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
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
sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s chetan. good afternoon, we start with golf, and rory mcilroy s improved his position at st andrews where he s hoping to end his eight year wait for a major. ben croucher is our man at the open and for the moment it s looking good for mcilroy? rory mcilroy has a two shot lead at the open and it has been a slow start by all accounts, there is tension in the air at the home of golf but mcilroy is doing just enough, a fantastic approach to the par five fifth setting up a birdie for the northern irishman, the only one he s picked up in the first seven holes but enough to take him two shots clear of viktor hovland, the norwegian, his playing partner, playing alongside him, started 16