is in the lead at st andrews at st andrews after five holes in the final round of the open. hello, good afternoon. an amber warning for extreme heat has come into force for most of england and parts of wales, ahead of record temperatures forecast for the coming days. the alert will extend to southern scotland from tomorrow when the warning in parts of england will rise to red. it comes with predictions of record temperatures of up to 41 celsius. our correspondent jon donnison reports. an amber heat warning for much of the country, so what better to do than limber up for a half marathon? runners in london s richmond park undeterred, with hydration the order of the day. stayed cool yesterday by drinking lots of water all day. we are wearing as little clothing today as possible. we ve got a support group who s going to feed us water and sweets along the way as well. wearing a cap and putting sun cream on and, yeah, just staying hydrated. on bournemouth beach this weekend, they
tv debate this evening. a cargo plane carrying weapons has crashed in northern greece killing all eight people on board. translation: there were flames, we were scared, a lot of cars came| but they could not approach because there were continuous explosions. and in golf rory mcilroy is in the lead by two shots at st andrews after five holes of the final round of the 0pen.| m here at rory mcilroy s golf club where people are expecting him to win. hello and good afternoon. an amber warning for extreme heat is now in force across most of england and parts of wales, as the uk braces for record temperatures in the coming days. the alert will extend to southern scotland from tomorrow, when the first red extreme heat warning issued by the met office will take effect in england, from london to manchester and york. a national emergency has been declared, with temperatures predicted to reach up to 41 degrees celsius. our correspondent jon donnison reports. an amber heat warning
it s all rather depressing. onto the death of james lovelock it s all rather depressing. onto the death of james lovelock on - it s all rather depressing. onto the death of james lovelock on his - it s all rather depressing. onto the l death of james lovelock on his 103rd death of james lovelock on his 103rd birthday, stephen sackur how to talk with him, he was an extraordinary unorthodox scientist who never went along with the orthodoxy of the scientific world which made him so brilliant. did you read that book you did on the gaia theory of the universe, and just how pressing it he was about these things? of course backin he was about these things? of course back in the 19605 and he was about these things? of course back in the 19605 and 705, itju5t didn t seem as relevant as it is today. leie i didn t read the book but i ve been reading about him, such an interesting character. for such an interesting character. far ahead of his time in the 1960s and 705. ahead of his t
hello and welcome. celebrations have been taking place in sri lanka after gotabaya rajapaksa became the country s first sitting president to quit. he did so after months of angry protests over the rapidly rising cost of living, and shortages of food and fuel. the delay in handing over his letter of resignation was, it seems, to do with his flight from the maldives to singapore. from colombo, rajini vaidyanathan reports. a moment to savour, after months of struggle. now there s joy. these demonstrators had one key demand, that the man they blame for their economic woes resign. tonight, president gotabaya rajapaksa did. protesters say they are celebrating what represents a victory for people power. it s the end of the rule of the rajapaksas, after a week of turmoil on the island. just yesterday, at the prime minister s office, security forces were overrun by protesters. it was one of a number of government buildings taken over by the masses. today, protesters handed it back to