suggest that long waits for cancer treatment are growing. when i first found the lump, it was only pea sized, but by the time i got to see the consultant, it was the size of a tangerine. # we re walking in the air.# and raymond briggs, who wrote and illustrated the children s classic, the snowman, has died at the age of 88. coming up on the bbc news channel, serena williams prepares for her second round match in the canadian open. could it be one of the last competitive matches of her career? good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. many families are falling behind on their gas and electricity bills, with the total owed by consumers to energy suppliers tripling since last september. a survey of 2,000 people for u switch suggests almost a quarter of households owe an average of more than £200 to their provider. it comes as ministers are due to hold talks with the energy companies tomorrow about the impact of sharply rising bills. yesterday, experts predicted the ave
in july, not the record breaking heat we saw injuly, more a sustained period of very hot and dry weather. that will be uncomfortable for most and of course dangerous for some. always more refreshing towards coastal areas with a sea breeze. on the south coast we recorded 29 celsius earlier on today. those temperatures not as high as we will see later in the week, but still 32 degrees out towards western areas. 26, 20 7 degrees for eastern scotland and northern ireland. always cooler and cloudier with weather fronts towards the north west of scotland through the north west of scotland through the western isles. a warmer night tonight, temperatures down to the mid teens. missed and low cloud for northern ireland perhaps through the thames valley as well. some of that cloud could continue on and off in patches through the day tomorrow, but for most, blue sky and strong sunshine. temperatures reaching 34, 30 five celsius maybe for parts of the midlands on thursday. it will always
oh dear, i ve left the oven on. get in, get in, get in! the cake will be burnt! lie down. when he began, his comic art was frowned on by his art teachers. by the end, raymond briggs had done much to change attitudes with those charming drawings and their slightly subversive stories. raymond briggs, who has died at the age of 88. time for a look at the weather now with elizabeth. time for a look at the weather now with elizabeth. hello. far away from those snowy with elizabeth. hello. far away from those snowy scenes, with elizabeth. hello. far away from those snowy scenes, the with elizabeth. hello. far away from those snowy scenes, the heatwave l with elizabeth. hello. far away from| those snowy scenes, the heatwave is set to continue across much of the uk. there is a met office and the weather warning in force, the second highest level of alert for extreme heat, that is for thursday through to the end of the day on sunday for most of england and eastern wales. temperatures cou