hottest day. as temperatures hit a0 celsius for the first time, i ll hear about london fire brigade s busiest day since world war two. and why wildfires are a growing problem. and i m talking to the scientist whose near real time analysis has shown how climate change has supercharged this summer s weather extremes. they ll show me a0 degrees in the uk is virtually impossible without climate change and why hotter heatwaves matter. we have 40 degrees. many more people die than if we just have 36 degrees. and that is that is a huge difference. also on weather world devastating drought for east africa, facing an unprecedented fifth consecutive failed rainy season. and how the same weather pattern could bring yet more flooding rain to eastern australia. this is weather world. this is wennington, a small village which, despite being in east london, is surrounded by a lot of grassland and farmland. it was a place that few people outside the local area would ve heard of until dis
in premier league history. good morning. there is a lot of dry weather to come today although some light and patti went across the north west first thing in the morning. forthose north west first thing in the morning. for those that are desperate to see some heavy rain, i think i can see someone at the distant horizon. i will tell you more about that a little bit later on. good morning. it s sunday, 28th august. our main story: the prime minister has said whoever succeeds him will announce another huge package of financial support to help people cope with soaring energy bills this winter. writing in the mail on sunday, boris johnson acknowledged that the next few months would be difficult, as households face sky high costs, but he added that the uk will emerge stronger on the other side . the price cap set by the regulator 0fgem will rise by 80% in october. that means the typical annual energy bill, paid by direct debt, will increase from 1,971 pounds to more than 3,500 poun
showers and breezy, cooler towards north sea facing coasts. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the government says middle income earners will need more help to pay their energy bills, notjust the poorest with families facing tough choices. it is going to be a choice of, you know, the kids need to eat, obviously. i don t. and that is the stark reality that we are facing at the moment. two men arrested on suspicion of murdering nine year old olivia pratt korbel, who was shot dead in her home in liverpool, have been released on bail. a national emergency has been declared in pakistan after millions of people were forced from their homes. it follows the heaviest monsoon rains in decades. the us state department has announced that president biden is planning to appoint an ambassador to the arctic region. the move comes as russia increases its military activity in the area. now on bbc news, weather world, record heat, drought and the fire that ripped through people s homes a
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0k, set and.action. james norton filming the final season of happy valley. james, where are we? we are in a disused magistrate s court in bolton, um. as you can see behind me, and we re set up for a court case where tommy lee royce has been accused of historical murder and he s back in the dock. yes, this is doubling for greater leeds crown court the location for a crucial scene. alarms ringing, panicked shouting. stop him! do something! one of the big moments in this series has been your escape, and that s where it happened down there in that box. what was that like to film? yeah, that s not. that s not that low of a thing to scale. it s high! it s high, yeah! lock down! lock down the building! as you get older, stunts get a little bit more disconcerting because you re always pumped full of adrenaline, and then you think