this is bbc news. the headlines at four. an amber warning for extreme heat has begun in england and parts of wales. people are being urged to take necessary precautions. thousands of firefighters continue to battle wildfires across europe — many people have died from the intense heat. police repeat warnings about cooling off in open water after the body of a 16—year—old boy is recovered from salford quays. the five conservative leadership hopefuls will go head to head in their second tv debate this evening. a cargo plane carrying weapons has crashed in northern greece, killing all eight people on board. translation: there were flames, we were scared, a lot of cars came| but they could not approach because there and in golf — rory mcilroy

is in the lead at st andrews at st andrews after five holes in the final round of the open. hello, good afternoon. an amber warning for extreme heat has come into force for most of england and parts of wales, ahead of record temperatures forecast for the coming days. the alert will extend to southern scotland from tomorrow — when the warning in parts of england will rise to red. it comes with predictions of record temperatures of up to 41 celsius. our correspondent jon donnison reports. an amber heat warning for much of the country, so what better to do than limber up for a half marathon? runners in london's richmond park undeterred, with hydration

the order of the day. stayed cool yesterday by drinking lots of water all day. we are wearing as little clothing today as possible. we've got a support group who's going to feed us water and sweets along the way as well. wearing a cap and putting sun cream on and, yeah, just staying hydrated. on bournemouth beach this weekend, they're expecting 100,000 visitors, with people here seemingly unconcerned about the extreme heat forecast in the coming days. i wouldn't say i'm worried, no. i'lljust make sure, because we'll be back in the harbour by then, so hopefully it'lljust be lots of shade to sit in. i am from romania and my country, the summer is summer. 43, 47, now it's 37, so i'm ready! one of the hottest places this weekend has been sheffield, but temperatures could rise a further five degrees by tomorrow. a little bit anxious about it, to be honest.

we've got two big dogs and trying to make sure... but we've made sure we've got loads of fans, looking at how people in other countries cope with it. so we've got blackout curtains, we've got aircon. so it's cost quite a bit of money. can i put a hat on you, my lovely? because the sun's very hot. doctors say the elderly and vulnerable need to take particular care, but the government insists the health service is prepared and this morning, the deputy prime minister rejected the idea of closing schools. i mean, look, we're coming to the end of the school term anyway but i think making sure young children get the education they need is really important — particularly after the pandemic. forecasters say this has already been the most sustained heatwave in 50 years and the worst is still to come. jon donnison, bbc news. joining me now is stephanie berkeley, the manager of farm safety foundation, and she is behind farm safety week which is happening next week.

thank you forjoining us. let me first of all ask you about worries about crop failures and some of the mental stress that puts on farmers, can you talk to us a bit about that? well, yes, the thing about the industry is farmers are actually at the mercy of so many different things that are completely out of their control, the weather being one of them. so the race, we have seen wildfires spreading on the continent but actually come here, there is a major risk of fire, and fires can come from farm machinery as well thatis come from farm machinery as well that is being used all day and night at harvesting time. so they can also spread to crops and buildings. actually, there are 400 fires involving machinery and so far this year, that is two per day. the problem with that is that it costs

£15 million so that is something else that adds to the stress and causes mental anguish for an industry that actually has the poorest safety record of any occupation. poorest safety record of any occunation-_ poorest safety record of any occu ation. �* ., ., ., occupation. and the hot weather that we are seeing — occupation. and the hot weather that we are seeing at _ occupation. and the hot weather that we are seeing at the _ occupation. and the hot weather that we are seeing at the moment, - occupation. and the hot weather that we are seeing at the moment, the i we are seeing at the moment, the heatwave, the extreme temperatures, if you like, that are coming our way in the next few days, generally what else does it mean for farm workers and farmers around the country? well, we know farmers work outside all the time anyway so if they are working in extreme heat, in temperatures of 40 degrees, you know, we know they are more susceptible to skin cancer as a result of exposure to uv, so we need to let them know and to plead with them to look after themselves but also their livestock. animals can suffer from also their livestock. animals can sufferfrom heat also their livestock. animals can suffer from heat issues as well and thatis suffer from heat issues as well and that is the problem. we have got recently shorn sheep, we have got pigs and we know they get sunburned but actually, so do all other animals out there. so it is making

sure that they are being looked after, and they are well ventilated and hydrated, just like us, and obviously, making sure that the farmer is looking after himself first and foremost because sometimes, they don't put themselves at the top of the chain, they put their land, livestock and machinery way above their own well—being. so what kind of precautions should they be taking which perhaps they are forgetting about at the moment? wearing sunscreen is such a huge issue, anything below spf 30 is no good for them. also especially at those times of the day when the uv rays are strongest, 11am until 3pm, possibly move around their day if they can do that, making sure the animals are well hydrated, making sure they are well hydrated, wearing a hat, really simple precautions that we are all taking as members of the public they need to be more aware that they are more susceptible at this stage. aware that they are more susceptible at this stage-— at this stage. because the sun can have a long-term _

at this stage. because the sun can have a long-term impact - at this stage. because the sun can have a long-term impact on - at this stage. because the sun can l have a long-term impact on farmers have a long—term impact on farmers who are out there, all day, day after day, year after year? yes, and the problem — after day, year after year? yes, and the problem is _ after day, year after year? yes, and the problem is that _ after day, year after year? yes, and the problem is that actually, - the problem is that actually, agriculture workers are number two in terms of occupations that are at high risk of skin cancer, the first being construction workers, as we can all imagine. but there are 23 deaths in the world of skin cancer in terms of their occupation are farmers. —— 23% of deaths. that is something that farmers have not taken seriously. farmers plan, it is no joke so they need to be aware of what they are doing, avoid alcohol, stay hydrated and covered up if at all possible and check your skin regularly like the rest of us. goad regularly like the rest of us. good to talk to you. — regularly like the rest of us. good to talk to you, and _ regularly like the rest of us. good to talk to you, and an _ regularly like the rest of us. good to talk to you, and an interesting perspective, possibly something we don't often think about, how farmers and farm workers get on in these extremely hot conditions. thank you forjoining us. and for your advice. detectives recovering the body

of a 16—year—old teenage boy in salford quays have reiterated their plea for people to be careful about getting into large bodies of water to cool off. emergency services were called to the scene in greater manchester on saturday evening following reports of someone getting into difficulty while out swimming with friends. meanwhile, in west yorkshire, police are continuing to search for a man who entered a reservoir last night. he was last seen getting into the ardsley reservoir between wakefield and leeds. wildfires are continuing to spread in southern europe as the heatwave there intensifies. crete and croatia are the latest places where fires have broken out and more people have been ordered to evacuate their homes in france. in spain and portugal, more than 300 people are thought to have died from the heat. bethany bell reports from malaga in southern spain. almost 3,000 people have been evacuated from their homes.

when we arrived there, a new fire had just broken out in the woods. helicopters keep circling this area, trying to put out the fires and you can see just how close they've got to the built—up areas. all of these villas along here have been evacuated because the fire is just too close for comfort. 0n the road, we met sharon, who's 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 here to help, you know, see if anyone needs any help evacuating. especially the animals, a lot of animals get left behind. frightened, yes, when we first saw the fire yesterday because we thought it was coming to our house and we were just shaking, petrified, because we have a lot of animals in our house as well and we just thought, oh, no, we've got to evacuate them. what are we going to do with the horse? two horses, the sheep, dogs. we were very frightened.

fires have also caused widespread destruction in south—western france, where more people have had to leave their homes because of the blazes. translation: it's an especially difficult summer. _ we are dealing with very considerable drought due to insufficient rainfalls over the winter and spring, an especially dry month of may and we now have particularly high temperatures, as you can currently feel. with the hot weather set to continue, southern europe remains on high alert. bethany bell, bbc news, malaga. in south—western france, more than 14,000 people have been evacuated from the popular tourist region of la gironde. 0ur europe correspondent jessica parker reports the road there heads up to the village of cazaux which has been evacuated and residents are hanging around this area and at an evacuation centre nearby as well, hoping to get the chance to dash

back into the village under escort in order to feed their animals that they left behind, for example. we've talked to people who want to get back and see that their cat is ok. but the situation, firefighters tell us, is pretty changeable at the moment. i mean, you can't see any smoke here right now. but yesterday, for example, when we were near the evacuation centre, one moment, the skies were clear, the next, there were large plumes of smoke coming out in the distance. this morning, we've seen two canadair water bombers going across the sky, heading in towards the direction of the village. and this area is very popular with holiday—makers. and something that's happened is lots of campsites have had to be evacuated. so some people have been camping out in other areas after having to abandon that village or that area, staying in the evacuation centre as well. some are hoping to be able to get back into those campsites in order to retrieve their belongings. we spoke to a family earlier who'd had to abandon their caravan there, who are hoping to get back

and retrieve that at some point. so a lot of people kind of hanging around here waiting for news. but as i say, what the firefighters tell us is that things are pretty changeable. and it's notjust this fire here, which is along this kind of popular stretch for holiday—makers, where there's forests and beaches as well. but there's another blaze further inland. and what we're told is that over 10,000 hectares of forest have been burnt through in the last week. so firefighters continuing to tackle those blazes. and there's concern as well because the temperatures here are pretty hot and they're set to get to around 40 degrees by tomorrow. here, penny mordaunt, one of the conservative mps hoping to be the next prime minister, has said that the leadership contest is being dragged down by what she's called "toxic politics". she said a number of smears

against her had appeared in national newspapers, but she wanted to focus on issues that matter to voters. it comes ahead of another tv debate between the five candidates this evening. earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent ben wright who gave us this analysis ahead of tonight's debate. there's an assumption that rishi sunak, the former chancellor, is the frontrunner, and his support among mps is solid and likely to grow enough to guarantee him of the spots in the final run—off that goes to the party membership over the summer. there is, though, a really open fight at the moment for second place. a few days ago, it looked like penny mordaunt, who came second in the ballot last week, the most recent ballot we had, had all the momentum but i think that has flagged a bit. she has a lot of work to do tonight to try to regain some of that energy that i think was behind her campaign a few days ago. liz truss, who was in third in the second round of voting,

i think had a pretty poor debate, the consensus is, during the last tv debate on friday and she needs a strong showing, i think, to reassure her backers in parliament that she is the right person to go through to the run—off. and it is a really tough fight between tom tugendhat and kemi badenoch, who are also in this. it is a surprisingly volatile race still so i think a good performance can set one of the candidates alight and might seal them a place in the final two, but a bad performance could knock off somebody who at the moment looks like one of the frontrunners. so this is, as i said, a really volatile contest. all to play for. just remind us of the process now. you talk about the final two. when do we know the final two and what happens then and what is the timescale for the wider party election of the leader? yes, because you have got to think of this as a contest of two halves. you've got the first half which is happening now, the process of tory mps whittling down the runners and riders to two. there will be a vote on monday,

a third round of voting, where the five we have now are cut down to four, then it will be three and then two and we will have the final two by wednesday and then over the summer, those final two candidates will tour the country, going around conservative party associations, trying to win over the mentorship. think back to 2019 when there was a very crowded field actually at this stage in the contest and it was not until the fifth round of voting that we had the two names, borisjohnson and jeremy hunt, and in the last round of voting, the fifth round, if i remember rightly, jeremy hunt leapfrogged michael gove byjust two votes, so you know, the order that people are in the list of preferences can change right up until the last moment. just talk to us a bit about that wider, that crucial wider conservative party membership which is in the end the defining electorate or selectorate in this context, who are they and what

are their views? we don't even know exactly how many of them there are, i've seen different estimates, anything from 160,000 to 200,000. i talked to tim bale, professor of politics, who is a real expert on the conservative party a day or two ago and he gave me the figure of 175,000 as the latest estimate but i don't think we have had fresh figures from conservative central office for a while which is why there are all of these numbers bandied around but the truth is, it is a very small number of people who are going to choose the next prime minister. it is tory activists, who are predominantly in the south of england, i think a relatively old slice of the electorate, and they tend to be, according to the professor, concentrated in relatively safe tory seats so i think that is a sense of the demographic. i am not sure the conservative party would claim they are representative of the nation at all but they have an absolutely

crucial, the crucial decision to make about picking the next prime minister who will be in post by early september. but the key point is, you can be the frontrunner amongst mps but still not win among the wider party membership. yes, and in a way... for the tory party and the turmoil it is in now, a government that is 12 years old, looking to refresh itself while it is still in office, in a way, the worst outcome for it would be to end up with a leader and prime minister who had not been the first choice of mps but was the first choice of the party membership and that can happen, and the race in front and the race in front of the party membership can change the contest dramatically. look back to 2010, sorry, 2005, when david davis was considered the frontrunner but once david cameron started to take his campaign out to the membership, he rapidly emerged as their top choice. so this can twist and turn and surprise at various stages from now.

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan. good afternoon, we start with golf, and rory mcilroy�*s improved his position at st andrews where he's hoping to end his eight year wait for a major. ben croucher is our man at the open and for the moment it's looking good for mcilroy? rory mcilroy has a two shot lead at the open and it has been a slow start by all accounts, there is tension in the air at the home of golf but mcilroy is doing just enough, a fantastic approach to the par five fifth setting up a birdie for the northern irishman, the only one he's picked up in the first seven holes but enough to take him two shots clear of viktor hovland, the norwegian, his playing partner, playing alongside him, started 16

under but has dropped a shot in his round, his first six holes, yesterday, he went through three, four, five and six at four under par and he's gone through the same stretch at one over today so has not been able to kick on as he searches for a first major. the action all taking place on the far side of the course at the moment. the crowds are following them and they are absolutely huge.— following them and they are absolutely huge. following them and they are absolutel hue. ., ., ,, ., absolutely huge. cameron smith had the lead at the _ absolutely huge. cameron smith had the lead at the halfway _ absolutely huge. cameron smith had the lead at the halfway stage - absolutely huge. cameron smith had the lead at the halfway stage so - absolutely huge. cameron smith had the lead at the halfway stage so who j the lead at the halfway stage so who else should rory mcilroy be keeping an eye on? else should rory mcilroy be keeping an e e on? , ., , , else should rory mcilroy be keeping aneeon? , ., an eye on? three shots behind at the minute, an eye on? three shots behind at the minute. the — an eye on? three shots behind at the minute, the australian, _ an eye on? three shots behind at the minute, the australian, cameron - minute, the australian, cameron smith, the part was not working for him yesterday but he's picked up a couple so far today, playing alongside american rookie cameron young. they are both going along very nicely indeed on the front nine. just three shots off the pace, young picking up three straight birdies, an tommy fleetwood of england not too far behind with three birdies from his first seven holes and a big smile on his face out on the course at the moment,

clearly enjoying himself. dean burmester of south africa also enjoying himself, seven under par on his round as he approaches the final couple of holes, there are low scores to be had because the wind is not blowing as you would expect on a links course. rory mcilroy is leading the open by two shots as he chases a first major since 2014. nail—biting stuff. we will check in with ben in the next hour but leave it there for now. next to old trafford where india have got off to a shaky start as they attempt to chase down 260 to win the deciding one dayer against england at old trafford. after winning the toss and putting the hosts in to bat, india dismissed england for 259 inside 46 overs. jos buttler top scored with 60, while hardik pandya took four wickets. reece topley was the hero of the day at lord's and he continued his excellent form in manchester with the early scalps of shikhar dhawan and skipper rohit sharma. he then followed that up

with the dismissal of virat kohli for the second time in two matches to put in england in a strong position to seal the series. indy at the moment are 72—3 in the 17th over, with work to do. —— india at the moment. manchester united have this afternoon confirmed their third major summer signing. they've reached an agreement with dutch club ajax for the defender lisandro martinez. it's understood the fee will be around £57 million. the defender�*s arrival will see him reunited with former ajax manager and now current united boss erik ten hag. at the euros, all four teams can still qualify from group c today. netherlands and sweden lead the way but know they can't afford to lose their games against switzeralnd and portugal. the dutch are the defending champions but will still be without their star striker vivianne miedema who's isolating with covid. both those games kick off in the next hour.

to the united states where day 3 of action at the world athletics championships is under way. it was an early start in oregon for the marathon runners. tamirat tola of ethiopia is the leader at the moment, in the gold medal position. he's built a gap. these are live pictures. the bbc website is the best place for the iplayer coverage. amidst the chasing group you've got geoffrey kamworor of kenya and basher abdi of belgium. we will keep you updated on that as things progress, and i think we can see, if he can get himself over the line, there you are, just over two hours, what a moment. he won silver at the world championships in london in 2016 but he is getting a gold wrapped around his neck, tola, with the ethiopian flag as well, that is the ethiopian flag as well, that is

the big moment of his career as well. that is all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. we are going to do a bit more on rory mcilroy now. we can speak now to our northern ireland correspondentjohn cambell. he's at holywood golf club just outside belfast. it is rory�*s local club and they are glued to the screen, so proud of what he is doing.— glued to the screen, so proud of what he is doing. absolutely, rory mcilroy joined _ what he is doing. absolutely, rory mcilroy joined this _ what he is doing. absolutely, rory mcilroy joined this club _ what he is doing. absolutely, rory mcilroy joined this club at - what he is doing. absolutely, rory mcilroy joined this club at seven i mcilroyjoined this club at seven years old, the youngest ever member, and even at that stage, his talent was apparent. the club bar is just starting to fill up as people complete their rounds outside and it is fair to say in the last half an hour or so, there has been a bit of a ripple of anticipation as rory mcilroy starts to open up some daylight at the top of the leaderboard, on 17 under now, and just teeing off at the eighth. it is astonishing to think that rory

mcilroy, it is almost a decade since he last won a major. he is such a young man, such a successful career, but has not been able to grab that last major for more than a decade. he had a tremendous run in the early part of his career, winning four majors before the age of 25, something onlyjack majors before the age of 25, something only jack nicholas and tiger woods have ever managed. —— jack nicklaus. but golf is so competitive nowadays that he has not been able to land another major. but tonight, the anticipation in holywood is building that he's going to be able to do it. it is holywood is building that he's going to be able to do it.— to be able to do it. it is a career of u -s to be able to do it. it is a career of ups and _ to be able to do it. it is a career of ups and downs _ to be able to do it. it is a career of ups and downs and _ to be able to do it. it is a career of ups and downs and highs - to be able to do it. it is a career of ups and downs and highs andj to be able to do it. it is a career - of ups and downs and highs and lows but he is household name in golf what do those at the club put his success down to, why do they think he has been such a superstar? as you say, he was there from such a young age. say, he was there from such a young ace. ~ ., ., say, he was there from such a young ace.~ ., ., ., ., ., age. well, he had a naturaltalent which was one _ age. well, he had a naturaltalent which was one thing, _ age. well, he had a naturaltalent which was one thing, he - age. well, he had a naturaltalent which was one thing, he worked l which was one thing, he worked incredibly hard at his game, he had

huge support from his family in the earliest part of his career as he worked to improve his game and worked to improve his game and worked really hard as an amateur. i think in recent weeks and months, what we have heard from rory mcilroy is about the need for patience, not to push it, to really focus on his game and be patient. that is something which he has been doing and he is now world number two, and if he wins tonight, he will of course go back to world number one. i think that is what people put it down to, his attitude, particularly in the last couple of years, and may be that majors were not coming for him but he put his head down and focused on his game and now hopefully, it looks as though it will pay off. hopefully, it looks as though it will pay off-— will pay off. hard work and patience. _ will pay off. hard work and patience, that _ will pay off. hard work and patience, that is _ will pay off. hard work and patience, that is what - will pay off. hard work and patience, that is what it's. will pay off. hard work and i patience, that is what it's all about, i will let you and everyone else there continue to watch the golf and let's hope rory can do it. thank you forjoining us. the government have announced all state—funded schools in england will have a defibrillator by summer 2023. many schools already have the devices, but

the government says it aims to fund around 20,000 more kits. it follows a campaign by the parents of oliver king, who died when his heart stopped in a swimming lesson in 2011. his dad markjoined forces with football pundit jamie carragher to campaign for schools to have defibrillators. they both spoke to bbc breakfast earlier. a monumental day for the foundation and everybody that has supported us from day one. it is absolutely fantastic. emotional? very emotional. you know, we have worked hard and tirelessly and then jamie came on board. morning, mate, how are you? all good, man, delighted for you and the family, mate. and just pushed us along. jamie, what was it about 0liver�*s story that made you feel like you had to play a role in all of this? well, it was obviously a really sad story but you know, as mark

will tell you with the statistics, it is not the only child or person that we lose throughout this country with a lack of defibrillators and certainly in schools as well. so it was not just oliver's story. there's lots of stories up and down the country. but the real driving force of me getting involved was the enthusiasm of mark to change the legislation and use the sadness and pain of himself and his family that they have gone through and try to use it in a positive way to help other kids in the future. as you know yourself, you have dealt with mark a few times, his enthusiasm is infectious and if he wants you involved in something helping, it is very difficult to say no. so i'm delighted for him and his family and the work that they have put in over those ten years, and also delighted for every family in this country who now has had their minds put at ease that if something unfortunate happens, like happened to mark's son 0liver, in school, fingers crossed they are going to be ok because of the legislation

that has gone through. investigators in northern greece have warned people living near the site of a plane crash to stay indoors because of fears the aircraft was carrying toxic material. the flight, which came down on saturday, was transporting a cargo of weapons from serbia to bangladesh. 0ur balkans correspondent guy delauney has more. this is all that is left of the soviet—era cargo plane that crashed near kavala in eastern greece. it was going to make an emergency landing at the city's airport but it didn't make it that far. local people saw the antonov an—12 on fire as it descended. then they heard a series of explosions after it hit the ground. all eight crew on board died, and locals felt they had had a lucky escape. translation: i wonder how it did not fall on our houses, -

because it came from over there. it was full of smoke. it had a noise i can't describe and went over the mountain. it passed the mountain and turned and crashed into the fields. there were flames. we were scared. a lot of cars came but they couldn't approach because there was continuous explosions. the clean—up has been complicated. emergency workers are concerned the plane was carrying hazardous materials, with firefighters saying they felt their lips burning as they worked at the crash site. translation: instability| in the field was observed. in other words, intense smoke and heat as well as a white substance that we don't recognise. a special armed forces team has to inform us of what it is and whether we can enter the field. the plane took off from serbia. the country's defence minister said it was transporting a shipment of arms to bangladesh. he denied there was any connection with the war in ukraine, although he confirmed that the plane

was operated by a ukrainian company. guy delauney, bbc news, ljubljana. a video's emerged on social media of a british man, thought to have been taken captive by pro—russian forces in eastern ukraine, appealing for help. john harding is understood to have been captured in may in the besieged city of mariupol. in the video, he urges borisjohnson to use any influence he has with president putin. otherwise, he says, he faces the death penalty. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hello, exceptional heat to come for the uk in the days ahead, the potential for temperatures never recorded before. in response to this, the met office has issued a highest level red warning for the likelihood of disruption due to the heat as it persists through the day and the night monday into tuesday. we certainly start on a warm footing for monday after a fine night. temperatures initiallyjust

as the sun comes up will be in the mid to high teens.