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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 42 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
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whether the parkland school gunman, who killed 17 people, should get the death penalty. after being closed by the kremlin in the early days of war, russia's last remaining independent tv channel makes a defiant return to the airwaves. 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. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. europe is facing another day of brutal heat — and the reality of a fast changing climate. in france, several towns and cities recorded their highest—ever temperatures on monday.
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the uk experienced its warmest ever night last night — and is expected to register a0 degree plus temperatures for the first time later today. the met office here has an extreme weather warning in place for large parts of the country. and wildfires are having a devastating impact across the continent, with spain and portugal being particularly badly hit. also greece. 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
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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.
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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. the uk is definitely not used to weather like this, and london has been baking in the sun. it is believed that tuesday could well be the hottest day ever recorded here, and many fear this could simply be a sign of things to come. tim allman, bbc news. alison roberts is in the portugese capital, lisbon, for us. well, temperatures have thankfully come down quite a bit from the peaks of last week when we had 47 degrees, an all—time record forjuly. but the whole of the country has been in drought conditions for months, which means of course
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that the forests are still extremely vulnerable. the whole of the northern and central interior of mainland portugal are today either at extreme or very high risk of fires, and indeed so is most of the algarve. and teh firess are continuing, there are about 30 burning at this moment with moo firefighters in action, so the danger has not gone away by any means. 0ur correspondentjess parker is in south—west france and gave this update. yeah, things don't look very good this morning. i mean, there's a slightly ominous background to us there, there is forecast to be some cloud this morning but we know that the fires have progressed over the last 2a hours. the road just there behind me that is now closed, we were able to down that yesterday. __ go —— go down that yesterday. no more. they say it is not safe for us to go down there because of the fires. yesterday was a particularly tough day for the firefighters here,
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partly because of the temperatures, of course, they went to a0 celsius and over and then combined with some really changeable winds, so it was a really difficult day yesterday, and 16,000 people were evacuated across the area of gironde. there's two fires, two main fires, one here and one a little further inland. now, bear in mind that the around 16,000 before that, so double the numbers ended up being evacuated yesterday, chiefly because of the smoke, and that's something that, working around here the last few days, has become more and more apparent. when we arrived they few days ago to the area you were aware fires were going on but you could not necessarily sense eight outside the perimeter is the police and fire service were setting up, from yesterday morning through to today it is much more apparent. happily temperatures are dropping today, it is much, much cooler, but the ground remains extremely dry, in terms of rainfall because there could be a
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little in the early hours of tomorrow but it still looks like an extremely challenging situation here for the 2000 odd french firefighters tackling their displays. they have pulled resources from different areas of france to try to help in this fight, they have been tackling these flames since last tuesday so lots of these people are exhausted. 0ur correspondent, guy hedgecoe spoke to us earlierfrom madrid. it has been sweltering, for the last week we have seen temperatures in the low to mid 40s ever since last weekend, the weekend before last, rather. today i should point out temperatures have dropped, certainly here in madrid. we expect highs of around 35 degrees today in the capital, that sounds like a lot but it is quite a bit cooler than the last few days. it is expected to be a temporary respite. many areas of
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the country are seeing slightly lower temperatures to david weir expect them to start rising again from mid week or slightly later in the week onwards. —— many areas of the week onwards. —— many areas of the contracting slightly lower temperatures today but we expect them to start rising again. let's get the latest on the heatwave here in the uk which is expecting to see temperatures reach 41 or even 42 degrees celsius later today. 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
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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. let's get more on the effect on the uk's rail network. 0ur correspondent ben boulos is at king's cross in london. it is all about making sure people stay safe. the departure boards tell the story, special notices, when they cycle through it is a sea of cancellations. trains to edinburgh, york, leeds, newcastle, hull, the list goes on because no trains are running on the east coast main line north out of london all day because
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the steel used to make the tracks tend to expand in the heat and there are concerns about buckling, potential derailments, the decision has been made not to run services actual through the day. it is very ordered to be here at king's cross, notjust ordered to be here at king's cross, not just one ordered to be here at king's cross, notjust one of london's busiest stations but one of the country's, and tch relatively empty. 220,000 passengers would normally pass through here every day, i have been here in the morning peak period, i come to the station from time to time seen it this empty. it might be ok if you are lining up for a photo app ok if you are lining up for a photo app platform nine and three quarters for you harry potter fans, app platform nine and three quarters for you harry potterfans, if app platform nine and three quarters for you harry potter fans, if you want take kodric there are no queues at the coffee shops, but scant consolation for the businesses here who would rely on this being a busy day to make money. 0ne who would rely on this being a busy day to make money. one of the coffee shops have started putting up barriers, perhaps deciding it is not
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really worth staying open if there will be so few people passing through all day. merseyside fire and rescue service have seen a big spike in calls due to the heatwave. mark thomas is their group manager for prevention and hejoins me now. thank you for talking to us, how many extra calls are you getting as a result of this weather?— a result of this weather? thanks, victoria, a result of this weather? thanks, victoria. good — a result of this weather? thanks, victoria, good morning. - a result of this weather? thanks, victoria, good morning. we - a result of this weather? thanks, victoria, good morning. we are l victoria, good morning. we are seeing a significant uplift. merseyside fire and rescue service are the lead authority for the national fire service, we can see a national picture and locally and nationally firefighters are working much harder over this heatwave period. much harder over this heatwave eriod. ~ ., ., much harder over this heatwave eriod. ., ., , much harder over this heatwave eriod. ~ ., ., , ., much harder over this heatwave eriod. ., ., period. what sort of calls are you bein: period. what sort of calls are you being called _ period. what sort of calls are you being called out _ period. what sort of calls are you being called out to? _ period. what sort of calls are you being called out to? in _ period. what sort of calls are you being called out to? in terms - period. what sort of calls are you being called out to? in terms of. being called out to? in terms of fires, being called out to? in terms of fires. two _ being called out to? in terms of fires, two distinct _ being called out to? in terms of fires, two distinct areas, - being called out to? in terms of fires, two distinct areas, we - being called out to? in terms of. fires, two distinct areas, we might have deliberate fires and i would say to people watching, whatever type of setting you start a fire, thatis type of setting you start a fire, that is arson and criminal events so
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please avoid that. —— and a criminal offence. accidental fires please avoid that. —— and a criminal offence. accidentalfires in the open started by barbecues that are not particularly well looked after, people perhaps dropping a cigarette and dropping later, it is really important people take their litter home, particularly the last bottles, given the set of circumstances over the last few days in terms of tender dry settings it is very straightforward for a fire to start from just a simple glass bottle. we have talked about the tragedies in relation to water safety, it is really difficult to comprehend how a day of fun can turn into tragedy so quickly and as you know we have been seeing this more frequently. the fire and rescue service is working closely with the rnli, coastguard,
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police and other partners to ensure we can support our communities and put some education out, have conversations with people. i had two teenaue conversations with people. i had two teenage boys. _ conversations with people. i had two teenage boys. they _ conversations with people. i had two teenage boys, they have _ conversations with people. i had two teenage boys, they have been - teenage boys, they have been swimming in the river thames, i teenage boys, they have been swimming in the riverthames, i had told them not to because of seeing the deaths of teenage boys across the deaths of teenage boys across the country —— i have to teenage boys. it is so hot outside, what is wrong with swimming in a river, reservoir, open water, why are people dying?— reservoir, open water, why are --eoledin~? , ~ , , people dying? rivers, in merseyside we have an extremely _ people dying? rivers, in merseyside we have an extremely fast _ people dying? rivers, in merseyside we have an extremely fast flowing . we have an extremely fast flowing river with currents that people don't necessarily understand, similarly with the river thames and with all rivers around the uk. it is very warm, as we all know, the temptation is to go into water thinking you will go into warm water, but it is very cold on occasion. in terms of docks, canals and quarries, there is a really cold
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water in these bodies of water because it stays there and does not really move, when somebodyjumps into one of these bodies of water there is a cold water reflects which means the body will react without you even knowing —— there is a cold water reflex. as sooner you go into the water you taken a of air, you can imagine how that can pan out if you are under water when that happens. —— you take in a gulp of air. emergency services staff across the country are having these conversations with people as we speak. please don't be tempted to get involved in this almost social media fad going on, it looks great when you get likes and retweets but we cannot overemphasise the danger of going into water without fully understanding the consequences of that risk. ., ~ , ., ,
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understanding the consequences of that risk. ., ~' , ., , . understanding the consequences of that risk. ., ~ , ., , . ., that risk. thank you very much for talkin: to that risk. thank you very much for talking to our _ that risk. thank you very much for talking to our viewers, _ that risk. thank you very much for talking to our viewers, mark- that risk. thank you very much for . talking to our viewers, mark thomas, from merseyside fire and rescue service, their group managerfor service, their group manager for prevention. scientists believe the intensity of the extreme heat that europe is facing is being fuelled by climate change. 0ur 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
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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. and for uk viewers — at 11.30 this morning we'll be answering all your questions on the heatwave. you can send them in
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to us by tweeting — using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions or by emailing them to yourquestions@bbc.co.uk 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. 0ur 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,
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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
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is how they might deal with possible further strikes. ione wells, bbc news. this morning kemi badenoch, who came fourth in the latest vote, said she's still feeling confident. there is so much momentum, i'm doing well. there is all to play for because i am the only change candidate left. do you still feel confident because after yesterday, you know, today may be your last chance? i do feel confident. there's everything to play for. my colleagues are looking at who is going to be winning the next election and i think i'm that candidates, so let's see what happens. who do you think you're going to get support from now that other candidates have gone? well, i think i'm going to have a support from all wings of the party. i'm the unity candidate as well as the change candidate. thank you. it could go pretty much anywhere, so i don't think that they will necessarily go into the same place, those 30 plus mps that backed tom tugendhat last night. they might vote for different candidates. the expectation is that some of them will go
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to penny mordaunt, some of them might go to rishi sunak. liz truss' team think she could get some of them as well. it's been a strange leadership race because it's not always completely obvious what's going on. i think we do have a rough idea of what is going to happen over the next 36 hours, so rishi sunak is pretty much guaranteed a place in the final. his numbers are nearly there, he is in a pretty good place, his team are pretty happy. the big battle, and it is a big battle, is for second place. now, from looking purely at of the arithmetic of it, it's a battle between penny mordaunt and liz truss to see which of them can beat the other into second place. kemi badenoch's team is saying, well, actually, there is still a lot to play for and she is getting a lot of votes from people of the right of the party, so she is going to spend the day trying to chip away at some of liz truss' vote to keep her in the vote
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later this afternoon. three things to watch today — one is is the right of the conservative party so divided that it doesn't know what to do and it doesn't unite behind a certain candidates? that seems possible because it has happened so far. secondly, where will those tom tugendhat votes go? potentially, they could be split but it might give us a better idea by the end of today about which candidate is most likely to finish in second. the third thing is, if kemi badenoch goes out later today, she could become the kingmaker. her endorsement could prove to be really important, so does she stay silent or does she decide to roll in behind another one of the candidates? it's nearly done, tomorrow afternoon, we will know who the final two are. in the last 36 hours, there is going to be a lot of bun fighting, a lot of calls to tory mps, trying to get them to change their minds because there's a lot at stake.
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in the last hour, former conservative mp, and chair of the house of commons defence select committee, tobias ellwood has lost the conservative party whip, following his failure to vote in support of the government in the confidence vote last night. this means he no longer stands in the uk parliament as a conservative mp. he said he is very sorry to lose the conservatives whip but argued he was unable to return from a meeting with the president of moldova due to unprecedented disruption. it means he no longer stands in the uk parliament as a conservative mp. he was also a supporter of the penny mordaunt leadership campaign and will now be unable to vote in the leadership ballots as an independent. earlier i caught up with conservative mp, george freeman, who's helping to run
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the penny mordaunt campaign. penny is a very strong candidate in second place. i think it looks at the moment, to be honest, as if rishi sunak, i think deservedly, actually, is almost slated on now, one of the two. 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 from 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, an authentic brexiteer with a strong grip on policy detail, who has served at cabinet level as secretary of state for defence and international development,
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she is also 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. we will go back to the tax cuts in a moment. she is going backwards, she lost a vote yesterday. one person is overseas. but she didn't gain anyone else. you wouldn't expect that. we've seen the most savage attacks, and i'm sure as a woman you will have noticed that what was going on in the daily mail over the last three days was really ferocious. what do you think of that? what do i think of it? i think 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
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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 mainstream 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. penny hasn't helped herself. on sunday she repeated a false claim she made in the 2016
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referendum campaign, that the uk wouldn't have been able to block turkey from joining the eu. at best that is just wrong. sorry, at worst it is wrong, at best it is stupid. to 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. effectively the legal veto is rendered useless because it was given away. she was right about that. if that really was 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. well, it is the point she was making.
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i understand that we are in a pretty savage attack and others want to take comments out of context. i have watched the whole interview on sunday and i watched back the andrew marr interview from 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 turkey join and a wave of migration. the argument was, were the brexiteers, of whom penny was one, right to signal that that was a risk. she was asked, isn't it 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.
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i think the point is pretty clear. i'm looking at the words from 2016. i will not keep going on about 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." and 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. 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 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 that is the case,
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she could have worded it way better. and maybe that speaks to her ability to communicate. i just don't think so. 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 as 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. that's because they don't know anything about her and they can project whatever they want on to her. maybe, victoria, but i think that from what you saw in the debates she is just not prepared to get into the pretty unattractive dogfights and terrier fights between people who have recently been in cabinet, with one you would expect her 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
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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. we can bring you news about the number of people who have crossed the channel from france to the uk in boats. yesterday we are told that 330 people made thatjourney in the seven boats, taking this year's total to more than 15,000 people. 330 people crossed the channel
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yesterday in boats. some other figures to see by way of comparison whether that is a lot or average. 0n the 11th ofjuly it was 4116 people. on the 13th ofjuly, 149. and the 11th ofjuly it was 446 people. on the 13th ofjuly, 149. and so it 0n the 13th ofjuly, 149. and so it goes on. in the last week or so it looks like the numbers are creeping up looks like the numbers are creeping up each day, to be honest. although 330 today has gone back from the 11th ofjuly when there were 446. in sri lanka, three candidates have been nominated by mps to run for president. a vote to decide the country's next leader is set to take place on wednesday. mps will choose the president, following the resignation of gotabaya rajapaksa who fled the country and resigned last week, after months of anti—government protests. 0ur south asia regional editor, anbarassan ethirajan is in colombo and sent us this update. well, after a day of calm, once again, the political activity started picking up here in the capital, colombo, and this morning, three candidates,
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three very seasoned politicians filed their nominations for the presidential election and the main contest is between the acting president, ranil wickremesinghe, who took over last week after the president, gotabaya rajapaksa, fled the country and submitted his resignation. the second candidate, dullas alahapperuma, is also from the governing party, he was a former education minister, a very experienced politician, who started his career as a journalist in the 90s. he is now running. in a twist, the main opposition, which was supposed to field a candidate said they would withdraw from the competition, and then, they are going to support mr alahapperuma, the rival candidates. so, it makes this whole contest very interesting. mr wickremesinghe, who was thought to be the front runner now seems to be having a tough challenge, but many of the protesters, who have been sitting here for months have already said they don't want to see mr wickremesinghe as the president
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because he is seen as someone who is very close to the rajapa ksa family. more now on our top story — the heatwave. as we've been reporting, 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.
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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.
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the met office says it is ten times more likely for the uk to have a 40 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 warmed 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 40 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. joining us to discuss the impact of the extreme temperatures on people living in poorly ventilated and overcrowded housing is nadeem khan, a helpline adviser from the housing charity shelter. hello and thank you for talking to us. you are based in sheffield. tell
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us. you are based in sheffield. tell us what impact these brutal temperatures have on people who essentially live in a one—bedroom flat. essentially live in a one-bedroom flat. ., , ., . flat. hello. in terms of the impact, the interviews _ flat. hello. in terms of the impact, the interviews we _ flat. hello. in terms of the impact, the interviews we did _ flat. hello. in terms of the impact, the interviews we did with - flat. hello. in terms of the impact, l the interviews we did with homeless families in temporary accommodation during the pandemic, found the heat was an absolute nightmare because people are in one—bedroom temporary accommodation, often sharing beds. some schools are closed all or part of the day so kids are more likely to be at home but unlike lockdown people can get in and out during the day. we are advising families to find somewhere shaded, get outdoors and somewhere cool, shaded park or a shopping centre with air conditioning. drink plenty of fluids. i have come into the office today for the air conditioning. to stay safe and stay in shaded areas. i think it would be helpful to define what homelessness means because it does mean people living in temporary accommodation, which
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can be bed and breakfasts, council accommodation, loads.— accommodation, loads. that's correct. legally _ accommodation, loads. that's correct. legally homeless - accommodation, loads. that's correct. legally homeless can | accommodation, loads. that's- correct. legally homeless can mean a number of things. you can be legally homeless if you have no legal right to occupy an accommodation anywhere in the world. quite often people are notjust in the world. quite often people are not just living in the world. quite often people are notjust living in temporary accommodation, but you might find yourself sofa surfing with family and friends, sleeping on a sofa in the house of a friend or family member. it can be tough for people, particularly at this time of year when we have a heatwave. a red weather warning, when we have a heatwave. a red weatherwarning, it when we have a heatwave. a red weather warning, it is a serious threat to life. i advise that if you are in a property, identify the coolest room in the house so you know where to go to keep cool. i've shut the windows and pulled down the shades when it is hotter outside. maybe open the windows for ventilation when it is cooler but avoid the sun during the hottest part of the day between 11am and 3pm. part of the day between 11am and 3m. ., ~ part of the day between 11am and 3m. . ~' , ., part of the day between 11am and 3m. ., ~ i. ., part of the day between 11am and 3pm. thank you for talking to us.
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and keep op _ 3pm. thank you for talking to us. and keep up the _ 3pm. thank you for talking to us. and keep up the good _ 3pm. thank you for talking to us. and keep up the good work. - a gunman who killed 17 people at his former high school is facing a sentencing trial in florida. the shooting in the suburban city of parkland, close to miami, took place in 2018. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for nikolas cruz, who pleaded guilty last year. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. a school shooting that shook america to its core. it happened on valentine's day in 2018 and is the deadliest case involving a gunman responsible for a mass shooting to go before a jury in the us. nikolas cruz was 19 at the time. he'd been expelled from the school as a student. last 0ctober he pleaded guilty to 17 counts of first—degree murder. now, family members and friends of the victims have gathered to hear whether cruz will be sentenced to death or put behind bars for the rest of his life. i'm going to speak to you about the unspeakable. about this defendant's
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goal—directed, planned, systematic murder — mass murder — of 14 children, an athletic director, a teacher and a coach. it was a particularly heinous crime, cruel and premeditated, according to the lead prosecutor, who is arguing for the death sentence. the prosecutor laid out a moment by moment account of the shooting, naming everyone who died and the 17 who were wounded. details that were too difficult, too painful to hear for some in the courtroom. the first witness for the prosecution was a teacher who survived the massacre. everything wasjust happening very quick in my classroom. a student made sure the door was shut. we shut the lights off. my students went into corners. i had some with me behind my desk.
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almost instantly i called 911, just out of instinct. they couldn't hear me over the sound of the gunshots. it was so incredibly loud. the defence will make its case later in the trial and will argue that there are mitigating circumstances that justify a life sentence rather than death by lethal injection for the gunman. the jury will hear about cruz�*s upbringing, a difficult childhood, and mental illness that his lawyers believe should be ta ken into account. the jury must reach a unanimous decision if it imposes the death sentence. this phase of the trial is expected to take several months. peter bowes, bbc news. let's look a little more closely at the war in ukraine now, and the latest intelligence assessment from the uk's ministry of defence. today it focuses on the forces which moscow is using in the war. it says that russia continues
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to commit what are nominally six separate armies to its donbas offensive. but, while that may seem like a large amount of troops, the assessment adds that russia is having to deal with severe under—manning, and now has a dilemma between deploying reserves to the donbas, or defending against ukrainian counterattacks in the southwestern sector around kherson. the russian president and turkish president are visiting tehran today for a summit with their iranian counterpart. here's the turkish president erdogan meeting with iran's president raisi. the trip is president putin's second foreign trip since the invasion of ukraine, and highlights the growing diplomatic warmth between russia and iran. earlier, i spoke to our russia editor steve rosenberg in moscow, who explained why mr putin is in tehran. principally, this is all about syria, because russia,
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iran and turkey are the three guarantors of what's known as the astana peace process on syria. and the three presidents meet from time to time to discuss related issues, to hammer out compromises, to talk about syria. and there's a lot to talk about. but for president putin, this visit has a wider significance, i think, because following the invasion, the russian invasion of ukraine, and the western, international sanctions imposed on russia, russia is basically a pariah now in the west and president putin will want to use this trip, this visit today to tehran, to try to show that russia still has allies — powerful allies — and influence. 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
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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. 0ur 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.
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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
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school science, to teach pupils what a cell is, 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.
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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 career 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.
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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
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profession for good. elaine dunkley, bbc news. new official uk 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. nearly five months after being forced to close down, russia's last independent tv channel is back on air. the station known as tv rain, was blocked a week into russia's invasion of ukraine, because it described it as a "war". it's broadcasting from neighbouring latvia. here's azadeh moshiri. they were taken off air because of their coverage of the war in ukraine, but now, months later, russia's last independent news network is back. translation: over the next two hours we will cover- the top news of the day. it's a phrase that i haven't uttered
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in four and a half months. tv rain, known as dozhd in russia, has entered the world of streaming, and is now on youtube from latvia. that means with a vpn, russians can once again access the very same coverage their government tried to censure. tv rain was blocked by authorities back in march, just days after russia's invasion of ukraine, because they'd use the one word the government feared most — war. it led to this decision on the 3rd of march. translation: it was the hardest decision in our lives. _ we decided to temporarily halt the work of the tv channel. i want to say the word temporarily is important here. we need some time and some strength to breathe and understand how to carry on working. russia's newly adopted legislation criminalises calling the invasion of ukraine anything other than a special military operation. but now the network has announced that thanks to a broadcasting
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licence from the european union, tv rain is able to operate from latvia, france, the netherlands and georgia. how should you talk to people? how should you talk to those who still believe that this so—called special military operation is the right thing to do? i don't want to hate these people. i want to understand why they are thinking so, and i want to talk to them. i want to explain to them, i want to put the facts in front of them. they are hoping they can reach russians who may not agree with them. because of russia's restrictive new laws, other major independent media outlets have also been forced to either close down or relocate. tv rain is hoping that despite their new location, they will still be able to get the facts out to russia. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. here in the uk, couples could soon get married on a cruise or on a day
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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. chelsie 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
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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, and 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
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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. here's some footage of a wedding on a beach. they had the dream location — a beachfront hotel in hawaii. a winter storm in the pacific was causing huge waves. nobody was hurt, the ceremony went ahead after a quick clean up,
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and hopefully they will live happily ever after. back in 2018 the world watched on as a dramatic rescue took place in thailand. the wild boar soccer team were exploring a 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
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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.
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that's it from me for now. have a lovely day and night. 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 strong sunshine on the cards.
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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 40 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,
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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.
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this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the headlines at 11: temperatures soar as the heatwave continues — the uk record of 38.7 celsius could be broken later today. rail services are hit by the heat — passengers are being warned to only travel if absolutely necessary. nhs bosses warn that pressure on its services caused by the high temperatures is likely to reach a peak this afternoon. elsewhere in europe, the blistering heat is feeding wildfires across large parts of france, spain, portugal and greece. in other news: voting resumes in the next hour in the race to be the next conservative leader — just four are left in the contest.
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one mp who won't be voting is tobias ellwood — he's lost the conservative party whip after failing to vote in support the government in a confidence motion. 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. the uk is set to experience its hottest day on record today, with temperatures expected to reach up to 41 or 42 degrees celsius. a met office red extreme heat warning is still in place for much 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,
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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, with 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
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yesterday — in london, berkshire, salford and northumberland. police and fire services are urging people not to go in rivers and other open water due to the dangers, including cold water shock. jayne mccubbin reports. 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.
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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. so i bring more water. even my boss told me to drink them to cool my temper. important, eh? 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 they're 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,
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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
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endured, or enjoyed. just look at this. 7pm last night in hove. let's get more on the effect on the uk's rail network. our correspondent ben boulos is at king's cross in london. it's all about making sure people stay safe. the departure boards tell the story, special notices, when they cycle through it is a sea of cancellations. trains to edinburgh, york, leeds, newcastle, hull, the list goes on because no trains are running on the east coast main line north out of london all day because the steel used to make the tracks tend to expand in the heat and there are concerns about that buckling, potential derailments, the decision has been made not to run services
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actual through the day. it is s very odd sight to be here at king's cross, notjust one of london's busiest stations but one of the country's, and to see it relatively empty. 220,000 passengers would normally pass through here every day, i have been here in the morning peak period, i come to the station from time to time seen it this empty. it might be ok if you are lining upfora photo app platform nine and three quarters for you harry potter fans, if you want take a photo, there are no queues at the coffee shops, but scant consolation for the businesses here who would rely on this being a busy day to make money. one of the coffee shops have started putting up barriers, perhaps deciding it is not really worth staying open if there will be so few people passing through all day. there's been a big spike in fire and rescue service calls due to the heatwave and it's not just from fires. mark thomas, group manager for prevention at the merseyside fire and rescue service, warned of the dangers of taking a dip into open water to cool down.
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this is the first example. on merseyside we have an extremely fast flowing river with currents people don't necessarily understand and similar with all rivers around the uk. it is very warm, as we all know, and the temptation is to go into what thinking you were go into warm water. it is not, it is very called on occasions and in terms of docks and canals and quarries there are some really cold water in these bodies of water because it stays there, it doesn't really move so what happens when somebodyjumps into one of these bodies of water, something called a cold water reflects which means the body will react without you even knowing it and the minute you hit the water you can take a gulp of air in and you can take a gulp of air in and you can imagine how that can pan out if you are actually under the water when you take that gulp of air. so it is really quite a dangerous
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practice so we are trying to educate people and fire and rescue staff and coast guard staff and rnli staff across the country are having these educational discussions as we speak. we would also say please don't be tempted to get involved in this almost social media find going on. it looks great when you're getting retweets and likes but we cannot over emphasise the danger of going into water without fully understanding what the consequences of that risk might be. let's talk more about the impact of the heatwave on farming. tony pierce — a sheep farmer — isoining us from the romney marsh in kent. —— tony pierce — a sheep farmer — is joining us from the how is this extreme heat impacting you and your ability to work? is
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done early hours in the morning, late in the evening at the moment and we're basically trying to as little as possible. fortunately we have cot right up without and he is being made at the moment and the lads of air—conditioned tractor so they are fine for now. the sheep have just got to put up with it. they are pretty resilient, the suffering and the grass is diminishing dealing with the extreme heat and most of our field ditches and boundaries are normally keeping the sheep apart and also provide them with drinking water so unfortunately all the sheep are needing fresh means water at the moment which is an added expense but totally necessary at the moment. all totally necessary at the moment. all those extra hidden costs you don't immediately think of when the temperature goes up stop that will
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be multiplied no throughout this week, there will be lots of those extra expenses so all the costs going up in the short term. if this pattern continues of heat like this in years to come, presumably it will have an even bigger impact? it has had an impact _ have an even bigger impact? it has had an impact already. _ have an even bigger impact? it has had an impact already. last - have an even bigger impact? it has had an impact already. last year. have an even bigger impact? it 1:3 had an impact already. last year we had an impact already. last year we had the first wet summer for about five years. my land is marshland and we are actually in east sussex and we are actually in east sussex and we have gone from stopping six —— might stocking ewes and their lambs per acre to four ewes and lambs per acre. we have got to get used to those dry spells and summers in general. those dry spells and summers in
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ueneral. ., ., , ., ., ~ ., general. the animals, how do we know if the are general. the animals, how do we know if they are coping _ general. the animals, how do we know if they are coping well— general. the animals, how do we know if they are coping well or _ general. the animals, how do we know if they are coping well or not? - general. the animals, how do we know if they are coping well or not? what. if they are coping well or not? what observations to farmers up and down the country have to make and look for? ~ , , , ., ., for? with the sheep they are all freshly shorn — for? with the sheep they are all freshly shorn and _ for? with the sheep they are all freshly shorn and you _ for? with the sheep they are all freshly shorn and you can - for? with the sheep they are all freshly shorn and you can see . for? with the sheep they are all i freshly shorn and you can see their condition and it is very obvious how they are looking and are looking very well at the moment, condition wise, theirfeet are very well at the moment, condition wise, their feet are all good and the look ever so well. but you have always got to have an eye to the autumn and then the winter. if it doesn't rain soon, you need to build up doesn't rain soon, you need to build up your grass reserves during the summer were plentiful for the autumn, the lambs will need to be weaned from their mums very shortly and they do need a boost of extra grass when they're taken away from their mothers to counteract the stress and lack of milk stop just to help them a little bit along. at the moment there is no sign of that.
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thank you very much for coming on and talking us through the challenges you're facing the moment. 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.
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"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
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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. impact of these current heatwaves on the iberian peninsula has been devastating — to tell us more, professor enrique sanchez, who is the dean of the faculty of environmental sciences and biochemistry at the university of castilla—la mancha — he's joining us from the city of toledo, in the spanish interior. what is the situation like in the heart of spain? lode
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what is the situation like in the heart of spain?— what is the situation like in the heart of spain? what is the situation like in the heart ofsain? ~ ., ., heart of spain? we would say we are in the middle — heart of spain? we would say we are in the middle of _ heart of spain? we would say we are in the middle of a _ heart of spain? we would say we are in the middle of a very _ heart of spain? we would say we are in the middle of a very long - in the middle of a very long heatwave. today in particular the temperature is decreasing a little bit, two or three degrees less than it used to be during the last week but the temperatures are going up again during the following days so we would say we are in a never—ending heatwave, it is two weeks. never-ending heatwave, it is two weeks. ~ ., ~ ., , never-ending heatwave, it is two weeks. ., ~ ., , ., weeks. what kind of impact is that half? plenty _ weeks. what kind of impact is that half? plenty of— weeks. what kind of impact is that half? plenty of them. _ weeks. what kind of impact is that half? plenty of them. sometimes | half? plenty of them. sometimes --eole half? plenty of them. sometimes people are _ half? plenty of them. sometimes people are focused _ half? plenty of them. sometimes people are focused on _ half? plenty of them. sometimes people are focused on the - half? plenty of them. sometimes| people are focused on the highest temperature but i think what is harder as the night—time temperatures, which are very hard to sleep with them. maybe you are in a kind of insomnia condition and it is very hard to deal with because we are above 2526 degrees during these days and during the day you can stay at home and drink water and do nothing on the outside but you know time is much harder. lode nothing on the outside but you know time is much harder.— time is much harder. we in the uk are experiencing _
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time is much harder. we in the uk are experiencing temperatures - time is much harder. we in the uk are experiencing temperatures no | are experiencing temperatures no closer to what you experience in spain. doesn't require a fundamental adjustment to the way of life it in the uk? what kind of things should we be adapting to and trying to do? in fact it is quite simple. it is following the advice of health and metrological authority switches not to be outside in the middle of the day and stay at home stay in someplace that can be refreshed by air conditioning and drink water and stay calm. you have to get used to these kind of things that are simple in that sense. you these kind of things that are simple in that sense-— in that sense. you said there the hrase in that sense. you said there the phrase get _ in that sense. you said there the phrase get used _ in that sense. you said there the phrase get used to _ in that sense. you said there the phrase get used to these - in that sense. you said there the phrase get used to these kind i in that sense. you said there the phrase get used to these kind of| phrase get used to these kind of things. if that looks pretty likely, which it does, summers will be more and more like this across the uk and across europe, how worrying is this about this trend? i across europe, how worrying is this about this trend?—
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about this trend? i would not use the word worry — about this trend? i would not use the word worry but _ about this trend? i would not use the word worry but concerned. i the word worry but concerned. science is clear in that sense and the met office is one of the best at studying came a change and you have to trust your scientists and whatever they are telling you. these things are coming and these things are happening and will happen more frequently and with more intensity. the message is that we have to adapt in several ways. in the short term we have to adapt to these conditions and in the medium and long term we have to fight against climate change in many ways. have to fight against climate change in many ways-_ in many ways. thank you very much for coming — in many ways. thank you very much for coming on _ in many ways. thank you very much for coming on the _ in many ways. thank you very much for coming on the programme i in many ways. thank you very much for coming on the programme and l for coming on the programme and talking us through that. it’s a talking us through that. it's a pleasure- _ and stay with us because very shortly after the sport at half past eleven, we'll be answering your questions on the heatwave. within the next hour,
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conservative mps will start voting again — this time between the last four candidates who are left in the running to be the next party leader and the 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
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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.
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in the last hour, former conservative mp, and chair of the house of commons defence select committee, tobias ellwood has lost the conservative party whip, following his failure to vote in support of the government in the confidence vote last night. this means he no longer stands in the uk parliament as a conservative mp. he was also a supporter of the penny mordaunt leadership campaign and will now be unable to vote in the leadership ballots as an independent. joining me now is former advisor to theresa may and director of the centre—right think tank onward, will tanner. what do you think is going on with the tobias ellwood situation? it is normal practice _ the tobias ellwood situation? it 3 normal practice for mp5 who do not normal practice for mps who do not
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sue the government —— my vote for the government to lose the weight. it seems he was then that is much to lose the party whip. it seems he was in moldova and did not arrange for a surrogate. borisjohnson and tobias ellwood never got on and while the party whips have acted in accordance with normal procedure, it is properly something they will have done with a fair amount of relish and the to be honest has himself to blame if it did not arrange for another colleague to vote on his behalf. d0 another colleague to vote on his behalf. , ., ~ ., ., behalf. do you think that will have any particular— behalf. do you think that will have any particular consequence - behalf. do you think that will have any particular consequence for i behalf. do you think that will have j any particular consequence for the leadership race which will come on to talk to about now? he was backing penny mordaunt and that means one less bought for her. —— mike one
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less bought for her. —— mike one less vote for her. i think her campaign— less vote for her. i think her camaian , , ., ., campaign will be dismayed to lose a vote at such — campaign will be dismayed to lose a vote at such a _ campaign will be dismayed to lose a vote at such a crucial _ campaign will be dismayed to lose a vote at such a crucial time _ campaign will be dismayed to lose a vote at such a crucial time when i vote at such a crucial time when there are three candidates pretty well placed to compete for the second place run—off. but in the general scheme of things i'm not sure it is going to necessarily have a huge impact and if anything it could potentially harden some of the sentiments against borisjohnson in the party but i don't think it will shift the race and a substantial fashion. ., ., fashion. voting in the next round starts in under _ fashion. voting in the next round starts in under an _ fashion. voting in the next round starts in under an hour _ fashion. voting in the next round starts in under an hour from i fashion. voting in the next round starts in under an hour from no l fashion. voting in the next round i starts in under an hour from no we starts in under an hourfrom no we stand at the moment? rishi starts in under an hour from no we stand at the moment?— starts in under an hour from no we stand at the moment? rishi sunak is far and away — stand at the moment? rishi sunak is far and away the _ stand at the moment? rishi sunak is far and away the leader _ stand at the moment? rishi sunak is far and away the leader at _ stand at the moment? rishi sunak is far and away the leader at the - stand at the moment? rishi sunak is far and away the leader at the stage | far and away the leader at the stage with hundred 15 volts and then you have penny mordaunt who dropped back ljy have penny mordaunt who dropped back by one vote last night which is broadly to be expected given the
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fact that suella braverman had been the previous candidate to drop out. then you have liz truss and kemi badenoch and there is the potential for any of those three to actually drop by quebec today and i think kemi badenoch despite the fact she is 13 votes behind liz truss may surprise again this evening given the fact the tom tugendhat supporters have said they will vote as a pack and are more likely to support kemi badenoch, penny mordaunt and rishi sunak than liz truss given they are from the one nation part of the conservative party. it would only take seven votes to switch from liz truss to kemi badenoch for kemi badenoch to
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move into third place. i'm joined by our political correspondent nick eardley. the race still wide open? rishi sunak is pretty _ the race still wide open? rishi sunak is pretty certain - the race still wide open? rishi sunak is pretty certain to i the race still wide open? rishi sunak is pretty certain to get l the race still wide open? i si sunak is pretty certain to get into the final two based on the number thius of the moment with a big battle is to be the other candidate goes to the membership from next week and i have to say that seems a pretty open race. penny mordaunt yesterday had a bit of the wind in her sales taken out when she lost a vote and liz truss did ok yesterday but not as well as she might have wanted and all the while kemi badenoch still creeping up in the numbers and asking a lot of people this morning to think about 44 her rather than liz truss. there has
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been a story throughout this process, the right of the conservative party want a smaller state and lower taxes and things like that, they are pretty split and we're still seeing play out. however if kemi badenoch were to be knocked out in about three hours which still seems the most likely outcome today, that could really change things and at that point this afternoon she has the ability to become a kingmaker and her vote going to liz truss would give her a massive boost. some offer votes may well go to rishi sunak as well. throughout this process there has been a strange thing happening in the conservative party for some of the blocks that used to move together are not doing it as much as they used to and there has been a lot of play, the question of tax and government spending and the size of the state and
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personality and culture war issues, they all play out in this debate and it is not clear how any of the mortar note.— it is not clear how any of the mortar note. ., ,, , ., , . it is not clear how any of the mortar note. ., ,, i. , . ., mortar note. thank you very much for that. -- mortar note. thank you very much for that- -- mike — mortar note. thank you very much for that- -- mike it _ mortar note. thank you very much for that. -- mike it is — mortar note. thank you very much for that. -- mike it is not _ mortar note. thank you very much for that. -- mike it is not clear— mortar note. thank you very much for that. -- mike it is not clear how i that. -- mike it is not clear how an of that. -- mike it is not clear how any of this _ that. -- mike it is not clear how any of this is — that. -- mike it is not clear how any of this is going _ that. -- mike it is not clear how any of this is going to _ that. -- mike it is not clear how any of this is going to play i that. -- mike it is not clear how any of this is going to play out. | pay rises for two and a half 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. new official figures show
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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. the number of migrants arriving so far this year after crossing the channel in small boats has now reached more than 15,000. over 330 people cross the channel yesterday — in seven seperate boats. the figure is around double the number of people who'd been detected at the same point last year.
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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.
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hello, this is bbc news with lewis vaughanjones. the headlines: temperatures soar as the heatwave continues — the uk record of 38.7 celsius could be broken later today. rail services are hit by the heat — passengers are being warned to only travel if absolutely necessary. nhs bosses warn that pressure on its services caused by the high temperatures is likely to reach a peak this afternoon. elsewhere in europe, the blistering heat is feeding wildfires across large parts of france, spain, portugal and greece. in other news, voting resumes in the next hour in the race to be the next conservative leader — just four are left in the contest.
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sport now and, for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly. good morning. great britain's laura muir says she's over the moon to win her first outdoor world chmpionship medal, as she claimed bronze in the 1,500 metres in oregon. she had narrowly missed out on a medal in the past three world finals, but ran a season's best in what was a a very fast race in eugene. two—time olympic champion faith kipyegon of kenya took gold, but muir's hard—fought bronze is the first british medal at the tournament so far. it has been a long road back for katarina johnson thompson, who finished eighth in the heptathlon. her hopes of succesfully defending the gold medal she won in doha three years ago always looked tough. she's only been able to comepete in one full competition since a calf injury ended her olympic hopes
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in tokyo last year. this was her finishing the 800 metres, the last of her seven events. 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, to be honest with you, this year i've taken a battering and it's showing. there's been a lot of bad press around my setup and me and it's been relentless. every week there's been something and it's just taken its toll, to be honest with you. we need to do more to protect
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athletes' well—being and safeguarding from, i'lljust say it, it's the press, to be honest with you. it has been really, really tough. tottenham have signed middlesbrough defender djed spence in a deal worth up to £20 million over five years. the england under—21 right—back spent last season on loan with nottingham forest, helping them secure promotion to the premier league. england have been doing their best to keep cool as they prepare for their quarter final with spain in the women's euros tomorrow night. they donned ice vests after training in london as temperatures neared 40 degrees. lauren hemp says they're doing what they can. the heat�*s a contributing factor. it's not great, but it's something that we can't control. yes, it's important that we stick to ourjob and make sure that we're not out in the sun for too long because, obviously, it's not great for the skin and you get tired quite easy, but it's just one of them things and we've got to carry on the way we normally do. like i said, were doing things
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like training earlierjust to make sure that we are not affected too much by it. ben stokes will play his last one—day match for england later when they take on south africa in their final odi of the series. it will be a fitting end at the ground where his parents made the two—hour drive to get him to practise when he was starting out, but, at 31, he said his body's letting him down and that playing all three formats was unsustainable. 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, two minutes and 43 seconds behind denmark's jonas vingegaard. there are two incredibly strong writers in front of me, not one, but you've got to keep believing and, as a team, we're going to, hopefully, try and make the most of anything we can and keep racing the best we can. basically, just try to get to paris
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as quick as we can and that's all we can do, really. but as i keep saying, it's a three—week race not 15 days, so we'll see. that's all the sport for now. we'll be answering your questions on the heatwave in a moment, but first, scientists believe its intensity is fuelled by climate change. here's our science correspondent victoria gill. the temperatures above 40 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.
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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.
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now on bbc news, your questions answered. with me to answer your questions is gp and lecturer at the university of manchester's medical school aman amir, and soctoral researcher in extreme heat, climate change and health chloe brimicombe. thank you both for coming on and helping us out to try to answer some of these questions. lots coming in, so let's get cracking. clearly, if we can start with you more on the environmental climate change side of the questions that have been coming in, if we do hit net zero, will this mean that the heatwaves won't keep getting worse and worse? 50. mean that the heatwaves won't keep getting worse and worse?— getting worse and worse? so, there
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would be a lag- _ getting worse and worse? so, there would be a lag. for— getting worse and worse? so, there would be a lag. for a _ getting worse and worse? so, there would be a lag. for a short - getting worse and worse? so, there would be a lag. for a short time i getting worse and worse? so, there j would be a lag. for a short time you could say that heatwaves would continue to get worse, but after that you would see a peak and a little decline, then it would settle out more. that is the same with all extreme weather. that is why we say it is really important to mitigate against climate change, because in the end heatwaves would settle out. the id is that they wouldn't get any worse in the long term, but we can't confirm in the short term that they wouldn't continue for a little while to get worse. i wouldn't continue for a little while to get worse-— to get worse. i see. a question on twitter asks. — to get worse. i see. a question on twitter asks, what _ to get worse. i see. a question on twitter asks, what could - to get worse. i see. a question on twitter asks, what could be i twitter asks, what could be practically do to help ourselves and our homes for the future? penthouses white? so, our homes for the future? penthouses white? so. you — our homes for the future? penthouses white? so. you can — our homes for the future? penthouses white? so, you can get _ our homes for the future? penthouses white? so, you can get reflective i white? so, you can get reflective paint that reflects the sun which would cool down your house. i am a really big fan of nature —based
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solutions, so trees outside your house and also looking at green roofs, parts in terms of what we can do in our houses, we need support from the uk government to help us make that accessible and legislate so that we can keep our houses cool in the future. so that we can keep our houses cool in the future-— in the future. chloe, another question. — in the future. chloe, another question, this _ in the future. chloe, another question, this often - in the future. chloe, another question, this often comes l in the future. chloe, anotherl question, this often comes up in the future. chloe, another i question, this often comes up in extreme heat, why are so many safety measures for the public and infrastructure in the uk put in place when temperatures rise, whereas when this happens in other countries normal life seems to continue? in countries normal life seems to continue?— continue? in the uk our infrastructure _ continue? in the uk our infrastructure isn't i continue? in the uk our infrastructure isn't builtj continue? in the uk our. infrastructure isn't built for continue? in the uk our- infrastructure isn't built for this climate. it is a bit —— built for colder temperatures and to keep us warm. in other countries at the moment there are national emergencies for heatwaves across europe, so that there have been
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things like a change in working practices so they don't work in the middle of the day. that also takes place in hotter countries, as well. it is what you define as normal is different between climate regions in the world. �* ., ., , ., the world. aman, a couple of questions _ the world. aman, a couple of questions on _ the world. aman, a couple of questions on the _ the world. aman, a couple of questions on the effects i the world. aman, a couple of questions on the effects of. the world. aman, a couple of i questions on the effects of this extreme heat is on us and our bodies and how we work. one personal e—mail asked, my employer says it is ok to work outdoors in the heatwave up to 35 degrees. this seems oddly high to me. what are the rules around this and do they have a duty of care? good morning. it is difficult. it does _ good morning. it is difficult. it does depends on your boss and the work— does depends on your boss and the work you're — does depends on your boss and the work you're doing outdoors. the most important _ work you're doing outdoors. the most
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important thing here is we do need to keep _ important thing here is we do need to keep yourself hydrated and have breaks _ to keep yourself hydrated and have breaks in _ to keep yourself hydrated and have breaks in the shade. we need to protect— breaks in the shade. we need to protect our— breaks in the shade. we need to protect our skin from damage from the sunlight. the usual sorts of measures— the sunlight. the usual sorts of measures we would have been taking already _ measures we would have been taking already in— measures we would have been taking already. in terms of the rules around — already. in terms of the rules around employment, the first thing is to speak— around employment, the first thing is to speak to line managers to find out what _ is to speak to line managers to find out what is — is to speak to line managers to find out what is already in place. i'm not aware — out what is already in place. i'm not aware of any specific laws around — not aware of any specific laws around temperatures and what is considered safe in the workplace. as lon- considered safe in the workplace. as long as _ considered safe in the workplace. as long as it— considered safe in the workplace. as long as it is— considered safe in the workplace. as long as it is comfortable, safe and not putting — long as it is comfortable, safe and not putting your health at risk, then— not putting your health at risk, than we — not putting your health at risk, then we should be ok to work in those _ then we should be ok to work in those environments. if you have a medical— those environments. if you have a medical condition that could get worse. — medical condition that could get worse. if— medical condition that could get worse, if you get dehydrated by that, _ worse, if you get dehydrated by that, for— worse, if you get dehydrated by that, for example people with kidney problems. _ that, for example people with kidney problems, heart problems, lung problems, heart problems, lung problems, then you need to speak to your doctor— problems, then you need to speak to
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your doctor and take the advice from colleagues _ your doctor and take the advice from colleagues at work who are in the place _ colleagues at work who are in the place to— colleagues at work who are in the place to change those rules in the workplace — place to change those rules in the workplace. so place to change those rules in the worklace. , ., i. workplace. so it is important if you have specific— workplace. so it is important if you have specific conditions _ workplace. so it is important if you have specific conditions that i workplace. so it is important if you have specific conditions that could | have specific conditions that could be made worse by the extreme heat, that you take action and speak to your line manager. another question from dominic on e—mail. is there a difference between dry heat and humid heat? the difference between dry heat and humid heat?— difference between dry heat and humid heat? , , humid heat? the point here is it is the effects — humid heat? the point here is it is the effects that _ humid heat? the point here is it is the effects that this _ humid heat? the point here is it is the effects that this could - humid heat? the point here is it is the effects that this could have i humid heat? the point here is it is the effects that this could have on| the effects that this could have on the effects that this could have on the body — the effects that this could have on the body. it depends on how long you are outside _ the body. it depends on how long you are outside or inside, how long you are outside or inside, how long you are exposed — are outside or inside, how long you are exposed to these warmer conditions. i am sure that people have _ conditions. i am sure that people have heard — conditions. i am sure that people have heard that from between 11am and 3pm, _ have heard that from between 11am and 3pm, if possible, avoid being outside — and 3pm, if possible, avoid being outside 0t— and 3pm, if possible, avoid being outside. of course, with people working — outside. of course, with people working to have to go outside will be exposed. it is in terms of what
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you're _ be exposed. it is in terms of what you're doing how hot you will get. the most — you're doing how hot you will get. the most important thing is that we are well— the most important thing is that we are well hydrated. the main problem with getting too warm is getting the dehydration. if you have other conditions, they will potentially -et conditions, they will potentially get worse. while we have been talking — get worse. while we have been talking about vulnerable people, the elderly, _ talking about vulnerable people, the elderly, the very young, fit and well— elderly, the very young, fit and well people are also at risk of overheating and possible heat exhaustion, heat stroke. it is important _ exhaustion, heat stroke. it is important to keep yourself fully hydrated, and if that means taking breaks, _ hydrated, and if that means taking breaks, spending time in the shade. i am breaks, spending time in the shade. i am sat— breaks, spending time in the shade. i am sat here with the fan on, drinking— i am sat here with the fan on, drinking cold fluids, i think that is the _ drinking cold fluids, i think that is the important part, really. doesn't _ is the important part, really. doesn't humidity make it hard for
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the human body to cool? yes. doesn't humidity make it hard for the human body to cool? yes, but the thin is, the human body to cool? yes, but the thing is. as — the human body to cool? yes, but the thing is. as long _ the human body to cool? yes, but the thing is, as long as _ the human body to cool? yes, but the thing is, as long as we _ the human body to cool? yes, but the thing is, as long as we are _ the human body to cool? yes, but the thing is, as long as we are trying i thing is, as long as we are trying our best— thing is, as long as we are trying our best to — thing is, as long as we are trying our best to cool, whether that is using _ our best to cool, whether that is using cold — our best to cool, whether that is using cold compresses, put in cold water, _ using cold compresses, put in cold water, fluids on our skin, making sure _ water, fluids on our skin, making sure we _ water, fluids on our skin, making sure we are — water, fluids on our skin, making sure we are well hydrated, we will be sure we are well hydrated, we will he killing — sure we are well hydrated, we will be killing ourselves anyway. that is the important part, really, making sure that— the important part, really, making sure that we are well hydrated, that we can— sure that we are well hydrated, that we can our— sure that we are well hydrated, that we can our skin cool, putting something on our skin, wearing loose clothing. _ something on our skin, wearing loose clothing. not— something on our skin, wearing loose clothing, not spending too long outside. — clothing, not spending too long outside, being indoor if you can. even _ outside, being indoor if you can. even in — outside, being indoor if you can. even in the _ outside, being indoor if you can. even in the indoor spaces, having air conditioning to cooling on to keep— air conditioning to cooling on to keep ourselves cool during this time _ keep ourselves cool during this time. , ., ., keep ourselves cool during this time. , ~ . time. understood. message received. chloe, a question _ time. understood. message received. chloe, a question from _
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time. understood. message received. chloe, a question from e-mail, i chloe, a question from e—mail, should windows be open or closed to help cool or houses, and does this depend on whether we are in a house orflat for example on depend on whether we are in a house or flat for example on the top floor? ., . ., ., , floor? the advice today during the da ime is floor? the advice today during the daytime is to _ floor? the advice today during the daytime is to keep _ floor? the advice today during the daytime is to keep your _ floor? the advice today during the daytime is to keep your windows l floor? the advice today during the i daytime is to keep your windows and doors shut because that is meant to mean that overnight if you have kept your windows and doors open, the cold air is trapped in your house. the reason we say that is because this is high intensity heat that is very humid, so the temperature inside your house and outside your houseis inside your house and outside your house is probably pretty similar. if you close the doors and windows it is hoped that the temperature inside your house want get extremely hot because it can be five or 10 degrees hotter inside your house than outside. that is the idea. it is also really important to keep curtain shop where you can, especially on the side of the house
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or flat facing the sun. if you have a kitchen extractor fan facing outside, that is shown to cool your house or flat by a couple of celsius, so that it is really good. are there likely to be more record heatwaves in the uk during the summer and heatwaves in the uk during the summerand into heatwaves in the uk during the summer and into the future? irate heatwaves in the uk during the summer and into the future? we are really concerned _ summer and into the future? we are really concerned about _ summer and into the future? we are really concerned about august, i really concerned about august, currently. if you look at seasonal forecasts, it is looking to be above average temperatures for the time of year and we continue with a dry trend. i'm not sure whether we are over with heatwaves for this summer, sadly. we do know that heatwaves are increasing every year at the moment. i was saying in the media last year that we could see a a0 degrees temperature and the next ten years. i wasn't expecting it to be so soon. i wasn't expecting it to be so soon. i think anything is possible with heatwaves at this moment in time.
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that is why the research that we do is really important. 50 that is why the research that we do is really important.— is really important. so you need these temperatures _ is really important. so you need these temperatures were - is really important. so you need | these temperatures were coming is really important. so you need - these temperatures were coming at some point in the next few years, but the fact we are getting them now in this month and this year, even to you is a bit of a shock. i in this month and this year, even to you is a bit of a shock.— you is a bit of a shock. i think it is always _ you is a bit of a shock. i think it is always a _ you is a bit of a shock. i think it is always a shock _ you is a bit of a shock. i think it is always a shock because - you is a bit of a shock. i think it is always a shock because i - you is a bit of a shock. i think it. is always a shock because i know you is a bit of a shock. i think it - is always a shock because i know the impacts that go with these temperatures. ice—t —— i see statistics every year, i worry about them, research them at the time of year when everybody else is worried about the snow. i generally want better preparedness, so i don't have to see these deaths and keep telling people about them. i to see these deaths and keep telling people about them.— people about them. i want to ask aman about _ people about them. i want to ask aman about the _ people about them. i want to ask aman about the deaths _ people about them. i want to ask aman about the deaths now. - people about them. i want to ask. aman about the deaths now. chloe sang herfrustration aman about the deaths now. chloe sang her frustration at seeing the deaths that come with these extreme heats. can you talk a little bit about what that link is, why art the death rates increasing when there is a heatwave like this? i
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death rates increasing when there is a heatwave like this?— a heatwave like this? i was reading something. — a heatwave like this? i was reading something. in _ a heatwave like this? i was reading something, in england _ a heatwave like this? i was reading something, in england every - a heatwave like this? i was reading something, in england every year i something, in england every year there _ something, in england every year there is— something, in england every year there is something like 2,000 deaths related _ there is something like 2,000 deaths related to _ there is something like 2,000 deaths related to heat, which is quite a lot. related to heat, which is quite a lot if_ related to heat, which is quite a lot if one — related to heat, which is quite a lot. if one already has a pre—existing medical condition, diabetes. — pre—existing medical condition, diabetes, heart disease. even mental heaith— diabetes, heart disease. even mental health and _ diabetes, heart disease. even mental health and the medications associated with that. dehydration puts these situations into a far worse — puts these situations into a far worse situation. we need to make sure we _ worse situation. we need to make sure we are — worse situation. we need to make sure we are well hydrated. knowing that between 11am and 3pm it will be that between iiam and 3pm it will be hotter— that between 11am and 3pm it will be hotter outside, it might be possible... you could wear a
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widebrimmed hats to reduce the exposure — widebrimmed hats to reduce the exposure to sunlight. also, look out and check _ exposure to sunlight. also, look out and check on the vulnerable, people who are _ and check on the vulnerable, people who are bedbound, who are indoors or live alone _ who are bedbound, who are indoors or live alone who don't necessarily eat and drink_ live alone who don't necessarily eat and drink well themselves. it is important — and drink well themselves. it is important to keep an eye on these people _ important to keep an eye on these people to — important to keep an eye on these people to keep them hydrated. pets and children being kept in a car, you need — and children being kept in a car, you need to _ and children being kept in a car, you need to be aware of that in hot temperatures. if it's hot, people should _ temperatures. if it's hot, people should he — temperatures. if it's hot, people should be out and about enjoying themselves, but it is about being safe and — themselves, but it is about being safe and taking precautions. it is easy— safe and taking precautions. it is easy to _ safe and taking precautions. it is easy to he — safe and taking precautions. it is easy to he sat outdoors and company having _ easy to he sat outdoors and company having a _ easy to he sat outdoors and company having a few drinks and before you note you _ having a few drinks and before you note you become more dehydrated, which _ note you become more dehydrated, which could cause a range of
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problems from gout to make and were some of— problems from gout to make and were some of those pre—existing medical conditions _ some of those pre—existing medical conditions you might have. if you are outdoors and playing sports, activities, — are outdoors and playing sports, activities, things associated with halls, _ activities, things associated with balls, that could add to these figures, — balls, that could add to these figures, as well. it is really about taking _ figures, as well. it is really about taking these precautions and making sure we _ taking these precautions and making sure we are — taking these precautions and making sure we are not overheating. if you are fit _ sure we are not overheating. if you are fit and — sure we are not overheating. if you are fit and well, it isjust sure we are not overheating. if you are fit and well, it is just about staying — are fit and well, it is just about staying hydrated, spending time in the shade, but also checking in on who might — the shade, but also checking in on who might be slightly more at risk. the vulnerable, the elderly and the very young — the vulnerable, the elderly and the very young. | the vulnerable, the elderly and the very young-— very young. i want to take a quick ost very young. i want to take a quick post there — very young. i want to take a quick post there because _ very young. i want to take a quick post there because we _ very young. i want to take a quick post there because we do - very young. i want to take a quick post there because we do have i very young. i want to take a quick i post there because we do have some breaking news coming in from the met office. they say at a temperature of
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39.1 degrees has provisionally been recorded at charlwood in surrey. if confirmed, this would be the highest temperature ever recorded in the uk. plus, temperatures are likely to rise further through today. so, a temperature of 39.1 celsius has provisionally been recorded at charlwood surrey. if confirmed, this would be the highest temperature ever recorded in the uk and temperatures are likely to rise further through today. chloe, could i get your response to that? it is i get your response to that? it is really worrying- _ i get your response to that? it is really worrying. i _ i get your response to that? it 3 really worrying. i really think that we definitely are in with a chance of seeing that a0 degrees record broken today. it is with —— really rather early in the day. i aman has been sang, the peak is between 11am and 3pm, so we are only at the start
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of the peak where we see intense solar radiation causing the maximum in temperatures. i'm really worried. we should have got provisional death statistics today for last week, so i would be interested to see what the excess mortality rate was four last week because we have already been in an amber heat alert for a week at this point, and this is the most intense period, so i really hope everyone is staying cool and taking this seriously, because it is serious. , ., , ., serious. one question things into this, which _ serious. one question things into this, which is— serious. one question things into this, which is given _ serious. one question things into this, which is given that - serious. one question things into this, which is given that news, i serious. one question things into| this, which is given that news, but roger asked, this, which is given that news, but rogerasked, how this, which is given that news, but roger asked, how does this weather compared to the 1976 heatwave? irate compared to the 1976 heatwave? we know compared to the 1976 heatwave? - know that this specific heatwave is the longest period of heat we have
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had since 1976. there was a lovely figure from my colleague doctor simony, which show that this is nothing like 1976. the whole of the earth is a lot warmer than it was then, so the heat is much more intense than in 1976. my version of 1976 is 2003. again, the heat is more intense and more prolonged than in 2003. also, tropical nights, we have had way more tropical nights, which is temperatures above 20 celsius. they are incredibly rare in the uk and we have seen them for the last three years, which was kind of unheard—of since the 2,000 is. i'm really worried to see where this goes. really worried to see where this noes. �* ., really worried to see where this noes. ~ . ., ., ., really worried to see where this uoes. �* ., ., ., ., . ., goes. aman, we have had a question from janet goes. aman, we have had a question from janet via _
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goes. aman, we have had a question from janet via e-mail _ goes. aman, we have had a question from janet via e-mail on _ goes. aman, we have had a question from janet via e-mail on that - goes. aman, we have had a question from janet via e-mail on that point i from janet via e—mail on that point that chloe was mentioning. is it sensible to go out for a walk in the evening in these temperatures, or will it still be too hot?— will it still be too hot? something that came to _ will it still be too hot? something that came to mind, _ will it still be too hot? something that came to mind, the _ will it still be too hot? something that came to mind, the body i that came to mind, the body temperature of a human is around 37 degrees, _ temperature of a human is around 37 degrees, so — temperature of a human is around 37 degrees, so with if we are heading temperatures of 39 and above, that is higher— temperatures of 39 and above, that is higher than the human body temperature and that is what you will notice — temperature and that is what you will notice when you overheat, our bodies _ will notice when you overheat, our bodies will — will notice when you overheat, our bodies will respond to that temperature. our heart will be faster. — temperature. our heart will be faster. we _ temperature. our heart will be faster, we will sweat more. temperatures over that, affects the proteins, _ temperatures over that, affects the proteins, that is where the health risks— proteins, that is where the health risks are — proteins, that is where the health risks are in — proteins, that is where the health risks are in overheating. obviously,
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you need _ risks are in overheating. obviously, you need to — risks are in overheating. obviously, you need to spend time indoors, drink— you need to spend time indoors, drink lots— you need to spend time indoors, drink lots of fluids. in answer to the question, it is far more sensible _ the question, it is far more sensible to go for a walk in the evening — sensible to go for a walk in the evening it _ sensible to go for a walk in the evening. it is still warm, but you won't _ evening. it is still warm, but you won't have — evening. it is still warm, but you won't have the risk of sun exposure. again, _ won't have the risk of sun exposure. again, if— won't have the risk of sun exposure. again, ifyou— won't have the risk of sun exposure. again, if you are well hydrated, taking _ again, if you are well hydrated, taking breaks, making sure that you're _ taking breaks, making sure that you're 0k — taking breaks, making sure that you're 0k and take it, because it is what's _ you're 0k and take it, because it is what's feels — you're 0k and take it, because it is what's feels comfortable, as well. if what's feels comfortable, as well. if you _ what's feels comfortable, as well. if you are — what's feels comfortable, as well. if you are walking outside in the evening — if you are walking outside in the evening but you are walking outside in the _ evening but you are walking outside in the evening but you're getting more _ in the evening but you're getting more breathless were feeling fatigued and tired, that is your body— fatigued and tired, that is your body telling you to go back in. i�*m body telling you to go back in. i'm afraid we body telling you to go back in. in afraid we have to leave it there. aman and chloe, thank you very much for answering our questions. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. hello.
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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 strong 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
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in the mid to high 30s. the hottest spots we're expecting to be around nottinghamshire, perhaps lincolnshire as well. could see a0, a1 degrees. a very low chance, possibly, a2 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
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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.
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this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. today is the hottest day on record in the uk — the temperature at charlwood in surrey has reached 39.1 degrees, according to provisional met office figures. rail services are hit by the heat — passengers are being warned to only travel if absolutely necessary. nhs bosses warn that pressure on its services caused by the high temperatures is likely to reach a peak this afternoon. elsewhere in europe, the blistering heat is feeding wildfires across large parts of france, spain, portugal and greece. in other news: voting has resumed
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in the race to be the next conservative leader — just four are left in the contest. one mp who won't be voting is tobias ellwood — he's lost the conservative party whip after failing to vote in support the government in a confidence motion. 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. in the last few minutes, the met office has said that a new provisional uk temperature record has been set — with 39.1 degrees registered at charlwood in surrey. if confirmed, it will mean that today is officially the hottest day in this country since records began. the previous record of 38.7 degrees
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was set three years ago. the met office had already siad 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 king's 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.
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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. with me now to give us the latest on this is our weather presenter matt taylor. 39.1 celsius in charlwood, and it is worth pointing out it is only midday. some mythological stations report every hour and some not until nine o'clock to tomorrow morning so whatever get to today it could be exceeded but this is a historical day and we never thought we would see this temptress quite so soon. climate scientists have always won we would do and could easily get to
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around a0 degrees in the next hour or two across some parts of the uk. it is on the back of the hottest night in the uk. temperatures for some were 2 degrees higher than previous records and that is hugely significant. how surprised where you? obviously you have been following this for months and weeks in the last few days coming into this. you knew there would be records broken, perhaps not this early in the day. not this out in the day. we started to see science project was this about two weeks ago. at the time it was just a small chance but as we got closer it is not increase chances and become even more surprising and concerning it so come together and today we could see notjust come together and today we could see not just the fact we have broken another temperature record in the space of three years but we could be breaking it by some significant margin. tempter records are usually only broken really and by a few
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points of a degree and usually only one or two occasions but we could see multiple locations see tempter records exceed previous uk highs are notjust records exceed previous uk highs are not just that, records exceed previous uk highs are notjust that, also run the country places will see temperatures never seen before, are likely to be the hottest day in scotland on record. we tend to focus on just the one place that takes the racket but actually what is more concerning perhaps this time as the number of places, the breadth of regions seeing those very high temperatures. it is two fold, the intensity of the heat and the widespread nature. we have seen it extend across spain and portugal and france to our shores on that issue is hugely significant and something climate scientists have been warning about for years. let's look at the transport situation — we can speak to celestina olulode,
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she's at king's cross station. it looks pretty worn down, what is the level of disruption happening at the level of disruption happening at the major transport hubs across the uk? the ma'or transport hubs across the uk? . . ., ., the ma'or transport hubs across the uk? ~ . ., ., ., the ma'or transport hubs across the uk? . _, ., ., y the ma'or transport hubs across the uk? ., ., y ., ., uk? welcome to our very hot and stic and uk? welcome to our very hot and sticky and sweaty _ uk? welcome to our very hot and sticky and sweaty king's - uk? welcome to our very hot and sticky and sweaty king's cross i sticky and sweaty king's cross station, but it is also rather quiet here. usuallyjust behind me you would have up to 200,000 passengers on a daily basis going to and from the station, getting to parts of scotland, of leeds, yorkshire, etc. this is one of the busiest stations in the country. not today, though. that is because there are no trains running from the station at 12 if you have a look at the passenger boards there are no services for commuters to get on. what we know is
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that this is because of the red warning issued by the met office. ellie ron this morning a few tourists were caught out in the heat. —— mike earlier on this morning. they have had to change their travel plans. many passengers have been advised to go to euston station just down the road that way. one of the services running from here are the london underground tube network but those lines have been impacted quite heavily by the warm weather so the advice remains, don't travel unless you have to. can weather so the advice remains, don't travel unless you have to.— travel unless you have to. can you mark out a — travel unless you have to. can you mark out a card _ travel unless you have to. can you mark out a card four _ travel unless you have to. can you mark out a card four is _ travel unless you have to. can you mark out a card four is looking i mark out a card four is looking ahead over the hours we know about, do not travel, but over the days ahead, and the rest of the week, how
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tricky travelling will be? you ahead, and the rest of the week, how tricky travelling will be?— tricky travelling will be? you have heard from _ tricky travelling will be? you have heard from some _ tricky travelling will be? you have heard from some of _ tricky travelling will be? you have heard from some of our _ tricky travelling will be? you have l heard from some of our colleagues, railtrack lines have been painted white to try to reflect the heat and commuters and passengers have been told that if they want to get refunds for the tickets they have bought the can but of course there will be some added pressure for people to try to get back on those strains later on in the week —— might get on those trains later on in the week but we will have to see how things fair. there will be cooler temperatures in the next couple of days. borisjohnson has used his final cabinet meeting to defend his record in office as tory leadership and reiterate the government's desire to keep services going in the extreme heat —
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that the country is currently experiencing. on another scorching, sweltering day i think it's very, very important that we think back to that moment when we opened up and try and balance risk with the need to keep our country, our society and our economy moving, and i hope, cabinet, that you are all agreed that as far as as possible we should keep schools open... yes, yes. can and we should keep our fantastic nhs providing for the people of this country in the way that they need and expect. joining me now to talk about the impact of the heat on people with chronic illnesses is dr sarah rawlings, director of research at the ms society.
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is this something we are looking at throughout the day, the impact of this heat on various different people and indifferent walks of life and work. ~ ., , people and indifferent walks of life and work. ~ . , ., . ., and work. what is it about certain chronic illnesses _ and work. what is it about certain chronic illnesses that _ and work. what is it about certain chronic illnesses that are - and work. what is it about certain chronic illnesses that are made i and work. what is it about certain | chronic illnesses that are made so much worse difficult to imagine in these conditions?— much worse difficult to imagine in these conditions? there are 130,000 --eole these conditions? there are 130,000 people living — these conditions? there are 130,000 people living with _ these conditions? there are 130,000 people living with ms _ these conditions? there are 130,000 people living with ms in _ these conditions? there are 130,000 people living with ms in the - these conditions? there are 130,000 people living with ms in the uk i these conditions? there are 130,000 people living with ms in the uk and l people living with ms in the uk and over 60% report they struggle with heat sensitivity such as the weather we're experiencing at the moment. this can lead to a worsening of symptoms so for many people with ms this could be a real problem without balance, extreme fatigue or problems with their vision. ms can be relentless and really painful and disabling on the west of the symptoms can be really difficult to deal with, especially in hot weather we're dealing with at the moment. what kind of things can be done? irate
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what kind of things can be done? - have heard from lots of people affected by ms over the last few days providing fantastic tips to cool a body temperature. for example keeping the blinds closed and fines on which many are doing at the moment, having a cold bath. there are cooling garments available such as cooling vests. another great tip is to fill hot water bottle with ice cold water. it is really important ms sufferers stay as cool as possible to try to balance and manage the systems. —— symptoms. have you noticed people coming to you saying that they have been particularly struggling and there is a trend upwards in the number of people finding it difficult as the temperatures creep up? the mic we know temperatures are creeping up due to climate change but heat sensitivity is also to do with other
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things for people affected by ms and exercise can increase both;r exercise can increase body temperature _ exercise can increase body temperature as _ exercise can increase body temperature as can i exercise can increase body temperature as can hot i exercise can increase body i temperature as can hot bath. it is exercise can increase arc temperature as can hot bath. it is a really important issue for people affected by ms an an issue we need to know more about and was such a ticking place to understand the underlying mechanisms and also i were able to offer treatments in the future that can help with that? in the meantime there are some fantastic tips on how to stay cool and at ms fantastic tips on how to stay cool and at m5 the society we are happy to talk to anybody struggling at the moment. —— the ms society. you're watching bbc news. i'm joined now byjames woodhouse, the senior programme lead for drowning prevention at the royal national lifeboat institution.
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what are the particular rest as temperatures rise and people are tempted to jump temperatures rise and people are tempted tojump into temperatures rise and people are tempted to jump into the water? irate tempted to 'ump into the water? we are tempted tojump into the water? - are seeing a lot of people visit the course and expect 85% of the adult publishing to visit the course in the uk this summer and with the weather moment we are seeing very busy beaches. we recommend you visit your local life guarded beach so you can go on the rnli website and putting in your postcode and it will show you with the nearest life guarded beaches will stop when you go to the beach make sure you stay between the yellow and red flags with our lifeguards patrol. i will with our lifeguards patrol. i will ask ou with our lifeguards patrol. i will ask you to _ with our lifeguards patrol. i will ask you to stand _ with our lifeguards patrol. i will ask you to stand by _ with our lifeguards patrol. i will ask you to stand by stop i with our lifeguards patrol. i will ask you to stand by stop with a you in a moment. ijust want to say goodbye to viewers watching on bbc two. our programme isjust about
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goodbye to viewers watching on bbc two. our programme is just about to end with the news that the temperature of 39.1 celsius has been provisionally recorded in surrey. that could be erected. —— that could be a british record. we can pick up those thoughts again. what are the numbers and trends that you are seeing, as temperatures rise, you seeing, as temperatures rise, you see more of these kind of incidents? we expect around 35 million people to visit the course to run the uk this year so we encourage them to go to a life guarded each and pay attention to the flags. go and speak to the lifeguards, there are more than happy to have a conversation
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about where the safest places to go into the water. what we would also like to say as the water is still cold so whilst it also temperature is pushing a0 degrees, the temperature of course the water has not warmed up to that degree so anything under 15 celsius would like to call cold water surgical to the water we recommend you go in slowly and get your body used to the change of temperature, especially going from a very warm day into cold water. don'tjump in and submerge your body at once. let your body acclimatise those in slowly to the temperature change. i acclimatise those in slowly to the temperature change.— acclimatise those in slowly to the temperature change. i presume that kind of ti -s temperature change. i presume that kind of tips will _ temperature change. i presume that kind of tips will resonate _ temperature change. i presume that kind of tips will resonate with i kind of tips will resonate with people because a straightforward don't go on under any circumstances is difficult because you understand people want to cool down and will want to get in. people want to cool down and will want to get in-_
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people want to cool down and will want to net in. 'ii if ~ ., want to get in. 100%. we would never discouraue want to get in. 100%. we would never discourage people _ want to get in. 100%. we would never discourage people from _ want to get in. 100%. we would never discourage people from going - want to get in. 100%. we would never discourage people from going neari discourage people from going near water but we want them to do with the safest way possible which is why we are trying to get the message across in terms of going to life guarded beach and swimming between the red and yellow flags because thatis the red and yellow flags because that is the safest part of the water. if you are going to go to the courts to search out that nearest life guarded reach. —— if you're going to the caustic. —— if you're going to the caustic. —— if you're going to the course. if you see anybody in trouble dial 909 and ask the coastguard. —— ask for the coastguard. the coastguard. -- ask for the coastguard-— the coastguard. -- ask for the coastguard. the coastguard. -- ask for the coastuuard. ., ~' . ., coastguard. thank you so much for the advice and _ coastguard. thank you so much for the advice and tips. _ coastguard. thank you so much for the advice and tips. some - coastguard. thank you so much for the advice and tips. some live i the advice and tips. some live pictures right now, we do not know completely the context of this these
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are pictures you can see being taken alive in south londonjust are pictures you can see being taken alive in south london just outside croydon. they are taken from the helicopter. we do not know what is causing the fire but you can see the smoke coming out of the woods right now. it looks fairly significant stop we can see flames at the moment but we can see huge plumes of smoke rising into the atmosphere and it is very, very hot as we have been breaking over the last hour or so. the met office provisional figures give a record temperature for the uk in surrey of 39.1 celsius. i should emphasise our weather presenter matt taylor was telling a celeron was figures have not been yet confirmed and they can change but —— was
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telling us earlier on. but that is an example of how temperature is expected throughout the day and that is not the hottest part of the day yet. that record could be broken yet again with a higher temperature and we will wait and keep an eye on the official figures we will wait and keep an eye on the officialfigures for we will wait and keep an eye on the official figures for that. heatwaves used to be rare in our climate, but is uk built to withstand the heat? to answer that, let's speak to dr sterios mitoulis from uk—based group infrastructure resilience, who provide engineering solutions. let's ta ke let's take an example of the railways. we know at the moment they are being closed because the steel on the tracks and get too hot and potentially buckle and yet we know that trains run in other countries when temperatures get high, so what is going on? it is
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when temperatures get high, so what is auoin on? , ., when temperatures get high, so what is auoin on? ,. ., is going on? it is all about preparedness _ is going on? it is all about preparedness and - is going on? it is all about preparedness and the i is going on? it is all about preparedness and the wayj is going on? it is all about i preparedness and the way we is going on? it is all about _ preparedness and the way we design infrastructure. in other countries where real functions normally it is because they are designed for high temperatures whereas in the uk when we were designing a reel was 20 or 30 years ago we didn't have the provisions in our designs for extremely high temperatures like the ones we are experiencing today. doesn'tjust ones we are experiencing today. doesn't just cost so ones we are experiencing today. doesn'tjust cost so much more done tracks that can withstand the temperatures than governments and companies can'tjustify temperatures than governments and companies can't justify the temperatures than governments and companies can'tjustify the cost because they don't think the temptress will get high? it’s because they don't think the temptress will get high? it's a combination _ temptress will get high? it's a combination of _ temptress will get high? it's a combination of things. i temptress will get high? it's a combination of things. the i temptress will get high? it's a l combination of things. the first thing is we have not really designed our railway lines for such extreme temperatures and now we are experiencing extremely high temperatures due to climate change
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is what we need to do no is proactively start adapting our infrastructure including railways in order for infrastructure including railways in orderfor them infrastructure including railways in order for them to sustain such high temptress. it will cost us less and we will put less co2 into the environment because after an extreme temperature and heat wave this will cost us more and it would lead us to less effective solutions. what cost us more and it would lead us to less effective solutions.— less effective solutions. what other kind of infrastructure _ less effective solutions. what other kind of infrastructure projects i less effective solutions. what other kind of infrastructure projects that l kind of infrastructure projects that we are talking about that we are building and making or designing should we perhaps have a rethink on? it is mainly transport infrastructure that is being affected by climate change. sea level rise and flooding and extreme
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temperatures but also the distribution network is suffering from extreme temperature and very strong winds and of course bridges and tunnels and all sorts of infrastructure which are strongly independent so one failure and one asset might exacerbate failures and consequences to other assets and networks. ., , . ., , consequences to other assets and networks. ., , , ., ., networks. other any countries around the world you — networks. other any countries around the world you look _ networks. other any countries around the world you look at _ networks. other any countries around the world you look at that _ networks. other any countries around the world you look at that do - networks. other any countries around the world you look at that do this i the world you look at that do this kind of thing really well that we could learn from?— kind of thing really well that we could learn from? yes. most of the countries across _ could learn from? yes. most of the countries across the _ could learn from? yes. most of the countries across the world - could learn from? yes. most of the countries across the world have i could learn from? yes. most of the | countries across the world have now been adopting new policy and new legislation and climate resilience infrastructure and trying to optimise sustainability. i think in the uk were doing up very well, so for example that is resilient nation, a line with the strategic framework of global britain we try
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to assess the infrastructure to make a more resilient to climate change and more sustainable, but that is obviously copper is between countries of the scientific level and legislation level where we try to build on the basis of sustainability and resilience. —— obviously cooperation. europe is facing 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
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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.
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"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. to discuss this further i'm now joined by niko wanders. he is assistant professor of hydrological extremes at utrecht university in the netherlands.
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you are watching these europe and the uk right now, what is your response to them? this is really extreme in the fact we have seen them and more frequently worries me, especially if you look at the impact they have across the continent and also the uk. irate they have across the continent and also the uk-_ also the uk. we are talking about dranht, also the uk. we are talking about drought. what _ also the uk. we are talking about drought, what impact _ also the uk. we are talking about drought, what impact are - also the uk. we are talking about drought, what impact are they i also the uk. we are talking about i drought, what impact are they having a night? the remark we are seeing unprecedented conditions with the large river running dry and for it to run dry as a severe impact and similar things are happening in southern france but even here in a country like the netherlands we see the river is providing less water than normally would happen leading to problems in salt water intrusion
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and impact on agriculture, also to problems in salt water intrusion and impact on agriculture,- and impact on agriculture, also in france and _ and impact on agriculture, also in france and italy _ and impact on agriculture, also in france and italy and _ and impact on agriculture, also in france and italy and also - and impact on agriculture, also in i france and italy and also ecosystems head fairly hard by the lack of water and high temperatures. what water and high temperatures. what can we do to _ water and high temperatures. what can we do to mitigate _ water and high temperatures. what can we do to mitigate that, if the rivers are drying up and we have less water for industry and agriculture, that will have usually significant impact, so what can be done to mitigate those impacts? the done to mitigate those impacts? tia: unfortunate thing about drought is during the drought that is not much to be done and the actions we should take should actually be ahead of the drought and try to see if we can hold as much of the rainwater that falls on the more wet season such as winter and spring and still that water locally to actually bridge that was warmer and drier periods we have throughout the continent and to mitigate the drought impact, basically. mitigate the drought impact, basicall . ., ~ mitigate the drought impact, basicall. . ,, , mitigate the drought impact,
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basicall . . ,, , . voting has started in the latest round of the conservative party leadership race. we will be going live to the commons in the next few minutes to get more on this from our political correspondent nick eardley. don't forget, we'll bring you full coverage of the result of today's vote live here on the bbc news channel at 3.00pm this afternoon. pay rises for two and a half 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,
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with inflation almost double that — and have already threatened industrial action. i'm joined now by the general secretary of the teacher's union, nasuwt, patrick roach. what is your response to that? i will hold fire on any response until i see what the government is proposing to do. we have not seen that yet on the government has delayed and delayed again the publication of the school teachers pay review body report and now as we are literally within a day or two of the end of the term and this academic year, that report is due to be published. i think if the government is hoping that the anger of teachers will dissipate over the course of the summer break because they have delayed that report the government is wrong, he is a big
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issue for members and teachers. teachers have been tested to the limit and frankly our members are demanding betterfrom limit and frankly our members are demanding better from the government.— demanding better from the government. ~ . ., ., government. what about the argument that in these inflationary _ government. what about the argument that in these inflationary times - government. what about the argument that in these inflationary times we i that in these inflationary times we shouldn't all be asking for a big pay increases because that makes inflation worse and makes the economy a lot worse? fiur inflation worse and makes the economy a lot worse? inflation worse and makes the econom a lot worse? , , ., economy a lot worse? our members are not askin: economy a lot worse? our members are not asking for — economy a lot worse? our members are not asking for anything _ economy a lot worse? our members are not asking for anything that _ economy a lot worse? our members are not asking for anything that is _ not asking for anything that is unreasonable. the reality is over the course of the last 12 years, teachers have seen after year there pay being cut, pay freezes being imposed and pay policies being imposed and pay policies being imposed on them. there pay has declined by more than 20% over that period and to make matters worse we are in the midst of the worst cost of living crisis for half a century. teachers really do perform with important role within wider society
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and it is vitally important the government invests in the teaching profession and properly rewards teachers for the important work that they do. we cannot continue in the situation in which teachers continue to experience cuts to their pay. what that is leading to its teachers and head teachers leaving the profession and their draws. that is not good for teachers are not good for children's education either. now to some live pictures of an area of the charlwood in surrey, which is set and you uk record temperature, provisionally. the met office saying that a temperature of 39.1 celsius has provisionally been recorded at
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charlwood industry. if confirmed, this would be the highest ever temperature recorded in the uk and temperatures are likely to rise further through today. although we were expecting records today, not everyone expecting them this early, midday. the day will get hotter and hotter in all likelihood, meaning that this particular record of 39.1 celsius may not last too long. it may be broken again throughout the afternoon. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt. we still have several hours of warming to take place. the temperature profile across the rest of this afternoon, watch out the temperature colours change. it will turn fresher in western areas, but there is the peak through this afternoon, stretching from london
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afternoon, stretching from london after parts of yorkshire. it is interesting that we are more likely to see temperatures above a0 degrees this afternoon. in scotland, temperatures up to 36. fresher in the west, but we have some heavy, thundery rain in the north—west of scotland. it will still be a pretty warm night, with temperatures above 20 degrees, not quite as warm as last night. the freshest conditions in the west. some rain or drizzle in the morning in the west. there will be thundery showers in parts of wales, east anglia. hello this is bbc news with lewis vaughanjones. the headlines: today is provisionally the hottest day in the uk since records began. the temperature at charlwood in surrey has already
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reached 39.1 degrees, according to the met office. rail services are hit by the heat — passengers are being warned to only travel if absolutely necessary. nhs bosses warn that pressure on its services caused by the high temperatures is likely to reach a peak this afternoon. elsewhere in europe, the blistering heat is feeding wildfires across large parts of france, spain, portugal and greece. in other news, voting has resumed in the race to be the next conservative leader — just four are left in the contest. one mp who won't be voting is tobias ellwood. he's lost the conservative party whip after failing to vote in support the government in a confidence motion. 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.
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more now on our top story, the heatwave. as we've been reporting, the uk has provisionally recorded its hottest day on record, with the met office reporting 39.1 degrees at charlwood in surrey. temperatures are expected to reach up to a2 degrees celsius. let's speak to our correspondetjo black in newark in nottinghamshire, which could see more records broken. good afternoon from newark castle. we think it is in the mid—30s here at the moment, but it is simply going to get much hotter. weather or not that temperature we have seen donein not that temperature we have seen done in surrey could be broken here today, we will have to wait and see.
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it is baking hot. the visitors coming here today to the castle have been trying to find shade. i'm surrounded by lots of trees and people are taking advantage of sitting on the benches underneath the trees. there is a chap over there who has been sitting on the scorching sunshine on his mobile phone, i don't know how he is doing it! i have spoken to one lady who is a baker and she said there was no way she was going into work today, she said she is self—employed so she was able to closer cake sharp, but she said there was no way she was putting her hands on today. she said she is an english rose, so she decided to come out and about and dry and fine shade, like everybody else. the east coast mainline from york south is not running because of the temperatures on the track and network rail are concerned about the infrastructure. no trains running on that line and that will affect
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newark because one of the two stations here is on that line. after eight o'clock this evening they will run test services on that line to see how it is coping. elsewhere, commuters using other lines around the uk might find that their journeys are impacted because the trains will be slower, the services will be delayed or cancelled. lots of destruction because of the heat. whether that record will be broken here or elsewhere, we will wait and see. thank you for the update. stay cool! stay cool! joining me now is alicia walker, head of policy, research and campaigns at centrepoint. good afternoon. we are looking today at the impact of the heatwave on all parts of the uk. let's have a look
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at how rough sleepers will cope with this. what are the issues they are facing? this. what are the issues they are facina ? ., , , , this. what are the issues they are facina? ., , , , .,�* this. what are the issues they are facina? ., , , , ., facing? rough sleepers don't have access to shelter _ facing? rough sleepers don't have access to shelter or _ facing? rough sleepers don't have access to shelter or often - access to shelter or often freshwater or sunscreen. that can lead to all sorts of issues, like exhaustion, dehydration, sunstroke and chronic health conditions, as well. they are very vulnerable to the extremity of the weather. what kind of measures are in place here? is there a plan for when temperatures get the site? there is an existin: temperatures get the site? there is an existing protocol, _ temperatures get the site? there is an existing protocol, the _ temperatures get the site? there is an existing protocol, the severe i an existing protocol, the severe weather emergency protocol. that is council specific. that is about local authorities, councils and homeless organisations providing emergency accommodation to people who are at risk of death in the extreme weather. we know in london there is a pan— london coordinated response and this has been triggered
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in london to try to provide that emergency accommodation to rough sleepers. 50 emergency accommodation to rough sleeers. ., , ., emergency accommodation to rough sleeers. . , ., . sleepers. so that is a council administrative _ sleepers. so that is a council administrative response. i sleepers. so that is a council i administrative response. what sleepers. so that is a council - administrative response. what about the individual people who are watching you want to try to help? there are a couple of things that people can do. they fall into two categories. one is about shelter. rough sleepers don't have shelter. you can ensure that you get out there with the things that you can do to help them get shelter, if that is due have a spare umbrella, if you have hats, glasses, sun screen. it would be great to be able to provide that to anyone you see sleeping rough. they don't have access to water and it is limited if it is there at all. if you could freeze a bottle of water and give a rough sleeper that. bottle of water and give a rough sleeperthat. even bottle of water and give a rough sleeper that. even if you have an empty bottle to give to them so they can use a water fountain. if you see someone who is genuinely struggling, pleased to call 999 if someone is
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struggling. if you see a young person, after centrepoint we deal with young people, if you see a young person sleeping rough, please do call our helpline. you can find that number on our website. or asked them to call us themselves. thank ou so them to call us themselves. thank you so much _ them to call us themselves. thank you so much for— them to call us themselves. thank you so much for coming _ them to call us themselves. thank you so much for coming on. i them to call us themselves. thank you so much for coming on. thankj them to call us themselves. thank i you so much for coming on. thank you so much. thank you so much. joining me now to talk more about the impact of the heat on those with pre—existing conditions is dr andrew whittamore, the clinical lead for the charity asthma and lung uk. good afternoon. good afternoon. what are the particular _ good afternoon. good afternoon. what are the particular issues _ good afternoon. good afternoon. what are the particular issues here? - good afternoon. good afternoon. what are the particular issues here? so i are the particular issues here? for what are the particular issues here? 5r what we find is that people who have lung disease, or even people who don't have lung disease find it harder to breathe in these
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temperatures. people who have lung disease find a much more difficult. more than a third of people with asthma will find our significant change in the difficulty of their breathing. the first thing with any long—term condition, especially lung conditions, is to make sure your routing care, you do it well. carry an inhaler with you, just in case you get symptoms start having an asthma attack. generally, just keeping yourself out of the sun, reducing the heat of your body, keeping cool as much as possible with cool clothes, closing windows, and keeping yourfluid levels up, so drink more than you would normally. those tips are vital, but you would assume people with no that if you suffered from these conditions. what about for people who are their friends, theirfamily, who may not
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know a lot of the details. if they see a friend or loved one struggling, what should they do? the first struggling, what should they do? tue: first thing is struggling, what should they do? tue first thing is to encourage them to get you a cool place, reduce their body temperature, get their fluid levels up. if they are struggling with their breathing, get them to take their inhaler. they can also visit our website that has some amazing videos. generally, kept the body temperature down, keep the fluid levels up.— fluid levels up. what are the kind of numbers _ fluid levels up. what are the kind of numbers in — fluid levels up. what are the kind of numbers in terms _ fluid levels up. what are the kind of numbers in terms of— fluid levels up. what are the kind of numbers in terms of people i fluid levels up. what are the kind i of numbers in terms of people who are finding their symptoms are getting worse?— are finding their symptoms are getting worse? are finding their symptoms are caettin worse? ~ :, ~ :, , getting worse? working as a gp, i see a lot of _ getting worse? working as a gp, i see a lot of people _ getting worse? working as a gp, i see a lot of people were _ getting worse? working as a gp, i see a lot of people were the i getting worse? working as a gp, i i see a lot of people were the weather is having an added impact on their breathing. it is notjust the temperature, when there is high pressure in the atmosphere, higher levels of permission —— pollution, higher levels of pollen, that triggers people with lung disease.
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obviously taking things like antihistamines or no space to keep on top of things. talking to people in my clinics saw on the phone, the weather is having an additive effect on all of those things.— on all of those things. thank you very much- _ on all of those things. thank you very much- we _ on all of those things. thank you very much. we will _ on all of those things. thank you very much. we will have - on all of those things. thank you very much. we will have plenty l on all of those things. thank you i very much. we will have plenty more coverage on the heatwave across the uk. that provisional record has now been set, 39.1 celsius in surrey. if thatis been set, 39.1 celsius in surrey. if that is confirmed that would be the highest temperature ever recorded in the uk. we wait for confirmation of that. we will be looking at the tory leadership race shortly, but first a new report by mps has called for the government to appoint a new touring tsar to make it easierfor musicians to work in europe. the all—party parliamentary group on music says since the uk
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left the european union, music workers have faced increased costs and new restrictions on everything from visas to where they are allowed to take their equipment vans. last year, the let the music move campaign was launched to call for the government to intervene and i amjoined now by one of its co—founders annabella coldrick, the chief executive of the music managers' forum. good afternoon. good afternoon. just remind us before we go any further, what kind of problems to musicians face after brexit when they head over to the eu to try to perform? basically, artists are experiencing a host of additional red tape and bureaucracy as a result of britain no longer being part of the customs union. so no longer being part of the customs union. 50 additional paperwork around merchandise, which often financially pays for the cheering.
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there is a kind of passport that you need to pay for in advance that the soul of the equipment that you bring with you and take back out. there is a bond you have to pay for that. there are extremely restrictive rules around how many stops a concert are my two, before having to return to the uk because we are no longer part of the european union. that is limited to three. most haulage companies have been told by the government to move to the eu, which has pushed up costs. in some countries we have had visa and work permit restrictions. most of those are starting to be resolved, but we have seen no progress on that. iloathed have seen no progress on that. what about this idea _ have seen no progress on that. what about this idea of _ have seen no progress on that. what about this idea of a _ have seen no progress on that. what about this idea of a touring tsar to help try and unravel some of this red tape? irate help try and unravel some of this red tae? ~ ~ help try and unravel some of this red ta e? ~ ~ , help try and unravel some of this redtae? ~ ,, , red tape? we think it is so essential _ red tape? we think it is so essential because - red tape? we think it is so essential because every i red tape? we think it is so _ essential because every conversation we have had with different ministers
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has bounced us to another minister. you talk to the department of culture and they said that as a matter for the department for transport, orthe matter for the department for transport, or the home office, or the business department. me and many of my colleagues have felt increasingly frustrated that there is no one person taking ownership for the mess that we have been left in, which is why we have been calling for a touring tsar. it is notjust having a minister, but the accountability to make progress on this issue, and also some fun to deal with the fact that many tours can break even so are being cancelled. i talk to members every week who say that they cancelled because of covid, they arranged it again for 2022, but they look at the finances and realise they can't make it work because of the additional costs that were there before brexit. it is notjust about costs that were there before brexit. it is not just about the costs that were there before brexit. it is notjust about the minister, the minister as part of the accountability, it is the other
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provisions that will make the difference. provisions that will make the difference-— provisions that will make the difference. : :, ,, difference. annabel, thank you. some breaking _ difference. annabel, thank you. some breaking news _ difference. annabel, thank you. some breaking news coming i difference. annabel, thank you. | some breaking news coming into difference. annabel, thank you. i some breaking news coming into us from wiltshire police, who say a man has sadly died following an incident at cotswold water park. they were called to the scene shortly after 6pm yesterday and they say that sadly a man in his 20s was confirmed deceased shortly after being pulled from the water. police there go on to say our thoughts are with the family at this tragic time. we are not treating his death as suspicious. so thatjust threw chairs there from wiltshire police. the headlines on bbc news: today is provisionally the hottest day in the uk since records began. the temperature at charlwood in surrey has already reached 39.1 degrees, according to the met office. elsewhere in europe,
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the blistering heat is feeding wildfires across large parts of france, spain, portugal and greece. voting has resumed in the race to be the next conservative leader. just four are left in the contest. let's return to the vote for the next conservative party leader and prime minister. conservative mps have now started voting. four candidates are left in the race — rishi sunak, the former chancellor, liz truss, the foreign secretary, kemi badenoch, former equalities minister and penny mordaunt,
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it was a good night for the former chancellor, wasjust a it was a good night for the former chancellor, was just a supporter, but she is still in second place. the foreign secretary, liz truss, is eyeing up that spot, making seven games last night. not as many games as kemi badenoch. her team think she has the momentum over liz truss and penny mordaunt after making nine games, despite still being in fourth place. games, despite still being in fourth lace. :, , games, despite still being in fourth lace. . , ., games, despite still being in fourth lace. :, , :, place. that is the end of the road for me for— place. that is the end of the road for me for this _ place. that is the end of the road for me for this race. _ place. that is the end of the road for me for this race. it _ place. that is the end of the road for me for this race. it was i place. that is the end of the road for me for this race. it was game | for me for this race. it was game over for tom _ for me for this race. it was game over for tom tugendhat, - for me for this race. it was game over for tom tugendhat, whose l for me for this race. it was game i over for tom tugendhat, whose future are not up for grabs. by wednesday, we will know who the final two candidates are to replace boris johnson, whose campaigns will battle it out over the summer. today, it is
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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 up to 5%. union leaders have already threatened industrial action, arguing this would be a real term pay cut. all the candidates hoping to replace borisjohnson with said they would not support raising public sector worker pay is in line with inflation. one chopped up and ran straight into the next prime minister? in drake his how they might deal with possible further strikes. kemi badenoch spoke this morning and said she remained confident. i morning and said she remained confident. :, . :, confident. i do feel confident. there is everything _ confident. i do feel confident. there is everything to - confident. i do feel confident. there is everything to play i confident. i do feel confident. | there is everything to play for. confident. i do feel confident. i there is everything to play for. i colleagues will be looking and he will win the next election, and i think i am back candidate. loathe will win the next election, and i think i am back candidate. who do ou think think i am back candidate. who do you think you _ think i am back candidate. who do you think you will— think i am back candidate. who do you think you will get _ think i am back candidate. who do you think you will get support i
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think i am back candidate. who do| you think you will get support from they have gone? i you think you will get support from they have gone?— they have gone? i am the unity candidates- _ i'm joined by our political correspondent nick eardley. rishi sunak is pretty certain to get into the final two based on the numbers that he has at the moment, but the big battle is to be the other candidates who goes to the membership from next week. i have to say, that does seem like an open race. penny mordaunt yesterday had the wind in her sales taken out when she lost a vote. liz truss did ok yesterday, but not as well as she might have wanted to. all the while, kemi badenoch is still creeping up on the numbers. she is asking a lot of people this morning to think about voting for her rather than liz truss. there has been destroyed throughout this process that the of the conservative party, those who
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want a smaller state, lower taxes, are pretty split and we are saying that play out. however, if kemi badenoch was to be knocked out in about three hours, which does seem like the most likely outcome, that could really change things. at that point this afternoon she has the ability to become a kingmaker and her votes going to liz truss would give her a massive boost. some of her votes may culture rishi sunak, as well. throughout this whole process there has been a strange thing happening in the conservative party where some of the blocks that used to move togetherjust aren't doing it as much as they used to. there has been a lot of play here, the question of tax, government spending, the size of the state, personality, culture war issues are all playing out in this debate and it is not clear how any of this will turn out. ~ ~ ,
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it is not clear how any of this will turn out. ~ ,, , .: .,,, turn out. we will keep right across events in westminster _ turn out. we will keep right across events in westminster and - turn out. we will keep right across events in westminster and we i turn out. we will keep right across events in westminster and we will| events in westminster and we will bring you full coverage of the results of the vote today at three o'clock this afternoon. 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 100 years will be set out today. our religion editor, aleem maqbool, has this report. chelsie 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
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and have a civil marriage. she 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, and that that will secure their rights. these are recommendations for now.
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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.
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that's just about then will be here at one o'clock. so, 39.1 degrees, if confirmed, will be the highest ever temperature recorded in the uk. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt. hello. the met office still have extreme heat warnings across many parts of the country at the moment on what has been an historic spell of weather. on what has been an historic up until this morning, the highest night—time temperature ever recorded in the uk was 23.9 celsius in brighton in 1990. this morning, some spots were over two degrees warmer than that. the full details will be looked at and the exact figures are only provisional at the moment, but the same can be said about the day. from a record breaking night to a record—breaking day. and even into this evening, as temperatures start to wane a little bit in the west, we have seen some heavy, thundery showers push their way through. we still have exceptional heat through london, through the east midlands and into literature. at six o'clock we could still be
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approaching a0 degrees. western areas a little bit fresher to end the day, but temperatures at six o'clock higher than you would normally expect at the peak of the afternoon. cloud towards the far north and west of scotland. outbreaks of rain here as we start the evening. here is the line of showers working its way east through the morning. some torrential thunderstorm is clear through, most becoming dry by the morning. temperatures tonight not as oppressive as last night, but it will be humid, especially across central and eastern areas. even here, 12 to 1a will be the starting temperatures. . forwednesday, this weather fronts, temperatures. . forwednesday, this weatherfronts, cloud through weather fronts, cloud through north—east weatherfronts, cloud through north—east scotland down to the south—west. on the western side of that, fresher air start to push its way in. and if heavy showers for wales in the south—west, then thunderstorm is breaking out through
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the midlands and east anglia. even though it is considerably cooler thanit though it is considerably cooler than it will be today, it will still be hot. temperatures up to 29 degrees. further north and west, getting closer to where we should be for the stage injuly. a more comfortable night for sleep and maybe wednesday nights into thursday morning. let some of that fresh air in the first thing on thursday morning. one or two showers, particularly across the north. temperatures lower than normal in western and northern areas.
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it is britain's hottest day ever. the uk record temperature was broken today even before lunchtime. provisionalfigures from charlwood in surrey show temperatures hit an unprecedented 39.1 degrees celsius this morning, and in other parts of the country they're forecast to go even higher — above a0 degrees. the met office has just said a0 degrees has been broken at heathrow. the big thing is we are all at risk with this heat, so you shouldn't go out during the middle of the day. temperatures are really going to be extreme. the extreme heat has meant widespread transport disruption, with rails buckling and train cancellations. the heat is causing another day of rail disruption with passengers being told not to travel unless theirjourneys
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being told not to travel unless their journeys are being told not to travel unless theirjourneys are essential and there are no trains at all

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