today at six — a national emergency and a risk to life — warnings as britain faces its hottest day ever next week. temperatures are set to soar to a0 degrees — and the met office has issued a series of alerts, including a red warning for parts of england. red warnings are really rare. this is the first one we've ever put out the heat. it means danger to life and widespread infrastructure impacts. with record temperatures expected, people are being urged to take them seriously — and to take precautions. we'll be looking at the impact the heatwave might have on your health and tell you what you can do to keep cool there are warnings too that the extreme heat will affect travel early next week. also on the programme. a british man, paul urey,

has died while being detained by russian—backed separatists in eastern ukraine. as covid levels go on rising — the vaccine booster is to be offered to everyone over 50 this autumn. and at the open, tiger woods bids farewell to st andrews for this year — and perhaps for the last time. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel — the world athletics championships are under way in oregon. we're going to hearfrom one of great britain's medal contenders. good evening. downing street has declared a national emergency and the met office has issued a raft of serious warnings — as it predicts that next week in parts of england temperatures could hit an unprecedented a0 degrees. it has put out a red weather

warning for extreme heat for the first time ever — saying that next monday and tuesday there is a risk to life even for healthy people — in this area covering london and the midlands, and also as far north as manchester and york. there is an amber alert too which covers the rest of england, all of wales and parts of southern scotland. well, let's take a look at those warnings in more detail. the met office says "substantial changes" will be needed in how people work and and how they go about their daily lives. there is a high risk of any systems which are heat—sensitive failing — which could mean the loss of power, water or mobile phone services in some areas. and there could be delays on roads and road closures, along with delays and cancellations to rail and air travel. our climate editorjustin rowlatt is in west london, where temperatures are expected to soar.

well, kew gardens is looking absolutely beautiful this evening but we are told to expect some really blistering temperatures in coming days. the met office is saying that monday could be the hottest day in british history, with temperatures reaching 39, and tuesday even hotter, perhaps as high as a0. as you say, these temperatures are so high they pose a potentially life—threatening risk even to people who are normally healthy. the uk has been put on emergency footing, as we are told to prepare to bake in an all—time record heatwave. health chiefs fear hospitals could be overwhelmed by heat —related casualties. even the fit and healthy are at risk of serious illness and death. we've got an increasing _ serious illness and death. we've got an increasing number _ serious illness and death. we've got an increasing number of _ serious illness and death. we've got an increasing number of people - an increasing number of people coming in because of the heat and that may be some of the standards

dehydration but also we've an elderly population which plays havoc with blood pressure and medications and interactions with dehydration. expect transport to be disrupted. the government is warning heat sensitive equipment is likely to fail and could cause power cuts and interruption to water and mobile phone services. many schools say they will be sending children home early on monday and tuesday as temperatures are expected to peak in the afternoon. so, here's what's causing this exceptional weather. southern europe is already experiencing of record heatwave and clear skies and parched ground are driving temperatures even higher. on monday that blister of hot air will be drawn over central and southern england and parts of wales, stable conditions means the heat can continue to build to the expected record highs. this brutal heat is part of a clear trend. look how

average maximum daily temperatures have increased since records began almost a century ago. there are a few ups and downs along the way but the long—term upward trajectory is obvious and has been accelerating in recent decades. this shows the top ten hottest days ever recorded and seven of them are in the last 20 years. that is why the met office says it was just a matter of time before the uk experienced scorching heat like this. {05} before the uk experienced scorching heat like this.— heat like this. 40 degrees is an exceptionally — heat like this. 40 degrees is an exceptionally rare _ heat like this. 40 degrees is an exceptionally rare temperature | heat like this. 40 degrees is an l exceptionally rare temperature in the uk, should we get there and we've got a 50—50 chance of that at the moment. we think that should be a one in 100 to one in 300 year event and we predict that it could be one in 15 years or even more frequent by 2100. that depends on the emissions path we choose as a species and how quickly we reduce to

a net zero. 50 species and how quickly we reduce to a net zero. , ~ , a net zero. so remember, keep hydrated. _ a net zero. so remember, keep hydrated. stay _ a net zero. so remember, keep hydrated, stay in _ a net zero. so remember, keep hydrated, stay in the _ a net zero. so remember, keep hydrated, stay in the shade, . a net zero. so remember, keep l hydrated, stay in the shade, wear loose clothing and slow down. let me add one more warning, if i may. we've talked about the record daytime heat but we are also expecting record night—time temperatures as well. the met office says it's unlikely to fall below 25 on monday night, a really sweltering night. on wednesday, temperatures will begin to full—back put the met office is saying it isn't ruling out the possibility of more heatwaves this summer. thank you. continental europe is also coping with extreme temperatures, as wildfires burn in parts of france, spain and portugal. high winds and tinder—dry conditions have helped to fuel the flames. at least 281 people are now known to have died in spain and portugal alone — due to the high temperatures.

our correspondent bethany bell reports from the algarve on the south coast of portugal. forests are a flame in southern europe. after days of searing heat, wildfires continue to spread. in south—western france, hundreds of people had to be evacuated. the countryside around salamanca in spain was on fire. in portugal, the flames reached one of the country's main motorways. the emergency services are on high alert. in the algarve, some holiday—makers decided to go home early when the flames got too close. artie to go home early when the flames got too close. ~ ., a, to go home early when the flames got too close. ~ ., ., , a. , too close. we are leaving because the fire was _ too close. we are leaving because the fire was apparently _ too close. we are leaving because the fire was apparently controlled | the fire was apparently controlled yesterday but is coming very close to our house. we were renting for one week of holiday and we decided not to stay, with the risk of fire

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come. bethany bell, bbc news, faro. we can speak to caroline davies at king's cross station in london. the extreme heat is prompting warnings about travel next week.— about travel next week. exactly. this is the _ about travel next week. exactly. this is the first _ about travel next week. exactly. this is the first time _ about travel next week. exactly. this is the first time network . about travel next week. exactly. | this is the first time network rail have suggested people don't travel as widely as they have before. this is across a warning for england and wales. previously when they put the sort of warnings that its generally been for a regional area. the reason is because of concerns about the health of passengers travelling. many trains do not have air—conditioning but also because of worries about delays and cancellations. that's because there will be speed restrictions on these trains. that's because during the heat, the steel rails will quite often heat up, that can lead them to bend and potentially even buckle, slowing them down means that it's

less likely but at the same time having an impact on those journeys. if you were to travel from here to york, normally that would take to about two hours but during these speed restrictions it's likely to take up to four hours. that gives you a real impact. the rac has said they are expecting to see more breakdowns as engines overheat. given these warnings about travelling, employers do? there is some suggestion from the health and safety laws to say that employers are generally responsible for the well—being and welfare of their staff and therefore some people are suggesting that workers should be able to work from home if possible. thank you. fergus walsh is with me. these are some incredibly high temperatures. what is the advice on coping? in really hot conditions our bodies have to work harder to maintain our core temperature of around 37 degrees celsius.

that can put extra strain on the heart and lungs, which increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. the elderly and those with underlying cardiovascular and respiratory problems are most at risk. but anyone can suffer heat exhaustion. the signs include dizziness, nausea, excessive sweating, pale clammy skin, muscle cramps. so how do you treat someone? move them to a cool place — get them out of the heat. lie them down and raise their feet slightly — that will help blood flow to the vital organs. get them to drink plenty of water. if they haven't recovered after 30 minutes that can be a sign of heat stroke — which can be very serious. the symptoms include confusion, a temperature of a0 degrees or above, shortness of breath, seizuresand if they stop sweating altogether. the advice for the

coming days is common sense. a british man who was captured by russian—backed separatists in ukraine has died in detention. a5—year—old paul urey from warrington was held in the self—proclaimed people's republic of donetsk in april and accused of being a mercenary. his mother is said to be distraught and still in shock — after being told of his death by the foreign office. our correspondent james landale reports. paul james landale reports. yuri was a volunteer, humanitarian paul yuri was a volunteer, humanitarian worker from warrington who came to ukraine to try to help. but it was a journey that ended in his death. the a5—year—old briton was detained in april near here. he was detained in april near here. he was trying to rescue a family from a village nearby but was held at a checkpoint as he tried to enter russian —controlled territory. i begged him not to go and he said,

i'm stopping him doing what he wants to do. his i'm stopping him doing what he wants to do. , ., ., ., to do. his mother linda worried about his poor— to do. his mother linda worried about his poor health _ to do. his mother linda worried about his poor health and - to do. his mother linda worried j about his poor health and wants to do. his mother linda worried i about his poor health and wants to know why he hadn't been released as part of the prisoner exchange. you would think _ part of the prisoner exchange. hunt, would think they would say, they go, he's no good to us, he's half dead and let him go. they didn't, they let him die there and i want to know why they let him die. why did they let him die?— why they let him die. why did they let him die? paul urey was held by pro-russian _ let him die? paul urey was held by pro-russian forces _ let him die? paul urey was held by pro-russian forces in _ let him die? paul urey was held by pro-russian forces in the - pro—russian forces in the self—declared republic of donetsk and accused of being a mercenary. but he had type one diabetes and other chronic conditions and his captors said this led to his death. a spokeswoman said, on our part, despite the severity of the alleged crime, paul urey was provided with appropriate medical care. but one humanitarian group that had been seeking his release told me he had

clearly not been treated properly. he wasn't being looked after as they said he was being looked after and we know he wasn't getting the medication he needed. the foreign office has long _ medication he needed. the foreign office has long condemned - medication he needed. the foreign office has long condemned the - office has long condemned the exploitation of british civilians and prisoners of war being held by pro—russian forces in ukraine but the kremlin sees them as diplomatic pawns who can be used to put pressure on the west and officials here don't expect that strategy to change soon. liz truss said russia should bearfull change soon. liz truss said russia should bear full responsibility for the death of paul urey, who she insisted had been carrying out humanitarian work. she summoned the russian ambassador to london where officials told him and his staff of the government's deep concerns. james landale, bbc news. covid cases are continuing to rise across the uk — with some parts of the country nearing the record levels seen during the spring. it comes as there are new recommendations for autumn booster shots. our health editor hugh pym

has all the details. yes, reeta — confirmation of those groups who are set to get another covid boosterjab in the autumn — including those more vulnerable who were offered a fourth dose in the spring — now they will qualify for a fifth. health experts say everyone aged 50 and over should be offered a booster in the autumn — previously it was suggested it would be the over 65s. in addition, these groups, like health and care workers and other younger age groups with health conditions will be eligible for an autumn booster. the expert committee thejcvi has explained the latest decision on the next vaccine roll—out. well, there's always a risk of another variant. we are undergoing waves at the moment. there will almost certainly be another wave at some point during the winter and we wanted a precautionary approach and top up people's immunity. the wanted a precautionary approach and top up people's immunity.— top up people's immunity. the virus is spreading —

top up people's immunity. the virus is spreading fast. _ top up people's immunity. the virus is spreading fast. the _ top up people's immunity. the virus is spreading fast. the latest - top up people's immunity. the virus is spreading fast. the latest survey| is spreading fast. the latest survey from the office for national statistics are just about 3.5 million people in the uk at the virus last week, up 29% from the week before. it's still not as high as the level in late march with a.9 million infections. scotland had the highest case rates. one in 16 people last week. in england it was won and 19 and wales and northern ireland won in 17 people. where will it go from here? i won in 17 people. where will it go from here?— from here? i think we will see a dechne from here? i think we will see a decline in _ from here? i think we will see a decline in cases _ from here? i think we will see a decline in cases towards - from here? i think we will see a decline in cases towards the - from here? i think we will see a| decline in cases towards the end from here? i think we will see a i decline in cases towards the end of this month and over august. it's likely that cases will get about where they were in march by the time this is over, just because hospitalisations have so it seems those things go together. but unfortunately we are going to be here again in september and october. the number of covid hospital admissions is lower than earlier in the about nhs providers representing trusts england increased in infections was a real concern and

added to pressure when the service was already at full stretch. the time is 6:17... our top story this evening. temperatures are set to soar to a0 degrees — and the met office has issued a series of alerts. and coming up, we have the latest on the tory leadership contest and the race to number 10. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel, we look ahead to tomorrow's rugby union tests as the england head coach eddiejones says the way matches are being officiated is damaging the sport. hundreds of thousands of unmarried women who were forced to give up their babies for adoption should get a formal apology from the government. so says a cross—party group of mps and peers, who've been investigating after a series of reports by bbc news uncovered harrowing stories of cruelty towards women who had

children outside marriage. nearly 200,000 mothers were coerced into giving up their babies in the three decades after world war ii. duncan kennedy reports. this is the moment one group of birth mothers and adoptees heard about today's report. "an official apology should be given in recognition of lasting suffering caused by adoption practices." she sobs. really brilliant. decades after their forced adoptions, they are still broken. really brilliant. adoptions, they are still broken. among them, judy baker, who became pregnant in 1967. she was pressured to give up her baby daughter for adoption simply because she wasn't married. 5a years later, she still can't understand why. how can you do that to a teenager and to an innocent baby?

how can you part them, simply because i was unmarried? in postwar decades, some of the pressure on the women to give up their babies came from parents and churches, but today's report makes clear it was also state employees, like social workers and nurses. the inquiry was given harrowing evidence. one birth mother said she had her baby pulled out of her arms. another said she screamed and hung onto her baby like a woman possessed. even during delivery, one woman was told she deserved all the pain she got. i think the least the government can do is recognise that this shouldn't have happened then, and it would never happen now, and it's right for the government to apologise. the government said it would consider the report's findings and offered its deepest sympathy to all affected by historic forced adoption. i am still shaking, actually.

i can't believe i've got this report in my hand. birth mothers and adoptees, like liz harvie, have welcomed today's report. liz was taken from her mother, and said she has always struggled with her identity. she believes a government apology is vital. we never thought this day would come. we hoped it would. but it means an awful lot to everybody involved in the awful, shameful historic practice of forced adoption. it will mean a great deal to people today. forced adoptions have reached out across history. other countries have already said sorry. these women say their suffering deserves recognition too. duncan kennedy, bbc news. the five remaining candidates in the tory leadership contest have been taking part in a live debate, with another to take place this evening. it comes before further rounds of voting next week, when tory mps will whittle the five

candidates down to the final two. then it'll be up to conservative party members to decide the new leader and prime minister. our political correspondent alex forsyth is in westminster for us now... how is it shaping up? today was a first time these _ how is it shaping up? today was a first time these final _ how is it shaping up? today was a first time these final five - how is it shaping up? today was a first time these final five have - first time these final five have gone head—to—head in public and during the debate at lunchtime which was pretty locate there were some familiar themes, whether that was cutting taxes or growing the economy, controlling inflation, spending more on defence, restoring public trust in politics, those things did come up is being said in public, there is another lot going on in private. there is jostling, jockeying, another lot going on in private. there isjostling, jockeying, and there are jibes between the camps and i think that is assigned that there is still enough a lot to play for in this race. this contest is farfrom for in this race. this contest is far from settled because for in this race. this contest is farfrom settled because rishi sunak might have had the most support from conservative mps so far but penny mordaunt and liz truss are determined to get their names on

that ballot that will go to conservative party members and kemi badenoch and tommy tughan are determined to stay in the space. today's televised debate of your moment, how they perform might help or hinder the prospects in parliament but also across the rest of the country. now a look at some other stories making the news today. the family of a 12—year—old boy say they will appeal a judge's ruling that his life—support treatment can end. archie battersbee was found unconscious at his home in southend in essex in april, after a suspected accident. doctors at the royal london hospital say he is "brain—stem dead" but his parents described the ruling as a "profoundly cruel". the mayor of greater manchester has said that the crown prosecution service should look into bringing criminal charges against organisations found to be responsible for the infected blood scandal. thousands of people with haemophilia and blood disorders were infected with hiv and other viruses after being given contaminated treatments on the nhs

in the 1970s and 80s. andy burnham was speaking at the public inquiry. the department of health and the bodies for which it is responsible have been grossly negligent. from there, i would say there is even the possibility that the cps should be asked to consider charges of corporate manslaughter. the head of britain's armed forces has denied that the sas executed detainees and murdered unarmed people in afghanistan. a bbc panorama investigation found evidence that one british sas unit killed 5a people in suspicious circumstances injust six months. general richards, who was in charge of the armed forces when the killings took place, said earlier this week he had no doubt his successor would want to thoroughly investigate the killings. but admiral sir tony radakin gave this response. we have conducted two independent

service police investigations, and both of those have come to the conclusion that that did not happen and that there is not sufficient evidence to merit a criminal prosecution. rail workers have announced another round of strikes over pay and conditions injuly and august. and the leader of britain's largest private sector union, unite, says the country is facing a "summer of discontent" if workers are made to "pay the price of inflation". sharon graham says that tens of thousands of workers are already involved in disputes with employers, and the union was confident of securing double digit pay rises. she's been speaking to our economics editor faisal islam. injune, thousands of rail workers walked out in a national strike. now more announced forjuly and august. and rail isn't the only industry affected by strike action. workers are increasingly willing to walk out to help push

up their pay in tough times, says the chief of the biggest private sector union, unite. you know, for workers, they've had a spring, summer, autumn, winter of discontent for years. and quite honestly, if what that means is that an employer who can pay, an employer who's made profit, an employer who has made profit out of workers, has to pay a proper, fair wage to those workers. union reps from british airways meet to discuss whether to accept the airline's latest pay offer. when we absolutely know that these staff shortages, of the pandemic. at a time like this, disputes about pay are no surprise. but in some workplaces, unions are beginning to assert themselves. but you are winning double digit pay. well, yes, absolutely. so we've won 23% in some of the industries. we've run 23% in logistics industry, won 23% pay rise. you want similar wage settlements as we got in the 1970s? well, what i want is,

what i want is employers who's got the ability to pay to pay. you should be respected. these eastbourne binmen were out on strike with the gmb union earlier this year before receiving a pay settlement of up to 19%. the strikes on our railways are just the most visible. they're threatened on our airlines. the telecom system, also in the postal service. but these are just the big ones, under the radar there are hundreds of threatened industrial disputes in localised areas, especially with labour shortages. and the fear of the bank of england is that these pay claims spread throughout the country. but union boss graham hit back against such views. i do think that those types of comments from people like the governor of the bank of england, who is sitting a little bit pretty in terms of his own scenario, why are they only talking about one half of that equation? profits have a place in inflation. it's never spoken about. at the weekend, tens of thousands of union members rallied at the traditional durham miners gala. union membership is much smaller now

than a generation ago, but leaders and members are feeling increasingly confident about their bargaining power. faisal islam, bbc news. there's been impressive scoring by some of the world's leading golfers in the second round of the open. but tiger woods has waved an emotional farewell to st andrews in, what he admits, could be his last open tournament there. joe wilson reports from the course. before 10:00am, tiger woods was out again trying to summon one more extraordinary round from his aching, repaired body. and they were watching. of course they were watching. he still is really the one golfer who stands beyond his sport, whose fame spans generations. i saw tiger tee off on the first hole and he made a par. but the low score tiger woods needed did not come. there was no magical revival. and in fact, it often

looked painful. meanwhile, there were other americans out on the course in the sunshine and the breeze actually contending for the lead. dustinjohnson got himself to nine under par. he's twice been a major champion and is one of the recent recruits to the saudi liv series. that angle is not going away. with his second round not beginning until 2:59, rory mcilroy had as much time to prepare as he needed time to think, to anticipate, to rehearse every kind of shot he thought he might use. but its holding your nerve here that counts. and mcilroy�*s progress faltered. and watch this. from brisbane's cameron smith, this eagle putt took him to 13 under par. never anyone else. only the better scoring players stay for the weekend. tiger woods nine over par, knew his open was over as he strode up the 18th.

he does not know when or if he'll be back and all those emotions could not be concealed. remember the open championship rotates around various venues and tiger woods hopes to play at one of them. right now rory mcilroy has picked up but cameron smith has a three shot lead. we will be watching both of them closely at the weekend. thank you. time for another look at those extreme temperatures we are expecting. nick millet. it is lookint expecting. nick millet. it is looking likely _ expecting. nick millet. it is looking likely the _ expecting. nick millet. it is looking likely the uk - expecting. nick millet. it 3 looking likely the uk will exceed its highest temperature on record at the start of next week and also that it will hit a0 degrees somewhere, something that once seemed impossible for the uk. it is these exceptionally high temperatures how much of the uk will be effective then that is prompted the met office toissue then that is prompted the met office to issue this red extreme heat warning. widespread disruption to the way we live and work with health impacts on not those just most vulnerable to periods of high temperatures. please have a look at

these warnings and find out what they mean for you and your plans into the start of next week. area covered by this red warning for monday and tuesday is a large part of england stop it is notjust the london thing. manchester and leeds included. the greatest confidence of the highest impacts but more of the uk covered by amber extreme heat warnings including wales and southern scotland and widespread impact. we have seen record heat in spain and portugal which is being drawn north over the weekend to the uk. this is a naturally occurring weather pattern to bring heat from the south towards us in the summer, what is unnatural is how much higher those temperatures are expected to be as a result of climate change. we are not there yet. now is the time to get as much cool air into or homes as possible as temperatures drop to single figures in place overnight. this ours at the moment by the way but will start tomorrow with a bring across parts of northern scotland, more of scotland will cloud over during the day with a bit of patchy rain moving on, similar in northern ireland and much

of england and