this is bbc news i'mjane hill. the headlines at 5 dominic cummings tells the bbc he held discussions about trying to replace borisjohnson as prime minister within days of the conservatives winning the last election. at that point we were already saying that by this summer we will be gone from here where we will be in the process of trying to get rid of it and getting someone else as prime minister. downing street says it is crucial for people to self—isolate if alerted by the nhs covid app — contradicting a minister who said people could make an "informed decision". in a speech in london the us climate envoyjohn kerry says the world cannot wait for the coronavirus pandemic to end before dealing with climate change the met office issues its first—ever amber weather warning for heat — with temperatures expected to break

records in some parts of the country at least 430 migrants made the journey across the english channel to the uk yesterday — a new record for a single day. the world's richest man — amazon founderjeff bezos — has achieved his childhood ambition of blasting into space. on how it felt, oh my god! my expectations were high and they were dramatically exceeded. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in his first tv interview, the prime minister's former chief

adviser dominic cummings has told the bbc he held discussions about trying to replace borisjohnson as prime minister within days of the conservatives historic election victory in 2019. mr cummings also suggested people who are completely sure brexit was a good idea have got �*a screw loose�*, but said he thought brexit was a good thing. our political correspondent ben wright is in westminster. more revelations from dominic cummings?— more revelations from dominic cumminus? , ., ., ., , , cummings? yes, more “aw-dropping stuff from theh cummings? yes, more “aw-dropping stuff from the pen _ cummings? yes, more “aw-dropping stuff from the pen and _ cummings? yes, more jaw-dropping stuff from the pen and a _ cummings? yes, morejaw-dropping stuff from the pen and a for- cummings? yes, more jaw-dropping stuff from the pen and a for my - stuff from the pen and a for my chief adviser dominic cummings who of coursejoined the chief adviser dominic cummings who of course joined the prime minister at number ten of course joined the prime minister at numberten in of course joined the prime minister at number ten injuly 2019 after theresa may had been booted out of the job. theresa may had been booted out of thejob. and then, helped mastermind —— stewart —— tory election victory

in december 2019 and borisjohnson got the ec majority. in the interview he has done with the rector to break he went on to describe how by january 2020, he, dominic cummings and the implication is some of the other contingents who were in powerful positions at number ten were already talking amongst themselves about borisjohnson plus themselves about borisjohnson plus the suitability for that job themselves about borisjohnson plus the suitability for thatjob and there were chaps going on about how he might be replaced. this is what dominic cummings said. before mid january, we were having meetings _ before mid january, we were having meetings at number ten saying it's clear_ meetings at number ten saying it's clear he _ meetings at number ten saying it's clear he wants to get rid of one of us and _ clear he wants to get rid of one of us and at — clear he wants to get rid of one of us and at that by the summer that we will all_ us and at that by the summer that we will all be _ us and at that by the summer that we will all be gone from here or we will all be gone from here or we will be — will all be gone from here or we will be in — will all be gone from here or we will be in the process of trying to -et will be in the process of trying to get rid _ will be in the process of trying to get rid of— will be in the process of trying to get rid of him and get someone else to be _ get rid of him and get someone else to be prime — get rid of him and get someone else to be prime minister. you get rid of him and get someone else to be prime minister.— to be prime minister. you 'ust said that within months h to be prime minister. you 'ust said that within months of _ to be prime minister. you 'ust said that within months of the h to be prime minister. youjust said that within months of the payment j to be prime minister. you just said l that within months of the payment is there winning — that within months of the payment is there winning the _ that within months of the payment is there winning the biggest _ there winning the biggest conservative _ there winning the biggest conservative majority- there winning the biggest conservative majority in l there winning the biggest - conservative majority in decades, you and _ conservative majority in decades, you and a — conservative majority in decades, you and a few— conservative majority in decades, you and a few others _ conservative majority in decades, you and a few others from - conservative majority in decades, you and a few others from the . conservative majority in decades, i you and a few others from the boat leave _ you and a few others from the boat leave campaign— you and a few others from the boat leave campaign were _ you and a few others from the boat leave campaign were discussing - you and a few others from the boat| leave campaign were discussing the possibility— leave campaign were discussing the possibility of — leave campaign were discussing the possibility of getting _ leave campaign were discussing the possibility of getting rid _ leave campaign were discussing the possibility of getting rid of - leave campaign were discussing the

possibility of getting rid of him. - possibility of getting rid of him. days, _ possibility of getting rid of him. days, noi— possibility of getting rid of him. days, not two _ possibility of getting rid of him. days, not two months. - possibility of getting rid of him. days, not two months. waitingl possibility of getting rid of him. - days, not two months. waiting days of bed _ days, not two months. waiting days of bed electioneering discussing gelling — of bed electioneering discussing getting rid of him? yes. he does not have a _ getting rid of him? yes. he does not have a plan, — getting rid of him? yes. he does not have a plan, he does not know how to be paid _ have a plan, he does not know how to be paid to _ have a plan, he does not know how to be paid to minister and we only got him in— be paid to minister and we only got him in there — be paid to minister and we only got him in there because he had to solve a cerlain— him in there because he had to solve a certain problem, not because we thought— a certain problem, not because we thought he — a certain problem, not because we thought he was the right person to run the _ thought he was the right person to run the country. that thought he was the right person to run the country.— run the country. that is pretty extraordinary. _ run the country. that is pretty extraordinary. so _ run the country. that is pretty extraordinary. so soon - run the country. that is pretty extraordinary. so soon after. extraordinary. so soon after masterminding the election campaign, where dominic cummings on the part you are claiming borisjohnson was going to get brexit done and man for thejob, privately they going to get brexit done and man for the job, privately they were already having discussions about getting rid of him. in practice, i am having discussions about getting rid of him. in practice, iam not having discussions about getting rid of him. in practice, i am not clear what that would have to be involved. some advisers talking amongst themselves a number ten does not mean that the payment if they can be replaced. borisjohnson had just replaced. boris johnson had just been replaced. borisjohnson had just been elected, reelected prime minister. he was the leader of the tory party but there are already signs that his relations and the relationship between the vote leave contingent number ten on the premise that was already starting to unravel because of tensions around personnel appointments and the rest of it. it was already going along pretty soon

it seems after the 2019 election. dominic cummings was in that position partly because he had fused a relationship with mrjohnson to the brexit referendum. another campaign that dominic cummings masterminded and is lots in this interview which is fascinating. he never talked before in a television interview about his role in that campaign and the tactics that were deployed and he asked about the £350 million per week claim that lets me but i believe campaign and that was the sum they claimed britain sent to the sum they claimed britain sent to the eu every week. a very disputed figure, an incorrect figure and a reference to the gross figure, not the net figure. he says to lara that it was a trap for their political opponents. that they fit into and be expected a lot of the referendum talking about that figure in a way that dominic cummings said he intended. he was asked by laura, whether brexit broadly was a good idea and this is what he said. he’s

idea and this is what he said. he's brexit a good _ idea and this is what he said. he's brexit a good idea? _ idea and this is what he said. he's brexit a good idea? no one on earth knows _ brexit a good idea? no one on earth knows what — brexit a good idea? no one on earth knows what the answer to that is. but you _ knows what the answer to that is. but you have just said today, even you are _ but you have just said today, even you are still— but you have just said today, even you are still not _ but you have just said today, even you are still not sure _ but you have just said today, even you are still not sure if— but you have just said today, even you are still not sure if brexit - but you have just said today, even you are still not sure if brexit wasl you are still not sure if brexit was a good _ you are still not sure if brexit was a good idea _ you are still not sure if brexit was a good idea i— you are still not sure if brexit was a good idea-— you are still not sure if brexit was a aood idea. ~ ., ., , a good idea. i think anyone who says the are a good idea. i think anyone who says they are sure — a good idea. i think anyone who says they are sure about _ a good idea. i think anyone who says they are sure about questions - a good idea. i think anyone who says they are sure about questions like i they are sure about questions like that have — they are sure about questions like that have a — they are sure about questions like that have a screw loose. whether you are on _ that have a screw loose. whether you are on the _ that have a screw loose. whether you are on the remaining or outside, one of the _ are on the remaining or outside, one of the reasons why we want is precisely— of the reasons why we want is precisely because in the vote leave we did _ precisely because in the vote leave we did not— precisely because in the vote leave we did not think we were right why their remainers were all idiots are traitors— their remainers were all idiots are traitors or— their remainers were all idiots are traitors or anything else.— traitors or anything else. within the interview— traitors or anything else. within the interview he _ traitors or anything else. within the interview he does _ traitors or anything else. within the interview he does say - traitors or anything else. within the interview he does say that l traitors or anything else. within l the interview he does say that he thinks brexit was a good idea or proved to be so but i think that he is saying is certainty on either side is not possible. so, what's in this interview is fascinating and there are certain the tories within parliament who think this is a vengeful attack on the pending xterra by a bitter man who should never have been brought into number ten in the first place. number ten spokesman has said to be beefy that all political appointments are made

entirely by the prime minister. i think that is specifically in response to dominic cummings talking about relations and the bad relationship he had with gary simons who is borisjohnson's wife. but, it is a remarkable insight into what the person who was at the heart of number ten really, just until a few months ago, thinks about democracy, politics and braking, and boris johnson's character. the ramifications and repercussions of this letter last quite some time. —— we had last quite some time. i am we had last quite some time. i am alwa s we had last quite some time. i am always interested _ we had last quite some time. i am always interested in _ we had last quite some time. i am always interested in how- we had last quite some time. i am always interested in how maybe, can i say casual observers of politics? people who are not in fact the bubble, how they should watch this if they sit down and watch this on the bbc cannot because yes, he was in the room when it happened and you cannot take that away from him, but he also is a character waiting —— with an agenda. there are two things going on and we know about the one

that went on. i wonder how people are meant to watch this? where is the dividing line between yes, you were there, it's a history making money, but also you clearly do not like borisjohnson any more. so, where is the balance? i like boris johnson any more. so, where is the balance?— like boris johnson any more. so, where is the balance? i think people should watch — where is the balance? i think people should watch with _ where is the balance? i think people should watch with a _ where is the balance? i think people should watch with a sceptical - where is the balance? i think people should watch with a sceptical hat - should watch with a sceptical hat on. i think a lot of people feel he is now an unreliable witness because in la he is so angry about his own experience and what he feels is boris johnson's failure. you experience and what he feels is borisjohnson's failure. you get experience and what he feels is boris johnson's failure. you get a borisjohnson's failure. you get a sense and heard it bear, about somebody who really saw himself and has done for a number of years as an insurgent in british politics, a radical, a disruptor, he is pretty contemptuous and always has been of the civil servants, journalists, most politicians, i think that comes through in base and people either think he has got a valid point on some of that or he is a difficult witness to listen to. i think the

fact that he sounds quite contemptuous of politics in the party system and will be sympathetic towards him and others will not. i think you are right, i think to be aware of where he is coming from might help people interpret what he is saying. might help people interpret what he is sa inc. ., ~ might help people interpret what he is sa inc. ., ,, i. might help people interpret what he issa inc. ., , might help people interpret what he issa in. ., , . a reminder... dominic cummings: the interview�* will be broadcast tonight on bbc two at 7pm and will be available on bbc iplayer and bbc sounds as a podcast. downing street has tried to clear up confusion about whether people should self—isolate when pinged by the nhs covid app. the business minister, paul scully, suggested that self—isolation when pinged should be a matter for individuals and employers to decide. but number ten has since said it is crucial to isolate when contacted, and businesses should be supporting their employees to do so. they've also said there will be no list of critical workers who are exempt from isolation, and instead individual businesses will have to contact their relevant government department to apply for an exemption. labour has accused the government

of �*making it up as they go along�*. theo leggett reports. will have to contact their relevant government department to apply for an exemption. labour has accused the government of �*making it up as they go along�*. theo leggett reports. it is being called the pingdemic. from cafes to car factories, from hairdressers to hospitals, staff shortages across the country are reaching critical levels. hundreds of thousands of workers are in isolation because they have either been pinged by the app or contacted by nhs test and trace. ben porter runs the harbour house, a bar and restaurant on the dockside in bristol. it has been shut for the past week after 18 staff were contacted by test and trace. we had to cancel 700, 800 guests, loss of revenue about a0 k, which is not ideal obviously in this heat wave. we have an amazing balcony, amazing outside space, which seats about 100, 150 covers, so that would have been absolutely chock—a—block this week so it�*s a massive missed week for us, really.

with the number of people in isolation rising sharply, there have been stark warnings that transport networks and production lines could grind to a halt. and food supplies could bejeopardised. the government says some fully—vaccinated nhs workers will be exempt from isolation in exceptional circumstances. as will a small number of designated people in critical areas such as transport and the supply of food, water and electricity. individual companies will have to apply those exemptions. meanwhile, ministers have pointed out that while people who are contacted by test and trace are legally obliged to isolate, those pinged by the app are not. we are encouraging people to stick with the app, to isolate, but they need

to make their informed decisions. the legal position hasn�*t changed, you have to isolate if you are contacted by the nhs test and trace, or if you are collecting isolation payments, but not everyone has the app, for example, and so it is not mandated. but downing street insisted it was crucial for people to isolate when asked to do so. it said... we are getting into the realms of farce, dangerous farce, where we have had clear and consistent messaging about the need to self—isolate which has suddenly been completely undermined by the minister this morning. the rules are due to change significantly in mid—august, with fully vaccinated people being allowed to take daily tests rather than going into isolation. calls for the change to be brought forward are growing ever louder. but so far, the government seems

determined to stick to its plans. theo leggett, bbc news. the number of pupils in england, who are not attending classes because of reasons related to the coronavirus, has risen to more than a million. it�*s the highest level since march, when all children returned to school. a further 34,800 pupils were off as a result of school closures due to covid—related reasons. let�*s bring you the latest coronavirus data released in the past hour. 46,558 new cases were recorded in the last 2a hours. and the deaths of a further 96 people were confirmed — that�*s people who tested positive in the last 28 days. it brings the total number of deaths to 128,823.

46,558 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours. and the deaths of a further 96 people were confirmed — that�*s people who tested positive in the last 28 days. it brings the total number of deaths to 128,823. the united states climate envoy john kerry has told an audience in london this afternoon that the world can�*t wait for the covid—19 pandemic to end before dealing with climate change. speaking at kew gardens, he said the suffering from coronavirus would be magnified if nations didn�*t tackle global warming. let�*s hear what he�*s been saying in the past hour. we are meeting at the very difficult

time in the time to crisis still holds too many people at risk of severe illness, hospitalisation, and death. and while there extraordinary technological development of vaccines is helping to ease the crisis, we are obviously not yet through it. i am very sorry to say the suffering of covid—19 will be magnified many times over in a world that does not properly and ultimately halt the climate crisis. we do not have the luxury of waiting until covid—19 is vanquished to take up until covid—19 is vanquished to take up the climate challenge. so it is good to be back in the uk where my friend and his team are hard at work preparing to host the un climate conference, cop 26 in glasgow this november. and i am particularly grateful injoining your november. and i am particularly grateful in joining your indexer might —— remarkable setting. it�*s an

amazing place which is both a fitting tribute to a major�*s beauty but also its fragility. i�*m fundamentally, they struggled to tackle the global panic crisis is just as simple and profound as this place. it is about protecting and preserving the fragile world that we share. it is about understanding that it costs more not to respond to the climate crisis than it does to respond. and it is without exaggeration about survival. the met office has issued its first ever amber warning for extreme heat. it will remain in force until late thursday, as parts of the uk are forecast to reach 33 degrees celsius. public health england is warning people to look out for anyone who may be vulnerable. phil mackie reports.

this is about as far as you can get from the sea. but on days like this, here is where you want to be. in landlocked worcestershire, this is the fifth day in a row that temperatures have hit 30 degrees or higher — no wonder it is part of the area where there is an amber warning for extreme heat. but at least it is good for business too. it is excellent for business. we have seen restricted numbers but we are fully booked all the way through to the end of the month. the important point here, this is supervised so it is safe? yes, so i have lifeguards on duty all the time, when we�*re doing boat hire, i have rescue cover with safety boats. there are always people watching the water and keeping an eye and all participants wear buoyancy aids. that is a really important point because here you have lifeguards like liv who are keeping an eye on things, and what we have seen over the last few days is people have been going to open water,

especially if they are in a landlocked area like this. and there is no supervision, it is just not safe enough and sadly people have lost their lives. there are other risks as well, with health problems caused by too much exposure to the sun and heat both by day and night. at night time, normally, that is when our bodies will rest and get a bit of recuperation but when it is so warm and sticky, our bodies are working really hard to keep us cool. you will have noticed that over the last couple of nights, it is hard to sleep. no—one is able to keep an eye on you and get help when you are having heat exhaustion — within 30 minutes you can then get heat stroke which is a medical emergency. that is when you have to call an ambulance and get aid straightaway. because unfortunately, people can die of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. this is why keeping cool is so important in this hot weather. if you have any problems today, please raise your hand. - keep it in the air. the heatwave is expected to last until the end of the week. here they are trying to have as much fun as possible whilst staying cool. given the freedom we have got now

with the restrictions leaving and everything it is nice to actually get out without facemasks and social distancing and stuff like that, do something normal again, which is nice, actually. this is so nice, really, to get that bit of normality back again, really. and with the heat as well? yes, absolutely. and it is possible to stay cool and safe on a perfect summer�*s day. it is now officially the warmest day of the year in the uk our weather presenter matt taylor is here. it is so lovely to have you in the studio. it is such a treat. it�*s been a long time. of course, this extraordinary weather is not good news for everyone. talk us through the picture right now, where we are, another record—breaking day. it is the picture right now, where we are, another record—breaking day. it its a another record-breaking day. it is a difficult balance. _ another record-breaking day. it is a difficult balance. we _ another record-breaking day. it is a difficult balance. we all _ another record-breaking day. it is a difficult balance. we all either - difficult balance. we all either love or hate this hot weather in equal measure. it is a typical summer day across the uk. out there come the warmest day on record so

far. we have seen temperatures, 32 degrees this afternoon and quite widely across parts of southern england and southeast wales we have seen temperatures above 30 celsius. the exact figures will be quenched and put out later this evening. of course, the pub in we are seeing and the reason why the met office released their extreme heat warning is the days it is kind of temperature and also coupled with some warm nights as well, that starts to have a real effect on peoples health and especially those who suffer these conditions and also infrastructure and travel across parts of the country. and these figures and temperature is if you stretch them out for a long length of time as we saw last summer it can cause death and we saw over 2000 people more than we would expect died during heat waves and most are one short spell as well. it�*s one of those regular couple yes, it is summer, go out and enjoy but you

have to deal with the heat and humidity with a bit of respect. that is to do with temperature is not dropping at night. so you don�*t recover and that is really difficult. the hours and days to come because some quite dramatic changes as well. we have still got a few more days of this heat and northern ireland look at their amber heat warning and extreme heat warning from the met office starting tomorrow. they can see new record—breaking temperatures but all of the heat and moisture in the atmosphere can set off big storms to give you a big heads up. they haven�*t amber whining out and these are where the storms have been at the names and torrential downpour is an flash flooding and wind and hail. he had seen in the past i were shocked face. hail of this size falling from the sky. the heat is combining ready to set up storms and it could be one or two over the next few days as well. we it could be one or two over the next few days as well.— few days as well. we will be talking more about —

few days as well. we will be talking more about this. _ few days as well. we will be talking more about this. thank _ few days as well. we will be talking more about this. thank you - few days as well. we will be talking more about this. thank you very . more about this. thank you very much. we will talk a bit more for the next few minutes about this story we addressed at the start of the hour. the comments from the prime minister is former chief adviser dominic cummings. it is all part of his interview. his first television interview but it�*s part of that interview he has given to our political editor, lara conspired. we were hearing some comments at the top of the hour. it is that reaction to what he had to say from the leader of the liberal democrats who joined me this afternoon. good afternoon. i don�*t know how much you have been able to hear because you were not for us at the top of the hour but we heard about dominic cummings saying within about dominic cummings saying within a matter of days of the neo—conservatives winning the general election in 2019 there was talk of already trying to get rid of the prime minister in broad terms i am sure you heard plenty, what are your thoughts about this interview?

well, to be honest and not too surprised. i think there are many talk of the conservative party who knew that boris johnson was talk of the conservative party who knew that borisjohnson was not talk of the conservative party who knew that boris johnson was not fit to be the prime minister and was not picked to lead our country. of course what we did not know was once in a generation crisis was about to hit our country with a covid—19 pandemic and it is shocking that the pay minister is still there. i think there will be many conservative colleagues who need to look themselves in the mirror and say well, they are backing a man who is not fit to be a prime minister and when i went around the country particularly when liberal democrats had our historic victory in the by election we heard from traditional conservative voters who already saw through the prime minister and they made he does not share their values so i think there is a growing movement of people on the conservative side who do not support borisjohnson. conservative side who do not support borisjohnson-— boris johnson. there were not any ractical boris johnson. there were not any practical measures _ boris johnson. there were not any practical measures they _ boris johnson. there were not any practical measures they could've l practical measures they could�*ve taken to get rid of him, hejust

when an absolutely enormous general election. one of the biggest magic —— conservative majorities for decades. {lit -- conservative ma'orities for decades. , �* ., ., decades. of course. but we have also been one of— decades. of course. but we have also been one of the _ decades. of course. but we have also been one of the biggest _ decades. of course. but we have also been one of the biggest crisis - decades. of course. but we have also been one of the biggest crisis of- decades. of course. but we have also been one of the biggest crisis of a - been one of the biggest crisis of a country has ever been in and we had seen genetically poor leadership from the prime minister which will confirm many of the theories of some of the conservative colleagues and increasingly i think there are people across our country. the liberal democrats are campaigning hard in what we now call the blue wall steeped in the south of england and other areas where there liberal democrats saw the main challenges to conservatives and as we speak to a traditional conservative voters this prime minister does not share their traditional values. they are worried that he is not a decent prime minister in the way he conducts himself and he is not competent either. and are afraid dominic cummings has unveiled the reality of many people in number ten and they don�*t think the prime minister is fit to lead our country. he has made

comments about a lot of things. ah, comments about a lot of things. a lot of the handling of the coronavirus pandemic at various points in the pandemic. all of that said, they would be people watching his comments thinking, this might be politically fascinating but he is damaged goods. he is a man with an agenda, he was fired by boris johnson so he does not like him. we know about the filing out they had, how about it, how much faith can anybody watching this tonight put in everything he is saying getting that backdrop? the everything he is saying getting that backdro - ? ., , everything he is saying getting that backdro - ? . , , everything he is saying getting that backdro - ? ., , , ., backdrop? the reality is, what dominic cummings _ backdrop? the reality is, what dominic cummings says - backdrop? the reality is, what dominic cummings says rings| backdrop? the reality is, what - dominic cummings says rings true to many people, they had seen about borisjohnson over the years. his behaviour, his recklessness, and his irresponsibility. and, therefore i think i am not here to back up dominic cummings�*s comments but they ring true to many people. and i am worried, not about the people watching dominic cummings, i am worried about the bereaved families

who are watching on the base. many people in our country have lost loved ones during this pandemic. they will be hurting still. they�*re the ones with the liberal democrats supported in the campaign for an independent inquiry into how boris johnson�*s government handled this whole pandemic. and as bereaved families are the ones who i am thinking about tonight when they are watching this sharad, this farce of our government and i think traditional conservative voters expect far more from the top of the conservative party and it�*s just as sadness for our country that they are not getting that leadership. taste are not getting that leadership. we have to leave it there. thank you for your time. the interview i mentioned is at seven o�*clock tonight on the bbc two. 430 migrants tried to cross

the english channel in small boats yesterday to reach the uk — the home office says that is a record for a single day. so far this year, more than 7,000 people have been intercepted on small boats. the latest crossings come as the government�*s nationality and borders bill receives its second reading in parliament. our correspondent, jon donnison, has spent the last few days out on the channel. let�*s discuss more about this — with me is labour mp neil coyle(guest1)and also i�*m with me is labour mp neil coyle and also i�*m joined by conservative by conservative mp scott benton it's it�*s a grim statistic to have to talk about this. but i will come to meal. your thoughts on that figure that we hear today? it�*s meal. your thoughts on that figure that we hear today?— that we hear today? it's is another indicator of — that we hear today? it's is another indicator of where _ that we hear today? it's is another indicator of where the _ that we hear today? it's is another indicator of where the uk - that we hear today? it's is another indicator of where the uk ended i that we hear today? it's is another| indicator of where the uk ended up on this. instead of helping people out of conflict zones and setting up safe routes out of the uk and a safe path, people are being abused by

gangs and they are taking extreme risks but the idea that the government has any solution to this is hogwash and that government) plans could criminalise prn and i and anyone who tries to say it�*s absolute nonsense of a bear. it simply does not address the problems that we face. why the problems this government is contributing towards. are you criminalising prn and i? trio. are you criminalising prn and i? no. absolutel are you criminalising prn and i? lift absolutely not the case. my constituents are sick and tired of people crossing to china and presenting themselves for asylum here in the uk and that�*s why there�*s been a still important. it smashes those people smuggling gangs who have bringing people over. they have no right to be in the uk because the abortive price their

powers into china to turn around and stop people coming here. i�*m near�*s point about the uk not electing people from war—torn countries is absolute nonsense. over the last six years they have bought 25,000 people here which is far more than any other european country. so continuing to be a safe haven for those who need it and we need strong and tough measures to tackle the problems on the south coast and that�*s exactly what this bill does. more than any other european country? more than any other european count ? ., , , ., ., country? two things. it is unfair to sa sto country? two things. it is unfair to say stop people — country? two things. it is unfair to say stop people coming _ country? two things. it is unfair to say stop people coming in. - country? two things. it is unfair to say stop people coming in. the - country? two things. it is unfair to. say stop people coming in. the idea that people are being abused i would know what uk law is before the point into this country nonsense. and it�*s also completely untrue. i like to say this government will provide the means of as he just screamed. this government has no dear with no country on the planet that would

allow us to send people back to another country, except albania. a country where we accept, because of that hideous state of that country. i want you to come back on that because that is a serious accusation.— because that is a serious accusation. . �* , ., , because that is a serious accusation. . �*, ., ., accusation. that's not the case at all. let accusation. that's not the case at all- let him _ accusation. that's not the case at all. let him respond. _ accusation. that's not the case at all. let him respond. we - accusation. that's not the case at all. let him respond. we will- all. let him respond. we will continue _ all. let him respond. we will continue to _ all. let him respond. we will continue to negotiate - all. let him respond. we will continue to negotiate with i all. let him respond. we will- continue to negotiate with countries around the world and we will increase at least of countries where we can deport people to and of course everybody knows that huge cost of asylum claims and appeals process, over £1 billion every year to british taxpayers so we simplify that system to make sure it is fair and it does not cost taxpayers and we will work with nations around the world to make sure where it is safe we will deport people back to their safe zone to ensure that only those who can claim as solomon eagerly and

are coming from countries which are not safe i able to claim asylum here in the uk. , , ., , in the uk. one thing this bill does is it can increase _ in the uk. one thing this bill does is it can increase a _ in the uk. one thing this bill does is it can increase a prison - in the uk. one thing this bill does| is it can increase a prison sentence for anyone who enters the country illegally. but, isn�*t there an argument? someone who is desperate enough to risk their lives crossing water is in a tiny boat, i�*d be really aware of the law? is that going to put them off? if they�*re that desperate to leave behind whatever they are leaving behind which includes loved ones, is that going to make a difference? shouldn�*t the focus be on the people smugglers? llrrul’ith shouldn't the focus be on the people smu~lers?~ ,, . , smugglers? with respect, where these --eole enter smugglers? with respect, where these people enter in — smugglers? with respect, where these people enter in the _ smugglers? with respect, where these people enter in the south _ smugglers? with respect, where these people enter in the south coast - people enter in the south coast from? they are coming from france which is a safe country. there is no reason whatsoever people are genuine asylum seekers, to enter this country from france. and that�*s why the measures in despair are so important. people are in safe countries in europe and they are genuine asylum—seekers they need to

claim asylum in those places. and i am afraid what we are seeing on the south coast is the fact that the vast majority of people are making that dangerous crossing our economic migrants and not asylum—seekers. he could not name another country where it there _ could not name another country where it there is _ could not name another country where it there is a _ could not name another country where it there is a deal because there is not one — it there is a deal because there is not one can— it there is a deal because there is not one. can i say, if the government was serious about tackling — government was serious about tackling the situation that cause people — tackling the situation that cause people to seek asylum it would not have cut _ people to seek asylum it would not have cut our budget and our armed forces— have cut our budget and our armed forces personnel. he has voted to scrap _ forces personnel. he has voted to scrap those — forces personnel. he has voted to scrap those promises he made in that election— scrap those promises he made in that election without the armed forces and less— election without the armed forces and less able to intervene and have and less able to intervene and have a global— and less able to intervene and have a global reach is diminished. he sa s a global reach is diminished. says some a global reach is diminished. he: says some of his constituents to have anxiety and they have concerns about pressure on services. is there any merit in that argument?-

any merit in that argument? people across the country _ any merit in that argument? people across the country in _ any merit in that argument? people across the country in my _ across the country in my constituency we have some of the highest _ constituency we have some of the highest poverty levels. we believe that investment in our services and government he does not have the solution _ government he does not have the solution to— government he does not have the solution to that and this set of plans— solution to that and this set of plans is— solution to that and this set of plans is estimated to cost more. australia — plans is estimated to cost more. australia has dropped plans to do something similar to this because it was costing them so much more than getting _ was costing them so much more than getting on— was costing them so much more than getting on lake bact and it is not about— getting on lake bact and it is not about stupid culture war nonsense it's about — about stupid culture war nonsense it's about good government and getting — it's about good government and getting on with delivering an agenda and dealing with public services property — and dealing with public services property. they have got humiliated and they— property. they have got humiliated and they are still here. | property. they have got humiliated and they are still here. i am property. they have got humiliated and they are still here.— and they are still here. i am afraid we are out — and they are still here. i am afraid we are out of— and they are still here. i am afraid we are out of time. _ and they are still here. i am afraid we are out of time. thank - and they are still here. i am afraid we are out of time. thank you. . i will be back with a lot more in a

i will be back with a lot more in a moment or two with a reminder of all of today�*s headlines. you are watching bbc news. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... dominic cummings tells the bbc he held discussions about trying to replace borisjohnson as prime minister within days of the conservatives winning the last election. at winning the last election. that point, we were alreé saying at that point, we were already saying that by december, i have there we will have all gone from here or we will be in the process of trying to get rid of him and get someone else in as prime minister.

downing street says it�*s crucial for people to self—isolate if they are alerted by the nhs covid app. and the government is also considering plans for a vaccine passport for entry to sports venues with crowds of 20,000 or more. in a speech in london, the us climate envoy, john kerry, says the world cannot wait for the coronavirus pandemic to end before dealing with climate change. the met office issues its first—ever amber weather warning for heat — with temperatures expected to break records in some parts of the country. at least 430 migrants made the journey across the english channel to the uk yesterday — a new record for a single day. the world�*s richest man, the founder of amazon, has achieved his child had ambition of blasting into space. we will talk much more about that in

a few minutes, in particular about the 82—year—old woman who was on board, but right now, we will catch up board, but right now, we will catch up without the latest sports. hello, good afternoon. good afternoon. we�*re going to start with some breaking news within the last half an hour — heavyweight world champion anthonyjoshua will fight oleksandr usyk on the 25th of september, at the tottenham hotspur stadium. usyk has never fought for a heavyweight title, but has held all 4 belts in the cruserweight division. he�*ll risk his ibf, wba and wbo belts against the ukrainian, who is his mandatory challenger. joshua was set to fight tyson fury, but that fight was cancelled after fury had to honour a contract to face deontay wilder for the third time. meanwhile, south african rugby has announced this afternoon that all three tests against the british and irish lions will now take place in cape town. only the first test of the series was due to be in the city, with the next two taking place injohannesburg. however, after significant covid—related interu ptions throughout the tour, south african rugby says leaving the current bio—secure environments, would expose the series to renewed risk."

meanwhile, south africa have named their team for saturday�*s first test and captain siya kolisi is back, after recovering from covid—19. the 2019 world cup winning captain, only rejoined the squad yesterday after 10 days in isolation. the side includes 11 players who started the world cup final. it's it�*s important to get off a good start 100% against these guys. and we showed in the first, and that south africa a game, even, that, you know, if you get off to a bad start, it�*s difficult to come back. that�*s the kind of, on a smaller scale, when you look at the entire series as a whole, how important it is to try and get off to a good start not only in the game, but in the series. elsewhere, just three days out from the start of the olympics, the head of the tokyo 2020 organising committe, hasn�*t ruled out cancelling the games. toshiro muto says he will keep an eye on infection numbers

and hold discussions with organisers if necessary. however, the president of the international olympic committee, thomas bach, says cancelling has never been an option. it was either cancelling the games or postponing the games. cancellation would have been the easy way— cancellation would have been the easy way for us. we could have drawn on the _ easy way for us. we could have drawn on the insurance that we had at the time and _ on the insurance that we had at the time and moved on to paris 2024. but in fact, _ time and moved on to paris 2024. but in fact, cancellation was never an option— in fact, cancellation was never an option for— in fact, cancellation was never an option for us. the ioc never abandons _ option for us. the ioc never abandons the athletes. well, spokesman mark adams — who�*s also from the international olympic committee — says the ioc have done all that they can to make the games as safe as possible. we are nearly 30,000 tests at the

airport of 30,000 people who have also been tested twice before they arrived, then there are very strict playbooks for each client group which they have to follow, unfortunately, there are consequences that they aren�*t followed can even if it isn�*t the fault of the person involved, and for that, we can on the apologise, but we need to make sure that these games are safe and secure. that�*s all the sport for now. don�*t forget though the third and deciding t20 between england and pakistan gets underway at old trafford at half past 6 this evening. there�*s commentary on 5live sports extra and highlights on bbc2 at 11.15 this evening, plus all the build up on the bbc sport website. lovely, see you a little later that on. we are going to talk a little bit more about some of what dominic cummings has had to say, but with specific reference to the nhs, actually, because away from the pure politics of it all that we�*ve been discussing, you might remember one of the things dominic cummings is

saying is that the prime minister had message ten last item saying that he didn�*t really believe that the nhs was still being overwhelmed and that it was all part of his reluctance to impose a nationwide lockdown as well. so according to dominic cummings, former chief adviser, of course to prime minister, those were some of the comments that the prime minister was making at the time. joining me now from hertfordshire is peter carter, who�*s the former chief executive of the royal college of nursing. he�*s also the former chief executive of the central and north west london nhs foundation trust. hello, good evening. good evening. i'm sure hello, good evening. good evening. l'm sure you've _ hello, good evening. good evening. i'm sure you've heard _ hello, good evening. good evening. i'm sure you've heard snippets - hello, good evening. good evening. i'm sure you've heard snippets at i i�*m sure you�*ve heard snippets at least of what dominic cummings has been saying in the last 24 hours. i�*m interested in what strikes you about what he claims was the prime minister�*s attitude towards the nhs. well, if the comments made by dominic cummings are accurate, then it demonstrates that the prime minister was seriously out of touch

with the strain and pressure that the nhs was under, because i can guarantee, and i had spent time working in hospitals, the nhs really was under it. it was incredibly difficult. by the way, those days are now coming back really fast. so if it is accurate, then the prime minister has some serious questions to answer. you would have to state, why would dominic cummings make such a statement is not because if it�*s not true, then it really is an audacious statement from dominic cummings. at the prime ministers should do is be prepared to face people like yourself and answer the question, did you say it, yes or no? and what we want from the prime minister is a straight answer, not swatting it aside and saying, oh, i�*m concentrating on getting the vaccination programme continuing. no, we want to hear from the vaccination programme continuing. no, we want to hearfrom the prime minister. did he say it, yes or no? you will know that downing street has put out statements about it, and

they say departments or took all necessary action to protect lives guided by the best scientific advice. they also add the government did to prevent the nhs from being overwhelmed by using three national lockdowns. so, actually, action was taken, and we all know, we have lived through lockdowns. with due respect, but i�*m saying is that dominic cummings has made a very specific allegation about the prime minister, and the prime minister should be compelled to give a yes or no answer. did he say that? look rare no answer. did he say that? look we know no answer. did he say that? look we: know that the no answer. did he say that? look w9 know that the nhs no answer. did he say that? look w9: know that the nhs really no answer. did he say that? look w9 know that the nhs really pulled out all the stops. and we had health records coming in early, skipping lunch breaks, getting off late. there were thousands of people coming to work every day, putting themselves into the very place that most people were trying to avoid. places that had a high density of the virus that we are all trying to

avoid. so the prime minister, yes, the country has done well but the vaccination programme, there were very, very difficult times last year, and those times, i�*m afraid, appeared to be coming back again, so what we want to know is what exactly did he say? because this is very demoralising to health workers if they feel the prime minister was downplaying it. they were not. people were clinging on at times by theirfingertips and people were clinging on at times by their fingertips and what was a pretty desperate state of affairs. before he let go, can�*t ask you briefly as well about the potential nhs pay rise. we think we will find out fairly soon but that figure will be. your thoughts on that, given the early indications were that there wouldn�*t be a huge pay rise. what are you hearing, and what are your thoughts? are you hearing, and what are your thou~hts? ~ ::, are you hearing, and what are your thou~hts? : ::, ,, thoughts? welcome i think the government — thoughts? welcome i think the government was _ thoughts? welcome i think the government was entirely i thoughts? welcome i think the| government was entirely wrong thoughts? welcome i think the i government was entirely wrong to offer a 1% pay rise, and then up in scotland, they offered a 4% pay rise, and i should imagine that was a bit of point scoring against the

westminster government, which the royal college of nursing in scotland have rejected and have started a trade dispute. now, what i would like to see is a decent pay award. we know that the independent pay review body has gone to the prime minister. i don�*t know why it�*s not being released. release it as soon as possible, but my advice to the government is if you want to avoid a very, very difficult autumn with the combined unions across the health service, give the nhs workers what they deserve, a decent pay award to be wearing them for notjust what they�*ve been doing during told ed, but what they have doing over the last decade and more, because that�*s actually 2008 since they had a really decent pay valid —— pay award. so now would be the time to add to that. now, people might say that we have viewed —— huge financial pressures, we have. we have £3 trillion worth of debt. a modest pay award to nhs workers would make a tiny impact on the

national debt, but by golly, it would do a huge amount to reward and maintain and help to restore nhs morale, which i�*m sorry to say, at the moment, you have an exhausted work for us that is not feeling valued, and that�*s a matter of huge regrets. valued, and that's a matter of huge re . rets. :, :, ~ valued, and that's a matter of huge recrets. :, :, ,, , :, regrets. peter carter, thank you very much _ regrets. peter carter, thank you very much for— regrets. peter carter, thank you very much for your _ regrets. peter carter, thank you very much for your time. - regrets. peter carter, thank you | very much for your time. former chief executive of the royal college of nursing. many thanks. let�*s talk about space. the richest person on earth, jeff bezos, has finally achieved his childhood ambition to blast into space. in a flight lasting barely ten minutes, the amazon founder lifted off on board a rocket developed by his firm, blue origin, from the texan desert. the craft — carrying three other crew members including the oldest and youngest people in space — travelled at nearly three times the speed of sound, reaching a height of nearly a hundred kilometres

above the planet�*s surface. and this was the moment, four new astronauts emerged from the space capsule in new horn, texas. the capsule landed safely back on earth using parachutes. there they were greeted by loved ones and staff. we can see, wally funk, now the oldest person to travel to space, evidently ecstatic as she departs. she had been waiting for this moment for six decades, after initial training in the 1960s. and extraordinary women, and i�*m going to talk to her biographer and just a moment, but let�*sjust hear a little of the man who paid for it all. his reaction tojournalists after that flight. . all. his reaction to “ournalists after that flight._ after that flight. , got! my expectations _ after that flight. , got! my expectations were - after that flight. , got! my expectations were high i after that flight. , got! myl expectations were high and after that flight. , got! my i expectations were high and they after that flight. , got! my _ expectations were high and they were dramatically exceeded. we were talking about this a little bit in the car right on the way back, and,

i don�*t know, vizier gps may have been one of the biggest surprises because it felt so normal. it felt, almost like we where as humans evolved to be in that environment, which i know is impossible, but it felt so serene and peaceful and the floating. it�*s actually much nicer than being in full—blown gravity. it's than being in full—blown gravity. it�*s a very pleasurable experience, just from that share, just the way it feels, you know, the most profound piece of its for me was looking out at the area and looking at the earth�*s atmosphere. every astronaut everybody who has been up into space, they say this, that it changes them when they look at it and they are kind of amazed and awestruck by the earth and its beauty, but also by its fragility. so that is just base us with his reaction. i think he liked it.

sitting on his left and that conference was the 82—year—old wally funk. what a remarkable woman she must be. let�*s find out more about her, because i am joined by sue nelson, the science journalist and broadcaster who has written a biography of her. lovely to have you with us. oh my goodness. i am captivated by this person. tell us lots about her. it�*s captivated by this person. tell us lots about her.— lots about her. it's difficult to know where _ lots about her. it's difficult to know where to _ lots about her. it's difficult to know where to start, - lots about her. it's difficult to know where to start, really, i lots about her. it's difficult to i know where to start, really, she is an aviator, a brilliant pilot. i went up flying with her when she was in her late 70s. she is larger than life, as you can probably watch in that press conference. she talks a lot, she talks loudly. she will come into a room and fling her arms up and go i�*m wally. she�*s to certify pencil of the party, really, but beneath all of that, there is some great, there is some serious grit and determination because there are few people that get knocked back

send setbacks, and her case at the age of 22, having passed the same astronaut selection and physical tests as the mercury seven astronauts in the united states, and then wait 60 years and keep trying. she didn�*t give up. she�*s already been on a zero g flight, so those descriptions that you�*ve just heard about, you know, floating around, she knows all of that. she did one of those flights on her 60th birthday. so she has done all she could to get to this day to keep faith, to keep training. she did two weeks training with the cosmonauts in russia courtesy of a tv channel in russia courtesy of a tv channel in the united states. she�*sjust never let go of that hope that she would write a wrong and get to go into space. so, yeah, true grit and a pearl at the same time. star;

into space. so, yeah, true grit and a pearl at the same time. stay with us, we a pearl at the same time. stay with us. we just — a pearl at the same time. stay with us. we just want — a pearl at the same time. stay with us, we just want to _ a pearl at the same time. stay with us, we just want to hear little i a pearl at the same time. stay with us, we just want to hear little bit i us, wejust want to hear little bit of what she had to say during that news conference. let�*s just hear this stop will when i went up this morning, the noise wasn�*t quite as bad, and we went right on up and i sigh darkness, i thought i was going to see the world, but we weren�*t quite high enough, and ifelt great. ifelt like i wasjust quite high enough, and ifelt great. i felt like i was just laying quite high enough, and ifelt great. ifelt like i wasjust laying down. ifelt like i wasjust laying down. i was just laying down, ifelt like i wasjust laying down. i wasjust laying down, and i was going into space. and i want to thank you, sweetheart, because you made it possible for me. i have been waiting a long time to finally get up waiting a long time to finally get up there, and i have done a lot of astronaut training for the world russia, america, and i can always beat the guys and what they were doing because i was always stronger, and have always done everything on my own. and have always done everything on m own. ~ �* j ~ j, and have always done everything on m own. �* s j, my own. when i'm 82, i want to be like her. that's _ my own. when i'm 82, i want to be like her. that's remarkable, - my own. when i'm 82, i want to be like her. that's remarkable, and i like her. that�*s remarkable, and just to really crystallise this, she did clarify, she did all the regular

training that�*s anyone else would do to go into space, but she simply wasn�*t allowed because of her gender, as that essentially what we are talking about?— are talking about? when you say trainin: , are talking about? when you say training. they — are talking about? when you say training, they did _ are talking about? when you say training, they did the _ are talking about? when you say training, they did the selection l training, they did the selection tests, which was they were, the women were all pilots, and then you were narrowed down, those seven men were narrowed down, those seven men were narrowed down their extremely tough physical tests. they had to be notjust physically tough physical tests. they had to be not just physically strong, tough physical tests. they had to be notjust physically strong, but tough physical tests. they had to be not just physically strong, but also have the endurance and the psychological aspect of it, such as being able to survive in an isolation tank. well, she did all of those tests and passed, as did those other women can impact, she beat out the men in the isolation tank test and stayed in for ten hours and 35 minutes. it obviously didn�*t go through the nasa training because nasa didn�*t admit women, and this is a privately funded programme that they were doing. nasa didn�*t admit women for nearly another 20 years,

the first american woman didn�*t go into space until 20 years after the russians, nasa puts out a write up a 1983. so they were qualified, but obviously they didn�*t do the nasa training because nasa didn�*t take when then. yeah, so it was, as a result of the times, evenjohn glenn said it was against the social order to have women in space.— said it was against the social order to have women in space. wow. well, she has righted _ to have women in space. wow. well, she has righted about _ to have women in space. wow. well, she has righted about ron _ to have women in space. wow. well, she has righted about ron today, i she has righted about ron today, hasn�*t she? i wish we had so much more time. i hasn't she? i wish we had so much more time-— more time. i have tears actually. bless you- _ more time. i have tears actually. bless you. will _ more time. i have tears actually. bless you. will you _ more time. i have tears actually. bless you. will you get _ more time. i have tears actually. bless you. will you get to - more time. i have tears actually. bless you. will you get to talk i more time. i have tears actually. bless you. will you get to talk to j bless you. will you get to talk to her briefly or e—mail her after all of this? her briefly or e-mail her after all of this? ,, her briefly or e-mail her after all of this? . , :, , her briefly or e-mail her after all of this? ,, , j, , j, her briefly or e-mail her after all of this? , , j, , j, her briefly or e-mail her after all of this? . , :, , :, j, of this? she belongs to the world now. i've spent _ of this? she belongs to the world now. i've spent a _ of this? she belongs to the world now. i've spent a lot _ of this? she belongs to the world now. i've spent a lot of _ of this? she belongs to the world now. i've spent a lot of time i now. i�*ve spent a lot of time chatting to her, i am letting it all calmed down, and then i will give it a few days and then i well have a quiet chat with her, yeah. jeff corus. fantastic. thank you very much great to talk to you sue nelson, who wrote a biography of

that remarkable woman. she was in space today, aged 82. 90 of us will be heading to the cause for the holiday the summer, but many of those communities would like them to stay rather longer than a few days. scarborough is a town needing more professionals, like teachers and health care workers, to live and work there. our correspondent david sillito grew up in scarborough, and has been back to find out more. we�*re in scarborough and as lockdown lifts, the town�*s bustling, but at five o�*clock in the morning, it�*s still gloriously peaceful. if you�*re going to come to scarborough, there�*s only one way to start the day. here, you go in there, you can be feeling a bit rubbish, you come out, you feel like superwoman. there are dolphins in the bay, there is porpoises, it isjust astonishingly lovely. but it�*s notjust a love of the open water that this group has in common, they�*re all relatively new arrivals.

if you can work from home, why not work with a view like this? i came to scarborough about two and a half years ago. _ it was literally a whim! my mum now lives in scarborough, moved up from northamptonshire. and the holiday business is also having a bit of a post lockdown moment. so how�*s business been over the last few weeks? very good. it means that we're full and people are staying for a bit longer. - and obviously they're - missing their breaks abroad, so instead of two or three nights, we are getting three _ and four nights some weeks, so that's very good. - it feels much the same as it was when i was a teenager, some 40 years ago. but one thing has changed, someone like me on free school meals at the local comp, the chance of success these days is much lower. goodness me, it�*s exactly the same. i went back to my old comprehensive and it�*s still doing well, but even here there have been

ups and downs. like many coastal towns, the perception of decline can be offputing for people deciding where to work. i think schools have struggled in the area for recruitment. there is a real problem about getting working age professional people to come to scarborough then? definitely. the journey down the a64? yeah, and it�*s a fantastic place. did anyone say to you, "what are you doing going "to scarborough?" they did, but we've got the north york moors on our doorstep, we have got dalby forest up the road and an hour that way takes you to the yorkshire dales and you couldn't really want for more actually and absolutely no regrets. the hope is this little post lockdown boom may leave a legacy, encouraging more people to rediscover the unique pleasures of a life by the sea.

the six o�*clock news coming up in just a moment in her right now, it�*s wetter time. just a moment in her right now, it�*s wettertime. here just a moment in her right now, it�*s wetter time. here is matt taylor. hello. a met office amber warning for extreme heat remains in place all the way through to the end of thursday across parts of wales, the midlands, south west england. combination the midlands, south west england. of high night—t temperatures, combination of high night—time temperatures, daytime temperatures having an impact on infrastructure and potential travel to. it�*s a web receive the highest temperatures this afternoon, 30—31 quite widely across these areas. a little bit of pressure for some coastal parts as we will see elsewhere. you the temperature is still into the high 20s for many across northern england, parts of northern ireland and even into the far southwest of scotland. the north and east of scotland, president of northeast england to miguel is on the chart there, indication that things are that clear, and we will have some low cloud lapping onshore every now and again. heat across england could spark off some severe thunderstorms. seeing one or two already, more to come into the afternoon and evening. it will be a pretty muggy evening as

well. by midnight, the temperatures will still be in the low 20s. even as we go to the latter stages of the night, the showers will fade from the mist and fog will develop across eastern parts, but note that temperature is still in the high teens in some parts of the country. and with a warm start to tomorrow, northern ireland now has an amber warning out for extreme heat from the met office through wednesday, thursday and indeed friday. my sunshine developing here, more sunshine developing here, more sunshine developing here, more sunshine developing and southwest, and two. there will be more clouds to the northeast of england, and that will limit the temperature rise hear little bit. a few showers set “p hear little bit. a few showers set up isolated, but we can still see temperatures into the low 30s in southeast wales, parts of southwest england and increasingly selling to the southwest of northern ireland across. that each could build even further across northern ireland into thursday, potentially record—breaking once again. we signed national records broken on saturday. it could go with temperatures close to 31 degrees. for most, another sunny and hot day.

starting to turn a little bit less how to cross some eastern parts of england. that trend continues, in fact, into friday, as the breeze picks up. that will help to mix things up a bit. still pretty warm across most parts of the country as it will be for some parts of western scotland, northern ireland into the beacons, but over all, the temperature is dropping. the return of showers and thunderstorms more widely across england and wales on saturday but temperatures closer to where they should be at this stage of the year. goodbye for now.

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