the uk had hottestjune since records began, with heat killing fish in rivers and threatening insects. sport and for a full round up, let s go to the bbc sport centre. i want to show you these pictures first because these are the pictures from the israel gaza border and you can see the fires that are burning and young men carrying out their protests as the unrest spreads after that launch of the israeli military operation in the refugee camp at the start of the day. already we have been seeing the pictures from inside the camp and we know from the palestinians, they say they targeted what they described as seven palestinian militants. palestinian officials say eight have been killed and 50 wounded and have been describing it more as an invasion rather than a military operation. that phrase from one palestinian official talking to the bbc in the last couple of hours. but the unrest clearly spreading as of that operation continues. we will have more on that which is our main sto
controversial end to the second ashes series. welcome back to verify life. a watchdog has found that uk drivers paid more for fuel at supermarkets last year because of a lack of competition between retailers. the competition and markets authority says drivers paid an average of an extra six pence a litre for fuel, with diesel 13 pence a litre more expensive. the government is now promising a change in the law to increase competition. simon williams, the rac s fuel spokesperson, gave us this reaction. yes, consumers have been overcharged for some considerable time. the rac has a programme called fuelwatch. we monitor the price of retailfuel but also, crucially, the price of wholesale fuel. and for the last three months, the price of diesel on the wholesale market has been lower than petrol. yet if you go to virtually any forecourt across the uk, you will see diesel being priced above petrol. now, that is simply not right, it s not fair. it doesn t reflect what s going on at al
nonetheless, from midnight tonight, the largest pollution charging zone in the world begins. tom edwards, bbc news. live now to sir brian hoskins, founding director and chair of the grantham institute for climate change and the environment. very good to have you joining us. first of all, what is your assessment of the impact that this policy will have, notjust on the air quality around the city, but also the impact, the wider impact on global warming. also the impact, the wider impact on global warming- global warming. yes, there are two asects. global warming. yes, there are two aspects- the global warming. yes, there are two aspects. the major global warming. yes, there are two aspects. the major one global warming. yes, there are two aspects. the major one here, i global warming. yes, there are two l aspects. the major one here, really, is to deal with the air quality in london. this has been a terrible situation for many years where london s air quality has been way where us
june temperatures, recorded in 1940 and 1976, by 0.9 degrees. scientists said climate change made the chance of surpassing the previous joint record at least twice as likely. earlier, i spoke to dr frederike otto from the grantham institute for climate change and the environment at imperial college london and she gave me her reaction. it s not a surprise to have this confirmed. we had weather conditions this year that led to very high temperatures throughout the month, especially also in the oceans surrounding us. and of course, we have increased warming because of our continued burning of fossil fuels, so this is not a surprise at all. and what about the consequences? tell us more about that. heat is called the silent killer, heat waves.
are committed to improving local services but the pressure on all hospitals across the region is only set to grow. you re live with bbc news. the met office has confirmed the uk has seen its hottestjune on record. that s both in terms of mean temperature and the average maximum and minimum temperature. the average monthly temperature of 15.8 degrees celcius exceeded the previous highest averagejune temperature, recorded in 1940 and 1976, by 0.9 degrees. scientists said climate change made the chance of surpassing the previous joint record at least twice as likely. let s bring in dr frederike otto, senior lecturer in climate science at the grantham institute for climate change and the environment at imperial college london. any surprise from yourself to have confirmation of what we have all felt was actually all around us? trio. felt was actually all around us? no. it s not a surprise felt was actually all around us? iirm it s not a surprise to have this