30s across wales, the same across northern england, northern ireland approaching 30 degrees as well this afternoon and up to around 28 celsius three parts of central scotland. there is exception to this hot story, it is a bit more refreshing on some of the beaches but the northern and western isles, here we have temperatures in the mid to high teens, a good deal more comfortable than for some of you. we have cloud and tonight we will see outbreaks of rain. sunny story for many. a bit of cloud floating around here and there and there will be again through tonight but most places staying dry. notice i m stopping at midnight to show the temperatures, tough night to get to sleep. at midnight temperature still across much of england and wales in the mid to high 20s. they are not going to drop a huge amount as we go through the rest of the night and into the morning. what we will see across many parts of england and wales is a tropical night where temperatures stay above 20 degrees
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
inhaling laughing gas from super sized canisters puts users at risk of life changing harm, including paralysis, according to experts. i can t do nothing for myself at the moment. it s not like i can get up and walk out my house. an un crewed test flight to the moon takes off next week. the artemis mission could be the start of a new era of space exploration. and coming up on the bbc news channel, ben stokes reveals how the depth of his mental health struggles led to him taking a break from cricket and that he feared he might not play again. police in merseyside are hunting for a gunman who shot dead a nine year old girl in liverpool, now named as olivia pratt korbel. the girl was shot in the chest in a house in the dovecot area last night and died in hospital. police say it happened after a man being chased by a gunman forced his way into the house. two other people were injured, including olivia s mum who was shot in the hand. police have called the gunman cowardly , and th
for the latest. and remembering the victims of grenfell five years on from the grenfell tower fire in london where 72 people were killed, events are being held across the city. i m victoria derbyshire, we are here throughout the day talking to people deeply affected by the events of that night and what has happened since. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the first flight taking asylum seekers to rwanda will leave from an undisclosed location in the uk this evening, after campaigners lost a court battle to prevent it. they had hoped to stop the plane taking off before a full hearing next month on whether the policy is lawful. dozens of asylum seekers were originally due to be on the flight, but most won appeals against deportation. it s not know how many people will be on tonight s flight, but it s thought to be about seven or eight people, and some of those have hearings today to determine whether they will be on board. the cost of charter