her predecessor, borisjohnson, left downing street earlier this morning. we have some in depth analysis of the claims he made in his final speech later in the programme. in that final address at the downing street podium, he also urged the conservative party to unite behind his successor. it s time for politics to be over, folks. it s time for us all to get behind liz truss and her team, and her programme, and deliver for the people of this country. and behind me, here on downing street, we ve seen ministers we see brandon lewis going into number ten there. we heard boris johnson earlier, calling for conservatives to get behind liz truss and her team. and we re learning more about what her team is as the evening goes on because liz truss is in the process of appointing cabinet, that s why we re seeing a range of conservatives going in through the door and bit by bit, we are learning who liz truss s top will be. top team will be. we are getting details all the time of liz t
that all the support being needed is now working its way out into the system. in europe, french authorities warn of a heat apocalypse as thousands are forced to flee wildfires. so does climate change now mean regular severe heatwaves? future warming is determined by future emissions. if we stop dumping carbon into the atmosphere at carbon into the atmosphere at carbon dioxide into the atmosphere the world will stop warming. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the uk s first ever red warning for extreme heat has come into effect meaning there s a danger to life and the threat of major travel disruption. it is also provisionally the hottest day in wales since records began. the red alert covers much of england from london and the south east up to york and manchester. it s already the hottest day of the year so far and parts of england could be hotter than the western sahara and the caribbean. tomorrow, temperatures could exceed a0 degrees in southern england, whic