good morning, welcome to bbc news. i'm victoria derbyshire. here are your headlines at nine o'clock. today could be even hotter in the uk than yesterday. temperatures up to 42 degrees are expected — a new record. the heatwave has led to a wave of cancellations across the rail network. passengers in many areas are being warned to only travel if absolutely neccessary. siren wails. the met office has issued a red extreme heat warning for a second day running, and there'll be extra ambulances and emergency call handlers. wildfires driven by the extreme temperatures continue to rage across much of southern europe. in south—west france thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes. in other news, four candidates remain in the race to be the next

conservative leader — and prime minister. another vote takes place today. 2.5 million public sector workers will find out today about the pay rise they'll be getting this year. and could you soon be allowed to get wed in your back garden? a change in the law is set to give couples more say over wedding venues and ceremonies in england and wales. the uk is set to experience its hottest day on record today, with temperatures expected to reach up to 41 or 42 degrees celsius. the met office red extreme heat warning is still in place covering much of central, northern, and south—east england — which means there's a risk to life. temperatures are already pushing towards yesterday's high

of 38.1 degrees celsius, which was recorded in suffolk — just shy of the all—time record, 38.7 degrees in 2019. the met office has already tweeted that last night was the hottest ever recorded in the uk, with temperatures failing to fall below 25 degrees in some places. network rail has issued a "do not travel" warning for anyone travelling through the zone covered by the extreme weather warning. the east coast main line out of london's kings cross is closed, and there will be no thameslink or great northern services running north from london all day. many other lines are subject to speed restrictions. the hot weather is also putting pressure on the nhs emergency services, which are seeing an increase in 999 and 111 calls. the health secretary, steve barclay, said more funding and call handlers had been put in place to cope with increased demand. four teenage boys have died

while swimming in rivers and lakes yesterday — in london, berkshire, salford and northumberland. police and fire services are urging people not to go in rivers, reservoirs, lakes or other open water due to the dangers, including cold water shock. in many areas yesterday was record—breakingly hot. how are you feeling? hot! congratulations. today is likely to be even hotter. are you coping under those layers? i'm melting. absolutely melting. at salford university's graduation day, it topped 36 degrees. 36 degrees, and you are wearing a three—piece suit? this is a very special moment for me. so i wanted to make sure that i am dressed for the part. yeah. cheers! have you known a day like this? never, never. this is crazy. crazy. and it's going to get worse.

on tuesday. i'm staying in. at luton airport, flights were suspended as the mercury hit 38, leaving the runway in need of emergency repairs. today, rail companies warn of significant disruption with services cancelled. but, for so many, like kwame in reading, work must go on. i've got more water inside my barrow. first one. second one. third one. the fourth one, i'm on it. even my boss told me to drink them to cool my temper. important, hey? yeah, it's very important. but it is a challenge to keep going. on this cambridge building site, workers either moved inside or simply went home. roofers were put off. some of the other trades have just said they're not coming

in because it's too hot to work. so we are where we are. inside until we call it a day and go home. just looking after the workers. yeah, absolutely. if we're two or three days late, then we're two or three days late. in london, temperatures usually only seen overseas, while wales recorded its hottest day ever at 37 degrees in flintshire. the met office says temperatures today could peak at 42 — all of which has prompted this message from the prince of wales. and as i've tried to indicate for quite some time, the climate crisis really is a genuine emergency and tackling it is utterly essential. already, temperatures have made waterways tempting and deadly. yesterday, a 16—year—old boy died here in maidenhead. last night, a 14—year—old boy was presumed dead, after going missing while swimming in the thames. leading to this warning from the health secretary. there's a particular message, particularly for teenagers, children — some of those who may be tempted to go for a swim. there's significant dangers of that, quite often when people go swimming in rivers, when we have very hot weather. these are temperatures to be

endured, or enjoyed. just look at this! 7pm last night in hove. a new kind of rush hour for a new kind of climate. our business correspondent ben boulos is at king's cross in london. ben, just explain why they have cancelled trains from thereto york and leeds? it cancelled trains from thereto york and leeds?— cancelled trains from thereto york and leeds? , ., .,~ , and leeds? it is about making sure that peeple — and leeds? it is about making sure that peeple stay — and leeds? it is about making sure that people stay safe, _ and leeds? it is about making sure that people stay safe, the - and leeds? it is about making sure l that people stay safe, the departure board to tell the story, special up there, when they cycle through you will see a sea of cancellations, trains to edinburgh, york, leeds, newcastle, hull, no trains are running north out of london on the east coast main line all day because the steel used to make the tracks tend to expand in the heat and there are concerns about it buckling, potential derailments so the

decision has been made not to run services at all through the day. it is a very odd site to be edge king's cross, one of the country's busiest stations, to see it relatively empty. normally 220,000 passengers would pass through here everyday, i have been here through the morning peak periods, i have never seen it as empty as it is now. it might be ok if you are lining up to get a photo for the harry potter fans at the platform nine and three quarters better or you want a drink, there are no queues in the coffee shops, but that is scant consolation for businesses here who rely on it being busy to make money. one of the coffee shops have started putting the barriers up, perhaps deciding it is not worth staying open if there will be so few people passing through all day.— will be so few people passing through all day. thank you, ben boulos at king's _ through all day. thank you, ben

boulos at king's cross. - our correspondent fi lamdin is at chester zoo this morning. with a rhino? good morning. chester zoo for the first _ with a rhino? good morning. chester zoo for the first time _ with a rhino? good morning. chester zoo for the first time in _ with a rhino? good morning. chester zoo for the first time in 91 _ with a rhino? good morning. chester zoo for the first time in 91 years - zoo for the first time in 91 years is closed because of the heat, they have never done this before but was so worried about people overheat —— overheating they brought their keepers in early and they'll looking after the animals, it does not get better than theirs, watching a rhino being cooled down with a hose. this is 18—year—old benny, he is having some letters. alicia is bravely putting her hand in his mouth, tell us about benny, how is he coping? giving pretty well, rhinos in the wild tend — giving pretty well, rhinos in the wild tend to wallow to cool themselves down, he has already done that today, _ themselves down, he has already done that today, you can see the merger on his_ that today, you can see the merger on his skin. — that today, you can see the merger on his skin, they submerge themselves in a pool of mud, coach themselves— themselves in a pool of mud, coach themselves in a pool of mud, coach themselves in it and it like

suncream, keeps them safe from the uv rays _ suncream, keeps them safe from the uv rays of— suncream, keeps them safe from the uv rays of the sun and light bites. there _ uv rays of the sun and light bites. there are — uv rays of the sun and light bites. there are horseflies which will bite him throughout the day, so he is nice and — him throughout the day, so he is nice and cover —— keep them safe from _ nice and cover —— keep them safe from the — nice and cover —— keep them safe from the uv— nice and cover —— keep them safe from the uv rays of the sun and fly bites _ from the uv rays of the sun and fly bites they— from the uv rays of the sun and fly bites. they have done infrared camera — bites. they have done infrared camera studies where they will look at the _ camera studies where they will look at the rhino — camera studies where they will look at the rhino when they are covered in mud _ at the rhino when they are covered in mud and — at the rhino when they are covered in mud and they had a significantly lower— in mud and they had a significantly lower body— in mud and they had a significantly lower body temperature than if they did not— lower body temperature than if they did not have the mud.— lower body temperature than if they did not have the mud. where does he love the water — did not have the mud. where does he love the water on _ did not have the mud. where does he love the water on his _ did not have the mud. where does he love the water on his body? - did not have the mud. where does he love the water on his body? he - did not have the mud. where does he love the water on his body? he likesl love the water on his body? he likes it on his top lip? he doesn't like that as much? he love that earlier, maybe he has had enough. no, he is back for more. he is coping all right with the heat? he back for more. he is coping all right with the heat?— back for more. he is coping all right with the heat? he is doing 0k and we hose _ right with the heat? he is doing 0k and we hose them _ right with the heat? he is doing 0k and we hose them down _ right with the heat? he is doing 0k and we hose them down to - right with the heat? he is doing 0k and we hose them down to give - right with the heat? he is doing ok i and we hose them down to give them right with the heat? he is doing 0k - and we hose them down to give them a helping _ and we hose them down to give them a helping hand. he and we hose them down to give them a helping hand-— helping hand. he has got a light behind us that _ helping hand. he has got a light behind us that he _ helping hand. he has got a light behind us that he can _ helping hand. he has got a light behind us that he can cool - helping hand. he has got a light behind us that he can cool down helping hand. he has got a light -

behind us that he can cool down in? —— got a lake. he behind us that he can cool down in? -- got a lake-— -- got a lake. he has his own pond, he will submerge _ -- got a lake. he has his own pond, he will submerge himself— -- got a lake. he has his own pond, he will submerge himself and - -- got a lake. he has his own pond, he will submerge himself and stay l he will submerge himself and stay very few— he will submerge himself and stay very few others. he he will submerge himself and stay very few others.— he will submerge himself and stay very few others. he is doing 0k, how are ou very few others. he is doing 0k, how are you ceping? _ very few others. he is doing 0k, how are you coping? 0k _ very few others. he is doing 0k, how are you coping? 0k at _ very few others. he is doing 0k, how are you coping? 0k at the _ very few others. he is doing 0k, how are you coping? 0k at the moment, l are you coping? 0k at the moment, the hoses on _ are you coping? 0k at the moment, the hoses on me _ are you coping? 0k at the moment, the hoses on me too! _ are you coping? 0k at the moment, the hoses on me too! closed - the hoses on me too! closed yesterday — the hoses on me too! closed yesterday and _ the hoses on me too! closed yesterday and today - the hoses on me too! closed yesterday and today but - the hoses on me too! closed| yesterday and today but back the hoses on me too! closed - yesterday and today but back open tomorrow when temperatures come down? this tomorrow when temperatures come down? �* , ., .,, tomorrow when temperatures come down? m ., ~' ., tomorrow when temperatures come down? a . ,, ., , tomorrow when temperatures come down? a . ~ ., , ., down? as far as i know, but i think it is meant — down? as far as i know, but i think it is meant to _ down? as far as i know, but i think it is meant to be _ down? as far as i know, but i think it is meant to be thunderstorms i down? as far as i know, but i think it is meant to be thunderstorms so j it is meant to be thunderstorms so we will— it is meant to be thunderstorms so we will see — it is meant to be thunderstorms so we will see-— we will see. the animals have behaved beautifully _ we will see. the animals have behaved beautifully for - we will see. the animals have behaved beautifully for us - we will see. the animals have | behaved beautifully for us this morning, earlierwe behaved beautifully for us this morning, earlier we were feeding otters with frozen fish i slowly is, we have seen giraffes and penguins but these are the best shots, surely, watching this rhinojust but these are the best shots, surely, watching this rhino just be cooled down. i wouldn't mind a little bit of it, it is just after nine o'clock and it is incredibly hot, do you think it is high 20s, low 30s already? it is warm. i could show you this all day, lovely benny

boy having the water in his face. just cooling down, we will leave you with these lovely shots.— with these lovely shots. thank you, fi lamdin and _ with these lovely shots. thank you, fi lamdin and benny _ with these lovely shots. thank you, fi lamdin and benny boy. - scientists believe the intensity of this heatwave is being fuelled by climate change. our science correspondent victoria gill has this report. the temperatures above a0 degrees that are forecast in england later today are unprecedented. and the sheer intensity of this heat, scientists say, is being fuelled by climate change. this type of heatwave is very worrying, and it is a little bit of a taste of things to come. we're expecting heatwaves to be more intense, to have these very high temperatures and to be longer, last longer, and be more frequent. with our shifting weather patterns, conservationists are concerned about wildfires and other lasting impacts on nature. this looks so dry. peat should be wet. it shouldn't be like this. this moss peatland in the north west of england should be saturated. the team here says that climate change is degrading this precious peatland mud, and that that will have knock—on effects

for our environment. it's the change in weather pattern, so we're getting more and more periods of little rainfall or no rainfall. and because of that, then, you know, we're talking nearly a metre, probably even further down, which is actually dry peat. and peat should be wet. peat should be wet. we should have sphagnum on top of it, the right type of plants, so it can suck in and store carbon. human greenhouse gas emissions have already warmed the world by, on average, about 1.1 celsius, and global temperatures continue to rise. so while we're promised respite from this dangerously hot spell by the middle of the week, there's no break in sight from our changing climate. we'll all need to prepare for more extremes in the future. victoria gill, bbc news. let's look at the impact hot weather is having on farming. stephanie berkeley is from the farm safety foundation. hello. how does this affect farmers who are obviously outdoors most of

the day? that who are obviously outdoors most of the da ? �* ., �* ., ., the day? at the moment i'm out of the day? at the moment i'm out of the r0 al the day? at the moment i'm out of the royal show _ the day? at the moment i'm out of the royal show in _ the day? at the moment i'm out of the royal show in wales _ the day? at the moment i'm out of the royal show in wales and - the day? at the moment i'm out of the royal show in wales and it - the day? at the moment i'm out of the royal show in wales and it is l the royal show in wales and it is already 27 degrees —— i'm at the royal show. they are taking very good care of the animals, to be honest, problem is the farmers themselves. they work outside for long periods of time all year round but at this time of year, especially between 11 o'clock and three o'clock where uv rays are highest, they are more susceptible to skin damage and skin cancer. unfortunately it is the second highest level in terms of occupation of skin cancer, the first being construction, 23% of all deaths are in farmers due to skin cancer. we are trying to remind them about that this week, found safety week. so many other issues are affecting the industry but this

heatwave is affecting them, by livestock and machinery even more. you telling farmers not to work outside between 11 and four in these mega temperatures, or not? you can't tell a farmer _ mega temperatures, or not? you can't tell a farmer not _ mega temperatures, or not? you can't tell a farmer not to _ mega temperatures, or not? you can't tell a farmer not to work, _ mega temperatures, or not? you can't tell a farmer not to work, we - mega temperatures, or not? you can't tell a farmer not to work, we are - tell a farmer not to work, we are trying to tell them to look after themselves, to wear sunscreen, 25% of farmers don't wear sunscreen, in a recent survey that was done. also wear a hat, a recent survey that was done. also weara hat, keep a recent survey that was done. also wear a hat, keep their top son, stay hydrated and where possible take breaks in the shade. it is about looking after themselves, they are putting in precautions to make sure the areas are well ventilated for their livestock, they are getting their livestock, they are getting their water and they are feeding them at different times, also looking after the machinery because there are so many forest fires but also farm machinery fires, 402 dated this year, two a day, these are things that in these temperatures with the dust and diesel it is a

recipe for a major fire which can affect crops, machinery, buildings and also there is harm to life. thank you, stephanie berkeley talking us from the royal welsh show, she is from the farm safety foundation. europe is waking up to another day of brutal temperatures — and the reality of a fast changing climate. in france, several towns and cities recorded their highest—ever temperatures on monday. wildfires and now drought are having a devastating impact across the continent. with the latest, here's tim allman. in much of europe the heat is just relentless. here in western france, columns of smoke make this look more like a war zone than a tourist destination. firefighters do what they can, spraying the trees with water. at this nearby hotel they've put gas canisters in the swimming pool to try to stop them exploding. the flames are now threatening nearby homes and businesses so everyone's getting out

while they can. "the firemen rang the doorbell to tell us we had to evacuate right "away," said this man. "so we took something to sleep in, brought our pets, and that's it." paris in the sunshine seems almost idyllic, but this heat can be a killer. people are told to stay hydrated, the vulnerable are told to stay indoors, and the images of what's happening elsewhere are having a real impact. "it's true, it's not normal, and when you see the damage "caused by the fires, it's a bit scary, to be "honest," said this woman. "i think we'll have to get used to this every year." it's not just france. wildfires have destroyed thousands of hectares of land in spain. here in the province of zamora a wall of flames surrounded one man, seemingly trapped in what looks like a digger. miraculously he was able to get out and run for safety,

but even at this distance you can see his clothes were on fire. more than 500 deaths are being linked to this week—long heatwave in spain alone. these commuters seem to be surrounded by flames. no one was hurt, but it was a chilling moment. i was not really amazed that there was a fire not so far from the rail tracks. what i was amazed is that this was the first time that i saw how quickly a fire can spread. like, it can be a matter of seconds. many fear this could simply be a sign of things to come. tim allman, bbc news. i'm joined by alison roberts who is in the portugese capital, lisbon. tell us the picture across portugal. temperatures have thankfully come down quite a bit from the peaks of last week when we had 47 degrees, an all—timejuly record. but last week when we had 47 degrees, an all—time july record. but the

last week when we had 47 degrees, an all—timejuly record. but the whole country has been intro to conditions for months, meaning the forests are still extremely vulnerable. the whole of the northern central interior of mainland portugal is today at either extreme or extremely high risk of fires and so is most of the algarve, the fires are continuing, about 30 are burning at this moment with 1400 firefighters in action, the danger has not gone away by any means.— in action, the danger has not gone away by any means. thank you, alison roberts in lisbon. _ and later, at 11.30 this morning we'll be answering all your questions on the heatwave. you can send them in to us by tweeting — using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions or by emailing them to yourquestions@bbc.co.uk for the very latest information on how to stay cool, and guard against heat exhaustion and heat stroke, just go to bbc.co.uk/news, or the bbc news app. conservative mps will vote today on the last four candidates who are left in the running to be the next party leader — and the country's next prime minister. our political correspondent

ione wells reports. tom tugendhat is eliminated from the election. the other candidates are able to go forward. another day, another vote. the list of who could be the next prime minister is now down to four. it was a good night for the former chancellor, rishi sunak. he made gains, with more mps choosing to back him. less so for penny mordaunt, who lost a supporter, but she's still in second place. good morning. the foreign secretary, liz truss, is eyeing up that spot, though, making seven gains last night. not as many gains as kemi badenoch, though. her team thinks she has the momentum over liz truss and penny mordaunt, after making nine gains, despite still being in fourth place. well, thank you very much. that is the end of the road for me, for this race. and it was game over for tom tugendhat, whose votes are now up for grabs in today's

vote among tory mps. by wednesday, we'll know who the final two candidates are to replace borisjohnson, whose campaigns will battle it out over the summer. today, it's expected the government will accept the recommendation from various public pay bodies to increase the salaries of workers, including teachers, some nhs workers, the police and the armed forces by close to 5%. but union leaders have already threatened industrial action, arguing this would be a real terms pay cut. all the candidates hoping to replace borisjohnson have said they would also not support raising public sector workers' pay in line with inflation. so one job that will land straight in the next prime minister's in—tray is how they might deal with possible further strikes. ione wells, bbc news. lets talk to our political correspondent nick eardley. where

are tom tugendhat and his supporters�* support likely to go? it supporters' support likely to go? it could go pretty much anywhere. i don�*t think they will necessarily all go to the same place, those 30 plus mps who backed tom tugendhat last night might vote for different candidates. the expectation of some or go to penny mordaunt, son michael to rishi sunak, liz truss�*s team thinks she could get some of them. it is a strange leadership race because it is not always completely obvious what is going on. i think we have a rough idea of what will happen over the next 36 hours, rishi sunak is pretty much guaranteed a place in the final two now, his numbers are nearly there, he is in a pretty good place, his team is pretty good place, his team is pretty happy. the big battle, and it is big, it�*s for second place. from looking purely at the ticket is a

battle between mordaunt and liz truss to see which can beat the other into second place. kemi badenoch�*s team say there is still all to play for and she is getting lots of votes from people on the right of the party, she will spend the day trying to chip away at some of liz truss�*s vote to keep her in the vote later. three things to watch, is the right of the conservative party so divided it does not know what to do and does not unite behind a certain candidate? that seems possible, it has happened so far. where do tom tugendhat�*s votes go, potentially they could be split but might be a better idea by the end of today about which candidate is most likely to finish in second and thirdly if kemi badenoch�*s... if she goes out later today she could become the kingmaker, her endorsement could prove really important so does she

stay silent or decide to go in behind another candidate? we have been doing this for days, it is nearly done, tomorrow afternoon we will know who the final two are but the last 36 hours there will be lots of bun fighting, lots of cool tutorial mps trying to get them to change their mind, there is a lot at stake. ., ., change their mind, there is a lot at stake. ., ~' ,. change their mind, there is a lot at stake. . ,, y., a change their mind, there is a lot at stake. . ,, ., , stake. thank you, nick eardley in westminster. _ new official figures show regular pay is falling at the fastest rate in more than 20 years when taking into account rising prices. the latestjobs data also shows that the unemployment rate remained steady at 3.8% in the three months to may. the number of vacancies in the labour market remains close to record highs. pay rises for 2.5 million public sector workers will be announced by the government this afternoon. it�*s thought ministers will put up wages for doctors, nurses, teachers, police officers and the armed forces, among others, by around 5%. unions have argued this would amount

to a real terms paycut, with inflation almost double that — and have already threatened industrial action. as we�*ve been discussing, teachers will be among those waiting to hear what their pay rise will be. but there�*s a warning that many are planning to leave the profession for good. our education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. good morning, everybody. good morning, mr lamorte! how are you? good. sometimes, you really do havejoyful moments in teaching. that�*s what we want to keep hold of. sometimes the challenge in schools like ours is that you forget the good stuff. you get bogged down with the stuff that�*s really challenging. it�*s being a social worker. it�*s being a doctor. it�*s being a mother. it�*s being a father. it�*s being everything to that child. for head teacher mr lamorte,

every term at wychall primary in birmingham brings its rewards, but also many challenges. budgets are tight and staff turnover is high. this year, nearly half the staff have left, mainly because of the pressures. it�*s a really difficult time for schools because the need of children from the pandemic is significant. teachers here are getting children on a very, very low starting point, and there�*s a pressure on to get them to national average. and then you couple that with having a larger number of children with special educational needs, with less funding, it makes it very, very difficult in school, resulting in some challenging behaviour. we�*ve got some very, very strong teachers here, some very experienced teachers, who are really struggling, and it�*s in part due to the increased needs that we have. teaching has always been a demanding job, but the pandemic has brought additional pressures and there are issues over pay and workload. we�*ve spoken to teachers across the country, who are leaving the profession. the whole education structure needs to change and there also needs to be systems in place to help with pupil behaviour because it's getting out of control.

i was trained to teach secondary school science, to teach pupils what it's like to be a forensic scientist, to teach people about richard iii, which is something i'm very passionate about, and ancient egyptians. i wanted to be able to do that. yeah, it�*s really... it was, like, one of the biggest mistakes i�*ve made, i think, was taking training to become a teacher. just by the amount of work and the stress that it put me under. like i said, i put on loads of weight, it affected my mental health really badly. it was awful. teaching unions are warning that nine out of ten schools and colleges in england are experiencing difficulties in recruiting staff, particularly maths and science teachers. is that a september position that you're interested in? this recruitment agency supply staff to hundreds of schools across the midlands. it�*s busier than ever. schools are needing supply teachers to fill vacancies. if you can get out to colleges, get out to universities,

they�*re struggling. so... and the chief executive, daniel dawkins, has spotted a problem for teachers new to the profession. the head teacher sent an e—mail to me directly requesting roles to be filled — year 2, year 3, year 4 roles needed to be filled. and, specifically, in the subject line, the head teacher said no early career teachers because we can�*t... we haven�*t got the capacity in school to support those. and i just think that�*s real. that�*s indicative of the problem that schools are facing. their already stretched capacity and they�*re now unable, because of that capacity issue, to then take on early—year teachers. yeah, he made art that was colourful. he was a pop artist. at houlton high in rugby, mr hill has just finished his first year as a teacher. i don�*t think anything can prepare you for life in the classroom when you step into that first day because it isn�*t easy, but i wouldn�*t have it any other way. i absolutely adore teaching. for mr hill, it�*s been a great year teaching design technology. he says getting the right

support is crucial. the workload is excessive. the workload can sometimes be overwhelming. however, there isn�*t a teacher in the school that isn�*t feeling the same, or has been through it. i�*ve learnt that you�*ve got to speak up. you know, i don�*t think there�*s any harm in saying, "this week, actually, i�*m just feeling a little bit overwhelmed." the department for education says the number of teachers in the system remains high and the government has proposed the highest pay awards in a generation for new teachers, alongside further pay awards for more experienced teachers and leaders. a great day is a day you see lots of happy, smiling children in school. enjoy those light bulb moments when they suddenly... children are suddenly realising they�*ve clicked and they�*ve got something. and going home with a smile on yourface, that�*s a good day. it�*s nearing the end of term. for many teachers, it will be a much—needed break from the classroom. but teaching unions are warning that more support is needed to stop

teachers leaving the profession for good. elaine dunkley, bbc news. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. hello. we are expecting the peak of the heatwave today. another day of exceptional heat and still a red extreme heat warning in force from the met office, with ongoing severe impacts to health and to infrastructure as well. could well be the hottest day ever recorded in the uk. a bit of a change from the west. a front is moving in here, so a few showers for south—west england, west wales, western scotland and northern ireland too. but for the rest of the uk, long spells of hot, strong sunshine lifting temperatures to the mid to high 30s for many of us out there. turning a little bit cooler from the west. but if we zoom in on the hottest area — the east midlands, lincolnshire, nottinghamshire, for instance — temperatures could exceed 40 celsius in one or two spots. we�*ve never seen it 40 degrees in the uk before.

now, through this evening and tonight, a little bit of respite as this front sweeps its way eastwards, bringing a few showers, some of them heavy and potentially thundery. it�*s not looking quite as hot through wednesday and thursday, but still above average for the time of year. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... today could be even hotter in the uk than yesterday. temperatures up to 42 degrees are expected — a new record. the heatwave has led to a wave of cancellations across the rail network. passengers in many areas are being warned to only travel if absolutely necessary. the met office has issued a red extreme heat warning for a second day running and there�*ll be extra ambulances and emergency call handlers. wildfires driven by the extreme temperatures continue to rage across much of southern europe. in southwest france thousands

of people have been forced to leave their homes. in other news, four candidates remain in the race to be the next conservative leader — and prime minister. another round of voting takes place today. 2.5 million public sector workers will find out today about the pay rise they�*ll be getting this year. and, could you soon be allowed to get married in your back garden? a change in the law is set to give couples more say over wedding venues and ceremonies in england and wales. sport, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. the world athletics championships has continued overnight in oregon, with varied success for great britain. a hard—fought bronze for laura muir saw her claim a world finals medalfor the first time, however disappointment in the heptathlon as katarina johnson—thompson finishes eighth, ending her reign as world champion. andy swiss reports from eugene. a first medalfor

a first medal for britain and one of the gutsy guest you�*ll ever see. for laura muir, another night to remember. after winning silver at last year�*s olympics, she began the 1500 with high hopes. but as the two favourites charged on for the blistering pace, it was a case of just clinging on. she couldn�*t catch the winner faith kipyegon or sinai, but laura muir�*s reward was a battling bronze. at the end of her utter exhaustion was plain to see but after missing a medal at the last four world championships, so was her elation. i�*m last four world championships, so was her elation.— last four world championships, so was her elation. i'm so delighted to sto it was her elation. i'm so delighted to stop it was — was her elation. i'm so delighted to stop it was all _ was her elation. i'm so delighted to stop it was all about _ was her elation. i'm so delighted to stop it was all about this. _ was her elation. i'm so delighted to stop it was all about this. all - was her elation. i'm so delighted to stop it was all about this. all i - stop it was all about this. all i wanted was a world medal. a fifth time trying, i took my time but i�*m just so happy i got it. time trying, i took my time but i'm just so happy i got it.— just so happy i got it. what a moment. — just so happy i got it. what a moment, then, _ just so happy i got it. what a moment, then, for - just so happy i got it. what a moment, then, for laura - just so happy i got it. what a i moment, then, for laura muir. just so happy i got it. what a - moment, then, for laura muir. once again she has delivered on the big stage and britain�*s wait for a medal at these championships is finally over. in the heptathlon, meanwhile, katarina johnson thompson had to settle for eighth, behind the

champion, belgian�*s nafi thiam. but dina asher—smith is safely through to the semifinals of the 200 metres. the defence of her world title is up and running. andy swiss, bbc news, eugene. british sprinter adam gemili blamed the "bad press" around his coach rana reeder — who�*s under investigation for sexual misconduct — for his failure to qualify in the 200 metres. he was well down on his best time, finishing fourth. in december he lost his funding after staying with his coach, who�*s currently suspended from the sport. he said the "bad press" around his set up made him lose focus, but has since apologised for his comments. i feel good physically, mentally. ifeel good physically, mentally. to be honest with you, this year i�*ve just taken a battering and it�*s showing. there�*s been a lot of bad press around, sort of, my setup and me, and it�*s been relentless. every week it�*s been something and it�*s just taken its toll, to be honest with you. we need to do more to

protect athletes, well—being and safeguarding the stop it�*s the press, to be honest with you. it has been really, really tough.— been really, really tough. adam gemili reacting _ been really, really tough. adam gemili reacting after _ been really, really tough. adam gemili reacting after failing - been really, really tough. adam gemili reacting after failing to l gemili reacting after failing to qualify. england�*s women completed a 3—0 clean sweep over south africa, winning the final one—dayer by 109 runs in leicester — temperatures reaching 37 degrees. england were put into bat. tammy beaumont made 119 runs as they finished on 371—7. before england bowled them out for 262 with 26 balls to spare. it�*s three t20s up next for both sides. the women�*s euros quarterfinals are complete. italy are out of the euros after losing 1—0 to belgium at manchester city�*s academy stadium. it was early into the second half when tinne de caigny�*s goal was enough to put the belgians into the quarterfinals. they�*ll play sweden next.

in the other tie last night, france drew 1—1 with iceland, having taken an early lead. iceland equalised with a penalty late on but it wasn�*t enough to help them join the french in the last eight. france will play netherlands in the last eight. geraint thomas hasn�*t given up hope of winning the tour de france, as the race enters the last week in the pyrenees. the 2018 champion will start stage 16 in third place overall, 2 minutes 43 seconds behind denmark�*s jonas vingegaard. its two incredibly strong riders in front of me, notjust one. but you�*ve got to keep believing and as a team we are going to hopefully try and make the most of any, anything we can and keep racing the best we can. and basicallyjust try and get to paris as quick as we can and that�*s all we can do, really. as i keep saying, it�*s a three—week race, not 15 days. so we will see. after a well earned rest day yesterday _ so we will see. after a well earned rest day yesterday it's _ so we will see. after a well earned rest day yesterday it's back - so we will see. after a well earned rest day yesterday it's back to - so we will see. after a well earned rest day yesterday it's back to it i rest day yesterday it�*s back to it

today. that�*s all the sport for now. let�*s return to the latest on the conservative leadership. conservative mps are due to vote later today on the last four candidates who are left in the running to be the next party leader, and the country�*s next prime minister. joining me now is conservative mp george freeman who is running the penny mordaunt leadership campaign. your woman is going backwards. how worried are you?— worried are you? good morning. i'm not worried are you? good morning. i'm rrot running — worried are you? good morning. i'm rrot running at _ worried are you? good morning. i'm not running at all, _ worried are you? good morning. i'm not running at all, i _ worried are you? good morning. i'm not running at all, i am _ worried are you? good morning. i'm not running at all, i am helping - worried are you? good morning. i'm not running at all, i am helping to i not running at all, i am helping to run it. �* not running at all, i am helping to run it. . , ., not running at all, i am helping to run it. �* not running at all, i am helping to run it. . ., not running at all, i am helping to runit. ., ,, run it. are you saying that because she has now _ run it. are you saying that because she has now lost _ run it. are you saying that because she has now lost a _ run it. are you saying that because she has now lost a vote? _ run it. are you saying that because she has now lost a vote? not - run it. are you saying that because she has now lost a vote? not at. run it. are you saying that because | she has now lost a vote? not at all. let me finish- _ she has now lost a vote? not at all. let me finish. penny _ she has now lost a vote? not at all. let me finish. penny is _ she has now lost a vote? not at all. let me finish. penny is a _ she has now lost a vote? not at all. let me finish. penny is a very - let me finish. penny is a very strong candidate in second place was that i think it looks at the moment to be honest as if rishi sunak, i think deserve a bit, actually, is almost slated on now, one of the two will stop the race is really now about the other candidate, is it liz truss, penny mordaunt or kemi badenoch? penny has had the most

appalling three days of really quite savage attacks on the right wing press and she has held very strong. today we are setting out a major package around a growth plan for the autumn based on innovation incentives, investment and infrastructure, a big pledge on the northern powerhouse and a huge commitment on skills and institutes in the north and 50% of research and development spending up in the north. it is a major day. i think penny mordaunt�*s positioning as the credible second candidate, and authentic brexiteer with a strong grip on policy detail, who has served at cabinet level with secretary of state for defence and international element, she is not tainted by the current cabinet either. it�*s what people want in the party and in the country. we are picking a prime minister who has to be a fresh face and a change from the last six months that is credible and is not promising unfunded tax cuts like liz truss, but with a serious economic plan, and that is penny mordaunt. taste serious economic plan, and that is penny mordaunt.— serious economic plan, and that is penny mordaunt. we will go back to

the tax cuts — penny mordaunt. we will go back to the tax cuts in _ penny mordaunt. we will go back to the tax cuts in a _ penny mordaunt. we will go back to the tax cuts in a moment. _ penny mordaunt. we will go back to the tax cuts in a moment. she - penny mordaunt. we will go back to the tax cuts in a moment. she is - the tax cuts in a moment. she is going backwards, she lost a vote yesterday. going backwards, she lost a vote esterda . , , ., , yesterday. one person is overseas. but she didn't _ yesterday. one person is overseas. but she didn't gain _ yesterday. one person is overseas. but she didn't gain anyone - yesterday. one person is overseas. but she didn't gain anyone else. i yesterday. one person is overseas. l but she didn't gain anyone else. you wouldn't but she didn't gain anyone else. wm. wouldn't expect that. the most wouldn�*t expect that. the most savage attacks, and i�*m sure is a woman you will have noticed that what was going on in the daily mail over the last three days was really ferocious. ~ ., ., , ., ,, ., ferocious. what do you think of that? what _ ferocious. what do you think of that? what do _ ferocious. what do you think of that? what do |_ ferocious. what do you think of that? what do | think _ ferocious. what do you think of that? what do | think of - ferocious. what do you think of that? what do i think of it? - ferocious. what do you think of that? what do i think of it? i i ferocious. what do you think of i that? what do i think of it? i think it was very — that? what do i think of it? i think it was very disappointing. - that? what do i think of it? i think it was very disappointing. to i that? what do i think of it? i think it was very disappointing. to call. it was very disappointing. to call penny mordaunt, a compassionate conservative and a brexiteer who believes deeply that brexit isn�*t a moment where we go backwards into some sort of nigel farage sort of phobic and dog whistle politics and turn our backs on modernisation. she is a compassionate conservative who believes strongly we should be compassionate to minorities and people who don�*t conform to the main streams while defending mainstream norms. to call it woke is outrageous. it�*s more than that, there have been huge attacks on her because she has broken through and

she is a threat to the cosy club. i think what�*s happening is today you are seeing tom tugendhat supporters reallocating and many of them want to make sure that alongside rishi sunak there is a credible, responsible, serious, one nation, compassionate conservative candidate who can end the brexit civil war and deliver the renewal we need and i think you will see penny mordaunt pick that up today. when we finally get to the last three and last two from tomorrow, i think we will see penny go through instead of liz truss alongside rishi sunak in the final two candidates.— truss alongside rishi sunak in the final two candidates. penny hasn't heled final two candidates. penny hasn't helped herself. _ final two candidates. penny hasn't helped herself. on _ final two candidates. penny hasn't helped herself. on sunday - final two candidates. penny hasn't helped herself. on sunday she i helped herself. on sunday she repeated a false claim she made in the 2016 referendum campaign, that the 2016 referendum campaign, that the uk wouldn�*t have been able to block turkey from joining the eu. at best that is just wrong. at worst it is wrong, at best it is stupid. to is wrong, at best it is stupid. trr explain it to your viewers clearly, she was asked at the time of the

referendum, isn�*t it the case that there is no threat of immigration from turkeyjoining the eu. because we have a veto. her point was, legally there is a veto but david cameron has made clear he will not use it. he has made clear he wants turkey to join the eu. that�*s what she said has stop effectively the legal veto is rendered useless because it was given away. she was right about that. if because it was given away. she was right about that.— right about that. if that really was the oint right about that. if that really was the point she _ right about that. if that really was the point she was _ right about that. if that really was the point she was making, i right about that. if that really was the point she was making, and i right about that. if that really was the point she was making, and it| the point she was making, and it feels like some people are rewriting history, she really did not make that clear. back in 2016, and nor on sunday. that clear. back in 2016, and nor on sunda . ~ , , sunday. well, it is the point she was making- _ sunday. well, it is the point she was making- i — sunday. well, it is the point she was making. i understand i sunday. well, it is the point she was making. i understand that l sunday. well, it is the point she i was making. i understand that we are in a pretty savage attack and others want to take comments out of context or stop i have watched the whole interview on sunday and i watched back the andrew marr interview on sunday and i watched back the andrew mar— interview on sunday and i watched back the andrew marr interview from 2016 on sunday- _ back the andrew marr interview from 2016 on sunday. maybe _ back the andrew marr interview from 2016 on sunday. maybe you're i back the andrew marr interview from | 2016 on sunday. maybe you're saying m defence 2016 on sunday. maybe you're saying my defence of _ 2016 on sunday. maybe you're saying my defence of penny _ 2016 on sunday. maybe you're saying my defence of penny is _ 2016 on sunday. maybe you're saying my defence of penny is not _ 2016 on sunday. maybe you're saying my defence of penny is not good. i 2016 on sunday. maybe you're saying| my defence of penny is not good. you

remember at the time there was a lot of debate about whether the next phase of the eu project would see turkeyjoin and a wave of migration. the argument was, were the brexiteers, of whom penny was one, write to signal that that was a risk. she was asked, isn�*t the truth that we have a veto, with david cameron as prime minister. the point she was making was, legally there is but david cameron has already made very clear, as he had, that he welcomed the extending of europe to turkey and therefore the veto was rendered obsolete. for your viewers, that�*s the point, and people are now saying she lied. i don�*t think that is fair and it�*s an example of people distorting what was said. i think the point is pretty clear. i�*m think the point is pretty clear. i'm lookin: at think the point is pretty clear. i'm looking at the words from 2016 for that i will not keep going on about this. ., . that i will not keep going on about this.- andrew— that i will not keep going on about this.- andrew marr i that i will not keep going on about this.- andrew marr said i that i will not keep going on about. this.- andrew marr said the this. you are. andrew marr said the british government _ this. you are. andrew marr said the british government does _ this. you are. andrew marr said the british government does have i this. you are. andrew marr said the british government does have a i this. you are. andrew marr said the | british government does have a veto on turkeyjoining, so we don�*t have to let them join. penny mordaunt replied, no, it doesn�*t. we are not

going to be able to have a say. find going to be able to have a say. and there we are. _ going to be able to have a say. and there we are, we _ going to be able to have a say. fific there we are, we are not going to be able to have a say. the point she was making was that david cameron had already given away the veto politically because that we can dance on the head of a pin about words but the point she was making was you can have legal protections but if your prime minister is not prepared to stand by them and use them, in the same way that tony blair didn�*t come at the time of the accession of the eastern european countries, and people may not know this, but we had the legal power to prohibit mass migration for seven years and tony blair and gordon brown decided they didn�*t want to take that and they were prepared to take... if take that and they were prepared to take... ., , take that and they were prepared to take... . , , take... if that is the case, she could have — take... if that is the case, she could have worded _ take... if that is the case, she could have worded it - take... if that is the case, she could have worded it way i take... if that is the case, she i could have worded it way better. and maybe that speaks to her ability to communicate. i maybe that speaks to her ability to communicate-— maybe that speaks to her ability to communicate. i 'ust don't think so. if ou communicate. i 'ust don't think so. .f you look — communicate. i 'ust don't think so. rfyou look at _ communicate. i just don't think so. if you look at the _ communicate. i just don't think so. if you look at the polling _ communicate. i just don't think so. if you look at the polling around i if you look at the polling around the country, if you look at the video she put out yesterday, if you look at why she is polling in those target areas, where we have actually

got to win voters who are yet undecided, orwho got to win voters who are yet undecided, or who are pretty disillusioned with all politics, penny is head and shoulders above, in the south—west, in the north, northern ireland, scotland and wales. ., �* , northern ireland, scotland and wales. . �*, , , , northern ireland, scotland and wales. , , , wales. that's because they don't know anything — wales. that's because they don't know anything about _ wales. that's because they don't know anything about her - wales. that's because they don't know anything about her and i wales. that's because they don't| know anything about her and they wales. that's because they don't i know anything about her and they can project whatever they want on to her. ~ ., , , project whatever they want on to her. , . ., ., project whatever they want on to her. ., , project whatever they want on to her. , . ., ., , ~ her. maybe, victoria, but i think that from what _ her. maybe, victoria, but i think that from what you _ her. maybe, victoria, but i think that from what you saw - her. maybe, victoria, but i think that from what you saw in i her. maybe, victoria, but i think that from what you saw in the i that from what you saw in the debates she is just not prepared to get into the pretty unattractive dogfight sent terry a fight between people who have recently been in cabinet, with one you would expect to agree. she has tried to focus on the bread—and—butter issues that matter to british people and bring to this contest some grace and style, some humour and some seriousness, because this is a prime minister we are electing. i think the polling suggests that is cutting through with people beyond the beltway. of course, in the ferocious heat of this battle in westminster in the next two days the gloves are off, but penny is very focused on

the people out there who need a prime minister that can unite, inspire and take the heat out of difficult and toxic debates and reach across the floor. she is a big tent tory committed to renewal and unification and i think that�*s what the public want. unification and i think that's what the public want.— the public want. let's talk about tax cuts. the _ the public want. let's talk about tax cuts. the tax _ the public want. let's talk about tax cuts. the tax cuts _ the public want. let's talk about tax cuts. the tax cuts that i the public want. let's talk about | tax cuts. the tax cuts that penny mordaunt is promising in the first year would cost £16 billion. she has said the halving of fuel duty would be self funding, which some economists and some backers of rishi sunak have said is daft. how will she pay for £16 billion of tax cuts in the first year and then they will rise year—on—year after that. in the first year and then they will rise year-on-year after that. thank ou for rise year-on-year after that. thank you for the — rise year-on-year after that. thank you for the chance _ rise year-on-year after that. thank you for the chance to _ rise year-on-year after that. thank you for the chance to clarify i rise year-on-year after that. thank you for the chance to clarify that. l you for the chance to clarify that. our position in the autumn budget is that it our position in the autumn budget is thatitis our position in the autumn budget is that it is irresponsible to be doing huge, unfunded tax giveaways. liz truss is announcing tax dividends all over the shop. we are in the

teeth of a cost of living crisis and in a backlog of debts from the pandemic. we have to be reasonable and sensible. if we go too far we will drive up inflation further and risk interest rates rising. penny has set up a three—point plan this autumn. one, targeted tax breaks, not giveaways, but on those who create jobs, not giveaways, but on those who createjobs, small not giveaways, but on those who create jobs, small businesses, self—employed and high growth companies, who are the backbone of the economy. we need to help them to get us through the next recession. the second point is targeted tax cuts on those who are just about managing. the people who are working harder and harder but have less and less in their pocket to pay for higher prices. those tax thresholds will make a real difference to people. and thirdly, the broader point around supporting small businesses, enterprise and innovation. when the chancellor says they will not pay for themselves, it is an interesting point. he himself and the treasury have made clear that the tax cuts they have made to the money they have put out in

support will drive growth in the economy. penny�*s 50% fuel tax cut is significant. it means when you fill up significant. it means when you fill up next time it will be about £10 off. what will people do with that £10? they will spend it in the economy. £10? they will spend it in the economy-— £10? they will spend it in the econom. ., , ., �* ., , economy. you still haven't answered the question- _ economy. you still haven't answered the question. they _ economy. you still haven't answered the question. they are _ economy. you still haven't answered the question. they are not _ economy. you still haven't answered the question. they are not all i the question. they are not all self—funded so how will she pay for them? self-funded so how will she pay for them? ~ ., ., ,., self-funded so how will she pay for them? ~ ., ., y., ., ., them? well, what are you going to do? most people — them? well, what are you going to do? most people when _ them? well, what are you going to do? most people when they i them? well, what are you going to do? most people when they get i them? well, what are you going to | do? most people when they get £10 them? well, what are you going to i do? most people when they get £10 in a pocket at the petrol station, they haven�*t got the luxury of saving it so they will end up spending it in the shops, in the garage, in a treat, in a meal out that week or whatever it is.— treat, in a meal out that week or whatever it is. you are answering a different question. _ whatever it is. you are answering a different question. that's - whatever it is. you are answering a different question. that's why i whatever it is. you are answering a different question. that's why they \ different question. that's why they are self funding. _ different question. that's why they are self funding. all _ different question. that's why they are self funding. all three? - are self funding. all three? unfreezing _ are self funding. all three? unfreezing the _ are self funding. all three? unfreezing the tax - are self funding. all three? i unfreezing the tax thresholds, targeted tax cuts and halving fuel duty are all self funding? the? targeted tax cuts and halving fuel duty are all self funding? they are all self funding _ duty are all self funding? they are all self funding because... - duty are all self funding? they are all self funding because... my - all self funding because... my goodness. — all self funding because... my goodness, you know this does not make sense and you know that. hath? make sense and you know that. why don't ou make sense and you know that. wu;

don't you answer make sense and you know that. will don't you answer the questions make sense and you know that. wig don't you answer the questions then, victoria? do you want me to? {so victoria? do you want me to? go ahead. victoria? do you want me to? go ahead- we _ victoria? do you want me to? go ahead. we are _ victoria? do you want me to? go ahead. we are on _ victoria? do you want me to? go ahead. we are on the _ victoria? do you want me to? go ahead. we are on the edge - victoria? do you want me to? go ahead. we are on the edge of. victoria? do you want me to? go ahead. we are on the edge of a l ahead. we are on the edge of a serious recession _ ahead. we are on the edge of a serious recession and _ ahead. we are on the edge of a serious recession and we - ahead. we are on the edge of a serious recession and we have l ahead. we are on the edge of a. serious recession and we have to ahead. we are on the edge of a - serious recession and we have to put money in people's pockets so that they can actually spend and keep the economy turning over, just as rishi sunak did very impressively during the pandemic. what we don't need other big liz truss tax giveaways to the rich, which are reckless and unfair. what we are focusing on in the penny mordaunt programme are tax cuts for those on the front line of creating jobs, small businesses, the self—employed. tax thresholds for really struggling to pay the bills. and the 50% levy at the pump. i put it to you that the £10 average in every fillip will be spent back in the economy, driving growth, supporting businesses and driving tax revenues. that's the difference between the penny mordaunt plan for growth and the liz truss tax giveaway and the treasury plan of waiting and it'll all come right. we think we have to do more than just

waiting, we have to get on the side of the small businesses, businesses and self—employed and help people avoid recession. if we have a recession we are in trouble because we are carrying a big debt from the pandemic and we will see inflation and stagnation. stagflation like we haven't seen since the 1970s. thank ou ve haven't seen since the 1970s. thank you very much _ haven't seen since the 1970s. thank you very much for — haven't seen since the 1970s. thank you very much for to _ haven't seen since the 1970s. thank you very much for to us. _ haven't seen since the 1970s. thank you very much for to us. yell- haven't seen since the 1970s. thank you very much for to us. yell at - haven't seen since the 1970s. thank you very much for to us. yell at a i you very much for to us. yell at a pleasure. george freeman, who are supporting penny mordaunt. there was another round of voting today and there will be three candidates left by the end of today. some breaking news, a tweet from the london fire brigade, where firefighters are currently investigating a smoke sighting from an escalator machine room on the north and bound victoria line at oxford circus. more on that as soon as we get it. more now on our top story — the heatwave. the uk is set to see its hottest day on record, with temperatures today

expected to reach up to 42 degrees celsius. the summer of 1976 was another record breaking heatwave for the uk, with similar temperatures to what we've seen in recent days. the bbc�*s analysis editor ros atkins examines why this heatwave is different to ones the uk has experienced before. the uk is breaking temperature records. it's a heatwave that has kept people off work and children off school, and that for some has brought to mind the record—breaking summer of 1976. but what's happening now is not the same as what happened then. 1976 was indeed a heatwave, and we've had heatwaves before. but the point is they are getting more, more often. they are happening more often and they are becoming more intensive. in 1976 the maximum recorded temperature was 35.9 celsius. this time, by late monday afternoon, a temperature of 38.1 had already been recorded. and then there's this from nasa. it's a chart that shows global temperatures compared to expected

levels in june 1976. as you can see, parts of western europe were well above them. this is the same chart forjune 2022. europe is hot again but higher temperatures are much more widespread. and what's happening now is part of a bigger shift in our climate. in 2019, the bbc reported that the uk's ten warmest years all occurred since 2002. and so, in 2022, we have higher top temperatures, more widespread high temperatures, an overall increase in global temperatures, and in the uk, extreme heat is becoming more common. heatwaves is one of the clearest signs in extreme weather of human influence on climate. it's one of the extreme weather events we can be most confident about our being affected by rising global temperatures. and this does connect to humans. the met office says it is ten times more likely for the uk to have a a0 degrees day than in a climate unaffected by human influence. but that influence remains.

global carbon emissions increased through the 20th century. they are increasing now. and the un is clear on the consequences. "human activities," it says, "have warned the atmosphere, ocean and land." and scientists say extreme heat comes with that. we can expect that if we don't do anything about these emissions, that by the end of the century we will be looking at these kinds of a0 degrees days in the uk every 3—4 years. 1976 was a hot summer, but what's happening in 2022 is not the same thing. couples could soon get married on a cruise or on a day out at the beach under proposals to tear up current restrictions on where weddings can be held. some of the most significant changes to wedding law in england and wales in more than a hundred years will be set out today. our religion editor aleem maqbool has this report. chelsea and chris got engaged at this very spot earlier this year. they decided they wanted their wedding day to reflect their beliefs as humanists, but as the law stands

in england and wales, that wouldn't carry the same weight as, say, a church of england wedding. at the moment our humanist ceremony wouldn't be a legal ceremony, so whilst we can have a humanist ceremony with our friends and family and that be our real wedding to us, we still need to go away separately and have a civil marriage. but that's just one of many things that would change in what would be the most fundamental reform of wedding laws here in more than 150 years. because our law is so old, it has restrictions in it on where people can get married and on what they have to have by way of a ceremony that simply doesn't work for thousands of couples today, so rather than supporting people who want to get married, the law puts barriers in the way, and those barriers aren't serving any purpose. sadly many don't realise some of their religious wedding

ceremonies aren't actually legally valid until they want a divorce. it's part of the reason for this review. we hope what it means is people who want to get married will more easily be able to have a legally recognised wedding, that that will secure their rights. these are recommendations for now. the government has to give its response and then prepare a bill to go through parliament. but on this news there are already couples planning their wedding, hoping the new rules will be in place by the time it happens. that includes chelsie and chris, with their wedding planned for next august. it would be massive, to be able to have our wedding, to be legal, and the whole piece to be sort of our commitment to each other in front of the people that we love and to make that the real wedding. it would mean the world to us. the plans have their critics, from those concerned it trivialises marriage, to those who don't think it does enough to ensure more ceremonies are legal,

but the law commission says it is trying to level the playing field on weddings. aleem maqbool, bbc news in south london. back in 2018 the world watched on as a dramatic rescue took place in thailand. the wild boar soccer team were exploring the tham luang cave complex when they became trapped when monsoon rains flooded the tunnels. the rescue story is now the subject of a new film as claudia redmond reports. four years on from the dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a cave in thailand, their story has been brought to the big screen by academy award—winning director ron howard. thirteen lives had a special screening in london on monday. it was just so intense. but more importantly, underneath all of it, it's also a very contemporary theme that we need to remind ourselves of, and that is how powerful we can

all be internationally, or on a community level, when we pull together. you know, it's stunning what was achieved. what are you thinking? just a crazy idea. colin farrell, viggo mortensen and joel egerton play the heroic rescuers. they prepared for their roles by working with real—life divers rick stanton and john volanthen, who admitted to not knowing who colin farrell was before filming began. i had no idea who colin was, because i'm not really a movie buff. but he seems to have done a really good job. he seems to have been very diligent. he even took up running to be as method actor, as it were. basically, he's done a really good job. the complicated rescue operation back in 2018 took nearly three weeks as the world watched on. ron howard said it was notjust about the heroic divers, but an entire community. claudia redmond, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas.

hello. we are expecting another day of extreme heat today, potentially the hottest day ever recorded in the uk. these were the temperatures we saw yesterday. the hottest spot, santon downham in suffolk, 38.1. butjersey and wales both broke their all—time temperature records and parts of england, perhaps scotland, could break that record today. so a red warning for extreme heat. we are going to see ongoing impact to health and infrastructure as well. the hottest weather for parts of central and eastern england. all down to the fact we've got very hot air with us at the moment but we are also starting the day very, very warm, so early this morning some areas didn't drop below the mid 20s. as we head through the rest of the day, long spells of sunshine on the cards. a bit of a change from the west, we've got a front moving in so cloudier for parts of south—west england, south wales, northern ireland and the far west of scotland. some of these showers could be heavy and thundery but further east, look at the red colour flooding across the map. temperatures are widely going to be in the mid to high 30s.

the hottest spots we're expecting to be around nottinghamshire, perhaps lincolnshire as well. could see 40, 41 degrees. a very low chance, possibly, 42 celsius. we've never seen a0 degrees in the uk before. do take care and stay safe out there today. into this evening and tonight, then, that front spreads its way eastwards. so a few showers, one or two on the heavy, thundery side, introducing slightly fresher air from the west but we're still expecting another tropical night in the east where temperatures don't fall below 20 degrees. but they will be sitting in the mid teens further west. so a change on the cards through the day tomorrow. we've got low pressure around and that's going to be moving some of these fronts slowly eastwards. not particularly active fronts but they will bring a few showers around, so a bit of a cloudier and slightly cooler day, thankfully on wednesday. some of these showers rattling across parts of england and wales could be on the heavy and thundery side through the day but there will be plenty of sunshine around, and reasonably light winds as well. but it certainly won't be as hot as yesterday and today.

so highs between around about 18 to perhaps 27 or 28 degrees. and then the outlook really for the rest of the week, a cooler few days ahead but it does look like those temperatures could raise to close to the 30 degrees mark particularly in the south once again as we head towards the weekend. bye— bye.

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. i'm victoria derbyshire. europe wilts under blistering heat — wildfires are spreading in portugal, spain and greece as scientists warn that nearly half of eu territory is suffering from drought. in the uk today it could be even hotter than yesterday — temperatures up to a2 degrees are expected, a new record. the met office has issued a red extreme heat warning. that is a second day running. the heatwave is taking its toll on the uk rail network, with a wave of cancellations. and there'll be extra ambulances and emergency call handlers as the nhs comes under increased pressure. four candidates remain in the race to be the next british conservative party leader and prime minister. another vote takes place today. ajury in florida will decide

whether the parkland school gunman, who killed 17 people, should get the death penalty.