our medical editor, fergus walsh, has some tips.the heat chamber at st mary's university, twickenham. that is warm. it's been used by sporting greats like andy murray and max verstappen. but even an amateur like me can show how heat affects our physiology. as my core body temperature starts to creep up, blood vessels near the surface of the skin open up, pushing heat to the surface, trying always to keep that core body temperature on an even keel. that can mean a drop in blood pressure as the heart works harder. now, another key way in which my body regulates its core temperature is through sweat. that's why dehydration can quickly become a problem. working out in this heat is not recommended, but staying fit all year round is. people who regularly exercise are regularly experiencing higher body temperatures internally because you produce a lot of heat when you exercise. so then that leads to better preparation for these heatwaves. the elderly and those with heart and lung conditions are most at risk from extreme heat, but even the

fergus walsh | you very much indeed.test on the covid figures. the time is 1:16pm. our top story this lunchtime. japan's former prime minister shinzo abe has died after being shot at a political campaign event. the soaring cost of petrol and diesel, the competition watchdog launches an investigation into the way prices at the pump set. coming up, wimbledon semifinal day as britain's cameron norrie takes on defending champion novak djokovic for a place in his first ever grand slam final. in ukraine, russian forces are continuing their push in the east of the country a day after president putin told parliamentary leaders in moscow that his offensive was yet to begin in earnest. russia switched its focus to ukaine's eastern donbas in march, after a failed bid to capture the capital kyiv. it's since taken control of luhansk region, and is now focusing efforts on the neighbouring donetsk region. russian air strikes and bombardments have killed at least eight people there in recent days. the city of slovyansk has found itself

fergus walsh, bbc news.ok place in thailand. the rescue story is now the subject of a new film as claudia redmond reports. four years on from the dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a cave in thailand, their story has been brought to the big screen by academy award winning director, ron howard. 13 lives had a special screening in london on monday. it was just so intense but more importantly, underneath all of it, is also a very contemporary theme that we need to remind ourselves of, and that is how powerful we can all be, internationally or on a community level, when we pull together. you know, it's stunning what was achieved. what are you thinking? just a crazy idea. collin farrell, viggo mortensen and joel edgerton play the heroic rescuers. they prepared for their roles by working with real—life divers rick stanton and john volanthen, who admitted to not knowing who farrell was before filming began. i had no idea who collin was because i'm not really a movie buff but he seems to have don

fergus walsh, bbc news. cool in a heatwave — with lots of your questions answered about things like whether you should go to work when it's so hot or how best to find a way to get some rest and sleep. it's a very useful piece of information. lots of advice there for you. that's on bbc.com/news or simply download the bbc news app. that is, of course, if you've done already. that is it from us on newsday. goodbye for me and the team. do stay with bbc news for the latest global headline. hello there. monday's heat was extraordinary, not least because it covered a really wide area. 38.2 celsius the highest temperature recorded at santon downham in suffolk, very close to the all—time uk record. jersey had its hottest day on record. wales had its hottest day on record as well, and with this met office red warning for extreme heat still in force through tuesday, some places could see temperatures get even higher than that. because we start tuesday morning in a wedge of exceptionally hot air. this is actually the ai

fergus walsh, bbc news. some good advice there.od glamour in paris. brad pitt fans might enjoy this. brad pitt was in town alongside his co—stars in his latest hollywood action movie bullet train. he stars as an assassin who finds himself fighting for his life on a train with other assassins on board on the same mission. it's his first major movie project since the pandemic. it also stars sandra bullock. that's all for now, stay with bbc world news. hello there. monday's heat was extraordinary, not least because it covered a really wide area. 38.2 celsius the highest temperature recorded at santon downham in suffolk, very close to the all—time uk record. jersey had its hottest day on record. wales had its hottest day on record as well, and with this met office red warning for extreme heat still in force through tuesday, some places could see temperatures get even higher than that. because we start tuesday morning in a wedge of exceptionally hot air. this is actually the air overhead. the hottest it will have been throughout the who

fergus walsh, bbc news.c rescue took place in thailand. the wild boar soccer team were exploring the tham luang cave complex when they became trapped when monsoon rains flooded the tunnels. the rescue story is now the subject of a new film as claudia redmond reports. for two years on from the dramatic rescue of the boys and their soccer coach from a cave in thailand, the story has been brought to the big screen by an academy award winning director, ron howard. 13 lies had a special screening in london on monday. it was just so intense but more importantly underneath all of it is also a very contemporary theme that we need to remind ourselves, which is how powerful we can all be, internationally or on a community level, when we pull together. you know, it is stunning, what was achieved. what are you thinking? just _ what are you thinking? just a _ what are you thinking? just a crazy— what are you thinking? just a crazy idea. - what are you thinking? just a crazy idea. colinl just a crazy idea. colin farrell,

fergus walsh, bbc news. high—temperature is to come. you are watching bbc news. hello there. monday's heat was extraordinary, not least because it covered a really wide area. 38.2 celsius the highest temperature recorded at santon downham in suffolk, very close to the all—time uk record. jersey had its hottest day on record. wales had its hottest day on record as well, and with this met office red warning for extreme heat still in force through tuesday, some places could see temperatures get even higher than that. because we start tuesday morning in a wedge of exceptionally hot air. this is actually the air overhead. the hottest it will have been throughout the whole of this heatwave period. so as the sun gets to work on that, after starting temperatures like these, well, those values will really start to rise very quickly as we go through the morning where we hold onto sunshine. most of us will have a sunny start. the further east you are, you can expect to keep sunshine through into the afternoon, potentia

our medical editor, fergus walsh, has some tips.hamber at st mary's university, twickenham. that is warm. it's been used by sporting greats like andy murray and max verstappen. but even an amateur like me can show how heat affects our physiology. as my core body temperature starts to creep up, blood vessels near the surface of the skin open up, pushing heat to the surface, trying always to keep that core body temperature on an even keel. that can mean a drop in blood pressure as the heart works harder. now, another key way in which my body regulates its core temperature is through sweat. that's why dehydration can quickly become a problem. working out in this heat is not recommended, but staying fit all year round is. people who regularly exercise are regularly experiencing higher body temperatures internally because you produce a lot of heat when you exercise. so then that leads to better preparation for these heatwaves. the elderly and those with heart and lung conditions are most at risk from extreme heat, but even the young and

our medical editor fergus walsh is here.en by the highly contagious omicron sub—variants baa and ba.5. the ons survey shows increases across the uk. in england, one in 25 were infected last week. in wales, one in 20. northern ireland, one in 19. and highest of all, one in 17 in scotland, though the rate of growth is slowing there. in all, it's estimated 2.7 million people had covid — up 18% on the previous week — but that's still well below the levels at the end of march. what really matters is how many people are getting seriously ill. the most up to date figures are for hospitals in england, where there are nearly 11,500 patients with covid. but it was much higher in early april and in the huge peak in january last year. around two—thirds of those now in hospital with covid are primarily being treated for another condition. vaccines are no longer very good at stopping you getting covid, but they give strong protection against severe illness. around one in six over—75s have still not received their latest boosterjab and the

fergus walsh is with me. these are some incredibly high temperatures. what is the advice on coping? our core temperature of around 37 degrees celsius. that can put extra strain on the heart and lungs, which increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. the elderly and those with underlying cardiovascular and respiratory problems are most at risk. but anyone can suffer heat exhaustion. the signs include dizziness, nausea, excessive sweating, pale clammy skin, muscle cramps. so how do you treat someone? move them to a cool place — get them out of the heat. lie them down and raise their feet slightly — that will help blood flow to the vital organs. get them to drink plenty of water. if they haven't recovered after 30 minutes that can be a sign of heat stroke — which can be very serious. the symptoms include confusion, a temperature of a0 degrees or above, shortness of breath, seizuresand if they stop sweating altogether. the advice for the coming days is common sense. a british man who was captured by russian—backed separatists in ukraine has died in detention. a5—year—old paul urey f

million people had the virus last week — a rise of 18% on the previous week. 0ur medical editor fergus walshsurvey shows increases across the uk and in england, one and 25 were infected last week and in wales, one and 20, when in 19 in northern ireland and highest of all, one in 17 in scotland. at the rate of growth is slowing there. 2.7 million people had covid—19 and up 18% in the previous week. but that is well below the levels at the end of march. it really matters is how many people are getting seriously ill and the most up—to—date figures are for hospitals in england where there's 11 and a half thousand patients with covid—19 but it was much higher in early april and in the huge peak injanuary last year. around two thirds of those now in hospital with covid—19 are primarily being treated for another condition. vaccines are no longer very good at stopping you getting covid—19, but to give strong protection against severe illness. around one 6/75 have still not received their latest boosterjab still not received their latest booster jab and still not received their latest boosterjab and

our medical editor fergus walsh told me that the numbers have been increasing since the beginning ofjuneple are being infected and then reinfected. and the way we know that is because of this ons survey. it's the most reliable indicator of covid levels, so let's look at the figures. so, it's one in 25 people in the uk is estimated last week week to have had covid. and that is up 18% on the previous week. so, to put that in context, the week before, it was one in 30, now one in 25. it's estimated about 2.7 million people in the uk had covid, but to put that in context, at the end of march, it was something like almost 5 million. the rate of growth does seem to be slowing. you don't know when you've reached the peak until you look back. in terms of hospital numbers, something like 11,800 covid patients in england, but two thirds of those are primarily being treated for something else, and there are still around 50 covid—related deaths every day. petrol and diesel pricing will be further investigated by the uk's competition watchdog after it found cause for concern in some parts of the indu

fergus walsh, bbc news._ cooltoday? i've been doing my very best but it's not been _ cooltoday? i've been doing my very best but it's not been easy. - cooltoday? i've been doing my very best but it's not been easy. we didl best but it's not been easy. we did have to take the dog out, and that happened very early in this morning. but even then, i came back at around 8pm and i was sweating. i was but even then, i came back at around 8pm and i was sweating.— 8pm and i was sweating. i was struck this evening — 8pm and i was sweating. i was struck this evening in _ 8pm and i was sweating. i was struck this evening in central _ 8pm and i was sweating. i was struck this evening in central love _ 8pm and i was sweating. i was struck this evening in central love note i this evening in central love note and, and i'd come back from ireland where it's much cooler — it felt quite dry, the air, it didn't feel quite dry, the air, it didn't feel quite as clammy as it sometimes does in more conventional heat. is there an exp