suggests a post covid that we are still no better at containing an outbreak. tonight with the context, rebecca harding, trent economist, and the former communications director for the and the former communications directorfor the donald and the former communications director for the donald trump campaign brian lanza. a warm welcome to the programme. there is nothing british people love more than discussing the weather but thatis more than discussing the weather but that is because it is highly changeable. we do not often discussed the weather with concern or maybe a sense of dread about where the climate is heading and we re certainly not used it a0 celsius. 0ur roads and railways were not built for it and neither our homes. we are notjust setting records this week, we are smashing them and we are doing it at an alarmingly regular interval. it should concern us as it is concerning the french and spaniards. they are used to hot temperatures but right now there are wildfires bu
And coming up in the sport on bbc news. A big loss for great britains davis cup team. They are going to be without the injured andy murray for their Quarterfinal Tie against france. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. A royal marine who was sent to prison for killing an injured taliban fighter in afghanistan has been told he will be freed in two weeks. Sergeant Alexander Blackman had his Murder Conviction reduced to manslaughter earlier this month, on the grounds of diminished responsibility. Hes now been sentenced to seven years but has already served three years, which means he will walk free next month. Our correspondent Duncan Kennedy is at the royal courts ofjustice. Extraordinary scenes both inside court and outside court this morning. Dozens and dozens of marines cheering, in tears, and that included Alexander Blackmans wife claire, who spoke on the steps of her relief at the decision by the judges debated rock Alexander Blackman was not in court, he was watching