this is bbc news. i m lewis vaughan jones. the headlines at 11: temperatures soar as the heatwave continues the uk record of 38.7 celsius could be broken later today. rail services are hit by the heat passengers are being warned to only travel if absolutely necessary. nhs bosses warn that pressure on its services caused by the high temperatures is likely to reach a peak this afternoon. elsewhere in europe, the blistering heat is feeding wildfires across large parts of france, spain, portugal and greece. in other news: voting resumes in the next hour in the race to be the next conservative leader just four are left in the contest.
this is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. i m victoria derbyshire. europe wilts under blistering heat wildfires are spreading in portugal, spain and greece as scientists warn that nearly half of eu territory is suffering from drought. in the uk today it could be even hotter than yesterday temperatures up to 42 degrees are expected, a new record. the met office has issued a red extreme heat warning. that is a second day running. the heatwave is taking its toll on the uk rail network, with a wave of cancellations. and there ll be extra ambulances and emergency call handlers as the nhs comes under increased pressure. four candidates remain in the race to be the next british conservative party leader and prime minister. another vote takes place today. ajury in florida will decide
the uk experienced its warmest ever night last night and is expected to register a0 degree plus temperatures for the first time later today. the met office here has an extreme weather warning in place for large parts of the country. and wildfires are having a devastating impact across the continent, with spain and portugal being particularly badly hit. also greece. with the latest, here s tim allman. in much of europe the heat is just relentless. here in western france, columns of smoke make this look more like a war zone than a tourist destination. firefighters do what they can, spraying the trees with water. at this nearby hotel they ve put gas canisters in the swimming pool to try to stop them exploding. the flames are now threatening nearby homes and businesses so everyone s getting out while they can. the firemen rang the doorbell
last week when we had 47 degrees, an all timejuly record. but the whole country has been intro to conditions for months, meaning the forests are still extremely vulnerable. the whole of the northern central interior of mainland portugal is today at either extreme or extremely high risk of fires and so is most of the algarve, the fires are continuing, about 30 are burning at this moment with 1400 firefighters in action, the danger has not gone away by any means. in action, the danger has not gone away by any means. thank you, alison roberts in lisbon. and later, at 11.30 this morning we ll be answering all your questions on the heatwave. you can send them in to us by tweeting using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions or by emailing them to yourquestions@bbc.co.uk for the very latest information on how to stay cool, and guard against heat exhaustion and heat stroke, just go to bbc.co.uk/news, or the bbc news app. conservative mps will vote today on the last four candidates who are left in
that the forests are still extremely vulnerable. the whole of the northern and central interior of mainland portugal are today either at extreme or very high risk of fires, and indeed so is most of the algarve. and teh firess are continuing, there are about 30 burning at this moment with moo firefighters in action, so the danger has not gone away by any means. 0ur correspondentjess parker is in south west france and gave this update. yeah, things don t look very good this morning. i mean, there s a slightly ominous background to us there, there is forecast to be some cloud this morning but we know that the fires have progressed over the last 2a hours. the road just there behind me that is now closed, we were able to down that yesterday. go go down that yesterday. no more. they say it is not safe for us to go down there because of the fires. yesterday was a particularly tough day for the firefighters here,