it was a profound personal commitment which defined her whole life. she made sacrifices for duty. her dedication and devotion as sovereign never wavered, through times of change and progress, through times ofjoy and celebration and through times of sadness and loss. in her life of service, we saw that abiding love of tradition, together with that fearless embrace of progress which makes us great as nations. the affection, admiration and respect she inspired became the hallmark of her reign. and as every member of my family can testify, she combined these qualities with warmth, humour and an unerring ability always to see the best in people. i pay tribute to my mother s memory, and i honour her life of service. i know that her death brings great sadness to so many of you, and i share that sense of loss beyond measure with you all. when the queen came to the throne, britain and the world were still coping with the privations and aftermath of the second world war and still livin
since the pandemic. iam in i am in the olympic park in munich on day one of the european championships. and coming up on the bbc news channel. momentum in montreal for the british, as jack draper beats stefanos tsitsipas, tojoin dan evans and cam norrie in the last 16 in canada. good afternoon. welcome to the bbc news at one. talks have been taking place this morning between energy bosses and the government including the prime minister as the threat of rocketing energy costs grows starker. the pm, the chancellor and the business secretary, have been asking firms how they can help consumers. it comes as bills are set to hit £4000 a year, possibly hire come january. £4000 a year, possibly hire come janua . , , , , £4000 a year, possibly hire come janua. ,, january. our business correspondent re orts. in the fridgejust in the fridge just got some bottled water and i9p pop. dallas has a roof over her head but little hours. the monthly energy bill for her flat has gone up f
for households struggling with soaring bills. last month was one of the worst for waiting times in a&e in england and response times for were much longer than the target time. and the restored mural in a county durham bar painted as payment by a local artist and drinker. and coming up on the bbc news channel. olympic gold medallist charlotte worthington is back in action at the european championships. she s qualified for tomorrow s final with the best score in the heats. good evening. an amber extreme heat warning has come into force in some parts of the uk to last for four days, as temperatures are forecast to hit 37c in some areas. although temperatures are unlikely to reach last month s a0 degree high, this heatwave is much more prolonged and some temperatures could get close to local or regional records. there s concern about wildfires, pressure on water supplies and transport problems. the met office alert for southern, central and some of northern england and also p
borisjohnson urges energy companies to act in the national interest and do more to cut rising bills as he meets energy bosses at downing street. the police watchdog says forces in england and wales are failing victims of burglaries, robberies and theft with too few suspects being charged. the crisis of local swimming pools the bbc finds more than 60 have closed across the uk in the past 3 years. hello and welcome to bbc news at 5:00pm. an amber heat warning for large parts of england and wales has come into force, as temperatures look likely to peak at 37 degrees celsius over the next four days. the met office has also warned there s an exceptional risk of fires spreading in many places and water companies believe a drought could be declared soon. celestina 0lulode has this report. this is what emergency services want to prevent. tinderbox dry conditions helped cause these fires last month. london fire brigade said it needs the public s help to prevent grass fires.
as the candidates to be the uk s next prime minister prepare to go head to head. welcome to the programme. we start with the extreme heat across europe. it s facing its worst drought in a long time. we ll look at that in a moment. but first the high temperatures are also causing big wildfires. let s go to france. there s a huge wildfire near bordeaux, in the south western region of gironde. this is what it looks like at night. thousands of hectares have been burnt. 10,000 people have been forced to evacuate the area, and several homes are destroyed. it s spreading so fast because it s so dry. this is the scene in the day. you can see a plane dropping chemicals used to slow the fire down. more than a thousand fire fighters are there trying to control it. let s hear from one of them. translation: for l the moment, the fire is progressing in every direction. if i may say, the wind is not steady for the moment. it will rise in the course of the day. we are told that the wind will