tonight at 10:00 — a warning, as millions brace for some of the highest temperatures ever recorded in the uk. parts of england could see 41 celsius. the advice — stay indoors. heat could affect anybody but particularly those who are elderly, more vulnerable, with medical problems and it is crucial that people stay out of direct sunlight. wildfires triggered by extreme heat burn across southern europe. the high temperatures claim more than 1,000 lives. also tonight: the tory leadership contenders clash over the cost of living and brexit, in their second televised debate. after five months of war,

we have a special report from ukraine on the effects of the conflict, on soldiers and civilians. and rory mcilroyjust misses out, as cameron smith's stunning final round wins the open, at st andrews. good evening. health officials are urging people to take extra precautions, as parts of the uk brace for record high temperatures over the next two days. there are also warnings of significant disruption on the roads and railways, because of the excessive heat. today, an amber warning came into effect for large parts of england and wales with temperatures peaking at 33 celsius in harden, in flintshire. but while the amber alert tomorrow extends to scotland,

in parts of england, it changes to red, meaning a risk of serious illness or death, even among the fit and healthy. temperatures could climb as high as 41 celsius. 0ur correspondent, jon donnison, has the very latest. with an amber heat warning now in place for much of the country, limbering up for a half marathon perhaps not the best idea. about 2k to the top, there's a water station at the top of the hill. 0rganisers in london's richmond park advising runners to take it easy and stay hydrated. 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 that will feed us water and sweets along the way. wearing a cap, putting sun cream on, staying hydrated. _ but as temperatures rise, the advice is to avoid strenuous outdoor exercise altogether. siren wails. the coming days are expected to see the health service come under increased pressure.

at the royal preston hospital, doctors say it comes at a challenging time after the recent surge in covid cases. the staff are already stretched quite a bit, because of the high covid positive rates, so staff illness and staff covid positive at a very high level. so, already, our staff are cross covering for those who are off sick due to covid, so you can imagine the system is under tremendous strain. and there are warnings about safety around water as people try to keep cool. this footage is thought to be from this week, showing peoplejumping off 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's also likely to be

a major disruption to travel, 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 cancelle. will be cancelled. and other operators are saying travel if strictly necessary on both monday and tuesday. and all this comes with climate scientists warning that if temperature records are broken this week, they're unlikely to stand for long. global warming, they say, means heat waves are getting more frequent and more intense. jon donnison, bbc news. our health editor, hugh pym, is here. just how worried is the nhs about a rise in patients because of the heatwave?_ rise in patients because of the heatwave? , ,. ., . heatwave? they expect an increase in demand for ambulances _ heatwave? they expect an increase in demand for ambulances because -

heatwave? they expect an increase in demand for ambulances because of i heatwave? they expect an increase in l demand for ambulances because of the heat. in fact, demand for ambulances because of the heat. infact, one demand for ambulances because of the heat. in fact, one senior paramedic has one conditions will be ferocious, putting some people's health at serious risk. the other worry is about ambulances queueing up worry is about ambulances queueing up outside hospitals. we know there is intense pressure at the moment because a crowded a&es but if patients are in very hot vehicles waiting that will be a danger to them. hospitals have been urged to create more space to take incoming patient and let ambulances get back on the road quickly. nhs providers, representing trusts says there is a possibility at some hospitals that routine operations will have to be delayed. they are saying in a couple of cases operating theatres have simply become too hot to work in. nhs leaders are bringing in more staff, for example call handlers. but the warnings are for people to be careful and not go out in the heat and to stay hydrated and look out for those who are most vulnerable.— out for those who are most vulnerable. , ., , vulnerable. many thanks, hugh pym and our health _ vulnerable. many thanks, hugh pym and our health editor. _ the rising temperatures we're

experiencing in the uk, are the result of warm air moving up from a ferocious heatwave in southern europe. it's thought to have caused more than 1,000 deaths so far in portugal and spain. and in south—west france, over 16,000 people have been evacuated, as wildfires caused by the heat, continue to spread. with more, here's our europe correspondent, jessica parker. a constant battle being fought in spain, portugal, greece and here in south—western france, where, in gironde, today... oh, la, la! ..the blaze reached the shore. it's 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. voila. she worries for her house, and then spots something. canadairs — 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're really trying to do here is stop the fire from spreading from this 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've got to leave. wind and heat also made things worse at another blaze inland. authorities said tonight

the situation was deteriorating. 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 lupin 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. and for the latest travel advice and news on the heatwave, just go to the bbc news website, at bbc.co.uk/news, or use the bbc news app.

the five remaining candidates for the conservative party leadership have clashed over the cost of living and brexit in their second live televised debate. they all ruled out an early general election if they become prime minister, in seven weeks' time. the stakes were high, with tory mps voting again tomorrow to eliminate one of the contenders. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright, was watching. there's plenty ofjeopardy with these debates. front runners hoping to hold their advantage and not to trip up. their closest rivals jockeying to break from the pack. a chance to dazzle for the outside bets. the race to beat tory leader and the next prime minister remains wide open, and that's why the fight is getting fierce. rishi, you have raised taxes to the highest level in 17 years. to the highest level in 70 years. that is not going to drive economic growth. you raised national

insurance, even though people like me opposed it in cabinet at the time. i'd love to stand here and say, "look, i'll cut this tax, that tax and another tax, and it will all be ok." but you know what, it won't. there's a cost to these things. that's the current foreign secretary attacking the man who was chancellor until a few days ago. a glimpse of what was to come. tax plans again dominated the argument about the cost of living crisis. where we really need - to concentrate is on growth. and under your tax trajectory, . that is going to be much harder. you're genuinely proposing that we borrow to fund our day—to—day spending, putting those bills on a credit card?! literallyjeremy corbyn didn't think that that was the right approach! there are lots of tax and spending promises flying around this contest, and there was an appeal for candour from some of the candidates. while i was working at the treasury it was always a choice between difficult option a, terrible option b, mad option c, and we need to be honest with the public about how difficult things are. i'm finding it very difficult to understand who is disowning and who is defending the record of the last few years that

they've been in government. it's pretty confusing to me, anyway. they were then asked about the reputation of the man they are seeking to replace in number ten. add borisjohnson add boris johnson in add borisjohnson in your cabinet? if borisjohnson was watching this, he would have seen serving cabinet colleagues and tory mps vow to make a break with his premiership. keir starmer in — a break with his premiership. keir starmer in two _ a break with his premiership. lie: " starmer in two years a break with his premiership. iie: " starmer in two years time will hold that record against us and we need to make sure we are winning conservative seats across the country. and even really good people lent credibility to the chaos. serving in government is not easy, it requires— serving in government is not easy, it requires taking difficult decisions. tom has never done that. it's very— decisions. tom has never done that. it's very easy — decisions. tom has never done that. it's very easy for him to criticise what _ it's very easy for him to criticise what we — it's very easy for him to criticise what we have been doing. we have been _ what we have been doing. we have been out _ what we have been doing. we have been out there on the front line, making — been out there on the front line, making the case... been out there on the front line, making the case. . .— been out there on the front line, making the case... sorry, i had been on the front— making the case... sorry, i had been on the front line, _ making the case... sorry, i had been on the front line, kemi. _ making the case... sorry, i had been on the front line, kemi. the - making the case... sorry, i had been on the front line, kemi. the five - on the front line, kemi. the five candidates _ on the front line, kemi. the five candidates were _ on the front line, kemi. the five candidates were asked - on the front line, kemi. the five candidates were asked to - on the front line, kemi. the five candidates were asked to put. candidates were asked to put a question to each other and the mudslinging got even messier. idietitian mudslinging got even messier. when we both worked _ mudslinging got even messier. when we both worked in _ mudslinging got even messier. when we both worked in the _ mudslinging got even messier. when we both worked in the treasury, myself _ we both worked in the treasury, myself and other ministers raised the issues — myself and other ministers raised the issues of covid loan fraud and you dismissed us and it has cost taxnayers — you dismissed us and it has cost taxpayers £17 billion, why didn't you take — taxpayers £17 billion, why didn't you take us seriously? in taxpayers £17 billion, why didn't you take us seriously?— taxpayers £17 billion, why didn't you take us seriously? in your past, ou have

you take us seriously? in your past, you have been _ you take us seriously? in your past, you have been both _ you take us seriously? in your past, you have been both a _ you take us seriously? in your past, you have been both a liberal- you have been both a liberal democrat— you have been both a liberal democrat and _ you have been both a liberal democrat and remainer- you have been both a liberal democrat and remainer i'ml you have been both a liberal- democrat and remainer i'm just wondering — democrat and remainer i'm just wondering which _ democrat and remainer i'm just wondering which one _ democrat and remainer i'm just wondering which one you - democrat and remainer i'm just i wondering which one you regretted most? _ wondering which one you regretted most? ., ,., ., wondering which one you regretted most? ., ., ., , ., most? the reason i am a conservative is because i — most? the reason i am a conservative is because i saw— most? the reason i am a conservative is because i saw kids _ most? the reason i am a conservative is because i saw kids in _ most? the reason i am a conservative is because i saw kids in my _ most? the reason i am a conservative is because i saw kids in my school- is because i saw kids in my school being let down in leeds. i saw the not get the opportunities, not get the proper educational standards that you might have got at your school, rishi.— that you might have got at your school, rishi. penny mordaunt's rival scoffed _ school, rishi. penny mordaunt's rival scoffed at _ school, rishi. penny mordaunt's rival scoffed at her _ school, rishi. penny mordaunt's rival scoffed at her claim - school, rishi. penny mordaunt's rival scoffed at her claim the - school, rishi. penny mordaunt's i rival scoffed at her claim the polls showed she could be the only one that could beat labour and tried to rise above the brawl.— that could beat labour and tried to rise above the brawl. people want a break with the _ rise above the brawl. people want a break with the toxic _ rise above the brawl. people want a break with the toxic politics - rise above the brawl. people want a break with the toxic politics of - rise above the brawl. people want a break with the toxic politics of the l break with the toxic politics of the past _ break with the toxic politics of the past. they— break with the toxic politics of the past. they want positive ideas, they want us _ past. they want positive ideas, they want us to— past. they want positive ideas, they want us to be valuing colleagues and i want us to be valuing colleagues and i really— want us to be valuing colleagues and i really hope the poor viewers have a month— i really hope the poor viewers have a month of— i really hope the poor viewers have a month of this to come... and i hope _ a month of this to come... and i hope we — a month of this to come... and i hone we can— a month of this to come... and i hope we can have actually a better contest _ hope we can have actually a better contest in — hope we can have actually a better contest in the coming weeks. but based on contest in the coming weeks. iei,ii based on this debate, contest in the coming weeks. eli based on this debate, that hope seems unlikely. rishi sunak drew the most defiant tonight's brutal blue on blue debate as front do. while liz truss and penny mordaunt probably cemented their status as his main challengers. tomorrow, conservative mps will eliminate

another contender and by wednesday, they will have chosen the final two before tory party members get to pick our next prime minister. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. a preliminary report into the mass shooting at an elementary school in uvalde in texas in may, has found �*systemic failures' in the law enforcement response to the tragedy. the report says nearly 400 officers rushed to the scene of the shooting, but lacked both leadership and urgency. it took more than an hour to confront and kill the attacker. who'd already shot dead 19 children and two teachers. the conflict in ukraine is now one of the deadliest in europe since the second world war. the number of ukrainian troops killed is highly sensitive information, but officials say more than 100 are dying every day, while on the russian side, the number of dead is said to be significantly higher. nearly 5,000 civilians have also died. 0ur defence correspondent,

jonathan beale, now reports from the donbas region of eastern ukraine on the human and psychological cost of the war. death can come quickly in the donbas. the seconds it takes for a russian shell to land. this time among the homes of ordinary people. their elderly neighbour was killed. she shows us the badly wounded dog. signs of normal life are disappearing fast. sloviansk, the next city in russia's sights. the exit is gathering pace. staying is a role of the dice. staying is a roll of the dice. translation: i'm leaving - because of the constant bombing, because we have to hide in cellars, because our houses explode. everything is on fire. you can hear yourself, can't you? and this is everywhere.

alexei deals with death all the time. he and his men recover the bodies of troops and civilians. on average, around 100 ukrainian soldiers are dying each day. but he thinks the russians are losing three times as many. though he's lost count of the bodies he's collected. this war is also taking its toll on him. translation: you're facing death all the time. - others can only imagine what it's like. it all catches up with you when you get home, that feeling when you're empty inside, that unfillable void. there's little respite from the shelling. on average, the russians are firing 20,000 rounds a day. tina and polina are medics on the front line. tina's recently become a grandmother. she tears up when she mentioned herfamily. and this is what they do, driving towards danger

to save the lives of their comrades. for every soldier killed, many more are injured, though tina's not allowed to say how many. translation: there are l casualties almost every day and notiust — sometimes many, sometimes a lot. but i cannot talk about this. polina is just 21. she's trying her best not to let this war get her down. translation: rounds are - constantly flying over your head. and there are so many wounded people. those wounded are often my friends and buddies. but if you take it to heart, it is going to be too hard. both sides are experiencing heavy casualties. some ukrainian units we visited had lost more than 50% of their men injured or dead.

but they're still clinging to life and hope. and reminders of family they haven't seen for months. every soldier we spoke to said they still believe ukraine can win this war. jonathan beale, bbc news, in the donbas. now, with all the sport, here's 0lly foster, at the bbc sport centre. good evening. rory mcilroy says "he'll keep knocking on the door" but his eight year wait for a fifth major title goes on. he let slip a two—shot lead in the final round of the open as the australian cameron smith stormed up the leaderboard to claim the famous claretjug. from st andrew's, here's our sports correspondent, joe wilson. rory mcilroy knew before he had struck a ball that st andrews expected. he expected. who'd challenge him? sure, he thought of viktor hovland. they began together four shots clear of the field but nearby,

quietly practising his putting, an australian neighbour with that late—�*80s hair. mcilroy was steady. he saw off hovland and held the early lead. well, all this excitement and all this tension and all this attention around rory mcilroy, of course he could sense it. but could he use it? the answer was no. this was mcilroy�*s round — opportunities that never quite made it. groans from crowd meanwhile, the australian cameron smith was holing everything. he made eight birdies, five in a row at one stage. cheering he'd started the day on 12 under par and finished it 20 under. it meant that mcilroy, just to force a play—off, needed to hole this for an eagle on the 18th. another major chance had slipped by. and the open had a champion in shock. geez, what a week. i'm going to fall apart here, i know. all the hard work we've done

over the last couple of years has really started to pay off. and this one definitely makes it worth it. cheering. "to win here, tojoin those names, me?" yes. the open must hope that young golfers treasure this tradition. joe wilson, bbc news, st andrews. 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. the reigning champions netherlands are through to the quarterfinals of the women's european championship. they beat switzerland 4—1 at bramall lane in sheffield. romee leuchter came off the bench and scored twice late on, her first international goals. they'll play france in the last eight. sweden also progressed from that group. tributes have been paid to the former rugby league player,

rickey bibey. he was found dead in a hotel room in florence the 40—year—old, who won the challenge cup with both wigan and st helens, retired ten years ago. a women, believed to be his partner, is being treated in hospital with serious injuries. katarina johnson—thompson has started the defence of her heptathlon title at the world athletics championships in oregon. 0ur sports correspondent, andy swiss is in eugene. andy, three events down, how's she doing? yes, as you say, katarina johnson—thompson is the reigning world champion in the heptathlon but she's had a terrible time with injuries in the last year or so. we've had three events so far, the hurdles, shot put and highjump, where she managed to clear up 1.83. but katarina johnson—thompson down in seventh place after the first three events. later on, though, there are big hopes for britain in there are big hopes for britain in the women's100 metres, dina asher—smith was the fastest in

yesterday's heats. she's had a mixed season so far, that should give her a real confidence. she did win silver in the 100 metres at the last world championships. britain's daryll neita will also be hoping for a place in the final when that gets under way atjust a place in the final when that gets under way at just before a place in the final when that gets under way atjust before 4am your time. under way at 'ust before loam your time. a , ., there are athletics highlights on the bbc sport website, and bbc one will have live coverage overnight. as andy was saying. many thanks. for the next two days, many of us will be struggling to stay cool in our homes. the government's advisors on climate change say the number of heat—related deaths in the uk is set to triple in the coming decades, unless the government takes action on homes overheating. a recent survey showed 4.6 million properties in england alone are just too hot. as the uk braces for record—breaking temperatures, our climate editor, justin rowlatt, has been investigating the problem.

when sydney taylor moved into her flat in manchester city centre in spring last year, she planned to buy it outright. but her dream of urban living has evaporated in the summer heat. it can get up to 36 degrees that i've measured at one point. 36 degrees?! 36. brutal temperature. i mean, you can't sleep in 36 degrees. i slept in the hallway for two nights in a row. you slept in the hallway because that was the coolest place? it was the coolest place at that time. hot homes can be deadly. there are around 2,000 heat—related deaths each year, according to government figures, and much of the risk is from high indoor temperatures. new—build apartments like sydney's are a particular problem. it's easy to see why flats like these get so hot. you've got this huge wall of glass here, like a greenhouse, then there are no windows at the back, so you can't get a through breeze. and they tend to be well insulated. great in winter but if they get hot

in summer, they stay hot. experts say the risks of overheating haven't been a priority for government. well, as there haven't been any rules that govern overheating in buildings, we've seen buildings that have been designed that don't necessarily cope particularly well with the increased temperatures we experience in summer. so, an awful lot of glazing, which we know exacerbates hot temperatures and hard standing areas, concrete in particular. new homes now need to be tested for overheating, thanks to regulations that came into effect this summer. but it is too little too late, according to the climate change committee. we've been telling the government for over ten years now— that we're nothing like well enough prepared in the uk for the really. hot weather that we're now seeing l and that we're going to get more of. if we don't take more action, we'll see probably at least i a tripling of heat—related deaths in this country. i and there is still no policy for how to deal with the millions

of existing homes that overheat. many will need costly modifications and the science is clear — we can expect more frequent and more intense heat waves in the future. justin rowlatt, bbc news, manchester. well, it's time for a look at that all important weather forecast. chris fawkes, how bad is it going to get? as bad as it gets in short, i've got some tips for keeping your house or flat a bit cooler. bear with me. for the time being, we have the emergency heat warning declared. read extreme heat covering these areas across england, taking in many of england's two largest cities and amber weather warnings covering the whole of wales, england and now stretching right up into central and eastern areas of scotland. these areas having impacts to people's

health and infrastructure problems due to the high temperatures. records will get smashed. tomorrow in wales could get up to 38 degrees, that will be about three degrees above the all time welsh national record. 41 is the peak over the next couple of days in england, which will smash the english and uk national all—time temperature record. this is dangerous heat. the end of the night, look at these temperatures, 14—18. if you are up early enough, let that cool air into your flat or house for 15 minutes and shut the curtains, shut the windows, shut the doors. it's really effective at keeping the heat out of your house or flat. these are the kind of temperatures we are talking about. dangerous temperatures, mid to high 30s and low 40s in places, this will be a big problem. this time tomorrow night, look at these temperatures, 33 degrees in the centre of london, notjust daytime temperatures that are a cause for

concern. it is those high temperatures as we head to bed as well. tuesday on the day of dangerous heat, temperatures could hit 41 degrees in the very hottest areas. we will see impacts to people's health and infrastructure. some tips, keep curtains closed all day, it is really effective at keeping the heat out. shut windows and doors all through the heat of the day, drink plenty of fluid and maybe a cooling shower might help midday. clive? maybe a cooling shower might help midday- clive?— midday. clive? good advice, many thanks, chris. _ that's it. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. joining me are anne mcelvoy, senior editor at the economist, and adam payne, political editor at politicshome. i haven't done this for a while, so this will be nice. you're both looking very cool, i'm pleased to say. not at all, says anne. you're doing a good impression. the heatwave is the lead for many, with the metro branding tomorrow �*meltdown monday�* after

the met office issued its first—ever red extreme weather warning. the i focuses on the expected distruption to travel, hospitals, schools and workplaces as temperatures in some parts of the uk are set to reach a0 degrees celsius. the telegraph says the country will grind to a halt. the picture is of a lifeguard in hampshire cooling off earlier today. the guardian calls the heatwave "ferocious" and says that scientists are pointing to the effects of human—made global warming. meanwhile, the independent says minsters have been urged to do more to help britain adapt to the extreme heat. alongside the heatwave, the yorkshire post reports on a group of mps suggesting there is "no clear evidence" the government's plans to send migrants to rwanda will deter channel crossings. and finally, the mail reports on criticism towards penny mordaunt for meeting the leader of the muslim council of britain. let's begin with this extraordinary

heat we're having to cope with. not everybody, but a lot of people. melt down monday on the metro. people keep saying it could have felt like it would be work this weekend. tomorrow and tuesday is when we're really going to be tested. , ., , , when we're really going to be tested. , . , , �* , ., tested. yes, and i guess it's a sli . htl tested. yes, and i guess it's a slightly unusual _ tested. yes, and i guess it's a slightly unusual story - tested. yes, and i guess it's a slightly unusual story that - tested. yes, and i guess it's a i slightly unusual story that we've had a number of crises in this country. but not really a crisis of this level. we haven't really had to deal with temperatures this high, to see some schools closing. i believe there's good to be speed limits on railways —— going to be. people are encouraged to work from home where they can. i think what it does is put climate change as a topic back under the spotlight in a way i don't think it really has been