portugal 47 degrees this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. thousands of firefighters continue to battle wildfires across europe — many people have died from the intense heat. in england and parts of wales, an amber warning for extreme heat has begun. a cargo plane has crashed in northern greece — killing all eight people on board. the five remaining candidates for british prime minister will battle it out in their second tv debate later. i think what people want is an end to the toxic politics that we have seen over the last few months, they want to someone that can restore trust. that can restore trust. and — your mission — should you choose to accept it — is to find out if the hollywood

superstar, tom cruise is filming in the british lake district. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. a summer heatwave which has triggered devastating forest fires across southwest europe shows no signs of easing. firefighters in france, portugal, spain and greece are battling forest blazes. and new temperature records look to be on the way. the heat is thought to have claimed many lives — possibly hundreds. our correspondent, bethany bell has this report from malaga. fire crackles. wildfires are raging in spain after days of intense heat. firefighters battled the flames in extremadura

in the west of the country. in the south near malaga, a popular tourist area, at least 3000 people have been evacuated from their homes. when we arrived, a new fire had just broken out in the woods. helicopter whirrs. 0verhead, helicopters carrying water returned again and again to try to put out the flames. fires keep breaking out in these hills, and it is a real struggle for the firefighters to try stop the blazes. the air is full of thick smoke which stings your eyes and makes you want to cough, and it's very hot. 0n the road we met sharon from england. she lives nearby with her daughter valentina. their home is safe but they were out trying to round up pets and animals who were left behind when their owners fled. we're supposed to help, you know,

see if anybody needs any help evacuating, especially the animals. a lot of the animals get left behind. have you ever felt frightened? frightened? yes, when we first saw the fire yesterday because we thought it was coming toward our house. we were just shaking, petrified because we have a lot of animals in our house as well. we thought, we got to evacuate as well. what are we going to do with the horse? two horses, a sheep, dogs. we were very frightened. with the hot set to continue, spain remains on high alert. bethany bell, bbc news, malaga. here in the uk, an amber warning of extreme heat has come into force across most of england and parts of wales. the alert will extend to the whole of wales and southern scotland from tomorrow — when a red heat warning, meaning there's a risk to life, will come into force in parts of england. ministers say they've been working to help the health and transport sectors as they battle the heat. tim muffet reports. applause. there are thrills to be had but dangers to be aware of.

this grassfire near mansfield — just one reminder that for all of the joys hot weather can bring. temperatures this high can have a sting in their tail. at the peace gardens in sheffield city centre yesterday, as the sun beat down, thoughts turned to the days ahead. we're a little bit anxious about it, . we've got two big dogs, trying to make sure we've got loads of fans, looking into how people in other countries cope with it. we've got blackout curtains, we've got air con, so it's cost quite a bit of money. the hot days doesn't worry me but it's the climate change that it reflects that really worries me. the next few days could see temperature records broken. there �*s a reminder — keep cool but be sensible. this footage is believed to have been filmed this week, apparently showing people jumping off london's tower bridge. if you see some water — the river thames, a canal, a waterway — don't be tempted to bejump in.

you can get cold water shock but also it's quite dangerous. there are some tiktok trends or some things on social media where people are egging each other on or showing off orjumping off bridges and whatever. don't do it. the uk health security agency believes a far more moderate heatwave last summer led to 1600 excess deaths, so older people in particular are being urged to avoid the sunshine over the next few days. on a visit to the east of england ambulance trust, the new health secretary steve barclay insisted the health service is prepared. each ambulance trust has well—developed contingency plans for extreme weather, and we're also working with the hospitals to get the handovers from ambulances into hospitals, but also to ensure that, where people can be moved onto the wards themselves, we are using the full capability of the hospital rather than people waiting longer than they need to in ambulances outside.

shade and sun cream should be priorities over the coming days, as well as keeping an eye out for the elderly and vulnerable, and staying topped up with fluids. the most important thing is that people drink. of course, we always talk about what is best to drink and it is always best to drink water, but if, particularly safe for children or for the elderly, sometimes people may not like drinking water and therefore it is absolutely fine to have juice or tea and coffee, or anything, as long as it means that people are actually drinking. and you shouldn't feel thirsty. once you feel thirsty, that means you're already dehydrated. summer 2022 — a scorcher. possibly a record breaker. but as the temperatures go up, the advice is clear — take the heat seriously. tim muffett, bbc news. joining me now is frank bird, senior network planner

for national highways in england. we've had plenty of warning about hitting the a0. what could happen to the uk's roads if those haemorrhages are hit? i the uk's roads if those haemorrhages are hit? ~' ., the uk's roads if those haemorrhages are hit? ~ ., ., are hit? i think one thing that --eole are hit? i think one thing that peeple don't _ are hit? i think one thing that people don't realise - are hit? i think one thing that people don't realise is - are hit? i think one thing that people don't realise is that i people don't realise is that although the air temperature might get to a0 celsius, that is what has been predicted particularly on monday and tuesday, actually the road surface ten project can be up to 20 degrees hotter. so part of your earlier piece was about animals, so if you are a dog walker, just be mindful that if you are taking your dog out for a walk, it could buy quickly burn the pads, the souls of the dog feet. for ourselves, for roads, one of the concerns is some of the tarmac might start to get tacky. when taking precautions, we are doing some planning around sprinkling what we

call cracker dust on the road surface. i can best describe it as almost a talcum powder that helps keep the road cool. but also gives you the grip that you need for your tires. so there is a lot of work going on, we have been working since monday, there is a lot of plans in place, i think the key thing is any south facing roads will get particularly hot, so what we would say to people is plan and prepare. we have had signings out since friday morning and the earlier piece mentioned carrying lots of water, just put that extra bottle or two in the car will stop its not going to cost you anything extra, but it could be a life—saver. the other thing we would say, as well, is consider your lifestyle for the next few days. if there is that opportunity, be it to be able to

work from home, then that might be a really good optionjust work from home, then that might be a really good option just to keep you off the road to the next few days. aside from drinking lots of water, if drivers have to drive over the next couple of days, what else can i do? also on air conditioning, what is the advice on getting out of an air—conditioned car straight out into those hot temperatures? air-conditioned car straight out into those hot temperatures? there is a real concern. _ into those hot temperatures? there is a real concern. we _ into those hot temperatures? there is a real concern. we have - into those hot temperatures? there is a real concern. we have had - is a real concern. we have had instances where people are broken down, they may have had a puncture on the hard shoulder, they have seen the extreme heat of the last few days, it has been extremely warm. particularly between 11 o'clock in the morning and for pm. our advice, is to get out of the vehicle when it is to get out of the vehicle when it is safe to do so, get over the barrier to a place of safety. some people are thinking, it's a little

bit hard and i don't want to do that, i would bit hard and i don't want to do that, iwould rather bit hard and i don't want to do that, i would rather stay in the vehicle, it's only a puncture so i can keep the engine running and keep the air conditioning going. what we would say to those people is, staying in your vehicle is not the safe option. get out of the vehicle. if you really are struggling, then contact our call centre, or if you are in extreme distress, then dial 999. and then ask for some emergency help. but, key to all of this is, air conditioning is great, i actually prefer to drive with my windows down. so the imbalance between the inside and outside temperatures is not a great. and it's about taking those extra precautions. the key thing, as well, is to plan and prepare yourjourney, probably if it's possible, do your

journeys early in the morning, or later in the evening, when the temperature is changed. and i would liken it to how you approach things when you are on holiday. so really change your lifestyle for the next few days. we change your lifestyle for the next few da s. ~ ., ., ., few days. we will have to leave it there, few days. we will have to leave it there. many _ few days. we will have to leave it there, many thanks. _ one reason for the frequency and intensity of this severe heatwave sweeping europe is climate change. but there's also two high velocity streams of air — called a double jet stream — hovering over western europe, which is making things worse, as mark lobel explains. up in flames on morocco's western coast. thousands of acres of woodland. to leave their homes. pet owners in france look on in horror, forced to stay

at evacuation centres for days, unable to rescue their companions stuck at home. all because of an unusually dry, hot spring, combined with extreme temperatures due to climate change, causing summer wildfires and heatwaves. portugal set a july record at a7 celsius and meteorologists forecast a 50% chance of a new uk record, a high of a0 celsius in parts of england. this is the aftermath of a wildfire in croatia this week. but why in europe, and why now? in croatia this week. experts point to the presence of a double jet stream. one in the extreme north, in the shetlands and norway and one in the south just below portugal. and that really helps to trap the heat and what it causes is essentially an amplification of the already heated

climate that we are in, we're more than one celsius higher than we should be, and what this is causing is now, sort, of a furnace, i guess, if you will, over western europe. despite all this, efforts to tackle climate change took a back—seat this week. while the leader of the world's biggest carbon emitter historically, president biden, was visiting their world's largest oil producer, back home, his climate ambitions appeared to collapse in congress on friday, placing his net zero ambitions in peril. there are still things that the biden administration can do, and which it says it is going to do, regulate power plants, regulate emissions from vehicles and other moves, but it is undeniably a difficult time for climate policy in the us and globally. so, in the push to avoid catastrophic warming of the earth's atmosphere, there is alarm that despite calls to decarbonise faster, things may actually be moving

in the opposite direction. mark lobel, bbc news. serbia's defence minister has confirmed that a plane which crashed in greece overnight was carrying weapons. eight people on board are confirmed to have died. the plane had taken off from serbia. greek officials are expected to use a drone to examine the wreckage, with the ukrainian owned aircraft descending in flames before hitting the ground in a large explosion. the pilot had requested an emergency landing. greek firefighters said the cargo could contain dangerous material, so people living in a close proximity to the wreckage have been told to stay indoors. translation: i wonder how we didn't fall on our houses _ translation: i wonder how we didn't fall on our houses because _ translation: i wonder how we didn't fall on our houses because it _ translation: i wonder how we didn't fall on our houses because it came - fall on our houses because it came from over there. it was full of smoke, it has a noise i cannot describe and went over the mountain. it passed the mountain and turned, crashed into the fields. there were flames, we were scared, a lot of cars came, but they could not approach because there was continuous explosions.

translation: the measurements at l the moment have not shown anything. nonetheless, instability in the field was observed. in other words, intense smoke and heat, as well as a white substance that we do not recognise. a special armed forces team has to inform us of what it is and whether we can enter the field. 0ur balkans correspondent, guy de launey, has been telling us more about the plane and its cargo. nebojsa stefanovic, who is serbia's defence minister, says there were 11.5 tonnes of weapons on board the plane, which were produced by, or at least owned by a private company, and they were meant to be on their way to bangladesh. the plane was due to make various stops injordan, saudi arabia and india. but as you say, it got into trouble over northern greece, requested an emergency landing, but never made that emergency landing. now, the plane itself

is an antonov—i2. antonov—i2s were originally military cargo planes. a lot of those have now been converted to civilian use and they're used as transports in various situations, including for humanitarian airlifts as well. but obviously, the original purpose of these planes was to transport military personnel and weapons. greek officials expected to use drones later to examine the wreckage. what might they find and how difficult a challenge is that, given the conditions? well, the firefighters have been saying and the emergency responders have been saying they've been seeing substances — white substances. they say they're not quite sure what they are. so, of course, they're having to proceed with caution. the drones are a way of doing that, of course, that they can go in without any human beings needing to be there. and if there are hazardous materials, hazardous chemicals, other explosives in the area, the drones should be able to find out all about that. it's clear now that serbia's communicating what was on board the plane. it'll be in liaison with greek authorities as well. and that will all be taken on board for the investigation

and the clear up. the race to become britain's next prime minister is reaching a crucial stage. the five contenders take part in their second televised debate on sunday night. conservative mps will whittle them down to two final candidates before party members pick the winner, in a postal ballot this summer. 0ur political correspondent tony bonsignore has been giving us more details. we've had the sunday morning political programmes and a couple of the candidates already out speaking, which will come to in a moment. but this is a day obviously building up to that debate tonight when they'll be appealing notjust to the country, but, of course, to mps who get the first say over the next few days. we've got the third round of voting tomorrow evening, then another one potentially on tuesday morning, and then assuming that only one drops out each time, the final round of voting will be on wednesday afternoon. we will find out for definite

at the latest, the final shortlist of two by wednesday at a:00pm. but i mean, three, three days away. there's an awful lot to go before then and it really is heating up. lots on the row about sex, gender in the papers around the five candidates. yeah. and so the row is a kind of... it goes back to penny mordaunt�*s time when she was in government. and the argument is about whether she supported self—identification for change of gender. she said she doesn't. her opponents say that she did. in the newspapers today, there's leaked papers that suggest that she did perhaps have a role in this. i think what it points to is a couple of things. one, i think there is a feeling that there's a bit of a disconnect, perhaps between what some of the candidates are talking about and what the priorities are in the country at large.

but having just listened to penny mordaunt a moment ago talking to the bbc, her argument is, look, this is indicative of a sort of politics that we want to leave behind, a mudslinging kind of politics that we want to leave behind. and it does feel like this contest has got a bit fractious. it's getting more fractious. and i think the fact that it's happening so quickly at such a speed isn't really helping. well, let's hearfrom two of the candidates. we'll start with tom tugendhat. what i'm in the race for is to make sure that we get a clean start in the united kingdom. look, we've got to return to service. we've got to have the government returning to the service of the people, and we've got to have the party return to the service of its members. what we really need now is we need a leader who has a vision for the united kingdom, who is able to deliver on that vision and is able to make sure that this country stays safe and strong into the future. that's why i've been setting out a vision of a ten year plan for growth.

that's why i've been talking about many things this morning, as i'm sure we'll come on to things like housing and things like security in terms of policing, because actually there's an awful lot to do in this country. i think what people want is an end to the toxic politics we've seen - over the last few months. they want someone that can restore trust and they want someone - that does have some - competence and experience. i think i'm that candidate and you will see that in the campaign - that i'm running. i've taken a different approach. i'm not completely ripping up - everything we're doing and saying that i would do things radically different in the future. - i'm doing this in a - proper, sensible way. and i'm talking about the issues that the public care about, - the issues the public care about. what is your assessment of what we heard from those two candidates there? what you heard there was part of the underlying story here. the underlying battle is you've got in there. we've just heard tom tugendhat and penny mordaunt,

who will be names that a lot of people will not have heard or know very, very little about. but because of the way that this contest is structured, you know, mp will vote this week down to a shortlist of two. the current poll suggest that, you know, penny mordaunt, for example, might even be in a position to beat rishi sunak if it goes to when it goes to the party members. so i think what they are trying to get over is that their relative lack of experience compared, for example, to rishi sunak is a strength rather than a weakness. and i think you'll hear that a lot tonight because the big sell, i think for for example, liz truss and rishi sunak is we've got the experience, we've had to make tough decisions and we need a prime minister that can get going and hit the ground running anti—government protesters in sri lanka are marking a hundred

days of their public uprising, that forced president gotabaya rajapaksa to flee the country and resign. the movement started as a protest against the government's handling of the economy and the soaring cost of basic supplies. sri lanka is experiencing the worst economic crisis in decades and a crippling shortage of fuel. 0ur correspondent, anbarasan ethirajan has been watching the story unfold and has the latest from the capital colombo on how the country got to this point. what started off as a protest against the economic crisis and the increasing cost of living, and it turned itself into a massive anti—government protest here. and they are celebrating the hundredth day of this public uprising, quite unprecedented for a country like sri lanka. we saw how hundreds of thousands of people gathered at the waterfront here in colombo, and now that has led to the ousting of president gotabaya rajapaksa who fled the country after huge crowds stormed his palace last week. and two months before, even prime minister,

his elder brother, had to resign following these protests. so, these are remarkable scenes for sri lanka, and that is why they are celebrating this hundredth day. and all this is happening at a time when parliament is meeting again next week to choose the next president, because the mps will be voting on wednesday for the next president, and there are many contenders, and many people believe that the acting president is a front runner, though he has not yet confirmed, officially confirmed his candidature. whereas many other political leaders are also planning to run, so, sri lanka needs a stable government, so they can negotiate with imf and other creditors to get the loan to solve this political as well as economic crisis. now it's not every weekend you go for a day out and bump into a hollywood star. but that's what happened on saturday, when tom cruise was seen

channeling his top gun maverick character at an airshow in the west of england. rumour has it, that tom cruise will be in the uk for a while, as he's filming the latest in the mission impossible franchise in north west england. mark mcalindon has been trying to track the star down. i'm heading into the lake district, trying to find one of the biggest stars of the silver screen. tam stars of the silver screen. tom cruise has _ stars of the silver screen. tom cruise has again _ stars of the silver screen. tom cruise has again been - stars of the silver screen. tom cruise has again been seen - stars of the silver screen. trrn cruise has again been seen arriving by helicopter for a film shoot in the lake district. find by helicopter for a film shoot in the lake district.— the lake district. and i have an idea where _ the lake district. and i have an idea where he _ the lake district. and i have an idea where he might _ the lake district. and i have an idea where he might be. - the lake district. and i have an idea where he might be. on - the lake district. and i have an| idea where he might be. on the basis... try looking in the last place you saw it, i have come down here where tom cruise was spotted last year and if he is here, he may indeed be here now. there are security guards are staying absolutely nothing and that app

seems to be activity on the lake behind me. helicopters and temporary buildings on the edge. so perhaps something going on. gives me i'm from the bbc, you haven't seen or heard about tom cruise have you? we wish,. you have the binoculars are, have you seen, spotted anything that might resemble tom cruise? hat have you seen, spotted anything that might resemble tom cruise? not yet, there is not going _ might resemble tom cruise? not yet, there is not going on _ might resemble tom cruise? not yet, there is not going on over— might resemble tom cruise? not yet, there is not going on over there, - might resemble tom cruise? not yet, there is not going on over there, so . there is not going on over there, so you never know, he could be here. and somebody had a falling, so he looked _ and somebody had a falling, so he looked about the right statue, so you never— looked about the right statue, so you never know,. is looked about the right statue, so you never know,. is encouraging, but i am you never know,. is encouraging, but i am drawing — you never know,. is encouraging, but i am drawing a _ you never know,. is encouraging, but i am drawing a blank. _ you never know,. is encouraging, but i am drawing a blank. what _ you never know,. is encouraging, but i am drawing a blank. what about - you never know,. is encouraging, but i am drawing a blank. what about in i i am drawing a blank. what about in the nearby village. we are on the hunt for tom cruise, any sounds or sites around here?— hunt for tom cruise, any sounds or sites around here? nothing here. no one in the cafe _ sites around here? nothing here. no one in the cafe said _ sites around here? nothing here. no one in the cafe said they _ sites around here? nothing here. no one in the cafe said they have - sites around here? nothing here. no one in the cafe said they have seen l one in the cafe said they have seen him. but we are hoping. he might come in for him. but we are hoping. he might come infora him. but we are hoping. he might come in for a coffee.— him. but we are hoping. he might come in for a coffee. what would you sa to come in for a coffee. what would you say to him? — come in for a coffee. what would you

say to him? i — come in for a coffee. what would you say to him? i would _ come in for a coffee. what would you say to him? i would be _ come in for a coffee. what would you say to him? i would be starstruck. i say to him? i would be starstruck. clearly there _ say to him? i would be starstruck. clearly there are _ say to him? i would be starstruck. clearly there are people _ say to him? i would be starstruck. clearly there are people here - say to him? i would be starstruck. clearly there are people here who| clearly there are people here who would love to see tom cruise if indeed he is around. business do we think that they would benefit as well. but if he is playing a super secret agent, welcome he civilly could be any anywhere. you're watching bbc news and before we get the latest weather... do you like to visit cathedrals? plenty of people do — whether it's to marvel at the skill of mediaeval stonemasons, orjust to enjoy a sense of peace. well, it's a bit different at peterborough cathedral at the moment. because it's been taken over — by dinosaurs. emma bore reports. roaring. in the cathedral cloisters, creatures lurk. dark and dangerous, mean and menacing. prehistory made flesh after roaming the earth millions

of years in the past. these dinosaurs are bringing to life what it would've been like to actually see a real dinosaur, and an enormous effort has been made with these models to create very realistic movements. and if you look very carefully you can even see some of the models breathing. i think we're all very relieved when we got the big, static t—rex which is life—size into the building, because it was a very tight squeeze, even into such a large space. it's taken one week to bring the natural history museum epic exhibition into peterborough cathedral. the life—sized t—rex to its temporary home. for some lucky and brave children, a chance to see how dinosaurs really lived. how they look and how tall they are, and their personality.

the ankylosaurus is my favourite because it looks really nice - and all the spikes on its back. very cool, amazing and awesome. i think that it's really cool- because its teeth, how it, like, munches and it tries to eat all the bones and... - and you might get eaten, you're not scared? no. this helps them see a bigger picture. what does this tell us about our place in the world? i think it makes us think about our place in the creative order. we only have one planet. we think about what our human species is doing to our planet. we think about the climate crisis that we are experiencing at the moment, and that these dinosaurs help us think about that in some sort of perspective.

the dinosaurs have finally found a home a grand enough to call their own, and a for visitors to see them up close and personal. emma baugh, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. heat continues to build across the uk. during the early hours of monday morning, we have ourfirst ever extreme heat warning that has been issued by the met office and that is due to the fact that temperatures could exceed a0 degrees. temperatures like that could have a direct impact on your health. so please take extra care. for the rest of the sunday we have lots of blue sky and sunshine starting to develop. early morning rain season away from the north—east of scotland and england. temperatures here will peek into the mid 20s. highest

values potentially into the low 30s. first thing monday morning, wall—to—wall sunshine, away from the far north of scotland. these are the areas where we have that extreme red heat warning. and as temperatures peaked through the middle of the afternoon, widely into the mid to high 30s, potentially as high as a1 celsius. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: thousands of firefighters continue to battle wildfires across europe — many people have died from the intense heat. in england and parts of wales, an amber warning for extreme heat has begun. a cargo plane has crashed in northern greece — killing all eight people on board. the five remaining candidates for british prime minister will battle it out in their second tv debate later.