next two people wanting to fly, and over the next two weeks we are about to enter at the next two weeks we are about to enter at the peak next two weeks we are about to enter at the peak of the peak summer season politicians in sri lanka begin the process of choosing a new president, after mass protests drove ex president rajapaksa to resign and flee the country. and an unprecedented win ireland make history with their first ever series win in new zealand. good afternoon. welcome to the bbc news channel. 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 fo
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
Fox has said the future of the irish border cannot be resolved until the United Kingdom and the eu have reached a trade agreement. Two of the five People Killed when a stolen car hit a tree in leeds have been named on social media as brothers ellis and elliot thornton. Police are holding two teenage boys in custody. The husband ofjailed british woman Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe has accused iranian media of prejudicing his wifes case after Iranian State tv claimed she was working to train journalists. In the past few minutes, the threat level of a volcano on the island of bali has been raised to its highest point. The indonesian authorities are warning that an eruption is imminent and the only airport on the island is closed. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the deputy head of sport at the sun, martin lipton, and the political commentator, jane merrick. Tomorrows front pages, starting with the i, picking up on disagreements o
Her squad at leeds, the brownlee brothers are now new training partners. What tempted herfrom track to triathlon . I think it started in 2012, when i watched the boys race in london. I got a real buzz after that. But i still felt like i wanted to compete in a home games in glasgow at the Commonwealth Games in glasgow at the Commonwealth Games and try for the olympics as well. I did that and i think was after rio i was like, ive kind of done everything ive wanted to do in athletics. Potter had been a strong junior swimmer, but with little cycling experience, the transition was a tall order. It was a bit of an ambitious goal i set last year. Some people thought, youre talking on a lot there. But yeah, i had the belief that i could do it. So yeah, im looking forward to getting out there in australia and showing them what triathletes are made of. And one of the worlds very best triathletes has respect for potter as she rises to this new challenge. Not only did she have a job and a life, sh