laughs. she keeps asking me questions! despite mess after mess, borisjohnson was adamant he d stay in number 10. but even the great survivor couldn t stop his downfall. them s the breaks. tonight, what on earth went on? good morning, colleagues. thank you very much. it was no secret that boris johnson had been in trouble. but the cameras in cabinet were meant to show business as usual. we are now able to introduce, as of tomorrow, the single biggest tax cut in a decade. he didn t know, but two men at the table were thinking about when to quit. on that tuesday morning, i hadn t totally made up my mind but it was really you know, i was really wrestling with it. i had started thinking about, you know, maybe i d had enough in terms of what i could put up with and to go and see the prime minister, and just tender my resignation, because i don t think you can work for someone that you haven t got confidence in any more. it s just a principle value that i have. i think for some ti
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
is in the lead at st andrews at st andrews after five holes in the final round of the open. hello, good afternoon. an amber warning for extreme heat has come into force for most of england and parts of wales, ahead of record temperatures forecast for the coming days. the alert will extend to southern scotland from tomorrow when the warning in parts of england will rise to red. it comes with predictions of record temperatures of up to 41 celsius. our correspondent jon donnison reports. an amber heat warning for much of the country, so what better to do than limber up for a half marathon? runners in london s richmond park undeterred, with hydration the order of the day. stayed cool yesterday by drinking lots of water all day. we are wearing as little clothing today as possible. we ve got a support group who s going to feed us water and sweets along the way as well. wearing a cap and putting sun cream on and, yeah, just staying hydrated. on bournemouth beach this weekend, they
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
you can t keep approaching the problem, you know, by buying more guns and having more guns in the country. another conservative mp calls on the prime minister to resign over downing street lockdown parties. and former cabinet minister andrea leadsom criticises him for unacceptable failures of leadership. mega chippy. and the once humble chip shop in coventry, that s now at tiktok sensation. there are calls today to give more children in england free school meals to help tackle the cost of living crisis. teaching unions say all children from families on universal credit should be eligible forfree meals as part of an urgent expansion of the scheme. the cost of food, fuel and other goods has surged in recent months, pushing inflation to a ao year high. here s our education correspondent, elaine dunkley. more children than ever are coming through the doors. at capacity. we opened 11 minutes ago, we ve only got a small room, we are going to be busy. at this free half term