north devon next door or in — could they do in north devon next door or in torbay_ could they do in northanding in the tiverton and honiton by—election, which you can also find on the bbc website. thank you so much. more of that on the bbc news site and we will be back with you of course during the day. now, the uk health security agency has issued a level three alert for southern england for friday and saturday, where the temperature could get as high as 3a celsius on friday. with many people likely to head outdoors to enjoy the sun, fiona lamdin's been in eastbourne, finding out what you need to do to stay safe in the heat. it is 15 degrees in the sun this morning but let's talk to gaby from the rnli. this lot are here, swimming this morning, but you think people must be careful if they are not used to swimming? absolutely, the temperature _ not used to swimming? absolutely, the temperature is _ not used to swimming? absolutely, the temperature is arriving, - not used to swimming? absolutely, the temperature is arriving, but - not used to swimming? absolutely, the temperature is arrivin

helen catt, bbc news, north devon.led to the death of at least 50 migrants found abandoned in a lorry in texas on monday. the lorry was found on the outskirts of the city of san antonio, which is a major transit route for people smugglers. 16 other people, including four children, were found alive inside the vehicle. the nhs app in england is to be updated to offer people more personalised care. by march next year, all users will be able to receive messages from their gp and to view and manage some hospital appointments. by 202a, the app should offer face—to—face video consultations. the health secretary welcomed the move as part of the government's plan for digital health care. today, we're launching a digital revolution for the nhs and care through this new plan. i want patients to have, you know, effective and quick access for their health needs at their fingertips, and that's not only better for them, in terms of outcomes, but it's betterfor the nhs, it will save time and it will save money. the health secretary, s

tourism isn�*tjust welcome in north devon, it�*s vital. for us, it is everything. here in winter, really. so it is the main time of year that everyone comes down. we welcome everyone down. the pandemic boosted staycationing in places like this, and the number of holiday lets has grown, too. by too much, say some locals. we�*ve got holiday lets. it�*s a holiday let, holiday let. if we are standing here, give me a sense of scale. looking down this road. looking down this road, you have three holiday lets there. there are a further two there. there is a further three right in front of us. wow, so that�*s in not a very large area. it sort of gives you an idea ofjust how bad things have got. charlotte grew up in the village of georgeham a mile or so from croyde. she and her children have moved back in with her parents because she can�*t find anywhere to rent. it does put a whole stop on your life. you can�*t plan anything. everything comes back to... well, we don�*t know where we are going to be living. so my children don�*t know where they are going to go to college. m

helen catt, bbc news, north devon. a inland areas of the south—west, leaving a few showers around coastal areas. not many showers across east anglia and the south—east but otherwise showers widespread today. overnight tonight a band of rain moves up from the south, affecting england, probably wales and getting into scotland by the end of the night. temperatures similar to recent nights, staying in double figures. tomorrow we start off with the rain affecting scotland, moving northwards through the day, some of it heavy. showers followed that feature, again widespread, heavy, thundery, slow—moving and temperatures at best reaching the low 20s. this is bbc news, i'm james reynolds, and these are the latest headlines... nato leaders agree to significantly strengthen the alliance's own deterrence and defence capabilities while also pledging its unwavering support of ukraine against russia's invasion of the country. ukraine can count on us for as long as it takes. that comes as ukraine releases a video of the moment a russi

south—west, and that will be pushing some very high seas in across parts of wales, cornwall and north devony, i think, for the end of glastonbury. lovely sunset for the south and east, and the week ahead looks largely dry for some in the south—east of england and east anglia, and as you can see from our london forecast, this is bbc news — i'm lukwesa burak. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. protests across america — as the supreme court overturns a woman's constitutional right to have an abortion. here in tennessee it's one of 13 states that will make it impossible to have an abortion. this battle is now being fought across state lines. but many are delighted by the court's decision — around a dozen states are already moving to ban the procedure. we'll be looking at how the path america has taken, compares to access to abortion procedures, in other countries around the world.

there was this originally of north devon, | it changed?into the community and they want to be part of the community. so they spend money when they come down which is good for business, of course. but the other side is, they are paying big money on properties and pricing the locals out.— and pricing the locals out. charles, thank ou and pricing the locals out. charles, thank you very _ and pricing the locals out. charles, thank you very much. _ and pricing the locals out. charles, thank you very much. that's i and pricing the locals out. charles, thank you very much. that's the i thank you very much. that's the problem in a nutshell here, everyone on all sides tell me this is about balance. yes, people want to have a lovely time on the coast but also respecting the local community and the entitlement.— respecting the local community and the entitlement. some villages when ou to the entitlement. some villages when you go there — the entitlement. some villages when you go there in _ the entitlement. some villages when you go there in the _ th

south—west, and that will be pushing some very high seas in across parts of wales, cornwall and north devonend of glastonbury. lovely sunset for the south and east, and the week ahead looks largely dry for some in the south—east of england and east anglia, and as you can see from our london forecast, just a small chance of a shower. elsewhere, though, plenty of showers around, with the heaviest of the rain always in the west. see you soon. hello, this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. the headlines: protests across america — as the supreme court overturns a woman's constitutional right to have an abortion. here in tennessee it's one of 13 states that will make it impossible for women to have an abortion even in the most severe circumstances. this battle is now being fought across state lines. but many are delighted by the court's decision — around a dozen states are already moving to ban the procedure. the uk prime minister borisjohnson says he intends to "take the country forward" as backbench conservative mps consider fresh attempts to force him from power. police in norway say they're trea

watch out for some low cloud, misty conditions towards north devon and cornwall, the coasts here, possiblyood 12 degrees celsius, in many cases, above the seasonal average. but it's quite a brief peak of the heat because temperatures will be dropping, remember, over the weekend. along with all of that sunshine come some very high pollen levels and of course, the uv levels will also be high. so, this is what happens on saturday. 0ur cold air towards the north meets warm air pushing in from the south. lots of instability, strong winds and some heavy, thundery downpours, probably in this sort of position. sunshine behind further north. towards the far southeast, the heat may well hang on for another day. the focus of those heavy, thundery downpours will be a little further south, probably, on sunday. still some uncertainty. it remains quite windy towards the south. further north, fresher conditions, yes, but there will be some sunny spells on and off throughout the day too. temperatures generally peaking on sunday between 16 and 20 degrees. this is bbc news. the headlines... boris johnson's f

rack up a decent second—place year, what could that mean brother seats across the region, st ives, north devon had held until decades. aha, seven years ago, the lib dems had held until decades. pa, bit had held until decades. a bit of a long _ had held until decades. a bit of a long wait, _ had held until decades. a bit of a long wait, martin, - had held until decades. a bit of a long wait, martin, from | of a long wait, martin, from you are but thank you very much indeed. taliban officials in afghanistan say the main search for survivors from wednesday's earthquake in the south east of the country has ended. more than 1,000 are thought to have been killed in the remote part of the country. doctors say many children may be among the victims. relief efforts have been hampered by the destruction of already poor road and communication networks in paktika province, the worst hit area. entire villages have been destroyed with survivors saying they are finding it difficult to bury their dead. 0ur afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani is there and has this report. homes reduced to rubble, lives

south—west, and that will be pushing some very high seas in across parts of wales, cornwall and north devonahead looks largely dry for some in the south—east of england and east anglia, and as you can see from our london forecast, just a small chance of a shower. elsewhere, though, plenty of showers around, the heaviest of the rain always in the west. see you soon. this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. borisjohnson says policy is more important than personality — as he faces renewed calls to quit from conservative backbenchers after the party lost two by—elections if you are saying you want me to undergo some sort of psychological transformation, you know, ithink that our listeners would know that that our listeners would know that thatis that our listeners would know that that is not going to happen. police in norway say they're treating a shooting at a gay nightclub as a �*terrorist�* attack. america wakes up to inflamed divisions over abortion after the supreme court overturns a woman's constitutional right to the procedure. ijust think that i

south—west, and that will be pushing some very high seas in across parts of wales, cornwall and north devonbbc, the prime minister insisted that policy was more important than personality. it's been a particularly bruising week for mrjohnson, after the conservatives lost two by—elections, before the resignation of his party chairman. this report from our political correspondent, tony bonsignore, contains some flash photography.

government climate change committee chair expressed concern over the singling impact of new north exploration. lord devon suggested that it will show a lack of seriousness about their plans to limit global warming to $1.00 degrees celsius. so i guess it's nice to see that you and it's member states have such wrong values, which can be replaced from one to the next by other values, which i guess are equally strong case something i want to leave the program with since the start of the ukraine conflict, hundreds of tons of humanitarian aid have been delivered by russia to people in that done yet, people's republic. big figures here. 12 tons of water and flower. they were dispatched this monday and many people there. by the way, i've been living under fire with little food, new electricity, as well, with more on the relief efforts. here's our t remind counselor it we are on the outskirts desk about a kilometer away from the front line. ukrainian army is very close. the village of of day of car is right over there. this particular village has been shelled for 8 years straight. many residents have already left

devon. one part of this enormous constituency which stretches from exmoor in the north of devon and somerset. the lib dems will be here in an hour orso tiverton. the lib dems will be here in an hour or so when the party leader comes to celebrate the remarkable success. that by—election win overturning a concert —— conservative majority of 2a,000 biggest in numerical terms any by—election ever and the scale of the victory is not only something lib dem activists have told me privately they were not expecting, one man who has lived in the town for 76 years told me this morning although he was a passionately demand lifelong supporter, he did not thing a week ago they would win the seat never mind that the majority like this. also, it is an alarming prospect for the conservative party because there are only a0 seats in the countries that have bigger majorities than the one neil parish had in the seat until he resigned. we will speak to him any moment, here is what the leader of the lib dems, the fourth—largest party at westminster, the third pick english party at westminster, this is what he had

devon. there is an expectation in the conservative party that they could lose both of those votes, one in the northing for the prime minister. 0ne senior rebel told me if that happens, there will be more tory mps who think that this is a leadership crisis. then there is the privileges committee report. remember, mps are still looking into whether the prime minister misled parliament. there are a number of conservatives that are waiting to see what happens then. and if it is found that the pm did knowingly mislead the house of commons, that would be another leadership crisis. and that is why rebels are talking about potentially changing the rules to allow another confidence vote within the next 12 months. let me leave you with this, one tory backbencher who i spoke to about an hour ago said that if keir starmer had come up with this result, he would have come up with exactly what happened last night, because it leaves the prime minister thinking he can soldier on, but it leaves the rebels emboldened too, thinking one final heave and they might get rid of him. the tory party remains divided. leadersh

scotland, the as of ceylan, and for remote districts in england, cumbria, northumberland, north yorkshire and devonrelief, despite meeting almost all of the criteria, the one thing that we lose out on is the proximity to refineries, added who lives in rural wales had well no it doesn't mean much of a difference due to the road network we have. if we were to change this, it would mean roughly another 5p cut to the price of fuel at the pumps, which would make a big difference. mr at the pumps, which would make a big difference. ~ . ~ difference. mr lake will meet ministers _ difference. mr lake will meet ministers at _ difference. mr lake will meet ministers at the _ difference. mr lake will meet ministers at the treasury - difference. mr lake will meet ministers at the treasury to l difference. mr lake will meet - ministers at the treasury to discuss his call on monday. back on root in ceredigion, beth and's ability to pay record prices at the pumps might be the nearing the end of the road. if it goes up more, same with all of the bills going up, just cannot afford it. gareth lewis there. five men h

watch out for some low cloud, misty conditions towards north devon and cornwall, the coasts here, possiblytainty. it remains quite windy towards the south. further north, fresher conditions, yes, but there will be some sunny spells on and off throughout the day, too. temperatures generally peaking on sunday between 16 and 20 degrees. boris johnson's former ethics adviser says he resigned last night because the prime minister put him in an "impossible and odious" position over a plan to risk breaking the ministerial code. in his resignation letter, lord geidt says he came close to quitting over the partygate scandal, but it was a request for advice on a separate matter that left him with no choice but to go. lord geidt says the request would have meant a deliberate breach of the ministerial code, which he could have no part in. we'll be analysing the implications of his letter with our political correspondent live at westminster. also this lunchtime... interest rates up again — to 1.25%, the highest in more than a decade. the the highest in more than a decade. leaders of fran italy the lead

some big waves crashing into the shores of north devon and north cornwall.y and we are seeing secondary infections because we're dealing with a slightly different version of omicron which looks like it has a great advantage and we probably know people who have got it or have had it recently at the moment. we are not panicking but obviously, we're watching this very carefully. chris, what's your _ watching this very carefully. chris, what's your thoughts _ watching this very carefully. chris, what's your thoughts on _ watching this very carefully. chris, what's your thoughts on this - watching this very carefully. chris, what's your thoughts on this because there are lots of people who are getting it who aren't testing positive buzz it's certainly an increase in numbers, up by 150%. b5 increase in numbers, up by i50%. as linda says, not ideal for this time of year— linda says, not ideal for this time of year but — linda says, not ideal for this time of year but there are factors which would _ of year but there are factors which would explain why this is. we'v

seen it in cheshire and amersham, 25% swing, and also to north shropshire, 34% swing against the conservatives and another huge swing down in devon've seen in wakefield, ought to the liberal democrats? that will stem the flow and what they do in terms of the image of borisjohnson that appears to be tarnished in whatnot might be an irredeemable way but it's tarnished for the moment, it's up tarnished for the moment, it's up to 13 months before an election is called but one of the biggest myths in british politics is to dismiss by—elections as froth and meaningless. to the days of margaret thatcher, she was suffering huge by—election defeats in 1989, 1990 where is prime minister is a win by—elections, remain unchallenged, tony blair didn't lose a single by—election to the conservatives. gordon brown lost by—elections and we knew that a conservative government was incoming social we should never, ever dismiss by—elections are simply something that can be written off, it's absolutely foolhardy to do so. �* . off, it's absolutely foolhardy to do so— to do so. it's a pretty impressive _ to do so. it's a pretty impressive political l to

of— the country, in wakefield in the north of england and in rural tiverton— north of england and in rural tiverton in devon hold onto — kind of seats the tories need to hold onto to win a big majority again~ — hold onto to win a big majority again. some allies of the prime minister— again. some allies of the prime minister today are trying to be optimistic, saying these results were _ optimistic, saying these results were priced in and it is time to move — were priced in and it is time to move on _ were priced in and it is time to move on. but i think there are two things— move on. but i think there are two things that — move on. but i think there are two things that could put the prime minister— things that could put the prime minister injeopardy. 0ne, do more of his— minister injeopardy. 0ne, do more of his backbench mps move against him? _ of his backbench mps move against him? for— of his backbench mps move against him? forthose of his backbench mps move against him? for those who have already called _ him? for those who have already called for— him? for those who have already called for him to go, the

two by—elections this month in the north of england and devon.rivileges committee is to looking into partygate, still looking into whether the prime minister misled parliament to command some tory mps are saying that results could pile even more pressure on the prime minister. so borisjohnson might talk about wanting to draw a line under this, talk about wanting to draw a line underthis, but talk about wanting to draw a line under this, but frankly i don't think that his whole party wants to do that. i think there is a considerable minority of mps who think it is impossible to move on and who think he is still a big part of the problem. and yet the mechanism, as we have been saying today, is quite tricky, because it means changing the rules of the 1922 committee to have another vote of confidence, orjunior ministers or cabinet ministers finally moving against borisjohnson. haste cabinet ministers finally moving against boris johnson.— cabinet ministers finally moving against boris johnson. we are not seeinu against boris johnson. we are not seein

outbreaks of rain for north into south west midlands, south—east wales, some of the heaviest rain across parts of devonto the evening. small chance of rain as the concert ends. that is linked to these thunderstorms which are returning into tomorrow morning. widely across southern england and south wales. west of scotland, northern ireland will see some sunshine at times. it will be a cool night here, clear skies and a cool night here, clear skies and a cool night to take us into sunday. low cloud around this eastern coast and more widely across england and wales. you can see the main chance of thundery rain pushing north, made wales and east anglia to start with, edging towards bm 62 corridor towards the south—east corner for the pageant looking like it could be dry with hazy sunshine for a time, a few showers later into the evening, drifting northwards. west of scotland and northern ireland the best of the weather on sunday, temperatures into the 205. that rain pushes to northern england, clips southern scotland into monday. clears away through monday and for the rest of suite we will watch another ar

overturned a big tory majority in tiverton and honiton in devon in south—west england, while labour regained the west yorkshire seat of wakefield in the northto "keep going". here's our deputy political editor vicki young. liberal democrats are getting used to toppling tories in by—elections. but this victory broke all records. the winning candidate said voters have sent a message. your behaviour, mrjohnson, makes a mockery of leadership. by any measure, you are unfit to lead. this was one of the safest conservative seats in the country. their losing candidate couldn't get out quick enough. reporter: helen, did i you not want to say thank you to everyone? in wakefield, it was labour celebrating. at the last election they lost dozens of seats like this that they'd held for decades. they hope this is a sign they can win them back, and they think mrjohnson is helping their cause. borisjohnson, your contempt for this country is no longer tolerated. as dawn broke, the conservative party chairman decided to quit. 0liver dowden's letter to his leader was polite but pointed. and the first time, former conservative leader michael howard is calling o

north and south of england. lib dem joy — they overturned a massive tory majority to take the devon seat of tiverton and honiton. people of tiverton and honiton have spoken for the british people and they've sent a loud and clear message — it's time to show boris the door! in wakefield in west yorkshire, it was labour's turn to celebrate — they regained the seat they lost to the tories at the general election. now we've had the sort of swing that puts on track not just for a labour government, but a majority labour government, so this is hugely significant for the labour party. thousands of miles away, the prime minister, at a commonwealth meeting in rwanda, sought to brush off the defeats. yes, it's absolutely true that we've i had some tough by—election results and they have been i think- a reflection of a lot of things, but we have got to recognise that voters are going through a tough— time at the moment. but the tory party chairman oliver dowden has resigned — saying, "we cannot carry on with business as usual". we'll bring you all the latest. and our other major story this evening: a decision that's rocked

in the next few weeks we have got those two by—elections on the 23rd ofjune one in the north of england, one in devondoing. it will allow some of his critics, if they lose, if the conservatives lose to say look, we have got evidence now that this isn't going well. there was that interesting moment in prime minister's questions when the west minister leader made the monty python comparison, the bleich —— the black night it was at his arm cut off. some people say that boris has got his head in his hands. his allies say he's going to play on he wants to get on with the job, we are going to hear more of those ideas in a big speech tomorrow. which is supposed to be a reset moment for the government. but whether it works is just down to him, it the government. but whether it works isjust down to him, it is the government. but whether it works is just down to him, it is down to his mps. let me tell you more about what the prime minister's spokesperson has been saying about those tax cuts. that the government has to be responsible in the current economic climate. basically, playing down the prospect of more

on the trot to the liberal democrats in strongholds, chesham and amersham, north shropshire, and now tiverton and honiton in devonabout is that the partygate stuff, that is priced in. that damage has been exacting on the prime minister but the economy, and i suspect part of the results is as much about the economy, perhaps more so than anything else. the economic story has barely begun and we will be looking at a summer potentially of unrest in terms of trade unions. in autumn, the energy price rises. which is why a lot of conservatives are weighing up their future and wondering whether if a seat like tiverton and honiton can go and chesham and amersham and north shropshire can go, and indeed wakefield to the labour party, what will happen to my seat? and in politics, that is often the primary force when making these calculations. abs, force when making these calculations.— force when making these calculations. ., ., ., , ., calculations. a treat to have yuan. thank you- — this is not a normal post by—election morning because of the resignation of oliver dowden. we will be getting reaction this morning. speaking

north and south of england. lib dem joy — they overturned a massive tory majority to take the devon seat of tiverton and honiton.

north of the country and one in the north of the country and one in the north of the country and one in the south of the country in devonarder for the party to recover. that's what they are arguing. the counter argument coming from the rebels is, now is the make your mind up rebels is, now is the make your mind up time, after all those months of questions about whether boris johnson was the right man for the job, stretching all the way back to december when partygate first hit the headlines, they are saying this is make your mind up time, this is crunch time, it is now and ever. one of the pm's staunchest allies in cabinet is the culture secretary nadine dorries and i spoke to her about an hour ago. we want the vote to take place today. we want to get it over and done with because there are some really big issues the prime minister needs to focus on at the moment, not least the fact that russia are sending missiles into kyiv, the fact that we have a global cost of living crisis because of the war in ukraine. there are many big issues, the cost of living crisis here in the uk as a result. so there are many issues that we

devon. beautiful start. let me show you the cloud at the moment in anglesey. looking quite grey and angry. some rumbles of thunder, flashes of lightning on the north france, putting some thunder clouds up france, putting some thunder clouds up into southern counties of england and wales. a muggy night. further north, a good dealfresher. chili across parts of scotland. —— chilly. high pressure in charge. keeping things dry on saturday and sunday. those weather fronts from france are going to give that risk. the risk of showers and thunderstorms. pinpointing the exact position always tricky. becoming more confined to wales and the south—west for a time this afternoon. more sunshine in the midlands, east anglia and the south—east after a cloudy morning. a fine day for many in scotland and northern ireland. warmer conditions in the west. cool on eastern coast. on saturday night it starts off fairly quiet. we will see another batch of heavy showers and thunderstorms work their way in from the south, maybe during the night, but through the day they will drift northwards. again, don't treat the position of these as gospeljust yet because there will be so

north shropshire, chesham and i north shropshire, chesham and amersham, it looks dodgy in wakefield, it looks potentially like you might lose a 24,000 seat majority in devon you. more i paul burstow, thank you. more reaction from conservative mps and it's time to go back to the studio. thank you. the prime minister will face a vote of confidence in his leadership this evening. it follows anger over sue gray's report detailing lawbreaking in downing street. the vote was triggered after at least 54 conservative mps submitted letters of no confidence. ifjohnson wins tonight, and at least 180 mps vote in favour of him, he will remain as leader and be immune from another no confidence vote for a year. number 10 sastohnson "welcomes the opportunity to make his case to mps" and the vote is "a chance to end months of speculation" his spokesman has been speaking and said he will not be distracted by the confidence vote. it was also asked about the resignation ofjohn penrose, the anti—corruption tsar. the prime minister's spokesman said he disagrees with you claim the prime minister is broken the ministerial code, and the prime minister will respond tojohn minister