rebecca morelle, bbc news, at a secret location in the cotswolds. that is all we have time for, thank you for watching. good evening. it s been another day of hot sunshine for most parts of the uk, and in northern ireland, it looks like we have broken a record once again. 31.3 degrees at castlederg in county tyrone, provisionally the highest temperatures on record in northern ireland. the previous record was only sent last saturday. so, still a met office amber extreme heat warning in force here. also one for southern wales, parts of the midlands, down into the south west of england. and part of the reason for that heat warning is that temperatures really aren t falling far overnight. 11pm bringing temperatures still up into the 20s for some.
fossils from 167 million years ago. our science correspondent joined a deck. this is what she found. dig. a race against time to reveal our ancient past. the team from the natural history museum has just three days to excavate this unique site. look how long they are. that s really cool! this cotswolds quarry holds a lot of secrets trove of sea creatures that lived during thejurassic period. what s here is so extraordinary, he location is being kept secret. we have got another really nice, exceptionalspecimen here. this is a brittle star, likely to be a new species. it s quality of preservation, it s the number of fossils that we are finding but it s also the diversity. it is really unprecedented at geological sites of this age across the world. usually, on an excavation, you may get a handful of finds but here it is different. scientists think there are tens of thousands of fossils lying in the mud.
days to excavate this unique site. look how long they are. that s really cool! this cotswolds quarry holds a lot of secrets trove of sea creatures that lived during thejurassic period. what s here is so extraordinary, he location is being kept secret. we have got another really nice, exceptionalspecimen here. this is a brittle star, likely to be a new species. it s quality of preservation, it s the number of fossils that we are finding but it s also the diversity. it is really unprecedented at geological sites of this age across the world. scientists think there are tens of thousands of fossils lying in the mud. this place must have been teeming with life 167 million years ago.
you ve got to come and see this. it was this beautifuljurassic sea creature coming to life. they re amazing! just as like they were alive yesterday. with so many fossils here, the challenge is working out which ones to keep. the very best are now heading to the natural history museum. the team says it s the discovery of a lifetime. rebecca morelle, bbc news, at a secret location in the cotswolds. i was looking for clues as to where that secret location was. now on bbc news: click. on the weekend of the british grand prix, we re at silverstone for a race with a difference. we go back in time to show off some electrifying classics. and i m at goodwood race circuit to see if i can drive round this historic track
to the state of emergency. experts from the national history museum in london have started excavating some of the most importantjurassic sites in the uk at a secret location. it is believed to hold tens of thousands of fossils from 167 million years ago. rebecca morelle brings us this. a race against time to reveal our ancient past. the team from the natural history museum has just three days to excavate this unique site. look how long they are. that s really cool! this cotswolds quarry holds a secret trove of sea creatures that lived during thejurassic period. what s here is so extraordinary, he location is being kept secret. we have got another really nice, exceptionalspecimen here. this is a brittle star, it s likely to be a new species. it s quality of preservation,