this is bbc news — i'm ben brown — the headlines at six: an amber warning for extreme heat has begun in england and parts of wales. people are being urged to take necessary precautions. 23 deaths in the world of skin cancer in terms of their occupation are farmers and that is something farmers have not really taken seriously. thousands of firefighters deal with 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 tory 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 were continuous explosions. hello and good evening. an amber warning for extreme heat is now in force across most of england and parts of wales, as the uk braces for record temperatures in the coming days. the alert will extend to southern scotland from tomorrow, when the first red extreme heat warning — issued by the met office —

will take effect in england, from london to manchester and york. a national emergency has been declared, with temperatures predicted to reach up to 41 degrees 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. well, for many workers who spend hours outdoors the next few days will be particularly difficult. i spoke a little while ago to stephanie berkeley, the manager of farm safety foundation. she's behind "farm safety week" which is happening next week. 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 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. and the hot weather that 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

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,

”am 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. because the sun can have a long—term impact on farmers who are out there, all day, day after day, year after year? yes, and 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�* tan, it is nojoke 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. 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 supposed 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 in the area of landiras. 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. 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. the head of britain's armed forces says russia has lost more than 30% of its land combat effectiveness since the war in ukraine began in february. speaking to sophie rayworth on bbc 0ne's sunday morning programme, admiral sir tony radakin said he estimated that 50 thousand russian soldiers had either died or been injured in the conflict. and, he estimated that nearly two thousand russian tanks had been destroyed, while nearly four thousand other armoured fighting vehicles had been taken out of action. but admiral radakin said that moscow would remain a threat to world security for decades the important piece for president zelensky, what do his own people want? and his own people are incredibly determined that they are going to fight back with russia, that they want to

restore their territory. and the more that russia does these hideous acts of terrorism and attacks ukrainian civilians and commits war crimes that it's been doing, such as rape and attacking children, the more it strengthens the resolve of the ukrainian population that they're going to keep on fighting russia and restore their territory. and what our role is, is to support the ukrainian choice. what about president putin? what about pressure on him? could he be toppled, regime change? so i think some of these... some of the comments that he's not well or that actually, surely somebody�*s going to assassinate him or take him out, i think they're wishful thinking. for us as military professionals, we see a relatively stable regime in russia. we see that president putin has been able to quash any opposition. and then we see a hierarchy

that is invested in president putin. and so nobody at the top has got the motivation to challenge president putin. and that is bleak. that's why the challenge of russia is going to endure way beyond 2022 and 2023 and 2024. this is going to go on for a long time. and what are you talking about in terms of longer term, decades? so potentially decades in terms of russia as a threat. we were clear about that in our big review last year. i think it's now been amplified by russia's invasion into ukraine. and then you're seeing the response by the international community, whether that's the g7, you're seeing the military response with the nato summit. the mother of a three—year—old boy killed in a collision with a tractor on a farm says she is "broken beyond repair." albie speakman suffered fatal

injuries on farmland in the tottington area of bury yesterday. the tractor�*s driver who's understood to have known the child is helping police with their inquiries. albie's mother, leah, described her son as her "little sunshine boy". the headlines on bbc news. 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 deal with wildfires across europe — many people have died from the intense heat. and the five tory leadership hopefuls will go head to head in their second tv debate this evening. the latest now on the conservative party leadership race — and penny mordaunt, one of the tory 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 newspapers, but she wanted to focus on issues that matter to voters. it comes ahead of the second tv debate between the five candidates this evening. 0ur political correspondent ben wright gave us his analysis, ahead of tonight's debate: there is an assumption that the former chancellor is the frontrunner and that his support among mps are solid and likely to grow enough to guarantee him one of the spots in the final run—off that goes to the party membership over the summer. there is, though, really open fight at the moment for second place. i mean, a few days ago it looked like penny mordaunt, who did come second in the ballot last week, the most recent ballot that we had, had all the momentum. i think that is like a bit so she has a lot of work to do tonight to try to regain some

of that energy that was behind her campaign a few days ago. liz truss who was in third place in the second round i think had a pretty poor debate. the consensus is, during the last television debate on friday, she needs a strong showing, i think, to reassure her backers in parliament that she is right person to go through to the run off and it is really a tough fight between tom and kenny are also in this. it is a surprisingly volatile race still setting a good performance can really set one of these candidates are light and might steal them a place in the final two. a bad performance could knock off somebody who, at the moment, looks like one of the frontrunner said this is, as i really volatile contest. just remind us of the process now. when we know the final two and what happens then and what is the timescale for the wider party election the leader? you have got to think of this as a contest of two halves. got the first half happening now, the process of tory mps.

there will be a vote on monday, the third round of voting for the five we have now cut down before and 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 round conservative party association is trying to win over the membership. think back to 2019 when there was a very crowded field, actually, the stage in the contest. it was not until the fifth round of voting that we had the two names. boris johnson and jeremy hunt. in that round of voting, the fifth round, very remember rightly, jeremy hunt leapfrogged michael gove byjust two votes. so the order that people are in the list, the list of preferences, can change right up until the last moment. that was ben, a political correspondent.

i talked to a professor of politics. he gave me the figure of 175,000 as the latest estimate but i don't think we've had fresh figures for a while which is why there are all these numbers bandied around. the truth is, it is a very small number of people who are going to choose the next prime minister. it is tory activists. they are predominantly in the south of england, there are, i think, relatively old, slice of the electorate. they tend to be, according to some, concentrated in relatively safe tory seat so that is a sense of a demographic. i'm not sure the conservative party think their representative of the nation add to but they have an absolutely crucial, the crucial decision to

make about taking the next prime minister imposed by early september. you can be a frontrunner amongst the tory mps but still not win amongst the wider party membership. in a the wider party membership. in a wa , for the wider party membership. in a way. for the _ the wider party membership. in a way. for the tory _ the wider party membership. in —. way, for the tory party in the turmoil that it is in now, the government that is 12 years old looking to refresh itself while it is still in office, the worst outcome for it would be to end up with a leader and a private estate who had not been the first choice of mps that was the first choice of the party membership. that can happen. the race in front of the party membership contains the contest dramatically. look back to 2010 when, sorry, did thousand five when david davis was considered the frontrunner. 0nce to cameron started to take it camping out to the membership, he rapidly emerged as their top choice so this can twist and turn in surprise at various stages.

earlier i spoke to noa hoffman, political reporter from the sun, she said debates like this were important they can be made or break. just after that was aired and a new poll today has come out from the conservative home website that has completely shifted were conservative members see candidates now versus before that debate. there is a two digit lead. before we saw penny mordaunt, according to tory members, with every finalist in a two man and woman run—off. that has now changed to liz truss said these debates are absolutely crucial. the membership will be watching. tory mps, the current voter base will be watching in the public will be watching, too, and remembering this, the general election. but of course, what is crucial

at this stage, still what tory members of parliament think, because they are the initial selector if you like before it goes out to the wider tory party membership. what is your view of how they are seeing this phrase, and how do you see the final two shaping up? so my answer to that question was completely different a week ago, even three or two days ago. and at the moment there are mps who are very keen to see a right wing representatives in the final two. now there is a big battle over who that will be, liz truss was sort of the frontrunner in that mini sub race but after friday's debate, there was a groundswell of support from the membership and she is determined to go nowhere. rishi sunak still wants to take that establishment shot and so does penny mordaunt, they are going in as the by no means left wing but if we are speaking in terms of this contest,

the more left leaning of the tory party candidates and there is all still to play for. tonight we're to see a lot of mps try to put their brexit credentials once again and penny mordaunt have to really hammer down what is going on with this self id story. she has been saying there are a lot of smears against in the media. that is categorically untrue. it is ourjob to scrutinise these candidates and whoever is pm is going to be facing a lot of scrutiny so you can expect more of that to come. you mentioned penny mordant who appear to have some momentum behind her. to think that is maybe tailoring off a little bit? i remember the fan base was really happy. her performance in the debate was not abysmal but it was not a great idea. she was not inspiring or energetic

and on top of that we have questions over her claims that, in the referendum, she said that britain would not be able to veto turkey's membership of the eu and then also this issue of trans rights and whether medical professional should be less involved and whether the public can determine their gender on their own. so she is going to have to really perform well today to regain the momentum that she had so strongly before friday's debate. the government has announced that all state—funded schools in england will have a defibrillator by summer 2023. many schools already have the devices but the government says it now 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: 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. for some liverpool fans, the trip of a lifetime to the champions league final in paris in may, turned out to be a nightmare. as well as being tear—gassed outside the ground, some were robbed and assaulted by local troublemakers. but — amid the chaos — an act of kindness was caught on camera. this is the moment when steward brenda o'rourke hugged supporter

anita gillen after she was caught up in the fiasco. now, they've been reunited, as rogerjohnson reports. i think you two have met before. reunited in happier times. this woman was left in tears at the champions league final after the trauma of watching experience at in france. anita's friends spotted this footage of her on north west tonight before she got home from paris, and the nurse from wirral stjohn�*s hospice was determined to track her guardian angel down. that moment wasjust — it is a moment i will never, ever forget. because ijust needed somebody to give me some kindness, that brenda did. obviously, there was chaos going on around us and in the midst of the chaos, i just saw anita, she was just frozen with fear, and i hugged herjust to kind of bring her back to the here and now.

liverpool send stewards to every european away match, but rather than stewarding the game as they do at anfield, they are there to support and accompany their travelling fans. it was frustrating for us as stewards. we were getting pushed back as well. the only thing we could do was to see in what way we could help and that was to help the people that were coming through the turnstiles, check they were 0k, show them where to go. and it isn'tjust the fact that you were both in paris together that connects you, because you are both nurses. i'm a mental health nurse. it is probably in our nature to be kind and empathetic and i kind of know she had to be a liverpool girl, because you know, that's what liverpool family does, isn't it? they look after each other. anita sits at the anfield road end at home matches. it's in the middle of being redeveloped. but it turns out that brenda is a senior steward there too, so for a new friendship forged farfrom home, this mayjust be the beginning.

exceptional heat is forecast for many parts of the uk in the days ahead, the met office has issued a highest level red warning as it is anticipated that the heat will cause problems with infrastructure and have impact on health. in the left—hand column, the currently held national records for temperatures. in the right—hand column, the forecast highs for monday and tuesday. where is the heat coming from? it is originated from spain we have seen heatwave conditions through the last week and it is a southerly airstream that is going to be even pumping in warm air relatively across the uk as we go into the small hours of monday. a very warm as we end the night, temperatures in the mid to high teens, and then, come sunrise, we begin that heating process. some

early fog in northern ireland, some patchy rain to the far north of scotland, but elsewhere, the sun beats down, the temp just got. close to 30 in northern ireland and scotland, close to 40 in england and wales. then that core area, in excess of 40 perhaps. it does call up excess of 40 perhaps. it does call up somewhat in the evening, but the temperature still remains exceptional. in some part of the uk, temperatures will sit in the mid 20s throughout the night on tuesday. we are likely to set new overnight temperature records. we search tuesday in that warm air. we will seem fresh air is trying to push on from the atlantic, behind these weather fronts, from the atlantic, behind these weatherfronts, but it from the atlantic, behind these weather fronts, but it is going to be a slow job. weather fronts, but it is going to be a slowjob. could be some heavy and thundery rain in some areas, but for the majority of the uk, we are staying locked in at that very warm air. all we doing now is adding a load of humidity. that is going to make things feel increasingly unpleasant. southern scotland, likely to challenge its temperature

record on tuesday. eastern england, potentially the hottest day, even hotter than monday. that might be when we see the 40 or in excess of that. on wednesday, the rain tracks across the uk. it's not given that all areas will get rain. if you look at the rainfall totals for that 24 hour period, just a light blue on many parts of the map, some areas getting nothing at all. it really is barely wetting the rain. —— mike wetting the ground. however we will transition into fresh conditions.

there is a warning that with 41 celsius on the cards, people should stay indoors. he celsius on the cards, people should stay indoors-_ stay indoors. he could effect anybody. — stay indoors. he could effect anybody, particularly - stay indoors. he could effect anybody, particularly those i stay indoors. he could effect i anybody, particularly those who stay indoors. he could effect - anybody, particularly those who are elderly, more nobly with medical problems and it is crucial that people stay out of direct sunlight. wildfires triggered by extreme heat to burn across southern europe, the high temperatures claim more than 300 lives. conservative leadership candidate penny mordaunt complains of "smears" and "toxic politics" in the race to become prime minister. and hopes of a fifth major for rory mcilroy fade in the open at st andrews.

good evening. an amber warning for extreme heat is in force for most of england and parts of wales, ahead of record temperatures expected tomorrow. significant travel disruption is predicted, as roads and railways overheat, with the train companies avanti west coast and london north eastern railway cutting services. the amber alert applies to southern scotland from tomorrow, but the warning level will change to red for parts of england, meaning a risk of serious illness or death. temperatures could rise to as high as 41 degrees celsius, a record for the uk, beating the 38.7c set in cambridge in 2019. 0ur correspondentjon

donnison has the latest. an amber heat warning for much of the country, so what better to do than limber up for a half marathon? 0rganisers in london's richmond park advise runners to stay cool. we organisers in london's richmond park advise runners to stay cool.- advise runners to stay cool. we are wearin: as advise runners to stay cool. we are wearing as little _ advise runners to stay cool. we are wearing as little clothing _ advise runners to stay cool. we are wearing as little clothing as - wearing as little clothing as possible. and a support group will feed as water and suites along the way. feed as water and suites along the wa . ~ . feed as water and suites along the wa , ~ ., ., feed as water and suites along the wa . ~ ., ., .., , feed as water and suites along the wa. ., way. wearing a cap, staying hydrated- — way. wearing a cap, staying hydrated. but _ way. wearing a cap, staying hydrated. but as _ way. wearing a cap, staying i hydrated. but as temperatures way. wearing a cap, staying - hydrated. but as temperatures rise, the advice is — hydrated. but as temperatures rise, the advice is to _ hydrated. but as temperatures rise, the advice is to avoid _ hydrated. but as temperatures rise, the advice is to avoid strenuous - the advice is to avoid strenuous outdoor exercise altogether. the coming days are expected to see the health service come under increased pressure. doctors say it comes at a challenging time after the recent surge in covid cases. the challenging time after the recent surge in covid cases.—

challenging time after the recent surge in covid cases. the staff are already stretched _ surge in covid cases. the staff are already stretched quite _ surge in covid cases. the staff are already stretched quite a - surge in covid cases. the staff are already stretched quite a bit, - surge in covid cases. the staff are already stretched quite a bit, with| already stretched quite a bit, with staff illness at very high level. so already our staff across for those who are off sick due to covid, so you can imagine the system is under tremendous strain. find you can imagine the system is under tremendous strain.— tremendous strain. and there are warninus tremendous strain. and there are warnings about _ tremendous strain. and there are warnings about safety _ tremendous strain. and there are warnings about safety around - tremendous strain. and there are l warnings about safety around water as people try to keep cool. this footage is false to be from this week, showing peoplejumping off a london's tower bridge. and in salford today, the police recovered the body of a 16—year—old boy who died swimming with friends yesterday evening. the government has urged schools to take the necessary precautions, but to stay open if possible, although some have decided to close or operate shorter days on monday and tuesday. there is also likely to be a major disruption to travel, in particular because of fears about rail tracks overheating. at least one operator, lner, has

said that all trains between london's king's cross and just south of york and leeds on tuesday will be cancelled, and other operators are saying travel of strictly necessary on both monday and tuesday. —— if strictly necessary. all this comes with climate scientists warning that if temperature records are broken this weekend, they are unlikely to stand for long. —— this week. forecasters say this has already been the most sustained heatwave in 50 years and the worst is still to come. jon donnison, bbc news. 0ur health editor hugh pym is here. some stark warnings from nhs leaders today, one saintly system would be very pushed in the worst—affected areas of the next couple of days. nhs providers, which represent ambulance and trusts in england, has said that in some hospitals, there will be possible disruption to plant

care, putting operations like hip and knee replacements. certainly not all hospitals, but some work having to be delayed. and there have been reports at a few hospitals that operating theatres have been stood down because they could get too hot. but the staff have been rostered on, extra staff, more call handlers in place for the next couple of days, according to nhs leaders. so what is the advice to people? well, we have had one minister saying, given all the likely travel disruption, that we had about injon�*s piece, this might be the day to work from home, tomorrow and tuesday, if that is at all possible. as well as that, people are being advised if they are indoors to make sure that the temperature is as cool as possible, they keep curtains closed, stay hydrated, drink plenty of fluids, and watch out for the people who are most vulnerable.— most vulnerable. sure. hugh pym, many thanrs- _

the high temperatures we're experiencing in the uk are the result of warm air moving up from southern europe. and officials in spain and portugal now say more than 300 people have died because of extreme heat. wildfires are continuing to spread, with more than 14,000 people being evacuated from parts of south west france. 0ur europe correspondent jessica parker has sent this report. a constant battle being fought in spain, portugal, greece and france. sometimes the flames are contained, sometimes they are not. in france, it has driven people from their homes to shelter in the shade of an evacuation centre. translation: they told me to leave, but i wanted to stay, _ so they came a second time and gave me five minutes to pack. i've been staying here since wednesday afternoon. she worries for her house, and then spots something.

water bombers flying towards her village of cazaux. this road leads straight there. we go in with the fire service. it's a restricted zone. smoke hangs like mist in the woods, an ever—shifting and growing adversary. translation: we see a big difference with climate change. _ we can see that the soil has become drier and drier. for us, the wildfires are the most dangerous. this road, which leads up to the evacuated village of cazaux, is closed off, and what they are really trying to do here is stop the fire from spreading from the side of the road to this side of the road, but the winds have just picked up a little and we've been told we have got to leave. these forests and nearby beaches

are a huge tourist attraction, but for some, the holiday has not worked out. this family, from germany, has been sleeping outside. their caravan left at the campsite they had to flee. translation: it�*s completely overwhelming. you see these kinds of things on tv, but i never expected to get caught up in something like this myself. it's hard work in the heat to keep blazes at bay that have already burned through over 100 square kilometres of forest across gironde. any brief moments of respite don't last for long. jessica parker, bbc news, in south—western france. a video has emerged on social media of a british man appealing for help while held captive by pro—russian forces in eastern ukraine. john harding is thought to have been seized in may, when ukrainian troops surrendered in the southern 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. people living near the site of a plane crash in northern greece have been told to stay indoors because of fears that toxic material may have been on board. the plane was carrying military munitions from serbia to bangladesh, but crashed near the town of kavala. all eight people on board died. tributes have been paid to the former rugby league player ricky bibey, who's died at the age of 40 while on holiday in italy. he was reportedly found dead in his hotel room in florence yesterday morning, after staff alerted police. a 43—year—old woman, thought to be his partner, is being treated in hospital for serious injuries. the conservative mp penny mordaunt, in contention to become party leader and the next prime minister, says the contest is being dragged down by "toxic politics." she claims some newspaper stories about her are smears, and says she wants to focus on issues that matter to voters. tonight, the five candidates

are taking part in another televised debate. here's our political correspondent ben wright. as the five contenders fight it out one of the would—be prime ministers, penny mordaunt, has claimed she is the victim of smears following claims about her views on transgender issues. like all the candidates, her record in government is under scrutiny, with some opponents claiming she had wanted to make it easier for people to legally change their gender, claims penny mordaunt has strongly rejected. this is the type of toxic politics that people want to get away from. the poor british public have months of this to go. they've got a month of us choosing their prime minister. this contest is tight and volatile. the five candidates left in the race are slugging it out to make the final shortlist of two. this list of likely runners and riders has shrunk since the day borisjohnson announced his resignation,

and today, one supporter of liz truss questioned whether some of the candidates left were ready for the job. we aren't electing a leader of the conservative party that has two years to build their reputation. we are electing someone who will be prime minister on day one. so you need to know when they have power and authority in government, what did they do with it? what did they get? what did they achieve? what were their main beliefs? what did they drive through? but others in the contest are promising a break with the tories' recent past. we need to make sure we get a clean start in the uk. we've got to return to service. we've got to have the government returning to the service of the people, 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 uk who is able to deliver on that vision. out in front at the moment is the former chancellor rishi sunak, who has topped the early balloting of tory mps. he will hope to cement that position in tonight's debate

while the surprise insurgent kemi badenoch is certainly in the scrap for a top two place. tomorrow, tory mps will eliminate another candidate from the contest, and performances tonight could shake up the race again. ben wright, bbc news. now with all the sport, here's 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. good evening. it's been a gripping final round at the open. northern ireland's rory mcilroy started the day with a share of the lead, but it all went to the final hole and in the last couple of minutes, it's the australian cameron smith who has claimed the famous claretjug. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson is at st andrews. rory mcilroy knew before he struck a ball what's on and is wanted, but he had company. be prepared almost together. there goes rory mcilroy. here is viktor hovland. it appeared that these two would compete for the open. they began the final round 0pen. they began the final round on the same score ahead of the rest. 0n

the same score ahead of the rest. 0n the full screen, the first mistake from viktor hovland. 0n the fifth, rory mcilroy with the lead. all this attention and excitement around rory mcilroy, of course he could sense it. but could he lose it? on the tenth green, he seems to have it all under control. rory mcilroy had to get this putt need to make sure everybody. now here was judgment, and this would be 18 under par. —— make sure of a birdie. and this would be 18 under par. -- make sure of a birdie.— make sure of a birdie. beautiful. absolutely _ make sure of a birdie. beautiful. absolutely stunning. _ make sure of a birdie. beautiful. absolutely stunning. further - make sure of a birdie. beautiful. | absolutely stunning. further back make sure of a birdie. beautiful. - absolutely stunning. further back in the field the — absolutely stunning. further back in the field the camel— absolutely stunning. further back in the field the camel ands _ absolutely stunning. further back in the field the camel ands were - the field the camel ands were coming. american cameron young chasing everything, not always succeeding. but australia's cameron smith was on a perfect street, this his fourth conservative birdie brought him level with rory mcilroy. another birdie on the 14th... aha, another birdie on the 14th... lovely birdie right out of the top

drawer. �* ., ., ~ drawer. and he have the lead. and cameron smith _ drawer. and he have the lead. and cameron smith made _ drawer. and he have the lead. and cameron smith made another - drawer. and he have the lead. and | cameron smith made another birdie drawer. and he have the lead. and - cameron smith made another birdie on the eating. that took to 20 under par, having started the day on 12 under. it left rory mcilroy needing an eagle on the 18th to take it to a play—off. he tried to chip in from off the green. no, didn't make it. in a sense, that was the story of rory mcilroy�*s day. he was steady, cameron smith was spectacular. you wonder if he can actually believe what he has done. this will definitely go down as the open at that cameron smith won, but also another one but rory mcilroy lost. joe wilson, many thanks indeed. england's cricketers have lost their one—day series against india. they were beaten by five wickets in the decider at old trafford they had set the tourists 260 for victory. rishabh pant was unbeaten on 125, and hit the winning runs as they easily reached their target with seven overs to spare. england next play on tuesday, the start of their one—day series against south africa.

katarina johnson—thompson has just started the defence of her heptathlon title at the world athletics championships in oregon. let's head to eugene and speak to our sports correspondent andy swiss. andy, how did she get on? katarina johnson—thompson is the reigning world champion in the heptathlon. she has had a terrible time with injuries over the last year or so, though, time with injuries over the last year orso, though, and she time with injuries over the last year or so, though, and she hasjust completed herfirst year or so, though, and she hasjust completed her first event, year or so, though, and she hasjust completed herfirst event, the hurdles, and she finished fifth in her heat. you sense this will be some challenge for katarina johnson—thompson. plenty of other british interest in the next few hours, including the semifinals of the men are's 1500 hours, including the semifinals of the men are's1500 metres, three blitz in that —— three brits. do national smith races later this evening, fastest and yesterday's heat�*s. remembershe evening, fastest and yesterday's heat�*s. remember she won a silver

medal at the last world championships. can she when another medal here? we will find out later. bbc one covered overnight. many thanks, andy swiss. —— coverage overnight. there are world athletics highlights on the bbc sport website. you can also catch the last few minutes of the group c games at the women's euros. as it stands, sweden and the netherlands will qualify for the quarterfinals. that's it. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, and i'll be back with the news at ten. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. bye for now.

hello this is bbc news. 0 bjects objects from a royal ship wrecked are potentially better than those from the mary rose. in an undisclosed location 200 miles away in york, an aladdin's cave. artefacts dating back more than 340 years all discovered off the norfolk coast now being conserved. i get very excited by the stuff from the gloucester because it is a sort of range of material that you don't normally see. one of the rare finds is a pair of leather shoes. york is one of only two places

in the country that has the expertise to preserve these. with the gloucester, we're actually looking at very unique artefacts from a certain class of people, really, it is probably things that were being used by the crew, things that were being used by the royal passengers. near the gas rigs, beneath the surface of the north sea, lies the gloucester. the two norfolk brothers who discovered the wreck have slowly been recovering the future king of england, the duke of york's items, now transported in freshwater to the city of york. we have this rather splendid weight. it is metal, sort of copper alloy, probably heavy leaded. small, but if you feel that... oh, wow, that is heavy. it's very heavy. the items, which were preserved in an oxygen—free environment, will then be dried and cleaned. most of the items recovered so far are small enough to fit into plastic containers like this, so it can be transported and treated here. the larger items will be put into tanks like this. this is one of the horn

combs that we found. as you can see, it is quite a large comb but we think it may be used for wigs or even possibly horses, we are not honestly sure. also we had a quite small comb that was found, which is in lovely condition, actually. i willjust get it out. it is a double—sided nit comb. we have gone through iron stain removal with a very specific type of acid. once that's done, we're going to test different methods of drying the combs out, so it could be solvent drying, air drying, orfreeze—drying. we'll have to test and see how the horn responds. it is quite an unusual material to survive in a marine environment, due to the sea water which can be alkaline, which horn doesn't respond to very well. this might be a small pot of wax but it is hugely significant, probably used as a seal on the letters of the future king. to have such a large esteemed, shipwreck to work on, it has been fantastic.

i do feel privileged and honoured to work on this. i started my career working on the mary rose many years ago, working on the splendid finds from there, and these are comparable, if not better, actually, so it is an interesting dayjob. these items are being identified, stabilised and catalogued, the past slowly uncovered to protect and exhibit for the future. debbie tubby, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. exceptional heat is forecast for many parts of the uk. the met office hasissued many parts of the uk. the met office has issued a highest level red warning as it's anticipated that the east will cause problems with infrastructure and have impact on hail. in the left—hand column, the currently held national records for temperatures, in the right—hand column, the forecast highs for

mundane dues. where is he coming from? its has originated from spain we have seen heatwave conditions through the last week and it is a southerly airstream that is going to be even pumping in even warmer air across the uk as we go into the small hours of monday. very warm as we enter the night. to produce in the mid to high teens. come sunrise, wejust begin that the mid to high teens. come sunrise, we just begin that heating process. it could be a little bit of an early fog in northern ireland and scotland, some patchy rain in the north of scotland. elsewhere, the sun beats down on the temperatures push up. close to 30 across parts of northern ireland and scotland, most 44 parts of england and wales and then that core area in excess of 40, potentially come in one or two spots. through the evening and overnight, it does call off somewhat, but the temperature still remain exceptional. in some part of the uk, temperatures will sit in the mid 20s throughout the night on tuesday. we are likely to set new overnight temperature records. we

start tuesday in order that warm air, we will see fresher air trying to push in from the atlantic through tuesday, behind these weather fronts, but it will be a slowjob for the move again, could bring some heavy and thundery rain. majority of the uk, we are still locked in a very warm air, or we're doing now is adding a cloud humidity, things will feel in pleasant, southern scotland likely to challenge its temperature records on tuesday for south—east england, potentially the hottest day, even hotter than monday. that is left when we are likely to see the 41 or possibly in excess of that. tuesday wednesday, rain tracks across the uk, not a given that all areas will give —— get a good dose of rain. just a light blue members of rain. just a light blue members of the map, some areas getting nothing at all. it really is a barely wetting the ground that rain. the most important thing is that we will transition into fresher conditions.

this is bbc news. the headlines at seven: parts of the uk roast in high temperatures, as the country braces itself for record breaking temperatures. thousands of firefighters deal with 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 tory 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.