time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. that is a very serene picture but more cloud than expected. yes this is a change to the weather some of us are having today. this was sent from the wales area, and that cloud has been thick enough to bring a bit of light rain no huge amount but you might see some this afternoon, in the south—east it is a the same story with the high pressures —— temperatures hitting the �*305. extreme heat billing into sunday and monday. this afternoon, here is that area of cloud. it is a weak weather front. it is bringing a bit of rain, not much rain left on that at all, so most of you probably will have a dry afternoon. still hot in the south—east with hazy sunshine. 32

degrees but sunnier weather pushing into scotland and northern ireland. brightening up here. we have thor air moving in. forthose brightening up here. we have thor air moving in. for those of you that live in south—east england and particularly london it a warm night for sleeping. 26 degrees. these are the temperatures at 10.00 at night. tomorrow, well, it will be breezy for scotland and northern ireland, will will be a few passing shower, dry again for england and wales, a range of temperatures, high teens to low 20s, but we are still seeing that heat across the south—east, with temperatures hitting that 30 degree mark. into thursday's forecast, there a bit more in the way of cloud, a few more showers to come, mostly dry for england and wales with hazy spells of sunshine, temperatures still on the high side across the south—east but down a bit, highs into the upper 20s. it's a more comfortable day weather—wise

but we still expect this extreme heat to build, particularly through sunday and monday, the met office haveissued sunday and monday, the met office have issued this amber heat warning. the big question is why is our weather going to get so hot? we have this ridge of high pressure. in portugal we could see temperatures of 47 the national record is 47.3. 47.3. that bubble of hot air is going to come our way, as the ridge grows it amplifies, expands, we get that hotter air moving in across parts of the uk. that will accepted the mercury soaring. the hottest areas probably monday seeing temperatures into the high 30s and scotland and northern ireland you will see temperatures risinger but with temperatures in the hottest areas heading up to the high 30s, the all time uk the record may well be under threat. we will keep a close eye on that over the next few

days. the full—time 0lympic the full—time olympic champion sir mo farah reveals to the bbc that he was brought to the uk illegally from east africa, as a child. that's all from the bbc news at 0ne, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon. it's 1.33pm and here's your latest sports news. the 150th open at st andrews gets underway on thursday with a capacity crowd, approaching 290,000 set to attend, which will be an open record.

among those seeking success will be the 2014 champion rory mcilroy who says it's "great" that 15—time major winner tiger woods will be playing. tiger woods feared his career was over after a car crash last february. he doesn't know how long he has been grouped alongside matt fitzpatrick for the first two rounds. we are lucky in our sport that we can play as long as we can come into your late 405. in link5 golf courses like this you can compete into your 505. tom watson could have won in his late 505. it can be done. it just takes a lot of knowledge and understanding of how to play this type of golf. england have made a disastrous start against india at the oval. jason

roy, joe against india at the oval. ja5on roy, joe root and —— joe against india at the oval. ja5on roy, joe root and ——joe root against india at the oval. ja5on roy, joe root and —— joe root and ben stokes have all gone for nothing. india won the toss and it seems they've made a good decision to put england in to bat first. there is live coverage on bbc radio five sports extra. ireland avenged their defeat by the maori all blacks a fortnight ago with an impressive 30—24 win in wellington. despite a slippery ball that led to numerous handling errors, the teams served up an entertaining conte5t. jordan larmour touched down twice during the match, this his second, which sealed the victory and what should be a morale—boosting win before ireland's 5erie5 decider against the all blacks this weekend. england will find out who they will face in the quarterfinals of the women's euros later, as spain and germany go head—to—head in group b this evening. the lione55e5 secured a record—breaking 8—0 victory over norway in brighton last night — a record in the both

the men's and women's game at this tournament. it means the lione55e5 qualify with a game to spare ahead of their fnial group match against northern ireland on friday. novak djokovic is "throwing away opportunities" to win further grand slam5 due to his vaccination status. that's according to seven—time tennis major winnerjohn mcenroe. djokovic won his 21st grand slam title at wimbledon at the weekend which put him one behind rafael nadal. the serbian has not had a covid—19 vaccination, though, and a5 a result, as it stands, he won't be able to compete at the us open next month. mcenroe, who was speaking ahead of the release of a film about his life, was full of praise for the re5iliance djokovic has shown. right now he can't go to the us. he's not going to be allowed to play au5tralia right now. you are talking about the guy he is throwing away

opportunities. talk about egg on yourface, he gets opportunities. talk about egg on your face, he gets thrown out of australia then rafa nadal wins it. i au5tralia then rafa nadal wins it. i can't imagine he wasn't affected. how could it not have an effect? it was difficult to probably train the same way. i think it caught up to him at the french where he lost to rafa. i think you got tired. he came through again. that shows you how tough he is because he is able to put that aside, in addition to the fact that a lot of the time i think it is unfair, but he doesn't get the crowd support. that's all the sport for now. there's build—up to liverpool and manchester united'5 friendly in bangkok, which kicks—off in the next 20 minutes, on the bbc sport website with live text commentary. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. there will be more from me throughout the afternoon. holly, thank you.

many parts of western europe are being hit by record—breaking high temperatures. as we've been hearing, here the met office has issued an extreme weather notice for this weekend, with temperatures expected to reach in excess of 35 degrees celsius. in portugal, where the temperature has hit the mid—405, a state of alert has been declared. the portuguese prime minister, antonio co5ta, has warned that in the coming days the country will experience what he called "conditions of maximum risk". azadeh mo5hiri reports. this is what's left of the land after fires ripped through portugal's forests. dozens have been injured and thousands of firefighters have been battling the flames. and it isn't over. translation: we are going to live in the next days in situations - of maximum risk, and so any negligence will cause a fire of great proportions and then there will never be means, even in portugal nor the world, to extinguish fires that gain the dimension of that calamity.

facing more bli5tering heat, with temperatures expected to surpass 40 celsius on tuesday, portugal has raised its alert level. but these record—breaking temperatures are also happening in other parts of western europe. wind5 have been absorbing heat over africa and carrying it north. spain's residents have been told to drink plenty of water as the country goes through its second heatwave of the season, with temperatures predicted to reach the high 405 in some areas. in the uk, the met office has issued an extreme weather warning. it's a rare alert used to warn people of potential health and transport i55ues caused by the heat. and in countries like italy, the heatwave has led to drought, drying up rivers and hurting crop5. expert5 argue understanding climate change's role in all this is critical.

we've heard the warnings from the met office about the risk to health and to infrastructure from that. that really sets the scene for quite how important it is that our policymakers understand the scientific evidence around climate change and how that is going to be absolutely instrumental in setting many of the policies over the coming decades. heatwave5 and wildfire5 are not unfamiliar to these parts of europe, but they are becoming more severe, happening sooner than usual and more frequently, and scientists say unle55 governments around the world make 5teep cuts to emi55ion5, temperatures will continue to rise. azadeh mo5hiri, bbc news. sexual predators are able to operate freely a5 massage therapists in the uk, a bbc news investigation has found. indu5try bodie5, sexual assault victims and the chair of the women and equalities select committee are calling for the government to introduce regulation in the sector to address the �*5eriou5 risk to the public,

as hannah price reports. it's time for my massage. the coronavirus pandemic has seen a shift in the massage industry, with more people opting for at—home treatments. but though the massage business is growing, it remains almost entirely unregulated. taylor booked a massage through a popular wellne55 app called urban. shortly into the at—home treatment, she says she knew something was wrong. we're not using her real name or her real voice to protect her privacy. this guy literally pulled the towel off the entire lower part of my body when i was lying on my front and started to feel me all the way up my thigh, my inner thigh, all over my bum. he went on to commit a serious sexual assault. i literally ju5t froze. every inch of me wanted to get up and hit him and yell at him and push him out my flat. but i had no idea what this person was capable of. taylor immediately reported the incident to the police and to urban.

the company told her they would remove the therapist from the app. but when taylor logged on a couple of weeks later, she says she could still see his profile. they came back and said it must have been a glitch or not been updated, but the fact that i can see his name there wasn't exactly very reassuring. urban says it removed the profile immediately and the therapist was not available to book from the day of her complaint. they told us only a tiny fraction of their million plus bookings result in any form of complaint. practitioners are required to undergo rigorou5 a55e55ment, including criminal record check5. and they said they would welcome regulation of the industry. the lack of regulation means that anybody can become a self—employed massage therapist. you don't need a license or any formal training. mp caroline nokes chairs the women and equalities committee. she says this lack of regulation in the industry is putting people's safety at risk. this is something that is going unnoticed, unremarked upon,

and no action is being taken. and i think that's a question that the government and ministers should want to answer. what are they doing to keep customers safe? beyond urban, we found over a dozen other cases of ma55eurs who have been convicted of sexual assault. it started off as a completely normal massage. towards the end, i noticed he's starting to do things that are not acceptable. shola saw a massage therapist who had advertised himself on social media. during the massage, he committed a serious sexual assault. she has agreed to waive her right to remain anonymous to speak to us. ijust froze. i just... my whole bodyjust went really, really stiff. the man who assaulted shola was convicted and sentenced to three years in prison. he was ordered not to advertise paid or unpaid massage service5. but shola worries there's not enough in place to police his activities and stop him returning to the industry. to think that he can go,

come out of prison and then go straight back into the same job is shocking. in my opinion, he used the massage industry to... to get some of his kicks. yeah. hannah price, bbc news. now it's time to see what stories are making the headlines in our new5room5 "across the uk". the north east now has the highest rate of child poverty in england, according to a report out today. the end poverty coalition has found two in five babie5, children or young people in the region are living below the poverty line. child poverty has also risen the fastest in the north east compared to anywhere else in the country. the government says fewer children are in absolute poverty compared to 2009. mark denten reports.

this is the hartlepool baby bank. in handside nappies, clothing, the essentials. when it was setup handside nappies, clothing, the essentials. when it was set up three years ago, 5ix familie5 essentials. when it was set up three years ago, 5ix families were using it every week. now it is years ago, 5ix families were using it every week. now it i5120. years ago, six families were using it every week. now it is 120. people can't keep stretching _ it every week. now it is 120. people can't keep stretching the _ it every week. now it is 120. people can't keep stretching the same - can't keep stretching the same pennies over and over. families are going without food. the local food bank5 going without food. the local food banks are bu5ier going without food. the local food banks are busier than ever. we know that because we put referrals in. it is so hard. before covid—19 we had people new to the area who were struggling a bit. after covid—19, it is people who are working, or who have lost their job is people who are working, or who have lost theirjob through covid—19 canju5t make have lost theirjob through covid—19 can just make the ends meet. sara. can just make the ends meet. sara, oriainall can just make the ends meet. sara, originally from _ can just make the ends meet. sara, originally from algeria, _ can just make the ends meet. sara, originally from algeria, has - canjust make the ends meet. sara, originally from algeria, has been using the baby bank to help with the rising cost of a family. she says

without it she faces a stark choice. before the baby bank, sometimes we didn't have food for two or three days because i need to buy nappies, i need to buy clothe5 days because i need to buy nappies, i need to buy clothes for the children and i was stressed all the time because i need to count my money, i need to buy nappies, clothes, and the money is not enough for nappies include images forfood. today's re5earch for nappies include images forfood. today's research suggests 38% of babies, children and young people babie5, children and young people are living below the poverty line in the north—east, after housing costs. although child poverty has fallen 2% across britain since 2014, in the north—east it has increased 12% in the same period. we north-east it has increased 12% in the same period.— north-east it has increased 12% in the same period. we have for a long time had one — the same period. we have for a long time had one of— the same period. we have for a long time had one of the _ the same period. we have for a long time had one of the highest - the same period. we have for a long time had one of the highest rates, i time had one of the highest rates, if not the highest rate of unemployment anywhere in the country. we also have the lowest weekly earning5 acro55 country. we also have the lowest weekly earning5 across the whole of the uk, so for people in work it is

hard to progress out of poverty although they are in work. fix, although they are in work. a government spokesperson said 500,000 fewer children are in absolute poverty after housing costs and in 2009, and 8 million vulnerable familie5 2009, and 8 million vulnerable families will get direct payments of at least £1200 from this week. the speed limit in all areas in wales will be cut if members of the senate vote for it this evening. the welsh government says it will lead to fewer accidents and help walkers and cyclists. the5e 5igns and cyclists. the5e signs are an increasingly common sight, but they could soon appear on thousands of miles of roads. they have had a trial run road5. they have had a trial run across the north of cardiff before potentially being introduced everywhere else.— potentially being introduced eve here else. , . . everywhere else. they have made it 20 miles an — everywhere else. they have made it 20 miles an hour— everywhere else. they have made it 20 miles an hour recently. - everywhere else. they have made it 20 miles an hour recently. they - everywhere else. they have made it| 20 miles an hour recently. they have

been upgrading recently to 20 mile an hour zones. been upgrading recently to 20 mile an hourzones. i'm been upgrading recently to 20 mile an hour zones. i'm all in favour. i think it's great. from an appearance perspective. — think it's great. from an appearance perspective, especially around schools. — perspective, especially around schools, it seems a good idea for safety _ schools, it seems a good idea for safety. when they are little and a british _ safety. when they are little and a british -- — safety. when they are little and a british —— and unpredictable. 20 british -- and unpredictable. 20 miles british —— and unpredictable. miles an british —— and unpredictable. 20 miles an hour is not a good idea. why— miles an hour is not a good idea. why not? — miles an hour is not a good idea. why not? if— miles an hour is not a good idea. wh not? , :: , ., why not? if it is 20 miles an, minimum _ why not? if it is 20 miles an, minimum 30 _ why not? if it is 20 miles an, minimum 30 is _ why not? if it is 20 miles an, minimum 30 is ok, - why not? if it is 20 miles an, minimum 30 is ok, you - why not? if it is 20 miles an, i minimum 30 is ok, you know? why not? if it is 20 miles an, - minimum 30 is ok, you know? 20 why not? if it is 20 miles an, _ minimum 30 is ok, you know? 20 miles an article _ minimum 30 is 0k, you know? 20 miles an article is_ minimum 30 is ok, you know? 20 miles an article is that — minimum 30 is ok, you know? 20 miles an article is that you _ minimum 30 is ok, you know? 20 miles an article is that you are _ minimum 30 is ok, you know? 20 miles an article is that you are walking. - an article is that you are walking. green _ an article is that you are walking. green drives _ an article is that you are walking. green drives deliveries _ an article is that you are walking. green drives deliveries for- an article is that you are walking. green drives deliveries for the i green drive5 deliverie5 for the local green grocer. to green drives deliveries for the local green grocer.— green drives deliveries for the local green grocer. to be honest, it doesnt local green grocer. to be honest, it doesn't make _ local green grocer. to be honest, it doesn't make a _ local green grocer. to be honest, it doesn't make a lot _ local green grocer. to be honest, it doesn't make a lot of _ local green grocer. to be honest, it doesn't make a lot of difference. in j doesn't make a lot of difference. in principle it is a good idea. in reality, the traffic at times in the morning when i am out it is not often i'm going over 20 miles an hour anyway, so it is really not a problem. hour anyway, so it is really not a roblem. , . , ., ., problem. only in exceptional circumstances _ problem. only in exceptional circumstances would - problem. only in exceptionalj circumstances would councils problem. only in exceptional. circumstances would councils be problem. only in exceptional - circumstances would councils be able to keep the speed limit at 30 miles

an hour, if senate members vote in favour, a5 an hour, if senate members vote in favour, as expected tonight. supporter5 say favour, as expected tonight. supporters say safer favour, as expected tonight. supporter5 say safer routes will encourage more of us to walk and cycle. figs encourage more of us to walk and cle. �* , , encourage more of us to walk and cle. . , , . ., , encourage more of us to walk and cle. , , cycle. as we see changes in noise pollution. — cycle. as we see changes in noise pollution. air— cycle. as we see changes in noise pollution, air pollution, _ cycle. as we see changes in noise pollution, air pollution, an - pollution, air pollution, an increase in walking and cycling, people feeling more able to walk and cycle, therefore feeling le55 cycle, therefore feeling less vulnerable, le55 lonely, le55 isolated. all of these things have health effects. potentially, this could be the biggest health intervention since the smoking ban. when the speed limit came down here in flint5hire, some opponents organised a petition against it. they want us to stop us using our cars and want us to cycle and walk, but we don't have the infrastructure to do that here. there are no cycle lanes, narrow road5 to do that here. there are no cycle lanes, narrow roads and the public transport is pure.— transport is pure. conservative societies ludicrous _ transport is pure. conservative societies ludicrous to - transport is pure. conservative societies ludicrous to spend i transport is pure. conservative i societies ludicrous to spend money 5ocietie5 ludicrous to spend money blanketing all cities, towns and villages were 20 mile an hour zone5,

but supporters say it is worth it if safer routes save lives. a fleet of 50 electric cars and vans have completed a week—long journey across britain in a serious test of the public charging infrastructure. bbc south today's transport correspondent paul clifton was one of the drivers on a route betweenjohn 0'groats and lands end that included central london, the thames valley and cardiff. the teams found charging ranged from efficient but often expensive in the south, to inadequate further from the big cities. car horns toot. so we are off. nearly 1,500 miles to go, over five days. but... one hour in, and we've already hit some trouble. we were driving along, and we just went off the kerb of the road ever so slightly and we've had a blow out. many hours later, we are now being picked up by a breakdown truck. eight hours later,

we were back on the road. then it was down past glasgow to manchester. day 3 brought a series of challenges. at rockingham, near corby... showcasing the performance of electric cars. next, to essex, and britain's newest car—charging hub. i think it's the future of fuel stations. they're all going to become like this — full of charging bays. lets turn it up. and it has an unusual trick. i've just arrived at the electric forecourt. i came upstairs and saw these bikes, and i thought... injust 20 minutes, i could put 15 more hours back into my electric car. i thought, "i'm not doing anything else, so why not?" now, the bit we had both been dreading. i really hate driving in central london. for the vans, a real challenge lies ahead.

there are few fast chargers through devon and cornwall. five days, and nearly 1,500 miles later, we've finally made it to land's end. for everyone, this is an achievement. just a couple of years ago, sending 45 battery cars and vans together would not have been possible. we have chosen deliberately a challenging route, and everybody has made it. as we scale — new cars going electric — we will have to do more. we'll have to get more and faster charges, so there's work to be done. for now, away from cities and motorways, the charging infrastructure isn't keeping up with the public�*s desire to go electric. paul clifton, bbc south today, lands end.

a former professional tennis player whose life was forever changed by a chance encounter with a homeless man has teamed up with wimbledon tennis club to improve the accessibility of the sport. louise pleming launched the charity rally4ever in australia in 2018 and has just held her first session in the uk, at which new players including ukranian refugees got inspired alongside coaches and former pros. matt graveling reports. i was working in a homeless shelter back into and a man by the name of brian recognised who i was on set, would you play tennis with me? i said, yes, sure. isaid, give me your phone. he said he didn't have one, i live in the bushes down near the tennis courts. meet me at 6am on monday morning. the tennis courts. meet me at 6am on monday morning-— monday morning. brian and louise became friends. _ monday morning. brian and louise became friends. without _ monday morning. brian and louise became friends. without every i monday morning. brian and louise i became friends. without every serve, forehand volley, improving brand's fitness, 0utlook

forehand volley, improving brand's fitness, outlook and mental health. the meeting lit a spark in their ways when seeing the sport because my power to generate change, she launched rally4ever, a charity breaking down barriers and connecting communities in australia, but as the sun sets on another wimbledon championship, the coach has served up sessions in sw19. irate has served up sessions in sw19. we reach has served up sessions in sw19. - reach out to the community to people who are struggling, homeless or have mental health issues, or people who are just generally really lonely and feel disconnected, so we want to connect people through tennis. the -la ers connect people through tennis. the players today included refugees from ukraine. mr; players today included refugees from ukraine. y ., players today included refugees from ukraine. g . , players today included refugees from ukraine. y ., , . players today included refugees from ukraine. g . , ., , . ., ukraine. my daughter is autistic and she needs physical— ukraine. my daughter is autistic and she needs physical education i ukraine. my daughter is autistic and i she needs physical education because it is hard to engage in these kind of activities and i hope for her looking at other people playing, other kids, to have some social interaction. other kids, to have some social interaction-— other kids, to have some social interaction. ., . , ., interaction. local coaches were on hand for tips _ interaction. local coaches were on hand for tips and _ interaction. local coaches were on hand for tips and advice. -

interaction. local coaches were on hand for tips and advice. you i interaction. local coaches were on hand for tips and advice. you have ruite a hand for tips and advice. you have quite a diversity — hand for tips and advice. you have quite a diversity of— hand for tips and advice. you have quite a diversity of classes - hand for tips and advice. you have quite a diversity of classes of- quite a diversity of classes of people, and definitely the stereotypical people who play tennis play tennis and i used to work in this area 30 years ago as a youth worker and ifind it difficult this area 30 years ago as a youth worker and i find it difficult to encourage working—class kids to play tennis. i try to encourage them. i hate to say this because it is the most _ hate to say this because it is the most wonderful tournament, but i think— most wonderful tournament, but i think wimbledon in some ways is a reason _ think wimbledon in some ways is a reason for— think wimbledon in some ways is a reason for that. i don't think they've _ reason for that. i don't think they've done it purposely, but a lot of people _ they've done it purposely, but a lot of people watch tennis and see the ivy of people watch tennis and see the ivy and _ of people watch tennis and see the ivy and the — of people watch tennis and see the ivy and the jackets and ties and all whites— ivy and the jackets and ties and all whites and i can't relate to it. they— whites and i can't relate to it. they think— whites and i can't relate to it. they think you have to have money. well, _ they think you have to have money. well, you _ they think you have to have money. well, you don't. you can play with the mini _ well, you don't. you can play with the mini tennis _ well, you don't. you can play with the mini tennis racket, _ well, you don't. you can play with the mini tennis racket, a - well, you don't. you can play with the mini tennis racket, a big i well, you don't. you can play withi the mini tennis racket, a big tennis racket, _ the mini tennis racket, a big tennis racket, sponge— the mini tennis racket, a big tennis racket, sponge balls, _ the mini tennis racket, a big tennis racket, sponge balls, as _ the mini tennis racket, a big tennis racket, sponge balls, as long i the mini tennis racket, a big tennis racket, sponge balls, as long as i the mini tennis racket, a big tennisl racket, sponge balls, as long as you have that _ racket, sponge balls, as long as you have that sense _ racket, sponge balls, as long as you have that sense of— racket, sponge balls, as long as you have that sense of community i racket, sponge balls, as long as you have that sense of community and l have that sense of community and everyone — have that sense of community and everyone around _ have that sense of community and everyone around you _ have that sense of community and everyone around you enjoying i everyone around you enjoying themselves. _ everyone around you enjoying themselves, that _ everyone around you enjoying themselves, that is _ everyone around you enjoying themselves, that is what i everyone around you enjoying i themselves, that is what makes everyone around you enjoying - themselves, that is what makes you want to— themselves, that is what makes you want to come — themselves, that is what makes you want to come back. _ themselves, that is what makes you want to come back. if— themselves, that is what makes you want to come back.— want to come back. if you hit a tennis ball. — want to come back. if you hit a tennis ball, you _ want to come back. if you hit a tennis ball, you might - want to come back. if you hit a tennis ball, you might have i want to come back. if you hit a l tennis ball, you might have been want to come back. if you hit a i tennis ball, you might have been a refugee, come from trauma, you are just hitting a tennis ball like

serena williams or roger federer, thatis serena williams or roger federer, that is an amazing feeling. hello, there. a mixture of weather to take a city afternoon, but across parts of south—east england it is another hot day with temperatures into the 305. similar temperatures tomorrow, but it is sunday and early next week that we see the temperatures for some pushing into the mid to high 305, so some exceptional heat on the way. this afternoon there is more cloud around and it is thick enough bring the odd spots of rain for the midlands, the pennines. we have fresher airfor scotland and northern ireland with sunshine returning her to the afternoon. just like last night, for those of you who live in the south—east of england, london in particular, it will be a warm night for sleeping, 26 degrees at ten o'clock tonight. more comfortable

conditions for scotland and northern ireland with temperatures into the teens. tomorrow, something of a change. a few showers are working to scotland and northern ireland, but the showers will be hit and miss in nature. england and where it is, find with sunshine. another hot one across the south—east. more comfortable conditions in the northern half of the country. for thursday, showers to come and go across northern parts of the uk. try for wales, the midlands and east anglia and southern england. it is still hot, but not quite as hot in the southeast with temperatures in the southeast with temperatures in the high 205 for a time. whereas we have the high teens across scotland, the north of england and northern ireland. as we go to sunday and monday, we have this met office amber weather warning for extreme heat across england and wales. the exceptional heat is down to this ridge of high pressure across spain and portugal and over the next few days that expands. that has the hot

air within it. as it continues to grow and push northwards, eventually we see the hot air arriving across parts of the uk. even in parts of scotland and northern ireland by monday we'll be looking at temperatures in the mid 205, possibly the high 205 for some, but the hottest areas will be across england and will where temperatures could hit the high 305. with temperatures that tie, the all—time uk temperature record may well be under threat as we head into monday.

i'm annita mcveigh in westminster, on a busy day in politics. rishi sunak launches bid for the topjob after an endorsement from the deputy prime minister dominic raab and an attack on his leadership rivals. he said it was not credible to promised tax cuts now. we need a return to traditional conservative economic values, and that means honesty and responsibility, not fairy tales. the transport secretary grant shapps has pulled out of the leadership race and is also backing rishi sunak. and in the last few minute, priti patel has also said she will not be standing. the remaining candidates have until 6pm to secure the backing of at least 20 colleagues.

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