the met office has issued a heat health watch alert. during a prolonged period of high temperatures. the alert urges people to protect themselves and stay out of the sun when it is at its hottest. it is really serious because older people might have underlying health problems, perhaps many tablets, and the hotter weather kept them over in not being able to cope, and we are seeing a spike in our a&e demand, so rouhani departments have been the busiest record. despite this and the rest, still whether to be enjoyed, with care... iphone sleeping difficult, find it very hot. with care... iphone sleeping difficult, find it very hotlj with care... iphone sleeping difficult, find it very hot. i am drinking more water, and using ice, which we don't usually bother.l problem for us, no, betterthan cold, wind and rain! keeping cool and calm on the speech we re keeping cool and calm on the speech were essential, especially with the forecast for hotter weather ahead. daniela relph, bbc news. the heatwave is causing problems for farmers concerned abou

at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment, first the headlines: as the hot weather continues, the met officeas issued a health alert, urging precaution in all the heat. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has warned the uk could crash out of the eu without a deal by accident unless officials in brussels change their approach. the home office says it won't oppose the use of the death penalty if two british men suspected of being islamic state militants are put on trial in america. labour mps will be balloted on whether the party's rules on anti—semitism, should correspond with internationally—recognised norms. president trump threatens to revoke the security clearances of former us intelligence and security chiefs who criticise his administration. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. it's a do over, we're back. with me are the broadcaster and journalist, aasmah mir, and the editor of politicshome, kevin schofield. pretty much all the front pages are m, pretty much all the front pages are in, let's take a look at them now. the ft leads with a

the headlines on bbc news — as the hot weather continues, the met office issues a health alert urginglty if two british men suspected of being islamic state militants are put on trial in america. attack on a three—year—old boy in worcester. three men are arrested over a suspected acid attack on a three—year—old boy in worcester. and in sport, message also has announced his retirement from the international game —— mesut ozil. he cited racism and disrespect in german football. the german fa rejects his claim. everton are closing in on watford's for a richarlison which may break their tra nsfer richarlison which may break their transfer record. he will have a medical at goodison park on monday. and italy's francesco molinari believes his victory at the open championship can inspire european golfers at the ryder cup. i will be back with more support at 5.30. —— more sport. three men have been arrested, after a three—year—old boy was seriously injured in a suspected acid attack in worcester. the men who are all in their 20s, are being held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bod

the headlines at 11pm: as the hot weather continues, the met office has issued a health alert, urging precaution in all the heat. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has warned the uk could crash out of the eu without a deal by accident unless officials in brussels change their approach. the home office says it won't oppose the use of the death penalty if two british men suspected of being islamic state militants are put on trial in america. labour mps will be balloted on whether the party's rules on anti—semitism should correspond with internationally—recognised norms. also coming up: president trump threatens to revoke security clearances belonging to critics of his administration. the white house targets former intelligence and security chiefs including ex—cia directorjohn brennan, and former fbi chief, james comey. and 60 singers scale the peaks of the lake district, commemorating the fallen heroes of the first world war. and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers the broadcaster and journalist, aasmah mir, and the editor of politicshome, kev

the met office hasissued won't be like this.ed a heat healthwatch warning, that only happens during a prolonged period of high temperatures. what we have seen this week is a run of days across central and eastern england where there is no respite from the heat and humidity, daytime temperatures have stayed above 30 degrees and by night we have seen them stay above 18—20dc and without the respite from the heat all week long this is what has prompted public health england and the met office to issue this level three alert and will start to have an impact on people's health. at this farm in leicestershire they are struggling, dried outfields, livestock without sufficient grass to eat forcing farmers to use the stored winter feed which is fast running out. the heat has become a significant problem for much of the farming industry. crops being parched to the bone, spring crops that pharmacists owed in april barely know what rain is. as you travel west towards where i am in north wales, a bit more rain but hopefully you can see from b

with no break for catherine that is why the met office and public health england haveissued met officelic health england have issued that amber alert. the advice is obvious but clear. stay out of the sun during the hottest hours and it is the young and the elderly who are the most vulnerable. it is serious because people have underlying health problems and perhaps are on tablets and the hot weather just tip them perhaps are on tablets and the hot weatherjust tip them over into not being able to cope. i find sleeping difficult. i'm drinking more water and using ice. no problem for us, i think it is better than in the cold, wind and rain. the hot weather has a wider impact on our own behaviour and product committee put up these things become more frequent and they become the norm with climate change and then the economy will suffer because things will become more standard and we will have to adapt to these conditions put up in cla cton to these conditions put up in clacton on the essex coast keeping cool and avoiding sunburn were essential especially with even hotter days forecast. these

and an amber warning from the met office? week just but follow the orange arrows, all the way up from africa towards central, eastern and south—east england, where those temperatures topping 30 celsius in places. these are the areas covered by this met office public health england heat health alert. and a bit of advice. not everybody realises this but close the windows during the day. it is hotter outside in the day than it is inside. it is 33 degrees outside at stanton down at the moment. inside your house you are lucky if it is 25, 20 6 degrees. idid are lucky if it is 25, 20 6 degrees. i did this routine every day where i go around and open the windows until the temperature is below what it is in the evening. the hinges are going to be loose by the time this process is finished. keep hydrated, it may be obvious, but make sure you have water. if you are inside all the time, maybe when you go to the toilet, have a glass of water, if you make a cup of tea, have a glass of water with that. some sort of reminder for you. of wat

the met office issues an amber heatwave for parts of england — warning people to stay out of the sunweek. britain abandons its objection to the us applying the death penalty for two members of is known as "the beatles". a showdown over anti—semitism — jewish labour mps will urge the party to accept a tougher code of conduct. also coming up: the plastic that's piling up. a government watchdog warns that british waste that's sent abroad to be recycled may end up in landfill sites instead. and, the hills are alive with the sound of music — as a choir peforms on nine peaks in the lake district to honour a unique war memorial. good morning. it's monday, 23rd ofjuly. welcome to bbc newsroom live. three men have been arrested in london after a three—year—old boy was injured in a suspected acid attack in worcester on saturday. police say the child was "deliberately" targeted in a shop. a 39—year—old man from wolverhampton who was arrested yesterday remains in custody. jon donnison reports. it was outside this stall where the attack took place. in broad daylight on a busy saturday afternoon.

the met office has issued an amber weather warning for heavy thunderstorms and parts of england. we will have the latest. also, prince charles has expressed deep does not regret that he was deceived by disgraced the ship peter ball who was later convicted of sex offences. a boy of six who has died after being shot with a pellet gun at a house in east yorkshire. contracts for probation scheme is run by private firms for offenders will end, the government says they are not value for money. and from syria to the royal albert hall the child refugees turning their experiences into poetry. coming up on bbc news, geraint thomas looks set to win the tour de france after extending his overall lead with just one meaningful stage left. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the extreme weather has caused major disruption for travellers with problems on the roads and railways. many on eurotunnel into and hours of delays at the kent terminal after problems with the air encourages. lightning strikes forced train cancellations across yorkshire and now the met office has issued warning

the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for parts

there's relief of sorts in store for some as the met office warns of the arrival of storms and heavyain. travel chaos as roads and rails struggle at the start of one of the busiest weekends of the summer holidays. the custody battle over two young children living in a rural town in china unaware that their british father is dead after being murdered by their chinese mother. we will go anywhere to fly them and see them. the brother has said, no, you cannot see them. yes, so far so good for geraint thomas as he leads the tour. he began stage 19 with the lead of 1.59. we will have a look at what he is facing at half past two. thank you very much. thomas, that looks dramatic! yes, storms on the way. an amber warning is in force for the met office for part of east anglia and lincolnshire and be prepared for dramatic weather. heavy downpours, hail, high winds. thomas, and will taught you about that in more detail later. what are you doing at nine o'clock tonight? if you look to the sky and it's clear, you could be treated to the longest "blood moon" lunar eclipse of the 21st century. hello

the met office has issued a warning for thunderstorms in the east of in and the east midlands. letters exchanged between prince charles and the bishop later convicted of being a paedophile have been read out at the independent enquiry into child sexual abuse. the prince of wales says he was unaware of the crimes of peter ball. a six year old boy has died after being shot with a pellet gun at a house in east yorkshire. stanley metcalf had been visiting relatives near hull. some private probation contracts are scrapped that the cost of £170 million afterfailing to scrapped that the cost of £170 million after failing to deliver expected improvements. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday. but first, a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. no seats, no water and inching along one of the uk's busiest mainlines. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday. but first, a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. no seats, no water and inching along one of the uk's busiest mainlines. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday. no seats, no water and

the met office has issued a heat health watch alert.appens during a prolonged period of high temperatures. the alert urges people to protect themselves and stay out of the sun when its at its hottest. it is serious, because obviously a lot of older people underlying health problems and the hot weather tips them into not being able to cope and we're seeing a spike in our a&e demand and the a&e departments have been the busiest on record. despite the warnings, it is still weather to be enjoyed — with care. the warnings, it is still weather to be enjoyed — with carelj the warnings, it is still weather to be enjoyed - with care. i find sleeping difficult. i find it's very hot. i'm drinking more water and using ice, which we don't usually bother. the problem for us, i think it better than cold wind and rain. in clacton on the essex coast, where shade was scarce, keeping cool and guarding against sun burn were essential. especially with the forecast for even hotter days ahead. the heatwave is also causing problems for farmers who are concerne

there is an amber heat warning from the met office. who knew?it is going to be that hot, that is virtually the same temperature as the sun. laughter i would stay indoors with a fridge open! laughter some sort of metal radiogram grill around your house, if it is going to be as hot as the sun, because we all going to work. but we're not going to work. you will be back for the west end final in about 40 minutes, and our‘s time, something like that. good to see you, don't forget, you can see all the front pages of the papers online come on the bbc‘s news website. if you missed the programme any evening, there is always iplayer. we will have another look at the papers in a few minutes' time. thank you for watching. good evening, the summer shows no sign of letting up just yet. the hottest day of the year so far today, 33.3 degrees recorded across parts of east anglia. that heat has been drawn up from the south, particularly into central, eastern and southern portions of the uk. further north and west, something a little bit different, you can see fro

there is an amber warning from the met office which we will look at the second. you can see the cooler colour, the blue, pressure airfrom see the cooler colour, the blue, pressure air from the north atlantic, linked to this pattern in the jet stream. it has put the warm weather to the east. the amber warning from the met office ballad for the afternoon, it check your local weather, there could be flooding, a lot of rainfall in the last couple of hours and more to come this afternoon. elsewhere, hit and miss showers, some could be heavy. i will in the weather before the winds pick up and we see more heavy rain sweeping into south—western parts of england, wales, the northwest of england. staying just about dry in the early hours of sunday around eastern coasts, the lowlands and northern ireland, but heavy rain towards the south—west. this is the troublemaker, a lot of isobars so it will be windy. another low of the west coast of scotland brings rain and gales. bad weather in the western isles were we are more used to strong winds and rain, but this time of year, v

about the allegation that those officers may have interfered with or prevented investigations into met officerss within the directorate have been told that they face investigation, and the iopc is looking at the cases of another dozen or so. it is a highly controversial announcement, a highly controversial thing for the iopc to say. the met has had a long history of dealing with corruption within the force. in the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s, it was about corrupt links between criminals and the police. now, it seems to be about potentially corrupt links between police and other police officers. hello, i'm marc edwards and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: it's majestic from molinary as the italian claims his maiden major with victory at the open championship at carnoustie. from 14th to 1st, lewis hamilton comes back to win a sensational german grand prix as sebastian vettel crashes in the rain. and magnus cort nielsen wins stage 15 of the tour de france as geraint thomas retains the yellow jersey. hello. francesco molinari is the 2018 open champion, shoot

the met office says temperatures today may break the uk's all—time record.rry at old street roundabout. a woman in her 305 was taken to hospital with life—threatening injuries after it happened yesterday afternoon. six cyclists have died on london roads this year. first time buyers need an average 13 times their annual salary to buy a home in london. the figures from the office of national statistics show london is by far the least afforda ble statistics show london is by far the least affordable place in the country for home ownership. research suggests first time buyers are not only high earners but we'll have also had financial help from family members. let's check the weather. good morning. today is not likely just to be the warmest day of the week but the hottest day of the year so far with a very warm plume of air coming in from the south and an awful lot of sunshine with temperatures rising into the low to mid— 305 quite widely across the capital. we are starting from 19 or 20 celsius the many areas, temperatures did not drop below that last night so

coming from africa, you can see it hitting the midlands, eastern and south east england, where that met office amber alert is in force. this is where we will see temperatures breaking 30 celsius this week. hot sunshine into norfolk today but with cloudy skies and a weather front in the fresher, less hot areas. there is a weather front at the moment and some outbreaks of rain are affecting parts of scotland and northern ireland, as this gradually sinks a bit further south over the next few hours, a separate weather front bringing outbreaks of rain towards parts of north—west england and north—west england later today with the odd shower possible in wales and south—west england. it is dry where it is hot, fresh with sunny spells in the far north—west of scotland, humid with the heater crossed east anglia and the southeast and much of the midlands. we are expecting 31—32 this afternoon. into tonight we are going to take our weather front and move it further south, away from northern ireland but still lingering through southernmost scotland. elsewhere overnight it is mainly dry, parts of southern

country, more of the same, dry, sunny and very warm is not hot but we have a yellow warning from the met officeor by the storms across south—west england, parts of wales and a few of those may bilderberg eastwards through hampshire, sussex, surrey and up towards london. more cloud across northern ireland and north—west scotland, the odd spot of rain but aside from that, dry with plenty of sunshine across much of the country this afternoon, already up to 31 celsius in porthmadog and temperatures widely in the mid to high 20s. always a bit cooler for eastern coasts and a bit misty at times but the sea breeze keeping things cooler and a few thunderstorms rumbling around this evening and overnight for south—west england and southern england. otherwise dry with a bit more cloud across scotland, cooler here, 12—111, very muddy and humid across central and southern parts of england. tomorrow, we do it all again, foremost, dry with plenty of sunshine, a bit more cloud at times for scotland it will thin and break with spells of sunshine. the chance ofa with spells of sunshine. the chance of a show acros

the met office says the first half of this summer is the driest since 1961.exual 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. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. here's some sport now with hugh. the german football association say they emphatically reject mesut ozil's claims of " racism and disrespect" that the arsenal player made following his international retirement, which the dfb insist they regret after going out of the world cup at the group stage. the tour de france resumes today after its final rest day... and the question that'll nee

but the heatwave could be coming to an end, as hail hits york while the met office issues an amber weatherhe east of england and the east midlands as thunderstorms sweep in. also this evening: letters exchanged between prince charles and a bishop later convicted of being a paedophile have been read out at the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse. the prince of wales insists he was unaware of peter ball's crimes. a six—year—old boy has died after being shot with a pellet gun at a house in east yorkshire. stanley metcalf had been visiting relatives near hull. some private probation contracts are scrapped at the cost of £170 million after failing to deliver expected improvements. skywatchers hope for clear skies tonight as the longest total lunar eclipse of the century takes place, with the moon expected to turn blood red. good evening, it isjust after 7pm. the heat weather has caused major to lack of major disruptions. the weather is causing problems on various roads and railways, many on the euro tunnel experience hours of delays. lightning strikes have caused forced cancellations ac

the met office has issued an amber weather warning for heavy thunderstorms and parts of england.the latest. also, prince charles has expressed deep does not regret that he was deceived by disgraced the

and the top story in the uk: the met office declared monday the hottest day of the year so far, with3 celsius being recorded in suffolk. an amber heat alert‘s been issued for parts of england. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. can google‘s parent company beat its technology rivals to become the world's first trillion dollar company. shares are up. and what you do if you want to experience the great outdoors by two are not in the mood to it out? welcome to the world of glamping. it's a tuesday. good morning, asia. glad you could join us morning, asia. glad you could join us for another exciting addition of asia business report. we start off with the parent company of google, alphabet, set to become the world's first trillion dollar company. there has been a race among tech giants but shares in google‘s parent are up to 4— time high and that has added an additional $50 billion us to its market cap. the latest surge comes from better—than—expected earnings. revenuejumping from better—than—expected earnings. revenue jumping 26%. the from better—than—expected ea

here in the uk, the met office says friday could be the hottestjuly day ever. and resulting parched land, torrential downpours are now also forecast in some areas — with the risk of flash flooding. danny savage reports. the heat is rising again. the land is cracking up. and trains are running slow in places over concerns about rows extending and buckling. the trend is expected. deluges which could see a swing to another extreme of british weather. it will not be that useful rain that everybody wa nts. that useful rain that everybody wants. it could create run—off and local flooding. so wants. it could create run—off and localflooding. so downpours wants. it could create run—off and local flooding. so downpours causing localised flooding, and that could cause problems. gin and tonic? sangria? cause problems. gin and tonic? sangria ? that cause problems. gin and tonic? sangria? that is not all that was on offer at this care home. the concern was that keeping the elderly hydrated. if you don't drink enough, it can cause infections, which can then cause hospital ad

the met office is 160 years old, not 146 —— 164.never farfrom brexit, two stories on this. brussels won't offer a bespoke deal. big meeting with cabinet on friday, is this about managing expectations? i would think so. we've got a big meeting in chequers, the cabinet is going down there, let's hope they have air conditioning in those rooms because the itinerants will get very heated. whatever it is they come outwith, which is meant to be published in a white paper next week, it seems like it won't suit mr barnier —— the arguments. that we can't give our owi'i arguments. that we can't give our own idea of what we want. they would then impose a solution on us. it might be a norwegian style solution, or it might be a total break with the eu. whatever it is that they are supposed to be deliberating on, goodness knows if they can agree on anything, it would be wondrous, he will not agree because mr barnier is not disposed to do so. and there will be issues appealing to some of the other 27 nations, saying, can you persuade him crazy the

the met office says the first half of this summer is the driest since 1961. weather is also causing problems forfarmers. later we'll be live in lancashire to find out how they're coping. let us know as well, it was a hot night last night. it was 18.5 at 4am. i read hate it yesterday. have you got a fan? no. if you put a ball of ice in front of the fan it blows the cold. -- bowl of. did you try it? i'm saving it until later in the week. the use of anti—depressants for children is on the rise. in the past three years 950,000 prescriptions were handed out in england, scotland and northern ireland. children aged 12 and under saw the largest increase of 24%. 0ur reporter, paul connelly, has more. antidepressants can have a powerful and often positive impact for people suffering from mental health issues, and a bbc investigation conducted by radio 4's file on 4 has discovered that in britain, more children than ever before are being described the drugs. the figures were obtained by freedom of information requests and relate to a group of antidepressants known as se

the met office has issued an amber weather warning for thunderstorms in the east of england and the eastidlands we'll have the latest on the heatwave and the travel disruption, live from folkestone in kent. the other main stories on bbc news at 5pm. prince charles has expressed "deep personal regret" that he was decieved by the disgraced bishop, peter hall, who was later convicted of sex offences. economic growth in the us hits its fastest rate since 2014. president trump hails the 4.1% growth as a "miracle" and predicts it will continue to rise. skywatchers hope for clear skies tonight as the longest total lunar eclipse of the century takes place, with the moon turning blood red. maybe they're here for you. maybe they're here for me. are you ready to ta ke they're here for me. are you ready to take that chance? and tom cruise returns as ethan hunt in the latest film in the "mission" impossible" franchise. we'll get james king's take on this and the rest of the new releases at 5:45pm. it's 5pm, our top story: the heatwave is causing disruption for commuters and holiday makers at the star

well, let's focus on those showers, and we've got thunderstorm warnings issued by the met office forw storms could arrive all the way towards sussex into surrey, maybe later on into the south midlands. don't take the position of those areas of rain as gospel because it is a developing situation, all developing around this very flabby area of low pressure that's bringing that cloud and the potential for some storms. but at the same time, we've got high pressure building in across the north. so on monday, most places are going to have a dry and sunny day once again. there will still be a few storms not far away from the far south—west through the english channel and towards the channel islands. but away from here, no sign of any rain. those temperatures still on the high side for this time of year, particularly high towards the south—east into the midlands. 30 degrees quite likely here. and for the first week ofjuly, not a great deal of change. more dry, sunny and quite hot weather for most. the highest temperatures will be in the south where there is still the chance of one or two thu

now the met office is issuing the warnings of thunderstorms. died and a boy is missing, and here is the report. the summer holiday getaway, stopped abruptly in a car park. those hoping to go via eurotunnel told they can't because of the heat. and there's caution for those planning long drives. we're expecting a breakdown to happen every four seconds. so before you get in your car, check your water coolant levels, your oil levels, your tyre pressure, make sure you have lots of water in the car, and when you are travelling at slower speeds, if you can handle it, turn your air conditioning off, bring your windows down and let the air circulate in the car. that will alleviate some of the pressure that is happening to your engine at the moment. meanwhile in york, thousands of rail visitors suffered severe disruptions due to a lightning strike which damaged signalling equipment. we have given little information, it's stifling hot in here. there is no air con. the buffet's closed, here's no way to get water, i've got a small child who's five, we've be

there are some who welcome rainfall, particularly across south—west england, but that comes with a met officee home counties this afternoon and the evening. a bit of rain pushing eastwards this evening. you see from the orange colours where the highest temperatures have been. london has reached 31 celsius this afternoon, a lwa ys reached 31 celsius this afternoon, always cooler along eastern coasts. but allow for some local thunderstorms through this evening and overnight across south—west england, wales and pushing their way towards the home counties and london. some patchy rain is pushing across scotland, but turning to fizzle out. it is a dry night, but quite muggy and humid again. here is the setup for the new working week. much of the country is under the influence of an area of high pressure. low pressure across france may push a few showers towards south—west and southern england but they will be scattered. and whilst we need the rain, many places will stay largely dry. more cloud across eastern parts of scotland, but it should be mainly dry. you can see where the highest temperatures

the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for parts of england and wales today.blems. the department for transport said people with non—physical disabilities would have an equal right to free parking from next year. the current rules do not explicitly exclude hidden disabilities, but councils' interpretations can vary. similar changes have come into effect in scotland and wales. if you're watching us this morning and you're still in bed, you might wa nt to and you're still in bed, you might want to look away just for a minute. a woman in west london got the fright of her life on monday when she woke up to find she was sharing her bed with a 3ft snake. the royal python, which is thought to be an escaped pet, curled up next to her in her kensington flat while she was sleeping. the mind boggles! the rspca caught the snake later in the day, by which time the python had got out of bed! i'm not going to say anything. snakelike bedfellows! didn't they have tarantula is that escaped in derbyshire? there's been tarantulas, snakes, everything. —— tarantulas. i remember thi

about the allegation that those officers may have interfered with or prevented investigations into met officerss within the directorate have been told that they face investigation and the i/o pc is looking at the cases of another dozen or so. it's a highly controversial announcement, i highly controversial announcement, i highly controversial thing for the i/o pc to save. the met has had a long history with dealing with corruption in the force. in the 70s, 80s and 90s in the force. in the 70s, 80s and 905 it in the force. in the 70s, 80s and 90s it was about corrupt links with criminals and the police. now it seems to be about potentially corrupt links between police and other police officers. tom symonds reporting. a woman who lost nine members of her family when a tourist boat sank on a lake in the american state of missouri has been describing what happened. in all, 17 people died when the duck boat capsized during a thunder storm on table rock lake on thursday. caroline davies reports. out of her hospital bed, in public for the first time. last week, tia coleman was on a pleasure cruise wit

with the met office issuing a heatwave alert, we'll be asking a farmer how the hot weather has affected his business. and at 10.40 and 11.30, we will look at tomorrow's front pages. i'll bejoined by the broadcaster and journalist aasmah mir and the editor of politicshome, kevin schofield. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre, here's what's coming up on the programme. follow the leader, but which one is that? we hear from froome and thomas heading into the final week of the tour. mezut ozil walks away from international football accusing the german fa of racism. and the man who conquered carnoustie. molinari now tips europe for glory at the ryder cup. hello there. the tour de france finishes next sunday in paris. the riders are currently in the south of france resting up before they hit the pyrenees, three mountain stages there and then a time trial on saturday and then we should have a better idea who will be the champion this year. it's a team sky 1—2 at the moment. gerraint thomas leading the four time w

well, let's focus on those showers, and we've got thunderstorm warnings issued by the met office forould arrive all the way towards sussex into surrey, maybe later on into the south midlands. don't take the position of those areas of rain as gospel because it is a developing situation, all developing around this very flabby area of low pressure that's bringing that cloud and the potential for some storms. but at the same time, we've got high pressure building in across the north. so on monday, most places are going to have a dry and sunny day once again. there will still be a few storms not far away from the far south—west through the english channel and towards the channel islands. but away from here, no sign of any rain. those temperatures still on the high side for this time of year, particularly high towards the south—east into the midlands. 30 degrees quite likely here. and for the first week ofjuly, not a great deal of change. more dry, sunny and quite hot weather for most. the highest temperatures will be in the south where there is still the chance of one or two thundery down

there is a met office yellow warning in wales and perhaps a few filtering into the home counties and be in the mid to high 20s in celsius. the cloud in the north west of scotland will push eastwards overnight. still a few thunderstorms in sutherland south—west england. another muggy and humid night. —— in the south and south—west england. tomorrow is still an area of low pressure across france. we could see showers pushing their way into southern and south—west england. more showers to start the day. some sunshine returning behind it. for much of the country plenty of sunshine with the chance of one or two showers across the south—west of england and southern parts of england as well. still warm in much of england and wales with temperatures in the mid to high 20s. cool in the east with the sea breeze. it could be misty and places. tuesday is a repeat performance. wimbledon starts tomorrow and it looks like much of the tournament will be dry with plenty of sunshine, as it will be across much of the country on tuesday. more clout across scotland but otherwise temperatures getting up b

the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for parts of england and wales today. expert in ten minutes' time, top tips if compensation is due. and if you are going to travel in the next few days, do what that. how the weather has changed! blue badge parking permits are to be made available for people in england with hidden disabilities, such as autism or mental health problems. the department for transport said people with non—physical disabilities would have an equal right to free parking from next year. the current rules do not explicitly exclude hidden disabilities, but councils' interpretations can vary. similar changes have come into effect in scotland and wales. this story has given me the chills. you might not want to watch this if you are still in bed. look at this. a woman you are still in bed. look at this. awoman in you are still in bed. look at this. a woman in west london had the fright of her life when she woke up on monday morning to this. in her bed. the three foot by ten. horrible! —— three foot titan. the royal python, which is thought to be an e

that starts to pull away northwards, but it also comes with a warning from the met office for thunderstorms extends across areas of southern england in parts of wales. thunderstorms may push eastwards towards the home counties and london this evening. this is where the rain has been in the last few hours. also more cloud for northern ireland and north—west scotland. here, the rain is pushing eastwards this evening. you can see from the orange colours where the highest temperatures have been. porthmadog and london have reached 31 celsius this afternoon. wea k always weak always cooler along eastern coasts. allow for some local thunderstorms this evening and overnight across south—west england and wales, pushing their way towards the home counties and london. some patchy rain pushing eastwards across scotland, but tending to fizzle out. for most, it's a dry and clear night but quite muggy and humid across central and southern parts of england. here is the setup for the new working week. much of the country is under the influence of an area of high pressure. easterly wind still. this low press

ofjune and these are the latest rainfall statistics from the latest rainfall statistics from the met officewn colours on the map, that indicates rainfall less than 20% of the average. but i mentioned there is some rain in the forecast. where is it at the moment? a lot of it is here in the atlantic, tight up in an area of low pressure, cloud on the satellite picture. that will approach our shores over the next few days but before it does we will continue to draw this hot air up will continue to draw this hot air up from the south, particularly into southern and eastern portions of the uk. another muggy start in the south—east on wednesday morning. through the day lot of sunshine to be had. small chance of a show in the south—east. more cloud in the north—west. 22 degrees in belfast. perhaps 32 in parts of the south—east. and then we look to thursday and again a lot of sunshine to be had. but some changes out west. this frontal system approach in northern ireland. rain here late in the day. the wind strengthening in north—western areas. whereas to the south—east, remember the hot air wafting

the met office says last month was the driestjune on record in large parts of southern england.nd scotland experienced its highest temperature ever recorded — 33.2 celsius in motherwell. danny savage has the latest. the full extent of the damage to the moors above bolton is astonishing. several square miles have been destroyed by fire. the bbc was given permission to fly a drone over the area. the flames burned all weekend and tonight, it's not getting much better. we've still 29 fire engines. we'll still be having significant operations through the night protecting local homes and we will be back to having in the region of 29 fire engines all day tomorrow, so there's still a huge task ahead of us. it's still a major incident and still will be tomorrow. helicopter pilots have reported seeing people try to deliberately start new fires, which has infuriated the mayor of greater manchester. i think itjust beggars belief, doesn't it, to hear that people may have been coming on to this land over the weekend adding to the burden of the emergency services and basically taking risks wit

the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for parts of england and wales today.n disabilities such as autism or mental health problems. the department for transport said people with non—physical disabilities would have an equal right to free parking from next year. the current rules do not explicitly exclude hidden disabilities, but councils' interpretations can vary. similar changes have come into effect in scotland and wales. time for sport and only really one story with kat. we should be wearing yellow, shouldn't we? story with kat. we should be wearing yellow, shouldn't we ?|j story with kat. we should be wearing yellow, shouldn't we? i don't think we have really earned it.|j yellow, shouldn't we? i don't think we have really earned it. i don't think so! we haven't done 80 hours in the saddle. 80 plus hours, incredible! you forget, he wasn't even supposed to win. he's gone out, chris froome was meant to be team sky's principal rider but geraint thomas has gone out and won it fair and square. his last best finish was that next best finish was 15th? a couple of

about the allegation that those officers may have interfered with or prevented investigations into met officersthe directorate are told that they face investigation, and the are you pc is looking at the cases of another dozen or so. it is a highly controversial announcement, a highly controversial announcement, a highly controversial thing for the ipc to say. the met has had a long history of dealing with corruption within the force. in the 70s, 80s and 90s, it was about corrupt links between criminals and the police. now it seems to be about potentially corrupt links between police and other police officers. tom symonds at news got a job, thank you. —— at new scotland yard. a woman who lost nine members of her family when a tourist boat sank on a lake in the american state of missour has been describing what happened. in all, 17 people died when the duck boat capsized during a thunder storm on table rock lake on thursday. caroline davies reports. out of her hospital bed, in public for the first time. last week, tia coleman was on a pleasure cruise with her family when the duck boat she was on

we'll bring you the latest from the met office as the heatwave continues. from the bbc sport centre, here's chris mitchell. good evening. just four days to go in the tour de france and it seems the british rider we thought would probably win it, probably won't. but victory draws ever nearer for another briton. team sky's geraint thomas has extended his lead to almost two minutes while defending champion, chris froome, lost time on a gruelling 17th stage. just a0 miles long in terms of distance, but a day of intense climbing, won by nairo quintana, as drew savage reports. time running out for anyone wanting to ta ke time running out for anyone wanting to take the yellow jersey. stay time running out for anyone wanting to take the yellowjersey. stay 17, the shortest of the tour but one of the shortest of the tour but one of the hardest. three proclaims. colombia's nairo quintana rescued what's been a poor race by his standards, riding clear to take the stage win. that'd move him up to fifth overall but the fight for first was on the road behind him. thomas, d

lightning strikes forced cancellations across yorkshire and now the met office has issued warnings of thunderstorms in the east of england. the police are urging people to take care while serving in rivers and lakes try to cool off. two have died and a boy is missing. the summer holiday getaway, stopped abruptly in a car park. those hoping to go via eurotunnel told they can't because of the heat. and there's caution for those planning long drives. we're expecting a breakdown to happen every four seconds. so before you get in your car, check your water coolant levels, your oil levels, your tyre pressure, make sure you have lots of water in the car, and when you are travelling at slower speeds, if you can handle it, turn your air conditioning off, bring your windows down and let the air circulate in the car. meanwhile in york, thousands of rail visitors suffered severe disruptions due to a lightning strike which damaged signalling equipment. we have given little information, it's stifling hot in here. the buffet‘s closed, here's no way to get water, i've got a small child who's five, we

well, let's focus on those showers, and we've got thunderstorm warnings issued by the met office fornd and south wales, but a few storms could arrive all the way towards sussex into surrey, maybe later on into the south midlands. don't take the position of those areas of rain as gospel because it is a developing situation, all developing around this very flabby area of low pressure that's bringing that cloud and the potential for some storms. but at the same time, we've got high pressure building in across the north. so on monday, most places are going to have a dry and sunny day once again. there will still be a few storms not far away from the far south—west through the english channel and towards the channel islands. but away from here, no sign of any rain. those temperatures still on the high side for this time of year, particularly high towards the south—east into the midlands. 30 degrees quite likely here. and for the first week ofjuly, not a great deal of change. more dry, sunny and quite hot weather for most. the highest temperatures will be in the south where there is still

this is the amber warning for northern ireland from the met 0ffice. for northern ireland from the met officefor some local flooding. for the rest of today and into the evening, further showers. the winds will pick up across the south—west, in south—western england, wales, the north west of england by the end of the night. eastern areas should stay dry and the loans of scotland and perhaps northern ireland in between these two weather systems. —— the highlands. blustery day on sunday, an area of low pressure here of the western isles of scotland. windy weather in the western isles and towards the south—west. in the south—west, gales of 40—50 mph, bad news barrett holiday—makers, and the rain drips to the north and east. most of those catching some rain tomorrow and the brecon beacons could be a lot, 50 millilitres. a couple pockets around the uk, north west of scotland and northern ireland, not a bad day with sunshine. it is cold everybody, relatively speaking, temperatures to polygamy in the high teens or 20s celsius. —— temperatures typically. high pressure across the atlantic on monday, wh

today, the met office for public health england has issued a level three amber heat health alert.into degrees and we have felt that it is children, older people who live alone and people with heart and kidney most at risk from illness and death during this hot weather. currently, there are no building regulations to prevent homes, hospitals and schools being built and from overheating. what plans does he have to change building regulations and the national planning framework to ensure that the nation's buildings and cities are resilient to warmer summer temperatures? i will certainly look into the point that the honourable lady has raised. we have promised guidance around some of the building regulations and to provide a simplified version of this some part of that in the following week and that would reflect further on the point that she has raised. james brokenshire. the row over allegations that the government "cheated" during key commons votes on brexit has intensified. last week, the conservative party chairman, brandon lewis, apologised after voting when he shouldn't have do

the met office says last month was the driestjune on record in large parts of southern england.rienced its highest temperature ever recorded — 33.2 celsius in motherwell. danny savage has the latest. the full extent of the damage to the moors above bolton is astonishing. several square miles have been destroyed by fire. the bbc was given permission to fly a drone over the area. the flames burned all weekend and tonight, it's not getting much better. we've still 29 fire engines. we'll still be having significant operations through the night protecting local homes and we will be back to having in the region of 29 fire engines all day tomorrow, so there's still a huge task ahead of us. it's still a major incident and still will be tomorrow. helicopter pilots have reported seeing people try to deliberately start new fires, which has infuriated the mayor of greater manchester. i think itjust beggars belief, doesn't it, to hear that people may have been coming on to this land over the weekend adding to the burden of the emergency services and basically taking risks with people's land

well, let's focus on those showers, and we've got thunderstorm warnings issued by the met office fore way towards sussex into surrey, maybe later on into the south midlands. don't take the position of those areas of rain as gospel because it is a developing situation, all developing around this very flabby area of low pressure that's bringing that cloud and the potential for some storms. but at the same time, we've got high pressure building in across the north. so on monday, most places are going to have a dry and sunny day once again. there will still be a few storms not far away from the far south—west through the english channel and towards the channel islands. but away from here, no sign of any rain. those temperatures still on the high side for this time of year, particularly high towards the south—east into the midlands. 30 degrees quite likely here. and for the first week ofjuly, not a great deal of change. more dry, sunny and quite hot weather for most. the highest temperatures will be in the south where there is still the chance of one or two thundery downpours, although th

the met office says last month was the driestjune on record in large parts of southern england.its highest temperature ever recorded — 33.2 celsius in motherwell. danny savage has the latest. the full extent of the damage to the moors above bolton is astonishing. several square miles have been destroyed by fire. the bbc was given permission to fly a drone over the area. the flames burned all weekend and tonight, it's not getting much better. we've still 29 fire engines. we'll still be having significant operations through the night protecting local homes and we will be back to having in the region of 29 fire engines all day tomorrow, so there's still a huge task ahead of us. it's still a major incident and still will be tomorrow. helicopter pilots have reported seeing people try to deliberately start new fires, which has infuriated the mayor of greater manchester. i think itjust beggars belief, doesn't it, to hear that people may have been coming on to this land over the weekend adding to the burden of the emergency services and basically taking risks with people's land and prop