the government s urged to officially apologise to thousands of unmarried mums who were forced into giving up their babies for adoption. and more struggles for tiger woods on the second day of the open. and coming up on the bbc news channel, the open leader board bunches around those contenders still to start their second round, but rory mcilroy remains in the picture ahead of his afternoon tee off time. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the met office has issued a rare extreme weather warning for parts of england on monday and tuesday. the uk health security agency has also increased its heat health warning from level three to level four the government says that meets the definition of a national emergency. for the first time ever, temperatures could hit a0 degrees. the highest recorded temperature in the uk was 38.7c in cambridge in 2019. the warning covers manchester, the midlands and london. a met office red warning means there is a potential danger to l
to the foreign office. the foreign office has long condemned the exploitation of british civilians and prisoners of war being held by pro russian forces in ukraine, but the kremlin sees them as diplomatic pawns who can be used to put pressure on the west, and officials here don t expect that strategy to change soon. james landale, bbc news, at the foreign office. everyone aged 50 and over will be offered a covid booster vaccine this autumn to top up their immunity. the announcement comes amid a continuing rise of covid cases across the uk, with some parts of the country nearing the record levels seen during the spring. our health editor hugh pym has all the details. yes, reeta, there was confirmation of those groups who are set to get another covid boosterjab in the autumn, including those more vulnerable who were offered a fourth dose in the spring. now they will qualify for a fifth. health experts say everyone aged 50 and over should be offered a booster in the autumn. prev
who stands beyond his sport, whose fame spans generations. we re following tiger. the first time we ve seen him. we thought we d come and see him in the flesh. i ve seen tiger tee off on the first hole and he made a par. - and on the third, it got better. after a poor first round woods had to start advancing. he needed birdies desperately. well, there s one. there you go. it was a reason to smile, briefly, but there was no consistent form from tiger woods, no magical revival, and in fact it often looked painful. there are other younger americans actually contending for the lead here. scottie scheffler made three consecutive birdies during his second round. he s currently ranked world number one. tyrrell hatton, originally of high wycombe, enjoys this course, and he seemed to have the ball at his command. a lovely shot. here s china s haotong li sending