as parts of the uk brace for record high temperatures, the nhs is on high alert. a red extreme heat warning for monday prompts more resources for the health service. we are putting in additional capacity, whether it's with call handlers, whether it's the number of paramedics on duty, whether it's extra capacity on 111. europe's heatwave intensifies, with wildfires forcing thousands to flee parts of south west france. the fire too was big, big, big, big and my friends woke me up and i was like, "ok, this is very serious. what do i take?" president biden wraps up his tour of the middle east, hoping to boost oil production, to cut global petrol prices.

and ireland make history, becoming the first side in almost 30 years, to win a series against the all blacks, in new zealand. good evening. the government has held an emergency cobra meeting, to discuss how to respond to the record temperatures, expected to hit parts of the uk next week. a national emergency has already been declared, after the met office issued a red extreme heat warning for the very first time, meaning there's a risk to life. an amber warning has been announced for tomorrow, affecting parts of england and wales, and that extends to scotland on monday. then, the red warning will come into effect, across a large part of england.

our correspondent, jon donnison has the very latest. it is without doubt weather for mr whippy, and at roundhay park in leeds, he's been doing a roaring trade. so, yeah, it's been extremely busy. we're just working 12 hours every single day, in the heat and obviously monday and tuesday next week, itjust looks like it's going to be unbearable. here we go. keeping cool is going to be key... ..with temperatures expected to reach the high 30s and even a0 celsius. concerned about my dogs, so i'm going to get her a paddling pool, try to keep her inside as much as possible, but then also i've got a mother in a nursing home so that's concerning me. so i've got a meeting today to find out what they're going to do to make sure that the residents are kept cool. doctors have warned it's notjust the vulnerable who are at risk from such extreme heat.

the uk health security agency says a far more moderate heatwave last summer led to over 1,600 excess deaths. and all this comes with hospitals already under mounting pressure because of the recent surge in covid cases and there's a particular warning from health officials today that patients shouldn't be left stuck in ambulances in sweltering temperatures while doctors wait for beds to clear inside. but speaking on a visit to the east of england ambulance trust today, the new health secretary said the government was prepared. we're putting in additional capacity, whether it's with call handlers, whether it's the number of paramedics on duty, whether it's extra capacity in 111 as well. so we're putting in that additional capacity and we're working with hospital trust leaders in terms of where we're able to increase bed capacity on the wards. at ogmore beach, in wales, this weekend, people were enjoying the sea air.

but in some parts of the uk it is forecast to be 10 degrees hotter on monday than today, and the advice is to stay out of the sun. and forecasters say all this is something we're going to have to get used to. scientists believe now that we are going to see more extreme heat and potentially for a longer period of time. we're10% more likely now to see extreme heat as a result of climate change and man—made influence. so, the next few days could see records broken and britain's weather move into uncharted waters. but climate scientists say extreme temperatures in the summer are already becoming the new normal. jon donnison, bbc news. and the heatwave in southern europe is intensifying, with wildfires forcing thousands of people to flee towns and villages. a number of people have already died, and temperatures are predicted

to go well above a0 degrees celsius, in parts of spain and portugal. meanwhile, more than 100 square kilometres are ablaze in france's south—western gironde region, from where our europe correspondent, jessica parker, has sent us this report. the fight to tackle flames ripping through forest in south—western france. they have been battling these fires for days. 1a,000 people have now been evacuated across the area of gironde. everything went so fast, and the fire, too, was big, big, big. and my friends woke me up and i was like, 0k, this is very serious, what do i take in my room? manon was working and living at a local campsite. for now, this conference centre is her home. it has also become an office for these campsite workers, the region's

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little inland and the other right by the coast. , , . , ., ., , the coast. this is a very dangerous time of year _ the coast. this is a very dangerous time of year for _ the coast. this is a very dangerous time of year for wildfire _ the coast. this is a very dangerous time of year for wildfire risk - the coast. this is a very dangerous time of year for wildfire risk and i time of year for wildfire risk and we are _ time of year for wildfire risk and we are seeing significant instances of fires _ we are seeing significant instances of fires reigniting.— of fires reigniting. temperatures are set to edge _ of fires reigniting. temperatures are set to edge towards - of fires reigniting. temperatures are set to edge towards 40 - of fires reigniting. temperatures i are set to edge towards 40 degrees are set to edge towards a0 degrees in the coming day. this is a famous tourist destination, but this year the views are hard to see. jessica parker, bbc news, gironde. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright, is here. we had an emergency government cobra meeting to discuss the latest high—temperature situation, what came out of it? high-temperature situation, what came out of it?— high-temperature situation, what came out of it? cobra meets to deal with national— came out of it? cobra meets to deal with national emergencies _ came out of it? cobra meets to deal with national emergencies and - came out of it? cobra meets to deal with national emergencies and pullsi with national emergencies and pulls together official seas and agencies from across government, and the devolved nations took part in the talks today. so the potential impact of the heatwave is being taken very seriously and after the meeting the cabinet minister kit malthouse wonders of significant disruption to transport services, particularly trains, and urged people not to travel on monday or tuesday unless

they had to and said it may be a moment for people to work from home. we know there is pressure on hospitals in the ambulance service and the minister said contingency plans were in place to make sure they are prepared. there was also a big discussion about schools than they have been given guidance to help them stay open, and i think the view in government and schools are a safe place for children to be during this very hot weather. they protect vulnerable children and allow key workers to go out and do theirjobs. 0n workers to go out and do theirjobs. on a side note, borisjohnson did not attend today's cobra meeting and labour has accused the prime minister of being missing in action and leading a zombie government. in response to a spokesperson said the prime minister was working at chequers where he is staying the weekend and it was not unusual for other ministers to chair cobra meetings, of which i think there will be more in the coming days. then, many ben wright. a three—year—old boy has died

after a tractor crash in greater manchester. it happened on farmland in tottington near bury, this afternoon. the child's family flagged down an ambulance while driving him to hospital, but he died en route. president biden is returning to america, after completing his first tour of the middle east since taking office. he insisted his administration would remain engaged in the region, and he's been trying to persuade gulf states to boost oil production, to help cut global prices. 0ur correspondent, anna foster has more details. standing side by side once again. joe biden came here to saudi arabia to mend relations with america's old ally, and the president made a promise not to desert the middle east. we will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by china, russia or iran. we will seek to build on this moment with active, principled american leadership. but some say mr biden abandoned his principles by coming here.

yesterday he met crown prince mohammed bin salman, the kingdom's de facto ruler one—to—one. the cia concluded that the crown prince approved the brutal murder ofjamal khashoggi in istanbul, although he has always denied it. afterwards, the president vowed to make saudi arabia a pariah. today the saudi minister of state for foreign affairs told me that was simply election talk. what happens in campaigns is what i call what happens during the silly season. but disagreement with the regime, dissent, is still frowned upon and ultimately punished, so when will that change? i think we can have a discussion about this and an argument about this because what you call a dissident, we call a terrorist. what you may call somebody expressing their opinion, it is incitement. when somebody gives money to a group that murders people, is that

expressing their opinion? or is it funding murder? but they are presented outside saudi arabia as if they are activists. many believe the president came here to negotiate for more oil. if that was the case, he left empty—handed and that raises questions about whether this controversial visit achieved enough to be called a success. anna foster, bbc news, jeddah. now, with the sport, here's 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. evening to you, clive. rory mcilroy says it would mean everything if he could win the 150th open championship tomorrow. it's been eight years since he won the last of his four majors but he has a share of the lead heading into the final round. our sports correspondentjoe wilson is at st andrews. it's all about dealing with the pressure. play your shot, take the applause and then wait for your loyal followers. all good and on we go.

young leo set the example at st andrews. victor hovland is a junior in major golf terms, just 2a. the norwegian made four consecutive birdies at one stage, meaning the others had to respond. whatever else transpires over the course of this championship, i think the third round will be remembered for what rory mcilroy did right there. from problem to solution. 0n the tenth, it was an eagle two and that took mcilroy into the lead, for a while. 0thers, cameron smith went backwards. and if the secret of st andrews is the skill at getting out of bunkers, it was unfortunate indeed when dustin johnson found himself putting into one. gradually, they all fell away. rory mcilroy and victor hovland will resume 16 under par together, four

clear of the rest, 18 left to play. the second day of competition is underway at the world athletics championships in oregon. we can speak to our correspondent in eugene, andy swiss, andy, great britain had an outside chance of a medal in the women's 10,000 metres. that's right, yes. eilish mccolgan was going for britain in the 10,000 metres. she actually led at one point before fading to finish in tenth place but what a race that was. it all came down to a sprint finish and ethiopia's letesenbet gidey held on to win, barely a tenth of a second separating the three medallists, which is quite extraordinary. later on some of britain's biggest stars laura muir and dean asher smith will be in action but the highlight of the day will be men's 100 action but the highlight of the day will be men's100 metres final. the

american runner will start as the favourite after a blistering performance and yesterday's keat but britain will also be hoping for a place in the final which gets under way atjust before aam your time. many thanks, coverage on bbc one overnight. it's been a really busy day of rugby union internationals. scotland lost their series against argentina, so too wales against south africa but england were triumphant in australia and ireland made history, becoming the first side in almost 30 years to win a series in new zealand against the all blacks. joe lynskey reports. 0n the other side of the world, ireland face down rugby union's near impossiblejob. just four away teams in history had won a series in new zealand but few have come at the all blacks quite like this. ireland were notjust in front, they were dominant. 22—3 up at half—time. the all black backlash came with three tries and wellington stirred, but still ireland pushed back and reached out for their moment.

can you believe it? he got there! eight days ago they had never won on all black soil. for ireland it was great to win just once. to win a series was extraordinary. across the tasman sea at the scg, the cricket ground saw marcus smith spin through australia and england turn it round. they had been behind in this series and behind in this match. to come back to win both will change the mood from the spring. back then, england were at a low point and wales had lost to italy. now they had a chance to break new ground in south africa. but the world champions break resistance. in this thrilling series they had just too much at the end but wales came close. there is now 1a months to a rugby world cup. this day of deciders has set the tone. joe lynskey, bbc news. hampshire hawks are t20 blast champions.

they beat lancashire lightning by one run at edgbaston. it went down to the final ball, lightning failing to score, and that gave the hawks their third t20 title, ten years after their last. england will face spain in the quarterfinals of the women's european championship. the spanish only needed to draw against the danes at brentford's community stadium but won 1—0 thanks to a late headerfrom marta cardona. they play the lionesses next wednesday night in brighton. there was also a win for germany at the euros today to finish top of that group. there are highlights of that on the bbc sport website. thanks for that. that's it. prime ministerial hopefuls penny mordant and tom tugenhadt join sophie raworth for sunday morning, tomorrow at 9am. but now from me and the team, have a very good night. you've probably heard already that a national emergency has been declared on account of this unprecedented heatwave. the english temperature

record, notice also that of the uk,

hello, this is bbc news with me, samantha simmonds. airlines are being forced to either cancel or run fewer flights because of staff shortages at heathrow airport. emirates airlines have agreed to cap sales of their flights out of heathrow until mid—august.

a little earlier, i spoke to the sally gethin, a journalist covering the airline industry. i asked her why there are such big problems at heathrow. everything's very last minute. operations at heathrow always seem to be teetering on the brink. it's all these last—minute meetings, last—minute agreements, and it went down to the wire with emirates because earlier this week, emirates sent out quite a robust critique to heathrow, saying that it was not going to comply. but overnight, they sat down, they had some constructive talks and the upshot is that emirates will continue to operate but will not sell any more seats, or any more tickets, until mid—august. there is also a bit of a problem with etihad as well. etihad is refusing to comply. we have to say, do they have the necessary enforcement action at heathrow?

they are prevailing upon airlines to reach these mutual agreements. prevailing upon them and so frustrating for the airlines, who are desperate to recoup the millions that they have lost in the last 2.5 years. and it is obviously unprecedented for an airport to say to an airline, you must stop operating. it's going against the grain. it's a deregulated industry. heathrow is run privately, it is a private organisation, and the same goes for the airlines. although emirates is a state—run airline from dubai. even so, airlines have always had complete autonomy on how they sell their seats and i think that irked emirates very much, heathrow stipulating you should cut these flights or these flights. anyway, we have some progress but every day, it's very chaotic. even today, right now, there are passengers who are facing huge queues at the airport

and there are still problems with getting their bags as well. there's a huge baggage problem behind the scenes at heathrow too. so, what rights do passengers have at their flights are cancelled at the last minute and the need to get somewhere urgently? absolutely. we do have some laws in the uk and europe to protect passengers. they do have a lot of different rights and the best thing to do is to always check with your carrier, also go to the airport website and also to the regulator in this country, the ukca. there's lots more information out there and in most cases, you will get some compensation depending how long the delay is and if you are bumped off a flight suddenly, then you deserve to be booked onto an alternative flight or get a refund. in reality, it's not working out this way because there's not enough people on the ground at the airport sometimes and so passengers are left looking for a real person to try and help solve the immediate problem. and what advice would you go

passengers are preparing to fly over the next few weeks? can they be confident their plane will go and that they won't just arrive at the airport and the fight will be cancelled? there are certain odds stacked for and against you, i know that sounds bizarre, but most of the cancellations are happening to short to medium—haulflights, for example, to the mediterranean, some of the destinations that a lot of uk holiday—makers would normally go to. long—haul flights tend to be the most protected. that is because airlines do need to protect those flights and when they are looking to cancel, you are going to cancel any that have a very high frequency, perhaps to a popular, more immediate route, and so therefore, the longer routes tend to be protected but really, you have to keep in touch with your airline and just be prepared, make sure you have checked all regulations for your destination, because some countries still have covid restrictions, and also pack accordingly.

if you can go with hand luggage rather than getting your bags into the hold, because that's where some of the glitches are happening and people are not being reconciled with their bags quickly enough. and where are the government in all of this? the government is putting out the right noises but actually, they are not taking action. they are sending lots of letters and coming up with lots of great plans. a few weeks ago, it was a five—point plan, then a 22—point plan, the airlines must do this, airports must do that, we are going to make you do it. but in reality, it's still a lot of treading carefully, asking nicely, hoping that it will work out. so, things are still in limbo but hopefully, we'll see some progress if the aviation industry can come round the table and also with the government's encouragement and potential enforcement and bring some resolution to

passengers to avoid misery. we're heading into the school holidays, do we just cross our fingers and hope it will be better orjust accept there probably will be chaos if you're heading into or out of a uk airport? it's difficult to tell, it depends on your destination. the airlines are making cancellation as far in advance as they can but this has been described as an air—mageddon for when the schools break up. so i think we have to hold our nerve at that point. hopefully, this short—term pain will be for long—term gain and the rest of the summer will pan out a bit more smoothly. time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. you've probably heard already that a national emergency has been declared on account of this unprecedented heatwave. the english temperature record,

and also that of the uk, is going to get obliterated in the next few days, as indeed is the record for wales. in scotland, probably there or thereabouts, northern ireland perhaps just missing out. but this is an unprecedented spell of hot weather. a met office red extreme weather warning, the first ever issued for all these areas of england, including many of england's largest cities. that is in force on monday and tuesday at the peak of the heatwave. sunday through to tuesday, for england, wales, southern scotland, we have a widespread amber weather warning, impacts to health and infrastructure are expected. in the next few hours, showers push into northern scotland. look at these temperatures, this is as cool as the weather gets for the next few days, so if you're up early on sunday morning, take advantage of the cool air, open your doors and your curtains and windows, let that cool air into your house and into your flat for the first couple of the hours of the morning, then shut everything, shut the windows, shut your doors, shut the curtains,

shut that exceptional heat out. we will see temperatures building widely into the 30s across england and wales as well. what follows on monday is a spell of dangerous heat. we have sunshine across the board and temperatures hitting a0 celsius or so. the current uk temperature record is 38.7, so this is the hottest day we have ever had in our country. and it's notjust a day time temperatures, overnight, 10pm on monday night, still widely into the 30s, that will be horrendous for getting a good night's sleep, hence the importance of keeping your flats and houses as cool as possible. tuesday, some storms breaking out in the west bringing slightly fresher air into western areas but otherwise, it's another day of dangerous heat. this heat is dangerous for people's health, so you can mitigate some of those problems. i've already mentioned some tips, keeping curtains closed, particularly on the sunny side of your house. 0nly open windows and doors if it is actually cooler outside.

that would often only be at the end of the night. drink plenty of water and remember, a cool shower can help you cope. hello, this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. first, the headlines. record—breaking temperatures are set to hit the uk next week. transport services could face significant disruption. public health experts issue guidance to take simple steps to stay safe in the extreme heat on monday and tuesday. heathrow is pushing ahead with plans to force airlines to reduce passenger numbers to help the airport cope with staff shortages. russia orders all its forces to step up operations in ukraine,

as moscow's missiles strike cities right across the country. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are political commentatorjo phillips and chief business commentator for the independent, james moore. and the conservative leadership contest features heavily in many of the papers. all five remaining candidates have articles in the sunday telegraph, though the paper leads with rishi sunak�*s promise to review all eu law still in force in the uk. the sunday express goes with the same story, calling it a pledge to "torch eu red tape".

it's a similar story in the independent, which says sunak is trying to appeal to brexit supporters in the conservative party. the sunday times splashes on fresh claims about penny mordaunt�*s views on trans rights. the sunday mirror reports that borisjohnson was absent from today's cobra meeting discussing the heatwave. let's start with the sunday times. we have this emergency warning in place, the first ever, this red alert. ., .,, place, the first ever, this red alert. . , place, the first ever, this red alert. ., , ., alert. chaos looms, the headline. of course, alert. chaos looms, the headline. of course. it's— alert. chaos looms, the headline. of course, it's over _ alert. chaos looms, the headline. of course, it's over the _ alert. chaos looms, the headline. of course, it's over the top _ alert. chaos looms, the headline. of course, it's over the top of _ alert. chaos looms, the headline. of course, it's over the top of a - course, it's over the top of a photograph of somebody diving into a very inviting —looking blue sea. i think this is the problem, we long for the sunshine, we have many miserable days of grey skies and cloud and rain and cold and all the

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