hello this is bbc news. the headlines: novak djokovic wins the wimbledon men s final, beating nick kyrgios in four sets his 20 first grand slam victory and his seventh wimbledon title. every single time, it gets more and more meaningful and special, so i am very blessed and very thankful to be standing here with the trophy. trade minister penny mordaunt becomes the ninth candidate to join the conservative leadership race with former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, also declaring in the last 2a hours. in eastern ukraine 15 people died when an apartment block was shelled in the donestk region. sri lanka s deepening economic crisis: the president says he ll step down after huge demonstrations, the us appeals to politicians to act swiftly. and, temperatures rise around the uk, with scotland recording its warmest day of the year so far. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. in wimbledon the jabbing tips have come to an end wi
early are not opened at all. and it is a challenge to keep the livestock cool a teenager dies. later in the hour on the bbc news channel, the latest from the world athletics championships in oregon, where katarina johnson thompson is attempting to regain her heptathlon title. good evening, welcome to the bbc news. forecasters expect tomorrow is likely to break records in england and scotland. scientists are warning that we will see more of these temperatures due to climate change. some train tracks have buckled in the heat and fights have been suspended due to melted runways. an unprecedented red weather warning for extreme heat, meaning there s a threat to life, is in place in much of england including manchester, london and leeds. temperatures have been recorded in the 30s in all of the uk missions, higher than would normally be expected at this time of year. daniela relph has the latest. keep them cool anyway possible. normal everyday life has had its challenges today. in
portugal and greece. up in the woods you can see guys tackling the fires. there is a huge amount of activity down here and it is hot, it is smoky. just look at the haze in the trees. we ll have details from france, and the uk, including flintshire which recorded the highest ever temperature in wales. one other main story tonight. the race to be conservative leader and next prime minister is down to four, with rishi sunak still in the lead. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: simply the rest ben stokes will retire from one day international cricket after tuesday s series opener with south africa. welcome to bbc news at ten. the intense heatwave affecting many parts of britain has triggered an extreme red weather warning for most of england, meaning an actual threat to life. it s putting the health service under pressure and it s caused disruption for many travellers. the heatwave is due to reach its point of greatest danger tomorrow afternoon. wales has exp