daniel sandford, bbc news.with the record being set in charterhall in the scottish borders. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon is nearby in duns. lorna. yes, scotland has been experiencing its hottest day since records began. 0ne local said the weather felt very cosy! and it has been that, the met office said charter hall has set a office said charter hall has set a new provisional record—breaking temperature for scotland of 34.8. that is a big jump from the previous record set in scotland almost two decades ago back in 2003 of 32.9. that was also set in the scottish borders. now, parts of scotland have seen rain today and it has been colder, some might say more comfortable in the north of scotland. but in the areas of heat there has been travel disruptions and warnings of the dangers around water, multiple agencies urging people to take care and be aware of the risk of cold water shock and the scottish fire and rescue service this afternoon warning of wild fire risk in southern and eastern parts of scotla

daniel sandford reports.he fire in wennington on the far east edge of london. homes, cars, businesses all consumed by flames that had appeared almost out of nowhere in the blistering heat of yesterday afternoon. london's fire brigade had been stretched to the limit. it was incredibly busy, incredibly challenging. people were physically exhausted after an incredibly hard. after an incredibly hard day. that continued throughout the night and we had resources throughout the night planning for the next few days as well to make sure we'd got days as well to make sure we've got all the cover and resources we need. but it was not just wennington. this was dagenham, just down the road, where a fire swept in from a nearby park. away from my house, there's a fire, and it's got gas things. this afternoon, we could see prefab houses that had apparently melted in the heat. around a small close, several homes had been completely destroyed. it had been a terrifying sight. it wasjust pitch black, - you just couldn't see anyt

daniel sandford, bbc news. murder. prosecutors said robert crimo would face "dozens more" charges as the police continue to investigate the mass shooting. nomia iqbal reports from illinois. families had been celebrating the day their nation found independence when gunshots rang out. a traditional event in this country has been destroyed by what is becoming another american tradition — a mass shooting. a 21—year—old has been charged with bringing terror to this town. robert crimo has been accused of carrying out what authorities say was a well—orchestrated and carefully—planned crime. today, the lake county state's attorney's office has charged robert cremo iii with seven counts of first—degree murder. for the killing spree that he has unleashed against our community. these are just the first of many charges that will be filed against mr cremo. more details have come out about the victims. nicholas toledo's family had taken him out for celebrations. jacki sundheim was described as a beloved member of the local s

daniel sandford reports.appeared almost out of nowhere in the blistering heat of yesterday afternoon. london's fire brigade had been stretched to the limit. it was incredibly busy, incredibly challenging. people were physically exhausted after an incredibly hard. that continued throughout the night and we had resources throughout the night planning for the next few days as well to make sure we'd got all the cover and resources we need. but it was not just wennington. this was dagenham, just down the road, where a fire sweating from a nearby park. —— where a fire swept in. away from my house, there's a fire. and it's got gas things. this afternoon we can see prefab houses that had apparently melted in the heat. around a small close, several homes had been completely destroyed. it had been a terrifying sight. it was just pitch black, you just couldn't see anything. you could see the fire and you could hear the popping and everyone was running, the cars were just trying to get out because the police said, you kn

daniel sandford reports.ermometers breached the 40 degrees mark for the first time in britain, london was burning. this was wellington in the far east of the capital, just inside the m25. a fire in a parched area of grass was fanned by stiff southerly breeze and engulfed houses on the edge of the village. as units rushed to the scene and firemen tried to douse the flames, panicked horses could be heard whinnying in their fields. just across the thames in dartford, one of the other fires in and around london was burning fiercely on heathland beside the a2. the fires were burning north of the capital as well. in milton keynes, where a fire spread to the day nursery who said all the children and staff were safely evacuated. but the nursery itself and several homes were destroyed. in norfolk, a fierce blaze was burning at the coastal park and there were concerns about a nearby campsite. the heat has peaked today and it should be cooler tomorrow but the tinder dry grassland across england and wales will remain a p

daniel sandford reports. homes, cars, businesses all consumed by flames that had appeared almost out of nowhere in the blistering heat of yesterday afternoon. london's fire brigade had been stretched to the limit. it was incredibly busy, incredibly challenging. people were physically exhausted after an incredibly hard day. that continued throughout the night and we had resources throughout the night planning for the next few days as well to make sure we'd got all the cover and resources we need. but it was not just wennington. this was dagenham, just down the road, where a fire swept in from a nearby park. away from my house, there's a fire. and it's got gas things. this afternoon, we could see prefab houses that had apparently melted in the heat. around a small close, several homes had been completely destroyed. it had been a terrifying sight. it was just pitch black, you just couldn't see anything. you could see the fire and you could hear the popping and everyone was running, the cars were just trying to g

daniel sandford, _ very significant success. daniel sandford, many _ very significant success.gnificant success. daniel- sandford, many thanks for that, our home affairs correspondent. thank you. more than a hundred evacuation orders are in force, as heavy flooding continues to affect australia's biggest city sydney with some 50,000 people asked to leave their homes. more than eight months of rain have fallen there in four days, shaimaa khalil in sydney has this update. the rain is letting up a little bit here in windsor, in north western sydney, and the water is receding quite a bit. just to give you an idea about how inundated this one street was, the water had gone up past that fence behind me in that house. and we now know that extreme wet weather is moving further north in new south wales. the prime minister anthony albanese was here in windsor a little earlier and he heard from locals who were visibly frustrated and fatigued by this flood. they said this has happened again and again and we go through this evacuation, cleaning, rebuilding only for us to be hit by another e

let�*s stay in wennington where that fire is burning and get this update from daniel sandford.ruction as you put up police are talking about three or possibly eight homes being destroyed. today we saw the stark reality of what it�*s like to live in a country where temperatures reach as high as the high 30s and even the low a0s. it means that grass becomes incredibly dry. small things can start fires. some residents think a fire was started here by a compost heap that overheated. around here people are rushing to get horses out the fields in case the fire spreads. 0f rushing to get horses out the fields in case the fire spreads. of course it wasn�*t just in in case the fire spreads. of course it wasn�*tjust in london, they were spreading in other parts of the south and east of england. although the heat will reduce through the course of the next few hours there are concerns that the conditions for vias have now been laid. the grass is incredibly dry, the temperature will remain high and the fire brigade are asking people to be incredibly careful about fire, incredibly careful ab

earlier i spoke to our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford about why the strikes are happeningrew up understanding what hard work was. i knew that you had to contribute to society, essentially that you don't get nothing for free. that is something i bring into this job every day. the reality of the job is, i'm being taken fora mug, really, because they are relying on hard work, lack of payment, extra hours, 30, 40, 50 hours a week i do for free, they are relying on me to do that out of my passion for the job. it comes to a point where enough is enough. is there any sign of a resolution of this dispute? i don't think there is, if i'm honest. the government have put on the table a 15% offer, which is what was recommended some time ago by the inquiry looked into it, and the barristers don't feel that makes up for this, the 28% they have lost over the several years, and it doesn't start to deal with the crisis in the criminal justice system. if this doesn't get resolved this week, the strike next week will be four days out of five, and if it does not get resulting, they will be on