the us and the uk have condemned iran after it executed a british iranian citizen accused of spying. washington says it s horrified by the execution, while british prime minister rishi sunak said the hanging of alireza akbari was callous and cowardly and would not go unpunished. the uk has imposed sanctions on iran s prosecutor general because according to the government he s at the heart of iran s use of the death penalty. our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, reports. news of the execution came on state run television early this morning, despite repeated last minute appeals from the uk. alireza akbari is thought to have acquired british citizenship after investing here and to have lived in the country for several years. his brother told bbc persia he had been enticed back to iran by his former boss, under whom he once served as deputy defence minister. the government responded swiftly, the prime minister saying he was appalled by a callous act carried out by
in england and parts of wales, an amber warning for extreme heat has begun. the five remaining candidates for prime minister will battle it out in their second tv debate later. a cargo plane has crashed in northern greece killing all eight people on board. the uk chief of the defence staff speaks out about vladimir putin. and at golf s open rory mcilroy and viktor hovland share a lead at st andrews after the third round. ben brown taking over at 2, with more on all of those stories. right now on bbc news though the travel show. this week on the show. on board the world s biggest civilian hospital ship. where would you like to go, do you have any ideas? aruba. 0h, nice, aruba! i like that. greening up your trip while staying in the black. affordable travel is definitely green travel. and building a record breaker in the himalayas. when covid swept the world back in 2020, shutting borders and grounding flights, holiday makers weren t the only travellers to be stuck at hom
as the sun comes up will be in the mid to high teens. and then aside from some cloud and patchy rain to the far north of scotland, we have got a day essentially of the sun beating down, adding to the heat, and a southerly airflow pulling up more warm air from the near continent. and then we reach that potential of up to a0 degrees somewhere in central and eastern england, 38 as far north as yorkshire however and across towards the welsh borders. tuesday could be hotter still across some eastern areas. it looks a little fresher towards the west but it will be increasingly humid as well. hello this is bbc news the headlines: an amber warning for extreme heat has begun in england and parts of wales. people are being urged to take necessary precautions. thousands of firefighters continue to battle wildfires across europe many people have died from the intense heat. police repeat warnings about cooling off in open water after the body of a 16 year old boy is recovered from sal
so it could be solvent drying, air drying, orfreeze drying. we ll have to test and see how the horn responds. it is quite an unusual material to survive in a marine environment, due to the sea water which can be alkaline, which horn doesn t respond to very well. this might be a small pot of wax but it is hugely significant, probably used as a seal on the letters of the future king. to have such a large esteemed, shipwreck to work on, it has been fantastic. i do feel privileged and honoured to work on this. i started my career working on the mary rose many years ago, working on the splendid finds from there, and these are comparable, if not better, actually, so it is an interesting dayjob. these items are being identified, stabilised and catalogued, the past slowly uncovered to protect and exhibit for the future. debbie tubby, bbc news. now it s time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hello, exceptional heat to come for the uk in the days ahead, the potential for tem