a lot of out scampton a lincolnshire. a lot of our readers are very upset.e of the dambusters. our readers are very upset. this is a famous base of the dambustersm moves me, if we knew what was going to happen to the site... it is going to happen to the site... it is going to be housing, isn't it? around our way they are all executive homes getting built. if it is social housing and we are building social housing and we are building social housing that benefits people locally, then i would be possibly in favour of it. a former air chief marshall has said that it is a good airbase that could still be used particularly well to defend us. u nfortu nately we have ru n particularly well to defend us. unfortunately we have run out of time. we will have another go shortly. that is it from the papers for this hour. thank you to my guests. we will be back with me at 11:30 for a longerlook at the front pages. good evening. for many but not quite for all it has been another hot, humid day. parts of east anglia again at above 30 degrees with some sunshine. very differen

ministry of defence announced officially today that the raf scampton in lincolnshire was going to be to find somewhere else for the display team —— red arrows. a great advert for the country. and it was the dambusters. and it was where the 617 dambuster squadron was based. 102 years old. a lot of readers got in touch to say how upset they were. quite traditional readers, we have. they think it is chipping away at the heritage of the country. and it is a very good raf base, apparently! what is it mean, a good raf? we spoke with sir michael graden, chief of staff between 92— 97, said it was a functional place, said it has a very long airfield, which is perfect, at the moment, ithink, one pear control centre, which looks at any hostile aircraft and it is the base from which we go and meet any hostile aircraft, so dysfunctional. and it is knocking away at our defences at an uncertain time in the world. maybe we could have some 21st—ce ntu ry world. maybe we could have some 21st—century defences put in instead. maybe a lovely modern place for the red a to be, so it looks like sometimes pr

their final rehearsal was on tuesday in the skies over lincolnshire in eastern england.ing this for months. today, raf cranwell in lincolnshire stood in for buckingham palace as some of the aircraft taking part in the fly—past next tuesday carried out their final preparations. all right, g—pads on... the biggest formation will be the typhoons. 22 fastjet pilots will be taking to the skies and they took me along as they practised. well, this has never been done before. we've never put this many typhoons into the same piece of sky, especially not for a fly—past over london. we're really excited about it. we've practised this for a long time, prepared, the plans are all in place. the typhoons will be one element of this huge fly—past but their job will be one of the trickiest to accomplish. precision and timing will be everything. to keep their formation a surprise, we headed out over the north sea. as these jets roar over buckingham palace, the royal family will be watching from the balcony. the mall will be packed with thousands of people there to see dozens of aircraft s

and today was their final rehearsal in the skies over lincolnshire, as sophie raworth reports.nwell in lincolnshire stood in for buckingham palace as some of the aircraft taking part in the fly—past next tuesday carried out their final preparations. all right, g—pads on. the biggest formation will be the typhoons. 22 fastjet pilots will be taking to the skies and they took me along as they practised. well, this has never been done before. we've never put this many typhoons into the same piece of sky, especially not for a fly— past over london. we're really excited about it. we've practised this for a long time, prepared, the plans are all in place. the typhoons will be one element of this huge fly—past, but theirjob will be one of the trickiest to accomplish. precision and timing will be everything. to keep their formation a surprise, we headed out over the north sea. this is where we have to be on track. approaching buckingham palace. 30 seconds away. seven miles to go. as these jets roar over buckingham palace, the royal family will be watching from the balcony. the mall will

and today was their final rehearsal in the skies over lincolnshire, as i've been finding out.olnshire stood in for buckingham palace, as some of the aircraft taking part in the fly—past next tuesday carried out their final preparations. right, that's on. g—pants on. the biggest formation will be the typhoons. 22 fastjet pilots will be taking to the skies, and they took me along as they practised. this has never been done before. we've never put this many typhoons into the same piece of sky, especially not for a fly—past over london. we're really excited about it. we've practised for this for a long time. we've prepared, the plans are all in place. the typhoons will be just one element of this huge fly—past. but theirjob will be one of the trickiest to accomplish. precision and timing will be everything. to keep their formation a surprise, we headed out over the north sea. as these jets roar over buckingham palace, the royalfamily will be watching from the balcony. the mall will be packed with thousands of people, there to see dozens of aircraft spanning much of the raf‘s histo

at the same time we break in cloud the lincolnshire into eastern england and eastern scotland and sometart to dry with some sunshine and as i say su btle dry with some sunshine and as i say subtle differences as we go into the afternoon. the cloud will thicken and their risk of some showers in the scotland but few and far between. widespread showers across the channel isles, in the south—west england, south wales, and maybe one or twojust pushing england, south wales, and maybe one or two just pushing through the channel. so there is a risk may be ofa channel. so there is a risk may be of a future with into london, temperatures down a degree or so with more cloud developing the ring the day. 21— 24. as for fw 19 at wimbledon, i suspect we may start off with sunny skies but a little more cloud is to go through the day. the river charts just a small chance ofa the river charts just a small chance of a shower, this is perhaps overdoing it a little bit but i do not suspect it is going to spoil play that much at all. as we move out of wednesday into thursday, a weather front is pushing out

this was the scene of the setting sun there in lincolnshire.e weather picture for the early risers today, we do have a weather front across western scotland that will threaten to bring some rain into northern ireland as well. otherwise, it's a dry start to the day, and a fresher feel to the weather, as well. now, this rain early wednesday morning is actually going to get a little bit heavier, particularly across south—west scotland. it might well just about scrape into antrim and down in northern ireland as well. but, although it turns heavier for a time during wednesday morning, it will then begin to ease off as the moisture gets spread out along the front, and probably bring in a risk of a few showers across wales and south—west england as we head on into the afternoon. apart from that, really, it's a dry looking day, with the early day cloud tending to break up, with some spells of sunshine. again, it's not going to feel cold in the sunshine but it will continue to feel pleasantly fresh, really. temperatures reaching a high of around 25 degr

this was the scene of the setting sun there in lincolnshire.y risers today, we do have a weather front across western scotland that will threaten to bring some rain into northern ireland as well. otherwise, it's a dry start to the day, and a fresher feel to the weather, as well. now, this rain early wednesday morning is actually going to get a little bit heavier, particularly across south—west scotland. it might well just about scrape into antrim and down in northern ireland as well. but, although it turns heavier for a time during wednesday morning, it will then begin to ease off as the moisture gets spread out along the front, and probably bring in a risk of a few showers across wales and south—west england as we head on into the afternoon. apart from that, really, it's a dry looking day, with the early day cloud tending to break up, with some spells of sunshine. again, it's not going to feel cold in the sunshine but it will continue to feel pleasantly fresh, really. temperatures reaching a high of around 25 degress celsius or so in the warme

be prepared for a risk of flash flooding, strong winds, hail particularly across east anglia in lincolnshirete picture we have got rain bearing cloud to the west, but it is this zone here, you see the cloud coding and some of these storms breaking out. becoming a little more wide spread in parts of the uk as we go on through tonight i'm a and by the end of the night heavy and thundery rain will be sitting through northeastern parts of scotland. behind that, we see in other area of outbreak of rain moving in from the west. there is a greater chance among maybe for us to see some right where it has been quite dry for some time. temperatures, up thomas while a little bit lower towards western areas, still a monday night for the east. one more monday night before it cools down. into tomorrow, we have got heavier rain still in parts of northeast scotland and some rumbles of thunder. moving towards the northern isles during the day. elsewhere, showers moved in and particularly worse parts of northern ireland, wales, northwest england, they could be heavy maybe with a rumble of thunder and a few sh

this will not be a popular decision in lincolnshire.s raid is where the dambusters 617 squadron prepared for theirfamous raid in world war ii. in modern times, it is home to now control centre, an important part of keeping our airspace is secure, and it is home to be red arrows, the aerobatic display team that act as ambassadors to britain and all over the world. the situation in the ministry of defence is that the budget is under a lot of pressure, and it has said that it wants to cut back its estate, to cut a third of its estate, to cut a third of its estate, diousse £3 billion by 2040. today, it was confirmed that part of those measures, raf scampton will sold off by 2022. it is also about making bfo is a better operation, but it has obviously decided that all of the airbases, the number that we have a ligature at the moment, cannot be sustained. it will need a lot of investment, which could be better spent elsewhere. the question hanging over this is what happens red arrows next? there is some anxiety that they may have to leave lin

and today was their final rehearsal in the skies over lincolnshire, as sophie raworth reports.am palace as some of the aircraft taking part in the fly—past next tuesday carried out their final preparations. all right, g—pads on. the biggest formation will be the typhoons. 22 fastjet pilots will be taking to the skies and they took me along as they practised. well, this has never been done before. we've never put this many typhoons into the same piece of sky, especially not for a fly—past over london. we're really excited about it. we've practised this for a long time, prepared, the plans are all in place. the typhoons will be one element of this huge fly—past, but theirjob will be one of the trickiest to accomplish. precision and timing will be everything. to keep their formation a surprise, we headed out over the north sea. this is where we have to be on track. approaching buckingham palace. 30 seconds away. seven miles to go. as these jets roar over buckingham palace, the royal family will be watching from the balcony. the mall will be packed with thousands of people there to

the home of the red arrows, raf scampton in lincolnshire, is to close as part of defence cuts. the thai schoolboys rescued from a flooded cave are ordained as novice buddhist monks in a ceremony to thank their rescuers. it's five o'clock, good afternoon. our top story is in greece where more than 70 people have died in the wildfires, ravaging coastal areas near athens. more than 150 people have been injured including several children. many of those who died were trapped by flames in their homes and cars, others ran into the sea to escape the heat. in one resort, 26 victims were discovered huddled together near the top of a cliff. greece has declared three days of mourning, with the worst affected area being the attica region. greece has asked other european countries for helicopters and additional firefighters. richard lister has the latest. an avalanche of flames driven by high winds swept through these houses at terrifying speed. nothing was left behind. for many of the victims, there was simply no escape. a local mayor said he saw at least 100 homes and 200 vehicles on fire.

in lincolnshire, the game dates back to the late 19th century and sarah corker has been finding out what'sts appeal, shake off a stuffy elitist image. at the home of england golf, they are leading the charge to attract more women. it isjust having golf clubs coming to the future. and not being so stuck in their old ways. i used to play a long time ago but then full—time work and kids and everything got in the way. i sort of miss that a lot. you see more ladies out on the golf course, you see more ladies out on the golf course , even you see more ladies out on the golf course, evenjust you see more ladies out on the golf course, even just walking you see more ladies out on the golf course, evenjust walking past. you think golf has a bit of an image problem? i think it has had, times have changed and they need to move on. some have got stuck and some are getting there. a third of the lessons at this club are now taken by women. it is the ideal time to have a go. we are spending a fortune. the exercise, displaying nine holes, you can walk four miles. this club is one of linkage's goldust, fou

and today was their final rehearsal in the skies over lincolnshire, as sophie raworth reports.r months. today raf cranwell in lincolnshire stood in for buckingham palace as some of the aircraft taking part in the fly—past next tuesday carried out their final preparations. the biggest formation will be the typhoons. 22 fastjet pilots will be taking to the skies and they took me along as they practised. well, this has never been done before. we've never put this many typhoons into the same piece of sky, especially not for a fly—past over london. we're really excited about it. we've practised this for a long time, prepared, the plans are all in place. the typhoons will be one element of this huge fly—past, but theirjob will be one of the trickiest to accomplish. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? england and colombia are playing for the last spot in the quarterfinals. the second half is underway, the score is 0—0. the head of poland's supreme court has vowed to defy a new law forcing her and dozens of senior judges to retire early. a spokesman fo

the ministry of defence is to sell raf scampton in lincolnshire ?llions of pounds. the mod is also closing raf linton in north yorkshire where 300 people work. the former archbishop of canterbury, george carey, is to be cross—examined for the first time about his role in the alleged cover up of sexual abuse by the disgraced church of england bishop, peter ball. lord carey will give evidence to the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse, which is examining how the former bishop of gloucester managed to evade justice for more than 20 years. a million public sector workers are expected to get a pay rise in the biggest round of wage hikes for nearly a decade. teachers, doctors, police and prison officers could receive as much as a 3.5% increase. the salary boost will be annouced later and will be paid for by individual departments, rather than the treasury. figures from the department of transport reveal that almost a quarter of all rail passengers arriving in london during morning rush hour had to stand, despite overall passenger numbers falling i

warning, be prepared for the storms, particularly through parts of south east anglia through to lincolnshireering downpours as we go through tonight and into tomorrow morning, particularly tomorrow morning in northeast scotland. another muggy night upon us to across england, temperatures coming down but still outbreaks of rain. into tomorrow, heavy and thundering rain to parts of eastern scotland moving towards the northern isles. you may see a few sunny spells, sharp move in, expect some heavy showers and parts of wales in northwest england and ireland. it is cooler and faster than has been in some time, and it is also quite breezy. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. delays on the rails as the extreme weather leads to thousands of eurotunnel cancellations and disruption to rail users in the north east but the heatwave could be coming to an end as hail hits york and an amber weather warning is in place for the east midland and the east of england. letters exchanged between prince charles and a bishop later convicted of being a paedophile have been read out at the independent inquiry into

good deal of dry, settled, sunny and hot weather, just an outside risk of an isolated shower into lincolnshire into northern ireland and western scotland with showery outbreaks of rain. it should stay dry for much of eastern scotland, but fresher behind, the yellow tones here. keeping the warm russets down in the south. mid to high 20s here. behind that weather front, 16—23 degrees the high in scotland and northern ireland. if you're lucky enough have centre court tickets at wimbledon this afternoon, the weather will not disappoint. you will need your sun hat and sunscreen. if we get 30 degrees for the men's final tomorrow, it will be the warmest men's finalfor 20 years. before that we have quite a sultry night to get through, particularly across england and wales, temperatures not falling far, mid—teens widely. an uncomfortable night for getting a good night's sleep. further north and west, our weather front continues to bring outbreaks of light, showery rain into northern ireland, western scotland, gradually drifting east, but never making too much of an impression across eastern scotland an

this was the scene of the setting sun there in lincolnshire., it‘s a dry start to the day, and a fresher feel to the weather, as well. now, this rain early wednesday morning is actually going to get a little bit heavier, particularly across south—west scotland. it might well just about scrape into antrim and down in northern ireland as well. but, although it turns heavier for a time during wednesday morning, it will then begin to ease off as the moisture gets spread out along the front, and probably bring in a risk of a few showers across wales and south—west england as we head on into the afternoon. apart from that, really, it‘s a dry looking day, with the early day cloud tending to break up, with some spells of sunshine. again, it‘s not going to feel cold in the sunshine but it will continue to feel pleasantly fresh, really. temperatures reaching a high of around 25 degress celsius or so in the warmest spots. but underneath that thicker cloud in scotland and northern ireland, generally high teens to low 20s here, but it will get warmer over t

a beautiful end to the day, this was the scene of the setting sun in lincolnshire.cross western scotland, that will threaten to bring some rain into northern ireland as well. 0therwise, into northern ireland as well. otherwise, it's a dry start to the date and a fresher feel to the weather as well. now, this rain early wednesday morning is actually going to get a little bit heavier, particularly across south—west scotland. it might welljust particularly across south—west scotland. it might well just about scrape into antrim and down in northern ireland as well but a turns heavier for northern ireland as well but a turns heavierfor a time on northern ireland as well but a turns heavier for a time on wednesday morning it will then begin to ease off as the moisture gets spread around the front bringing the risk ofa around the front bringing the risk of a few showers in wales and south—west england as we head into the afternoon. apart from that, a dry looking day with the early day cloud tending to break up with spells of some tried. again, not feeling cold in the sunsh

the home of the red arrows, raf scampton in lincolnshire, is to be sold. 600 people currently work atwas also where 617 squadron prepared for the dambusters mission in world war two. the ministry of defence in order to cut costs, is also closing raf linton—on—ouse in north yorkshire, 300 people will be affected there. the man who donated millions of pounds to the pro—brexit campaign is under scrutiny for paying thousands of pounds to a leading politician in the small african kingdom of lesotho. arron banks has mining interests there and in neighbouring south africa. in a bbc interview, mr banks admitted paying money into the personal account of a lesothan government minister, but denied the payment amounted to a bribe. manveen rana reports. lesotho may be one of the poorest countries in the world, but the lure of diamonds has drawn many to the kingdom in the sky, including the businessman and brexit donor arron banks. but when we found his diamond operation, the machines were silent. and the site was deserted. everything here will be done and labelled by the end of august. the operati

this was the scene of the setting sun there in lincolnshire.cotland that will threaten to bring some rain into northern ireland as well. otherwise, it's a dry start to the day, and a fresher feel to the weather, as well. mind you, the rain will be welcome for gardeners but for most of us it is a dry start to the day and a fresh feel to the weather as well. although the rain intensifies for a time across south—west scotland, in particular, after that, it will tend to begin to fizzle out as the moisture gets spread out and it brings a risk of a few showers to wales and south—west england as we head into the afternoon. apart from that, though, there's going to be a lots of dry weather with clouds coming and going. sunny spells around and temperatures widely getting into the high teens for scotland and northern ireland. low 20s for some. the warmest weather for england and wales, where we should see highs of around 25, 26 degrees celsius once again. if you're planning to watch the football in some of the open—air venues, well, it should be a fine e

westminster were worried that the bronze statue would the target for vandalism stopping now councils in lincolnshireony. where there is error, let there be true. she led the country for more than 11 years, but some believe that her hometown has not properly acknowledged the achievements of her. is town is very proud of its heritage and i think it isa proud of its heritage and i think it is a fitting tribute to have statue of margaret thatcher here. lots of people come here, they know it is her birthplace and come to look and we are trying to grow the visitor economy and i think it is a very important part of doing just that. there is a statue of margaret thatcher in the houses of parliament and there is a bust too in the falkland islands. but the towns of also honoured former prime ministers with statues of. so how do people in the eye and lady's town feel about having a tan and a half or bronze statue honouring her legacy, as was a lwa ys statue honouring her legacy, as was always the case with margaret thatcher, opinion is divided. always the case with margaret thatcher, opinion is dividedm always

this was the scene of the setting sun in lincolnshire.do have a weather front across western scotland that will threaten to bring some rain into northern ireland as well. otherwise, it's a dry start to the day, and a fresher feel to the weather, as well. now, this rain early wednesday morning is actually going to get a little bit heavier, particularly across south—west scotland. it might well just about scrape into antrim and down in northern ireland as well. but, although it turns heavier for a time during wednesday morning, it will then begin to ease off as the moisture gets spread out along the front, and probably bring in a risk of a few showers across wales and south—west england as we head on into the afternoon. apart from that, really, it's a dry looking day, with the early day cloud tending to break up, with some spells of sunshine. again, it's not going to feel cold in the sunshine but continuing to feel pleasantly fresh really. temperatures reaching a high of around 25 degress celsius or so in the warmest spots. but underneath t

through the morning, cloud will gather and pushing into southern england and at the same time from lincolnshires into scotland as we go through the day. by the mid afternoon the rest risk of a fuchsia hours, chiefly to the south—west, one or two moving through the channel. they will be hit and miss and isolated but if you are heading to wimbledon, we could see some slightly changeable weather as we head through the day. it will not be too bad at all. starting off dry, even with sunshine, at likely to see some clouds gathering through the day and there is the outside chance of a shawo, this is perhaps overdoing it isjust chance of a shawo, this is perhaps overdoing it is just a little chance of a shawo, this is perhaps overdoing it isjust a little but nevertheless it is worth bearing in mind, particularly if you're going to be there and sitting on henman hill for some time. d4 degrees. generally, the bridges down a little. -- generally, the bridges down a little. —— temperatures. living out of wednesday, a weather front is here, an area of low pressure comes in to influence the story into the no

lincolnshire, north—east england. they will be the exception rather than the rule. coming up across central and southern england, around the midlands, the west of london. torrential rain. it's going to be another muggy night. in london, the temperatures may not dipped lower than 22 celsius. tomorrow, thunderstorms which will reinvigorate later on. you will see them coming up across the isle of wight, pushing in towards the south—east, and the east of england. we can see a lot of rain coming out of these in a short amount of time. frequent lightning as well and large hail. gusty winds around them. they will carry on northwards as begun through friday evening into saturday morning. by the time they arrive, by the end of the night, the fund risk will have gone but there will be heavy and prolonged rainfall. friday, east anglia could hit 36 but the rest of us, temperatures will be lower. that leads us into the weekend were it will not be as hot. temperatures closer to where they should be in july temperatures closer to where they should be injuly but not as hot as they

now, we had a fine end to the day in lincolnshire with a beautiful sunset sent here by our weather watcherswill have a weather front bringing some rain the western areas of scotland, and that will tend to get heavier at times, especially across south—western scotla nd especially across south—western scotland by the end of the night. also some of that rain threatening eastern areas of northern ireland. 0therwise eastern areas of northern ireland. otherwise it is a dry night and it feels fresh outside so it should be a recently pleasant night for getting a decent night's sleep. looking at the weather picture into tomorrow morning, we will get that rain turning heavierfor tomorrow morning, we will get that rain turning heavier for a tomorrow morning, we will get that rain turning heavierfor a time across south—west scotland, but then the rain will tend to fizzle as the moisture along the front gets spread out. that will be the focus of one or two showers across wales in south—west england, but apart from that there will be a lot of dry weather. similar weather across england and wales for the

across eastern parts of the uk, especially around east anglia and the midlands, just nudging into lincolnshire front which is rushing in off the atlantic and will waft away all the hot air. here are the storms you can see breaking out across eastern areas and one or two in the irish sea. with all of the clouds and the storms, for some of us, this is not boding well if you are hoping for a glimpse of the lunar eclipse. in some areas, i think the best chance will be across the central swathes of the uk where we will see the clearer skies but fingers crossed we will get a break in the storms. but we do need the rain. a lot of it is coming ina we do need the rain. a lot of it is coming in a very short space of time and flash floods could be a possibility. the storms could rumble away into saturday. very quickly, the 0c and air establishes itself across the uk. it turns very breezy across the uk. it turns very breezy across western and southern coasts. you will notice the fresh gusty winds tomorrow and it will be the classic british mixed bag that we have during the summer so sunshine and showers a

this was the scene of the setting sun in lincolnshire. we do have a weather front across western scotland that will threaten to bring some rain into northern ireland as well. otherwise, it's a dry start to the day, and a fresher feel to the weather, as well. now, this rain early wednesday morning is actually going to get a little bit heavier, particularly across south—west scotland. it might well just about scrape into antrim and down in northern ireland as well. but, although it turns heavier for a time during wednesday morning, it will then begin to ease off as the moisture gets spread out along the front, and probably bring in a risk of a few showers across wales and south—west england as we head on into the afternoon. apart from that, it's a dry looking day with the early day cloud tending to break up, with some spells of sunshine. again, it's not going to feel cold in the sunshine but continuing to feel pleasantly fresh really. temperatures reaching a high of around 25 degress celsius or so in the warmest spots. but underneath that t

they are planned for wandsworth, london, chatteris, cambridgeshire and immingham, lincolnshire, and someturing has had a good year — eef, the uk's manufacturing organisation says businesses across all sectors have been thriving — it's coming largely from exports as the global economy has been growing and the rise in commodity prices — the price of metals and raw materials — has been on the up and that's helped some of the country's traditional manufacturing heartlands, the north east, the south east and west midlands. the future though has a number of unknowns — some could be helpful, others less so. there's the government's industrial strategy — that could be a bonus, there's the prospect of trade wars — a negative. there's the productivity question, and just in case you'd forgotten — there's brexit. joining us now is lee hopley, chief economist at eef. first, let's look at what has been happening and why we've had such a good year. manufacturing over the last 12 months has actually performed quite strongly. you alluded to the global growth picture which has been very supportive of the

whether red arrows will go next and whether red arrows will go next and whether they will remain in lincolnshireo say that question today except to say that all the teams here will go to other sites that suits their needs. it insists the decision is about value for money and it is continuing to invest in other sites around the cou nty to invest in other sites around the county and across the country, but it seems in the current climate that they are not all sustainable in the long term. it has brought questions about the tourism aspect, there is a heritage centre here and local figures, politicians and tourism bosses really want assurances that the heritage aspects will be accessible to the public. at the moment it remains uncertain as to whether red arrows will be based from in 2022. thank you, katy austin at a very noisy raf scampton. time for a look at the weather... here's nick miller. no heatwave in scotland, really pleasa nt no heatwave in scotland, really pleasant in the sunshine. temperatures are still above average, still warm. similar into northern ireland. the baking heat continues ac

the risk of an isolated shower in lincolnshire in the afternoon.ks of rain. dry for eastern scotland, the yellow tones here keep the rest sets down into the south. mid—to—high 20s here behind that weather front. highs in mid—to—high 20s here behind that weatherfront. highs in scotland mid—to—high 20s here behind that weather front. highs in scotland and northern ireland. if you are lucky enough to have centre court to get this afternoon, the weather will not disappoint. you will need your son hat and sun cream. if we get 30 degrees for the men's final tomorrow to be the warmest final for 20 yea rs. to be the warmest final for 20 years. a sultry nights to get to first, obviously temperatures not falling very far. mid—teens quite widely. an uncomfortable night. further north and west outbreaks of light, she would remain into northern ireland, anne western scotland. never really making much ofan scotland. never really making much of an impression across eastern scotla nd of an impression across eastern scotland and into the borders on sunday. further

that will drag in a bit more cloud for a while towards lincolnshire, east anglia, and the south—east. a fair bit of sunshine around, but those temperatures, at best, about the mid—20s more towards the south—west of the uk. on wednesday we may start to see a bit more cloud coming across scotland, around the top of that area of high pressure. still dry for england and wales. still quite a bit of sunshine. those temperatures will be nowhere near what we see this weekend. more co mforta ble what we see this weekend. more comfortable by day and also more co mforta ble comfortable by day and also more comfortable by day and also more comfortable by night. looking further ahead, high pressure still around, but it is just getting squeezed away towards the south. the pressure looks like it will be falling further north and there is a big area of pressure not far from greenland which looks like it will stay there and its drawers in more ofan stay there and its drawers in more of an atlantic. that is across the northern half of the uk and that means it is cooler further south is still quite warm

the ministry of defence is to sell raf scampton in lincolnshire ?rld war. the lincolnshire airbase has long been at the heart of raf operations and is home of the famous red arrows, employing around 600 people. but it's now being sold as the mod tries to save billions of pounds. the mod is also closing raf linton on ouse in north yorkshire where 300 people work. do you think of motorway service stations as refreshing pit—stops? orjust, well, the pits? a new survey of england's best and worst service stations found that only sixty—six per cent of people surveyed thought that the food and drink available was good value. top of the list is norton canes on the m6 toll road, with a hundred per cent satisfaction rating. bottom is thurrock on the m25, with just sixty—eight per cent satisfied. now it's time for a look at the weather. for some, the heats does continue. for some, the heats does continue. for others it is a cooler, fresher day, particularly across scotland, northern ireland, parts of northern england and down into wales. that is because we hav

part of buckinghamshire, bedfordshire, northamptonshire, and further north and eastwards towards lincolnshiredry on saturday, still a lot of cloud around for scotland and northern ireland, showers across north—western areas from time to time, across england and wales showers bubbling up, some quite heavy. temperatures of 27 degrees, warm spells of sunshine, probably more of that to go around generally. for the second half of the weekend, a lot of dry weather, but this time thicker cloud working into west scotla nd thicker cloud working into west scotland and the far north—west of northern ireland, and here the prospect of seeing more rain, but otherwise, with more sunshine, temperatures rising, looking at 29 towards south—east england, and that warming trend will continue into the early pa rt warming trend will continue into the early part of next week as well. temperatures — 32 in london on monday, but the warmest areas could see temperatures hit 33 or so early in the week. notjust temperatures rising, it will also feel a little bit more humid. but in the short term, this is welcome rain for

the east midlands and into lincolnshire. but there is a danger it could run off? yes, the ground is so hard, you don't want a lot of rainfall in a short space of time because it runs off and floods, we want something more persistent and lighter. but you can't have it all! 0h, can't have it all! oh, dear, you are having a bad day! so what is in store? let's move from the warning and let's see what is happening. this weather system is what is responsible for bringing that big, big massive change to the weather over the next 24 hours. look what is happening ahead of the weather front. the winds coming out of the continent. and in the netherlands, they could see record—breaking temperatures. currently reaching 34 degrees in east anglia. they could nudge up a bit more, depending on how quickly storms form. norwich could be 33, just over 31 in london. towards the west, we are seeing changes so the weather front marching in off the atlantic and ahead of it, storms of our own are developing. lots of things at play. it isa developing

organisers of the show in lincolnshire described the conditions as challenging although they managedlosure of a music festival. many travellers couldn't get away from the stormy weather. there were long delays and many cancelled flights and huge delays for eurotunnel passengers. and the topsy—turvy weather is set to continue with rain, then high temperatures and sunshine later in the week. i mentioned the conditions at ride london were hairy, but having seen that, we got away with it. the rain was at least warm. it was difficult but some of those pictures are quite amazing. i told you we are going camping. —— we were going camping. the weather broke while we were having a barbecue. i think our youngest is traumatised. the thought of moving to the countryside sounds idyllic — peace and quiet, long walks and a better quality of life. yet, for many, the reality can be quite different. people in rural areas feel they are more isolated than a decade ago, that's according to research from the prince's countryside fund. ricky boleto has been to cumbria to meet one community pulling together

we have seen some vicious than the storms across parts of the midlands, lincolnshire as well.ut the heat was felt across the midlands and into yorkshire. this is the cool air that is in place across the cool air that is in place across the atlantic and it is heading in our direction. it is slow to progress but we are starting to see the weather fronts pushing progress but we are starting to see the weatherfronts pushing into progress but we are starting to see the weather fronts pushing into the uk by the time we get to friday. i had of that, we will see shah was breaking out, possibly some thunderstorms and downpours in one or two places. sunshine around too. 29 or30, into or two places. sunshine around too. 29 or 30, into the low 30s in east anglia. it could hit the low 30s tomorrow. by the time we are in the two saturday, the atlantic winds win. they will be sunshine and showers. quite breezy around the coasts. temperatures in london will get up to around 25 degrees. in the midlands below will be in the mid—20s and a lot fresher at the further north you go. here is the pict

elsewhere some mist will lift, some sunshine coming through, the risk of a shallower perhaps into lincolnshireral and south—eastern areas with the cloud and the rain, a little bit more fresh, 16— 22 to the far north of scotla nd fresh, 16— 22 to the far north of scotland but into the south, it will be another hot wonder if you are heading for the ladies final stay at wimbledon, it looks as though we will see 28 degrees, but a chance of a show at all. the men's final, 30 degrees and that could be the men's finalfor degrees and that could be the men's final for 20 degrees and that could be the men's finalfor 20 years if degrees and that could be the men's final for 20 years if we getjust over 30 degrees so as we go into sunday, little in the way of change really but if anything this weather front will push its way steadily eastwards but it will be slow progress, a warm and sultry night if you are trying to get a good night sleep, a sticky and humid start across central and southern areas. that is where the best of the sunshine is likely to be on sunday at further north and west we continue to se

as we going into the afternoon, in lincolnshire and east anglia, maybe the chance of some showers, but to push east through the night. outbreaks of showery rain on and off the aberdeenshire. cloud here is a to northern ireland but elsewhere it is a warm night. temperature is not falling much lower than 15 degrees in many sports. quite a sultry feel to sunday morning and it is only one place for the temperatures to go when the sunshine comes out early on. it will be another warm to hot day for many. more rain in the north—west but the weather front will make slow progress, moving its way east. maximum —— a very warm day for sunday. you can see the maximum temperatures. thank you. enjoy the rest of the weekend. they are nice temperatures. they are lovely. the search and rescue of 12 boys and their football coach from a flooded cave in thailand gripped the world. for once we had a happy ending. i know. what the story. —— what a story. trapped underground for 17 days, their remarkable survival was largely due to a team of expert british divers. one of them, john volanthen, has been speakin

a few patches of missed lifting away and the outside chance later in the day through lincolnshire andlly, warm, settled and sunny, if not hot. with the breeze coming off the land in the east coast, going to the beach, you will not be disappointed, 25 to 28. cloudy with showery rain inland, 16 to 23. sun hat and sunscreen at the ready if you're lucky enough to have centre court tickets for the ladies final today with 28, hotter tomorrow and if we get 30, that will be the hottest men's finalfor 20 years. get 30, that will be the hottest men's final for 20 years. quite unusual at the moment. nighttime temperatures, warm and sultry, sticky for getting a good night's sleep across much of england and wales. this frontal system continues to go inland, so outbreaks of patchy rain through scotland and northern ireland through the night and into tomorrow. welcome news for northern ireland, there is a hosepipe ban at the moment, and that rain will continue to push into western scotland but not really making much impression over to the east of scotland and down to the borders until late on sunday

heat and humidity, lots of thunderstorms around and with those came wind, heavy rain, parts of lincolnshiree weekend, you will notice the drop in temperature and further showers, if not longer spells of rain. here is the bigger picture, low pressure in charge, fronts pushing eastwards and as they clear away that is when you see the fresh air geek in the. further slump thunderstorms this morning, particularly for south—east england and scotland too. for northern ireland, pushing its way to scotland. for england and wales it isa scotland. for england and wales it is a sunny spells and showers. thought it might be a good idea to look at the strength of the wind. these are the mean speeds, but when gust could get up to 40 kilometres per hour —— 40 miles. notice how the colours have changed, from orange and red to orange and yellow. you will notice that drop in temperature, ten or 12 degrees. 17— 20 to the top temperature is. there will be a few showers overnight, tending to fade but some rain continuing for north—west scotland and another spell moves into wales and another spell moves into wale

parts of lincolnshire saw 68 millimetres of rain in 2a hours a tool for clock.picture, much pressure and longer spells of rain thatis pressure and longer spells of rain that is up we have got today. this front pushing its way eastwards, still got some thunderstorms around this morning particularly for scotland, a few around southern part of england and for england and wales it is sunny spells and blustery showers. a wet day for northern ireland, rain pushing up into scotland, behind that rain replaced by showers, the further east you are, fewer showers around and the strength of the wind is a feature, really quite windy with wind gust to make up to a0 miles per hour. also feeling very much fresher. temperatures down by some 10 degrees in places. 17— 22 celsius for many, but a cool 16 for northern ireland, the sunshine still getting up to 2a 01’ the sunshine still getting up to 2a or 25. some showers overnight, they will feign but heavy and persistent rain continuing for north—east scotland. this would come into the south—east, more rain by the end of the night.

in the last hour in the south coast of lincolnshire there was 12 south coast of lincolnshire there was12ached 35.1 in surrey. many pa rt5 had 5tat. it reached 35.1 in surrey. many part5 had temperatures up into the 205 or indeed the low 305. today it is likely to be east anglia that has such high values as in 33— 34, maybe 35. for the rest of us it won't be as hot. today we have thunderstorms on the forecast. we have thunderstorms acro55 part5 thunderstorms on the forecast. we have thunderstorms acro55 parts of south—east england. also north—east scotla nd south—east england. also north—east scotland and western scotland. in between a lot of dry weather. thunderstorms will ease off through the morning but they will rejuvenate and at the same time we have weather fro nts and at the same time we have weather front5 coming from the west introducing showery rain. there will bea introducing showery rain. there will be a lot of dry weather around. thunderstorms are fairly hit and mi55. temperatures a bit lower than they were yesterday. the met office has a weather warning for central and easte

they will be slower to clear in lincolnshire and the rain in the north—west could turn more patchy in be some afternoon showers but for the england players we are looking at temperatures about 20 celsius. 7pm ourtime, 9pm temperatures about 20 celsius. 7pm our time, 9pm bedtime, temperatures about 20 celsius. 7pm ourtime, 9pm bedtime, and dry for the rest of the evening as well. if you're watching it at home and sitting outside, a lot of dry weather around. the fear bit of early evening sunshine, variable amounts of cloud, and that holds true into the overnight period as well. showers into the north and west as we go through the night, lows roughly ten to 16 celsius. we start tomorrow with quite a bit of cloud around. through the day, like today, a lot of that cloud will then break. sunny spells will develop but we are more likely to see develop tomorrow through the afternoon, and some of those will drift a little bit further east. there isjust some of those will drift a little bit further east. there is just the risk of a shower at wimbledon, that is all. temperatures up on what we a

humidity towards the south—east, one or two showers popping off in east anglia perhaps in the lincolnshirehe rain moving away and it should be brightening up across much of scotland, fresher air arriving in eastern areas as cloud brea ks arriving in eastern areas as cloud breaks up. some showers for northern ireland and textures around about 20, 20 ireland and textures around about 20,201 ireland and textures around about 20, 201 degrees. the showers should fade away. this band of cloud, you're not guaranteed to get the rain, especially in the south—east, it might still be dry. the rain pushes into the north sea, clearer skies, fresher air wafting our way, but the heat reduced last of all in the south—east of england. it should feel more fresh by the morning, will not feel as hot humid, many places starting on sunday, the cloud spreads out, there can deliver scattering of showers, then across the northern part of the uk, the south—east looking like it's going to be dry, this is where you'll see the highest temperatures, 25 quite pleasant, not the 30 of the day and it will be fresher elsewh