it out for a place in the history books. health warnings are issued as southern and eastern areas of the uk prepare for a heatwave that could bring record breaking temperatures over the next week. the defence secretary ben wallace has ruled himself out of the conservative leadership race, saying it was not an easy choice to make. other mps are expected to launch their campaigns this weekend, with the former equalities minister, kemi badenoch, becoming the latest to confirm she intends to stand. the former chancellor, rishi sunak has put himself forward, taking the number confirmed candidates to four. here s our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. morning. he s the former chancellor, but could rishi sunak be the next prime minister? he certainly wants to be, launching his campaign yesterday evening with a slick social media video. soft piano music plays i ve told you a little bit about my story, but i m running to be our next prime minister because it s your stori
but all that s going to be put into the equation, but if i say something openly, you probably see my book behind me, but my second book is going to be about how to survive climate change, and that is talking about wildfires, floods, extreme heat, all these things are into the equation of climate change, so it is important we start to equip ourselves and educate ourselves going forward, because the titanic has hit the iceberg, and the iceberg are sinking. we has hit the iceberg, and the iceberg are sinking- are sinking. we have to leave it there, are sinking. we have to leave it there. but are sinking. we have to leave it there, but many are sinking. we have to leave it there, but many thanks. - now it s time for a look at the weather with sarah. hello. a warm, sunny weekend ahead and if you are hoping for a bit of rain for your gardens, you re not going to be seeing much certainly over the next few days, temperatures building, high pressure in charge. still a fair bit of
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
hundreds of thousands of people have come from countries all over the world. the enthusiasm and love for queen elizabeth, i can truly feel it. the reign has broken every record imaginable, quite unprecedented. i can t think of any world leader in my lifetime that has commanded such respect. she puts the great into great britain. this is the opportunity to show the monarchy holds the nation sdpth we re stronger together than we are divided. w than we are divided. to we re st together than we are divided. ge together than we are divided. he together than we are divided. r together than we are divided. an stronger together than we are divided. welcome to day two of the platinum jubilee celebration live here in london. good to be with everybody as we kickoff this thanksgiving service, which will be held this morning at st. paul s cathedral, beautiful cathedral where queen elizabeth has her 60th jubilee. today will be held without queen elizabeth ii in attendance today.
an explosion there, with news agencies reporting it was caused by an israeli air strike. meanwhile the palestinian militant group, the islamic jihad organisation, has posted this video, which it says shows fighting against israeli forces in the city. israel has warned people living in the area to move to safety aid agencies say there s a chronic and growing lack of resources to care for them. meanwhile, more details are emerging of the seventh october attack. the bbc has been hearing evidence that women in israel were sexually assaulted, raped and mutilated by hamas. israeli investigators have gathered more than a thousand testimonies from witnesses and those who handled the bodies of victims after the attack. our middle east correspondent, lucy williamson has more from jerusalem. a warning, her report contains some distressing details. out of the chaos and mass trauma of the hamas attacks, new stories are starting to emerge of rape and sexual assault. including graphic t