50, going back a little bit too hard. but that is what sport is, you make mistakes and bounce back and improve next time. you said that you felt you were going to fast before. we were all
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watching when you became the first man to break 57 second mark in the 100m freestyle there is a great quote from your coach, she says you are likea quote from your coach, she says you are like a lion and you need the meat in front of you to hunt. that meat in front of you to hunt. that meat being project 56, so explain a little bit about that. obviously, going into the races i am very confident about what i can do, but she always puts the pressure on me. i always say that without pressure i can't perform. the more pressure on the better i do the more motivated i am. mel put the pressure on me yesterday and i got near the world record. i think going into the 0lympics record. i think going into the olympics will be a very different journey. as long as i stay me, do what i do, feel the pressure a bit but not too much, and this journey for me is now that i'm enjoying it,
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i'm loving what i do and that is the main thing. for you, at every championship you feel more experienced, you feel that you are getting more confident, do you ever think, i can't believe that i have achieved everything that i have?” woke up this morning and i thought, wow, i have actually done it. when you are in a meeting you have such a performance mind, everything you do will make you faster or slower, i got up slowly, and i wound my day up. it is almost regimental, a bit like the army, when you are competing. so today, it was nice to just take it quietly. i had the medley relay coming up, so today i canjust medley relay coming up, so today i can just relax and switch back on tomorrow. there has been some controversy taking place at the championships. your teammate duncan
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scott refusing to join sun yang on the podium, who is under a cloud of doping. is this something you would do? absolutely. i think being british, that is one of our best qualities, we will stand for what we think is right. and the rest of the world is with us. mack horton protested as well, all the countries we re protested as well, all the countries were clapping him so we know that doping has no place in sport. it never has and never will, but it is just getting that message out for us. massive support to duncan, it is exactly the way it should be. ten times a day i repeat to the media that doping has no place in any sport, and the people who win, if you cheat and when you know you haven't one, and that will be with
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you for the rest of your life. hopefully tomorrow, duncan will smash him out of the water. do you feel the weight on your shoulders a little bit to take a stance in this way? you have locked heads with fina in the past and they have discussed this new code of conduct. is that something you have considered? i think we have a right, i think when you are at the top of the sport and you are at the top of the sport and you are at the top of the sport and you are inspiring people and you are their idol, you have a right, almost an obligation when you take that spot, to do what is right for the sport. i have always been an advocate for clean sport and i a lwa ys advocate for clean sport and i always will be. it is just how we are educated in this country. we have a lot of education anti— doping, and it is never seen here, finally enough. personally, ifeel obliged to keep going and keep doing what i'm doing. for me, the main priority is performing and doing a little bit of talking and getting the message across. it has been a
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delight to speak to you, good luck with the relay on the weekend. good luck. we can go now to naga, who fancied a change of scenery and since the weather is so lovely, she's decided to take the rest of the show outside. how are you getting on? iam how are you getting on? i am sorry for abandoning you, but it is just too glorious out here not to be outside. i reckon it is about 25 degrees already, it feels beautiful. so, we are outside our studio, the studios are just over there, that is where holly is, enjoying a bit of sunshine. i wouldn't we? we will be talking shortly about what you should be wearing in the workplace. lots of people deciding they will be wearing shorts. it has caused a bit of controversy. gordo says he is a primary school teacher, he loves the sunny weather, wears shorts when he can. holly says it is shocking that
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a man has to wear a shirt and tie and trousers in the city. tim says, shorts of the grim new reality of british summer. it is so difficult to know what is smart and what isn't, what works and what doesn't? ben is taking it easy. we will be talking to eve miles, we will have plenty of good guests. we will also be talking about the homeless world cup, talking to michael sheen, an actor and campaigner. matt is out and about, charlie is in westminster, keeping up with what will be a rather interesting day. borisjohnson has a new cabinet, some describing it as radical, moving towards taking the uk out of the eu. matt is out and about in
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hounslow, he is enjoying the weather. he is in shorts as well. i think i will get into the mood. i'm just going to chill out for a little while, see you later. enjoy the sunshine. it will get a little too hot for many later. a remarkable spell of weather with us at the moment linking to what happened across but western europe. temperatures have been soaring over the last few days. in yesterday in benelux and germany we saw the all—time temperature records broken and it could be our turn today. is have a look at the temperature we have a look at the temperature we have to beat today to meet —— make it the hottest day on record. 38.5dc reported in august 2003. today we could hit 39 degrees in the south—east. were just near heathrow and we expected to feel close to 43
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degrees once you factor in the humid air. thatair degrees once you factor in the humid air. that air has been pushing up towards us over the last few days and temperature as widely into the 305. a lot of sunshine over the country for today. cloud in parts of cornwall and the isles of silly. and in cornwall the rain will come and go but most places will be dry. temperatures widely into the 305, 30 degrees possible in the north—east of scotland, 39 celsius on the charts they, not seen that before and that is in the south—east corner of england. more comfortable in northern ireland. all that heat and humidity will spark off some overnight severe storms. good to be pa rt overnight severe storms. good to be part of northern england and scotland. a few parts of eastern england could see the storms as well and they could linger into the start of friday morning. again, another humid night that makes things unpleasant, trying to get to sleep. temperatures for some in eastern england and eastern scotland not dropping below 20 degrees. into tomorrow. more cloud around and sunny spells here and there with the
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odd spell —— shower possible. more wet weather dill develop later on. temperatures still are 30 degrees for some in the east. high 205 for some in east of scotland. western parts are more comfortable, widely 20, 20 five degrees weather should be at this time of year. into saturday, a spell of prolonged and widespread rain. that will bring the temperature down, still a little on the humid side but a good deal more co mforta ble the humid side but a good deal more comfortable across much of the south and west with temperatures in the low to mid 205. so while it is looking like it will be a humid and hot spell for many through today, and into the start of tomorrow particularly on the east, it does look like we will all get back to something a bit more comfortable as we head towards the end of friday and certainly into the weekend. that will be light relief, i
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imagine. you look comfortable, ben. are you enjoying yourself?” imagine. you look comfortable, ben. are you enjoying yourself? i am loving this! that is the thing. it is about ditching the suit. wearing these sunglasses, i don't think it is appropriate for us to broadcasts in sunglasses but that is the question. what is appropriate. and how do employers bring down those rules ? how do employers bring down those rules? there are certain rules that have been enforced already about maximum and minimum temperature. it seems funny to talk about a minimum temperature today but is important in the workplace. there is minimum temperature, 16 celsius is the minimum temperature your workplace can be at. your employer hasn't responsibility to make sure there is heating in winter. in days like today, there is no maximum. all those at the moment, and this is what unions have been lobbying for, asa what unions have been lobbying for, as a suggestion. they say it should be 27 degrees if you are in strenuous work such as a warehouse olfactory. in office, they say the
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maximum should be 30 degrees sent to grade. centigrade. 0f maximum should be 30 degrees sent to grade. centigrade. of course it depends on what you are allowed to wear and what sort ofjob you do. this is where i suppose it is interesting. we have free reign but have an idea of what we should wear when we present and present the news. but can bosses actually enforce a dress code? legally they can enforce a dress code? legally they ca n e nfo rce enforce a dress code? legally they can enforce whatever they want, wherever you work, your boss can decide what you way provided it is not discriminatory. he could also say that we expected to come in wearing trousers or a if that is what a public facing organisation your boss expects of you. but many firms recently have been relaxing the dress code, particularly the big investment banks and city banks. should be suited and booted. you can wear what you want as long as it is
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appropriate. so there is an idea that more relaxed workers and more relaxed dress means they are better at work for they are suitably attired. so many people have sent me attired. so many people have sent me a different opinion. i was talking about attitudes towards shorts. 0ne person called it a grim reality. and as things get hotter, we know we may be need to just what we wear. it is the norm in hot countries. it is not all that great in this country, being able to judge what is appropriate. we spoke to people in manchester yesterday and asked what they thought was appropriate office attire. we don't have a set dress code. people can wear whatever they wa nt code. people can wear whatever they want as long as it is appropriate.” had to wear formal clothes but now we can dress up however we want. we gotan e—mailat we can dress up however we want. we got an e—mail at work regarding
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attire and he just said you are welcome to come in comfortable wear. shorts, sophisticated shorts. we are not allowed to wear shorts or t—shirts or anything like that. i have skinny legs so i probably would not want to wear shorts. and that is the problem. your legs are fine. and that as the most compliment you're going to get from me this morning. 0ne going to get from me this morning. one person on twitter saying don't dress down, just where heavy flameproof overalls for your welding job. look, spero thought for... spero fought for those who are working in the heat —— spare a thought. we will talk again, bent. coletta is out and about today.
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billions of tons of food is pinned before it even reaches our plate. it sounds crazy. coletta, you are having a look at this. you have in with the strawberries but where are you now? iam here on with the strawberries but where are you now? i am here on a soft fruit farm this morning where these whoppers are going to be picked today, sorted and on your supermarket shelf tomorrow because they are working hard here to cut down on on—farm food waste. a big issue forfarmers at down on on—farm food waste. a big issue for farmers at the moment. something they are trying to work on cutting down to we heard a figure today for the first time, the
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organisation wrap has calculated a figure and in some industries, one quarter of the u.k.'s letters harvest is left to rot in the field. there is a lot of issues behind that and farmers are working hard to try and farmers are working hard to try and deal with it. on this farm, even the slightly wilted and soggy strawberries and up being frozen and going forjuicing so there is very little food waste at all. and some other sectors it is more of an issue. stuart is here from the nationalfarmers union. issue. stuart is here from the national farmers union. tell issue. stuart is here from the nationalfarmers union. tell me, if you don't have a tarpaulin to protect you from the weather, why is this such a tricky issue for farmers? there is not a single farmers? there is not a single farmer in the country who wants to waste a ny farmer in the country who wants to waste any food at all. we produce some of the finest food in the world here and we want to get that on consumers plates. that sometimes we do have challenges, be that a
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weather event the damages fruit, for example if we had thunderstorms like we had the other night and we did not have these poly tunnels we would have damaged fruit. but there are also challenges with retailers and processes where orders may be cancelled, where specifications may be changed. for me, the key is how eve ryo ne be changed. for me, the key is how everyone in the food supply chain works together because ultimately otherwise the food waste stays on the farm and it is about how we make sure we minimise that on every farm. and seems mad when we know that a good chunk of people are struggling to afford food and are queueing at food banks and to think that 7% of the uk harvest is just left to rot. how can we make the connections? there are good examples around the country where we are already seeing farmers do that, be that some kale i heard about in lancashire that consumers are allowed to come and pick at the end of the season or many other examples. but it is also about finding uses for that other
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out of specification fruit, be that making that into dues, be that freezing it or in some cases where it is not possible for human consumption, turning it into energy or fertiliser consumption, turning it into energy orfertiliser and i consumption, turning it into energy or fertiliser and i would consumption, turning it into energy orfertiliser and i would describe thatis orfertiliser and i would describe that is not actually a waste. they are working hard here to try and minimise ways to make sure that all these beautiful strawberries get eaten by somebody. somewhere in the food chain. i would not blame you at all, coletta, if you just grabbed a couple of those strawberries and had a little nibble because they do look lovely. we a re a little nibble because they do look lovely. we are here outside our studios. if you wonder where charlie is, he is in westminster and he will keep you up—to—date on boris johnson's first full day in office and a radical overhaul of the cabinet as he tries to get the uk out of the eu. we will be coming to you live from here. there is a lot
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to come on the programme. ben is looking at what is good and not good to wear in the workplace along with many other things to time now to find out what is happening where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. commuters are being told to expect delays on the railways with trains running more slowly than usual from midday because of the extreme heat. network rail says the steel tracks can heat up to more than 50 degrees celsius in the sun, which puts them at risk of buckling. in some hot spots trains will be restricted to 30 miles an hour until eight o'clock in the evening. i have been working on the railway for ten years and i have never encountered temperatures like this or put in the level of speed that we are talking about. it is vitally important. we are not making this decision easily but it is essential in terms of passenger safety. as the new prime minister begins to build his cabinet, several of the region's mp5
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have received a call up. they include esher and walton mp dominic raab — who has been appointed foreign secretary, and welwyn hatfield's grant shapps, who has been given the transport brief. theresa villiers — mp for chipping barnet — takes over as enviroment secretary. her predecessor michael gove stays in cabinet. a body has been recovered from the thames in kingston — let's take a look at the travel situation now. and south—eastern rail services, they are returning —— running reduced services because of hot weather. there have also been several cancellations already so check before you travel, it is likely to get worse through the day. traffic is already slow from woolwich road flyover and traffic on
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the a 40 eastbound is slow. time now for a check on the weather. an uncomfortable night's sleep i suspect for many last night and it is a warm and humid start to the day. today could potentially be record—breaking. 38.5 degrees celsius is the highest temperature ever recorded in the uk, that was in august 2003. today we have 39 degrees in the forecast. almost certainly smashing the july record of 36.7 celsius set in 2015. hot day in prospect. starting off with 22 celsius, a noticeably hot south—east wind around today tapping into warm air coming from north africa. 38 or 39 we expect. there will be some thunderstorms overnight tonight and met office weather warning out from 3pm this afternoon. they will be localised so they will not be everywhere but we could see lightning strikes and a lot of surface water into the start of the day tomorrow and we're looking at overnight lows again of a warm and humid 19 or 20 degrees.
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tomorrow it will feel slightly cooler so not quite as hot. there will be sunshine and expect showers in the afternoon. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast from westminster — on boris johnson's first full day in office after a radical shake—up of the cabinet. within hours of entering number ten the new prime minister holds a major clear—out of the previous regime. new appointments include
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priti patel as home secretary, dominic raab as foreign secretary and jacob rees—mogg as leader of the house. they and the rest of the new cabinet willjoin mrjohnson inside number ten for their first meeting. that's due to beginin the next half hour. we'll take you through everything you need to know about the make—up of boris johnson's government. we're out of the studio this morning — as the uk gets ready for what could be the hottest day on record. there are warnings of travel disruption and damage to health as the heatwave reaches its peak. that makes 102 fahrenheit but it will closer to 43 in london this afternoon but it is notjust the south—east feeling the heat. i will have the
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in sport. an historic day at lord's as ireland's cricketers mark their first test against england by bowling them out forjust 85 in two hours. good morning. it's thursday the 25th ofjuly. good morning from a sunny westminster. good morning from a sunny westminster. our top story. after one of the most radical reshuffles in decades, borisjohnson will chair his first cabinet meeting this morning. the new prime minister moved quickly to install brexiteers in key posts to help carry out his pledge to take the uk out of the eu by the end of october, with or without a deal. 0ur political correspondent, jessica parker reports on a day of resignations, sackings and promotions. a civilised start, meeting with the queen. then to downing street, taking his place in thejob he has wanted for so long. i have just been to see her majesty the queen, who has invited me to form a government,
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and i have accepted. but to boos outside, borisjohnson was about to get ruthless. some were sacked and some quit, but more than half of the old cabinet gone, including his leadership rival, jeremy hunt, who will now have to sweat it out from the backbenches. promoted: this is the uk's new chancellor. brought in: a new home secretary, leader of the house of commons, and foreign secretary. the most important thing is to get out of the eu by the end of october, preferably with a deal. surveying the scene, he hasn't rearranged the cabinet, he has overhauled it, trying to forge a team dedicated to that brexit deadline. i think it is really important that people who are appointed have signed up to leaving the eu by the 31st of october. we have already had too much limbo. she was blamed for that limbo, although there was applause
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for the outgoing pm, and as he takes residence in number ten, applause for him too, but there is no shaking off the huge challenge ahead. so we saw that image of the cabinet table, all empty as borisjohnson looked round number ten, the seats will be filled in the next 15, 20 minutes or so. let us give you a run down on the top jobs. we will start getting used to them sajid javid moves from the home office to the treasury, taking over from philip hammond as chancellor. priti patel returns to the fold as home secretary. she previously held the role of international development secretary, but resigned in 2017 after it emerged she held unauthorised meetings with israeli officials. dominic raab takes over from jeremy hunt as foreign secretary. he left his role of brexit secretary last year over his opposition to the withdrawal agreement.
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elsewhere, michael gove moves from environment secretary to chancellor of the duchy of lancaster. he'll also be looking after no—deal brexit planning. and matt hancock stays on as health secretary, former defence secretary gavin williamson returns as education secretary, and powerful backbencher jacob rees mogg is promoted to leader of the house of commons. let's go to our political correspondent, nick eardley who's in downing street. morning to you nick. so, going through that list of names, it is ha rd to through that list of names, it is hard to follow in a way, but that is over half of the cabinet that have been changed, resignations or sackings, new roles, it is all change. all change here, new prime minister, new strategy for brexit, and a new top team to see it through. most of the cabinet have
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arrived in the last 20 minutes or so here in downing street. some ministers telling us that we're prepared to leave without a deal if need be. some saying they hope this cabinet can unite the country, the truth is, it is going to be hard. the rhetoric we saw from boris johnson yesterday was powerful, it was energetic, the question now is whether it can be matched by reality, just behind me just now, the new education secretary gavin william son coming in as wellham earlier on breakfast we heard from the new chief secretary to treasury. the cabinet as a whole i think is one that speaks of unity, of generosity, you have seven different leadership candidates who stood against him in the leadership election that he has brought into cabinet, including some in senior role, it is compromised of talent from across the parliamentary part
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in terms of ethnic minorities and women it reflects the country which wish to serve. so lots of new faces in the cabinet table this morning. as borisjohnson hosts his first government meeting. later on he will be in the commons before mp, and then the real work begins. so moment us the days, very important day, worth saying that cabinet meeting just about to get under way, and of course, the new prime minister will be here at the commons later on for the first time, some time after 11.00, add cressing the commons here, —— addressing. today will be remembered as boris johnson's first day, first full day as prime minister. it may well be remembered for being the hottest day on record, in the uk and i can confirm, it is heating up here quite a bitand confirm, it is heating up here quite a bit and sometimes it is chilly as
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i think a bit and sometimes it is chilly as ithinki a bit and sometimes it is chilly as i think i wasjust a bit and sometimes it is chilly as i think i was just so jealous i knew ifi i think i was just so jealous i knew if i stamped my foot enough i would be able to be sent outside. i am here outside the studios. the blue badge garden, just over there, everyone, you wouldn't imagine how many crew are so keen to help out this morning. temperatures could reach up to 39, but with that comes problems. the met office is warning of thunderstorm, that could bring flash flood, power cuts and travel delay, we will talk a lot about this and how this impacts you, no matter where you are in the uk, there is no escaping the blazing heat. for surfers in cornwall, that is ok. but for these workers in london, not so much. in leicester there has been fun in the fountains, and for these daredevils in birmingham, quite literally. even the tropical birds will find it hard to stay cool on what could be
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the hottest ever day in the uk. with temperatures expected to hit 39 degrees today, health experts say we need to keep cool and hydrated, which means carrying plenty of this with you, and plenty of sunscreen. and a top tip — if you stay inside, make sure you close the windows and keep the curtains drawn if you want to stay cool. but if you are heading out, bear in mind network rail is warning of speed restrictions to stop the tracks from buckling in the heat. and there are warnings for the water as well. yesterday, divers in the thames found the body of a swimmer only a day after another man was found dead in a lake in the cotswolds. as the country prepares to break a world record, you are reminded to stay safe but have fun. so temperatures soaring here and in other parts of europe. there were
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records in belgian being broken as the country reached its highest temperatures. 0ur europe correspondent gavin lee is in the city of hasselt for us, what it is like there gavin? ly be there soon. iam in like there gavin? ly be there soon. i am in the middle of brussels. they don't always see this because we are often outside the european commission talking brexit. at the moment, brussels yesterday hit 38 degrees which for the city is an all—time high, hasselt, close to the dutch border, an all time record high, a tiny village, 39.9 degrees, and bear in mind for places like the city they have a discomfort factor because of the concrete buildings, the surfaces as well, they keep and retain the heat so they add about 7 degrees to that feeling so it is uncomfortable. the french and
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belgian press talk about the discomfort returning, given a few weeks ago we had similar temperatures. in the netherlands they reached 39 degrees, a record broken there, 170 record broken in belgium belgium, highest temperatures in luxembourg and those records are expected to be broken again, hitting 41 possibly in hasselt, and paris getting to 42.eth is uncomfortable, and i have been here five years and i haven't had a point where i couldn't sleep at night. i had two fans on. this is ha rd night. i had two fans on. this is hard for cities that aren't used to it. it hard for cities that aren't used to it is hard and lots of people have been struggling with the heat, especially at night. we will bring tips, that was gavin lee in brussels for us this morning, with those record—breaking temperatures, we will keep you across that, across throughout the day, if you are wondering where charlie is he is in
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westminster. he will keep you up—to—date with what is happening with boris johnson's first full day in office, he has had a radical reva m p of in office, he has had a radical revamp of the cabinet to get the uk out of the european union by october 315t. out of the european union by october 31st. lots of news happening. not great not great news as well. nissan has announced it is cutting 12,500 jobs. ben's got the latest. we knew there were going to be some job cut, but we didn't know. we knew there were going to be some job cut, but we didn't knowm we knew there were going to be some job cut, but we didn't know. it is much more severe than we thought. there was going to be significant thejob cut, we there was going to be significant the job cut, we expected a figure of 10,000 round the world. what they have told us is they will cut 12—and—a—half thousand, so significantly more and that is because of this move away from petrol and diesel vehicle, the growth if electric vehicles and many of the traditional car markers have been slow to respond and they are playing catch up. after that is at the same time they have reported profits falling by 95%. that in the last three months of the year, so in
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the first quarter. particularly significant, given all the growing competition round the world. so, they are trying to put that right. what they are saying is they will cutjobs, models what they are saying is they will cut jobs, models they what they are saying is they will cutjobs, models they make by 10%, the number of vehicles they produce by 10%. this 12—and—a—half thousand figure is about 8 or 9% of the global workforce so a significant reduction, they have blamed it on the rising cost of raw material, exchange rate fluctuations, they have proved to be a problem and so what they are trying to do is draw a line and reestablish where they go from here. but at the moment, still, huge questions about the future of the sunderland plant, of course, thatis the sunderland plant, of course, that is nissan's big plant in the uk. they had a commitment that extra would continue to be built during the brexit negotiation, that was a big factor, there is no break down yet, the press conference is going on right now, so we will listen across that, find out whether we get across that, find out whether we get a break down of where the job cuts
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could be. sunderland employing about 7,000 people, at the nissan site, so as yet, we don't know the break down, we believe that that site will be spared, but nonetheless i will listen to that press conference. please update us. other other news happening round the world. north korea has fired two short—range missiles into the sea, according to officals in south korea. there's been no official comment from the united states, which has agreed to resume talks with the north on plans for the demilitarisation of the korean peninsular. pyongyang has recently suggested that military exercises between washington and seoul could jeopardise those negotiations. the world's biggest plane maker, boeing, has said it could temporarily stop production of its 737 max passenger aircraft, if it remains grounded for much the plane was taken out of service in march, following crashes in ethiopia and indonesia which killed nearly 350 people. yesterday, the company reported record quarterly losses of almost
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£2.5 billion. the inventor of a jet—powered hoverboard is undertaking final checks for his challenge to fly across the english channel later today. franky zapata, who wowed crowds in paris on bastille day by flying over the celebrations, said it is "all systems go" but it is "not an easy challenge". his attempt takes place on the 110th anniversary of the french aviator, louis bleriot‘s1909 channel crossing — the first time anyone had crossed the channel in a heavier—than—air aircraft. right, we are bringing you up—to—date. a bit breezy here in salford but it is so warm out here, thatis salford but it is so warm out here, that is not necessarily a good thing for everyone. joining me now isjim. we would talk about the hot weather as if it was a tiny blip, you know,
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and it seems to be happening more frequently, is that me or is that a fa ct? frequently, is that me or is that a fact? no, what we used to think was unprecedented weather is almost becoming the norm now, that is what has happened. so what we are experiencing is weather, and we are in britain, we are fascinated by the weather, it is a standard introduction people talk about. going forward in a warming climate, these extremes will happen more often. ok... particularly they will get warmer. it is climate change bringing longer periods? like i said, this episode is weather, but, on the whole, the average signal if you look at the temperature record, they are increasing and that is driven by climate change. ok, so how does that, how does that turn into this rise in temperatures as well? we are talking 42 degrees in paris, records in luxembourg, records in belgium, record today 39 expected. 0ne belgium, record today 39 expected. one thing that we are not getting at
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the moment, is the overnight temperatures because we live in a built up environment. it soaks up the heat and stays hot so it is very difficult. the body gets hot and it doesn't get a chance to cool down. in leeds it was clear skies last night so it was a bit more co mforta ble night so it was a bit more comfortable this morning but yesterday it was a lot hotter so think about the overnight temperature because that gives you a chance, the whole system to cool down. i was talking earlier i was in london yesterday and it felt so hot, and it, because you are in a city, the concrete, everything absorbs, is that, that is the fact. if you can get out. we call it an urban heat island, it is two or three degrees hotter, so if you live in the suburbs and most cars have a thermometer you drive in, you can see the temperature increase, that is the fact that we live in what is a radiator, it soaks up the heat and doesn't give it out at night. with the cities comes increased air pollution, how is that affected? lot of heat waves are driven by
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sta ble lot of heat waves are driven by stable meteorological conditions which mean there's is no wind to blow away the pollution, so if you think about a city and the pollution going up like a cooking pot, you are co nsta ntly going up like a cooking pot, you are constantly putting the pollution in, the sun heat cooks up the pollution, it heats up, and there is very light, we say this is a bit of a breeze so there is moderate air pollution we expect in the next couple of days but it cooks up, so it stays anted and doesn't disappear, we are in yesterday's pollution, the pollution the day before, the concentration has increased. people are still out and about and enjoying the weather. i have seen a gentleman with his dog. we must be mindful 06 the pets. you don't need to, our dogs are at home, staying in the shade. it is difficult for them to cool down. especially, the danger, pet, dogs being left in car, you shut the car, the temperature increase phenomenally quickly, so, you know,
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you need to make sure they have plenty of water and their only way of cooling down is panting, they don't sweat like we do, you know, so, you have the try and keep them cool so, you have the try and keep them cool, give them shade. they will lie on concrete. they will find some concrete that is cool out of the sun, things like that. we are enjoying the heat here. thank you for joining enjoying the heat here. thank you forjoining us from the university of leeds. we had to come outside. it is studio lovely to be inside this morning, at least. come the afternoon, though, i don't know how co mforta ble afternoon, though, i don't know how comfortable it is going to be. matt is in hounslow. in his shorts. we need to be mindful don't we. people need to be mindful don't we. people need to be mindful don't we. people need to take care today. it isa it is a hot and humid day. good morning from the country park. a stone's throw away from heathrow where we could record the highest temperature recorded here in the uk later on. already sitting at 26 degrees but let us take a look at
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the temperature record as it stands, because the hottest, the highest temperature we have ever seen in the uk was back in august 2003, 38.5 celsius, faversham in kent. 39 celsius, faversham in kent. 39 celsius, 102 fahrenheit possible today. factor in the humidity it will feel closer to 42 in london. we have seen the heat build in western europe, winds are bringing increasing amounts of humidity in the uk through this morning and into the uk through this morning and into the uk through this morning and into the afternoon. while most are under sunshine there will be more cloud in west cornwall and certainly the likes of northern ireland where we could catch one or two showers through the day. but, here, most co mforta ble through the day. but, here, most comfortable conditions with temperatures in the low 20, elsewhere, wales, england, scotland, likely to get above 30, widely into the mid 305 across england and 39 celsius. never seen that before in the south—east corner of england. it
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will all set off severe thunderstorm, particularly northern england. flash flooding possible from those, we could see lots of hail, lots of lightning too and disruption into tomorrow morning and once again for manic, like last night it will be a humid and close night, temperatures for some not dropping below 20 until the very end of the night. so, into friday we go. we will start to see change, a bit more cloud round, sunny spell, thickest of the cloud in the west, a few showers is and we will see a few early thunderstorms in northeast england later in the south—east corner. still above 30 degrees for some in eastern england and the high tos in eastern scotland but starting tos in eastern scotland but starting to see that less humid more co mforta ble to see that less humid more comfortable air pushing in across southern and western areas later. that progress continues into saturday. south and west best for the sunshine, the more comfortable conditions, temperatures drop in eastern england and across scotland but rain on saturday, same too in northern england. that could cause flooding and that will hang round
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into sunday with temperatures starting to drop more widely, for all of us into the weekend it will start to feel a bit more co mforta ble, start to feel a bit more comfortable, for the time being, a humid day and that includes with you there, charlie in central london. ican there, charlie in central london. i can tell you officially the team, we we re i can tell you officially the team, we were discussing a seconding a, we started off at 23 degrees, at what, 5.30. now, unprecedented at 8.20. 28 is the most recent, 28 degrees, no no—one has had 28 degrees here outside the house of commons at this time before, it is not the only thing changing as well. it's fair to say borisjohnson has been one of our most controversial politicans of recent times. let's speak now to a man who's followed his career — the journalist michael crick. morning michael. we have seen the arrivals this morning so that cabinet meeting, describe, how do you think that atmosphere will be? we have heard the positives, that
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has been the thing, it is like believe, believe. they will be waiting to hear what borisjohnson has to say about brexit. the idea is that they will hear his brexit strategy and approve it and he will come to the commons and make a statement, and we will, we expect to hear a bit more about what he plans to do about brexit. well, it will be an up beat positive atmosphere, most of the people round that table supported boris johnson of of the people round that table supported borisjohnson of course, and are delighted to getjobs because a lot of people were tipped to getjobs and didn't, and those who were stipeed to —— tipped to stay in the cabinet and got the axe. what sense do you get of what kind of prime minister are is he going to be? dominic cummings who is special advice e and he was the mastermind behind some people are familiar with his role in the leave campaign, explain to us where you think he will sit in the equations of power now. i think he is going to be more
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powerful than virtually any cabinet minister and he will have the press aseven ever tension, he will be regarded as a sinisters are putin figure there is a lovely picture today of borisjohnson coming in being greeted by the cabinet secretary and there in the background dressed casually in t—shirt lurking in the corner is dominic cummings, he worked for michael gove at the education can't, —— department but never hesitated to say what rubbish david cameron and george osborne were. this time, he is meant to be much more on message, with the prime minister, and of course was a leading player in the vote leave campaign, but, i think in the long—term there is an accident waiting to happen. in fact there are several accidents waiting to happen in that cabinet. grant shapps who left before, and of course priti patel, who had to resign over her contacts with the israeli government behind the scenes some years ago. remind people, priti patel, there
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was a story in connection with her, she is home secretary of course as we are getting used to the new titles she was asked about the death penalty, some point. this was a long time ago, i think this was about 2011. i think she has said she doesn't believe it in any more and it is sort of irrelevant in that the government, it would never get a majority for the department of health penalty any way so it will never been an issue it it may be an indication of the kind of tough home secretary that she might be, although of course a lot of the responsibilities for penal policy are now part of thejustice department rather than the home 0ffice. department rather than the home office. talk us through some of the, the timetable, i mean, because there is no time, what is it 98 days as of today until october 31st. 91 i think. 91. the problem is there is is nobody to negotiate with, the new, new president of the european
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commission, the new team in europe don't come into office until the start of november. now i think the first thing that boris johnson start of november. now i think the first thing that borisjohnson is going to have trow do as prime minister is he will have to whizz round the united kingdom, go to edinburgh, cardiff belfast and dublin and also within the next week he has to try and go to brussels, try and initiate, try initiate those talks, the problem with the new cabinet is there is nobody in there that the europeans will be co mforta ble that the europeans will be comfortable with, happy with. they don't rate stephen barclay, the brexit secretary, one of the few people who kept his job. they don't really rate dominic raab from his brief time as brexit sec troy is now the foreign secretary and if there had been someone like david lidington, that might have made boris johnson's lidington, that might have made borisjohnson'sjob lidington, that might have made borisjohnson's job easier lidington, that might have made boris johnson's job easier but lidington, that might have made borisjohnson's job easier but if he serious about getting a deal he needs somebody the europeans could be comfortable with. in a word michael, the boris we will see now,
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how would you describe this person as compared to the one we we have all become used to he will try and become more serious but he won't be able to avoid the sides, the joke, the gaffes, it will be a roller—coaster, good for our trade, maybe not good for british trade, who knows. michael, thank you you. it starts today, that cabinet meeting gets under way, they have all arrived, some arriving this morning and he comes here, house of commons, his first appearance as prime minister in the house of commons. right now, beautiful day here, if a little hot for some, possibly record temperature, let us see how it is where you are. hello, good morning. today is the day we could well reach the highest
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recorded temperature in the uk, the magic number as it stands is 38.5 celsius, that was recorded in august 2003, today we are expecting temperatures to reach 39 degrees in the south—east of england. lots of sunshine through the uk today, a very sunshine through the uk today, a very warm sunshine through the uk today, a very warm start, a bit of cloud for northern ireland and into the north and west of scotland, one or two shows popping up late in the afternoon in north wales but it is all about the temperatures, high 205 for scotland. for england and wales, temperatures into the 305 for many, 39 in london. just to the west of london, northolt and heathrow, that kind of area but tonight, storms quite widely across england and wales, pushing their way to scotland and we will see some lightning and with at torrential rain, and friday, temperatures in mid to low 205.
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