a temperature record. i never thought i d get to the day where we saw a0 celsius on the map, and there is a small possibility that will happen. it s a sort of thing that has a big impact to our daily life. the met office says the weather has been caused by a high pressure to the south the uk, and hotair coming across from europe. we can expect such temperatures going forward. in the view of climate change and rising greenhouse gases, and rising temperatures globally. it is consistent with global warming, and it is very much interlinked with climate change, and an indication that we should start acting. the advice is to slap on plenty of sunscreen if you do venture out, we are being urged to look out for vulnerable people. the heat is being expected to increase pressure on the nhs. uk health security agency
heatwaves in years. climate change is making heatwaves more frequent and more intense. spain s unseasonably warm spring weather is a result of hotair coming from north africa. you are watching bbc news. here in the uk, opposition parties are demanding that borisjohnson explain a meeting he had with the senior civil servant sue gray over her report into parties held in and around downing street during lockdown. it s emerged the pair met several weeks ago. our political correspondent, iain watson, said opposition parties are concerned about what this means, when it comes to the independence of the report. they re suggesting the mere fact that the prime minister and the person conducting that enquiry, sue gray, met about a month ago and well before publication could suggest perhaps that this was not being done as transparently as it should, so they ve asked for an explanation of why that meeting took place but what they re also asking for is that all the evidence of gatherings that sh
waiting for the waters to recede with many hopes now washed away. mark lobel, bbc news. parts of spain are experiencing their hottest may ever with temperatures of more than a0 celsius in some places, according to the state weather agency. the agency issued heat warnings in ten regions, saying it could be one of the most intense heatwaves in years. climate change is making heatwaves more frequent and more intense. spain s unseasonably warm spring weather is a result of hotair coming from north africa. president biden has said he might be willing to meet the north korean leader kimjong un forface to face talks, but only if mr kim is sincere and serious . mr biden, who s on a visit to south korea, said he was also prepared to shore up defences against north korea. the president and his counterpart in seoul, yoon suk yeol, discussed the possible deployment of extra american jets, bombers and missiles to south korea. 0ur seoul correspondent
climate change is making heat waves more frequent and more intense. spain s unseasonably warm spring weather is a result of hotair coming from north africa. venezuela is suffering a shortage in the supply of fertiliser, due to the russian invasion in ukraine. now is the season to plant corn a staple in the country but agricultural producers are faced with the challenge of finding enough fertiliser for their crops. emily brown reports. as the rain pours in venezuela, this is the season to plant corn a staple here. butjust like much of latin america, the race is on to find fertiliser, vital for crops. it s another country feeling the impact of russia s invasion of ukraine, which has limited the supply of the key agricultural supplement. 80% of fertilisers used every year in venezuela are imported from russia,