we have a special report from ukraine on the effects of the conflict, on soldiers and civilians. and rory mcilroyjust misses out, as cameron smith s stunning final round wins the open, at st andrews. good evening. health officials are urging people to take extra precautions, as parts of the uk brace for record high temperatures over the next two days. there are also warnings of significant disruption on the roads and railways, because of the excessive heat. today, an amber warning came into effect for large parts of england and wales with temperatures peaking at 33 celsius in harden, in flintshire. but while the amber alert tomorrow extends to scotland, in parts of england, it changes to red, meaning a risk of serious illness or death, even among the fit and healthy. temperatures could climb as high as 41 celsius. 0ur correspondent, jon donnison, has the very latest. with an amber heat warning now in place for much of the country, limbering up for a half marathon perhaps not
rickey bibey. he was found dead in a hotel room in florence the 40 year old, who won the challenge cup with both wigan and st helens, retired ten years ago. a women, believed to be his partner, is being treated in hospital with serious injuries. katarina johnson thompson has started the defence of her heptathlon title at the world athletics championships in oregon. 0ur sports correspondent, andy swiss is in eugene. andy, three events down, how s she doing? yes, as you say, katarina johnson thompson is the reigning world champion in the heptathlon but she s had a terrible time with injuries in the last year or so. we ve had three events so far, the hurdles, shot put and highjump, where she managed to clear up 1.83. but katarina johnson thompson down in seventh place after the first three events. later on, though, there are big hopes for britain in there are big hopes for britain in the women s100 metres, dina asher smith was the fastest in