this is bbc news. the headlines: it's britain's hottest day over — according to provisional figures from the met office. the temperature at heathrow has reached 4 0.2 degrees. reached 40.2 degrees. the extreme heat has meant widespread transport disruption, with rails buckling and trains cancellations. across europe the heat wave has brought deadly wild fires in france, spain, portugal and greece, with thousands forced to flee their homes. as voting closes in the latest round of the tory leadership race, the bbc has announced it is to broadcast a live televised hustings with the final two candidates on monday. pay rises are to be announced today for more than two million public sector workers, including doctors, nurses and teachers. 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. good afternoon. in the last hour, the met office has said that a new provisional uk temperature record has been set — with 40.2 degrees registered at heathrow. 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 was set three years ago. the met office had already said 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 thames link for 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. five people have died while swimming in rivers and lakes yesterday — in london, berkshire, salford, northumberland and wiltshire. 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. gareth barlow reports.

it is weather never seen before in the uk. for the first time in history, the mercury at heathrow passing a0 degrees celsius. each hour a new high. the day started for some with an early dip after the warmest night on record. trying to keep cool ahead of further dangerous weather. we keep cool ahead of further dangerous weather. ~ . ., ., keep cool ahead of further dangerous weather. ~ ., ., ., �* weather. we are all at risk. don't no out weather. we are all at risk. don't go out during _ weather. we are all at risk. don't go out during the _ weather. we are all at risk. don't go out during the middle - weather. we are all at risk. don't go out during the middle of- weather. we are all at risk. don't go out during the middle of the l weather. we are all at risk. don't i go out during the middle of the day. there are going to be people who are more vulnerable. i was speaking to somebody who has heart failure, those with chronic health conditions will be more at risk. they may struggle to regulate their hydration more. , struggle to regulate their hydration more, , ., ., , struggle to regulate their hydration more. ,., ., _, more. this follows yesterday's record-breaking _ more. this follows yesterday's| record-breaking temperatures. more. this follows yesterday's - record-breaking temperatures. for record—breaking temperatures. for wales the hottest day in history. for northern ireland and scotland, their warmest day of the year so far. the temptation to stay cool has proved deadly after four died after

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access to water. although the advice is to hide from the _ access to water. although the advice is to hide from the heat, _ access to water. although the advice is to hide from the heat, for- access to water. although the advice is to hide from the heat, for many i is to hide from the heat, for many there is no choice but to brave the heat and head out to work. to make sure society still functions, despite us sweltering. from london to leeds, the met office extreme heat warning stretches across england for a second day. we are enduring a changing climate, one far hotter than we have seen before. i am joined by our weather presenter matt taylor. you're adapting your forecasts all the time, as it stands, this record, at heathrow, a0.2, is it likely to stand for long? 40.2, is it likely to stand for lam? ., ,, 40.2, is it likely to stand for lon? , ., 40.2, is it likely to stand for long? probably not. the fact is that record was reached _ long? probably not. the fact is that record was reached at _ long? probably not. the fact is that record was reached at 1 _ long? probably not. the fact is that record was reached at1 o'clock- long? probably not. the fact is that record was reached at1 o'clock in i record was reached ati o'clock in the afternoon. so early on in the day. usually temperatures peak about

three or four hours after that. not all weather stations report every hour. some report every day, some every week, some every month. even beyond this afternoon when we have a good handle on where the hottest places were there could be places come in that are hotter and the met office go through a rigorous 0ffice go through a rigorous verification process, especially when extreme heat is reported. you can understand why a big city like london or an airport like heathrow might be especially hot, because of the additional conditions, whether it is the computers that heat up, the lighting, the buildings, but some of the temperatures, such as in suffolk, recorded in a relatively open part of the country. what is going on there?— open part of the country. what is going on there? urban heat islands where big build _ going on there? urban heat islands where big build up— going on there? urban heat islands where big build up areas— going on there? urban heat islands where big build up areas with - going on there? urban heat islands i where big build up areas with tarmac and concrete warm up. that is why we peaked in london. but the air is always moving. some of the heat

wafts north. you sometimes see the highest temperatures to the north of the big cities. but what is worth mentioning is the extreme of temperatures. just by how much we have beaten the previous record, you don't usually here about that, this is by several degrees and notjust in one or two spots, over huge areas that could see temperatures above previous records, but above a0 celsius. it stretches to the vale of york. , in celsius. it stretches to the vale of york-_ in the _ celsius. it stretches to the vale of york._ in the air? - celsius. it stretches to the vale of york._ in the air? yes, | york. this relief? in the air? yes, we will see _ york. this relief? in the air? yes, we will see thunder _ york. this relief? in the air? yes, we will see thunder storms - york. this relief? in the air? yes, i we will see thunder storms develop. but houses have so much residual heat it will take a while to cool down. . ., , ,., , heat it will take a while to cool down. , ,, , down. our correspondent is in surrey where 39.1 celsius _ down. our correspondent is in surrey where 39.1 celsius was _

down. our correspondent is in surrey where 39.1 celsius was recorded - where 39.1 celsius was recorded earlier. how is it out there? it is earlier. how is it out there? it is predictably _ earlier. how is it out there? it 3 predictably blazing hot and i can see without fear of contradiction this is the hottest i have been in the uk. this is a small village in surrey, it is in the shadow of gatwick airport. it is about a mile and a half from where i'm standing. this is a village where very few claims to fame. but forjust a few hours this morning, it won a place in the record books. it was the place with the hottest temperature ever recorded in the uk. that was 39.1 degrees celsius. 102.3 fahrenheit. that surpasses the previous highest injuly 2019. now,

i understand that in the last few minutes that temperature has been surpassed at heathrow, with the mercury pushing through the a0 degree mark. but this village doesn't give up its record easily. i understand that the hottest part of the day here traditionally has been between 3 and a in the afternoon. it is not inconceivable the temperature will rise further and may push through the a0 degree mark. some forecasters say the temperature may reach as high as a1 degrees. thank reach as high as 41 degrees. thank ou. now reach as high as 41 degrees. thank yon now let's _ reach as high as 41 degrees. thank you. now let's cross _ reach as high as 41 degrees. thank you. now let's cross to _ reach as high as 41 degrees. thank you. now let's cross to our - reach as high as 41 degrees. thankl you. now let's cross to our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. where are you, it looks beautiful, but not particularly sunny? mat are you, it looks beautiful, but not particularly sunny? not particularly sunn , but particularly sunny? not particularly sunny, but extremely _ particularly sunny? not particularly sunny, but extremely hot - particularly sunny? not particularly sunny, but extremely hot in - particularly sunny? not particularly l sunny, but extremely hot in scotland as well. i'm in the scottish

borders. a very picturesque area. it was a few miles inland from here in 2003 when the previous high temperature record was set. that was 32.9. the temperatures are forecast to reach perhaps as high as 35 degrees here in the south—east of scotland later today. that doesn't sound that much, compared to the really high extremes you're seeing in parts of england. but this believe me is really hot for scotland. there is a nice breeze on the coast. when you're inland it with feel quite unpleasant. the advice here is to stay inside between 11 and 3 if possible. 0ne advice here is to stay inside between 11 and 3 if possible. one of the risks in scotland, we were hearing, is cold water shock. at this beech there is a couple ——

beach there is a couple of lifeguards and an area marked as safe to swim and the temperature here is pleasant in the water. i have checked and i can report it is very pleasant. the lochs inland can be deep water and they can be extremely cold, even at the height of summer and there are multiple agencies warning of cold weather shock to take care around the water. 0ther shock to take care around the water. other advice is to do with journey, to take water and a charged mobile phone. if you have to go out, put a hat on, wear sunscreen. but the advice is if you can to stay indoors until at least 3 o'clock this afternoon when hopefully the heat of the sun will start to ease a little bit. ., ~ , ., the sun will start to ease a little bit. ., ~ i. .,, , ,., bit. thank you. i hope there is some shelter for — bit. thank you. i hope there is some shelter for you _ bit. thank you. i hope there is some shelter for you there _ bit. thank you. i hope there is some shelter for you there and _ bit. thank you. i hope there is some shelter for you there and maybe - bit. thank you. i hope there is some shelter for you there and maybe an l shelter for you there and maybe an ice—cream too. now the transport disruption and my colleague is at krings cross. we have heard about

the east coast main line not running, what else can you tell us? sean, it is swelteringly hot here. this is usually a very busy part of the london. this station is one of the london. this station is one of the business busiest in the country, but not today, you can't actually get any trains from here. this morning i overheard a passenger talking to staff inside, trying to get to scotland, but she couldn't, because that just wasn't an option. the passenger boards all read get assistance from staff, because there are no trains. tube lines as well have been severely impacted. 0ne are no trains. tube lines as well have been severely impacted. one of the main concerns that is railtrack could buckle in the heat. i spoke to network rail earlier and they told me that yesterday they measured a

temperature of 62 degrees celsius on one of their tracks. of course, the concern is that that temperature can get even hotter today, as a result of these record—breaking temperatures. now, network railsay that if you have already bought a ticket and you're not able to and your affected because of the disruption, you should be able the get a refund and they're hoping that tomorrow trains will run again from this station. if you do get to kings cross, the advice is to head off to euston station, that is a five or ten minute walk down the road. thank ou. ten minute walk down the road. thank you- people — ten minute walk down the road. thank you- people during _ ten minute walk down the road. thank you. people during the _ ten minute walk down the road. thank you. people during the heat _ ten minute walk down the road. thank you. people during the heat wave are tempted to swim in the local river or lake to cool down. but there are dangers and there have been fatalities in the last couple of days. i'mjoined by fatalities in the last couple of

days. i'm joined by the campaigns managerfor the waters days. i'm joined by the campaigns manager for the waters and rivers trust. a busy day for you and your colleagues. i was struck by a statistic which came i think from the canal and rivers trust, more than 60% of accidental water deaths happened in inland waters, not off the coast, which is what i suspect a lot of people will have assumed. that's right, that came from national water safety forum, that is a group of organisations that work together to raise awareness of water safety. so yes, it is a scary stat, 63% of fatalities happen in inland waters. the canal and river trust is asking people to take it easy in the sun. i have my feet in a bowl of water! if sun. i have my feet in a bowl of water! ., , ., ., ., water! if only we had another camera! there _ water! if only we had another camera! there are _ water! if only we had another camera! there are risks - water! if only we had another camera! there are risks in i water! if only we had another| camera! there are risks in the water! if only we had another - camera! there are risks in the water that ou camera! there are risks in the water that you can't _ camera! there are risks in the water that you can't see. _ camera! there are risks in the water that you can't see. often _ camera! there are risks in the water that you can't see. often the - camera! there are risks in the water that you can't see. often the waterl that you can't see. often the water is murky and you can't see the depth

or obstacles int is murky and you can't see the depth or obstacles in t water, like a shopping trolley, which if you landed on could cause you serious harm. you touched on cold water shock. 0ne harm. you touched on cold water shock. one of the things with cold water shock and particularly with this air temperature is the water will feel colder. if you have that response to gasp at the water, you will breathe the water in. {line response to gasp at the water, you will breathe the water in.— will breathe the water in. one tip, even if you're _ will breathe the water in. one tip, even if you're in _ will breathe the water in. one tip, even if you're in a _ will breathe the water in. one tip, even if you're in a place _ will breathe the water in. one tip, even if you're in a place where - will breathe the water in. one tip, | even if you're in a place where you know it is a familiar bit of water, maybe you take the kids there every summer for a maybe you take the kids there every summerfor a picnic, maybe you take the kids there every summerfora picnic, get in maybe you take the kids there every summerfor a picnic, get in slowly, don't dive in. summer for a picnic, get in slowly, don't dive im— don't dive in. yes, as you mentioned, _ don't dive in. yes, as you mentioned, because - don't dive in. yes, as you mentioned, because a i don't dive in. yes, as you i mentioned, because a place don't dive in. yes, as you - mentioned, because a place is familiar doesn't mean it is risk—free. if people want to swim, because it is understandable, all our water ways are thriving in the sun light, they're such beautiful places, if you want to jump sun light, they're such beautiful places, if you want tojump in, don't use a canal as a swimming pool

or a bridge as a diving board. go to a place of designated open water swimming. forthe plant a place of designated open water swimming. for the plant and wildlife and they're not swimming pools. i and they're not swimming pools. i know the reality is a lot of people do do that and do it in lots of places, in cities and rural areas like which are come from in ex—moore where people don't appreciate the risks. you talk of mitigation risks, this is not to encourage people, you talk of cold water shock. another i think is things underneath talk of cold water shock. another i think is things under neath like reeds and you thought you could swim and you finds yourself in a tangle. is that a real risk. its and you finds yourself in a tangle. is that a real risk.— is that a real risk. its not quite like stranger _ is that a real risk. its not quite like stranger things _ is that a real risk. its not quite like stranger things where - is that a real risk. its not quite like stranger things where the j is that a real risk. its not quite - like stranger things where the reeds get you f you jump in and there is a lot of plant life, you could get

tangled and it could cause a problem to get out. someone mentioned earlierjust now to get out. someone mentioned earlier just now you to get out. someone mentioned earlierjust now you know canals aren't lifeguarded, they're not supposed to be swimming areas, there isn't anyone that will get in after you. if you do see someone in trouble, we ask, don't get in the water after them. call 999 and ask for the fire service in you're inland and the coastguard if you're at the coast. inland and the coastguard if you're at the coast-— at the coast. thank you so much. en'o at the coast. thank you so much. enjoy that _ at the coast. thank you so much. enjoy that soak! _ at the coast. thank you so much. enjoy that soak! that _ at the coast. thank you so much. enjoy that soak! that is - at the coast. thank you so much. enjoy that soak! that is a - at the coast. thank you so much. enjoy that soak! that is a good i at the coast. thank you so much. i enjoy that soak! that is a good tip. in the next hour we are going to be talking to the royal life saving society to get tips about if you're with someone who gets into difficulty and what you should do. and having seen the research notes from the producer, is not not what you might expect. stay with us.

the current heatwave we're experiencing here in the uk has made its way north to us from southern europe. soaring temperatures in the mid a0s have led to deadly wildfires across france, greece, portugal and spain. from madrid, guy hedgecoe reports. this sum mer is turning into a nightmare for many in spain. about 30 wild fires are raging. the north—western region of galicia has been among the worst hit areas having seen temperatures hit the low a0s celsius in recent days. in many areas roads have been cut off. a blaze in central spain has already burned tens of thousands of hectares and killed two people. one a local farmer, the other a firefighter. this man only narrowly escaped the flames. the fire services are at full stretch. translation: we are scared. if the wind changes this way it burns down my parent's house.

if it changes that way it burns down my wife's work. that's what we have to live with. other countries in europe are seeing similar scenes with portugal and greece also battling a barrage of wildfires. in central spain, local people who were evacuated being housed public buildings. as the heat has moved north from spain, france has seen temperatures rocket. this has fuelled huge wild fires in the south—western region popular with foreigners, forcing thousands of residents to be evacuated. translation: you get nervous, you think of your grandparents' house. the whole village might burn and i know a lot of people who live there. some people died there too. on monday, a new fire broke out further north in brittany. as efforts are made to put

out the blazes, the question constantly being asked right now is where will the next one be. guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid. the director of the world health organization said this about the current heat.— organization said this about the current heat. ., , ., current heat. you see the fatigue, ou see current heat. you see the fatigue, you see people — current heat. you see the fatigue, you see people struggling - current heat. you see the fatigue, you see people struggling with - current heat. you see the fatigue, | you see people struggling with this condition and they have not prepared and adapted for it. essentially what we are concerned in terms of how this will be affecting human health is because of this heat. we compromise the ability of our body do regulate our internal temperature. and this can can result in a cascade of illnesses, starting with heat cramps, or heat exhaustion or heat stroke and dangering in

behaviour. you will have a very strong impact, we are seeing more and more on mental health and certain behavioural aspects that people would be feel very much affected by this heat and not having the capacity to sleep properly. in addition to that, obviously, people with previous chronic conditions, kidney conditions, or people working outdoor, we are very much concerned about the workers out door being exposed to high temperatures and maybe without the adequate equipment or preparation to cope with that. that is the view from the world health organization. joining is the secretary general of the organisation on climate. i don't know what the weather is like in geneva, but in large parts of

europe, including the uk, it is oppressively hot. what lessons, do you think we should be drawing from this is? it you think we should be drawing from this is? , ., _, ., you think we should be drawing from this is? , ., ., ., this is? it is an indication of the im acts this is? it is an indication of the impacts of— this is? it is an indication of the impacts of climate _ this is? it is an indication of the impacts of climate change. - this is? it is an indication of the impacts of climate change. we | impacts of climate change. we observed the growing amount of heat waves hitting the whole world, according to the most recent ipcc report and once we have this high pressure area, we can see both drought and also this kind of heat waves which are now hitting large parts of europe. fin waves which are now hitting large parts of europe-— waves which are now hitting large parts of europe. on that question of drou:ht, parts of europe. on that question of drought. we — parts of europe. on that question of drought, we have _ parts of europe. on that question of drought, we have had _ parts of europe. on that question of drought, we have had some, - parts of europe. on that question of drought, we have had some, in - parts of europe. on that question of. drought, we have had some, in some places the harvest has matured quicker than expected, parts of france were gathering larger proportions of the harvest in the last couple of weeks, but in other places, the harvest is ruined by the weather. again there are big implications, it does, almost doesn't matter whether people want to have a debate about climate change, the reality is the impacts

are being felt in a multiplicity of ways, notjust simply in intense heat? ways, not 'ust simply in intense heat? . �* , ways, not 'ust simply in intense heat? ., �* , ., heat? that's right. you were referring _ heat? that's right. you were referring to _ heat? that's right. you were referring to the _ heat? that's right. you were referring to the health - heat? that's right. you were l referring to the health impacts heat? that's right. you were - referring to the health impacts and we have seen tens of thousands of casualties in european countries during the past 20 years because of these heat waves we have seen major impacts on agriculture. we have lost a lot of harvest in many parts of europe during these event and it is having an impact on tourism, especially in southern europe and this is affecting many sectors in society as you can at the moment feel in the uk.— society as you can at the moment feel in the uk. what do you say to pem who perhaps _ feel in the uk. what do you say to pem who perhaps feel _ feel in the uk. what do you say to pem who perhaps feel -- - feel in the uk. what do you say to pem who perhaps feel -- people i feel in the uk. what do you say to i pem who perhaps feel -- people who pem who perhaps feel —— people who perhaps feel that climate change is something that is happening to them, and they kind of don't feel they have any kind of control over what is happen something what kind of reassurance or encouragement would you give to people on this? we

reassurance or encouragement would you give to people on this?— you give to people on this? we have tood new you give to people on this? we have good new and _ you give to people on this? we have good new and bad _ you give to people on this? we have good new and bad news. _ you give to people on this? we have good new and bad news. the - you give to people on this? we have good new and bad news. the good i you give to people on this? we have i good new and bad news. the good news is we have started acting against climate change and we could cease this trend of climate, but until then we will see more and more these kind of effects and so far we have seen 1.1 degree warming, now we are heading to 2.5 to 3 degrees and if we are successful becould we could still limit the warming to two degrees. which would mean still more of these events elsewhere in the planet and in europe. that is the bad news. we have already lost the glazier melting and sea—level rise, that will continue for the coming hundreds s of years, because of the high concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. unless we create means to remove carbon from the atmosphere. so far, we don't have such means available.—

such means available. your organisation _ such means available. your organisation has _ such means available. your organisation has calculated | such means available. your. organisation has calculated the prospects of faechlts temperatures like the once we are seeing, a0 degrees, being ten times as likely as they have been in the past. it is as they have been in the past. it is a new experience for us in the uk to reach this temperature. are there places in the world that you would point to and say this is where you need to look to learn lessons to better equip yourself as a country to deal with this, since it is now almost certain from all the scientific evidence that you have available that this will be happening again and will be happening again and will be happening nor preebgtly? —— more frequently? happening nor preebgtly? -- more frequently?— frequently? besides climate mitigation — frequently? besides climate mitigation that _ frequently? besides climate mitigation that is _ frequently? besides climate mitigation that is critical- frequently? besides climate mitigation that is critical for| mitigation that is critical for people, we have to pay attention to climate adaptation. these events are becoming more frequent and we have to create means to live in such climatic conditions. this is

affecting many sectors in societies and those many sectors have to make their own adaptation plans to mitigate the risks for human beings, for the economy, for nature and various infrastructures.- for the economy, for nature and various infrastructures. thank you. the bbc as — various infrastructures. thank you. the bbc as has _ various infrastructures. thank you. the bbc as has announced - various infrastructures. thank you. the bbc as has announced it i various infrastructures. thank you. the bbc as has announced it will. the bbc as has announced it will broadcast a hustings with the final two tory candidates. live to westminster and our political correspondent. you have got your jacket off i see, i had assumed, fill me in, it is a long time since i worked at westminster, i thought the place to be on the hottest day was in that building with all that

lovely stone to cool you down. am i wrong, is it as mock gothic when it comes to heating. it is wrong, is it as mock gothic when it comes to heating.— comes to heating. it is still warm in here. comes to heating. it is still warm in here- i — comes to heating. it is still warm in here. ithink_ comes to heating. it is still warm in here. i think it _ comes to heating. it is still warm in here. i think it is _ comes to heating. it is still warm in here. i think it is partly - in here. i think it is partly because of the big windows, every where is a big window and it feels like a greenhouse as the day goes on. you can insert all your metaphors about the political heat rising. on monday the bbc will host the first debate between the two people left in the contest to be our next prime minister. the remaining candidates, the four who are still in it at the moment have committed to taking part in that debate if they get through to the final two. that will be a big moment, because it will be the point at which the last two candidates really kick start the last leg of this campaign, the point at which the trying to sell themselves to conservative

voters. all the voting so far which has been taking placejust voters. all the voting so far which has been taking place just up there in the committee corridor has been conservative mps. it is theirjob to whittle it down to two. then they will start to make that decision from next week and that debate on monday on bbc1 from 9 o'clock in front of a tv audience of 80 to 100 that will kick start that campaign. it will be an interesting test of the two candidates who have made it and the two who will be in the vote for party members. but we have still got a couple more rounds to go, beginning this afternoon. mps have been voting this afternoon. everything has got to be done by thursday hasn't it? because of parliament rising for summer? we will know parliament rising for summer? - will know tomorrow who the final two are. this afternoon, i know i say this every day, but the numbers this afternoon will be crucial. there are

four candidates left at the moment. i expect that rishi sunak is likely to get over the number he needs, which would guarantee him a place in the next round. i say pretty much, because he will still have the go into the vote and get over a third of the vote to guarantee that. but he is looking safe to be in the final two. he is looking safe to be in the finaltwo. it he is looking safe to be in the final two. it seemed wide —— seen among mps as a battle between penny more daunt and liz truss. we will know in about half a hour how successful that has been. but kemi badenoch, i would watch her today and tomorrow, firstly her team are not conceding yet. they say they think, they were saying this morning they thought it was possible she should if all goes well catch liz

truss. i have got to say it looks unlikely that will happen. but they were not ruling that out. if she does come last and she is eliminated, there are a lot of votes up eliminated, there are a lot of votes up for grabs. and the question is where do they start to fall? kemi badenoch despite not being a name our viewers will have heard of, she could be a king maker in the process and everybody as soon as that result comes in, if she is eliminated will want to know where she is going and where her supporters are going. the sense i get is this is really going to go down to the wire and could come down tojust to go down to the wire and could come down to just a few votes. speaking to the mps who have been counting up for the different campaigns, a few have suggested it could be as close as it was in 2001 where second place came down to one vote. remember last time, between

jeremy hunt and michael gove for second it was two votes. it is close and it is still all to play for. i would like to know what they think about the fact that to ellwood has been suspended from the next stage of the parliamentary contest after he was suspended by the chief whips —— tobias ellwood. we will be live later with sir graham brady when he announces the latest results of the leadership contest. one of the four will be out this afternoon. now we have the weather. a historic night in the uk in which

the evening and daytime temperatures have been broken and there may be the low a0s in some parts of england. signs of something a bit fresh in the west and we finished the day with thunderstorms clearing away, pushing to the midlands to the south—east, and east anglia, heavy rain in the far north of scotland and most places become dry for a time overnight and while tim just will not be as high as they were last night —— while temperatures will not be outside. a bit fresh in the west. the fresher air is to the west of this tomorrow, also wales and south west, reducing rain and drizzle in the morning and then the cloud pushes east and it could mean some thundery showers in the south—east and east anglia. much more comfortable date here. cooler to the south and east but still pretty hot.

hello, this is bbc news. it is the hottest day ever in the uk. due temperature at heathrow reached a0.2 degrees at around hannah prock —— the temperature. there is widespread disruption on public transport. more wildfires in france, spain, portugaland greece with thousands forced to flee their homes. as voting closes in the latest round of the conservative leadership race, the bbc announces it will broadcast a live hustings debate involving the two surviving candidates on monday evening. pay rises are to be announced for nearly 2 million public—sector workers including doctors, and teachers. you will soon be allowed to get married in your back garden or indeed anybody�*s back garden, to give more couples say over wedding venues and

ceremonies in england and wales. now we have the sport. very good afternoon to you. what is it like in salford? it looks pretty hot out there. we will start in durham where south africa are batting in the opening one—day international against england and they have made a steady start after losing their opener quentin de kock. it is 118—1 just a short time ago. it is very hot there. the first drinks break came afterjust 13 overs. the england staff have brought out parasols to provide shade for the fielders during the breaks and you can follow that on the bbc sport website. it is ben

stokes final one—day international for england. england's women are still contending with the heat and covid hanging over them as they prepare for their quarter final with spain tomorow. the players have been training earlier in the morning to contend with the heat and wearing ice jackets to cool after sessions. meanwhile, goalkeeper hannah hampton has tested positive for covid while manager serena wiegman says she "still has to wait" to see if she'll be ready in time for the match. she's been communicating with staff virtually and watching training from a distance outside while wearing a mask. tottenham have signed middlesbrough defender djed spence in a deal worth up to £20m overfive years. the england under—21 right—back spent last season on loan with nottingham forest, helping them secure promotion to the premier league. we reached the halfway point of

eugene 2022 in oregon, the world athletics championships. great britain's laura muir says she is over the moon to win her first outdoor world chmpionship medal — as claimed bronze in the 1500 metres in oregon. 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. she has described herself as being over the moon. i she has described herself as being over the moon.— she has described herself as being over the moon. i did not look at the clock. i over the moon. i did not look at the clock- l was — over the moon. i did not look at the clock. i was not _ over the moon. i did not look at the clock. i was not looking _ over the moon. i did not look at the clock. i was not looking because i over the moon. i did not look at the clock. i was not looking because it i clock. i was not looking because it was not going to be good. i'm not surprised it was that fast. it felt that painful because it was really sore and so fast. that is the world championship final and you have got to expect it to be hard and quick but that was an extra level, the splits in that race, but it shows, if i can do that off those kind of splits, there is a fast time in there, but i'm so delighted. it was

all about this medal, that is what i wanted. fierce attempt in trying. i'm so happy i have got it. —— my first attempt in trying. that's all the sport for now. pay rises will be announced this afternoon for millions of public sector workers and it is thought doctors, nurses and teachers and others will be offered around 5%. unions say this will be tantamount to a pay cut because of inflation. figures show regular pay is falling at the fastest rate since 2001 when rising prices are taken into account. our business correspondent caroline davies has this report.

as inflation goes up, the amount we earn in real terms is falling. the costs of food, fuel and energy continue to eat into wagers. some employers are giving pay rises. at this major accountancy firm they have offered significant pay increases across all pay grades. for their employees, it has already made a difference. i'm in a single income household so it really impacts me, thinking about increased bills, having enough savings to cover anything if i need it. less fear, less worry, that is the real impact, it frees people up to focus on getting on with jobs and worry less about whether we will be losing talent from our teams. the company says they need to offer increased pay both to help those just starting out at the firm with the cost of living, and to keep talent. are you worried you are stoking inflation? it is a risk but the bigger risk is if you don't have enough people you don't have a business and you are not competing, and the country needs successful businesses to create jobs and pay taxes.

the bank of england has warned workers to not ask for big pay rises to stop rising prices becoming ingrained. despite worries about inflation, individual companies like pwc will make the decision to increase wages if they think it is in the best interests of their business. it ultimately comes down to the employer. today's figures show private sector pay went up by almost five times as much as the public sector. debbie wilkinson is a paramedic and union representative, she is still waiting to find out what the government will increase her pay by but says many are already struggling. we have colleagues in the ambulance service in the nhs using food banks, that is disgraceful at this time. we have worked so hard over the last three years, especially over the pandemic, yet we are really suffering. the public sector pay review is out later today but they're already worried that whatever level

it is at will not be enough to offset inflation. most public sector workers will see below inflation rises, hitting living standards and coming on top of a decade of real terms pay cuts across most public sector occupations. most prices are expected to keep rising, the latest inflation figures are due out tomorrow. caroline davies, bbc news. as we've been hearing france has been particularly badly hit. our europe correspondent jessica parker has gained access to a campsite in dune du pilat. five campsites here were destroyed in the place. we have climbed to the top of this famous landmark and if you look out to the sea it is beautiful but look out towards the land and you see smoke rising from the forests and just below, the burnt wreckage of what was a campsite. it feels apocalyptic. just

over a week ago people were enjoying their holidays here, then the flames came and everyone was evacuated. belongings abandoned. you can see what a rush they were in. this area may be clear enough forjournalists to be let in briefly, but not far off the fight goes on. we to be let in briefly, but not far off the fight goes on.- off the fight goes on. we are waitin: off the fight goes on. we are waiting for — off the fight goes on. we are waiting for the _ off the fight goes on. we are waiting for the fire _ off the fight goes on. we are waiting for the fire to - off the fight goes on. we are waiting for the fire to stop. i off the fight goes on. we are i waiting for the fire to stop. this is our emissions. in waiting for the fire to stop. this is our emissions.— waiting for the fire to stop. this is our emissions. in some places not far from the — is our emissions. in some places not far from the fires _ is our emissions. in some places not far from the fires of— is our emissions. in some places not far from the fires of life _ is our emissions. in some places not far from the fires of life seems i far from the fires of life seems almost normal, this is a town nearby last night but even here the blaze makes its presence felt. did you hear about the evacuation? i makes its presence felt. did you hear about the evacuation? i don't know, the evacuation, _ hear about the evacuation? i don't know, the evacuation, we - hear about the evacuation? i don't know, the evacuation, we don't i hear about the evacuation? i don't i know, the evacuation, we don't know. at the moment here, no. but i'm not sure. i'm not sure of the capacity and the plans.

sure. i'm not sure of the capacity and the plans-— and the plans. this is a famous beauty spot — and the plans. this is a famous beauty spot but _ and the plans. this is a famous beauty spot but all— and the plans. this is a famous beauty spot but all the - and the plans. this is a famous beauty spot but all the tourists j and the plans. this is a famous i beauty spot but all the tourists are gone, a different kind of visitor comes here now, diving for water to help fight the flames. jessica parker, france. the record temperatures we're experiencing here may only be forecast to last for a couple of days but scientists believe the intensity of this weather is being fuelled by climate change. our science correspondent victoria gill has more. after the hottest night on record it is already the hottest day. and the mercury is still rising. the unprecedented temperatures above a0 degrees forecast in england have been fuelled by climate change. they are, scientists say, a taste of things to come. we really need to pay attention because we can see things going wrong already. we can see that there are health

impacts from this heatwave, we can see our infrastructure really struggling and how uncomfortable it is to live with this type of heat, so we need to pay attention and move things on really quite a lot faster in terms of our planning. and thinking about not making it worse and trying to eradicate fossil fuels. it's notjust humans feeling the heat. chester zoo is closed because of high temperatures for the first time in its 90—year history. species—specific cooling measures include frozen fruit for the chimpanzees. and as many of us struggle to keep cool, conservationists are worried about the impacts on nature. more hot days and drought, the wildlife trust says, means its nature reserves risk wildfires and other lasting impacts on important habitat. this moss peatland in the north—west of england should be saturated. this looks so dry. peat should be wet. it shouldn't be like this. the team here says that climate

change is degrading this precious mud, and that will have knock—on effects for our environment. it's the changing 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 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, meaning we'll need to prepare for more uncomfortable weather in the future. victoria gill, bbc news. three candidates in the race to be the next president of sri lanka after the former leader gotabaya rajapaksa after the former leader gotabaya raja pa ksa fled after the former leader gotabaya rajapaksa fled the country and resigned last week over the economic

crisis. the country's parliament will vote for a new leader tomorrow. we now have this report. the tea leaves picked here end up in cups across the world. these lush fields are home to sri lanka's biggest export, but they've been badly hit by this unprecedented economic crisis. "our leaders aren't bothered about providing us with the basic "necessities," he says. "they're the ones who have put us in debt by stealing "dollars and spending them however they want. "right now, sri lanka is like a ship stranded at sea." across sri lanka, there are huge queues waiting forfuel, with much of the country grinding to a halt. anger on the streets has already led to the ousting of the president.

in factories, there's frustration. tea exports bring in dollars vital in keeping the economy afloat, but production has been falling. tea has been grown and produced in sri lanka for the past 150 years. the industry employs more than 2 million people and normally brings in more than $1 billion every year. right now, though, like the rest of the island, it's facing its biggest ever crisis. at this factory, like many others, they've cut back on operating times and are worried about what the future holds. without the fuel, we are finding it very, very difficult. if this goes on, we might have to shut down all factories. normally, about 20 lorries are running for us. now we are running about eight lorries. and with the power cut, there are factories closed down. working three days,

four days a week. it's the poorest who are suffering the most right now. tea—pluckers struggle hard all day for little more than the minimum wage. but food prices are soaring. translation: we don't eat lunch any more. i we eat once at around ten in the morning and then i again in the evening. for now, life looks likely to get even harderfor sri lankans, whoever ends up leading their country. secunder kermani, bbc news, kandy. managers of adult social care services are warning the coming months could be the most challenging they have ever faced. staffing crisis and rising costs have left vulnerable people not getting the

care they need. our social affairs correspondent reports. so this wing is empty. empty room, empty room. in her leeds nursing home, julie brown counts the empty beds. she has eight. this one's empty. her local council and the nhs have people desperate to move in. that one's empty. butjulie calculates, with rising energy costs, she loses £150 a week for each publicly funded person. and she can't recruit enough staff to look after them. i have never had recruitment issues like this. that is the worst. we've not seen inflation like this. we've definitely not seen this with fuel costs. we have to run the air—conditioning, the residents have to be cool. we have to run the heating at 22, 23, 2a/7 through the winter. you have no choice. it's these people's homes. today's report by council officials in england says more people are asking for support, but care homes are closing beds

and home care companies handing back work. a lovely day for it. i know. talk to sam and melissa and you soon see why it's hard to attract staff. they provide vital skilled support for people in their own homes, but the increased fuel costs as they travel between clients means they struggle to pay their bills. 32—year—old sam has had to ask her parents for help with buying food. when i go home on a night time, it's literally cereal and bed, or toast and bed. because even though i get help from my mum and dad to buy my shopping and things, it's still only the necessities that i will put on them. in all honesty, i have thought, "is it worth staying doing the job?" i do stay because i do actually love the job. i don't know what else i'd do because i've done it that long. but sometimes you do think, "is it worth it?" their boss says he's

increased staff pay by 11% and the mileage allowance by 33%, but people are still leaving. since april, we've lost 10% of our workforce, staff saying they just cannot afford to do the job. it's costing them sometimes in excess of £30, £a0 a week in order to be able to drive to their clients to deliver the quality service they want to deliver. i am extremely worried, probably the most worried i have ever been. cath roth runs council care services in leeds. she says more government funding is needed now as the pressures will increase overwinter. we have areas of the country where we have care deserts, and it causes real hardship for families that are struggling to care for their loved ones on their own. at its worst, i think it places people at risk of harm. the government says it is investing billions of pounds in care, and that reforming the system is a priority.

alison holt, bbc news. couples could soon get married on a cruise or on a day out at the beach under proposals to tear up current restrictions on where weddings can be held. some of the most significant changes to wedding law in england and wales in more than a hundred years will be set out today. our religion editor aleem maqbool has this report. 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 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 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. we are seven minutes away from the latest result of the fourth round of the tory leadership wrote race which will eliminate one of the candidates. before we talk about that, i wanted to mention something that, i wanted to mention something that happened at lunchtime, i was reading about that, a quote from

michael gove, speaking about what the conservatives are full in government and he said this, —— for in government, and he said this, because he was a cabinet minister, until a few weeks ago, he said, we are no longer providing people with the efficient delivery of services or the effective focus on what the state should do and i think that is because we have become a government in administration that is knocked off course by powerful stories that are told by people with a mission. this is what he said. in other words the party in government has lost its sense of what it is for, that is quite a striking statement from somebody who was in the cabinet until recently.— until recently. yes, it is. that is . uite until recently. yes, it is. that is tuite a until recently. yes, it is. that is quite a common _ until recently. yes, it is. that is quite a common view— until recently. yes, it is. that is quite a common view in - until recently. yes, it is. that is quite a common view in the i quite a common view in the conservative party, actually, about borisjohnson's government, they became about reacting to events in what was in the media and trying to

look like it was on top of things rather than planning for the medium term and the long term and getting on top of actual issues. there was a feeling that short termism had set in when dealing with crisis after crisis, in the latter period, anyway, that was the view from some tory mps, but the quote about the government losing its way is indicative of something that has been a peculiar part of this leadership contest which is, the ability of people who are in government, untiltwo ability of people who are in government, until two weeks ago, to basically disown a lot of what the government was doing and say, i did not agree with it and i think we need to change it immediately. something that springs to mind is the exchanges between liz truss and rishi sunak in the tv debate on sunday where they were tearing lumps out of each other and liz truss was basically saying that the economic strategy of the government in which she was the foreign secretary had

led to the uk being on the brink of recession, had led to no economic growth, so michael gove is not the only one to be trying to tear up what they have done in the last few months and move on but that is also indicative of something the conservative party have been quite good at over the last few electoral cycles, which is to say, we have beenin cycles, which is to say, we have been in government but we have got something else we want to offer you now, so they are trying to ride two horses in a way. we now, so they are trying to ride two horses in a way-— horses in a way. we will have the appearance _ horses in a way. we will have the appearance of— horses in a way. we will have the appearance of sir _ horses in a way. we will have the appearance of sir graham - horses in a way. we will have the appearance of sir graham brady l horses in a way. we will have the i appearance of sir graham brady very soon but we know that rome is very hot and uncomfortable and even five minutes could get pretty stultifying —— we know that room is very hot. what are you expecting to hear, what is the bars at the moment in westminster? —— buzz. is the bars at the moment in westminster? -- buzz.- is the bars at the moment in westminster? -- buzz. how big is rishi sunak's _ westminster? -- buzz. how big is

rishi sunak's vote? _ westminster? -- buzz. how big is rishi sunak's vote? the _ westminster? -- buzz. how big is. rishi sunak's vote? the expectation amongst his supporters is that he is likely to break 120 votes which would mean he is over a third and pretty much guaranteed a place in the final two who go to conservative members from next week. the next question is, who goes out? the money seems to be on kemi badenoch. there was a chat from her team earlier that they thought she could pick up some of liz truss's votes and that she could keep building on the momentum she has had. but that looks unlikely to me but not impossible. the third big question, what happens if kemi badenoch is knocked out, what happens in the race for second place? that is the big question. who is in a better position to take on rishi sunak in the final two? penny mordaunt had the wind in her sails and she had been seen as the

candidate with momentum and yesterday she lost the vote. i do think she will get more votes today and it is likely she will go up from the conversations i've had, not guaranteed but that seems to be the prediction, but the question is by how much? i prediction, but the question is by how much?— how much? i want to bring in the olitical how much? i want to bring in the political correspondent _ how much? i want to bring in the political correspondent from i how much? i want to bring in the political correspondent from the | how much? i want to bring in the | political correspondent from the i newspaper. what are your expectations? i'll be going to carry on slogging on? —— i'll be going. —— are we going. i on slogging on? -- i'll be going. -- are we going-— are we going. i don't think any of these candidates _ are we going. i don't think any of these candidates are _ are we going. i don't think any of these candidates are going i are we going. i don't think any of these candidates are going to i are we going. i don't think any of| these candidates are going to quit and i think one of the things we have to remember is how nasty the leadership election has been in the last few days. your correspondent talked about it and it is the level of sheer personal attacks that these

people have been flicking at each other, that makes that more difficult. i should also say i am not a correspondent and i'm not a reporter, i'm a columnist at the i which means i give opinion rather than stories. my which means i give opinion rather than stories-— which means i give opinion rather than stories._ no i than stories. my apologies. no worries. than stories. my apologies. no worries- lt _ than stories. my apologies. no worries. it is _ than stories. my apologies. no worries. it is very _ than stories. my apologies. no worries. it is very volatile i than stories. my apologies. no worries. it is very volatile and l than stories. my apologies. no i worries. it is very volatile and the reason you have got everyone lined up reason you have got everyone lined up is that this is the ballot we have been waiting for, and so far in this contest things have been fairly predictable, tom tugendhat was eliminated yesterday and everybody was expecting that. there is a general feeling that it will be kemi badenoch who is knocked out but i would say that is not a sure thing. she has incredible momentum and she has put in great performances on tv and that is precisely the point. they are now at the moment of the contest where no one knows what is going to happen and that is why we are all excited.—

are all excited. kate, thank you very much- _ are all excited. kate, thank you very much- l'm _ are all excited. kate, thank you very much. i'm going _ are all excited. kate, thank you very much. i'm going to - are all excited. kate, thank you very much. i'm going to keep . are all excited. kate, thank you i very much. i'm going to keep talking for a few moments more because based on my experience last night at eight o'clock, sir graham brady is a very punctual man. he has one vote if you were to count because tobias ellwood has been excluded from the parliamentary conservative party as punishment for failing to vote in last night's vote of confidence in the government which the government won comfortably. he says it was because he was travelling back from abroad from an important nato —related visit in macedonia and he was unable to get back but the whips office says he was given more than one opportunity to come back but he failed to do so. this is his punishment. so he is not able to take part in any further stages of the conservative leadership contest. here we go. good afternoon. nearly there! laughter $5

good afternoon. nearly there! laughter— good afternoon. nearly there! laughte �* , , ., ., laughter as before, i will read the name of the — laughter as before, i will read the name of the candidate _ laughter as before, i will read the name of the candidate in _ name of the candidate in alphabetical order. with the number of votes for that candidate. and then specify the candidate to be eliminated. kemi badenoch 59 votes. penny mordaunt 92 votes. rishi sunak 118 votes. liz truss 86 votes. there was one spoiled ballot paper. we had a full... one vote not cast. so, kemi badenoch is eliminated from the election. the remaining three candidates will proceed to a final ballot of the parliamentary party tomorrow. this will take place, i mean it this time, between 1 and 3 with the result declared at a o'clock tomorrow afternoon. with the result declared at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. there we

are. we o'clock tomorrow afternoon. there we are- we have — o'clock tomorrow afternoon. there we are- we have 59 _ o'clock tomorrow afternoon. there we are. we have 59 for _ o'clock tomorrow afternoon. there we are. we have 59 for kemi _ o'clock tomorrow afternoon. there we are. we have 59 for kemi badenoch. i are. we have 59 for kemi badenoch. liz truss... sorry 92, i misread, she is ten up on last time. 86 for liz truss. that is 15 up. but she is still in third place. only narrowly in third behind penny mordaunt. in front is rishi sunak, who only picked up three, but he has 118. the psychological barrier was 120. nick eardley what do you make of the numbers? , , , .., , numbers? very interesting, because rishi sunak supporters _ numbers? very interesting, because rishi sunak supporters were - numbers? very interesting, because rishi sunak supporters were hopeful he would get over a third. i don't think they will be all that worried. because he is still on the vern he verge of getting in. but that looks like a strong result for liz truss. her team are looking to take a lot of kemi badenoch's voted, we were

talking about that a few minutes ago. i suspect out of penny mordaunt and liz truss camps, liz truss's team will be more buoyed by that result and more hopeful. i have an mp with me already. we like to get them in quickly after the result. chris skid more. you are back rishi sunak. , ., ., , ., , sunak. yes a great result and still on a knife edge _ sunak. yes a great result and still on a knife edge when _ sunak. yes a great result and still on a knife edge when it _ sunak. yes a great result and still on a knife edge when it comes i sunak. yes a great result and still on a knife edge when it comes to| sunak. yes a great result and still- on a knife edge when it comes to who will come _ on a knife edge when it comes to who will come in _ on a knife edge when it comes to who will come in second place, i can't call it— will come in second place, i can't call it myself. i depends who kemi herself— call it myself. i depends who kemi herself backs and whether she takes anyone _ herself backs and whether she takes anyone with her. who herself backs and whether she takes anyone with her.— anyone with her. who would you rather rishi _ anyone with her. who would you rather rishi sunak _ anyone with her. who would you rather rishi sunak was - anyone with her. who would you rather rishi sunak was up i anyone with her. who would you i rather rishi sunak was up against? either penny or liz are great candidates, they're very different people. _ candidates, they're very different people, from different wings of the party, _ people, from different wings of the party, we _ people, from different wings of the party, we will see what happens with the mps _ party, we will see what happens with the mps. now if i'm honest it was a

split on— the mps. now if i'm honest it was a split on the — the mps. now if i'm honest it was a split on the right and probably the film split on the right and probably the right will— split on the right and probably the right will choose liz truss. that could be a _ right will choose liz truss. that could be a bruising _ right will choose liz truss. that could be a bruising affair if sunday was anything to go by, the two were knocking lumps out of each other in the debate. . , the debate. putting aside personalities. _ the debate. putting aside personalities. it - the debate. putting aside personalities. it is - the debate. putting aside personalities. it is are i the debate. putting aside personalities. it is are we the debate. putting aside i personalities. it is are we going the debate. putting aside - personalities. it is are we going to reduce _ personalities. it is are we going to reduce tax — personalities. it is are we going to reduce tax and borrow to pay for the tax cuts _ reduce tax and borrow to pay for the tax cuts and — reduce tax and borrow to pay for the tax cuts and put the nhs and public services _ tax cuts and put the nhs and public services under further strain or have _ services under further strain or have fiscal— services under further strain or have fiscal conservativism and have tax cuts _ have fiscal conservativism and have tax cuts when we can afford it. i think— tax cuts when we can afford it. i think the — tax cuts when we can afford it. i think the sensible thing is to fund the nhs — think the sensible thing is to fund the nhs and schools and hospitals. do you _ the nhs and schools and hospitals. do you think liz truss is sensible enough to be prime minister, given n how angry rishi sunak has been with her. i how angry rishi sunak has been with her. ., ,

her. i get on very well with her, but we need — her. i get on very well with her, but we need to _ her. i get on very well with her, but we need to choose - her. i get on very well with her, | but we need to choose someone her. i get on very well with her, i but we need to choose someone who will be _ but we need to choose someone who will be a _ but we need to choose someone who will be a prime minister who can hit the ground — will be a prime minister who can hit the ground running, rishi sunak has that experience as chancellor and he has a _ that experience as chancellor and he has a record — that experience as chancellor and he has a record on the economy on the furlough _ has a record on the economy on the furlough scheme and he provides the stability— furlough scheme and he provides the stability and certainty the country needs _ stability and certainty the country needs. we stability and certainty the country needs. ~ ., ., , needs. we have got the first head-to-head _ needs. we have got the first head-to-head debate i needs. we have got the first head-to-head debate on i needs. we have got the first - head-to-head debate on monday, needs. we have got the first _ head-to-head debate on monday, once head—to—head debate on monday, once the final two are through. will you be urging rishi sunak to go in all guns blazing. he be urging rishi sunak to go in all guns blazing-— be urging rishi sunak to go in all auns blazina. ., , ., ., ., guns blazing. he has had attention aid to guns blazing. he has had attention paid to him. _ guns blazing. he has had attention paid to him, because _ guns blazing. he has had attention paid to him, because he _ guns blazing. he has had attention paid to him, because he has- guns blazing. he has had attention paid to him, because he has the i paid to him, because he has the record _ paid to him, because he has the record to — paid to him, because he has the record to beat. i don't think he has to do— record to beat. i don't think he has to do anything to dissuade people. i think his _ to do anything to dissuade people. i think his record stands strong and actually— think his record stands strong and actually for conservatives like myself — actually for conservatives like myself who want somebody to put the economy _ myself who want somebody to put the economy first and tackle inflation and think— economy first and tackle inflation and think about growth before tax cuts, _ and think about growth before tax cuts, he _ and think about growth before tax cuts, he needs to repeat that message _ cuts, he needs to repeat that message. it is about certainty and

defending — message. it is about certainty and defending our public services and making _ defending our public services and making sure our country can grow for the future _ making sure our country can grow for the future it— making sure our country can grow for the future. , , , the future. it is interesting, rishi sunak is pewter— the future. it is interesting, rishi sunak is popular with _ the future. it is interesting, rishi sunak is popular with mps. - the future. it is interesting, rishi sunak is popular with mps. but i the future. it is interesting, rishi i sunak is popular with mps. but from the polls we have had so far, a lot less popular with the conservative party membership. he struggles against each of the candidates who are left from the polls we have seen so far. is he, does he have any chance of making that up? i think what ou chance of making that up? i think what you have — chance of making that up? i think what you have seen _ chance of making that up? i think what you have seen from - chance of making that up? i think what you have seen from the - chance of making that up? i think i what you have seen from the polls, they're _ what you have seen from the polls, they're small sample sizes... do you think they're — they're small sample sizes... do you think they're wrong? _ they're small sample sizes... do you think they're wrong? i _ they're small sample sizes... do you think they're wrong? i think - they're small sample sizes... do you think they're wrong? i think there i think they're wrong? i think there is fluctuations _ think they're wrong? i think there is fluctuations and _ think they're wrong? i think there is fluctuations and many - think they're wrong? i think there is fluctuations and many of - think they're wrong? i think there is fluctuations and many of the i is fluctuations and many of the candidates have had the exposure that rishi — candidates have had the exposure that rishi sunak has had and he is an authority figure and has a rating that has— an authority figure and has a rating that has been out there for a while. new candidates coming to the surface, — new candidates coming to the surface, untried, unthe tested.

rishi— surface, untried, unthe tested. rishi sunak is prove on the deliver. some _ rishi sunak is prove on the deliver. some of— rishi sunak is prove on the deliver. some of the — rishi sunak is prove on the deliver. some of the other candidates don't have that _ some of the other candidates don't have that record of achievement. i think— have that record of achievement. i think thing — have that record of achievement. i think thing could come unstuck for them _ think thing could come unstuck for them i_ think thing could come unstuck for them. ~ think thing could come unstuck for them. ,, , .. think thing could come unstuck for them. ~' ,. . ~' think thing could come unstuck for them. ,, ., ,, ., them. i think your talking about penny mordaunt? _ them. i think your talking about penny mordaunt? if _ them. i think your talking about penny mordaunt? if you're - them. i think your talking about | penny mordaunt? if you're going them. i think your talking about. penny mordaunt? if you're going to have a leadership _ penny mordaunt? if you're going to have a leadership race _ penny mordaunt? if you're going to have a leadership race in _ penny mordaunt? if you're going to have a leadership race in the - penny mordaunt? if you're going to l have a leadership race in the middle of government it has to be somebody who has— of government it has to be somebody who has experience. i wouldn't put myself _ who has experience. i wouldn't put myself forward, i haven't had that experience — myself forward, i haven't had that experience to drive forward a working — experience to drive forward a working cabinet and make sure the wheels— working cabinet and make sure the wheels of— working cabinet and make sure the wheels of government are moving, think— wheels of government are moving, think rishi — wheels of government are moving, think rishi is the candidate, he has the ideas _ think rishi is the candidate, he has the ideas and the experience and it is dependent on stability and not risking _ is dependent on stability and not risking the house on unfunded tax cuts that— risking the house on unfunded tax cuts that we have to borrow to pay for. .. �* . cuts that we have to borrow to pay for. ., �* , ., cuts that we have to borrow to pay for. .. �* . ., , ., cuts that we have to borrow to pay for. ., �* , .,, ., _ for. you're putting me to shame by keein: for. you're putting me to shame by keeping your— for. you're putting me to shame by keeping yourjacket _ for. you're putting me to shame by keeping yourjacket on. _ for. you're putting me to shame by keeping yourjacket on. we - for. you're putting me to shame by keeping yourjacket on. we will. for. you're putting me to shame by keeping yourjacket on. we will get more supporters of the different camps. but now back to you. behind ou durin: camps. but now back to you. behind you during that _ camps. but now back to you. behind you during that interview _ camps. but now back to you. behind you during that interview was -

camps. but now back to you. behind you during that interview was a - camps. but now back to you. behind you during that interview was a man| you during that interview was a man who looked likejohn randall, the light coloured suit, if it was him, see if you can lure him across, he is always an interesting man to talk to, a good judge of the parliamentary party. nick eardley will find us someone. now kate maltby, what do you make of the numbers, do you read is that now kemi badenoch is out her supports will go for liz truss? i kemi badenoch is out her supports will go for liz truss?— will go for liz truss? i think that is more likely — will go for liz truss? i think that is more likely than _ will go for liz truss? i think that is more likely than not. - will go for liz truss? i think that is more likely than not. but - will go for liz truss? i think that| is more likely than not. but kemi will go for liz truss? i think that i is more likely than not. but kemi is someone who has made clear her own independence of mind and a number of her supporters, particularly those in the european research group have spent time... at pressure from liz truss that she is by default the candidate of the right. we may see a

kind of personal rebellion from a few on that basis. if i can come in on something that you heard your guest saying. there was a point that supporters of rishi sunak in particular have been making and of liz truss that there is a barbed comment about needing candidates who have experience at the very top level of government and as your correspondent picked up, he seemed to be talking about penny mordaunt, i'm amazed by the number of people in the contest who seem to have forgotten, penny mordaunt was cabinet of secretary for international development and for defence. it sounds like you have some news you wanted to bring in? ihla some news you wanted to bring in? no you carry on. some news you wanted to bring in? no you carry on- it — some news you wanted to bring in? no you carry on- it is _ some news you wanted to bring in? no you carry on. it is striking _ some news you wanted to bring in? no you carry on. it is striking that - you carry on. it is striking that penny mordaunt's _ you carry on. it is striking that penny mordaunt's experience | you carry on. it is striking that i penny mordaunt's experience is you carry on. it is striking that - penny mordaunt's experience is being underplayed by her opponents. the

reason she lost the defence job and she left cabinet, she refused to back borisjohnson in 2019, which looks to some of us like a good call. but that is why she didn't, doesn't have longer cabinet experience. doesn't have longer cabinet experience-_ doesn't have longer cabinet exerience. ,, , , ., experience. she was punished for backing- -- — experience. she was punished for backing... jeremy _ experience. she was punished for backing... jeremy hunt. - experience. she was punished for backing... jeremy hunt. maybe . experience. she was punished for| backing... jeremy hunt. maybe we should be rewarding _ backing... jeremy hunt. maybe we should be rewarding that. - backing... jeremy hunt. maybe we should be rewarding that. to - backing... jeremy hunt. maybe we should be rewarding that. to go i should be rewarding that. to go through the candidates left in the game. rishi sunak, liz truss, penny mordaunt, i think what concerns me and i think will concern people in cchq in tory head kwarders and is a part of high that big debate on sky news was cancelled, we have candidates who only have big negatives and have all seen negative press coverage in the last few days, possibly put out their by their opponents that would be a gift to

labour if any one is elected. sorry. you're bringing someone in? yes nick has two guests _ you're bringing someone in? yes nick has two guests who _ you're bringing someone in? yes nick has two guests who are _ you're bringing someone in? yes nick has two guests who are chafing - you're bringing someone in? yes nick has two guests who are chafing at - has two guests who are chafing at the bit. that is an interesting point about penny mordaunt's experience, because she is backed jeremy hunt in the leadership contest against borisjohnson. nick eardley at westminster? . maria miller thank you for talking us to. you are still in second place, six ahead of liz truss. you seem to have momentum. ahead of liz truss. you seem to have momentum-— momentum. penny has been really erformin: momentum. penny has been really performing well— momentum. penny has been really performing well today. _ momentum. penny has been really performing well today. she - momentum. penny has been really performing well today. she has - momentum. penny has been really performing well today. she has a l performing well today. she has a good set of results, another ten supporters and we have got continued to hold on to second mace. —— second place. what this shows is penny's

broad support and tom's supporters have decided where they're going to go and many have chosen to support penny. tomorrow's vote will be about redistributing the people who have supported kemi to date. i don't think you can categorise that group as one group on the right, many are 2019ers and wanted to see a fresh start that penny can deliver. it is start that penny can deliver. it is down to where _ start that penny can deliver. it is down to where the _ start that penny can deliver. it is down to where the votes that kemi badenoch had. what will you do to win them over. it is badenoch had. what will you do to win them over.— win them over. it is not 'ust those votes, win them over. it is not 'ust those voes.t but — win them over. it is not 'ust those voes.t but to h win them over. it is not 'ust those votes, but to make _ win them over. it is notjust those votes, but to make sure _ win them over. it is notjust those votes, but to make sure that - win them over. it is notjust those votes, but to make sure that the l votes, but to make sure that the final two offer the members the fresh start they want to see. we will press penny's strong policies on the economy and the fact she is really a fresh choice for our membership to be able to have on

that final ballot paper. a, membership to be able to have on that final ballot paper. b, lat membership to be able to have on that final ballot paper.— that final ballot paper. a lot of conservative _ that final ballot paper. a lot of conservative members - that final ballot paper. a lot of conservative members seem l that final ballot paper. a lot of| conservative members seem to that final ballot paper. a lot of - conservative members seem to want lower faxes. conservative members seem to want lowerfaxes. penny mordaunt conservative members seem to want lower faxes. penny mordaunt hasn't set out our tax plans. will she do that, orwill set out our tax plans. will she do that, or will members be voting blind on what she wants to do with taxes? ~ ., ., , , , ., , ., taxes? what tory members want is to win the next — taxes? what tory members want is to win the next general— taxes? what tory members want is to win the next general election - taxes? what tory members want is to win the next general election and - win the next general election and they will have been following all of they will have been following all of the polls which have put penny mordaunt head and shoulders above other candidates with her appeal in the the tory heart land and the red wall seats. she has been clear on her tax policies and set out clear and targeted reforms, which will help people with the cost—of—living now. it is not good enoughjust help people with the cost—of—living now. it is not good enough just to wait until the autumn statement. we have to make sure that any other changes are fully costed and take into account the reality of the economic situation we face. penny

mordaunt is saying she would wait for that statement to go further. that is the responsible prime minister our members want. how confidence _ minister our members want. how confidence if _ minister our members want. how confidence if it _ minister our members want. how confidence if it is _ minister our members want. how confidence if it is penny mordaunt against rishi sunak that your candidate would win? absolutely, because i think _ candidate would win? absolutely, because i think what _ candidate would win? absolutely, because i think what the - candidate would win? absolutely, because i think what the polls - candidate would win? absolutely, l because i think what the polls have telling us outside of parliament, outside of the membership base, is that penny has that fresh approach, that penny has that fresh approach, that fresh set of ideas and that broad appeal and she brings people together. that is what we need after many years of division, of brexit of pandemics, what we want is a positive message and somebody who will unite notjust our party but the country. will unite not 'ust our party but the country.— will unite not 'ust our party but the count . ., ,, ., ., the country. thank you. i am going tot and the country. thank you. i am going to try and bring _ the country. thank you. i am going to try and bring in _ the country. thank you. i am going to try and bring in iain _ the country. thank you. i am going to try and bring in iain duncan. - to try and bring in iain duncan. iain? i'm not sure if she is going to come over now. iain i will pull you over here. i think that was the

plan. we are live, so i'm going to ask you, is it now liz truss who is the front run or the take on rishi sunak? , the front run or the take on rishi sunak? . .. . ~' sunak? first of all, think kemi badenoch _ sunak? first of all, think kemi badenoch has _ sunak? first of all, think kemi badenoch has been _ sunak? first of all, think kemi badenoch has been fantastic. l sunak? first of all, think kemi i badenoch has been fantastic. she will have a great future. liz has the momentum. we saw that, a lot of people said, no, none of the tom tugendhat�*s campaign will come to you. well therm wrong. she is —— well they were wrong. she is putting together a wide range of people who were for brexit and against brexit, and left and right. so her momentum. and tomorrow is moving day, where people decide who they don't want and not who they want. you people decide who they don't want and not who they want.— people decide who they don't want and not who they want. you have been in a leadership — and not who they want. you have been in a leadership contest _ and not who they want. you have been in a leadership contest and _ and not who they want. you have been in a leadership contest and won - and not who they want. you have been in a leadership contest and won in - in a leadership contest and won in 2001, having come second, amongst tory mps. what happens next to win over kemi badenoch's supporters?

well, first this is a one—on—one job. edinburgh will go out and talk to all of those from the candidates that fell out, in is in case kemi. she will talk to others. maybe even to liz herself. and they will say, look, you've to make a choice, who do you want in, who do you not want in? that is where we are going and how this works. it is a one—on—one, face to face process, unlike any election in the world. i think then we will get to tomorrow and i am optimistic, i'm not over—optimistic that liz has shown the momentum and momentum matters in these contests. we have been speaking to maria miller, who supports penny mordaunt and reckons the people who supported kemi badenoch it is a mixed group and you can't categorise them as the right of the party. do you think

thatis right of the party. do you think that is right?— right of the party. do you think that is ritht? .. ., �* ., , that is right? no, i don't actually. first of all— that is right? no, i don't actually. first of all that _ that is right? no, i don't actually. first of all that is _ that is right? no, i don't actually. first of all that is what _ that is right? no, i don't actually. first of all that is what they - that is right? no, i don't actually. first of all that is what they were | first of all that is what they were saying about tom tugendhat�*s group yesterday. if you look at the supporters of liz truss, you will see they cover everybody that we have got people who are keen on remain and people keen on leave and people who want tax cut and people who are not sure. she has a wide range of support. there will be many in kemi badenoch's group that cover those ranges. but the one thing that shows the momentum is we have seen people from all sides supports liz truss because she whats the guts to take on labour and win for the british people.— take on labour and win for the british people. how confident are ou now british people. how confident are you now that _ british people. how confident are you now that it _ british people. how confident are you now that it is _ british people. how confident are you now that it is rishi _ british people. how confident are you now that it is rishi sunak - you now that it is rishi sunak versus liz truss? l’m you now that it is rishi sunak versus liz truss?— versus liz truss? i'm never confident. _ versus liz truss? i'm never confident. i _ versus liz truss? i'm never confident, i have _ versus liz truss? i'm never. confident, i have expectations versus liz truss? i'm never- confident, i have expectations and i'm as confidence confident as work

is, as arnold palmer said, people say i'm lucky, but you're to work hard. i want liz truss to get through, i'm sorry for kemi, i think she is fantastic. but this is a brutal business and i believe the momentum is with liz now. that is the argument of penny mordaunt and iain duncan smith supporters. we will try and find some of kemi badenoch's to figure owl out what they will do next.— they will do next. thank you and thank ou they will do next. thank you and thank you to _ they will do next. thank you and thank you to kate _ they will do next. thank you and thank you to kate maltby - they will do next. thank you and thank you to kate maltby and i they will do next. thank you and | thank you to kate maltby and we they will do next. thank you and - thank you to kate maltby and we have other breaking news. the mayor of london has declared a major incident in response he said to a huge surge in response he said to a huge surge in fires in the capital. he said the london fire and emergency service is under immense pressure as a result of the fires. here is a fire that is not in the london area, but close to

it. this isjust outside not in the london area, but close to it. this is just outside at the dartford crossing in fact. this is in kent on the eastern edge of london. kent fire and rescue service said it has been called to reports of a grass fire atjoyce green. nine fire engines and a height vehicle, which can spray from higher angles, has been sent to the scene. crews are working to extinguish the fire. there are reports on social media about this incident. it is close to about this incident. it is close to a housing estate and people in the area are getting nervous. but the fire service, kent fire service is in there in force, trying to mitigate the effects of the grass fire and preventing it spreading. so thatis fire and preventing it spreading. so that is the keen there. as we said,

the mayor of london has announced a major incident, which he said has been provoked by the number of fires that have erupted across london, because of the heat and he said the london fire service is stretched, immensely stretched at the moment. we hope to hear more from him and the fire service itself in the next hour or so. the fire service itself in the next hour orso. immense the fire service itself in the next hour or so. immense pressure is how the mayor of london has characterised the impact on the fire service as it tries to deal with a multiple series of fires around london and around london 32 council areas, it is an enormous city and more concentrated of cities of a similar size like new york. it has the same population of london, but over a larger area. we are all packed in, in london and the risk caused by an uncontrolled fire is of

critical concern. london has a lot of good open spaces, but most of the open spaces are by definition in built up areas. we will bring you more on the detail of the fires when we get them. the in the last hour, the met office has said that a new provisional uk temperature record has been set — with a0 point 2 degrees registered at heathrow. 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 was set three years ago. the met office had already said that last night was the hottest ever recorded in the uk, with temperatures failing to fall below 25 degrees in some places. network rail has issued a "do not travel" warning for anyone travelling through the zone covered by the extreme weather warning. the east coast main line out of london's kings cross is closed, and there will be no thameslink

or great northern services running north from london all day. many other lines are subject to speed restrictions. the hot weather is also putting pressure on the nhs emergency services, which are seeing an increase in 999 and 111 calls. the health secretary, steve barclay, said more funding and call handlers had been put in place to cope with increased demand. five people have died while swimming in rivers and lakes yesterday — in london, berkshire, salford, northumberland and wiltshire. 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. gareth barlow reports. now back to the scottish borders and lorna gordon. there is a gentle breeze, is it doing much to mitigate the temperatures? essen

breeze, is it doing much to mitigate the temperatures?— breeze, is it doing much to mitigate the temperatures? even by the coast here in scotland, _ the temperatures? even by the coast here in scotland, there _ the temperatures? even by the coast here in scotland, there are _ here in scotland, there are provisional reports coming in here that the scottish heat record has been broken, that it has reached 35 degrees near kelso, that is further inland from where i am now. but in the scottish borders. that needs to wait for verification from the met office. but that is a provisional report and it is a good couple of degrees hotter than the previous record set in 2003, almost two decades ago. people are being asked to take into account how they act, because of the heat here in scotland. we are not used to even these extremes that are high, but lower than some of the temperatures you're seeing in england. the scottish government advised not to go out in the midday sun. when you're down on the coast, that an area like this there are lifeguards

on duty, but you've to take care even here. they say, the lifeguards they are looking out for inexperienced paddle boarders getting out to sea and there is that multiagency warning to take care in the cold waters that you would find inland say in the scottish lochs, because you can suffer cold shot, because you can suffer cold shot, because of the extremes of the hot air and the cold water and the water in scottish lochs can be particularly cold. people are being asked to take care when travelling, to take water and a charged phone. and you're being asked to look after your neighbours, especially the vulnerable, the old and those with young children. this vulnerable, the old and those with young children-— young children. this some relief there. unlike _ young children. this some relief there. unlike kelso, _ young children. this some relief there. unlike kelso, at - young children. this some relief there. unlike kelso, at least - young children. this some relief. there. unlike kelso, at least you're by the coast. we will talk later.

lorna gordon in scotland. joining me is the senior head of memberships and field operates at the royal life saving society. i thought we were going to speak to matt. we are seeing more pictures of fire outside the dartford crossing. these are live pictures from a helicopter for us that give you the extent of it and a reminder that is close to the dartford crossing and a major road link and to a housing estate, and the residents have been tweeting their concern about the smoke. keep your windows closed is the obvious advice. there are plenty of firefighter in the area to support people and our colleagues at radio kent will be keeping you up—to—date

online and on the radio about the situation there. let's talk to matt croxall from the royal life saving society uk. thank you for your patience in holding on, it has been a busy half an hour. we were hearing from the canal and river trust about the risks, the big question that people want to ask, these are situations that blow up unexpectedly, you might be walking by a reservoir and see somebody in difficulty, it maybe a member of your party or your friends, what is the advice about the best way of helping? the advice about the best way of hel-tin ? the advice about the best way of hel-tin? the advice about the best way of heltint? helping? the royal life saving socie , helping? the royal life saving society. we — helping? the royal life saving society, we encourage - helping? the royal life saving| society, we encourage people helping? the royal life saving i society, we encourage people to helping? the royal life saving - society, we encourage people to call 999, get the emergency services involved if they spot somebody in trouble. what we are cautious of is people diving into try and help someone. if they see them struggling in water. because that can lead them to get into a similar problem

themselves. so we encourage by standers to call 999, get either the fire brigade or the coast card to come —— coastguard to come along. try and keep contact with the person struggling and if you can throw some aid, that is great. we would rather not encourage people to dive in and try and help. in not encourage people to dive in and try and help-— try and help. in ferms of the thing -- in terms _ try and help. in ferms of the thing -- in terms of _ try and help. in ferms of the thing -- in terms of the _ try and help. in ferms of the thing -- in terms of the things - try and help. in ferms of the thing -- in terms of the things you - try and help. in ferms of the thing | -- in terms of the things you could —— in terms of the things you could do, as well as just call the emergency services, i sayjust, but as well as that, what can you go to help the person in difficulty? there would be nothing more frustrating than feeling you're powerless. there are things people can do without jumping in?— jumping in? yes, certainly 'ust t int to jumping in? yes, certainly 'ust trying to keep i jumping in? yes, certainly 'ust trying to keep contact �* jumping in? yes, certainly 'ust trying to keep contact withh jumping in? yes, certainlyjust| trying to keep contact with that person out there, make them aware that you're aware that they're in

trouble. if there is some kind of buoyancy aid available, use that, if there is something that would float that you're able to throw out to a person, then great, that will at least try and buy some vital seconds to enable people time to get that professional help. if to enable people time to get that professional help.— professional help. if they do, if their difficulty _ professional help. if they do, if their difficulty leads _ professional help. if they do, if their difficulty leads them - professional help. if they do, if their difficulty leads them to i professional help. if they do, if| their difficulty leads them to go under water, you need to keep watching, it is tempting to look over your shoulder and say where is the blue light, you need to keep an eye on the person in difficulty, if they go under, it is critical to know where? they go under, it is critical to know where ?_ they go under, it is critical to knowwhere? ~ , ,, , ., know where? absolutely, keeping that line of sight. — know where? absolutely, keeping that line of sight, that _ know where? absolutely, keeping that line of sight, that as _ know where? absolutely, keeping that line of sight, that as you _ know where? absolutely, keeping that line of sight, that as you say, - line of sight, that as you say, you're able to identify the spot that that person was in trouble, so the professional help can get to them as soon as possible. i was struck. them as soon as possible. i was struck- a _ them as soon as possible. i was

struck- a lot _ them as soon as possible. i was struck. a lot of _ them as soon as possible. i was struck. a lot of people, - struck. a lot of people, particularly parents will say, my son or daughter is a strong swimmer and i may have thought that with the younger people i know and i saw 83 of accidental drownings of eight to 18—year—olds, 61% were described by theirfamilies 18—year—olds, 61% were described by their families as swimmers, not people who couldn't swim, people who would assume could cope in the situation. why are they not able to? is itjust situation. why are they not able to? is it just the situation. why are they not able to? is itjust the lack of education, what is it? it is it just the lack of education, what is it?— what is it? it is interesting, ou're what is it? it is interesting, you're right _ what is it? it is interesting, you're right to _ what is it? it is interesting, you're right to point - what is it? it is interesting, you're right to point that i what is it? it is interesting, l you're right to point that out, what is it? it is interesting, - you're right to point that out, it is a shocking statistic. of course, learning to swim is incredibly important for a whole range of issues from physical health point of view, a mental health point of view, it is very different learning to

swim in a controlled, warm water, safe environment, than being out in open water, where potentially there is a real issue with the water being cold, with those hidden hazards under the surface, with rip tides and swells that a person might not be aware of in that situation. so of course we encourage people to learn to swim. what we also want people to do is know the ins and outs of water safety and they can do that by visiting our web—site, rlss, we have a range of hints and tips and how to swim outside safely. matt a range of hints and tips and how to swim outside safely.— swim outside safely. matt croxall, thank ou swim outside safely. matt croxall, thank you so _ swim outside safely. matt croxall, thank you so much _ swim outside safely. matt croxall, thank you so much for— swim outside safely. matt croxall, thank you so much for that - swim outside safely. matt croxall, thank you so much for that it - swim outside safely. matt croxall, thank you so much for that it is i thank you so much for that it is helpful and timely advice. the conservative leadership contest. here we go. we are going to go back to

westminster. kemi badenoch has been eliminated after winning 59 votes. penny mordaunt 92. liz truss, 86. rishi sunak, penny mordaunt 92. liz truss, 86. rishisunak,118. nick, overto penny mordaunt 92. liz truss, 86. rishisunak,118. nick, over to you. the big question now is where kemi badenoch and her votes go, that will dictate who goes into the last two and it is a safe bet that rishi sunak will be on the final ballot. but the race is on between penny mordaunt and liz truss to convince kemi badenoch supporters to back them, so let's have a chat to one of her supporters, them, so let's have a chat to one of hersupporters, ben them, so let's have a chat to one of her supporters, ben bradley. your phone has been ringing off the hook, have you decided who you are going to back? .. ~' have you decided who you are going to back? ., ~' .. to back? no, ithink i will ignore the calls and _ to back? no, ithink i will ignore the calls and have _ to back? no, ithink i will ignore the calls and have a _ to back? no, ithink i will ignore the calls and have a glass - to back? no, ithink i will ignore the calls and have a glass of- to back? no, i think i will ignore| the calls and have a glass of wine instead — the calls and have a glass of wine instead. we will see over the next 2lrhour— instead. we will see over the next 24—hour spot this idea of support ——

supporters— 24—hour spot this idea of support —— supporters moving on the block is a real thing _ supporters moving on the block is a real thing because everyone is different _ real thing because everyone is different. but what she has done is spark— different. but what she has done is spark popularity in the contest, the life she _ spark popularity in the contest, the life she has — spark popularity in the contest, the life she has given to the contest, she has— life she has given to the contest, she has done an incredible job and i want _ she has done an incredible job and i want to— she has done an incredible job and i want to recognise that what up what do people _ want to recognise that what up what do people say when they phone you up, do people say when they phone you up. are _ do people say when they phone you up, are they offering you incentives? it up, are they offering you incentives?— up, are they offering you incentives? , , ., ., ., incentives? it depends. you have got tteole incentives? it depends. you have got people who — incentives? it depends. you have got people who are _ incentives? it depends. you have got people who are friends _ incentives? it depends. you have got people who are friends who - incentives? it depends. you have got people who are friends who will - incentives? it depends. you have got people who are friends who will send j people who are friends who will send you something a bit cheeky and then people _ you something a bit cheeky and then people you _ you something a bit cheeky and then people you have never really spoken to everett _ people you have never really spoken to everett who reach out and want to know _ to everett who reach out and want to know how _ to everett who reach out and want to know how you are. —— never really spoken _ know how you are. —— never really spoken to — know how you are. —— never really spoken to ever. i will ignore them over— spoken to ever. i will ignore them over the _ spoken to ever. i will ignore them over the course of the day and deal with it _ over the course of the day and deal with it in _ over the course of the day and deal with it in the morning. let�*s over the course of the day and deal with it in the morning.— with it in the morning. let's talk about this _ with it in the morning. let's talk about this in _ with it in the morning. let's talk about this in more _ with it in the morning. let's talk about this in more detail. - with it in the morning. let's talk about this in more detail. you i with it in the morning. let's talk. about this in more detail. you are with it in the morning. let's talk i about this in more detail. you are a brexiteer and you were fairly supportive of borisjohnson for a while and liz truss would seem like a natural hold for you of the candidates to take on rishi sunak. i

am disappointed that the prime minister— am disappointed that the prime minister is going and he had a lot of support— minister is going and he had a lot of support in my constituency but i also think— of support in my constituency but i also think that in the current climate. _ also think that in the current climate, people have shown by supporting candidates like kemi badenoch and penny mordaunt, they wanted _ badenoch and penny mordaunt, they wanted something different, so we have got— wanted something different, so we have got to find the balance. the bil have got to find the balance. the big question now, and i will speak to the _ big question now, and i will speak to the candidates, what is your plan to the candidates, what is your plan to make _ to the candidates, what is your plan to make a _ to the candidates, what is your plan to make a change? are you going to have the _ to make a change? are you going to have the same old faces or change approach _ have the same old faces or change approach in — have the same old faces or change approach in the way we do things? sonie _ approach in the way we do things? some things locally i want to see continue. — some things locally i want to see continue, like the levelling up agenda — continue, like the levelling up agenda and i want to see a fresh cabinet — agenda and i want to see a fresh cabinet and i want to see kemi badenoch _ cabinet and i want to see kemi badenoch in it and i want to see a change _ badenoch in it and i want to see a change in — badenoch in it and i want to see a change in direction. a badenoch in it and i want to see a change in direction.— badenoch in it and i want to see a change in direction. a lot of people have said it's _ change in direction. a lot of people have said it's similar _ change in direction. a lot of people have said it's similar to _ change in direction. a lot of people have said it's similar to what - change in direction. a lot of people have said it's similar to what you i have said it's similar to what you have said it's similar to what you have said it's similar to what you have said there, that kemi badenoch does not have a uniform group who will move over en masse, so you are right, but the other way of asking it would be, what are the priorities of that group, is itjust about trying to come up with a group of

new faces in cabinet or is it something about policy in particular? it something about policy in particular?— something about policy in tarticular? , . ., particular? it is a mixed bag about tteole particular? it is a mixed bag about people who _ particular? it is a mixed bag about people who have _ particular? it is a mixed bag about people who have backed _ particular? it is a mixed bag about people who have backed kemi - particular? it is a mixed bag about - people who have backed kemi badenoch are people _ people who have backed kemi badenoch are people who have back somebody they believe in it rather than somebody who might win and i think that says _ somebody who might win and i think that says something about them. they will be _ that says something about them. they will be asking for commitments around — will be asking for commitments around values and the direction for the country— around values and the direction for the country and i want to see the levelling — the country and i want to see the levelling up agenda, devolution for my part _ levelling up agenda, devolution for my part of— levelling up agenda, devolution for my part of the world, and funding in the pipeline and i want to see that continue. — the pipeline and i want to see that continue, and a lot of that group who backed a candidate who said they wanted _ who backed a candidate who said they wanted change, we have got to reimagine what it is for, and i think— reimagine what it is for, and i think we _ reimagine what it is for, and i think we have got to have this from these _ think we have got to have this from these guys — think we have got to have this from these guys who have been in and around _ these guys who have been in and around cabinet, how can you do things— around cabinet, how can you do things differently to what you have done before. a things differently to what you have done before-— things differently to what you have done before. a lot of people will be wondering. — done before. a lot of people will be wondering, kemi _ done before. a lot of people will be wondering, kemi badenoch - done before. a lot of people will be wondering, kemi badenoch was - done before. a lot of people will be | wondering, kemi badenoch was very critical of benny —— penny

mordaunt's stance on identity for trans people, so it would seem unlikely she would want her to be prime minister. i unlikely she would want her to be prime minister.— prime minister. i share the view that kemi badenoch _ prime minister. i share the view that kemi badenoch is right - prime minister. i share the view that kemi badenoch is right on | prime minister. i share the view - that kemi badenoch is right on these issues _ that kemi badenoch is right on these issues and _ that kemi badenoch is right on these issues and i— that kemi badenoch is right on these issues and i imagine a number of people _ issues and i imagine a number of people in— issues and i imagine a number of people in ourgroup issues and i imagine a number of people in our group would, as well, but they— people in our group would, as well, but they are — people in our group would, as well, but they are always the issues, when i but they are always the issues, when i have _ but they are always the issues, when i have shared videos of her, they are the _ i have shared videos of her, they are the ones where my constituents say, thank— are the ones where my constituents say, thank god somebody who is speaking — say, thank god somebody who is speaking common sense, so it'll be interesting, — speaking common sense, so it'll be interesting, it will almost beat who do you _ interesting, it will almost beat who do you not— interesting, it will almost beat who do you not want in —— it will almost be who— do you not want in —— it will almost be who that — do you not want in —— it will almost be who that you do not want in. who do ou be who that you do not want in. who do you think — be who that you do not want in. who do you think will _ be who that you do not want in. r“tau;r> do you think will be be who that you do not want in. “ta"uf> do you think will be the final be who that you do not want in. "“tau;r> do you think will be the final two? i thought whoever came third today would _ i thought whoever came third today would have a good chance of getting in the _ would have a good chance of getting in the final— would have a good chance of getting in the final two and that is weighing up and moving things around the abacus— weighing up and moving things around the abacus because a penny more than it seems— the abacus because a penny more than it seems to _ the abacus because a penny more than it seems to have stalled in the last

couple _ it seems to have stalled in the last couple of— it seems to have stalled in the last couple of days if you look at the numbers — couple of days if you look at the numbers -- _ couple of days if you look at the numbers —— because penny mordaunt. there _ numbers —— because penny mordaunt. there are _ numbers —— because penny mordaunt. there are more people anti penny mordaunt— there are more people anti penny mordaunt and anti liz truss, and i can see _ mordaunt and anti liz truss, and i can see it— mordaunt and anti liz truss, and i can see it being very tight between those _ can see it being very tight between those two — can see it being very tight between those two. ~ can see it being very tight between those two. . , .. can see it being very tight between those two. . , ., . , ., can see it being very tight between those two. . i. . i. .. those two. when you decide, you can come back and _ those two. when you decide, you can come back and tell _ those two. when you decide, you can come back and tell us. _ those two. when you decide, you can come back and tell us. interesting i come back and tell us. interesting analysis that it sounds like a few mps think it is more likely now that liz truss is going to make it onto the final ballot and that is what i have been hearing in text messages and chats i have had in the past few hours and we will find out for a certain tomorrow. iben hours and we will find out for a certain tomorrow.— hours and we will find out for a certain tomorrow. ben bradley has been almost _ certain tomorrow. ben bradley has been almost ubiquitous _ certain tomorrow. ben bradley has been almost ubiquitous on - certain tomorrow. ben bradley has been almost ubiquitous on these l been almost ubiquitous on these channels, because he has been pretty much the public face of the kemi badenoch campaign, and a very eloquent articulate person on her behalf and that is why we have seen so much of him. we do talk to other people but some people are being put

up people but some people are being put up by the campaigns and they are swarming out. iain duncan smith is another. they are swarming out to make themselves available because they are the trusted spokespeople for their campaigns. they are the trusted spokespeople fortheir campaigns. nick they are the trusted spokespeople for their campaigns. nick is our trusted spokesman, as well. thanks forjoining us. now we can talk more about temperatures. lovely to have you with us. we had 40.2 provisionally at heathrow airport, but that was at the start of the afternoon and we are now coming up to four o'clock. as the temperature continue to rise? what we have seen at heathrow and the surrounding areas, the tempter has stabilised but it has risen across parts of the eastern side —— the temperatures have stabilised at “p the temperatures have stabilised at up we are seeing more locations getting too if not a bit past 40 celsius and what was striking which

includes part of lincolnshire, what was striking to me when i looked at the temperature maps is the extent of the heat across the uk. but how many places individual locations, have surpassed the previous record of 38.7, and when you brake temperature records it is often by just small parts of the degree and injust a single just small parts of the degree and in just a single location where there is an official weather station but what we are seeing is so many different places and different counties that have surpassed the previous record and notjust by a little bit, and at the moment 40.2 is a degree and a half pass the previous record which is shocking. you have been in this business for quite a long time, so how... can you give a sense of how dramatic it is for somebody like you who is a

professional business it is to deal with all of this, because objectively people won't have noticed as much as you have? three tarts to noticed as much as you have? three parts to that. _ noticed as much as you have? three parts to that. at _ noticed as much as you have? three parts to that, at one _ noticed as much as you have? three parts to that, at one stage - noticed as much as you have? three parts to that, at one stage it - parts to that, at one stage it seemed impossible that the uk would hit 40 degrees and the met office says that it is almost impossible to hit 40 degrees without climate change and greenhouse gas emissions and they are now predicting it could happen every three years or so, but we are here today. the other part is how several weeks ago the first computerised forecast was suggesting the possibility of 40 degrees and many could not believe it at the time but with a range of computer forecasts that come out, there are outliers and you look at those and say, that is highly probable that the outlay will become reality but since those first outliers arrived,

more and more of those computerised forecast converged into an idea that 40 degrees or more would be achieved, so we have those meteorological things going on. these are shocking to see. and then there is the reality and the impacts that come from that and what it means about our changing climate and that obviously transcends the meteorological world and our individual shock at something which has finally arrived in the uk. it is the reality of how we are living in how we are trying to adjust and as you are reporting, the impacts that are taking place, many of which have been hinted at in the warnings that came out ahead of this day. {line came out ahead of this day. one thint we came out ahead of this day. one thing we don't — came out ahead of this day. one thing we don't see _ came out ahead of this day. one thing we don't see is how much the met office is called upon by different parts of the economy and the public services and the private sector, to advise and talk about risk factors and mitigation, so can

you give a sense of how this has evolved and has grown to become so much more important for people in all kinds of walks of life? part much more important for people in all kinds of walks of life?— all kinds of walks of life? part of it is that we _ all kinds of walks of life? part of it is that we are _ all kinds of walks of life? part of it is that we are not _ all kinds of walks of life? part of it is that we are not bumbling i all kinds of walks of life? part of. it is that we are not bumbling along in a traditionally benign british where that scenario where occasionally we will have something extreme and we get past it, but now we are facing down more of those realities and those extremes, in the sense that we get our traditional british weather but when it comes, it has a tendency to be more extreme thanit it has a tendency to be more extreme than it would be otherwise because of the impact of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions so therefore a warm atmosphere contains more moisture and it will rain more heavily because it has more moisture. we get more widespread flooding with great impacts because of greater numbers of people living and more homes being built. you get greater impact. that is just flooding. now we are talking about

heat. all of those things, when the stakes are higher, the risks are greater and the impacts are greater and i guess that is a greater significance for those who are predicting the weather and advising on how to mitigate against some of its worst effects. you on how to mitigate against some of its worst effects.— its worst effects. you must see the at tetite its worst effects. you must see the appetite for — its worst effects. you must see the appetite for information _ its worst effects. you must see the appetite for information about - its worst effects. you must see the appetite for information about the l appetite for information about the weather day to day in the work you do and we are under no illusion over how important the work is that you do and how much the audience rate the service you provide about how much they want space created for it and i know people will be interested in hearing from you outside of the forecast environment. there is a lot of data that you put out online, as well. we have some pictures of this grass fire which is on the outskirts of london towards dartford, and kent fire authorities say it is a grass fire and it now looks like it has ignited one house, potentially. we

are waiting to see what information we get, but on that, talk about the grass fire scenario because this is something we are seeing increasingly and we have seen these spontaneous fires breaking out in many parts of europe. we have grass fires before and i live on exmoor and i understand that but the spontaneity of grass fires is that much greater in this kind of climate? you of grass fires is that much greater in this kind of climate?— in this kind of climate? you are ritht. in this kind of climate? you are right- we _ in this kind of climate? you are right. we have _ in this kind of climate? you are right. we have had _ in this kind of climate? you are right. we have had grass - in this kind of climate? you are right. we have had grass firesl right. we have had grass fires before and people get irritated at the suggestion that we have never had things before, and indeed, yes, we have, but, again, if you are changing the climate, maybe you are making certain things more likely and making them to be more extreme than they would have been otherwise, may be more numerous, and you can't drill down on one particular example, something happening today and say it is part of a pattern, but the heat we are getting now is within a period of several months of dry than average weather and if you

look atjuly so far towards midmonth, south—east england is running at about 1% of its average july rainfall and we know notjust in south—east england but many areas, especially england and wales but also into southern and eastern scotland, they are looking very parched. scotland, they are looking very tarched. ' ' .. scotland, they are looking very tarched. " .. . , scotland, they are looking very tarched. " ., parched. the 19th ofjuly and we are onl at 1% parched. the 19th ofjuly and we are only at i% of— parched. the 19th ofjuly and we are only at 1% of the _ parched. the 19th ofjuly and we are only at 1% of the average _ parched. the 19th ofjuly and we are only at 1% of the average rainfall? i only at 1% of the average rainfall? yes, 1% of the averagejuly rainfall and on my rain gauge at home, i would advise anybody to get one if they can, even the most basic thermometer, you can make your own rain gauge and i have had 1.8 millimetres of rain, which came at the start of the month. 1.8 millimetres of rain and now we are talking about temperatures which have hit 40 degrees, you are loading the stakes. it is unprecedented. we are back to that word again, and sometimes we can only guess at the impact from an unprecedented situation. w' ,

impact from an unprecedented situation. ~ ., ., situation. nick miller, thanks for 'oinint situation. nick miller, thanks for joining us- _ sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. it is very hard for elite athletes to perform in these circumstances but they are doing so in durham. where south africa are batting first and going along very nicely in the opening one day international against england. they've made a steady start after losing opener quinton de kock after he was bowled by sam curran. janneman malan passed his half century before holing out to moeen ali for 57. it's currently 225 for 2 off 37 overs. it is hot as you'd imagine in durham. they have opened up cool rooms to

the spectators so they can get respite. england's women are still contending with the heat and covid hanging over them as they prepare for their quarter final with spain tomorow. the players have been training earlier in the morning to contend with the heat and wearing ice jackets to cool after sessions. meanwhile, goalkeeper hannah hampton has tested positive for covid while manager serena wiegman says she "still has to wait" to see if she'll be ready in time for the match. she's been communicating with staff virtually and watching training from a distance outside while wearing a mask. we had a line sol we had a line so i was in contact with the technical staff during the game, watching the game, from here. we stayed connected at all times. and if necessary, that is what we do tomorrow again. it is a lot better when you are doing it live together but we have learned the last three years, that we can be efficient in

different ways, so that is what we are doing now, wejust adapt different ways, so that is what we are doing now, we just adapt to the situation. elsewhere the head coach of norway, martin sjogren and his assistant anders jacobson have both resigned following their elimination from the tournament. sjorgren was heavily criticised after the two—time winners went out at the group stage, particularly following that 8—0 thrashing by england in their second match. sjogren had been in charge of the women's national team for more than five years. in a statement he says, "when the results did not match the expectations, the natural solution is that we now go our separate ways." manchester united“s men's side kept up their impressive pre—season with a comfortable 3—1 over premier league rivals crystal palace. the match was played at the melbourne cricket ground where captain harry maguire was booed before kick off. anthony martial gave them the lead before goals from marcus rashford

and jadon sancho wrapped things up. youngster will fish was shown a red card late on but victory makes it three wins from three pre season friendlies so far. a later start at the world athletics championships today as we reach the half—way point of eugene 2022 and the first of three with no morning sessions. laura muir took great britain's first medal overnight. as she won bronze in the 1500 metres, her first outdoor medal in the world finals. two—time olympic champion faith kipyegon of kenya took gold. muir took to social media earlier to say she was over the moon — describing it as 5th time lucky, having missed out on a podium place on previous attemtps. i didn't look at the clock. i was not looking because it was not going to be good. i'm not surprised it was that fast.

it felt that painful because it was really sore cos it was so fast. that is the world championship final and you have got to expect it to be hard and quick but that was an extra level, the splits in that race, but it shows, if i can do that off those kind of splits, there is a fast time in there, but i'm so delighted. it was all about this medal, that is what i wanted. fifth attempt in trying. i'm so happy i have got it. that's all the sport for now. the current heatwave we're experiencing here in the uk has made its way north to us from southern europe. soaring temperatures in the mid forties have led to deadly wildfires across france, greece, portugal and spain. from madrid, guy hedgecoe reports. this summer is turning out to be a nightmare for many in spain. around 30 wildfires are burning, many of them out of control. the north—western region of galicia has been among the worst hit areas, having seen temperatures reach the low 40s celsius in recent days.

in many areas, roads have been cut off. a blaze in zamora in central spain has already burned tens of thousands of hectares and killed two people, one a local farmer, the other a firefighter. this man only narrowly escaped the flames. the fire services are at full stretch. translation: we are scared. if the wind changes this way it burns down my parents“ house. if it changes that way it burns down my wife's work. that's what we have to live with. other countries in europe are seeing similar scenes, with portugal and greece also battling a barrage of wildfires. in zamora, local people who were evacuated are being housed in public buildings. as the heat has moved north from spain, france has seen temperatures rocket. this has fuelled huge wildfires in the south—western gironde region,

which is popular with foreigners, forcing thousands of residents to be evacuated. translation: you get nervous because ou think translation: you get nervous because you think about _ translation: you get nervous because you think about your _ translation: you get nervous because you think about your grandparents - you think about your grandparents house, they have lived there for such a long time, the whole village might burn. you get nervous. some people might die there. on monday, a new fire broke out further north in brittany. as efforts are made to put out the blazes, the question constantly being asked right now is, "where will the next one be?" guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid. the director of environment and health for the world health organisation maria neira was in london today for a solutions summit on climate change here's what she had to say on the unprecedented weather. you see people struggling with these conditions and they have not prepared and adapted for it.

essentially what we are concerned with in the who with how this will be affecting human health is because of this heat. we compromise the capacity and the ability of our body to regulate our internal temperature and this can result on a scale of illnesses, starting with, obviously, heat cramps and heat exhaustion and heat cramps and heat exhaustion and heat stroke, hypothermia, and of course changing radio. you will have a very strong impact, we are seeing more on mental health, behavioural aspects, that people will feel very much affected by this heat and not having the capacity to sleep properly. in addition to that, people with previous chronic conditions, kidney conditions, or people working outdoors, we are concerned about it, being exposed to

very high temperatures and may be without the adequate equipment and preparation to cope with that. as we've been hearing france has been particularly badly hit. our europe correspondent jessica parker has been to dune du pilat, south west of bordeaux. this is what the fires have left behind. this stretch of coast is a big attraction for holiday—makers. five campsites here were destroyed in the blaze. we have climbed to the top of this famous landmark, the dune du pilat, and if you look out to the sea it is beautiful but look out towards the land and you see smoke rising from the forests and just below, the burnt wreckage of what was a campsite. it feels apocalyptic. just over a week ago people were enjoying their holidays here, then the flames came and everyone was evacuated. belongings abandoned. you can see what a rush they were in.

this area may be clear enough for journalists to be let in briefly, but not far off the fight goes on. we are waiting for the fire to stop. this is our emissions. in some places not far from the fires life seems almost normal, this is a town nearby last night but even here the blaze makes its presence felt. do you expect more evacuations? i don't know, the evacuation, we don't know... at the moment, no. but i'm not sure. i'm not sure of the capacity and the plans. the dune du pilat is a famous beauty spot but all the tourists are gone, a different kind of visitor comes here now, diving for water

to help fight back the flames. jessica parker, france. all services have been suspended to and from london euston. not a great time to have to do it at this time of the afternoon. it is a very busy line. it is the line between london euston and milton keynes and obviously beyond that. already note northbound services out of king's cross on great northern but now we have this line fire —— already know. this involves electric cables which came down near harrow. services are suspended both ways with immediate notice and you won't get any further if you are travelling towards london than milton keynes or rugby. the record temperatures we're experiencing here in the uk,

now over 40 degrees celsius at heathrow and likely to go even higher this afternoon, may only be forecast to last for a couple of days but scientists believe the intensity of this weather is being fuelled by climate change. our science correspondent victoria gill has more. after the hottest night on record today is the hottest day. and temperature records have been broken repeatedly. the unprecedented temperatures above 40 degrees forecast in england have been fuelled by climate change. they are, scientists say, a taste of things to come. this heat wave is important because it shows what is going to continue to happen in the future. we really need to pay attention because we can see things going wrong already. we can see that there are health impacts from this heatwave, we can see our infrastructure really struggling and how uncomfortable it is to live with this type of heat, so we need to pay attention and move things on really quite a lot faster in terms of our planning. and really thinking about not making

it worse by really eradicating fossil fuels. it's notjust humans feeling the heat. chester zoo is closed because of high temperatures for the first time in its 90—year history. species—specific cooling measures include frozen fruit for the chimpanzees. and as many of us struggle to keep cool, conservationists are worried about the impacts on nature. more hot days and drought, the wildlife trust says, means its nature reserves risk wildfires and other lasting impacts on important habitat. this moss peatland in the north—west of england should be saturated. this looks so dry. peat should be wet. it shouldn't be like this. the team here says that climate change is degrading this precious mud, and that will have knock—on effects for our environment. it's the changing 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 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, meaning we'll need to prepare for more uncomfortable weather in the future. victoria gill, bbc news. we can now get the weather forecast. historic 24—hour zoo which both the night—time and daytime records have been broken and even into the evening staying exceptionally hot —— 24 hours in which. signs of something a bit fresher, not hugely so, but a bit fresh in the west,

thunderstorms clearing the way from wales and the south—west, pushing through the midlands to other parts of eastern england, so heavy and thundery rain in the far north of scotland, as well. most places become dry for a time overnight and it will still be a humid night especially in central and eastern parts and homes are still very warm, but a bit fresher towards the west. the fresher air is towards the west of this line of cloud which is across north—east scotland and also wales in the south—west, producing rain and drizzle in the morning and thenit rain and drizzle in the morning and then it could turn into heavy and thundery showers in the midlands and the south—east also east anglia. maybe just a few showers and a much more comfortable day in the north and west but still pretty hot.

this is bbc news, i'm sean ley. the headlines: firefighters are tackling a major blaze at wennington in east london, as the mayor of london sadiq khan declares a major incident due to a surge in fires across the capital this comes on britain's hottest day ever — according to provisional figures from the met office. the temperature at heathrow has reached 40.2 degrees. the extreme heat has meant widespread transport disruption — with rails buckling and train cancellations. kemi badenoch is eliminated from the election. kemi badenoch is out - of the tory leadership race, after finishing last in the fourth round of voting.

rishi sunak, penny mordaunt and liz truss go forward to the next round. pay rises are about to be announced for more than two million hello, welcome to bbc news. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has declared a “major incident“ as emergency services battle multiple fires across the capital during today's extreme heat warning for england. more than 350 firefighters are tackling at least four grass fires — including a blaze that's spread to homes in wennington, east london. there are also fires in upminster near the m25, and in south croydon. it comes after the met office announced a new provisional uk temperature record has been set — with 40.2 degrees registered at heathrow.

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 was set three years ago. the met office had already said 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. speed restrictions across most of

the network today and yesterday, because of the fear that rails may buckle. 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. five people have died while swimming in rivers and lakes yesterday — in london, berkshire, salford, northumberland and wiltshire. 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. because the temperature of the water will be below the temperature of elsewhere. matt taylor has joined

me. how is the temperature progressing?— me. how is the temperature progressing? me. how is the temperature tttroressin ? ., , ., ,, progressing? the extent of the peak and the stations _ progressing? the extent of the peak and the stations that _ progressing? the extent of the peak and the stations that have _ progressing? the extent of the peak and the stations that have seen - progressing? the extent of the peak and the stations that have seen 40 l and the stations that have seen 40 celsius has increased. we have seen 40 celsius as far north as lincolnshire and also close to doncaster. it is a huge swathe of area. the previous record for day time heat was 38.7 celsius. not only have we beaten that, exceeded that by some significant margin, but the sheer number of stations above that is significant. i have said before records should only be exceeded by tenths of degree. were talking one or two degrees higher than we have had before and it is usually by one or two stations. but this is a significant number. fit, or two stations. but this is a significant number.- or two stations. but this is a significant number. a lot of what ou do is significant number. a lot of what you do is predicting _ significant number. a lot of what you do is predicting on _ significant number. a lot of what you do is predicting on the - significant number. a lot of what you do is predicting on the basis| significant number. a lot of what l you do is predicting on the basis of previous, this happens and it leads

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modelling the future more difficult, that is the interesting thing? yes. that is the interesting thing? yes, lookint for that is the interesting thing? yes, looking for as _ that is the interesting thing? yes, looking for as to _ that is the interesting thing? yes, looking for as to what _ that is the interesting thing? use: looking for as to what the impacts of the extremes will be and where and when we will see these massive areas of heat and exceptional heat and also the other side of things, the warm, hot conditions, when they break down, so much more moisture is in the atmosphere and we could look at flooding. in the atmosphere and we could look at floodint . in the atmosphere and we could look at floodint. , ., , ., at flooding. thunder storms and floodint at flooding. thunder storms and flooding are _ at flooding. thunder storms and flooding are the _ at flooding. thunder storms and flooding are the next _ at flooding. thunder storms and flooding are the next things - at flooding. thunder storms and flooding are the next things to l flooding are the next things to worry about. what is the progress of that, how long are we likely to see these temperatures sustained for? todayis these temperatures sustained for? today is the peak of the heat. some people will be pleased to hear that. it will be another humid night, not as hot as last night. but we have storms in wales, south—west england, they will progress east. but the real change won't come until tomorrow and we see more thunder storms in the south. {line tomorrow and we see more thunder storms in the south.— storms in the south. one more hot nitht storms in the south. one more hot

night ahead- _ storms in the south. one more hot night ahead. some _ storms in the south. one more hot night ahead. some breaking - storms in the south. one more hot night ahead. some breaking news| storms in the south. one more hot - night ahead. some breaking news now. first, the, this had been predicted that the government would set a 5% pay award for a number of public services, it is to do with the police, all police staff at all all grades are being offered a 5% pay award. the government's recommendation may go beyond what the pay board planned and goes beyond the chancellor's plans and against the inflation that we have baked in. 5% for them. the other thing i wanted to bring you was news from the communication workers union, over115,000 from the communication workers union, over 115,000 workers will not budge the union says until they receive a proper pay rise. they have

voted for a strike in a ballot today, the vote was 97.6% on a 77% turn out to take action. that is something that we are going to be talking to our correspondent about in a few minutes. important questions to talk about, the implications of public sector pay awards and what the government is proposing for the police, or will impose on the police and the implications for the postal service of that decision to take industrial action. stay with us. now back to the weather situation and the travel implications. at this time normally the trains would be very busy. let's go to kings cross station and talk to our correspondent who is there. i can see the sun has moved since we

spoke last. it still looks very quiet. certainly unnervingly quiet compared to you would normally see? that's right, sean, usually on a daily basis this station has up to 220,000 passengers coming through here. not today, it is exceptionally quiet. all the passengers boards have no details of train, no trains are leave here. it is an unprecedented situation, ten minutes down the road, euston station has been impacted too.— down the road, euston station has been impacted too. thank you very much. been impacted too. thank you very much- on -- _ been impacted too. thank you very much. oh... sorry. _ been impacted too. thank you very much. oh... sorry. no, _ been impacted too. thank you very much. oh... sorry. no, you- been impacted too. thank you very much. oh... sorry. no, you have l been impacted too. thank you very i much. oh... sorry. no, you have told us about euston. we have got that situation and that i think is caused by the overheadlines. let's go tojo

black in newark in nottinghamshire. where more records could be black in newark in nottinghamshire. where more records could he broke. it looks a lovely afternoon up there by the castle?— by the castle? yes, it is a lovely afternoon _ by the castle? yes, it is a lovely afternoon and _ by the castle? yes, it is a lovely afternoon and it _ by the castle? yes, it is a lovely afternoon and it is _ by the castle? yes, it is a lovely afternoon and it is lovely - by the castle? yes, it is a lovely afternoon and it is lovely in - by the castle? yes, it is a lovely afternoon and it is lovely in the | afternoon and it is lovely in the sunshine, as long as you can stay safe obviously and go into the shade, which is what we do when we are not broadcasting. even our kit has been affected and we had to put it in a fridge and put it on our air conditioning in the van! it is impacting everything. more seriously, it is impacting infrastructure, travel as you have been hearing, roads, we heard about roads melting in this region and the gritters going out. this town has two rail stations, some people will not be travelling by rail today, because the east coast main line is

deeply affected and is closed southbound from york. even driving here you could see signs saying, extreme heat, make sure you're carrying water. we are in beautiful surroundings of newark castle and it is very quiet. we saw some people earlier on. they were taking advantage of the shade, there is a lot of beautiful tree and benches in the shade. but it is so quiet now. i spoke to one lady who had had come from nottingham and she was a baker and makes cakes, she said, she had to get up at 3am and put her ovens on for six hour and she said there is no way she was going to do that. she felt sorry for people who worked in the industry, but she was self—employed and could close her shop for the day. i have spoke to another gentleman who owns a cafe and decided to close early, because

it is so quiet and lots of disruption. the temperatures are high. i don't know how hot it is here. my watch says 41 degrees. i don't think that is right. we think it is in the high 30s. we have seen those temperatures being broken, 40.2 at heathrow and other places that have reached 40 degrees. in lincolnshire and near doncaster, where the highest temperature will be, we don't know. we know they are provisional figures. be, we don't know. we know they are provisionalfigures. you be, we don't know. we know they are provisional figures.— provisional figures. you said you came in by _ provisional figures. you said you came in by car. _ provisional figures. you said you came in by car, were _ provisional figures. you said you came in by car, were there - provisional figures. you said you came in by car, were there no i provisional figures. you said you - came in by car, were there no roads that were quieterfor the came in by car, were there no roads that were quieter for the time of day? that were quieter for the time of da ? ~ .. that were quieter for the time of da ? . ., ., that were quieter for the time of da ? e ., ., ., that were quieter for the time of da? ., .. that were quieter for the time of da? ., ., ., day? we do a lot of travelling in this 'ob, day? we do a lot of travelling in this job. i _ day? we do a lot of travelling in this job, i would _ day? we do a lot of travelling in this job, i would say _ day? we do a lot of travelling in this job, i would say it _ day? we do a lot of travelling in this job, i would say it is - day? we do a lot of travelling in | this job, i would say it is quieter. but like i have said coming here, you can't come here by rail. there will be some rail services, but not as many as usual, because of the

line closure. it is quiet, pedestrians, there is hardly any pedestrians, there is hardly any pedestrians on the high street. the roads look busy, i think people are taking advantage of the air conditioning. there were warning signs about staying cool, taking water with you. it sounds obvious, but some people forget and you know we have to be safe. that but some people forget and you know we have to be safe.— we have to be safe. at their peril. jo ou we have to be safe. at their peril. jo you have _ we have to be safe. at their peril. jo you have the — we have to be safe. at their peril. jo you have the bandstand - we have to be safe. at their peril. jo you have the bandstand and i i we have to be safe. at their peril. i jo you have the bandstand and i hope you can find an ice—cream! thank you for standing out in it for us. thank you. and to all my colleague who have braved the elements to keep up us to date. we have been given a lot of advice about keeping safe on location and things we would normally down like being at college green for the conservative leadership vote, we have not done, the camera crews have been kept

indoors and i hope i'm confident enough to say our colleagues will tell us if they can't broadcast because it is not safe. now some breaking news, several buildings have been destroyed on the edge of london after the grass fire spread out of control. pictures show thick black smoke with buildings and fields on fire in wennington. we saw the pictures earlier. if we get more from the scene, we will bring it to you in the coming minutes. ben brown is here at five with more news on the situation with the temperatures. now the conservative leadership contest and kemi badenoch has been eliminated. she finished bottom of the poll. the gap between liz truss

and penny mordaunt has narrowed. there are six votes between them. nick eardley spoke to one of the 59 who voted, rather he spoke to one of the 59 mps who backed kemi badenoch until today and he is ben bradley. no, i probably won't today, i will ignore the calls and have a glass of wine instead. i don't think the idea of supporters moving on block is true. kemi“s group was a broad church. the big thing is in 12 days what she has done to put a spark into the contest and the popularity she has built, going from nothing to fourth, she has done an incredible job and i want to recognise that.

our political correspondent nick eardley is at the houses of parliament. he didn't even have a tie on on this lovely day? if you want to take your tie off, not a jury would convict slam tie off, not a “my would convict sla , ., , ., , it is tempting. rishi sunak is out in front and guaranteed to get on to the final two, who will be put to conservative members over the summer. the question that some of his supporters have been discussing though is who they might rather face in the final two. there are always these questions as you will know in these questions as you will know in these leadership contests of whether if rishi sunak was comfortable, might he lend a few votes to someone else to try and get the other person eliminated from the contest? that is denied by rishi sunak's team, but it is always one of those things that

is always one of those things that is brought up in the campaigns. we heard from chris skidmore, an mp supporting rishi sunak about who he would rather see in the final two. i think either penny mordauntor liz truss— think either penny mordauntor liz truss are — think either penny mordauntor liz truss are good candidates. we will see what _ truss are good candidates. we will see what happens with mp5. now if i'm see what happens with mp5. now if i'm honest. — see what happens with mp5. now if i'm honest, it was a split on the right— i'm honest, it was a split on the right and — i'm honest, it was a split on the right and probably the right will choose — right and probably the right will choose liz truss and i expect it will be — choose liz truss and i expect it will be rishi versus liz. liz truss's will be rishi versus liz. l2 truss's campaign think she has the momentum and although she was behind penny mordaunt today they think she can pick up a will the of kemi badenoch's supporters and get her into the final two. the truth is we don't know. as you heard ben bradley say, it is not one group who vote en masse, there are different people with different priorities and one

thing ifound interesting about with different priorities and one thing i found interesting about the last few days, different people are telling me different things about what they want. some focus on tax policy and some focus on personality and wider ideological esh use. —— issues. some talk about getting a new face into downing street, somebody who wasn't in boris johnson's cabinet. that is the argument from penny mordaunt's supporters. here is iain duncan smith, a former conservative leader, fought within of these contests, he is backing liz truss. here is his analysis of the result.— analysis of the result. first of all, let analysis of the result. first of all. let me — analysis of the result. first of all, let me say _ analysis of the result. first of all, let me say that _ analysis of the result. first of all, let me say that i - analysis of the result. first of all, let me say that i think i analysis of the result. first of. all, let me say that i think kemi has been — all, let me say that i think kemi has been fantastic and i'm sorry she lost, _ has been fantastic and i'm sorry she lost, but _ has been fantastic and i'm sorry she lost, but the — has been fantastic and i'm sorry she lost, but the brutality of these contests — lost, but the brutality of these contests is such. liz has momentum. people _ contests is such. liz has momentum. people said _ contests is such. liz has momentum. people said none of tom tugendhat's campaign _ people said none of tom tugendhat's campaign will come to you. they were

wrong~ _ campaign will come to you. they were wrong~ she _ campaign will come to you. they were wrong~ she is— campaign will come to you. they were wrong. she is putting a wide range of people. — wrong. she is putting a wide range of people, left and right, i think her momentum is the one and that takes _ her momentum is the one and that takes us _ her momentum is the one and that takes us into tomorrow's vote and we sue moving _ takes us into tomorrow's vote and we sue moving day, where people decide who they— sue moving day, where people decide who they don't want rather than who they want _ who they don't want rather than who they want i— who they don't want rather than who the want. , , ., ., they want. i will put the start of that answer _ they want. i will put the start of that answer of _ they want. i will put the start of that answer of love _ they want. i will put the start of that answer of love bombing i they want. i will put the start of i that answer of love bombing kemi badenoch and her supporters. iain duncan smith talking of how great their campaign was and how well they had done. pretty unsettle, saying, we are the same as you, join us in the last round. a quote from penny mordaunt that sounds similar, i want to pay tribute to my friend kemi badenoch, who electrified the leadership contest with her fresh thinking and bold policies. it is almost as if they know over the next 24 hours they will have to win over some of kemi badenoch's supporters. i'm tempted to say the division bell

ringing to summon people to the vote, the question is for whom the bell tolls cani can i ask you a question that will be informed by what mps are saying to you, will it be a positive vote, but as implied by iain duncan smith, will it be about who do i not want to be leader and becomes a tactical voting? i to be leader and becomes a tactical votint ? ., to be leader and becomes a tactical votint ? . ., to be leader and becomes a tactical votint ? . . , ., to be leader and becomes a tactical votin. ? ., ., , ., . , to be leader and becomes a tactical votint? ., ., , ., ~ , voting? i have heard several mps say the same thing _ voting? i have heard several mps say the same thing that _ voting? i have heard several mps say the same thing that iain _ voting? i have heard several mps say the same thing that iain duncan - the same thing that iain duncan smith said, that basically a lot of tomorrow is going to be about stopping the candidate that you don't want to be prime minister getting on the ballot. so i think there is going to be some negative voting, to be quite frank. my hunch is that benefits liz truss more than penny mordaunt, when you think about kemi badenoch's supporters, she was

critical of penny mordaunt in the two tv debates that they were both part of. they don't seem to be on great terms. just my hunch from speaking to those who haven't declared yet is that they are more inclined to put liz truss into the final two than penny mordaunt. but the trut is, sean, there will be a lot of horse trading and discussions in the tea rooms around parliament, on the terraces over a cold glass of wine as ben bradley talked of. a lot will try to persuade and cajole and offer incentives to mps. this is going down to the wire. chatting to some of the people responsible for counting the votes, the whips, before the vote, some of them were suggesting it could come down to a few vote, maybe just one or two. it is all to play for to get on the

final ballot of two. and bear in mind the small polls we have seen so far suggest that rishi sunak isn't as popular with the membership as he is with, sorry, yes, isn't as popular with the membership as he is with mps. that he might find it hard to beat liz truss when it goes to conservative members. this race is still all to my for. tomorrow, it is going to be about getting on the final two and then it is going to be about selling that vision to the country. about selling that vision to the count . ~ about selling that vision to the count . . , .. about selling that vision to the count . ~ , .. . about selling that vision to the count . . i. , ., about selling that vision to the count .~ , ., , country. will you be there for us tomorrow? _ country. will you be there for us tomorrow? or— country. will you be there for us tomorrow? or have _ country. will you be there for us tomorrow? or have you - country. will you be there for us tomorrow? or have you a - country. will you be there for us - tomorrow? or have you a well-earned tomorrow? or have you a well—earned day off. i’m tomorrow? or have you a well-earned da off. �* ..' tomorrow? or have you a well-earned da off. ., ., .. tomorrow? or have you a well-earned da off. ., ., ., ., day off. i'm off tomorrow. i have somebody _ day off. i'm off tomorrow. i have somebody visiting! _ day off. i'm off tomorrow. i have somebody visiting! you're - day off. i'm off tomorrow. i have somebody visiting! you're a - day off. i'm off tomorrow. i have somebody visiting! you're a wise man. i somebody visiting! you're a wise man- i dare _ somebody visiting! you're a wise man. i dare you _ somebody visiting! you're a wise man. i dare you not _ somebody visiting! you're a wise man. i dare you not then - somebody visiting! you're a wise man. i dare you not then it - somebody visiting! you're a wise man. i dare you not then it is - somebody visiting! you're a wise i man. i dare you not then it is going to be about selling that vision to the country. will you be there for us tomorrow? or have you a well—earned day off. i’m us tomorrow? or have you a well-earned day off.- well-earned day off. i'm off tomorrow- _ well-earned day off. i'm off tomorrow. i— well-earned day off. i'm off tomorrow. i have _ well-earned day off. i'm off| tomorrow. i have somebody well-earned day off. i'm off- tomorrow. i have somebody visiting! you're a wise man. i dare you not to look at your phone. i you're a wise man. i dare you not to look at your phone.— look at your phone. i think that is unlikel . look at your phone. i think that is unlikely. nick _ look at your phone. i think that is unlikely. nick you _ look at your phone. i think that is unlikely. nick you have _ look at your phone. i think that is unlikely. nick you have more - look at your phone. i think that is| unlikely. nick you have more than earned it, have _ unlikely. nick you have more than earned it, have a _ unlikely. nick you have more than earned it, have a lovely _ unlikely. nick you have more than earned it, have a lovely day - earned it, have a lovely day tomorrow and we will speak to you

later. more than 115,000 postal workers at royal mail have voted in favour of a national strike over pay. members of the communication workers union voted by 97.6 percent to take action, on a turnout of 77 percent. the union is demanding that royal mail management, which has offered 2 percent, enters into negotiations. let's talk now to our business correspondent, ben king. tell us the background to this dispute, it looks likes the two sides are dug in firmly?- dispute, it looks likes the two sides are dug in firmly? well, the r0 al mail sides are dug in firmly? well, the royal mail has — sides are dug in firmly? well, the royal mail has offered _ sides are dug in firmly? well, the royal mail has offered its - sides are dug in firmly? well, the j royal mail has offered its workers sides are dug in firmly? well, the l royal mail has offered its workers a 2% basic pay increase, that has been put through and back dated to april and said on top of that we will give you 3. 5% for meeting some tar gets and changes in the way you work, such as working on sundays, the royal mail wants to become a seven days a week operation. the unions

say we want a no strings attached rise. zs say we want a no strings attached rise. , , ., ., rise. 2% is fine in normal circumstances, - rise. 2% is fine in normal circumstances, but - rise. 296 is fine in normal| circumstances, but these rise. 296 is fine in normal- circumstances, but these aren't normal circumstances, given the rate of inflation running up to 11%. presumably royal mail is say we could offer more if you change. thea;t could offer more if you change. they sa the could offer more if you change. they say they are — could offer more if you change. they say they are in _ could offer more if you change. they say they are in a _ could offer more if you change. the: say they are in a competitive could offer more if you change. t"u;e: say they are in a competitive market with other delivery services and their terms and conditions are more generous than the competition. most have permanent contracts. they say their total pay and pensions are a 40% higher thatten than the competition and they say to compete, we can'tjust offer more money. but the union look at the financial results that the royal mail's unveiled over the past year they have given 550 million to

shareholders and they say that is money you could invest in a pay rise. in money you could invest in a pay rise. , money you could invest in a pay rise. . .. money you could invest in a pay rise. , ., , ., rise. in terms of competition, we all know that. — rise. in terms of competition, we all know that, because _ rise. in terms of competition, we all know that, because of - rise. in terms of competition, we all know that, because of not - rise. in terms of competition, we | all know that, because of notjust because of the pandemic, although it contributed to it, there is a massive increase in thins we have delivered to our homes, it may be amazon or other company that imports stuff we like, royal mail is competing with that, but letters have collapsed. what do royal mail say to the accusation that the union makes that you're comparing us to companies that we don't think are good employers and there is a danger of a race to the bottom. that good employers and there is a danger of a race to the bottom.— of a race to the bottom. that is the toint that of a race to the bottom. that is the point that royal — of a race to the bottom. that is the point that royal mail _ of a race to the bottom. that is the point that royal mail would - of a race to the bottom. that is the point that royal mail would say, i of a race to the bottom. that is the | point that royal mail would say, we are better employer, we give you better pensions, we give you a pension, and a permanent contract and you're better off working for

us. but you're right, i want is a business that has changed in recent years. royal mail letters business has declined in importance and the rise of internet shopping means delivering parcels is where they see their future. delivering parcels is where they see theirfuture. it is delivering parcels is where they see their future-— their future. it is funny, maybe ten ears ato their future. it is funny, maybe ten years ago we _ their future. it is funny, maybe ten years ago we would _ their future. it is funny, maybe ten years ago we would have _ their future. it is funny, maybe ten years ago we would have said - their future. it is funny, maybe ten i years ago we would have said parcels are dead and buried. you never know what is around the corner. thank you for that. we are going to talk to dave ward from the communication workers“ union. stay with us. now more on that fire on the edge of east london. where east london merges into kent. it is a grass fire that has gone badly out of control. joining me is the assistant director of the the kent fire and rescue services. it is unfair to say out of control, because these things are neverin control, because these things are never in control. tell us what you

know about this fire. you have had a lot of appliances there. yes. lot of appliances there. yes, thanks, lot of appliances there. yes, thanks. we _ lot of appliances there. yes, thanks, we attended - lot of appliances there. yes, thanks, we attended the - lot of appliances there. yes, | thanks, we attended the fire, lot of appliances there. use: thanks, we attended the fire, two large fires this afternoon. we got a large fires this afternoon. we got a large number of crews there, working very hard in difficult conditions. we knew that today was going to be difficult with the temperatures we are ex—personsing. not —— experiencing. we have the fires on the heath and a number of smaller incidents across kent. since earlier today we have taken over 300 emergency calls, attended over 50 incidents, 30 being significant grass fires. i would say we have had significant plans in place to deal with this as you would expect. and we brought extra vehicles to make sure the fires can be dealt with. the difficulty with this one is it is close to a housing estate? yes. is close to a housing estate? yes, our priorities _

is close to a housing estate? yes, our priorities would _ is close to a housing estate? yes, our priorities would be _ is close to a housing estate? use: our priorities would be protect any risk to people or properties. and considering the impact our operations will have on the environment. we have a number of firemen at the scene working hard to make sure that those fires don't endanger lives or property. taste make sure that those fires don't endanger lives or property. we saw some pictures _ endanger lives or property. we saw some pictures from _ endanger lives or property. we saw some pictures from the _ endanger lives or property. we saw some pictures from the helicopter. some pictures from the helicopter that looked as if there was smoke coming out of one of the houses. are you able the tell us anything more about that? that you able the tell us anything more about that?— you able the tell us anything more about that? �* .. . about that? at the moment, there is about that? at the moment, there is a number of — about that? at the moment, there is a number of different _ about that? at the moment, there is a number of different incidents, - about that? at the moment, there is a number of different incidents, the | a number of different incidents, the crews at the scenes are focussing on dealing with this and trying to resolve it. wherever the fire does threaten any property, they will be prioritising resources they have got there around protecting that housing. that is always at the at the forefront of our mine. you will advice whether _ the forefront of our mine. you will advice whether an _ the forefront of our mine. you will advice whether an evacuation - the forefront of our mine. you will advice whether an evacuation is i advice whether an evacuation is appropriate. you haven't got to that stage yet? appropriate. you haven't got to that state et? ., , ~

stage yet? that is right. we will alwa s stage yet? that is right. we will always work _ stage yet? that is right. we will always work with _ stage yet? that is right. we will always work with partner - stage yet? that is right. we will always work with partner on - stage yet? that is right. we will always work with partner on the | always work with partner on the ground to make sure that our evacuation advice if that is where we choose to go is proportionate, we have a number of residents that will be vulnerable and it may not be easy to evacuate in all circumstances and not always necessary. we look at first is warning and informing, make sure people have their windows and closed shut. and engaging with local residents to make sure they're aware of what is going and what they can do to help themselves stay safe. do ou do to help themselves stay safe. do you have concern from the smoke drifting on to busy roads? yes. you have concern from the smoke drifting on to busy roads?- drifting on to busy roads? yes, it is alwa s drifting on to busy roads? yes, it is always a _ drifting on to busy roads? yes, it is always a consideration, - drifting on to busy roads? yes, it is always a consideration, of - is always a consideration, of course, one of things that we always try to make sure we do is work with police and highways colleagues to ensure that we review whether we need to close any roads, which we have had to do at some of the fires, the priority as well as protecting

property is the safety of road users. ., ~' property is the safety of road users. ., , , ., property is the safety of road users. ., , ,, .. property is the safety of road users. ., ,, ., property is the safety of road users. ., ~' i., 4' ., y., “ . users. thank you. i know you're very bus . so users. thank you. i know you're very busy- so we — users. thank you. i know you're very busy- so we are _ users. thank you. i know you're very busy. so we are grateful _ users. thank you. i know you're very busy. so we are grateful for - users. thank you. i know you're very busy. so we are grateful for your- busy. so we are grateful for your time. we will look out for more updates from your web—site. a reminder that the government has announced the 5% pay award for all police services, all ranks in the police services, all ranks in the police services, all ranks in the police service and police staff and they will get 5%. that is considerably lower than inflation but at the top end of public sector pay rises at the moment. the other thing is, in the next half an hour, i will talk to dave ward, the general secretary about the decision to ballot his members on strike action in what will now follow from

that big vote in favour, 97.6% on a turnout of 77%. before that we will pause and have a look at the weather forecast. historic 24 hours in which both the night—time in the daytime records have been broken and even into the evening staying exceptionally hot with temperatures in the high 30s, maybe the low 40s, and eastern parts of england, but maybe something a bit fresher in the west. thunderstorms clearing away from wales and the south—west pushing through the midlands to the south—east and other parts of eastern england. heavy and thundery rain in the far north of scotland and most places become dry for a time overnight and whilst temperatures won't be as high, it will still be humid especially in central and eastern parts and the homes will be warm. tomorrow the fresher air is to the west, this line of cloud across the north—east of scotland and wales and south—west, producing rain and drizzle in the morning and the cloud

pushes east which could turn into thundery showers in the south—east and east anglia. burning up in western areas, much more comfortable day here, cool it to the south and east but still pretty hot. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the mayor of london sadiq khan has declared a major incident amid a surge of fires across the capital — including this blaze at wennington in east london. it comes on britain's hottest day ever

according to provisional met office figures. temperatures reached 40.2 degrees at heathrow and at coningsby in lincolnshire. the extreme heat has meant widespread transport disruption — with rails buckling and train cancellations. no trains either way in and out of london euston at the moment. significant closures north of king's cross. rishi sunak, penny mordaunt and liz truss go forward to the next round of the tory leadership race. kemi badenoch finished last in today's vote and is out of the contest. she did take the support of 59 mps, though. posters at royal mail have voted to strike in a dispute over pgy- this is the fire on the london

borough of a ring where it blames —— the london borough of favouring where it blends into essex on that side of london —— havering. a number of fires have erupted in london on grass including in croydon. this fire is pretty extensive, the amount of grass that is actually on fire, it is blowing smoke and at least it doesn't look like it is blowing directly onto the roads, the dartford crossing, and the motorway, but it is blowing over the housing estate which is close by and we will be waiting to hear whether or not there is going to be any need to evacuate people living in that area. people must be keeping their windows closed and staying inside at the

very least. we are hoping to hear what the latest is. smoke is billowing in amongst the houses but whether it is catching fire to any of the houses, that is something the fire services are watching out for very closely. it does look like a burnt out house. our correspondent daniel sanford is on his way to the scene. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. first to a sweltering durham where south africa are building their runs steadily in the opening one day international against england. coming to the end of their 50 overs.

rassie van der dussen has done most of the damage with 133. it is hot as you'd imagine in durham. they've opened cool rooms at the ground so spectators can get respite. many spectators have had to leave the ground to get a bit of shelter. ben stokes led england out earlier in what is his 105th and final one day international. it's after he announced his retirement yesterday. speaking before the start of play, he blamed a packed schedule. i feel like there is too much cricket rammed in for people to play all three formats now. it is a lot harder than what it used to be. when i was doing all three, it didn't feel like it was as jam—packed and everything like that. you know,

obviously you want to play as much cricket as you possibly can, but when it is making you feel tired and sore and you have got to look towards five months down the road of what you are doing, it is not the best thing. england's women are still contending with the heat and covid hanging over them as they prepare for their quarter final with spain tomorow. the players have been training earlier in the morning to contend with the heat and wearing ice jackets to cool after sessions. meanwhile goalkeeper hannah hampton has tested positive for covid while manager serena wiegman says she "still has to wait" to see if she'll be ready in time for the match. we had a line so i was in contact with the technical staff during the game, watching the game from here. we stayed connected at all times. and if necessary, that is

what we do tomorrow again. it is a lot better when you are doing it live together but we have learned the last three years, that we can be efficient in different ways, so that is what we are doing now, we just adapt to the situation. elsewhere, the head coach of norway, martin sjogren and his assistant anders jacobson have both resigned following their elimination from the tournament. sjorgren was heavily criticised after the two—time winners went out at the group stage, particularly following that 8—0 thrashing by england in their second match. sjogren had been in charge of the women's national team for more than five years. in a statement he says, "when the results did not match the expectations, the natural solution is that we now go our separate ways." manchester united“s men's side kept up their impressive pre—season with a comfortable 3—1 over premier league rivals crystal palace. the match was played at the melbourne cricket ground where captain harry maguire

was booed before kick off. anthony martial gave them the lead before goals from marcus rashford and jadon sancho wrapped things up. youngster will fish was shown a red card late on but victory makes it three wins from three pre season friendlies so far. the tour de france has reached the pyrenees. the first of three mountain stages. the canadian rider who is no threat to the yellow jersey broke away in the last 20 miles to win stage 16. a couple of attacks were held off. the leaders two minutes and 20 seconds. geraint thomas stayed in touch. he is in third place overall. five stages still to go and you can follow that

on the bbc sport website. but now back to you. very quick update on the fire, we understand most people have been evacuated and there are some farmers who are helping as we heard from the kent fire service, helping on the ground, they are helping in moving out gas canisters from farmland because of the risk of explosion. the met police say there is concern about the large volume of livestock which is still in the village as the fire continues to spread. more on that in the next hour. the 5% public sector pay award is another breaking story, it covers nearly half of all public sector staff, the armed forces, prison teachers, the police, senior public officials like judges and civil servants and most nhs

workers including doctors and dentists. inflation is somewhere over 9% right now of course. we can talk to caroline davies, our business correspondent. so talk to caroline davies, our business correspondent. so far we have heard — business correspondent. so far we have heard from _ business correspondent. so far we have heard from two _ business correspondent. so far we have heard from two of _ business correspondent. so far we have heard from two of the - have heard from two of the departments of state, the home office who are talking about pay rises for police and the department of health and social care who are talking about the nhs workers and at the moment we are waiting to hear about teachers from education and some of the other cabinet bodies. what we know so far is for police, and equivalent to 5% overall pay award and people who are on the lowest earnings will be given about 8.8% and those on the highest points are getting between no .6 and 1.8% so that is what is being announced from the home office —— 0.6%. from the department of health, dentists and doctors will get 4.5% pay rises

and doctors will get 4.5% pay rises and again the lowest earners will be given a 9.3% increase in their basic pay and people like newly qualified nurses will be given a 5.5%, so a lot of different numbers floating around. the unions had an idea in their head of what they were looking for and they will be going through this with a fine tooth comb and they would have had briefings to understand what this means and they will be determining what their position is. it will be determining what their position is— will be determining what their tosition is. , ., ., , position is. it is fair to say they won't welcome _ position is. it is fair to say they won't welcome this _ position is. it is fair to say they won't welcome this with - position is. it is fair to say they won't welcome this with open i position is. it is fair to say they - won't welcome this with open arms given where inflation is? it is unlikely from _ given where inflation is? it is unlikely from some - given where inflation is? it is unlikely from some of - given where inflation is? it 3 unlikely from some of the early conversations i have had so far that they will be very impressed by this stage but we were expecting that would be the response. many unions were expecting a 4—5% pay rise for these public sector workers and by comparison to inflation which is running at over 9% of expected to be going above 11% later this year, they say that equates to a real pay

cut and so far this is what is important, that this needs to be increased far more. for the government, and this is reiterated again in the press release, they are trying to keep inflation low and they are saying that they are having to do this balance between showing public sector workers that they are appreciated and they need to be retained and they appreciate the fact it will cost money to stay in these jobs, fact it will cost money to stay in thesejobs, but fact it will cost money to stay in these jobs, but they also say they have a responsibility to give taxpayers value for money on this, in their words. unions have been pushing back on this and saying these are often the jobs that kept us going through the pandemic and who are still keeping us going on hot days like today and they need to be given some recompense for that and that means their wages should be rising. and that means their wages should be risint. ., .. and that means their wages should be risint. ., ., , ., ., rising. caroline davies, thanks for 'oinint rising. caroline davies, thanks for joining us- — rising. caroline davies, thanks for joining us- we _ rising. caroline davies, thanks for joining us. we will _ rising. caroline davies, thanks for joining us. we will get _ rising. caroline davies, thanks for joining us. we will get more - rising. caroline davies, thanks for| joining us. we will get more during the course of the next hour when we hear from the other bits of government about whether they will implement these recommendations and then presumably from the unions about how they plan to respond. now

back to the fires in greater london. the london fire brigade says there are ten incidents across london from west london, east, north and south, that they are dealing with at the moment. wembley, dagenham, hendon, southgate, upminster and in pinner and we are now going to daniel sanford. fit, and we are now going to daniel sanford. �* and we are now going to daniel sanford. . ., ., .. and we are now going to daniel sanford. . ., ., ., , sanford. a huge amount of activity on the ground _ sanford. a huge amount of activity on the ground and _ sanford. a huge amount of activity on the ground and as _ sanford. a huge amount of activity on the ground and as we _ sanford. a huge amount of activity on the ground and as we drove - sanford. a huge amount of activity on the ground and as we drove out from the city of london along the a 13, one of the main dual carriageway is east out of london, you could see three large fires from the dual carriageway and this one, one in upminster and another one in dartford. this appears to be the most serious of the fires in london at the moment. it is basically

grassland between the a 13 and a small settlement of wennington and this is where horses are grazing nearby and the fight has been blown onto a settlement of houses and we think about 2—3 houses have been destroyed according to residents. one woman we spoke to lived next door to the fire station in wennington and she was very upset at the destruction she has seen today and we have seen fire engine after a fire engine and fire coordination units, we saw a stretcher going on, large numbers of police officers here and we think the town has been largely evacuated. it looks at the moment like there are potential injuries. what we could see at a distance across the fields was that

the hoses work sprang out onto the grassland at the back of the settlement, trying to douse down the flames. it doesn't feel like a panic situation at the moment but it looks as if this is a very serious grass fire which has spread to houses. daniel, on the east edge of london, thanks forjoining us. more from you in the next hour. the domestic abuse charity has spoken to itv about controlling behaviour on the tv programme love ireland. —— love island. we arejoined by a presenter of news beat. what is the background to this, what are the social media posts that have been getting the charity involved and how worried is

it about the programme? than? charity involved and how worried is it about the programme? any viewers ofthe it about the programme? any viewers of the show will _ it about the programme? any viewers of the show will know _ it about the programme? any viewers of the show will know that _ it about the programme? any viewers of the show will know that there - it about the programme? any viewers of the show will know that there has l of the show will know that there has been criticism of the show from previous years and womens aid, the charity, they were being tagged in so many post threads of what it says was controlling behaviour being shown on the screen, that is what the threads were talking about, and a charity has criticised the producers of the show for missing out an understanding controlling behaviour in relationships, as part of its training for contestants, and we can get into that, but this year's love island has seen a backlash from viewers are —— over out the male contestants have been dealing with the female contestants. they go through tasks where they can swap partner if they want to, and no one is tied to one another, and that causes the friction often. because

of these things which are shown on the show, this has meant womens aid, the show, this has meant womens aid, the charity, has been forced to do something, to speak to itv bosses who say they want to involve the training around the show, but there are a few examples. one of the mau contestants luca as accused his partner gemma of flirting with another male contestant even though she said she wasn't interested —— one of the male contestants. another contestant, former contestant, jack, he was accused of not treating his partner page very well before he left. it is all these things building up which has led to womens aid coming out and say they have spoken to itv“s buses and they have said they cannot stress highly enough how importantly they take the well—being and welfare of its contestants —— bosses. they have dedicated producers who offer training for contestants before they go on the show including things around how to talk about diversity

and disability and ethnicity, before they go on the show.— they go on the show. there is a fairly obvious _ they go on the show. there is a fairly obvious things _ they go on the show. there is a fairly obvious things in - they go on the show. there is a fairly obvious things in the - they go on the show. there is a l fairly obvious things in the sense that itv is governed by the regulator ofcom and it can't have people on screen using racist language and homophobic language and being discriminatory to somebody, but some of this is more subtle, it is about what kind of relationships these people have wrote long before they got on the telly and whether they got on the telly and whether they realise the impact of some of they realise the impact of some of the things they say and do, some of which may be about performance, but some of which can have consequences given the age range of the viewers. this is a show that gets millions of us and especially popular amongst 16-34 us and especially popular amongst 16—34 —year—olds —— million viewers. 1.1 million viewerfor 16—34 —year—olds —— million viewers. 1.1 million viewer for the first episode of the last season so that is a big platform and you want the people on the show to be setting a good example but maybe it is just a

portrayal of reality but also it has a platform where you can maybe change how people view and act in relationships. that is what we charity are trying to get at here, they are trying to respond to some of the stuff viewers are watching, they want to be watching the show, but. .. they want to be watching the show, but... ,, .. they want to be watching the show, but... , ., ., , , .,�* but... some behaviours they don't want to see _ but... some behaviours they don't want to see as _ but... some behaviours they don't want to see as normalised. - but... some behaviours they don't want to see as normalised. yes, i but... some behaviours they don't i want to see as normalised. yes, and then tet want to see as normalised. yes, and then get repeated _ want to see as normalised. yes, and then get repeated by _ want to see as normalised. yes, and then get repeated by the _ want to see as normalised. yes, and then get repeated by the viewers - want to see as normalised. yes, and | then get repeated by the viewers who are watching. then get repeated by the viewers who are watching-— are watching. they will be more on this on your _ are watching. they will be more on this on your show? _ are watching. they will be more on this on your show? yes, _ are watching. they will be more on this on your show? yes, we - are watching. they will be more on this on your show? yes, we will. are watching. they will be more on this on your show? yes, we will be j this on your show? yes, we will be talkint this on your show? yes, we will be talking about _ this on your show? yes, we will be talking about this _ this on your show? yes, we will be talking about this later _ this on your show? yes, we will be talking about this later on. - this on your show? yes, we will be talking about this later on. you - talking about this later on. you could listen _ talking about this later on. you could listen to _ talking about this later on. you could listen to them _ talking about this later on. you could listen to them and watch us back on the iplayer, of course. hundred and 15 postal workers at royal mail have voted in favour of a strike on pay ——115,000 postal workers. the union is demanding that management which has offered 2%, now

entered into negotiations. we can talk about the ballot results. this is the moment the ballot result was announced. is the moment the ballot result was announced-— announced. 113,330 in favour. this is a turnout _ announced. 113,330 in favour. this is a turnout of _ announced. 113,330 in favour. this is a turnout of 7796. _ announced. 113,330 in favour. this is a turnout of 77%. cheering - announced. 113,330 in favour. this| is a turnout of 7796. cheering and applause inaudible the numbers voting yes, 85,000... cheering that is the ballot which was courtesy of the pictures of the communication workers union. we are

joined by dave ward. nobody can argue about the strength of feeling on this, what is it about the offer that you are so unhappy with? first of all it is a — that you are so unhappy with? first of all it is a stunning _ that you are so unhappy with? f “st of all it is a stunning result and probably the biggest yes vote on that amount of members, over 100,000 people being balloted, in the history of the trade union movement, especially under the regulations that the government have put in place, why are they angry? any worker would be angry if they understood the facts behind this dispute. the facts are, royal mail posted in may for the second year running record profits of over £758 million, and they then chose to prioritise shareholders over the workforce that made those profits by

giving the shareholder dividends of £400 million and at the same time as they imposed these 2% pay offer, disgraceful offer, given the work that our members have performed, and the way they have turned the fortunes of the company around, they themselves, the ceo and the board members took bonuses of over 140,000 on top of their annual lottery winning salaries. so people are angry and i think the company really have now got to come back to the negotiating table for the our members deserve a substantial pay rise. .. members deserve a substantial pay rise. ., , , ., rise. your members have turned the com tan rise. your members have turned the company around _ rise. your members have turned the company around and _ rise. your members have turned the company around and you _ rise. your members have turned the company around and you could - rise. your members have turned the | company around and you could argue that neither members or the management turned it around and what has turned it around is the way people have changed their spending habits and they have started getting more stuff delivered during the pandemic and since and that has created a situation where when my dad retired as a placement which is now more than 25 years ago, but

parcels, that sector of the market was in decline, but now it is thriving, and royal mail say they need a piece of the action to survive? i need a piece of the action to survive? .. need a piece of the action to survive?— need a piece of the action to survive? ., ., ., ., ., survive? i would not go to postal workers and _ survive? i would not go to postal workers and say _ survive? i would not go to postal workers and say they _ survive? i would not go to postal workers and say they haven't - survive? i would not go to postal. workers and say they haven't played a massive role in turning around the fortunes of the company. i’m a massive role in turning around the fortunes of the company.— fortunes of the company. i'm 'ust sa int fortunes of the company. i'm 'ust saying what fl fortunes of the company. i'm 'ust saying what has i fortunes of the company. i'm 'ust saying what has changed . fortunes of the company. i'm 'ust saying what has changed is h fortunes of the company. i'm just saying what has changed is the i saying what has changed is the external circumstances. this saying what has changed is the external circumstances.- saying what has changed is the external circumstances. this is a t rou t of external circumstances. this is a group of workers _ external circumstances. this is a group of workers who _ external circumstances. this is a group of workers who deal- external circumstances. this is a group of workers who deal with l group of workers who deal with change on a daily basis, and the workers that have delivered all the test kits in the uk, they have dealt with change more than any other workers, because of what you have explained. they have had to change the way the deliveries are done in order to capture the parcel growth you spoke about, but there's no excuses that the company can put forward. there are no excuses about modernisation plans because our union will neverface modernisation plans because our union will never face a wave of change but the change has got to work for businesses and customers

and it has to work for our members. there is no argument that anybody could forward here that would suggest that this company are completely out of order in the way they have dealt with the issues of pay claim against all of the problem is that you know exist at the cost of living crisis, the worst we have seenin of living crisis, the worst we have seen in living memory.— of living crisis, the worst we have seen in living memory. dave ward, secretary general _ seen in living memory. dave ward, secretary general at _ seen in living memory. dave ward, secretary general at the _ secretary general at the communication workers union, thanks forjoining us. interesting to see whether management decided to negotiate or whether you decide to take industrial action. thank you for talking to us. some breaking news, a new provisional uk record temperature has been recorded, 40.3 degrees at coningsby in lincolnshire. that has been announced by the met office, the first time that somebody has ever been recorded in the uk. ben brown

will be in this chair injust a moment. i will be back tomorrow for another conservative leadership round. and now we have got the weather forecast. we are very busy today, so there are a few of us doing different things but you have got me this time around and i will lead on the story you have just broken, the new provisional temperature for the uk. 40.3, the provisional record at coningsby in lincolnshire, and the previous record before today was 38.7 at cambridge, normally when we break records it is by a fraction of a degree, but we have broken this one by more than a degree and a half. very significant and unprecedented situation but things are changing with these thunderstorms that you can see developing out towards the west and many of those are for as a push east but will work across the uk as we go through tonight. also thundery rain

moving over the northern half of scotland and behind that may be further showers into wales and the south—west but signs of something fresh at pushing in from the west by the end of the night. very warm night in parts of eastern england 20-21, in night in parts of eastern england 20—21, in the grip of this hot air, but from the west tomorrow we have these cooler winds from the atlantic and temperatures are going to start to drop which i'm sure will be a relief for many. we will see some cloud and may be outbreaks of rain over parts of eastern scotland and this area of cloud potentially bringing showers in england and wales, maybe thunderstorms, and the temperatures is the main talking point, cooling off in western parts, 28 - 29 in point, cooling off in western parts, 28 — 29 in eastern england, not as hot as it has been, but in central and eastern parts into the first part of tomorrow evening, may be some thunderstorms breaking up, well scattered but they could give quite a lot of rain where they do turn up. not everyone is going to see rain and many places do need it and is

the area of high pressure builds in time for thursday, there won't be a lot of rain around either, a few showers here or there, spells of sunshine, but we will have lost the intense heat by this stage. temperatures generally around the high teens in the low to mid 20s down towards the south. into friday, we could potentially have showers popping up through the day, some of those could be heavy and thundery, generally quite a lot of cloud in the best of the bright weather in the best of the bright weather in the west, across wales and south—west england, the temperature is lower than they have been, 15-24 . is lower than they have been, 15—24. looking ahead to the weekend, some rain in the forecast especially to the north and west of the uk, basically no rain further south and east where temperatures will climb again but it is not going to get as hot as it has been. these very hot spell is set to come to an end. —— this.

this is bbc news i'm ben brown. the headlines. the mayor of london declares a major incident the surge of fires across the capital because of the current heat wave and record temperatures. it is officially britain's hottest day ever. hottest day ever. according to provisional figures from the met office. the temperature at heathrow reached 40.2 degrees — and within the last hour coningsby in lincolnshire recorded 40.3. when you come out and you feel this heat, it's like being abroad. there is no way i can work in it properly. it's hot. we'll survive. the government has revealed its pay offer for millions of public sector workers.