good morning from an empty and quiet king s cross station. the hot weather causing widespread cancellations and disruption across the row network. passengers being advised not to travel. i will have all the details. lam iamat i am at chester the witch for the first time i am at chester the witch for the first time in 90 years is closed to the public first time in 90 years is closed to the public because of the heat. the city the the public because of the heat. the city the red the public because of the heat. the city the red zone. the public because of the heat. the city the red zone. good morning from kew gardens- city the red zone. good morning from kew gardens. yesterday city the red zone. good morning from kew gardens. yesterday was - city the red zone. good morning from kew gardens. yesterday was the - kew gardens. yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far with temperatures in southwark reaching 38.2 celsius. in the east of england we could see in excess of 42 d
should wear cool clothing, take some water, if you can get hold of a hand held phantom anything to keep yourself from getting ill in this incredibly hot weather. thank you very much indeed, top advice as ever. we will go back to ben a little later with any other transport news. but i know the advice you really neat is, if you have a mingle, how do you look after a flamingo in this kind of weather? funeral is at chester zoo this morning. fi, how are the animals there coping in the heat? for the first and 91 years, just as it is closed to the public because of the heat. obviously, the animals are still here, we have the flamingos, caribbeanflamingos flamingos, caribbean flamingos behind flamingos, caribbeanflamingos behind us, they are used to the heat, they are enjoying it, and the slightly smelly water, i might point out. good morning, mike. tell us why
red alert for extreme heat in place in much of the south east of england, up here into the west and east midlands and the north of england as well, much further north than we would normally expect to have this kind of extreme weather event. carol is on hand with all the latest. it could get to 42 degrees today. here is this from jane mccubbin. in many areas yesterday was record breakingly hot. how are you feeling? hot! congratulations. today is likely to be even hotter. are you coping under those layers? i m melting. absolutely melting. at salford university s graduation day, it topped 36 degrees. 36 degrees, and you are wearing a three piece suit? this is a very special moment for me. so i wanted to make sure that i am dressed for the part. yeah. cheers! have you known a day like this?
it is getting cooler still for thursday and friday. warmer again for the weekend, just not as warm as the last couple of days. that s it for the moment. but there s lots more on our website and social media. i m back with another round up in half an hour. now it s back tojon and nina on breakfast. good morning. you re watching bbc breakfast, this boiling hot tuesday and we are live this morning from droitwich spa lido in worcestershire, look at it, it s like an oasis of calm and refreshment in the middle of all this dry, hot weather. and today we are expecting the temperatures to be even hotter than they were yesterday, so if you thought yesterday, so if you thought yesterday was stifling and difficult to deal with, just wait until today. but these guys have the right idea and they have come down here to refresh themselves this morning.