this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the headlines a record numbers of patients were forced to wait more than 12 hours to be admitted to a&e at english hospitals injuly, according to official data. an official drought may be on the way as another extreme heat warning for parts of england and wales comes into force. as we look at the data on river flows it looks increasingly inevitable and probably that is going to be the right decision given some of that pressure on the environment we are seeing at the moment. the police watchdog finds officers in england and wales are failing the victims of bulgaries, robberies and theft. burglary is a very serious crime, one that we expect policing leaders to prioritise, to be very proactive about.

energy bosses have held talks with the government to discuss plans to help customers struggling with soaring bills. ministers are promising more help in the coming months. a british man accused of being a member of the islamic state group is remanded in custody charged with terror offences. and the crisis of local swimming pools. the bbc finds more than 60 have closed across the uk in the past three years. hello. welcome to bbc news. welcome to bbc news. a&e departments in england had one of their worst months ever injuly, with record numbers of patients waiting more than 12 hours to be admitted. this is from the latest monthly performance data from nhs england. and the number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to a new all time high.

6.7 million. the ambulance are dealing with the most urgent cases took an average of 29 minutes longer took an average of 29 minutes longer to respond than injune. shadow health secretary wes streeting has told the bbc the latest figures reflect the biggest crisis in nhs history. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. we've got no beds on trauma, no medical beds, no surgical beds. this is what the health service experienced last winter. but today at the height of summer the nhs in england is experiencing similar pressures. there has been no letup at all. from ambulance response times to waits in accident and emergency and for planned operations, the latest data shows a system under extreme stress. last month, ambulance staff dealt with more than 85,000 of the most serious category 0ne calls, for situations like cardiac arrests and people stopping breathing —

the highest on record. 29% of people who attended a&e injuly had to wait more than four hours to be seen — again, the worst performance on record. and the number of patients waiting for planned surgery, like a cataract or knee operation, has once again risen, now standing at more than 6.7 million people. james is now fit and healthy. even training for the great north run. but he is one of those who has faced an agonising wait for an operation. an infection damaged his heart and left him needing a new heart valve. five times the operation was cancelled. eventually he decided to go private, using his wife's health insurance, but it was an emotionally draining experience. what was it like every time you had your operation cancelled? what went through your head? you get yourself prepped, you are starving yourself, you wake up the next morning, they shave your chest, get you all gowned up, get you on the bed and then the nurse turns up and says, "sorry, it is not happening today."

he sighs. your emotionsjust go. i could feel myself getting more and more poorly as the weeks were going on. at what point are they going to say, "right, we need to get you in, otherwise you will die..." is that going to happen? am i going to die? you just don't know. there are some encouraging signs that the number of people facing the longest waits for planned surgery is coming down. but problems remain with discharging patients, with only four in ten able to leave hospital when they are well enough to do so. and there are warnings the immense pressure emergency services and hospitals are under is becoming a pressing political issue. this is one of the greatest challenges facing any incoming prime minister, particularly as we move towards winter. almost the minute they take over they will be facing the risks of a really major health and social care winter crisis which will make even now seem like the good old days. the data today paints

a picture of a system that is struggling to cope. but behind each of these statistics are personal stories like those of james. dominic hughes, bbc news. dr adrian boyle is the vice president of the royal college of emergency medicine. good afternoon. we are going to try and look at what exactly is going so wrong here but first of all, can you just talk us through in your words how bad are things of the moment specifically in a&es?_ specifically in a&es? really serious. specifically in a&es? really serious- i— specifically in a&es? really serious. i mean _ specifically in a&es? really serious. i mean the - specifically in a&es? really serious. i mean the figures| specifically in a&es? really - serious. i mean the figures we've got now it's the worst target performance we've had since we collected records about this and that means people are staying much longer at any time. and that's really concerning because this is july. we expect people to spend a bit longer in winter when we have respiratory viruses around, the flu and a bad flu season can hamper things, but to be this bad injuly

is really terrible. things, but to be this bad in july is really terrible.— is really terrible. that's an interesting _ is really terrible. that's an interesting new _ is really terrible. that's an interesting new ones, - is really terrible. that's an interesting new ones, the | is really terrible. that's an - interesting new ones, the time of year is crucial. we expect things to be quiet in the summer and they are this bad which is worrying. 0n be quiet in the summer and they are this bad which is worrying. on this 12 hour wait, we have tens of thousands of people who go into a&e, they are looked at straightaway, and then they sit and wait for 12 hours to be seen by someone properly. is that's what's happening? what is the 12 hour wait?— 12 hour wait? what you are recording and what's been _ 12 hour wait? what you are recording and what's been reported _ 12 hour wait? what you are recording and what's been reported is - 12 hour wait? what you are recording and what's been reported is actuallyl and what's been reported is actually and what's been reported is actually a significant underestimate. this isn't waiting to see somebody. these are people who have already seen somebody but a decision to admit has been made and the way the figures are reported in england are these are reported in england are these are people who have possibly been in hospital. forseveral are people who have possibly been in hospital. for several hours beforehand and someone of the sides need to be admitted to hospital and then the clock starts and then they wait, after that time, for another 12 hours. we think this is actually a bad measure and it would be much

better to measure it as we do with anything else in the time the patient registers as a patient. 50 patient registers as a patient. so from when they first walk through the door essentially?— the door essentially? absolutely, because frankly _ the door essentially? absolutely, because frankly that's _ the door essentially? absolutely, because frankly that's what - the door essentially? absolutely, i because frankly that's what matters to patients. and the figures would probably be between ten or 15 times as bad as reported. ten probably be between ten or 15 times as bad as reported.— as bad as reported. ten or 15 times bad as these _ as bad as reported. ten or 15 times bad as these numbers _ as bad as reported. ten or 15 times bad as these numbers we - as bad as reported. ten or 15 times bad as these numbers we have - as bad as reported. ten or 15 times i bad as these numbers we have today. that extraordinary. what is going so wrong here? in a that extraordinary. what is going so wrong here?— that extraordinary. what is going so wron: here? ., ., ., ., , wrong here? in a word, our hospitals are full, wrong here? in a word, our hospitals are full. so — wrong here? in a word, our hospitals are full. so we _ wrong here? in a word, our hospitals are full, so we have _ wrong here? in a word, our hospitals are full, so we have the _ wrong here? in a word, our hospitals are full, so we have the least - are full, so we have the least number of beds of any pair head of any european country so the consequence of this, and we don't manage our beds well, because we haven't performed an interface between hospitals and social care so hospitals are full and then as a further consequence of that we are unable to off—load patients into ambulances and hand over ambulances. the end result, ambulances get stuck outside emergency departments with

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reasonable thing for people to want to go and work in social care, they can be chained up quite quickly, it takes 12 years to train as a consultant and emergency physician but six months to train somebody to work and social care. and it's much cheaper to do that.— cheaper to do that. thank you very much. cheaper to do that. thank you very much- it's — cheaper to do that. thank you very much. it's fascinating _ cheaper to do that. thank you very much. it's fascinating to _ cheaper to do that. thank you very much. it's fascinating to learn - cheaper to do that. thank you very much. it's fascinating to learn howj much. it's fascinating to learn how these things are interconnected and how vital each part of that services. thank you for talking to us. an amber heat warning for large parts of england and wales has come into force, as temperatures look likely to peak at 37 celsius over the next four days. the met office has also warned there's an exceptional risk of fires spreading in many places. 0ur correspondent celestina 0lulode reports. this is what emergency services want to prevent. tinderbox dry conditions helped cause these fires last month. london fire brigade said it needs the public�*s help to prevent grass fires. we're encouraging people not to use portable and disposable barbecues in public spaces.

to think very carefully about how they dispose of cigarettes. to think about rubbish that's lying around, as well, particularly things like broken glass that can reflect the light from the sun and trigger a fire. an amber warning has been issued by the met office which means vulnerable people's health could be impacted, and travel disrupted. we're being told to stay hydrated, and eat foods with high water content, limit travel and exercise, and shower in cool water. there's no doubt it is a gorgeous day in london's primrose hill, but look a little closer and you will see the desperately dry conditions that nature has to contend with. temperatures are set to reach up to 35 celsius in some areas, peaking here at 37. in barry island, wales, this is how some wild swimmers began their day. i think i would have melted a long time ago!

i would have been a pool on the floor at some point if i hadn't been in and out of the sea all the time. but in norfolk, this farm needs rain. this is probably typical— of what a sugar beet plant should look like at this time of year. as you can see, the patch- we are standing in, at the moment, it is on lighter soil, - exposed to the sun and heat. no moisture. it was planted on the first week of april. i we've had less than 70 millimetres of rain since this crop— has been in the ground. we've lots of roots this size compared to this size. - forecasts predict rain could come soon. we could see some showers on sunday, more of us seeing some rain next week, not necessarily where we want it, of course, with lower temperatures. but with more than three inches of extra rain needed to overcome dry conditions in southern england, and several water companies introducing hosepipe bans, bone—dry land like this remains a common sight. celestina 0lulode, bbc news.

too many offenders are burglary... if forces don't improve. daniel sandford reports.— if forces don't improve. daniel sandford reports. physically rev car while they were _ sandford reports. physically rev car while they were able _ sandford reports. physically rev car while they were able to _ sandford reports. physically rev car while they were able to down - sandford reports. physically rev car while they were able to down the l while they were able to down the side of the car without triggering the camera. side of the car without triggering the camera-— the camera. this man's car was brazenly stolen _ the camera. this man's car was brazenly stolen from _ the camera. this man's car was brazenly stolen from outside i the camera. this man's car was| brazenly stolen from outside his london home. he was inside the house at the time and knew immediately it had gone. although his camera missed most of the crime, there was one picture for the crime, there was one picture for the police to work from and the street was full of cctv and the car had a tracker. that was on february the 14th. i

received a letter dated 15th february. this received a letter dated 15th february-— received a letter dated 15th februa .n , ,., , february. as this letter shows, - lease february. as this letter shows, please close — february. as this letter shows, please close the _ february. as this letter shows, please close the case - february. as this letter shows, please close the case within i february. as this letter shows, j please close the case within 24 please close the case within 2a hours without any investigation. they haven't been round. haven't called. as far as i know they hadn't done a site visit without me being aware. i think it's unlikely they would have done that without at least knocking on the door. i'm not sure on what basis they could have said they'd investigated potential leads. this is not a cheap car we are talking about. this car had a retail value of around about £82,000. today the inspectorate of constabulary has highlighted the sometimes dire police response in england and wales to burglary, robbery and theft. saying most victims are left withoutjustice and that the low number of people being charged is unacceptable. 0nly that the low number of people being charged is unacceptable. only 4.2% of reported thefts results in a charge. of reported thefts results in a charae. ., , , , of reported thefts results in a charae. , , . , charge. people see these offences happening- — charge. people see these offences happening- the)! — charge. people see these offences happening. they know _ charge. people see these offences happening. they know about - charge. people see these offences| happening. they know about them. charge. people see these offences - happening. they know about them. the neighbours tell them about them. the

police got to be seen to be doing something about it and at the moment with a low charge rates we are seeing, the public i'm sure do not have that perception. the inspectors sa officers have that perception. the inspectors say officers had _ have that perception. the inspectors say officers had tried _ have that perception. the inspectors say officers had tried to _ have that perception. the inspectors say officers had tried to attend - have that perception. the inspectors say officers had tried to attend all. say officers had tried to attend all burglaries. call handler should remind people not to tidy up before police officers have come round. and detectives should update victims on their cases. they said that if police forces don't treat crimes like burglary as the intrusive and distressing experiences that they are, they risk losing the confidence of the public. daniel sandford, bbc news. the policing minister tom pursglove has told us that forces should take burglary very seriously and that league tables may have a role in the fight against crime. well, look, burglary in particular is a very serious crime and it's one that we expect policing leaders to prioritise, to be very proactive around.

of course, as a government, we are committed to putting these extra police officers out on our streets. i think it's really welcome that we've seen 13,500 of the new 20,000 officers recruited. there is more work to do. we continue to deliver on that uplift and that should help forces to resource that work in a way that helps them to tackle burglary head—on, as well as, for example, utilising opportunities like the safer streets fund which has been really successful in helping communities to put crime prevention initiatives in place. let's get more on this with chief constable andy marsh, chief executive at the college of policing who was in daniel sandford's report. what is your reaction to this report? i what is your reaction to this re ort? . ., , ., what is your reaction to this reort? _ report? i welcome the report by her ma'esties report? i welcome the report by her majesties inspector _ report? i welcome the report by her majesties inspector led _ report? i welcome the report by her majesties inspector led today - report? i welcome the report by her majesties inspector led today by - majesties inspector led today by andy cook. it shines a light on inconsistencies and one of the roles of the college of policing is to setting standards and delivering training, making sure officers and staff are equipped to meet those standards. we can help improve it to the levels of public would expect.

so what is going wrong here? is this a case of police not prioritising robbery and theft, having other priorities, digital crime whatever or is not enough resources? what's going wrong?— going wrong? there are always difficult choices _ going wrong? there are always difficult choices to _ going wrong? there are always difficult choices to make - going wrong? there are always difficult choices to make in - difficult choices to make in policing in the last ten years have seen an increase in what i would describe as hidden crime, hidden crime concerning vulnerability that a public don't always see, child abuse, rape and sexual offences and other crimes that don't take place in the public eye. but the key issue highlighted by the report here today is that... we highlighted by the report here today is that... ~ ., , highlighted by the report here today isthat... ~ ., , highlighted by the report here today isthat...~ ., , ~ , is that... we have 'ust lost andy there, ithink. _ is that... we have just lost andy there, ithink. no, _ is that. .. we have just lost andy there, ithink. no, i— is that. .. we have just lost andy there, ithink. no, i don't- is that... we have just lost andy there, ithink. no, i don't thinkl is that... we have just lost andy i there, ithink. no, i don't think we there, i think. no, i don't think we can retrieve that line. we got there just are what is beginning to say. if we can reconnect that line of course we will a little bit later on. borisjohnson is appeal to energy bosses to help consumers struggling to pay rocketing energy

bills. the prime minister della urged the electric sector to work on ways to ease the cost of living pressures and invest further and faster in british energy security. bills are set to hit over £4000 a year or typical household from january. more now from our corresponded theo leggett. in the fridge, just got some bottled water and some 19p pop. dallas still has a roof over her head, but precious little else. the monthly energy bill for her one bedroom flat has gone up from £30 a month to £150. the flat is empty because she's sold most of her possessions to make ends meet and herfood cupboards are bare. my flat is empty. ijust don't know how i can possibly make any more adjustments or changes to try to satisfy this gas bill. energy prices for consumers have risen dramatically because the war in ukraine has restricted imports of gas from russia, pushing up costs across europe.

energy bills in the uk are capped by the regulator, 0fgem. but it has to balance protecting consumers with the risk energy providers could go out of business. so bills are expected to go up. last october, a typical family covered by the price cap could expect to pay about £1200 a year for electricity and gas. now it is closer to 2,000. forecasts this week suggested the figure will go up to 3,500 later this year and to more than 4,000 injanuary. the government has already promised to take action by providing discounts worth £400 to households this winter. there will be additional support for the most vulnerable, but campaigners say more is needed. people are terrified, people are already struggling with the cost of living. people are already in debt, in difficult and dangerous situations. they are already eyeing up the winter that is to come. and people are petrified of what is around the corner.

wait and see just is not an option. there are several things the government could consider doing. among them, it could cut vat on gas and electricity bills. or it could temporarily cut green levies — that's extra money placed on bills to pay for investments in renewable energy. there have been calls to bring annual increases in benefits in early. or it could introduce a so—called "social tariff" with the poorest consumers paying less for energy. the energy retailers - would apply a special price — a lower price, say the price we have now back in the summer and say, . "that is the price for people . on credit, on universal credit. "and the difference - between the market price and that has got to be met by the government." - today's meeting with energy bosses in downing street was attended by the prime minister. but major decisions on helping struggling people like dallas are unlikely until his successor has taken over. in the meantime, citizens advice

says anyone who is having trouble paying their bills should get in touch with their supplier. theo leggett, bbc news. david warnock are standing by. this meeting _ david warnock are standing by. this meeting between _ david warnock are standing by. this meeting between these _ david warnock are standing by. this meeting between these energy - david warnock are standing by. this . meeting between these energy bosses and ministers, — meeting between these energy bosses and ministers, what— meeting between these energy bosses and ministers, what was _ meeting between these energy bosses and ministers, what was said - meeting between these energy bosses and ministers, what was said and - and ministers, what was said and what _ and ministers, what was said and what has — and ministers, what was said and what has come _ and ministers, what was said and what has come out _ and ministers, what was said and what has come out of _ and ministers, what was said and what has come out of it? - and ministers, what was said and what has come out of it?- what has come out of it? well, it was chaired _ what has come out of it? well, it was chaired by _ what has come out of it? well, it was chaired by the _ what has come out of it? well, it was chaired by the chancellor - what has come out of it? well, it| was chaired by the chancellor but the prime minister showed up which wasn't totally expected. i think the outcome so far could be defined as more in terms of words than action. the prime minister said that we will keep urging the electricity sector to continue working on ways to help ease the cost of living pressures but, in terms of concrete action, which could help people now, what the government is doing, both he and the government is doing, both he and the chancellor, is highlighting the health that's already on stream if you like, that's coming down the

track in october, with £400 for every household off the energy bills and £1200 for the 8 million most vulnerable households, but clearly, the problem is that as the prime minister stressed to the meeting, any big decisions on tax and spending are ones for the next prime minister, so if you are expecting good news today, then you're going to be a little disappointed. let’s to be a little disappointed. let's 'ust sta to be a little disappointed. let's just stay with — to be a little disappointed. let's just stay with that _ to be a little disappointed. let's just stay with that thing - to be a little disappointed. let's just stay with that thing because that's crucial, isn't it? we heard from campaigners that action is needed now. right now because if you have to make changes to things like universal credit, these things take time and there is growing because that actually this can't wait for the election of the new conservative party leader. the election of the new conservative party leader-— party leader. that's right, although boris party leader. that's right, although itoris johnson _ party leader. that's right, although boris johnson says _ party leader. that's right, although boris johnson says it _ party leader. that's right, although boris johnson says it will _ party leader. that's right, although boris johnson says it will have - party leader. that's right, although boris johnson says it will have to i borisjohnson says it will have to wait. what the treasury are saying is that, yes, they are looking at

working up options for the new prime minister to take. they take office in less than four weeks' time now. interestingly, the chancellor nadhim zahawi told the meeting that he was continuing to evaluate what he sees as the extraordinary profits enjoyed by some energy companies and there may be a hint there perhaps that the government will be looking for some revenue down the tracks, but certainly, in terms of what the industry side of the meeting saw, well, i think one source said afterwards that it was pretty clear that big decisions are needed but no big decisions can be taken until the next prime minister is in office and that doesn't happen until september the 5th. ., ~ , ., that doesn't happen until september the 5th. ., ~ _, ., the 5th. 0k, david. thank you for that.

a man who was alleged to be a member of an is terror cell nicknamed the beatles by their captives, because of their english accents, has appeared in court charged with terror offences. aine davis has been remanded in police custody, after being arrested on arrival from turkey at luton airport last night. 0ur correspondent helena wilkinson is outside westminster magistrates court. it was here that he is facing three charges relating to alleged offences in 2013 and 2014. he is accused of asking for and receiving money for terrorist purposes including requesting his wife to send him funds in syria and he is also accused of possessing a firearm after he was allegedly photographed holding one alongside militants in syria. he did not indicate which way he would plead, to those three charges today, but he's been remanded in custody, his case will be heard next at the old bailey next month. he has spent more than seven years in prison in turkey for being a member of isis and also, it has been alleged he was the fourth

member of the eis gang which murdered and tortured western hostages in iraq and syria. thank ou to hostages in iraq and syria. thank you to have _ hostages in iraq and syria. thank you to have enough _ hostages in iraq and syria. thank you to have enough for— hostages in iraq and syria. thank you to have enough for that. - hostages in iraq and syria. thank. you to have enough for that. donald trump is declined to answer questions under oath as part of an investigation into his family's business practices. the former us president described the inquiry by the new york attorney general as a witch hunt. the former presidents deposition comesjust witch hunt. the former presidents deposition comes just days after the fbi carried out an unprecedented surge at his florida home. it is part of a separate investigation, our north america correspondent has this.

staying mum. former president trump heads home without answering a single question. he'd been forced to testify under oath as part of a long—running investigation into the trump family business. but donald trump exercised his right under us law to say nothing. how do you feel, mr trump? how do you feel? he pleaded the fifth, apparently sitting for hours, repeating the words "same answer" to every question. the trump organization is accused by new york state officials of misleading the authorities about the value of its assets, like golf courses and skyscrapers, in order to get favourable loans and tax breaks. invoking the fifth amendment's protection against self—incrimination is a constitutional right of every american. it is not an admission of guilt. but in the past, donald trump has questioned the need to do it. you see, the mob takes the fifth. if you're innocent, why are you taking the fifth amendment? crowd shouts fifth amendment, fifth amendment. horrible, horrible. but now the former president says he understands why the fifth is used. he released this statement...

the office of the woman leading the investigation — new york attorney general letitia james — also released a statement, confirming that the interview had taken place. attorney generaljames will pursue the facts the case is just one of several legal battles currently being waged by the former president. it's been quite a week. crowds gathered outside his home in florida when it emerged that federal agents had executed a search warrant at the mar—a—lago estate. mr trump has vented his anger about it in social media, suggesting that the fbi could have been planting evidence. the search is believed to be part of an investigation into the handling of presidential documents. some senior republicans have said thejustice department should give a full explanation of its actions. peter bowes, bbc news.

satellite images appear to show major damage and a number of destroyed russian warplanes following explosions at an airbase in crimea — a russian occupied former part of ukraine. the saky base, shown here before the attack, was rocked by a string of blasts on tuesday, killing one person. this picture taken afterwards suggests at least eight aircraft were damaged or destroyed. tributes have been paid to the those caught up in a series of shootings around skye yesterday. one man died and three people were injured in attacks in sleat and in dornie in kyle of lochalsh. police have named the man who was killed asjohn mackinnon. a 32—year—old woman and a sixty three year old man remain in hospital. officers say all three incidents were linked. a thirty nine year old man has been arrested.

wildfires burning in southwest france have forced more than ten thousand people from their homes and scorched 62 square kilometres. worst—hit is the gironde region which is struggling with so—called �*zombie fires' — last month's blazes reigniting because of record temperatures and drought. france has had nearly six times more fire damage in 2022 than any other year since 2006. over 570 square kilometres have gone up in flames. the gironde wildfire is one of many that have broken out france is feeling the impact of the temperatures with tabs settings was 40 degrees and a couple of days and they are also pretty strong winds and that of course combined with the worst drought ever recorded in france has left the sign on the ground tinder dry is helping to fan the flames of a pretty serious forest fire that is still raging in the south—west of the country which has destroyed almost 7000 hectares and forced the evacuation of 10,000

people. president macron said five eu countries have sent help to try to battle those claims. the government says this specific fire could have been ignited by arson but the officials are saying that this year alone the area burned by forest fires almost six times larger than average. it's notjust here in france of course. in portugal the authorities there are saying more than 10,000 hectares or be destroyed by forest fires still raging, 12 regions of spain as well, and is having an effect on food production and of course, so in spain they are saying the olive harvest this year could drop by half which could push up could drop by half which could push up the price of olive oil. in italy, the river in the north of the country had its lowest level in 70 years and that area, the po valley, it produces a third of all italian food, so that's helping to push up the price of food production and this is worsening the global food production the world is facing link to the war in ukraine and the grim realities of course that as our climate continues to heat up and to get worse, these events are no

longerjust freak get worse, these events are no longer just freak occurrences. get worse, these events are no longerjust freak occurrences. they are becoming more common and progressively worse. thank you to mark for that. time now for a look at the weather. hello there. the heatwave is set to continue across most of the uk for the rest of the week. in fact, there's now a met office amber weather warning in force for extreme heat. the second highest level of alert. that's valid until the end of the day on sunday for most of england, and into eastern wales too. but it's not hot everywhere. weather fronts out towards the north—west of scotland, outbreaks of rain here, it's cooler and it's cloudier, but for most of us, blue sky and sunshine. temperatures again likely to peak at 26—28 celsius for aberdeenshire. for northern ireland, maybe 33 or 34 celsius for central southern england and the midlands. 0vernight tonight, those weather fronts continues out towards the north and west. for most of us, clear skies. some mist and low cloud for eastern—facing coasts and temperatures may not drop below 19 or 20 degrees for south—eastern wales and the south coast of england. a warm, unomfortable night's sleep and a head start on those temperatures tomorrow.

just watch out because there may be some cloud lapping onshore for north sea—facing coasts. hello this is bbc news. iam i am lewis vaughanjones. a record numbers of patients were forced to wait more than 12 hours to be admitted to a&e at english hospitals injuly. an official drought may be on the way — as another extreme heat warning for parts of england and wales comes into force. isa is a look at the data, and drought does seem to be increasingly inevitable. the police watchdog finds officers in england and wales are failing the victims of bulgaries, robberies and theft. burglary in particular is a very serious crime and it is one that we

expect policing leaders to prioritise, to be very proactive around. energy bosses have held talks with the government to discuss plans to help customers struggling with soaring bills. ministers are promising more help in the coming months. a british man accused of being a member of the islamic state group is remanded in custody charged with terror offences. and the crisis of local swimming pools — the bbc finds more than 60 have closed across the uk in the past three years. sport now...and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's our reporter. good afternoon. the commonwealth games may have just finished, but another multi—sport event is underway. the european championships have begun in germany. medals will be won across nine different sports over the next

11 days. it's taking place in munich. rowing is one of the first sports to get going. britain's rowers had a disappointing olympics in tokyo last summer, but will be hoping to repeat their 2021 european success when they topped the medal table with 12 in total, including five golds. the men's four won their heat earlier. well, the first medals of these championships will be handed out in artistic gymnastics. the women's all around competition is taking place. these competition is taking place. are live pictures from i just these are live pictures from munich. just waiting for some results there. you can follow it on the bbc sport website, along with all of the other action... ..including this — the sport climbing, featuring four events for the first time ever — boulder, lead, speed and the paris 2024 olympic competition boulder & lead. this is qualifying in the women's lead event right now. coverage on the bbc

website, bbc.co.uk/sport. away from those championships, and the european aquatics championships are also underway in rome. james wilby and greg buttler are through to the semi—finals of the men's 100m breaststroke. wilby beat adam peaty to gold, in this event, at the commonwealth games and is enjoying competing at the venue, which hosted the 1960 olympics. we had a very short turnaround from the commonwealths to get here. coming into this, just very excited to race here. unbelievable venue, you know, extremely historic and i just want to have quite a lot of fun here and see how the performances go this morning, just putting in an effort to blow off the cobwebs on the last four days because they accumulated pretty quick and then progress through the rounds. it was a great night for british men at the canadian 0pen in montreal. jack draper pulled off a huge shock, beating the world number five, stefanos tsitsipas.

the 20—year—old is the british number four and ranked 82 in the world. it was his first match against the greek, who hadn't played since wimbledon and went down in straight sets, for what was draper's first top 10 win. dan evans also knocked out one of the top seeds, andre rublev. he beat the russian, who's ranked eighth in the world, in straight sets in an hour and a half. slightly less of a surprise, but still showing the good form that saw him make the semi—finals at wimbledon, cam norrie comfortably made it through to the last 16. the british number one beat dutchman botick van de zandskhulp in straight sets in just over an hour. after saying she's ready to start "evolving away" from tennis, serena williams was back in action at the wta event in toronto overnight, but suffered defeat to olympic champion belinda bencic. the swiss player coming through in straight sets in the second round. in a recent interview, williams says she didn't like the word retirement, but made it clear she'll be calling time on her career, which has seen her win the most singles grand slam titles of anyone in the open era. canada saying goodbye to williams

in the early hours and it will fittingly be the united states where she plays next and probably for the last time at the us open later this month. and eve muirhead has announced her retirement from curling. the gb skip guided the british women's team to gold at this year's beijing winter olympics. it was her fourth games, having first led the team at vancouver in 2010. muirhead posted a thank you on social media to her teammates, friends and family for their support, saying she was looking forward to exploring more opportunities and getting her golf clubs out. that's all the sport for now. paul, thank you very much for that. we are going to head to ukraine now. it is difficult to calculate accurately how many people have been killed since russia invaded the country. the challenge of identifying and repatriating the bodies of soldiers means that only about 400 fighters have been returned home. 0wen davies reports

from eastern ukraine on the efforts to find ukraine was mcfarlane. at the very start of this war, russian soldiers were filmed entering the suburbs of kharkiv. some of the fiercest fighting took place in and around this eastern city of kharkiv, and while the russian troops were eventually repelled, kharkiv came under relentless shelling and rocket attack. some occupied villages between kharkiv and the nearby russian border have liberated. there is an exploded... sticking out as the road in the middle. but the road to this village, littered with the detritus of war, is still too dangerous for the most civilians to return. and before people come back, there is important work to be done. this village has to be made safe and bodies, many of them buried a taste in shallow graves, have to be recovered. well, this village was deep inside russian occupied territory. it is still a live firing

zone, as you can probably hear in the background, but what these guys do now, they are locals and they are digging up the bodies of russian soldiers who have been killed in the fighting. after they have been bagged, they will be taken away for dna sampling and eventually they will be repatriated to russia itself. piled will be repatriated to russia itself. filed on top of each other, the bodies of six russian soldiers. urie, the grave—digger, takes this grim work in his stride and even though these men, when alive, where fighting tooth defeat in ukraine, he feels for the families. translation: it is not difficult, but it is not pleasant to work either. these men have people waiting for them at home. mothers, fathers and children. i understand that because i used to serve in the soviet army myself. it is russian police, national guard. russian — is russian police, national guard.

russian. ., , ~ russian. little giveaways like unit badues russian. little giveaways like unit badges help _ russian. little giveaways like unit badges help with _ russian. little giveaways like unit badges help with identification. i badges help with identification. some of these men fighting for russia may have even come from pro—moscow regions of ukraine. it is messy and dangerous work, even as more bodies are uncovered, reminders that this is an active war zone. gunfire. ukraine says it is meticulously trying to identify those killed. a railway goods yard, their resting place for now. the repatriation of war dead does happen, but it is sporadic. translation: we happen, but it is sporadic. translation:— happen, but it is sporadic. translation: ~ , , ., translation: we find plenty of russians, . .. _ translation: we find plenty of russians,... says _ translation: we find plenty of russians, . .. says this _ translation: we find plenty of| russians, . .. says this lieutenant, from the repatriation _ russians, . .. says this lieutenant, from the repatriation unit. - russians,... says this lieutenant, i from the repatriation unit. recently we did a 160 for 160 body swap in itself, but most of those were found here in the kharkiv region, he says. the bodies we saw being dug up have now been repatriated, but with no end in sight to this war, the number

of dead will inevitably go up and more bereaved families on both sides will anxiously await a return of the fallen. bbc news. i want to bring you one quick bit of breaking news. this is regarding ukraine. it is actually from the united nations, the secretary general released a statement about the nuclear power plant, the biggest in europe, the zaporizhzhia power plant, the biggest in europe and as you know there has been fighting in and around the plant in recent days and the message from the united nations secretary general, i am gravely concerned about the unfolding situation in and around the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern ukraine. he is appealing for calm and the exercise of common sense and says, regrettably, instead of de—escalation, over the past several days there have been reports of further deeply worrying incidents that could, if they continue, lead to disaster. so i will keep you

up—to—date with any more warnings and developments around the fighting and developments around the fighting and conflict around that nuclear power plant there in ukraine. next... new research by the bbc has discovered more than... new research by the bbc has discovered more than one in six local authorities across the uk has lost at least one public swimming pool in the past three years. some have closed permanently, others are shut temporarily because of staffing, funding or repair problems — such as shortages of chlorine. in some towns, there's now no public pool at all. emily unia has the story. learning life—saving skills on the beach. great in fine weather, but in winter, the water's too cold. and falmouth now has no public swimming pool. we're surrounded by water. we should, you know, it's really critical in cornwall that kids can learn to swim, because a, obviously in terms of future lifeguards, but, b, just having the confidence and knowing what to do in the water is so critical. i was tiny when i started swimming. and it used to be my favourite place to go for swimming. so it means a lot to me to have a swimming pool nearby.

it's quite a shame because it's- quite a big part of our community. and for people who can't swim i in the ocean, because of maybe the waves, it's quite sad. if you're not safe in the water, maybe you could drown. do you like swimming? yeah. now you can't go. this group of disabled swimmers are making do with other activities, but they miss the falmouth pool. and alternatives are too far away or too expensive. well, it's good exercise, like, jumping around in the pool. i think it's a shame, i really do. i know how much it meant to them. i know. you know, the staff as well would come back and say, "oh, they had a brilliant time today. "so—and—so, you wouldn't believe what he's done, what she's done." and itjust became part of what we did. and i don't think they should lose it. this is falmouth's ships and castles leisure centre. it closed permanently in march, and it's not the only example.

the bbc asked all the councils across the uk how many sites offering public swimming there were in march 2019, and how many there were in march this year. more than one in six local authorities had lost a pool. some were shut permanently, some temporarily. overall, 56 local authorities in the uk lost access to at least one public pool since 2019. it's a familiar story around the country, from eastleigh and portsmouth, to the wirral to runcorn. i remember meeting parents who'd lost children and... devastating. absolutely heartbreaking. former olympian greg whyte, like many involved in swimming, is shocked. the closure of swimming pools is an absolute health and welfare disaster. one person drowns every 20 hours in the uk, so actually learning to swim, which is just one element of swimming pools, is absolutely fundamental. and of course the removal of swimming will reduce physical

activity in an already poorly active population. the government said it's provided £1 billion of public money to ensure the survival of the grassroots, professional sport and leisure sectors. and there is sometimes hope. so this is it. this is our 25 metre training pool. wadebridge pool was threatened with closure, but the community are about to take it over. it's absolutely amazing. i'm really, really excited that it's genuinely going to be a centre that helps the whole community. it's a success story campaigners across the country would love to repeat. emily unia, bbc news in wadebridge in cornwall. while, jane nickerson is chief executive of swimmer england. thank you very much for coming on the programme. you very much for coming on the programme-— you very much for coming on the programme. you very much for coming on the rouramme. ., ~ , . ., programme. thank you very much for the opportunity- _ programme. thank you very much for the opportunity. what _ programme. thank you very much for the opportunity. what is _ programme. thank you very much for the opportunity. what is going - programme. thank you very much for the opportunity. what is going on - the opportunity. what is going on here, wh the opportunity. what is going on here. why are _ the opportunity. what is going on here, why are these _ the opportunity. what is going on here, why are these pools - the opportunity. what is going on i

here, why are these pools closing? there are a number of reasons. back in the 1960s and 1970s, there was a massive building boom in swimming pools. they are now coming to the end of their natural life and there hasn't been a building programme to keep up with the loss we are now experiencing, so if we don't do anything now we think by the end of this decade we will be 2000 people short. to put that into context, by 2030 it means every single region could be short of 60 average —sized swimming pools. that is 25 metre pool is. so every region will be short of 60 balls if we don't act now. ii short of 60 balls if we don't act now. ., ., , ., , , ., ~ now. if that does happen, what kind of im act now. if that does happen, what kind of impact does _ now. if that does happen, what kind of impact does that _ now. if that does happen, what kind of impact does that has _ now. if that does happen, what kind of impact does that has on - now. if that does happen, what kind of impact does that has on ask - now. if that does happen, what kind of impact does that has on ask is . of impact does that has on ask is that has a major impact on the communities, so if we take these right from the bottom, learning to swim is so important. fine right from the bottom, learning to swim is so important.— swim is so important. one of the children, i _ swim is so important. one of the children, i think, _ swim is so important. one of the children, ithink, couldn't- swim is so important. one of the children, i think, couldn't put- swim is so important. one of the children, i think, couldn't put it i children, i think, couldn't put it better myself, if you don't learn to swim, you can drown and we are an island nation, we have canals, lakes and rivers all around us, and if children don't learn to swim, that is a real danger, as well as missing

out on a lifetime of fun in, on and around water. and it is in the curriculum.— around water. and it is in the curriculum. . , ~ ., curriculum. get that, but you know that there are _ curriculum. get that, but you know that there are huge _ curriculum. get that, but you know that there are huge pressures - curriculum. get that, but you know that there are huge pressures on i that there are huge pressures on budgets and so many areas screaming out for money. is there a justification for diverting it into refurbishing these pools or keeping them open? yes refurbishing these pools or keeping them open?— refurbishing these pools or keeping them oen? , , , them open? yes because if we then move on to — them open? yes because if we then move on to the _ them open? yes because if we then move on to the health _ them open? yes because if we then move on to the health agenda, - them open? yes because if we then move on to the health agenda, we i move on to the health agenda, we know that swimming saves the national health and the social care system a minimum of £357 million a year onjust six health system a minimum of £357 million a year on just six health conditions, so it stops people needing pain relief and things like that, it stops slips, trips and falls, it is brilliant for dementia, there is a whole range of health conditions that absolutely helps. so we are not saying to the government, you need to bail it out, we are saying we need to support it because it supports you, it supports other areas of the budget. i supports you, it supports other areas of the budget.— supports you, it supports other areas of the budget. i see, so if that is the _ areas of the budget. i see, so if that is the case _ areas of the budget. i see, so if that is the case that _ areas of the budget. i see, so if that is the case that you - areas of the budget. i see, so if that is the case that you are - that is the case that you are making, what would you want, increases in budgets or specifically

targeted money for reef urban rebuilt? , ., targeted money for reef urban rebuilt? , ~ ., ., rebuilt? yes, i think there are a number of _ rebuilt? yes, i think there are a number of things _ rebuilt? yes, i think there are a number of things we _ rebuilt? yes, i think there are a number of things we need. - rebuilt? yes, i think there are a number of things we need. we | rebuilt? yes, i think there are a - number of things we need. we would like the government to support the leisure industry with a £1 billion to refurbish leisure centres and swimming pools and get them up to the stock that is needed. i think we have an immediate crisis at the moment with energy because swimming pools do take energy, they cost money to heat the water and keep running and that is an immediate crisis where some of them are closing now. ithink crisis where some of them are closing now. i think if the government can help support them in this crisis or even better, if some of the energy companies who are making profits at the moment donate some of those profits, as their corporate social responsibility, to keep pools open during this crisis, that also would help.— that also would help. interesting. well, i hope _ that also would help. interesting. well, i hope they _ that also would help. interesting. well, i hope they have _ that also would help. interesting. well, i hope they have heard - that also would help. interesting. well, i hope they have heard that plea now on the bbc news channel and we will see if they heed it. jane nickerson, i am afraid we will have to leave it there, but thank you very much for coming on.

let's get more now on that report by the chief inspector of constabulary who's warning that most victims of burglary, robbery and theft in england and wales are not getting the justice they deserve. let's speak now with dame vera baird, the victims' commissioner for england and wales. thanks for coming on the programme. what was your reaction to this report by the police wash drug? well, i think people are going to be very shaken by this. this is about crimes like theft, burglary and robbery, it is bread and butter policing, how we all come into contact with the police and if they can't get this correct and there are errors, apparently, in seven out of every ten cases, then, you know, what faith can people have that the police will take care of them? just because you _ police will take care of them? just because you mentioned it, what is going wrong, do you think? it seems as if it is undervalued, _ going wrong, do you think? it seems as if it is undervalued, it _ going wrong, do you think? it seems as if it is undervalued, it is _ as if it is undervalued, it is called volume crime by the police, which is, you know, very common, with lots of it. therefore, to me, as victims commission, it demonstrates a complete lack of

focus on the impact it can have on a victim, particularly burglary. it is awful, you know, it hugely intrusive, unsettling, even traumatic experience and of course people can lose an enormous amount of money if their cards and their bank account if that is emptied, so there are real, serious risks to not taking seriously enough offences that are commonplace, but can have these profound effects. one of the most critical findings is that there is a failure to risk assess victims. that means people are not getting parrot housing, if they are old, they are vulnerable, if they are hurt, if there are repeat offenders, it is all going into one kind of mill and no effort is being made to prioritise who are the people who are needing immediate action? that is interesting- _ are needing immediate action? that is interesting. i— are needing immediate action? that is interesting. ijust want to is interesting. i just want to remind people be definitions of what we're talking about here. burglary, as you mentioned there, is when you

enter a property, as you mentioned there, is when you entera property, robberies as you mentioned there, is when you enter a property, robberies is when you are taking something with the threat of force or the use of force, and theft is when you are taking something with no force, just in case people think we are using those words interchangeably, they have slightly different definitions. but is there a case that these kinds of crimes may be are not being prioritised because there is simply so many other types of crime like cybercrime, for example, the police simply have to put resources in areas like that?— simply have to put resources in areas like that? cybercrime is also extremely badly _ areas like that? cybercrime is also extremely badly policed, - areas like that? cybercrime is also extremely badly policed, frankly. l extremely badly policed, frankly. the police don't really acknowledge the importance of cybercrime. it is a kind of offbeat thing, isn't it? you have to have a special idea of a beat being on the internet. no, it isn't. i think it is probably as a result, to some extent, of austerity, which got a lot of experienced police out of the forces are probably some of the new recruits because we are recruiting fast now are quite inexperienced. there is a sense that there is a

shortage of detectives to do serious investigations and the inspectors point, to a shortage of supervision, so that investigations don't get planned very well, so if you have got young, inexperienced cops and a lack of supervision, it seems to be a recipe for this kind of failure. sorry, i wasjust a recipe for this kind of failure. sorry, i was just going to say how worrying it is, really. sorry, i wasjust going to say how worrying it is, really.— sorry, i wasjust going to say how worrying it is, really. yes, without doubt. worrying it is, really. yes, without doubt- and _ worrying it is, really. yes, without doubt- and by _ worrying it is, really. yes, without doubt. and by application - worrying it is, really. yes, without doubt. and by application of - worrying it is, really. yes, without doubt. and by application of what| doubt. and by application of what you are saying, are you saying we need greater investment in things like supervision, in things like training and a wee emphasis within policing? training and a wee emphasis within olicin: ? , . training and a wee emphasis within olicin. ? , ., ., ., ., policing? they are advocating that. the government _ policing? they are advocating that. the government has, _ policing? they are advocating that. the government has, it _ policing? they are advocating that. the government has, it produced l the government has, it produced about a year ago, a beating crime plan and tried to focus on this kind of stuff to make sure that, you know, in the context of serious crime of different kinds, this doesn't get lost because it affects so many people and that can affect people so badly and the government has tried to target it. what is, i suppose, a good thing in this report

is that they start giving the inspectors some good practice, for instance they say there are good models of investigation in durham police, they talk about a 25% cut in domestic burglary because of the method that has been adopted in liverpool... method that has been adopted in liverpool- - -_ method that has been adopted in liverpool. . .- police - method that has been adopted in liverpool... right. police forces failin: liverpool... right. police forces failing like _ liverpool... right. police forces failing like this _ liverpool... right. police forces failing like this need _ liverpool... right. police forces failing like this need to - liverpool... right. police forces failing like this need to get - failing like this need to get themselves in touch with liverpool, durham and the areas where they are doing it properly. fight! durham and the areas where they are doing it properly-— doing it properly. and see what they can learn from _ doing it properly. and see what they can learn from them. _ doing it properly. and see what they can learn from them. then - doing it properly. and see what they can learn from them. then vera - can learn from them. then vera baird, thank you very much for coming on as talking to us. we have to leave it there, but thank you. after a strong quarter of growth, disney has overtaken netflix to become the world's biggest video streaming company. disney staked its future on the move to online viewing when it launched disney+ in 2019. tv critic scott bryan joins me now. hello, thank you very much for coming on the programme, good afternoon. is this a surprise to you or do people in the know where they are expecting this? i or do people in the know where they are expecting this?— are expecting this? i think it is a bit of a surprise, _ are expecting this? i think it is a bit of a surprise, purely - are expecting this? i think it is a bit of a surprise, purely becausej bit of a surprise, purely because there has been a lot of volatility

in streaming for the last few months. of course, netflix shocked the industry earlier in the year when they said they were going to shed subscribers. i think things have stabilised a bit, but the fact they ended up losing 1 million subscribers instead of the projected to, but i think that there has been this mentality that particularly during the cost of living crisis when everything has been raising and cost all the time and that people don't streaming services as an essential, that maybe people were going to be cutting back on a big way, to not only netflix, but rivals as well, so the fact that disney has overtaken and grown 14 million subscribers over the world is the sign that disney are in that holding it quite well and i think that is partly down to the fact that netflix and disney are quite different from each other. at the moment, netflix focuses on lots of new shows, you know, heart stopper, title max stranger things, so the hope that

people come back for those shows, while disney relies on all the shows they have made, they have vast archives of different programmes and they are releasing new shows all the times as well, but everyone knows what disney has to offer. i remember when it was — what disney has to offer. i remember when it was launched, _ what disney has to offer. i remember when it was launched, there - what disney has to offer. i remember when it was launched, there were - when it was launched, there were some questions and grumblings like, do we really need another streaming service? how many of these services do we actually need? and it seems like someone at disney, well, they were right, we needed another one. well, i think also the fact that everyone is very familiar with disney's content, but i do think they have stretched it very well, they have stretched it very well, the fact that there is a marvel release pretty much constantly, arguably too much, means there is something always on the horizon and i think a challenge that other subscription services have found such as netflix is trying to create franchises, returnable shows you can really have throughout the year, but if people think about starting to cut back, they will be lowered back in because it is something familiar and that is where they have the edge. the challenge is where are

they going to be heading now that they going to be heading now that the cost of living is going to be increasing? disney+ have said that they are going to be raising prices in the us. it will be staying the same cost, but with adverts, and i guess this is raising expectations about whether disney in the uk will be following through with that and, of course, netflix, its rival, is much publicised going to be launching adverts as well, so maybe the decision for some households will be do i want to cut back on streaming services altogether? am i prepared to pay to go to round two? and quite rightly, as you point out, maybe if i'm not watching a news show on a streaming service, i want to be sticking with it.— to be sticking with it. fascinating stuff, the lobby _ to be sticking with it. fascinating stuff, the lobby streaming - to be sticking with it. fascinating l stuff, the lobby streaming services go on, the more similar they become too normal tv, with adverts and things like that. strange how these things like that. strange how these things happen. thank you much for coming on, scott bryan. and the world record for three diving has been broken in the bahamas by a frenchman. he dived 120

metres, just over 390 feet, in just over 3.5 minutes. it is the seventh time he has broken the world three diving record and the second time he has done it this week. so whatever you have been doing this week, i don't know whether it is as impressive as that, so let's get the weather now from elizabeth rizzini. hello there. the heatwave is just set to continue across most of the uk for the rest of this week. these are some of the temperatures that we have recorded so far this week. 32 celsius yesterday in usk in south—east wales. it was also the hottest august day in northern ireland since 2003, and those temperatures are just expected to climb further — 37 celsius, maybe, in a few spots by the time we get to saturday, but we are talking about a sustained period of heat, really quite prolonged, intense heat there, warm nights in between, rather than a record—breaking spike that we saw back injuly. if we do see four consecutive days of over 35 celsius, that will be the first time it has happened since the long hot summer of 1976. and of course, we have now got that

met office weather warning in force for extreme heat — amber, the second highest level of alert and that stretches across most of england, all the way up to manchester and leeds and into eastern wales as well. these will be the temperatures for thursday, again, 26—28 celsius for eastern scotland and also northern ireland, 33 or 44 celsius, maybe, somewhere west of london, through the west midlands, perhaps, but it is not hot everywhere. still some weather fronts out towards the north—west of scotland and some outbreaks of rain here. that continues overnight tonight. it is a warmer feeling night across the board, maybe tropical nights across parts of south—east wales — mumbles, swansea — lows here 19 or 20 celsius, very uncomfortable for sleeping. we are getting all this hot air, of course, on an easterly breeze from the near continent, but because of that easterly wind it is strengthening tomorrow. then towards the north sea coasts there could be a bit of a cloud lapping onshore at times, but it will generally burn back to the coast. still that weather front across the north—west of scotland, but for most of us blue skies, strong sunshine and highs of 35 or maybe

36 celsius on friday. again, most likely out towards the west midlands, maybe the welsh marches into central and southern england, maybe 37 celsius in the same sort of places by the time we get to saturday. also, london could see 37 degrees. in fact, here is the outlook for our capital cities over the next few days. just notice that on sunday, while it is still hot, there could be a little bit more in the way of cloud and that is going to be pushing northwards and that heralds the change into the start of next week. we will see some stable, moist air moving through and it is going to be cooler and there will be the chance of some heavy, thundery downpours.

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the headlines. a record numbers of patients were forced to wait more than 12 hours to be admitted to a&e at english hospitals injuly. really serious. the figures we got now are the worst target performance we've had since we collected records about this and that means people are staying much longer than at any time. an official drought may be on the way as another extreme heat warning for parts of england and wales comes into force. as we look at the data on river flows it looks increasingly inevitable and probably that is going to be the right decision given some of that pressure on the environment we are seeing at the moment. the police watchdog finds officers in england and wales are failing the victims of bulgaries, robberies and theft.

energy bosses have held talks with the government to discuss plans to help customers struggling with soaring bills. ministers are promising more help in the coming months. a british man accused of being a member of the islamic state group is remanded in custody charged with terror offences. and the crisis of local swimming pools. the bbc finds more than 60 have closed across the uk in the past three years. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a&e departments in england had one of their worst months ever injuly, with record numbers of patients waiting more than 12 hours to be admitted. the latest monthly performance data from nhs england also showed the number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to an all time

high of 6.7 million. last month was also the joint worst for response times by ambulances dealing with the most urgent cases — they took an average of 29 minutes longer to respond, than injune. the shadow health secretary wes streeting has told the bbc the latest figures reflect the biggest crisis in nhs history. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. we've got no beds on trauma, no medical beds, no surgical beds. this is what the health service experienced last winter. but today at the height of summer the nhs in england is experiencing similar pressures. there has been no letup at all. from ambulance response times to waits in accident and emergency and for planned operations, the latest data shows a system under extreme stress. last month, ambulance staff dealt with more than 85,000 of the most serious category one calls, for situations like cardiac arrests

and people stopping breathing — the highest on record. 29% of people who attended a&e injuly had to wait more than four hours to be seen — again, the worst performance on record. and the number of patients waiting for planned surgery, like a cataract or knee operation, has once again risen, now standing at more than 6.7 million people. james is now fit and healthy. even training for the great north run. but he is one of those who has faced an agonising wait for an operation. an infection damaged his heart and left him needing a new heart valve. five times the operation was cancelled. eventually he decided to go private, using his wife's health insurance, but it was an emotionally draining experience. what was it like every time you had your operation cancelled? what went through your head? you get yourself prepped, you are starving yourself, you wake up the next morning, they shave your chest, get you all gowned up, get you on the bed and then the nurse turns up and says, "sorry, it is not happening today. "

he sighs. your emotionsjust go. i could feel myself getting more and more poorly as the weeks were going on. at what point are they going to say, "right, we need to get you in, otherwise you will die..." is that going to happen? am i going to die? you just don't know. there are some encouraging signs that the number of people facing the longest waits for planned surgery is coming down. but problems remain with discharging patients, with only four in ten able to leave hospital when they are well enough to do so. and there are warnings the immense pressure emergency services and hospitals are under is becoming a pressing political issue. this is one of the greatest challenges facing any incoming prime minister, particularly as we move towards winter. almost the minute they take over they will be facing the risks of a really major health and social care winter crisis which will make even now seem like the good old days. the data today paints

a picture of a system that is struggling to cope. but behind each of these statistics are personal stories like those of james. dominic hughes, bbc news. an amber heat warning for large parts of england and wales has come into force as temperatures look likely to peak at 37 degrees celsius over the next four days. the met office has also warned there's an "exceptional" risk of fires spreading in many places. our correspondent celestina 0lulode reports. this is what emergency services want to prevent. tinderbox dry conditions helped cause these fires last month. london fire brigade said it needs the public�*s help to prevent grass fires. we're encouraging people not to use portable and disposable barbecues in public spaces, to think very carefully about how they dispose of cigarettes, to think about rubbish that's lying around, as well, particularly things like broken glass that can reflect the light from the sun and trigger a fire.

an amber warning has been issued by the met office, which means vulnerable people's health could be impacted, and travel disrupted. we're being told to stay hydrated and eat foods with high water content, limit travel and exercise, and shower in cool water. there's no doubt it is a gorgeous day here on london's primrose hill, but look a little closer and you will see the desperately dry conditions that nature's had to contend with. temperatures are set to reach up to 35 celsius in some areas, peaking here at 37. in barry island, wales, this is how some wild swimmers began their day. i think i would have - melted a long time ago! ijust would have been a pool on the floor at some point... | laughter ..if i hadn't been in and out of the sea all the time. - but in norfolk, this farm needs rain. this is probably typical of what a sugar beet plant should look like at this time of year.

but as you can see, the patch we are standing in at the moment, it is on lighter soil, exposed to the sun and heat. no moisture. it was planted on the first week of april. we've had less than 70 millimetres of rain since this crop has been in the ground. we've got lots of roots this size, compared to this size. forecasts predict rain could come soon. we could see some showers on sunday, more of us seeing some rain next week, not necessarily where we want it, of course, with lower temperatures. but with more than three inches of extra rain needed to overcome dry conditions in southern england, and several water companies introducing hosepipe bans, bone—dry land like this remains a common sight. celestina 0lulode, bbc news. let's speak now to dairy farmer paul tompkins, who's also chair of the nfu regional dairy board. good afternoon. how are you doing?

i'm ve good afternoon. how are you doing? i'm very well — good afternoon. how are you doing? i'm very well thank _ good afternoon. how are you doing? i'm very well thank you. _ good afternoon. how are you doing? i'm very well thank you. how - good afternoon. how are you doing? i'm very well thank you. how are - good afternoon. how are you doing? j i'm very well thank you. how are you guys being affected thereby this heat and the lack of rain and especially the cows behind you? well, it's over 30 degrees here in yorkshire today, the skies are blue. mercifully we are not touching those 40 degrees we were a couple of weeks ago but nevertheless it is still very hot and the cows don't like the heat very much. cows process or manage heat in their own way is a bit differently than we do so believe it or not they are very comfortable in temperatures right into the minus figures but as soon as you get plus 20 that's when they start getting uncomfortable.- start getting uncomfortable. farms across the country _ start getting uncomfortable. farms across the country are _ start getting uncomfortable. farms across the country are taking - start getting uncomfortable. farms across the country are taking steps| across the country are taking steps to make sure their cows are comfortable in these warm conditions. my cows behind me had been brought inside today. they are under the shade. of course, never with access to clean and plentiful

water supplies. you might be able to spot over my shoulder we got enormous great industrial fans, nearly as tall as i am, and they are in the barns and blow cool air over the cows to help them keep their body temperatures cool. thank you for not standing right next to a fan during this interview. that would have made things very tricky. we appreciate that. what about the impact of this dry, hot weather on, for example, getting the right conditions to grow food to feed the cows? , . . , conditions to grow food to feed the cows? , , ., 2 cows? yes, exactly, that's where we are struggling- _ cows? yes, exactly, that's where we are struggling- if _ cows? yes, exactly, that's where we are struggling. if the _ cows? yes, exactly, that's where we are struggling. if the look _ cows? yes, exactly, that's where we are struggling. if the look out - are struggling. if the look out across our grass, they are looking brown as you can see. the same across the country. although the cows, i can do something about them, bring them in here and keep them cool bring them in here and keep them cool, i can't do that with the crops outside and that's where i really begin to worry because what we grow now we feed our cows in the winter

and already were having to feed some stuff we got in stock for winter and i can'tjust stuff we got in stock for winter and i can't just feed stuff we got in stock for winter and i can'tjust feed them a bit less in the winter. they will have their same requirements so i'm really worried about there not being adequate grass and crops and amaze, like corn on the cob, it looks like that, that's only half the height it should be right now and i were really worried i won't have sufficient fodder in my fields at the moment to feed the cows in the winter. ii the moment to feed the cows in the winter. ., ., , ., , , ., winter. if that does happen, that means you _ winter. if that does happen, that means you are — winter. if that does happen, that means you are going _ winter. if that does happen, that means you are going to - winter. if that does happen, that means you are going to have - winter. if that does happen, that means you are going to have to. winter. if that does happen, that i means you are going to have to buy stuff in, you will be paying more to feed the cows?— feed the cows? yes. all it means more money _ feed the cows? yes. all it means more money and _ feed the cows? yes. all it means more money and that's _ feed the cows? yes. all it means more money and that's the - feed the cows? yes. all it means i more money and that's the trouble. as these things impact all the time, it requires more money throwing at it requires more money throwing at it and that money comes in later on in the year at the beginning of next year, and that's where we have this

land. it's always difficult to explain to shoppers because sometimes they see the shelf price changing and we wonder why but actually it can be the impact of months ago, it takes a few months to filter through to the shelf price. so we are going to have to expect higher prices in the supermarkets in our local shops on the high street as a result of the hot weather? i'm afraid we have to leave it there but that was absolutely fascinating getting an insight into how you work and we will let you get back to keeping the cows cool. thank you. borisjohnson has appealed to energy bosses to help consumers struggling to pay rocketing energy bills. following a meeting with executives in downing street, the prime minister said: "we will keep urging the electricity sector to continue working on ways we can ease the cost—of—living pressures and invest further and faster in british energy security." bills are set to hit over four thousand pounds a year for the typical household, from january. david cornock is our political correspondent.

he told me more about this morning's meeting and any potential outcomes for consumers. it was chaired by the chancellor, nadhim zahawi, but the prime minister showed up which wasn't totally expected. i think the outcome so far can be defined more in terms of words than action. the prime minister said that we will keep urging the electricity sector to continue working on ways to help ease the cost of living pressures. but, in terms of concrete action that could help people now, what the government is doing, both he and the chancellor, is really highlighting the help that's already on stream if you like, that's coming down the track in october with £400 for every household of the energy bills and £1200 for the 8 million most vulnerable households. but clearly,

the problem is that as the prime minister stressed to the meeting, any big decisions on tax and spending are ones for the next prime minister, so if you were expecting good news today, then you're going to be a little disappointed. lets sta with to be a little disappointed. lets stay with that _ to be a little disappointed. lets stay with that theme because that is crucial. we heard from campaigners there that actually action is needed now, right now, because if you have to make changes to universal credit, these things take time. and there is growing calls that actually does can't wait for the election of the new conservative party leader. that's right, although borisjohnson says it will have to wait. now, what the treasury are saying is, yes, they are looking at working up options for the new prime minister to take, who takes office in less than four weeks' time, now, but interestingly, the chancellor nadhim zahawi told the meeting that he was

continuing to evaluate what he sees as the extraordinary profits enjoyed by some energy companies and there may be a hint there perhaps that the government will be looking for some revenue down the tracks, but certainly, in terms of what the industry side of the meeting saw, well, i think one source said afterwards that it was pretty clear big decisions are needed but no big decisions can be taken until the next prime minister is in office and that doesn't happen until september the 5th. ., ~ _, that doesn't happen until september the 5th. ., ~ ,~, ., that doesn't happen until september the 5th. ., ~ ., that doesn't happen until september the5th. ., ~ ., ., the 5th. thank you to david for that. let's speak now with professor nick butler, former head of strategy at bp and now a visiting professor at kings college london. thanks for coming on the programme. pleasure. igrate thanks for coming on the programme. pleasure. ~ ., ., ., ., ,, ., pleasure. we are going to talk about ener: pleasure. we are going to talk about energy companies — pleasure. we are going to talk about energy companies and _ pleasure. we are going to talk about energy companies and what - pleasure. we are going to talk about energy companies and what role - pleasure. we are going to talk about| energy companies and what role they can play in helping or not helping people with these rising energy bills they will be facing over the next few months. the first thing we should do is sort out what we are

talking about when we say energy companies because there's two major groups here, isn't there, making slightly different profits? can you talk a slew bp and shell and then british gas and what's going on and what's the relationship and the difference. what's the relationship and the difference-— what's the relationship and the difference. ., ., ., , , ., difference. there are two groups of companies. — difference. there are two groups of companies, first _ difference. there are two groups of companies, first of— difference. there are two groups of companies, first of all, _ difference. there are two groups of companies, first of all, the - difference. there are two groups of companies, first of all, the major. companies, first of all, the major producers who find the oil and gas and bring it to the market and then the retailers, centrica and so on, edf, who sell it to the end consumers. they have different roles to play. and i think it wasjust very disappointing that today's meeting didn't clarify what each of them could do and what government can do. ifind it very them could do and what government can do. i find it very sad that they are not accepting the urgency of this, which so many people have now pressed and put forward in the media. it is urgent. the fear of these bills of £4000 for an average

household isjust these bills of £4000 for an average household is just beginning to frighten people and i don't think government can say let's wait another month and in the meantime do nothing. it's not necessary to wait. i think there's quite a lot each of them could do and it's so disappointing to get a result like this. �* ., ., , ., disappointing to get a result like this. �* ., ., ~' this. and what would you like them to do then? — this. and what would you like them to do then? first, _ this. and what would you like them to do then? first, let's _ this. and what would you like them to do then? first, let's divide - this. and what would you like them to do then? first, let's divide it - to do then? first, let's divide it u -. to do then? first, let's divide it u. first to do then? first, let's divide it up- first of— to do then? first, let's divide it up. first of all— to do then? first, let's divide it up. first of all for— to do then? first, let's divide it up. first of all for the _ to do then? first, let's divide it up. first of all for the big - up. first of all for the big companies, i think they should be going out and making sure that we have secure supplies for the winter. we don't have them yet. other countries in europe are going out and finding whatever spare capacity there is around the world, qatar, norway, elsewhere, the usa, and buying it up. and we should be doing that because some of our supply for instance from france which has its own problems, won't be available this winter unless we are very careful. and i think that is their own. and then i think the retail

companies should be absolutely transparent on the profits they are making. the cap everybody talks about is driven by the wholesale price of gas. that's fine, but not everybody is producing gas and i don't see why the producers of nuclear or renewables are charging on something where they haven't suffered any cost increase at all. so that should be made transparent. that is their own. they should also be looking after the poorest consumers and then government really has to protect the poorest. the people who really could not pay £4000 a year for fuel. and that is part of the welfare system. it's not a matter of energy policy. it's a matter of the government picking up the cost. i think the idea we should suspend this next increase which will be announced on august 26 by the regulator, is a very good idea.

the governmentjust has to fill the 93p- the governmentjust has to fill the gap. once it's found out where the real costs are. just gap. once it's found out where the real costs are.— real costs are. just before i let ou no, real costs are. just before i let you go. that — real costs are. just before i let you go, that was _ real costs are. just before i let you go, that was fascinating i real costs are. just before i let i you go, that was fascinating and really clear, setting out the three different responsibilities of the big producers, the retail energy companies and the government. ijust want to pick you up on that last point about the government stepping in. it's a matter of welfare. does that mean in simple terms you think that mean in simple terms you think that this crisis in energy is so significant that the government need to increase and carry on just giving direct payments, cash into people's bank accounts for the poorest people? i bank accounts for the poorest eo - le? .. bank accounts for the poorest --eole? .. , bank accounts for the poorest --eole? ,. , , ., bank accounts for the poorest ..eole? ~ , , ., ., bank accounts for the poorest --eole? ~' , , ., ., ., people? i think they should do that. i think they should _ people? i think they should do that. i think they should also _ people? i think they should do that. i think they should also suspend - people? i think they should do that. i think they should also suspend the increase and cover the costs that would otherwise be charged to consumers of any further increase that was planned. i think they could do that and that would stabilise the economy. i think it would avoid the

challenge of ratcheting inflation because if these prices go through, people will start asking for more wages and we will get into a vicious cycle. wages and we will get into a vicious cle. �* , , ., , wages and we will get into a vicious cycle. absolutely fascinating to have ou cycle. absolutely fascinating to have you on- — cycle. absolutely fascinating to have you on. nick— cycle. absolutely fascinating to have you on. nick butler, - cycle. absolutely fascinating to | have you on. nick butler, thank cycle. absolutely fascinating to - have you on. nick butler, thank you for lending is your expertise this afternoon. thank you. i want to take it to cope an acre now. ben wallace and his danish and ukrainian counterpart holding a news conference there, they've been hosting ministers with allied countries in copan agen. the aim of this meeting is to try and sustain long—term military and financial support to ukraine. obviously as the days, weeks and months slid by, the pressure to increase and sustain the military support to ukraine is vital, so let's take a quick listen and see what's happening there. how can we — and see what's happening there. how can we move forward when it comes to de—mining in ukraine? there is a need for artillery, missiles

and also ammunition. in total, the participants today have committed more than 1.5 billion euros to the table for ukraine. united kingdom are setting up a fund in to gather financing for increased productions of weapons, but money alone will not do the trick, as you say, we need increased productions and i'm grateful to poland, slovakia and the czech republic who had today's signalled willingness to expand productions of artillery systems, ammunition and other equipment. we have also discussed the training of ukrainian soldiers, a number of countries including denmark have today committed to supporting the british led operation into flex, which trains ukrainian troops in the uk. finally, we had discussed support for ukraine in the area of

de—mining. iceland is taking a leading role in coordinating a concept for de—mining, training missions for ukraine, and let me thank all the countries, all the participating nato nations that have been here in copan agen today for this conference and especially of course for their strong support —— copan agen. your participation here today has shown that we strongly support ukraine, not only now but also in the future because their fight is our fight. also in the future because their fight is ourfight. i will also in the future because their fight is our fight. i will now pass the words to alexey and then ben wallace. mr; the words to alexey and then ben wallace. g ., ., , ., the words to alexey and then ben wallace. y ., ., , ., , wallace. my emotions and my conclusion, — wallace. my emotions and my conclusion, i— wallace. my emotions and my conclusion, i am _ wallace. my emotions and my conclusion, i am satisfied - wallace. my emotions and myj conclusion, i am satisfied with wallace. my emotions and my - conclusion, i am satisfied with the conference — conclusion, i am satisfied with the conference and with the results, a lot of— conference and with the results, a lot of information is classified so i lot of information is classified so i cannot— lot of information is classified so i cannot discuss it openly, but we have _ i cannot discuss it openly, but we

have reached clear initiatives and initiatives — have reached clear initiatives and initiatives on de—mining. we've arranged — initiatives on de—mining. we've arranged mid—term armaments productions and i am glad we all have _ productions and i am glad we all have common sense that there is no time for— have common sense that there is no time for fatigue. you need energy. the main _ time for fatigue. you need energy. the main energy in this case is money — the main energy in this case is money our— the main energy in this case is money. our partners no that we need funding _ money. our partners no that we need funding and _ money. our partners no that we need funding and they articulated readiness to support us financially. to finalise — readiness to support us financially. to finalise i— readiness to support us financially. to finalise i would say that light will drive — to finalise i would say that light will drive out darkness and again i would _ will drive out darkness and again i would like — will drive out darkness and again i would like to say thank you for leadership for morton and ben and colleagues here in this chamber. it's colleagues here in this chamber. it's very— colleagues here in this chamber. it's very symbolic we are also in this special— it's very symbolic we are also in this special chamber, sol it's very symbolic we are also in this special chamber, so i am looking — this special chamber, so i am

looking forward with optimism and we will prevail _ looking forward with optimism and we will prevail the enemy and you will see them — will prevail the enemy and you will see them liberated very, very, very good _ see them liberated very, very, very good country called ukraine. thank you. good country called ukraine. thank ou. . ~' good country called ukraine. thank ou. . ~ , ., good country called ukraine. thank ou. ., ~ ., ~ good country called ukraine. thank you. thank you. thank you for hostin: you. thank you. thank you for hosting us _ you. thank you. thank you for hosting us here _ you. thank you. thank you for hosting us here in _ you. thank you. thank you for hosting us here in denmark, i you. thank you. thank you for - hosting us here in denmark, another great success of the international community coming together to demonstrate at the very least that our appetite has not diminished. our appetite has increased and increasing towards helping ukraine. president putin would gambled that come august a few months in, we would have all got bored of the conflict and the international community would have gone off in different directions, well, today has proved the opposite. we have come out of this meeting with more pledges, finance, more pledges of training and more pledges of military aid, all designed to help ukraine win, to help ukraine stand

up ukraine win, to help ukraine stand upfor ukraine win, to help ukraine stand up for its sovereignty and indeed to ensure that president putin's ambitions fail in ukraine as they rightly should. i think it's incredibly important people understand that the fighting is still going on and it is still seeing the loss of life of both innocent civilians and indeed military personnel of the ukrainian armed forces. all of whom are fighting bravely on a day—to—day basis. but it is also the case that russia are starting to fail in many areas. they have failed so far and areas. they have failed so far and are unlikely to ever succeeding occupying ukraine. their invasion is and they are constantly re—modifying to the extent they are really only focusing in parts of the south and in the east. a long, long way away from their three code special operation, three days are now over 350 days and nearly six months in with huge significant losses of both equipment and indeed russian

personnel. not a surprise president putin was warned by friends and adversaries, alike, not to do this unwise and illegal thing but he's ignored it and we are here today to show that six months on, we are still as determined as an international community to stand up to him and to stand up to the threat and help ukraine re—establish its sovereign territory. thank you. thank you very much. now for some questions _ thank you very much. now for some cuestions. , ., , ., ., thank you very much. now for some cuestions. , ., ., ., questions. yes, actually, for all of ou, this questions. yes, actually, for all of you, this conference _ questions. yes, actually, for all of you, this conference with - questions. yes, actually, for all of you, this conference with 1.5 - you, this conference with 1.5 billion— you, this conference with 1.5 billion euros— you, this conference with 1.5 billion euros you _ you, this conference with 1.5 billion euros you are - you, this conference with 1.5 billion euros you are talking | you, this conference with 1.5- billion euros you are talking about, what _ billion euros you are talking about, what exactly — billion euros you are talking about, what exactly difference _ billion euros you are talking about, what exactly difference can - billion euros you are talking about, what exactly difference can it - billion euros you are talking about, what exactly difference can it do i what exactly difference can it do for ukraine? _ what exactly difference can it do for ukraine? you _ what exactly difference can it do for ukraine? you also— what exactly difference can it do for ukraine? you also asked - what exactly difference can it do for ukraine? you also asked for| for ukraine? you also asked for actually— for ukraine? you also asked for actually fire _ for ukraine? you also asked for actually fire aircraft _ for ukraine? you also asked for actually fire aircraft earlier - actually fire aircraft earlier today _ actually fire aircraft earlier today. you _ actually fire aircraft earlier today. you haven't- actually fire aircraft earlier today. you haven't got - actually fire aircraft earlier i today. you haven't got that. actually fire aircraft earlier - today. you haven't got that. so how is your— today. you haven't got that. so how is your satisfaction _ today. you haven't got that. so how

is your satisfaction all _ today. you haven't got that. so how is your satisfaction all in _ today. you haven't got that. so how is your satisfaction all in all? - today. you haven't got that. so how is your satisfaction all in all? for- is your satisfaction all in all? for the two — is your satisfaction all in all? for the two other— is your satisfaction all in all? for the two other gentlemen, - is your satisfaction all in all? for the two other gentlemen, whati the two other gentlemen, what exactly — the two other gentlemen, what exactly difference _ the two other gentlemen, what exactly difference can - the two other gentlemen, what exactly difference can this - the two other gentlemen, what exactly difference can this fund j the two other gentlemen, what i exactly difference can this fund do for ukraine? — exactly difference can this fund do for ukraine? tille— exactly difference can this fund do for ukraine?— exactly difference can this fund do for ukraine? ~ ., ., , , ., ., for ukraine? we made a presentation to our colleagues _ for ukraine? we made a presentation to our colleagues for _ for ukraine? we made a presentation to our colleagues for requests - for ukraine? we made a presentation to our colleagues for requests and . to our colleagues for requests and they know— to our colleagues for requests and they know the list of our request so it will— they know the list of our request so it will be _ they know the list of our request so it will be circulated amongst our partners — it will be circulated amongst our partners and they will decide who is ready— partners and they will decide who is ready to _ partners and they will decide who is ready to deliver it to ukraine using these _ ready to deliver it to ukraine using these matters. without details. in operational meaning. gnlgr these matters. without details. in operational meaning.— these matters. without details. in operational meaning. only today 1.5 billion euros. _ operational meaning. only today 1.5 billion euros, a _ operational meaning. only today 1.5 billion euros, a number— operational meaning. only today 1.5 billion euros, a number of— operational meaning. only today 1.5 billion euros, a number of countriesj billion euros, a number of countries have also signalled a willingness to support. they will have to go back home to discuss with their parliaments of course and we will have a follow—up meeting in september, a follow—up meeting and then i am sure we will see more

contributions. i am sure we will see a much more concrete way when it comes to productions of different types of weapons and i must say, the british fund has really moved this process forward here. it's a huge initiative, like the training initiative, like the training initiative the uk is now also funding, so i think you can say a little bit about the difference the fund can do when it comes to direct buying of weapons and production of weapons. buying of weapons and production of wea ons. , ., buying of weapons and production of weaons. , ., ., weapons. first of all, the fun started way _ weapons. first of all, the fun started way back _ weapons. first of all, the fun started way back when - weapons. first of all, the fun i started way back when australia weapons. first of all, the fun - started way back when australia and canada _ started way back when australia and canada actually rang up and said we would _ canada actually rang up and said we would like _ canada actually rang up and said we would like to help but we are a long way away _ would like to help but we are a long way away and if we give you some money _ way away and if we give you some money can— way away and if we give you some money can you purchase and stuff? that's _ money can you purchase and stuff? that's how — money can you purchase and stuff? that's how it started. when i met with morton early on, he started thislob — with morton early on, he started thisjob and said why with morton early on, he started this job and said why don't we expand — this job and said why don't we expand it— this job and said why don't we expand it and have a conference here? _ expand it and have a conference here? it's— expand it and have a conference here? it's an international fund now _ here? it's an international fund now we — here? it's an international fund now. we have contributions from norway, — now. we have contributions from norway, contributions from denmark,

from across— norway, contributions from denmark, from across the world approaching today— from across the world approaching today alone in that fund nearly half 1 billion _ today alone in that fund nearly half 1 billion euros we have put in £250 million _ 1 billion euros we have put in £250 million, 300 million euros, into that part. — million, 300 million euros, into that part, and the difference between this part, this international fund and the european fund, _ international fund and the european fund, the _ international fund and the european fund, the european fund is an old four new— fund, the european fund is an old four new reimbursement fund, so if a country— four new reimbursement fund, so if a country gifts — four new reimbursement fund, so if a country gifts its tanks it can seek through— country gifts its tanks it can seek through the eu to be reimbursed, so it can _ through the eu to be reimbursed, so it can buy— through the eu to be reimbursed, so it can buy tanks to replace it etc. this is— it can buy tanks to replace it etc. this is really about recognising where — this is really about recognising where we _ this is really about recognising where we are in the cycle of support _ where we are in the cycle of support. all of us at the beginning of this— support. all of us at the beginning of this went back to our military is and said _ of this went back to our military is and said what have you got in the cupboard? — and said what have you got in the cupboard? what can we donate? as we .et cupboard? what can we donate? as we get towards _ cupboard? what can we donate? as we get towards the end of those capabilities, it now was a time we will have — capabilities, it now was a time we will have to — capabilities, it now was a time we will have to you start basically buying — will have to you start basically buying from third countries or indeed — buying from third countries or indeed placing orders in factories to increase our supplies to ukraine

so, for— to increase our supplies to ukraine so, for example, the ukrainians are using _ so, for example, the ukrainians are using 155— so, for example, the ukrainians are using 1.55 military artillery and we .ive using 1.55 military artillery and we give to— using 1.55 military artillery and we give to tens of thousands of shells but in _ give to tens of thousands of shells but in the — give to tens of thousands of shells but in the next few months and years they will— but in the next few months and years they will need many more, so this fund _ they will need many more, so this fund allows— they will need many more, so this fund allows us to effectively together, denmark will be with us as one of— together, denmark will be with us as one of the _ together, denmark will be with us as one of the governors of the fund to make _ one of the governors of the fund to make sure — one of the governors of the fund to make sure we are all purchasing it in accordance with ukraine back of us need. — in accordance with ukraine back of us need, and we can buy from wherever— us need, and we can buy from wherever there is capacity and i think— wherever there is capacity and i think that's the difference. it won't — think that's the difference. it won't be _ think that's the difference. it won't be as bureaucratic and it will be very— won't be as bureaucratic and it will be very much used that way. and i think— be very much used that way. and i think we've — be very much used that way. and i think we've got a number of other countries — think we've got a number of other countries who said they are looking to commit— countries who said they are looking to commit to put more money in their and we _ to commit to put more money in their and we had _ to commit to put more money in their and we had money from i think canada and we had money from i think canada and australia as well. so it's definitely international. and i think— definitely international. and i think it's _ definitely international. and i think it's going to really help target — think it's going to really help target where ukraine needs it, because — target where ukraine needs it, because all of us have stock issues. we have _ because all of us have stock issues. we have gifted, we have gifted 5500 anti-tank— we have gifted, we have gifted 5500 anti—tank weapons to ukraine. today i anti—tank weapons to ukraine. today i have _ anti—tank weapons to ukraine. today i have announced we've doubled our

2705, _ i have announced we've doubled our 270s. the _ i have announced we've doubled our 2705, the british high ma5k 5y5tem, plu5 2705, the british high ma5k 5y5tem, plus the _ 2705, the british high ma5k 5y5tem, plus the similar mi55ile5 to ukraine, _ plus the similar mi55ile5 to ukraine, so that's a doubling today of hardware in that a very key strategic— of hardware in that a very key strategic capability and we will 5trategic capability and we will continue — 5trategic capability and we will continue to do that, but where we don't _ continue to do that, but where we don't have — continue to do that, but where we don't have it, we will go and find it. ., ~ , ., , . don't have it, we will go and find it. . .. , ., , . yes, do it. ok, thank you very much. yes, do ou feel it. ok, thank you very much. yes, do you feel that. — it. ok, thank you very much. yes, do you feel that, after— it. ok, thank you very much. yes, do you feel that, after today's _ you feel that, after today's contributions, _ you feel that, after today's contributions, you - you feel that, after today's contributions, you have i you feel that, after today'5| contributions, you have the you feel that, after today's - contributions, you have the military weapons, _ contributions, you have the military weapons, the — contribution5, you have the military weapons, the military— contributions, you have the military weapons, the military tool5, - contributions, you have the militaryl weapons, the military tool5, enough to make _ weapons, the military tool5, enough to make this— weapons, the military tool5, enough to make this counteroffensive - weapons, the military tool5, enough to make this counteroffensive and i to make this counteroffensive and push _ to make this counteroffensive and push russian _ to make this counteroffensive and push ru55ian soldiers _ to make this counteroffensive and push ru55ian soldiers out? - to make this counteroffensive and push ru55ian soldiers out? i- to make this counteroffensive and push russian soldiers out? i would sa that push russian soldiers out? i would say that this _ push russian soldiers out? i would say that this conference _ push russian soldiers out? i would say that this conference will - push russian soldiers out? i would say that this conference will be i push russian soldiers out? i would say that this conference will be for| say that this conference will be for middle _ say that this conference will be for middle and long term prospect. what we are _ middle and long term prospect. what we are talking about, counteroffensive operation, campaign, we are trying to prepare,

and for— campaign, we are trying to prepare, and for this— campaign, we are trying to prepare, and for this we have lloyd au5tin, from _ and for this we have lloyd au5tin, from united states, thank you, and this is— from united states, thank you, and this is not— from united states, thank you, and this is not some kind of competition. no, it is... people. also— competition. no, it is... people. also i_ competition. no, it is... people. also i have — competition. no, it is... people. also i have a _ competition. no, it is... people. also i have a question for you. regarding _ also i have a question for you. regarding the _ also i have a question for you. regarding the training - also i have a question for you. regarding the training of- also i have a question for you. regarding the training of the i regarding the training of the soldiers. _ regarding the training of the soldiers, we _ regarding the training of the soldiers, we have _ regarding the training of the soldiers, we have heard i regarding the training of the i soldiers, we have heard that... studio: — soldiers, we have heard that... studio: we _ soldier5, we have heard that... srumo: we are— soldiers, we have heard that... studio: we are going - soldier5, we have heard that... studio: we are going to- soldiers, we have heard that... studio: we are going to dip i soldiers, we have heard that... i studio: we are going to dip out there, really interesting updates in that press conference, cope and hagan use all the british defence minister dan wallace with his danish and ukrainian counterparts speaking after that conference there which, with several real tangible outcomes, it seems first donations to ukraine, 1.5 billion euros, off the back, and actually lots of increases in things like funding which the uk has been leading on but also other efforts,

increasing production of arms, poland has agreed to do that, increased training of ukrainian soldiers, again the uk taking the lead on that, and other areas such as de—mining, training and you could hear there from the ukrainian perspective very pleased and very welcoming of that increased, not only funding, but also support. we will leave copenhagen there. plenty of other things to catch up on today. sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's paul. good afternoon. let's start with that war before because raheem sterling is that he move the move for manchester city because he wasn't getting enough time on pitch. the 27—year—old londoner has moved back to the capital after spending more than a decade in the north—west. despite winning a premier league title last year, raheem sterling made millions of pounds because of fears his

career would stall at manchester city. as a erson, stall at manchester city. as a person, you _ stall at manchester city. as a person, you strive _ stall at manchester city. as a person, you strive to - stall at manchester city. as a person, you strive to achieve j 5tall at manchester city. is a. person, you strive to achieve 5tuff. person, you strive to achieve stuff. ijust person, you strive to achieve stuff. i just felt my time was getting limited on playing time for different reasons and, you know, it is not one but i could afford to waste more time because, you know, when i look back in the future i didn't ever want to look back and see a rise and then a decline, so my thing was i need to keep that same level and the fresh challenge was to be made. ~ ., , ., be made. meanwhile, the summer of sort be made. meanwhile, the summer of sport continues, _ be made. meanwhile, the summer of sport continues, after _ be made. meanwhile, the summer of sport continues, after the _ be made. meanwhile, the summer of sport continues, after the world i sport continues, after the world athletics championships and the commonwealth games, it is time for another�*s multisport event to take centre stage. the european championships have begun in germany. medals will be won across nine different sports over the next 11 days. it's taking place in munich. rowing is one of the first sports to get going, britain's rowers had a disappointing olympics in tokyo last summer, but will be hoping to repeat their 2021 european success when they topped the medal table with 12 in total, including five golds. the men's four won

their heat earlier. these are live pictures. well, the first medals of these championships will be handed out in artistic gymnastics. the women's all around competition is taking place. you can follow it on the bbc sport website, along with all of the other action not long to go now until we find out the window, gold, silver and bronze to be decided. and eve muirhead has announced her retirement from curling. the gb skip guided the british women's team to gold at this year's beijing winter olympics. it was her fourth games, having first led the team at vancouver in 2010. muirhead posted a thank you on social media to her teammates, friends and family for their support, saying she was looking forward to exploring more opportunities and getting her golf clubs out. in the men's hundred, oval invincibles and northern superchargers are going head—to—head at the oval. right now we can dip into live pictures and you can see that the visitors are exactly half way

through their innings, currently at 86-1 through their innings, currently at 86—1 from 50 balls. a bowler was called off after bowling for cartwright and you can see that all over on bbc two right now. the woman's hundred takes over later. live on bbc two from 6pm, eight matches will be shown live on bbc channels and iplayer, including the final, and every match will also be live on bbc radio. the bowler, maddy villas, says it is a great time to be involved in women's sport. ii time to be involved in women's sort. , ., time to be involved in women's sort, i, time to be involved in women's sort. i. ., sport. if you look at the lionesses and the women zeros, that was i sport. if you look at the lionesses| and the women zeros, that was off the scale and women's sport in general isjust going the scale and women's sport in general is just going through the roof, so yes, there has been a shift, but there is still a long way to go and hopefully this year we can make more steps in doing that.

villiers there. that is all from the world of sport for now, back to you. thanks, paul. most victims of burglary, robbery and theft in england and wales are not getting the justice they deserve, according to a report by the police watchdog. the chief inspector of constabulary says too many offenders remain at liberty and warns that the public could lose confidence in policing, if forces don't improve. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, reports. physically, where the car was, they were able to creep down the side of the car without triggering the camera. stefan borson's car was brazenly stolen from outside his london home. he was inside the house at the time and knew immediately it had gone. although his camera missed most of the crime, there was one picture for police to work from and the street was full of cctv, and the car had a tracker. that was on february 14th. i received, two days later, a letter dated the 15th of february. but as this letter shows, the police closed the case within 24

hours without any investigation. they hadn't been around, they hadn't called. they, as far as i know, they hadn't done a kind of site visit without me being aware. i think it's unlikely that they would have done that without at least knocking on the door. so i'm not sure on what basis they could have said that they'd investigated all potential leads. and this is not a cheap car that we're talking about. you know, this car had a retail value of around about £82,000. today the inspectorate of constabulary has highlighted the sometimes dire police response in england and wales to burglary, robbery and theft, saying most victims are left withoutjustice and that the low number of people being charged is unacceptable. only 4.2% of reported thefts results in a charge. people see these offences happening. they know about them. the neighbours tell them about them. policing, to maintain confidence and trust, has got to be seen to be doing something about them. and at the moment, with the low

charge rates that we are seeing, the public, i'm sure, do not have that perception. the inspectors say officers should try to attend all burglaries. call handlers should remind people not to tidy up before police officers have come round and detectives should update victims on their cases. they said that if police forces don't treat crimes like burglary as the intrusive and distressing experiences that they are, they risk losing the confidence of the public. daniel sandford, bbc news. the policing minister tom pursglove has told us that forces should take burglary very seriously and that league tables may have a role in the fight against crime. well, look, burglary in particular is a very serious crime and it's one that we expect policing leaders to prioritise, to be very proactive around. of course, as a government, we are committed to putting these extra police officers out on our streets. i think it's really welcome that

we've seen 13,500 of the new 20,000 officers recruited. there is more work to do. we continue to deliver on that uplift and that should help forces to resource that work in a way that helps them to tackle burglary head—on, as well as, for example, utilising opportunities like the safer streets fund, which has been really successful in helping communities to put crime prevention initiatives in place. i'm nowjoined by alex mayes, external affairs manager at victim support. good afternoon. good afternoon, thanks for having _ good afternoon. good afternoon, thanks for having me _ good afternoon. good afternoon, thanks for having me on. - good afternoon. good afternoon, thanks for having me on. is i good afternoon. good afternoon, thanks for having me on. is this i thanks for having me on. is this re ort to thanks for having me on. is this report to something _ thanks for having me on. is this report to something that - thanks for having me on. is this| report to something that chimes thanks for having me on. is this i report to something that chimes with what you are hearing from victims? sadly, yes. so, the inspectorate its findings there, as you set out, they showed that too many cases of burglary and theft are not being properly investigated, victims are not being given the help and support that they need and too many cases are being closed without any real

investigation going on. this does resonate with many victims of crime edit probably resonates with many viewers at home and sadly, many people using our services do tell us thatis people using our services do tell us that is the case. a burglary has a huge impact on victims, theft has huge impact on victims, theft has huge impact on victims. burglary is an invasion of someone's home, the place you are meant to feel most safe, and these crimes rob people not only of their possessions, but also often of their sense of safety and security and if on top of that they feel they are let down by the police response, that can really compound the impact on victims. hand compound the impact on victims. and ou sa compound the impact on victims. and you say they — compound the impact on victim5. and you say they are being let down there. is this a case of, actually, there. is this a case of, actually, the police have so many other types of crimes to look at, they can't look at everything equally and this is the one that slips? i look at everything equally and this is the one that slips?— is the one that slips? i think without a — is the one that slips? i think without a doubt, _ is the one that slips? i think without a doubt, police i is the one that slips? i think. without a doubt, police officers is the one that slips? i think- without a doubt, police officers and police staff across the country face big pressures and big demands on their time and big pressures and big demands on theirtime and i big pressures and big demands on their time and i have huge sympathy with that, but i don't see this as a zero—sum game. it is not about taking resources away from other

crimes that actually often tackling theft and burglary offences is a way of addressing offending behaviour upstream, it is often a form of early intervention before other offences are committed. i think yes, resources are limited and the police have to do a lot to fight crime in a time, but it is also looking at ways that police can spend their resources much better, morejoined up resources much better, morejoined up working, for example, focusing on the highest crime rates, using data and intelligence to build up a picture of what is happening locally and target resources in those right places and i think too often burglary and theft of these crimes we are talking about today are seen as low—level crimes, when actually they do have a big impact and i think it is only right that the police dedicate their time and resources to tackling these crimes as well as in other crimes. yes. as well as in other crimes. yes, the 're as well as in other crimes. yes, they're certainly _ as well as in other crimes. yes, they're certainly not _ as well as in other crimes. yes, they're certainly not low-leveli as well as in other crimes. yes, | they're certainly not low-level if they're certainly not low—level if you are a victim of one. just a reminder of the numbers, 6.3% of robbery offences, 4.1% of thefts in england and wales result in charges,

very low numbers. the assumption for many people may well be that actually, we have got so much cctv footage now, so much in the street, and our homes, videos, recorders and our phones, and he would have thought those kinds of numbers could be a bit higher because there is potentially evidence out there that simply hasn't been available before. absolutely, and just to add to those statistics as well, more than two thirds of cases, the police are not giving victims advice about how to preserve that crime scene, so actually there is a huge amount more the police could be doing from the moment of that first call, whether it is to the number, 111, or 111, whatever it may be, and to ensure that when those crimes are carried out, i think then as you highlighted, the case is being closed on 24 hours with no investigation taking place, that does fall short, frankly, what victims deserve to expect. if you

are unlucky enough to experience a crime and you do go forward to the police, i think it is only fair that you expect there is some sort of investigation that happens and that you are given some sort of advice and information and reassurance when you make that first contact. sadly, thatis you make that first contact. sadly, that is not happening now. ok. you make that first contact. sadly, that is not happening now. ok, alex ma es, that is not happening now. ok, alex mayes, thank _ that is not happening now. ok, alex mayes, thank you — that is not happening now. ok, alex mayes, thank you so _ that is not happening now. ok, alex mayes, thank you so much - that is not happening now. ok, alex mayes, thank you so much for- that is not happening now. ok, alex mayes, thank you so much for that, | mayes, thank you so much for that, thanks for coming on. let's go back to the story about a&e departments in england having had one of their worst months ever injuly, with record numbers of patients waiting more than 12 hours to be admitted. dr adrian boyle, vice president of the royal college of emergency medicine, told me how bad the situation is in a&es across england. it is really serious. i mean, the figures we have got now, it is the worst of our target performance we have had since we collected records about this and that means people are saying much longer than at any time. and that is really concerning because this isjuly. we expect people to spend a bit longer in

winter, when we have respiratory viruses around, flew, a bad season can make things difficult, but to be this bad injuly is really terrible. so that is a really interesting nuance, the time of year is crucial. we would expect things to be quieter in summer and we would expect things to be quieter in summerand they we would expect things to be quieter in summer and they are this bad, which is worrying. just on this 12 hour wait, we have tens of thousands of people who go into a&e, they are looked out straight of straightaway and then they sit and wait for 12 hours to be seen by someone properly. is that research is happening? is that right? what is this 12 hour wait? 50 happening? is that right? what is this 12 hour wait?— happening? is that right? what is this 12 hour wait? so what you are recordin: this 12 hour wait? so what you are recording and _ this 12 hour wait? so what you are recording and what _ this 12 hour wait? so what you are recording and what has _ this 12 hour wait? so what you are recording and what has been i this 12 hour wait? so what you are i recording and what has been reported is actually a significant underestimate. this isn't waiting to see somebody. these are people who have already seen somebody, but a decision to admit has been made. the way the figures are reported in england are these are people who have possibly been in the hospital for several hours beforehand and then someone decides they need to be admitted to hospital and then the

clock starts, and then they wait after that time for another 12 hours. now, we think this is actually a bad measure and it would be much better to measure it, as we do with everything else, and each time the patient registers as a patient. 50 time the patient registers as a atient. , , ., ,, patient. so when they first walk throu . h patient. so when they first walk through the _ patient. so when they first walk through the door, _ patient. so when they first walk through the door, essentially, i through the door, essentially, absolutely, because frankly, that is what actually matters to patients and the figures would be probably is between somewhere _ and the figures would be probably is between somewhere between i and the figures would be probably is between somewhere between 10-15| between somewhere between 10—15 times as bad as reported. between somewhere between 10-15 times as bad as reported.— times as bad as reported. while, 15 times as bad as reported. while, 15 times as bad as reported. while, 15 times as bad _ times as bad as reported. while, 15 times as bad as _ times as bad as reported. while, 15 times as bad as these _ times as bad as reported. while, 15 times as bad as these numbers - times as bad as reported. while, 15 times as bad as these numbers we | times as bad as these numbers we actually have today. that is extraordinary, so what is going so wrong here? in extraordinary, so what is going so wrong here?— extraordinary, so what is going so wron: here? ., ., ., ., , wrong here? in a word, our hospitals are full. wrong here? in a word, our hospitals are full- so — wrong here? in a word, our hospitals are full- so we _ wrong here? in a word, our hospitals are full. so we have _ wrong here? in a word, our hospitals are full. so we have the _ wrong here? in a word, our hospitals are full. so we have the least - are full. so we have the least number of beds per head of any european country. so the consequence of this, and we don't manage our beds well because we haven't performed the interface between hospitals and social care, so our hospitals and social care, so our hospitals are full, as a consequence most of their departments are full and then as a further consequence of

that we are unable to off—load patients out of our care and handover with ambulances, as a result and blitzes get stuck outside our department with nowhere to go. and that, of course, increases response time for ambulances as well so it is a kind of knock—on effect, so it is a kind of knock—on effect, so this blockage with getting people out of hospital fast enough, in your eyes, is the single biggest problem here that needs to be tackled? yes. so... i here that needs to be tackled? yes. so--- i mean. _ here that needs to be tackled? yes. so... i mean, it— here that needs to be tackled? yes. so... i mean, it is— here that needs to be tackled? yes. so... i mean, it is a _ here that needs to be tackled? yes. so... i mean, it is a big, _ so... i mean, it is a big, conjugated problem and there are lots of component parts to it, but the easiest, cheapest and quickest thing to fix would actually be getting patients out of hospital who don't need to be there. in a stroke, that great at about 10,000 extra beds across england, which would eliminate... beds across england, which would eliminate- - -_ beds across england, which would eliminate... , q: i::::: , , eliminate... sorry, so 10,000 beds at a stroke. — eliminate... sorry, so 10,000 beds at a stroke. i— eliminate... sorry, so 10,000 beds at a stroke, i can _ eliminate... sorry, so 10,000 beds at a stroke, i can see _ eliminate... sorry, so 10,000 beds at a stroke, i can see how - at a stroke, i can see how attractive that would be. can that be done? do you just need more government funding and how can that be done quicklyrequires political will to spend more on people working in social care. the

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accused of asking for and receiving money for terrorist purposes, including requesting his wife to send him funds in syria and he is also accused of possessing a firearm, after he was allegedly photographed holding one, alongside militants in syria. he did not indicate which way he would plead to those three charges today. he has been remanded in custody, his case will be heard next at the old bailey next month. he has spent more than seven years in prison and turkey for being a member of isis and also it has been alleged... he has been alleged to be the fourth member of the eis gang that murdered and tortured western hostages in iraq and syria. a man who was alleged to be a member of an is terror cell nicknamed the beatles by their captives, because of their english accents, has appeared in court charged with terror offences. aine davis has been remanded in police custody, after being arrested on arrival from turkey at luton airport last night. 0ur correspondent helena wilkinson is outside thanks to helena for that. let's turn to go under. let's turn to rwanda

where the us secretary of state antony blinken has expressed serious concerns about the human rights situation in the country after talks with president paul kagame. the uk goverment is planning to send asylum seekers to rwanda, under a deal aimed at discouraging people from crossing the channel. speaking at a joint press conference with president kagame, antony binken said he recognised that rwanda had security concerns of its own but human rights must be respected: in our discussions, i also raised serious concerns about human rights. as i told president kagame, we believe people in every country should be able to express their views without fear of intimidation, imprisonment, violence or any other forms of repercussion. that's true whether they are political opponents, human rights defenders, journalists like the ones in this audience, or simply citizens. these are values cherished by the american people and people around the world and that's why i raised them, as have members of the us congress. tributes have been paid to the those caught up in a series of shootings around skye yesterday. one man died and three people were injured in attacks in sleat and in dornie in kyle of lochalsh. police have named the man who was killed asjohn mackinnon. a 32—year—old woman and a 63—year—old man remain in hospital. officers say all three incidents were linked.

a 39—year—old man has been arrested. 0ur reporter, isla todd, gave us the latest from skye. so we got a statement from police scotland early this afternoon and they told us that a gun had been used in two out of the three locations. it was licensed and it was discharged by the owner and police also told us that they used a taser to bring the situation to an end. and, as they have arrested a 39—year—old man, and he is now in hospital receiving treatment. police scotland have praised local officers for bringing a swift conclusion to the situation and police will remain on the scene across skye and the west of ross for the days to come with 50 officers being pulled in from across scotland to help provide reassurance to locals and tourists alike, but while they are appealing for information, they also insist, as they did yesterday, that there is no further threat to the situation

and it's under control. thanks to islay for that. wildfires burning in southwest france have forced more than ten thousand people from their homes and scorched 62 square kilometres. the gironde region is struggling with so—called "zombie fires". last month's blazes reigniting because of record temperatures and drought. france has sustained nearly six times more fire damage in 2022 than it has in any year since 2006. over 570 square kilometres have gone up in flames. our correspondent mark lowen has the latest on the situation in france and elsewhere in europe. france is certainly feeling the impact of its fourth successive heatwave this year with temperatures edging towards 40 degrees in the next couple of days. there are also pretty strong winds and that, of course, combined with the worst drought ever recorded in france that has left the soil on the ground tinder dry is helping to fan the flames of a pretty serious forest

fire that is still raging in the south—west of the country, which has destroyed almost 7000 hectares and forced the evacuation of 10,000 people. president macron has said five eu countries have sent help to try to battle those flames. the government says the specific fire could have actually been ignited by arson, but officials are saying in this year alone the area of france burned by forest fires is almost six times larger than average. it is not just here in france, of course and in portugal before authorities there say more than 10,000 hectares have been burned by forest fires that are still raging and almost 12,000 hectares in spain as well, which is having an impact on food production, so in spain they are saying the olive harvest this year could drop by half, which could push up the price of olive oil. in italy the river in the north of the country is at its lowest for many years and that area in the valley there produces a third of italian food, so thatis produces a third of italian food, so that is helping to push up the price of food production and worsening the

food and cost of living crisis that it is already linked to the war in ukraine and the grim reality is that of course as our climate continues to heat and get worse, these events are no longerjust freak occurrences, they are becoming more common ad progressively worse. thanks to mark. learning life saving skills on the beach. great in fine weather, but in winter, the water's too cold. and falmouth now has no public swimming pool. we're surrounded by water. we should, you know, it's really critical in cornwall that kids can learn to swim, because a, obviously in terms of future lifeguards, but, b, just having the confidence and knowing what to do

in the water is so critical. i was tiny when i started swimming. and it used to be my favourite place to go for swimming. so it means a lot to me to have a swimming pool nearby. it's quite a shame because it's- quite a big part of our community. and for people who can't swim i in the ocean, because of maybe the waves, it's quite sad. if you're not safe in the water, maybe you could drown. do you like swimming? yeah. now you can't go. this group of disabled swimmers are making do with other activities, but they miss the falmouth pool. and alternatives are too far away or too expensive. well, it's good exercise, like, jumping around in the pool. i think it's a shame, i really do. i know how much it meant to them. i know. you know, the staff as well would come back and say, "oh, they had a brilliant time today. "so—and—so, you wouldn't believe what he's done, what she's done." and itjust became part of what we did. and i don't think they should lose it. this is falmouth's ships

and castles leisure centre. it closed permanently in march, and it's not the only example. the bbc asked all the councils across the uk how many sites offering public swimming there were in march 2019, and how many there were in march this year. more than one in six local authorities had lost a pool. more than one in six local some were shut permanently, some temporarily. overall, 56 local authorities in the uk lost access to at least one public pool since 2019. it's a familiar story around the country, from eastleigh and portsmouth, to the wirral to runcorn. i remember meeting parents who'd lost children and... devastating. absolutely heartbreaking. former olympian greg whyte, like many involved in swimming, is shocked. the closure of swimming pools is an absolute health and welfare disaster. one person drowns every 20 hours in the uk, so actually learning to swim, which is just one element of swimming pools,

is absolutely fundamental. and of course the removal of swimming will reduce physical activity in an already poorly active population. the government said it's provided £1 billion of public money to ensure the survival of the grassroots, professional sport and leisure sectors. and there is sometimes hope. so this is it. this is our 25 metre training pool. wadebridge pool was threatened with closure, but the community are about to take it over. it's absolutely amazing. i'm really, really excited that it's genuinely going to be a centre that helps the whole community. it's a success story campaigners across the country would love to repeat. emily unia, bbc news in wadebridge in cornwall. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there. the heatwave is set to continue

across most of the uk for the rest of this week. these are some of the temperatures we have recorded so far this week. 32 degrees celsius yesterday in usk, south—east wales. also the hottest august day in northern ireland since 2003. those temperatures will climb further. 37 celsius in a few spots by saturday. this is a sustained period of heat. quite prolonged, intense heat with warm nights in between rather than a record—breaking spike we saw back injuly. if we do see four consecutive days of over 35 celsius, that will be the first time it has happened since the long hot summer of 1976. we now have that met office weather warning for extreme heat, amber, the second highest level of alert, that stretches to much of england, all the way up to manchester and leeds and eastern wales. these will be the temperatures thursday, again, 26—28 celsius in eastern scotland, also northern ireland. 34 celsius maybe somewhere west of london through the west midlands perhaps. but it is not hot everywhere.

still some weather fronts out towards the north—west of scotland and outbreaks of rain here. that continues overnight. a warmerfeeling night across the board, may be a tropical night for parts of south—east wales, mumbles, swansea, lows of19 or 20 degrees celsius, very uncomfortable for sleeping. we are getting all of this hot air on an easterly breeze from the near continent. because of that easterly wind strengthening tomorrow, towards the north sea coast, there could be cloud lapping onshore, but it will generally burn back to the coast. still that when a fan across the north—west of scotland. but for most of us, blue skies, strong sunshine, highs of maybe 36 celsius on friday. again most likely out towards the west midlands, the welsh marches, and central southern england. maybe 37 celsius in the same places by the time we get to saturday. london could see 37 degrees. this is the outlook for our capital cities over the next few days. notice on sunday while it is still hot, there could be more in the way of cloud which will push northwards,

heralding a change into the start of next week. we will see some unstable moist air move through. it will be cooler with the chance of heavy, thundery downpours.

this is bbc news. the headlines. an official drought may be on the way — as another extreme heat warning for parts of england and wales comes into force. as we look at the date on river flows it looks in inevitable and that seems to write data given the impression —— impression on the environment at the moment. a record numbers of patients were forced to wait more than 12 hours to be admitted to a&e at english hospitals injuly, really serious, it's the worst performance since we collected records about this and that means people are staying much longer than at any time. energy bosses have held talks with the government to discuss plans to help customers struggling

with soaring bills. borisjohnson boris johnson says borisjohnson says he will continue to urge firms to cut prices but did not announce any specific measures to make them do so.— to make them do so. police have released the _ to make them do so. police have released the image _ to make them do so. police have released the image of _ to make them do so. police have released the image of a - released the image of a four—year—old killed in a gas explosion at her home in south london on monday. a british man accused of being a member of the islamic state group is remanded in custody charged with terror offences. and the crisis of local swimming pools. the bbc finds more than 60 have closed across the uk in the past three years. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. an amber heat warning for large parts of england and wales has come into force as temperatures look likely to peak at 37 degrees celsius over the next four days.

the met office has also warned there's an "exceptional" risk of fires spreading in many places. water uk, the body representing water companies, says it appears inevitable that a drought will be declared in britain. our correspondent celestina olulode reports. this is what emergency services want to prevent. tinderbox dry conditions helped cause these fires last month. london fire brigade said it needs the public�*s help to prevent grass fires. we're encouraging people not to use portable and disposable barbecues in public spaces, to think very carefully about how they dispose of cigarettes, to think about rubbish that's lying around, as well, particularly things like broken glass that can reflect the light from the sun and trigger a fire. an amber warning has been issued by the met office, which means vulnerable people's health could be impacted, and travel disrupted. we're being told to stay hydrated and eat foods with high water content, limit travel and exercise, and shower in cool water.

there's no doubt it is a gorgeous day here on london's primrose hill, but look a little closer and you will see the desperately dry conditions that nature's had to contend with. temperatures are set to reach up to 35 celsius in some areas, peaking here at 37. in barry island, wales, this is how some wild swimmers began their day. i think i would have - melted a long time ago! ijust would have been a pool on the floor at some point... | laughter ..if i hadn't been in and out of the sea all the time. - but in norfolk, this farm needs rain. this is probably typical of what a sugar beet plant should look like at this time of year. but as you can see, the patch we are standing in at the moment, it is on lighter soil, exposed to the sun and heat. no moisture. it was planted on the first week of april. we've had less than 70 millimetres of rain since this crop has been in the ground.

we've got lots of roots this size, compared to this size. forecasts predict rain could come soon. we could see some showers on sunday, more of us seeing some rain next week, not necessarily where we want it, of course, with lower temperatures. but with more than three inches of extra rain needed to overcome dry conditions in southern england, and several water companies introducing hosepipe bans, bone—dry [and like this remains a common sight. celestina olulode, bbc news. earlier i spoke to dairy farmer paul tompkins, chair of the national farmers' union regional dairy board.. he described the challenges he's facing during this extreme heat warning. over 30 degrees and mercifully were not touching the 30 degrees a couple

of weeks ago —— 40 degrees, but it's still very hot and cows don't like that he very much. cows manage heat within their own body is a bit differently to humans, so believe it or not they are very comfortable in temperatures into the minus figures but as soon as you get past 20, they start feeling uncomfortable. you are right, farms across the country have taken steps right, farms across the country have ta ken steps to right, farms across the country have taken steps to make sure their cows are comfortable in these warm conditions. you can see behind me, the cows have been brought in and are under the shade and they always have access to clean and plentiful water supply. you might be able to spot over my shoulder we have enormous industrial fans, spot over my shoulder we have enormous industrialfans, nearly as tall as i am and they hang on these barns over us and they blew the cool air over the cows to keep their body temperature down.— air over the cows to keep their body temperature down. thank you for not standin: temperature down. thank you for not standing right — temperature down. thank you for not standing right next _ temperature down. thank you for not standing right next to _ temperature down. thank you for not standing right next to a _ temperature down. thank you for not standing right next to a fan _ temperature down. thank you for not standing right next to a fan during . standing right next to a fan during the interview. that would have made it tricky. what about the impact of

this dry, hot weather on getting the right conditions to grow food to feed the cows.— feed the cows. exactly, if you switch the — feed the cows. exactly, if you switch the camera _ feed the cows. exactly, if you switch the camera around - feed the cows. exactly, if you switch the camera around the feed the cows. exactly, if you - switch the camera around the once green grass pastures are looking tinged brown as you properly seen images across the country. the same as we see here. although the cows i can do something about and bring them in here and keep them cool, i can't do a lot about the crops outside and that's where i am beginning to worry, because what we grow now we feed our cows in the winter and we are already having to feed some of the stuff we have got in stock for winter and i can'tjust feed them less in the winter, they will have the same dietary requirements, so i'm worried that they are not being adequate grass and maize, which is the if you go to those mazes, looks like that of plant and that's only got to half

the height it should be right now and i'm really worried i won't have sufficient fodder for crops going in my fields at the moment to bring them into people in the winter. hf them into people in the winter. if that does happen, it means you will have to buy stuff in and you will be paying more to feed the cows. shall paying more to feed the cows. all that paying more to feed the cows. fill that means is more money. and that is the trouble. as these things impact all the time, it requires more money throwing at it and that money comes in later in the month, later in the year or the beginning of next year, and that is why we have this land. it's always difficult to explain to shoppers. we sometimes see the shelf price changing and we wonder why it is, but it can be the impact of months ago and it can take a few months to go from the field to the shelf price. thanks to paul tomkins for that. a&e departments had one of their

worst numbers injuly with patients waiting 12 hours to be admitted. the latest monthly performance data from nhs england shows the number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to an all—time high. the shadow health secretary wes streeting has told the bbc the latest figures 'reflect the biggest crisis in nhs history�* . here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. we've got no beds on trauma, no medical beds, no surgical beds. this is what the health service experienced last winter. but today at the height of summer the nhs in england is experiencing similar pressures. there has been no letup at all. from ambulance response times to waits in accident and emergency and for planned operations, the latest data shows a system under extreme stress. last month, ambulance staff dealt with more than 85,000 of the most serious category one calls, for situations like cardiac arrests and people stopping breathing — the highest on record. 29% of people who attended a&e

injuly had to wait more than four hours to be seen — again, the worst performance on record. and the number of patients waiting for planned surgery, like a cataract or knee operation, has once again risen, now standing at more than 6.7 million people. james is now fit and healthy. even training for the great north run. but he is one of those who has faced an agonising wait for an operation. an infection damaged his heart and left him needing a new heart valve. five times the operation was cancelled. eventually he decided to go private, using his wife's health insurance, but it was an emotionally draining experience. what was it like every time you had your operation cancelled? what went through your head? you get yourself prepped, you are starving yourself, you wake up the next morning, they shave your chest, get you all gowned up, get you on the bed and then

the nurse turns up and says, "sorry, it is not happening today." he sighs. your emotionsjust go. i could feel myself getting more and more poorly as the weeks were going on. at what point are they going to say, "right, we need to get you in, otherwise you will die..." is that going to happen? am i going to die? you just don't know. there are some encouraging signs that the number of people facing the longest waits for planned surgery is coming down. but problems remain with discharging patients, with only four in ten able to leave hospital when they are well enough to do so. and there are warnings the immense pressure emergency services and hospitals are under is becoming a pressing political issue. this is one of the greatest challenges facing any incoming prime minister, particularly as we move towards winter. almost the minute they take over they will be facing the risks of a really major health and social care winter crisis which will make even now seem

like the good old days. the data today paints a picture of a system that is struggling to cope. but behind each of these statistics are personal stories like those of james. dominic hughes, bbc news. dr adrian boyle, vice president of the royal college of emergency medicine told me how bad the situation is in a&es across england. it is really serious. i mean, the figures we have got now, it is the worst for our target performance we have had since we collected records about this. and that means people are staying much longer than at any time. and that is really concerning because this isjuly. we expect people to spend a bit longer in winter, when we have respiratory viruses around, flu — a bad season can make things difficult — but to be this bad injuly is really terrible. so that is a really interesting nuance, the time of year is crucial. we would expect things to be quieter in summer and they are this bad,

which is worrying. just on this 12 hour wait, we have tens of thousands of people who go into a&e, they are looked at straightaway or straightaway—ish and then they sit and wait for 12 hours to be seen by someone properly. is that what is happening? is that right? what is this 12 hour wait? no, so what you are recording and what has been reported is actually a significant underestimate. this isn't waiting to see somebody. these are people who have already seen somebody, but a decision to admit has been made. the way the figures are reported in england are these are people who have possibly been in the hospital for several hours beforehand and then someone decides they need to be admitted to hospital and then the clock starts, and then they wait after that time for another 12 hours. now, we think this is actually a bad measure and it would be much better to measure it, as we do with everything else, from the time the patient registers as a patient.

so from when they first walk through the door, essentially? absolutely, because frankly, that is what actually matters to patients and the figures would be probably somewhere between 10—15 times as bad as reported. wow, 10—15 times as bad as these numbers we actually have today. that is extraordinary, so what is going so wrong here? in a word, our hospitals are full. so we have the least number of beds per head, almost, of any european country. so the consequence of this — and we don't manage our beds well because we haven't reformed the interface between hospitals and social care — so our hospitals are full, as a consequence our emergency departments are full and then as a further consequence of that we are unable to off—load patients out of ambulances and handover with ambulances. as a result ambulances get stuck outside our department with nowhere to go. and that, of course, increases response time for ambulances as well? so it is a kind of knock—on effect, so this blockage with getting people out of hospital fast enough, in your eyes, is the single biggest problem here that needs to be tackled?

yes. so... i mean, it is a big, complicated problem and there are lots of component parts to it, but the easiest, cheapest and quickest thing to fix would actually be getting patients out of hospital who don't need to be there. in a stroke, that would create about 10,000 extra beds across england, which would eliminate... sorry, so 10,000 beds at a stroke, i can see how attractive that would be. can that be done? do you just need more government funding and how can that be done quickly? this requires political will to train up people to work in social care. the biggest problem — and there are lots of little problems around this — but the single biggest problem is staffing in social care. we need to make it so that people actually want to work in social care, that it is a reasonable thing for people to want to work and social care. they can be trained up quite quickly. it takes 12 years to train an emergency physician or consultant. it takes six months to train someone to work in social care and it is much cheaper to do that. right.

borisjohnson has appealed to energy bosses to help consumers struggling to pay rocketing energy bills. following a meeting with executives in downing street, the prime minister said: "we will keep urging the electricity sector to continue working on ways we can ease the cost—of—living pressures and invest further and faster in british energy security." bills are set to hit over £4,000 a year for the typical household, from january. david cornock is our political correspondent. he told me more about this morning's meeting and any potential outcomes for consumers. it was chaired by the chancellor, nadhim zahawi, but the prime minister showed up which was not totally expected. i think the outcome so far can be defined more in terms of words than action. the prime minister said that they will keep urging the electricity sector

to work on ways to help ease the cost of living pressures but in terms of concrete action that could help people now, what the government is doing, both he and the chancellor, is highlighting the health —— help already on stream, coming down the track in october with £400 for every household off their energy bills, and £1200 for their energy bills, and £1200 for the 8 million most vulnerable households, but clearly the problem is that as the prime minister stressed to the meeting, any big decisions on tax and spending are ones for the next prime minister. so if you were expecting good news today, you're going to be a little disappointed. today, you're going to be a little disappointed-— today, you're going to be a little disappointed. let's stay with that theme because _ disappointed. let's stay with that theme because that _ disappointed. let's stay with that theme because that is _ disappointed. let's stay with that theme because that is crucial. i disappointed. let's stay with that| theme because that is crucial. we heard from campaigners that actually action is needed now, right now because if you have to make changes

to art ever things were like universal credit, these things take time and there are growing thoughts that this cannot wait for the election of the new conservative party leader. election of the new conservative party leader-— election of the new conservative party leader. that's right although boris party leader. that's right although ltoris johnson _ party leader. that's right although boris johnson says _ party leader. that's right although boris johnson says it _ party leader. that's right although boris johnson says it will - party leader. that's right although boris johnson says it will have - party leader. that's right although boris johnson says it will have to l borisjohnson says it will have to wait and what the treasury are saying is that they are looking at working up options for the new prime minister to take and he takes office in less than four weeks' time now. interestingly the chancellor told the meeting that he was continuing to evaluate what he saw as the extraordinary profits enjoyed by some energy companies and there may be a hint there that the government will be looking for some revenue down the tracks, but certainly in terms of what the industry side of the meeting saw, one source said afterwards that it was pretty clear that big decisions are needed and no

big decisions can be taken until the next prime minister is in office and that does not happen until september the 5th. a four—year—old girl who died in a gas explosion in thornton heath, south london, has been named by the metropolitan police as sahara salman. an 11—year—old boy and a woman who were also in the property remain in hospital. the explosion will be investigated by a specialist crime unit. most victims of burglary, robbery and theft in england and wales are not getting the justice they deserve, according to a report by the police watchdog. the chief inspector of constabulary says too many offenders remain at liberty — and — warns that the public could lose confidence in policing, if forces don't improve. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, reports. physically, where the car was, they were able to creep down the side of the car without triggering the camera. stefan borson's car was brazenly stolen from outside his london home. he was inside the house at the time

and knew immediately it had gone. although his camera missed most of the crime, there was one picture for police to work from and the street was full of cctv, and the car had a tracker. that was on february 14th. i received, two days later, a letter dated the 15th of february. but as this letter shows, the police closed the case within 24 hours without any investigation. they hadn't been around, they hadn't called. they, as far as i know, they hadn't done a kind of site visit without me being aware. i think it's unlikely that they would have done that without at least knocking on the door. so i'm not sure on what basis they could have said that they'd investigated all potential leads. and this is not a cheap car that we're talking about. you know, this car had a retail value of around about £82,000. today the inspectorate of constabulary has highlighted the sometimes dire police response in england and wales to burglary, robbery and theft, saying most victims are left withoutjustice

and that the low number of people being charged is unacceptable. only 4.2% of reported thefts results in a charge. people see these offences happening. they know about them. the neighbours tell them about them. policing, to maintain confidence and trust, has got to be seen to be doing something about them. and at the moment, with the low charge rates that we are seeing, the public, i'm sure, do not have that perception. the inspectors say officers should try to attend all burglaries. call handlers should remind people not to tidy up before police officers have come round and detectives should update victims on their cases. they said that if police forces don't treat crimes like burglary as the intrusive and distressing experiences that they are, they risk losing the confidence of the public. daniel sandford, bbc news. the policing minister tom pursglove has told us that forces should take burglary very seriously and that league tables may have

a role in the fight against crime. well, look, burglary in particular is a very serious crime and it's one that we expect policing leaders to prioritise, to be very proactive around. of course, as a government, we are committed to putting these extra police officers out on our streets. i think it's really welcome that we've seen 13,500 of the new 20,000 officers recruited. there is more work to do. we continue to deliver on that uplift and that should help forces to resource that work in a way that helps them to tackle burglary head—on, as well as, for example, utilising opportunities like the safer streets fund which has been really successful in helping communities to put crime prevention initiatives in place. lets speak to marion fitzgerald, visiting professor of criminology at the university of kent. so what do you make of this report? some of

these levels, just 4% or so of thefts in england and wales resulting in charges and it seems awfully low. it resulting in charges and it seems awfully low-— awfully low. it is awfully low but we've forgotten _ awfully low. it is awfully low but we've forgotten to _ awfully low. it is awfully low but we've forgotten to keep - awfully low. it is awfully low but we've forgotten to keep track i awfully low. it is awfully low but we've forgotten to keep track ofj we've forgotten to keep track of what has happened to charging overall. we now have the lowest rate of offences resulting in charge we have ever had. nobody has spotted it because crime went down during the pandemic so nobody was interested in what was happening to crime but those figures have gone down and down, and overall the proportion of offences that the police know about that end up with anybody being charged is down to 7%. so that end up with anybody being charged is down to 7%. so what is auoin charged is down to 7%. so what is going on? — charged is down to 7%. so what is going on? i— charged is down to 7%. so what is going on? ijust — charged is down to 7%. so what is going on? ijust wondered, - charged is down to 7%. so what is going on? ijust wondered, on - going on? ijust wondered, on exactly that, what is going on? why is it down so low? i exactly that, what is going on? why is it down so low?— is it down so low? i have a theory which is a — is it down so low? i have a theory which is a bit _ is it down so low? i have a theory which is a bit difficult _ is it down so low? i have a theory which is a bit difficult to - is it down so low? i have a theory which is a bit difficult to explain l which is a bit difficult to explain here. the police are not being told explicitly how they are to

prioritise their resources, but since 2016 they have been given guidance by the office of national statistics where you have got a prescription of crime, by crime, by crime, what weight you should attach to responding to them and you have probably heard reported over again references to, sorry i have the dog is going off here, too low—volume but highly harm crime. the police are being told that it's the one who have higher scores which are the rarest crimes, which have to have priority, so the vast majority of the sort of offences that the public is most likely to experience and to report to the police are so low priority on this scoring system that the police say, we can't afford the resources to respond to each call and then you have the nonsense of a home office invented list of outcomes of crime which is fudging

the fact that detections are going down and down but trying to make out that all of these crimes get investigated and that is why you get this nonsense category that says a crime investigated, no suspect found, and that is what your man who had his car stolen will have had happened to him and recorded us, because what they don't have in the home office category is the old police acronym, nfa, which means no further action and if you have a lot of burglaries in an area you don't investigate each one, you track the pattern of crime until you pin down where it is happening, when it's most likely to happen and you find who is doing it and you won't get detections for all of those incidents, but we will get the person responsible for all of them. it is a complete bureaucratic nightmare that is causing this but it is this emphasis on that you cannot afford to waste resources on the crimes that score so low.

criminal damage just doesn't get a look in. breaking into cars, those sorts of things. and nobody is talking about this but we really do have a problem here. just talking about this but we really do have a problem here.— have a problem here. just finally, briefl , have a problem here. just finally, briefly. what _ have a problem here. just finally, briefly, what would _ have a problem here. just finally, briefly, what would you _ have a problem here. just finally, briefly, what would you do - have a problem here. just finally, briefly, what would you do if - have a problem here. just finally, briefly, what would you do if you | briefly, what would you do if you were in charge? i briefly, what would you do if you were in charge?— briefly, what would you do if you were in charge? i think we have to take a long. _ were in charge? i think we have to take a long, hard, _ were in charge? i think we have to take a long, hard, honest- were in charge? i think we have to take a long, hard, honest look at. take a long, hard, honest look at the statistics. we have to look at what has been going on in charging rates and what is driving it. if you are only getting charges out of the rarest crimes because that is where you focus all of your resources, and a lot of senior officers know that they are not giving the public the service they need but the trouble is the public will find out that my crime scores so low that police won't do anything about it, so what's the port —— point in reporting it, and crime might go down, which is politically acceptable, but it will take matters into their own hands if these are not a responsibility of the police any more. not a responsibility of the police an more. ., �* not a responsibility of the police any more-— not a responsibility of the police an more. ., �* ., ., ., any more. marion, i'm afraid we have to leave it there _ any more. marion, i'm afraid we have to leave it there anyway. _ any more. marion, i'm afraid we have to leave it there anyway. a _ any more. marion, i'm afraid we have to leave it there anyway. a well - to leave it there anyway. a well timed bark. we are responding to a

report by the police watchdog and i'm very pleased to brought your own watchdog to the interview, but we must leave it there and thank you for coming on. a quick bit of breaking news in the uk, thisjust coming in to us here in the newsroom. a39—year—old man has been charged following an incident in skye and wester ross on wednesday. some incidents involving a firearm which left one man dead and three injured. this comicjust in the last few minutes from police scotland —— this coming in. they say a 39—year—old man has now been charged following incidents in skye and wester ross on wednesday with some of the incidents involving a firearm and left one man dead and three injured. that coming through to us from police scotland.

president putin will have gambled that come august, few months then we would have all got bored of the conflict and the international community would have gone off in different directions, but today is proof of the opposite. we have come out of this meeting with more pledges of finance, more pledges of training and more pledges of military aid, all designed to help ukraine win and help ukraine stand up ukraine win and help ukraine stand upfor ukraine win and help ukraine stand up for its sovereignty and indeed to ensure that president putin's ambitions fail in ukraine as they rightly should. i think it's incredibly important that people understand that the fighting is still going on and is still seeing the loss of life of both innocent civilians and indeed military personnel of the ukrainian armed forces, all of whom are fighting bravely on a day to day basis, but

it's also the case that russia are starting to fail in many areas. they have failed so far and are unlikely ever to succeed in occupying ukraine. their invasion has faltered and constantly been re—modified to the extent that they are focusing on parts of the south and east, long way away from their three—day so—called special operation, three days are now over 150 days and nearly six months in, with huge significant losses of both equipment andindeed significant losses of both equipment and indeed russian personnel. ben wallace there. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini the heatwave is set to continue as we head through the rest of the week and now there is a met office weather warning in place for these areas. as far north as manchester, leeds and sheffield, into eastern wales and valid until sunday for extreme heat. it will be

uncomfortable for many and dangerous for some with these high temperatures we are set to see. not hot everywhere and there are weather fronts still in the north west of scotland, cool and cloudy on these are the daily high temperatures, 3334 celsius in some spots towards the south coast. overnight it will feel warmer than last night and uncomfortable for sleeping for many and some temperatures might not drop below 18 or 19 celsius but tomorrow with the strengthening easterly breeze we could see some cloud on a short towards the north sea coast, limiting the temperature here but elsewhere blue sky, sunshine, highs of 3435 celsius most likely for the midlands and perhaps western areas of london.

hello this is bbc news. iron lewis vaughan jones. the headlines: an official drought may be on the way, is another extreme heat warning comes into force for england and wales. has comes into force for england and wales. �* . ., ., ~' comes into force for england and wales. . , ., ., ., ., wales. as we look at the data on river flows. _ wales. as we look at the data on river flows, probably a _ wales. as we look at the data on river flows, probably a draft - wales. as we look at the data on river flows, probably a draft is i river flows, probably a draft is going to be inevitable and that is going to be inevitable and that is going to be the right decision, given the pressures we are seeing on rivers at the moment.— rivers at the moment. patients are bein: rivers at the moment. patients are being forced _ rivers at the moment. patients are being forced to _ rivers at the moment. patients are being forced to wait _ rivers at the moment. patients are being forced to wait 12 _ rivers at the moment. patients are being forced to wait 12 hours - rivers at the moment. patients are being forced to wait 12 hours to - rivers at the moment. patients are being forced to wait 12 hours to be | being forced to wait 12 hours to be admitted to a&e in english hospitals last month. it is

admitted to a&e in english hospitals last month. , ., , , ., , last month. it is really serious. the figures _ last month. it is really serious. the figures we _ last month. it is really serious. the figures we have _ last month. it is really serious. the figures we have now, - last month. it is really serious. the figures we have now, it - last month. it is really serious. the figures we have now, it is. last month. it is really serious. i the figures we have now, it is the worst for a target performance since we have collected records about this and that means people are saying much longer than at any time. energy bosses have — much longer than at any time. energy bosses have held _ much longer than at any time. energy bosses have held talks _ much longer than at any time. energy bosses have held talks with _ much longer than at any time. energy bosses have held talks with the i bosses have held talks with the government to discuss plans to help customers struggling with soaring bills. borisjohnson says he will continue to urge fans to cut prices, but did not announce any specific measures to make them do so. police have released an image of four—year—old sahara, who was killed in a gas explosion at her home in south london on monday. a british man accused of being a member of the islamic state group is remanded in custody charged with terror offences. and the crisis of local swimming pools. the bbc finds more than 60 have close across the uk in the last three years. sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's paul. good afternoon to you, lewis. go to

start with football because raheem sterling says he's going growing concern about his lack of football at manchester city. about his lack of football at manchester city and that was a deciding factor in his decision to sign for chelsea. the 27—year—old londoner has moved back to the capital, after spending more than a decade in the north—west. despite winning four premier league titles — sterling made the £47.5 million switch, because of fears that his career at city would stall. isa is a person, you always strive to achieve stuff. ijust is a person, you always strive to achieve stuff. i just felt is a person, you always strive to achieve stuff. ijust felt my is a person, you always strive to achieve stuff. i just felt my time at city was getting limited on playing time for different reasons and, you know, it is not one that i could afford to waste more time because, you know, when i look back in the future, i didn't ever want to look back and see a rise and then a decline, so my thing was i needed to get that same level and a fresh challenge was to be made. in the men's hundred, oval invincibles have been set 158 to win by northern superchargers at the oval — their reply begins

over on bbc 2 soon. you can go and watch it there. the women's hundred begins later with the same fixture, live on bbc two from six o'clock. eight women's matches will be shown live on bbc tv and iplayer — including the final — while every match will also be live on bbc radio. invincibles bowler mady villiers says it's a great time to be involved in women's sport. if you look at the lionesses and the euros, that was just off the scale and women's sport in general is just, it isjust and women's sport in general is just, it is just going through the roof, so... , there has been a shift, but there is still a long way to go and hopefully this year we can... we can make more steps in doing that. the summer of sport continues. after the world athletics championships and the commonwealth games it's time for another multi—sport event to take centre stage. the european championships are underway in munich. over the next 11 days medals will be won across nine different sports.

britain's reigning world champion in freestyle bmx — charlotte worthington — is safely through the heats in women's park, thanks to a brilliant second run that saw her qualify top of the group. rowing was one of the first sports to get going. britain's rowers had a disappointing olympics in tokyo last summer, but will be hoping to repeat their 2021 european success when they topped the medals table with 12 in total, including five golds. the men's four won their heat earlier. eve muirhead has announced her retirement from curling. the gb skip guided the british women's team to gold at this year's beijing winter olympics. it was her fourth games, having first led the team at vancouver in 2010. muirhead posted a thank you on social media to her teammates, friends and family for their support, saying she was looking forward to exploring more opportunities — and getting her golf clubs out. i made the decision and i stuck with

it. a lot of times it was like, are you sure you are doing the right thing? and ijust knew i was. someone said to me several years back, you will know when the time is right, when you want to stop, and i rememberjust waking up one day and thinking, do you know what? i think it is time. i spoke to my mum and dad, i spoke to close friends and it wasn't long before i decided this is definitely the right time. that's all the sport for now. thanks for that. new research by the bbc has discovered more than 1 in 6 local authorities across the uk has lost at least one public swimming pool in the past three years. some have closed permanently, others are shut temporarily because of staffing, funding or repair problems — such as shortages of chlorine. in some towns, there's now no public pool at all, emily unia has the story. learning life —saving skills on the beach. great in fine weather, but in winter, the water's too cold.

and falmouth now has no public swimming pool. we're surrounded by water. we should, you know, it's really critical in cornwall that kids can learn to swim, because a, obviously in terms of future lifeguards, but, b, just having the confidence and knowing what to do in the water is so critical. i was tiny when i started swimming. and it used to be my favourite place to go for swimming. so it means a lot to me to have a swimming pool nearby. it's quite a shame because it's- quite a big part of our community. and for people who can't swim i in the ocean, because of maybe the waves, it's quite sad. if you're not safe in the water, maybe you could drown. do you like swimming? yeah. now you can't go. this group of disabled swimmers are making do with other activities, but they miss the falmouth pool. and alternatives are too far away or too expensive. well, it's good exercise, like, jumping around in the pool. i think it's a shame, i really do. i know how much it meant to them.

i know. you know, the staff as well would come back and say, "oh, they had a brilliant time today. "so—and—so, you wouldn't believe what he's done, what she's done." and itjust became part of what we did. and i don't think they should lose it. this is falmouth's ships and castles leisure centre. it closed permanently in march, and it's not the only example. the bbc asked all the councils across the uk how many sites offering public swimming there were in march 2019, and how many there were in march this year. more than one in six local authorities had lost a pool. some were shut permanently, some temporarily. overall, 56 local authorities in the uk lost access to at least one public pool since 2019. it's a familiar story around the country, from eastleigh and portsmouth, to the wirral to runcorn. i remember meeting parents who'd lost children and... devastating.

absolutely heartbreaking. former olympian greg whyte, like many involved in swimming, is shocked. the closure of swimming pools is an absolute health and welfare disaster. one person drowns every 20 hours in the uk, so actually learning to swim, which is just one element of swimming pools, is absolutely fundamental. and of course the removal of swimming will reduce physical activity in an already poorly active population. the government said it's provided £1 billion of public money to ensure the survival of the grassroots, professional sport and leisure sectors. and there is sometimes hope. so this is it. this is our 25 metre training pool. wadebridge pool was threatened with closure, but the community are about to take it over. it's absolutely amazing. i'm really, really excited that it's genuinely going to be a centre that helps the whole community.

it's a success story campaigners across the country would love to repeat. emily unia, bbc news in wadebridge in cornwall. huw edwards is the chief executive of uk active. good afternoon. how damaging do you think it is for local areas to be losing these swimming pools at this rate? j losing these swimming pools at this rate? .. . . . , rate? i think it is incredibly damaging- _ rate? i think it is incredibly damaging- l— rate? i think it is incredibly damaging. ithink- rate? i think it is incredibly damaging. i think these i rate? i think it is incredibly i damaging. i think these facilities, gyms, swimming pools, leisure centres are the engine of physical activity in this country. tens of millions of people use these facilities every week, and so to lose these facilities in local areas means that people are unable to use these facilities, unable to swim, unable to exercise in the way they would like to add that has a long—term impact on the health of the nation and ultimately hits the institution that is beloved to us, which is the nhs. you institution that is beloved to us, which is the nhs.— which is the nhs. you can understand, _ which is the nhs. you can understand, though, i

which is the nhs. you can l understand, though, things which is the nhs. you can i understand, though, things like, well, just take rising energy prices that we are all facing at the moment, heating swimming pools and things like that, you can see everyone across the country, councils included, looking at budgets and thinking, it is difficult, i have got to allocate these resources somewhere and that is why they are getting squeezed. absolutely, i think this is a crisis thatis absolutely, i think this is a crisis that is hitting every family in the country and every sector. and i think we need to acknowledge that, but we also need to make the case for these facilities, which are there to help improve the physical, mental and social well—being of the nation and if we are to start losing them, as has been described in the bbc package today, and our projected figures at uk active show there is a potential for market failure in the next six months, the impact on the health of the nation will be profound... health of the nation will be profound. . .— health of the nation will be profound... health of the nation will be rofound... ~ ., ., , ., ., profound... what does that mean, potentially — profound... what does that mean, potentially market _ profound... what does that mean, potentially market failure - profound... what does that mean, potentially market failure within i potentially market failure within six months? we potentially market failure within six months?— potentially market failure within six months? ~ ., , ., ~ ., six months? we have been talking to our members — six months? we have been talking to our members throughout _ six months? we have been talking to our members throughout the - six months? we have been talking to our members throughout the last i six months? we have been talking to our members throughout the last six | our members throughout the last six months and especially members who

have swimming pools are looking at “p have swimming pools are looking at up to 79% of them saying they will either restrict or pose those facilities in the next six months. in essence, that is a fear and effort of market failure. we cannot afford to lose these facilities in the way we are right now, but this could be a lot worse going forward unless we make the right interventions now government. going back to on an — interventions now government. going back to on an individual— interventions now government. going back to on an individual level, - interventions now government. going back to on an individual level, but so many children, more children because of this, if this continues, will grow up and not be able to swim. 'i: :: , will grow up and not be able to swim. ':: i: , ., will grow up and not be able to swim. 'i: in ., i. will grow up and not be able to swim. 'i: f. . ,, ., , will grow up and not be able to swim. ':: i: , ., y., ., , ., swim. 10096 and you heard greg on that swim. 100% and you heard greg on that re ort swim. 100% and you heard greg on that report talk _ swim. 100% and you heard greg on that report talk about _ swim. 100% and you heard greg on that report talk about the - that report talk about the tragedy of loss of life. you know, swimming and drowning, drowning is the highest level for accidental death in young people in the country and if someone dies from drowning in every 20 hours in this country. swimming pool facilities are safe and inclusive and support people to learn to swim, to enjoy the love of swimming, enjoy the love of exercise and activity, which we hope will take them for the rest of their lives. ., ., ~ , ., ., ..,

lives. 0k, one, thank you for coming on at talking — lives. 0k, one, thank you for coming on at talking to _ lives. 0k, one, thank you for coming on at talking to us _ lives. 0k, one, thank you for coming on at talking to us about _ lives. 0k, one, thank you for coming on at talking to us about that. i on at talking to us about that. thank you. —— huw edwards, thank you. a man who was alleged to be a member of an is terror cell nicknamed the beatles by their captives, because of their english accents, has appeared in court charged with terror offences. aine davis has been remanded in police custody, after being arrested on arrival from turkey at luton airport last night. our correspondent helena wilkinson is outside westminster magistrates court. it was heard that he is facing three charges relating to alleged offences in 2013 and 2014. he is accused of asking for and receiving money for terrorist purposes, including requesting his wife to send him funds in syria, and he is also accused of possessing a firearm after he was allegedly photographed holding one alongside militants in syria. he did not indicate which way he would plead to those three charges today, but he's been remanded in custody, his case will be heard next at the old bailey next month.

he has spent more than seven years in prison in turkey for being a member of isis and also, it has been alleged he was the fourth member of the eis gang that murdered and tortured western hostages in iraq and syria. thanks to helen wilkinson for that. wildfires burning in southwest france have forced more than ten thousand people from their homes and scorched 62 square kilometres. the gironde region is struggling with so—called 'zombie fires' — last month's blazes reigniting because of record temperatures and drought. france has sustained nearly six times more fire damage in 2022 than it has in any year since 2006. over 570 square kilometres have gone up in flames. the gironde wildfire is one of many that have broken out across europe this summer, triggered by heatwaves that have baked the continent and brought record temperatures. our correspondent mark lowen has the latest on the situation in france

and elsewhere in europe. france is certainly feeling the impact of its fourth successive heatwave this year, with temperatures edging towards 40 degrees in the next couple of days. there are also pretty strong winds and that, of course, combined with the worst drought ever recorded in france that has left the soil on the ground tinder dry is helping to fan the flames of a pretty serious forest fire that is still raging in the south—west of the country, which has destroyed almost 7,000 hectares and forced the evacuation of 10,000 people. president macron has said five eu countries have now sent help to try to battle those flames. the government says this specific fire could have actually been ignited by arson, but officials are saying in this year alone the area of france burned by forest fires is almost six times larger than average. it is notjust here in france, of course. in portugal the authorities there say more than 10,000 hectares have been destroyed by forest fires that are still raging, there are forest fires in 12 regions of spain as well, which is having an effect on food production, of course. so, in spain they are saying the olive harvest this year could drop by half, which could push up the price of olive oil. in italy the po river in the north of the country is at its lowest for 70 years and that

area in the po valley, that produces a third of all italian food, so that is helping to push up the price also of food production and all of this worsening the global food crisis that it is already linked to the war in ukraine. and the grim reality is that, of course, as our climate continues to heat and get worse, these events are no longerjust freak occurrences, they are becoming more common and progressively worse. thanks to mark for that. you're watching bbc news, i am lewis vaughanjones, let's take a look at the headlands... and headlands. .. and official drought may headlands... and official drought may be on the way, as another extreme heat warning for england and wales comes into force. record numbers of patients were forced to wait for more than 12 hours to be admitted to a&e at english hospitals last month. police have released an image for your old sahara, who was killed in a gas explosion at her home in south on

monday. after a strong quarter of growth... after a strong quarter of growth, disney has overtaken netflix to become the world's biggest video streaming company. disney staked its future on the move to online viewing when it launched disney+ in 2019. tom harrington is from enders analysis. good afternoon. what is the secret here? how come disney have been doing so well?— doing so well? well, pretty impressive _ doing so well? well, pretty impressive growth - doing so well? well, pretty impressive growth in i doing so well? well, pretty impressive growth in what l doing so well? well, pretty| impressive growth in what is obviously a tough market, but these results need to be contextualised, the first is that the 220 million subscriptions isn't 220 million households, like you would get with netflix, it is the total number of disney products that have been sold, so that includes notjust disney+ in the us, but espn and hulu as well, so there is that, but the other thing is the amount of revenue they are getting per subscriber. netflix,

$10 per subscriber around the world. a lot lower for disney, half that, if that at all. a third of disney+ subscribers are in india and they are paying $1 or $1 20 cents subscription, so not quite up to the levels netflix are getting, but in a market where people are looking after the dollar is a bit better it is still impressive.— after the dollar is a bit better it is still impressive. that is really interesting. _ is still impressive. that is really interesting, to _ is still impressive. that is really interesting, to get _ is still impressive. that is really interesting, to get that - is still impressive. that is really interesting, to get that kind i is still impressive. that is really interesting, to get that kind of. interesting, to get that kind of detail behind the numbers. as you say, they are still doing pretty well and they have got this content and this brand that is so recognisable. are they happy to sacrifice a bit of margin, so to charge people a bit lower, to get those numbers increased right around the world? ~ ., �* ~ ., the world? well, i don't know if the world? well, i don't know if the are the world? well, i don't know if they are happy _ the world? well, i don't know if they are happy about _ the world? well, i don't know if they are happy about it, - the world? well, i don't know if they are happy about it, but i the world? well, i don't know if| they are happy about it, but they are making headway. they are not just releasing this stuff direct to the consumer, they are putting everything pretty much on the system, which means they are not getting all these revenues they would have got through licensing

before, they have burned through $1 billion this quarter on streaming alone, they don't think they will be profitable until 2024, they see this as a permit for business. everyone knows streaming is the way of the future, but what is the model that is going to work there? disney is a company everyone, most people have an amazing affinity with that allowed them to launch this product allowed them to launch this product a bit later than everyone else, but with great impetus behind it and we are certain to see that come into effect now and they are already up with the likes of netflix and amazon after only a couple of years of that product being on the market. yes. product being on the market. yes, onl 2019 product being on the market. yes, only 2019 for _ product being on the market. yes, only 2019 for disney+. _ product being on the market. yes, only 2019 for disney+. you - product being on the market. yes, only 2019 for disney+. you mentioned netflix there, let's focus on them for a second, they were the leaders here. how do you rate their performance recently? well, they are the leaders in — performance recently? well, they are the leaders in everything _ performance recently? well, they are the leaders in everything when i performance recently? well, they are the leaders in everything when it i the leaders in everything when it comes to straining and their business model was seen as the exemplar of what streaming should be “p exemplar of what streaming should be up until about six months ago when everyone started to realise that maybe the addressable market streaming wasn't the entire world, maybe there were people who wouldn't spend money on streaming and because of that their model, which is

basically, here is what we have, you pay a very low fixed price and you get everything, was seen as the perfect way of laser focused on streaming, which was the future and companies that had tv channels and parks in all sorts of stuff around like disney, complicating the move toward streaming, they were called in the dark ages, but the last six months has seen some reassessment in the market of that and unfortunately netflix, you know, has caught the brunt of that. but they still have 220 million subscribers, which is a phenomenal amount in a little over a decade of streaming. you know, they are there to stay, they're going to be around for some time. tom harrington, great to have your thoughts, thank you. thank you very much. more than 100 e—sports players, representing 20 different nations, took part in the inaugural commonwealth championships in birmingham.

it was only a test event, but the president of the commonwealth games federation has told the bbc, she believes e—sports will be an official sport in future games. our cyber reporter, joe tidy, has this report. and there is your champion. yeah, massive achievement for malaysia... for the players, it didn't matter that this was just the test event. you can see the emotion. haikal is a gold medalist. this is for my country. this is my dream. for five years, i waiting this. the commonwealth e—sports championships had everything you look for in traditional sports. the highs... ..the lows and the rivalries. these two teams are at each other�*s throats. for well—known welsh rocket league player euan ingram, aka tadpole, taking gold here was the perfect end to the 24—year—old's playing career. to represent wales is something i've waited for for a long, long time. it's my final game as a player. i've retired now and to retire on this note is obviously incredible. 100 players from 20 different commonwealth countries travelled to birmingham for the inaugural championships. hey guys, we're representing jamaica.

team australia. india. representing south africa. team england. singapore. really well played from singapore. i'm just really, really happy it's moving to something so, so much greater and it's gaining its reputation, it's gaining a bigger name and people are recognising e—sports as, like, actual sports. medals were contested by male and female teams in dota2, rocket league and efootball — three games with hundreds of millions of players and fans the world over. audiences online and in the arena weren't huge, but this was about testing out the format and how to put on a commonwealth event like no other. and the president was very enthusiastic. there are a lot of young people who don't play sport per se out in the playing field or something like that, but they are playing sport on a games console and there's a lot of those people we need to capture. we think this is a place for our young people. going forward, this will be a sport within the games.

that's my personal opinion. so it seems highly likely that full commonwealth medals will be contested in e—sports at the next games, with potential inclusion as early as next year — at the youth games in trinidad and tobago. officials seem convinced that e—sports have a place in the biggest sporting events. but what about the general public? lots of people play them as much as people like play outdoor sports, as well. so i guess it's a skill, isn't it? for me, it's not a sport. it's not the same thing. provided we keep the physical part of the game in the commonwealth games, i think, yeah, why not? even for some of the players, the experience of being compared to commonwealth athletes has been odd. i would consider myself an athlete, but not in the same regard as the actual professional athletes. i would probably say an e—athlete. so although e—sports inclusion is closer than ever, the idea will definitely take some getting used to. joe tidy, bbc news, in birmingham. tomorrow we'll be a step closer to finding out which uk town

or city will host next year's eurovision song contest. 13 places have already shown interest, but they'll be whittled down to a shortlist, which will be announced tomorrow. and the final winner will be revealed in the autumn. eurovision's most recent host was turin, and our correspondent, daniel rosney, has been to hear some of the advice on offer from there. three months ago sam ryder gave an out—of—this—world performance. 183 points. the country that wins normally gets to put on eurovision the following year, but the uncertainty of what the situation will be in ukraine meant it was offered to the bbc instead. a uk city will now take on the role after turin's success this year. our city has been known all over the world. we had an increase of visitors and especially we had a 40% increase of visitors from abroad. turin spent more than £10 million on the event, but officials acknowledge rising costs we're

seeing globally would make that more difficult to justify now. could turin host another international event? well, it's actually difficult because of the war in ukraine, the global economy that is slowing down. it was a positive event, very good vibes, but it will be difficult for every single city in the country. a venue will be needed for at least six weeks before the contest for the production and for the 40 countries who take part to rehearse in. it's a mammoth undertaking for any broadcaster, and the bbc will want to show to the 160 million watching at home that it can put on a show. the competition's evolved from this 1982 edition... good evening, ladies and gentlemen, coming to you from the conference centre at harrogate in yorkshire. now a host city needs an arena that can fit 10,000 people and enough hotels. birmingham was the choice 25 years ago and says it wants it again. hold it down to a dull roar. but the competition from cities

like newcastle, liverpool, leeds and glasgow is fierce. and the winner will throw the biggest party in europe. so i live all the days, like from 6:00am to 3:00am, i guess, it was like venue, party, venue, party. so please do it. for me it was actually being in the pala alpitour venue because, like, being where they are recording something that is going worldwide is an incredible experience. cities on the shortlist will need to show they have the funds, infrastructure and passion for one of the most watched shows in the world. we'll find out exactly where that will be in the autumn, when a final decision is made. # i want to go...home.# daniel rosney, bbc news, turin. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, thank you, lewis. the

heatwave is set to continue, of course, for the rest of the week. here are some of the temperatures we have been seeing so far on the bar graph and you can see they continue to rise as we head through the rest of the week, 34 celsius for today and could get as high as 37 celsius by the time we get to saturday for some spots and of course this is prolonged heat, hot days and warm nights in between, rather than a sharp spike in record—breaking temperatures, as we saw back in july. if we do see four consecutive days of over 35 celsius, that will be the first time it has happened since the long hot summer of 1976. we now have that met office weather warning for extreme heat, amber, the second highest level of alert, that stretches to much of england, all the way up to manchester and leeds and eastern wales. these will be the temperatures thursday, again, 26—28 celsius in eastern scotland, also northern ireland. 34 celsius maybe somewhere west of london through the west midlands perhaps. temperatures well above average. but it is not hot everywhere. still some weather fronts out

towards the north—west of scotland and outbreaks of rain here. temperatures may not block drop below the high teens in celsius for many, particularly for south—eastern areas of wales, and towards the south coast of england, so uncomfortable for sleeping. where are we getting this hot air from? it is coming in from an easterly breeze from the near constant and that bees will continue to strengthen through the day on friday, a very warm start to the day, that threatened by some low cloud across eastern coastal areas that will lap on shore at times, which could help to limit temperatures here at times, but elsewhere blue sky and sunshine, apart from the north—west, in the 30s, elsewhere in the midlands, down through hampshire, surrey and across the cotswolds as we head through tomorrow. saturday, the same sort of areas could get highs of 36 or even 37 celsius, that will be the peak of the heat, but he was the outlook for our capital cities. taylor quit sunday. a drop in temperature, but

certainly more hot towards the south, a drop in cloud moving northwards, that sort of stable, moist air and it will be feeling more humid towards the start of next week, that eventually turning into a cooler, fresh feeling, westerly winds blowing with a chance of showers breaking out for areas that really need it, so a chance of a bit of wet weather, some of the shower is heavy and thundery in nature, there could be some really heavy downpours, but possibly because the ground is so hard that will be some run—off and maybe even some flooding.

this is bbc news. i'm christian fraser. the headlines at 5:00pm: an amber extreme heat warning comes into force across large parts of the country for the next four days — a drought appears to be inevitable — there are also warnings of fires. we are anticipating significant heat, similar vein to what we saw back injuly and we want to try to avoid repeats of the scenes that we saw on the 19th ofjuly where people lost their homes and their livelihoods. accident and emergency departments in england had one of their worst ever months injuly — with record numbers of patients waiting more than 12 hours to be admitted. so our hospitals are full. as a consequence, our emergency departments are full and then, as a further consequence of that, we are unable to off—load patients out of ambulances.

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