public sector pay awards have been announced. rises for nhs staff and other public sector workers but unions say it is not enough to cope with inflation. three left in the race to be the next prime minister, after kemi badenoch fails to make the cut in the latest round of tory mp s votes. and coming up on the bbc news channel: the temperature s rising for the euros favourites the lionesses might have beaten the heat by tomorrow but can they overcome spain to make the semifinals? hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. the predictions were spot on. this has been the hottest day recorded in the uk. in coningsby, in lincolnshire, the thermometer hit 40.3c. in fact, 29 places across england have broken the old record which was 38.7 degrees. scotland has experienced its hottest day on record with the temperature reaching 34.8 celsius in the scottish borders. and it s notjust daytime temperatures we re talking about. provisional figures show last night was also the warmest on r
we will be getting reaction the unions. kemi badenoch is eliminated from play election. and then there were three. kemi badenoch is knocked out of the conservative leadership contest meaning rishi sunak, penny mordaunt and liz truss go through to the next round. and could you soon be allowed to get married in your back garden? a change in the law is set to give couples more say over wedding venues and ceremonies in england and wales. the london fire brigade have declared a major incident with a huge surge in fires across the capital amid today s extreme heat, and unprecedented temperatures of around a0 degrees celsius. more than 350 firefighters are tackling at least four grass fires including a blaze that s spread to homes in wennington, in east london. thick black smoke has been billowing in the air with fields and some buildings on fire. there are also blazes in upminster near the m25, and in south croydon. the mayor of london says firefighters are under immense pr
temperature heat has caused travel disruption here. also on the programme tonight: higher than expected pay rises for many public sector workers across the uk, but they won t keep up with inflation. and from four to three, as kemi baydenoch is knocked out of the race to become our next prime minister. and coming up on the bbc news channel: ben stokes is out cheaply in his final odi as england are beaten by south africa in durham. good evening. it has been a day of record breaking tempertaures breaking tempertu res across the united kingdom more than a0 degrees celsisus for the first time. the uk s top temperature today was in coningsby in lincolnshire, where it hit 40.3 degrees according to the provisionalfigures. but more than 30 weather stations across england beat the previous record of 38.7 degrees set injuly 2019. and scotland had its hottest day ever. 34.8c was recorded in charterhall in the borders. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt is in cambridge where the uk s pr
tonight with the context, joe twyman, director of the polling company, deltapoll. and former senior advisor to george w bush ron christie. hello, welcome to the programme. it is not normal. these are supersized temperatures that are breaking records all across europe and the united states. today, we got a glimpse of what our climate future will look like. a massive heatwave is set across the south west, meteorologists predict it will continue east and bring sweltering temperatures with it. tonight: a newly released report on our environment has painted the picture of a poor and deteriorating country, ourforests, reefs, water and air, all at tipping point. the predictions were spot on, this has been the hottest day recorded in the uk. in coningsby in lincolnshire the thermometer hit 40.3 degrees centigrade, in fact, 29 places across england habe broken the old record which was 38.7 degrees. well as you just heard, the new uk record was set in conningsby, lincolnshire, 40.3 d