as the sun comes up will be in the mid to high teens. and then aside from some cloud and patchy rain to the far north of scotland, we have got a day essentially of the sun beating down, adding to the heat, and a southerly airflow pulling up more warm air from the near continent. and then we reach that potential of up to a0 degrees somewhere in central and eastern england, 38 as far north as yorkshire however and across towards the welsh borders. tuesday could be hotter still across some eastern areas. it looks a little fresher towards the west but it will be increasingly humid as well. hello this is bbc news the headlines: an amber warning for extreme heat has begun in england and parts of wales. people are being urged to take necessary precautions. thousands of firefighters continue to battle wildfires across europe many people have died from the intense heat. police repeat warnings about cooling off in open water after the body of a 16 year old boy is recovered from sal
damage to some of the players on the pitch. that may be the case too in other high impact sports like american football. my sports like american football. my guesss today are steve thompson and his wife steph. he is a former england rugby international who won the world cup in 2003. he has recently learned that he has early onset dementia. seemingly linked to years of high impact collisions. what happens when the game simply isn t worth it? steve a nd steve and steph thompson, welcome to hardtalk. if i may, i want to begin with that moment when you were diagnosed. an elite former sportsman, rugby player, told that you had early onset dementia. for both of you, i imagine, that was an extraordinary moment. steve, what was your feeling at that time. , , ., time. er, belief, i must admit, at first. time. er, belief, i must admit, at first so time. er, belief, i must admit, at first. so many time. er, belief, i must admit, at first. so many things - time. er, belief, i must ad