the world will stop warming. we ll bring you all the latest on the impact of the heatwave. our other main story this lunchtime: five will become four the latest round in the battle to become the next prime minister takes place later today. commentator: and it s a fifth title! unbelievable! and a record fifth women s 100 metre world title for jamaica s shelly ann fraser pryce, but there s disapointment for gb s dina asher smith, who finishes fourth. and coming up on the bbc news channel, after winning the first two one day internationals, england s women take on south africa, looking for a clean sweep in the third and final odi in leicester. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the uk s first ever red warning for extreme heat has come into effect, meaning there s a danger to life and the threat of major travel disruption. the red alert covers much of england from london and the south east up to york and manchester. parts of england could be hotter than the we
does climate change now mean regular severe heat waves? future warming is determined by future emissions. if we stop dumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere the world will stop warming. tomorrow night s leadership debate is cancelled after rishi sunak and liz truss indicate they do not want to take part following last night s encounter when the five rivals attacked each other s records and policies. ukraine s president suspends his security chief and top prosecutor over accusations that members of their departments were collaborating with russia. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the uk s first ever red warning for extreme heat has come into effect, meaning there s a danger to life and the threat of major travel disruption. the red alert covers much of england, from london and the south east up to york and manchester. parts of england could be hotter than the western sahara and the caribbean. tomorrow, temperatures could exceed a0 degrees in southern england, which w
school shooter begins nicolas cruz pleaded guilty to gunning down 17 people at his former high school. it s six in the morning in singapore, and midnight in western france which is facing a heat apocalypse , experts have warned, as extreme temperatures continue to hit much of europe. they say temperatures could reach record levels in 15 regions of the southwest, with firefighters battling wildfires and thousands forced to evacuate. wildfires in spain, portugal and greece have forced thousands more to flee. our europe correspondent jessica parker has the latest. into the forest and the front line of an exhausting battle, one that today, we were able to witness. up in the woods, you can see guys tackling the fires. there s a huge amount of activity down here, and it is hot, it is smoky just look at the haze in the trees. the smoke thickens the further we go, the flames suddenly all too apparent. translation: the fire | rekindles in many places, we have to be very careful wit
to gunning down 17 people at his former high school. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s 7am in the morning in singapore and 1am in western france, which is facing a heat apocalypse , experts have warned, as extreme temperatures continue to hit much of europe. they say temperatures could reach record levels in 15 regions of the southwest, with firefighters battling wildfires and thousands forced to evacuate. wildfires in spain, portugal and greece have forced thousands more to flee. our europe correspondent jessica parker has the latest. into the forest and the front line of an exhausting battle, and one that, today, we were given special access to. up in the woods, you can see guys tackling the fires. there s a huge amount of activity down here, and it is hot, it is smoky. just look at the haze in the trees. the smoke thickens the further in we go the flames s
according to committee vice chair liz cheney, that s just a fraction of the evidence they have related to possible witness intimidation. this morning the new york times reports that trump s political organization and his allies paid for or promised to cover the legal fees of more than a dozen witnesses called to testify in the january 6th investigation. it does raise for some ethical and legal questions about the possibility of witnesses being pressured and the possibility of trump trying to influence testimony that has a direct bearing on him. joining us now is john wood, he was until last week a senior investigator for the january 6th committee, he was a u.s. attorney during the george w. bush administration, he also clerked for justice clarence thomas and he s now running as an independent candidate for the senate in missouri. thank you so much for being with us, counselor. when you were with the committee, what was your knowledge of how the attorneys for some of these