hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy live at westminster.r britain after brexit. good morning everybody and it is wonderful to see this new team assembled here in respect of the depth and breadth of talent in our extraordinary party. and, as you all know, we have a momentous task ahead of us, a pivotal moment in our country's history. we are now committed, all of us, to leaving the after addressing his first cabinet meeting he tells the house of commons, he wants to leave the eu with a deal but there must be preparations for a no—deal brexit. today is the first day of a new approach which will end with our exit from the eu on the 31st of october. the uk heads towards the highest temperature ever recorded

simon mccoy is at college green for us. simon mccoy is at college green for us.much, the temperature is hotting notjust in the sky bet in westminster. let's tell you what we can expect to day. let not just in tell you what we can expect to day. let notjust in the sky, but in westminster. one of these two men, jeremy hunt or borisjohnson, will be voted in after a ballot of about 160,000 tory party members. we are expecting that result at around 11:40 this morning from the queen elizabeth ii conference centre in westminster. and then we can expect the new conservative leader's first speech just afterwards at 11:50. the winner will officially become prime minister on wednesday. well, borisjohnson arrived at his campaign headquarters this morning and was greeted, as you might expect, by a number of journalists. reporter: is this your dream job at a nightmare time, mrjohnson? morning, morning, morning, morning. reporter: you've waited your whole life for this moment, how are you feeling, mrjohnson? have you got your top team in place? all to play for, all to play for.

i‘m simon mccoy. i‘m in westminster.posed because of measures to prevent rails buckling in the heat. let‘s talk to dr peter stott from the met office who joins us from exeter. are we going to hit that expected record? that's what we are looking at very closely right now actually. we are going to see the maximum temperatures today in the next few minutes probably. it is touch and 90, minutes probably. it is touch and go, but we don‘t know if we will break the all—time record. what we do know is we have broken thejuly record and this is definitely the second warmest day on record, underlining the role of climate change, which has undoubtedly had a pa rt change, which has undoubtedly had a part to play in this. you have said that before quite some time ago, and today i suspect you are feeling, i told you so. we did, and we published a paper on the 2003 heatwave in 2004, the first paper to make an explicit link between an individual extreme weather event, the heatwave of 2003, and then we made a prediction, saying we would s

i'm simon mccoy. today at two... the eyes—mac to you right, 315. the hose“ mac the eyes—mac to you right, 315. the nose— mac to the eyes—mac to you right, 315. the nose—mac to the left, 274. —— the ayes to the right, 315, the noes to the left, 274. a blow for the government — and the next prime minister — mps back an amendment that would make the suspension of parliament much harder. at least five cabinet ministers, including philip hammond, abstain from voting and a government minister — margot james — resigns. the public finance watchdog says a no—deal brexit could add an extra 30 billion pounds a year to the deficit — and put the uk into recession. the eu commission's former vice—president says uk ministers were totally unprepared when they first arrived to negotiate brexit. time is running out, you don't have a plan, it's like a lance corporal jones, don't panic, don't panic, running around like idiots. coming up on afternoon live all the sport... rory mcilroy is trying to battle back from what wa

i'm simon mccoy. today at two. foreign office minister sir alan duncan resigns at the prospect of borisjohnson becoming prime minister and a no—deal brexit. iran's seizure of a british—registered tanker — theresa may chairs an emergency meeting in whitehall to discuss how to respond. the new leader of the liberal democrats will be announced this afternoon. for candidatesjo swinson and ed davey — the wait is nearly over armed mobs assault pro—democracy protesters in hong kong — just who were the masked men who carried out the attack? coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. adam peaty has won the 100 metres breastro ke world title for a third time, leading home a british 1—2 in south korea. there was no world record this time though, just the fourth fastest time ever. show you the race later. and darren bett has the weather. todayis today is flip—flop weather, it's all about the heat this week and we could be breaking records later in attlee week. we will have a look at why it is getting hot and how

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2pm...orisjohnson visits the faslane naval base in scotland — he's calling for unity and says there is scope for a brexit deal. what we want to do is to make it absolutely clear that the backstop is no good, it's dead, it's got to go. the withdrawal agreement is dead, it's got to go, but there is scope to do a new deal. as concerns over a no—deal brexit mount, one car industry boss says his company's ready to pull out of the uk if brexit hits its profits. but the minister in charge of no—deal, michael gove, insists britain will be prepared. there won't be any delays. we are determined to ensure we leave on october 31 and it's myjob to make sure the country is ready. they're shooting! panic at a food festival in california as a gunman opens fire, killing three, including a child. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. that is with gavin. we will hear from liverpool managerjurgen klopp, as he prepares for what he calls the site's first cup final before the season site's first cup final be

iam simon i am simon mccoy.ion has found that hundreds of children who were abused while in care in nottinghamshire were failed by the local authorities who were meant to be looking after them. the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse found two councils exposed more than 350 children to repeated rapes and abuse for a period of 50 years. the report found some 350 individuals reported being sexually abused while in the care of the local authorities from the 1960s. but the true numbers of victims is likely to be considerably higher. the chair of the inquiry, alexis jay, says for decades, children who were in the care of the nottinghamshire councils suffered appalling sexual and physical abuse. "those responsible for overseeing the care of children failed to question the extent of sexual abuse or action taken." our correspondent sima kotecha has the story. beach road children's home in nottingham, where abuse in the past was rife. today's report concludes from the late 1970s to earlier this year, 16 staff wer

i'm simon mccoy. today at 2. back off: tensions high as the royal navy sees off iranian boats obviously very concerning developments. we look at the role that they play in keeping british assets, british shipping safe. -- strait of hormuz. a public inquiry says this father of two was shot dead after a catastrophic series of failings by greater manchester police. six tourists, including two children, are killed and more than 100 others injured after severe storms hit northern greece. coming up on afternoon live all the sport. england take their first three wickets for just 1a runs. england take their first three wicketsforjust14 runs. 217—8 australia, you would say england are in control but we saw what happened to india from a similar position against new zealand yesterday, lots of drama so far, we will have the latest from edgbaston at 2:30pm. bit of drama coming in the weather forecast. thunderstorms across the uk at the moment, mostly affecting the far north—east, one or two into edgbaston for the cricket this

i'm simon mccoy.r to the us, amidst the row over leaked emails critical of president trump's administration. anger as fingers are pointed at tory leadership hopeful borisjohnson, who's accused of throwing sir kim under the bus for not publicly backing him.

i'm simon mccoy. today at two.no—deal brexit. iran's seizure of a british—registered tanker — theresa may chairs an emergency meeting in whitehall to discuss how to respond. the new leader of the liberal democrats will be announced this afternoon. for candidatesjo swinson and ed davey — the wait is nearly over armed mobs assault pro—democracy protesters in hong kong — just who were the masked men who carried out the attack? coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. adam peaty has won the 100 metres breastro ke world

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy.'s view of space. don't take the bait: four us congresswomen hit back at donald trump after his tweets about them, widely dubbed racist. highest in the eu: figures for drug—related deaths in scotland soar — they're at a peak since records began in 1996. coming up on afternoon live all the sport. england's cricketers are having a day off today to relax and presumably rehyd rate.

i'm simon mccoy. today at 2.in keeping british assets, british shipping safe. -- strait of hormuz. a public inquiry says this father of two was shot dead after a catastrophic series of failings by greater manchester police. six tourists, including two children, are killed and more than 100 others injured after severe storms hit northern greece. coming up on afternoon live all the sport.

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy.with president trump — the foreign secretary orders an inquiry. we are going to have a leak enquiry, i hope we get to the bottom of it and of course there will be very serious consequences if and when we find out who is responsible. british airways faces a record £183 million fine for last year's breach of its security systems. the airline says it's surprised and disappointed. heather mills says she feels vindicated after settling her phone hacking case against the news of the world — receiving the largest single court settlement. after my separation in 2006, the hounding by the media was incessant. for a long time i was a prisoner in my own

i'm simon mccoy.n on saturday, dies in hospital. two railway workers have been killed after being hit by a train near port talbot in south wales. a third man is being treated for shock. new kids on the eu bloc — an italian former journalist takes over as head of the european parliament and a woman for the first time proposed as european commission president. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport — will perry. good afternoon. we'll have the latest from chester—le—street where england are hoping to book their place in the cricket world cup semifinals. they are struggling at the moment. we will be live to wimbledon as well where heather watson and kyle edmund are in action on day three.

i'm simon mccoy. today at 2...orry — theresa may puts more pressure on jeremy corbyn over anti—semitism in the labour party. you still haven't told the whole truth, you still haven't accepted your responsibility. you have failed the test of leadership apologise now. this party totally opposes racism in any form whatsoever. anti—semitism has no place in our society,

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2pm...brexit deal. what we want to do is to make it absolutely clear that the backstop is no good, it's dead, it's got to go. the withdrawal agreement is dead, it's got to go, but there is scope to do a new deal. as concerns over a no—deal brexit mount, one car industry boss says his company's ready to pull out of the uk if brexit hits its profits. but the minister in charge of no—deal, michael gove, insists britain will be prepared. there won't be any delays. we are determined to ensure we leave on october 31 and it's myjob to make sure the country is ready. they're shooting! panic at a food festival in california as a gunman opens

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy., they warn of riots if there's a no—deal exit from the eu. they are going to be really worried about it. they may decide to protest or whatever, that is their right, but i think they are going to be more concerned if their livelihood is still going to be there and if they are going to be able to continue the business. a former high courtjudge says police officers investigating an alleged vip paedophile ring may themselves have broken the law. the plummeting pound — sterling continues to fall on currency markets, as market jitters grow at the prospect of a no—deal brexit. coming up on afternoon live all the sport with adam wild. good afternoon. chelsea have banned for life a supporter who was seen directing racist abuse at the

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy.use of hundreds of children while they were in residential and foster care run by nottinghamshire councils. i had very bad anger issues, obviously because of what happened to me, i didn't trust anyone at all, which led to me get into trouble, self—destruct. a threat of turbulence ahead for summer holiday—makers, as british airways resumes talks with its pilots over proposed strike action. the prime minister has urged political parties in northern ireland to step up their efforts to restore power—sharing during a visit to belfast. bridges collapse and homes are inundated as flash flooding hits part of north yorkshire, after almost a month's rain fell in four hours. the road was basically a river, and the farm put

hello, you're watching afternoon live, i'm simon mccoy. today at two...o the right, 315, the noes to the left, 274. a blow for the government — and the next prime minister — mps back an amendment that would make the suspension of parliament much harder. at least five cabinet ministers, including philip hammond, abstain from voting and a government minister — margot james — resigns. the public finance watchdog says a no—deal brexit could add an extra 30 billion pounds a year to the deficit — and put

i'm simon mccoy. today at 4.ch doctors say will be life changing, is given the go—ahead for use on the nhs in england. this is huge. this is making a disease that was previously untreatable treatable, and has the potential to make patients's lives dramatically better. coming up on afternoon live all the sport. there a lot going on. we go to wimbledon where jo konta there a lot going on. we go to wimbledon wherejo konta is in quarterfinal action against strycova. konta has a break point to go strycova. konta has a break point to 9° up strycova. konta has a break point to go up in the first set. no change in the world cup semifinal, new zealand 211-5. the world cup semifinal, new zealand 211—5. rain has stopped play at old trafford. thanks will, and we'll be joining you for a full update just after half—past. ben rich has all the weather. the best of the sunshine at the top and tail of the uk, through what's left of the afternoon. in between, cloud, rain, heavy downpours for the next few days. all the details comin

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy.oday at two: boris johnson and jeremy hunt make their pitches to be the next prime minister to conservative party members in northern ireland. the union comes first, of course. the solution must be for the whole uk to come out in its entirety from the eu. the principle is the backstop which traps us into following eu customs tariffs until the eu give us permission to leave the customs union, and that is not acceptable. the stowaway who fell from this plane into a london garden — an investigation is underway. three women make it into the top ten of the bbc‘s highest paid on air talent. china reacts with fury to the protests in hong kong and warns britain and the united states not to interfere. coming up on afternoon live all the sport — olly foster. we've already had british winners on the second day of wimbledon — we'll head live to the all england club and also lyon and the lionesses as we count down to the world cup semifinal. thanks olly, and thomasz has all the weather. the weather

i'm simon mccoy. today at 2: sir kim darroch resigns as uk ambassador to the us, amidst the row over leaked emails critical of president trump's administration. anger as fingers are pointed at tory leadership hopeful borisjohnson, who's accused of throwing sir kim under the bus for not publicly backing him. whoever leaked his details has done a great disservice to our civil servants. the most senior official at the foreign office says he's outraged at the leaking of the documents which led to sir kim's decision. the leaker the lea ker is the leaker is guilty of the worst reach of trust in our service in my career. former prime minister sirjohn major says he would take legal action to stop the new prime minister trying to suspend parliament to deliver a no—deal brexit. warwick university apologises for how it handled an investigation into a facebook group chat, where male students made rape threats against female peers. coming up on afternoon live all the sport with azi farni. good afternoon. it is a s

i‘m simon mccoy.lly great day yesterday, especially sharing it with the lads. a serial thief who targeted victims through dating apps is found guilty of murdering a businessman using the drug ghb. completely unacceptable — theresa may‘s verdict on president trump‘s latest twitter outburst, branded racist by critics. coming up on afternoon live all the sport. england are hoping to maintain their perfect record at the netball world cup — they‘re up against jamaica right now, in liverpool. the latest from that, a bit later on. it isa it is a quiet start to the week, high pressure, it is settled, but there are changes under way and the old but increasingly popular way of dealing with the spread of wildfires. getting up close and personal — we‘ll talking to the biologist who went diving with this giant jellyfish off the cornwall coast. hello, everyone, this is afternoon live, i‘m simon mccoy. 1966, 2003, and now 2019 — the years we heard the words "england have won the world cup". first in football, then r

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy.oday at 2: 50 years since the launch of apollo 11 — the start of a voyage that would put man on the moon — and redefine humanity's view of space. don't take the bait: four us congresswomen hit back at donald trump after his tweets about them, widely dubbed racist. highest in the eu: figures for drug—related deaths in scotland soar — they're at a peak since records began in 1996. coming up on afternoon live all the sport. england's cricketers are having a day off today to relax and presumably rehyd rate. attention is now turning to the legacy of that world cup win. former captain and director of cricket andrew strauss has told us that the ecb must capitalise on that success and grow the game in the next few years. thanks, and nick miller has the weather. the sun is shining across much of the uk at the moment but if your garden fancies a drink the chance of rain increasing. thanks, nick. also coming up — the battle to save conjoined twins safa and marwa. the bbc gets remarkable access to

simon mccoy will present the leadership special which will be aired from 11am on bbc news and also onavey with a margin of around 20,000 votes. that announcement has just come in the last hour. let's take a look at her campaign policies... jo swinson has pledged to "reshape the economy and tackle climate change". during the campaign she ruled out a deal with a brexiteer and she includesjeremy corbyn in that — describing him as a ‘danger to our country'(ani and she'd only go into coalition if electoral reform were on the table. our political correspondent jessica parkerjoins us now from central london. she takes over at a time when the lib dems have a lot of spring in their step? the whole has emptied out now because they are off to a rally tonight and i'm surejo swinson will address the crowds as their new leader and of course their first female leader. i was speaking to supporters of the lib dems and while i did find some ed davey supporters, the man whojo swinson beat, he had a good record on climate change and lots of experience in government, i think the excitement around jo swins

in a moment, the one o'clock news, with simon mccoy, but first, a look at the weather forecast.te picture, for the past few hours, across parts of northern ireland, scotland, showery rain towards north—west, rain edging south and east across scotland into northern ireland, a few spots into northern england. further south, clearer skies. taking a look around the country, four o'clock this afternoon, temperatures in the south as high as 27,20 8 degrees, london region will be the hottest part of the country. sunshine across central england, much of wales. into the north of england, southern scotland, more cloud, some showers for parts of northern ireland and particularly for western scotland. some showers will be effecting the likes of aberdeenshire, off towards the northern isles as well as we head into the afternoon. nothing particularly heavy but cloud and showery rain will be on into the evening hours. cloud and light rain pushes south into the evening and tonight, cold front, bringing fresh air towards the north of that. some rain pushing into parts of northern england and the

i'm simon mccoy. today at two: the baby of a heavily pregnant woman, who was stabbed to death in south london on saturday, dies in hospital. two railway workers have been killed after being hit by a train near port talbot in south wales. a third man is being treated for shock. new kids on the eu bloc — an italian former journalist takes over as head of the european parliament and a woman for the first time proposed as european commission president. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport — will perry. good afternoon. we'll have the latest from chester—le—street where england are hoping to book their place in the cricket world cup semifinals. they are struggling at the moment. we will be live to wimbledon as well where heather watson and kyle edmund are in action on day three. thanks, will, and louise lear has the weather. lots of sunshine, the wimbledon organisers did the right thing building the roof because they had some lovely summer sunshine as it looks dry for the rest of the week. more detail

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy.oday at two: farmers threaten aggro — as borisjohnson visits wales to tells them brexit will work for them, they warn of riots if there's a no—deal exit from the eu. they are going to be really worried about it. they may decide to protest or whatever, that is their right, but i think they are going to be more concerned if their livelihood is still going to be there and if they are going to be able to continue the business. a former high courtjudge says police officers investigating an alleged vip paedophile ring may themselves have broken the law. the plummeting pound — sterling continues to fall on currency markets, as market jitters grow at the prospect of a no—deal brexit. coming up on afternoon live all the sport with adam wild. good afternoon. chelsea have banned for life a supporter who was seen directing racist abuse at the manchester city player raheem sterling last december. more on that and the latest in the gareth bale transfer saga coming up shortly. then has the weather.”

i'm simon mccoy. today at 2... hashem abedi — the brother of the manchester arena bomber — is on a flight back to the uk, after being extradited from libya. say you're sorry — theresa may puts more pressure on jeremy corbyn over anti—semitism in the labour party. you still haven't told the whole truth, you still haven't accepted your responsibility. you have failed the test of leadership apologise now. this party totally opposes racism in any form whatsoever. anti—semitism has no place in our society, no place in any of our parties. the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — jailed in iran in 2016 — says she's been transferred from prison to a psychiatric ward. we'll be talking to richard ratcliffe live. coming up on afternoon live all the sport. jason live all the sport. roy has earned a call—up to the jason roy has earned a call—up to the test squad after the world cup. more on that to come. and they change to unsettled weather with low pressure now arriving, that takes us into the weekend but it's

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy.oday at 2: after leaked emails from the uk ambassador to washington spark a diplomatic row with president trump — the foreign secretary orders an inquiry. we are going to have a leak enquiry, i hope we get to the bottom of it and of course there will be very serious consequences if and when we find out who is responsible. british airways faces a record £183 million fine for last year's breach of its security systems. the airline says it's surprised and disappointed. heather mills says she feels vindicated after settling her phone hacking case against the news of the world — receiving the largest single court settlement. after my separation in 2006, the hounding by the media was incessant. for a long time i was a prisoner in my own home as reporters camped at the end of my road for two years. coming up on afternoon live all the sport. a busy day at wimbledon. last 16 day for the men and the women. already we've seen a shock — with the world number one and top seed ashleigh barty dumped