in new zealand. good afternoon. a meeting of the government s emergency cobra committee has taken place this afternoon to discuss how to respond to the record temperatures that are expected to hit parts of the uk next week. a national emergency has been declared after a red extreme heat warning was issued for the first time, meaning there s a risk to life. jon donnison reports at the bristol harbour festival this weekend, a cold shower more than welcome. and with potentially record temperatures forecast for early next week, this summer s heatwave is entering uncharted waters. well, i don t like the heat. it s all right at the moment, it s all right in the shade, but i do burn too quickly. for those climate sceptics, i think this is evidence that something s definitely happening, so, you know, people need to take a bit of responsibility, definitely. he can t be in nursery for the full day because it s going to be far too hot for him, so he ll be home for the afternoon in a p
through to the 1500 metre final. and the usa s fred kerley is officially the world s fastest man. andy swiss rounds up the action. the fans and fran kelly, a golden night, and new world champion, and a new 100 metres final to remember. curly set up a favourite, but this was no victory possession. his us teammates breathing down his neck, but curly clung on, just. after a nervous weight, gold was finally confirmed. delightful curly, who used to be a a00 metre runner, and for the crowd, too, as america took a lean sweep of the medals. what a win and what a moment for fred curly, he came as the man to beat, it is now the world champion. in the heads of the women s100 metres, meanwhile, some statement from dena asher smith. she qualified buses for the semifinals. the british they will have high hopes. laura muir is safely through to the 1500 metres final as britain chases as those middle of this championship. andy
take part the a00 metre which take place tomorrow. we take part the 400 metre which take place tomorrow place tomorrow. we will leave it there. thank place tomorrow. we will leave it there. thank you. cricket to bring before we go. it s t20 blast finals day at edgbaston, where the final itself now between hampshire and lancashire has just got underway hampshire sealed their place with victory over somerset earlier, tom prest s 6a guiding the hawks to 190 for six before three wickets from nathan ellis brought somerset s chase to an end, hampshire winning by 37 runs. in the other semifinal, lancashire booked their place in the final with a six wicket win over yorkshire, chasing down a stiff target of 205 with eight balls to spare. captain dane vilas finishing the game off in style with a six. you can follow that over on the bbc sport website as well as day three of the open golf. i will have more for you at 7:30pm, but for me in the sportsday team, for now, goodbye.