in new zealand. good afternoon. a meeting of the government s emergency cobra committee has taken place this afternoon to discuss how to respond to the record temperatures that are expected to hit parts of the uk next week. a national emergency has been declared after a red extreme heat warning was issued for the first time, meaning there s a risk to life. jon donnison reports at the bristol harbour festival this weekend, a cold shower more than welcome. and with potentially record temperatures forecast for early next week, this summer s heatwave is entering uncharted waters. well, i don t like the heat. it s all right at the moment, it s all right in the shade, but i do burn too quickly. for those climate sceptics, i think this is evidence that something s definitely happening, so, you know, people need to take a bit of responsibility, definitely. he can t be in nursery for the full day because it s going to be far too hot for him, so he ll be home for the afternoon in a p
this is bbc news. the headlines at 7.00 record breaking temperatures are set to hit the uk next week. transport services could face significant disruption ministers are taking steps to ensure hospitals and ambulances are prepared, while schools are given guidance to help them remain open. the long term forecast is showing the possibility of quite a warm summer, and there is also the possibility that this kind of short episode can occur. and we ll be speaking to a public health specialist on the challenges of helping the most vulnerable cope with extreme weather emergencies. heathrow is pushing ahead with plans to force airlines to reduce passenger numbers to help the airport cope with staff shortages. russia orders all its forces to step up operations in ukraine, as moscow s missiles strike cities right across the country. ireland make rugby union history with their first ever series win in new zealand. hello, welcome to bbc news. the government has held an emergency cobr
to discuss the situation and has been speaking about the plans they have put in place. there are three key areas where we want to make sure we are stood up and as ready as we can. the first is obviously health and social. there has been a lot of work, first of all, messaging those people who may be vulnerable, and making sure they take steps to help themselves and protect themselves, but also that hospitals, ambulances, and other areas of that service that may come under pressure are kind of ready and prepared. second areas schools, where obviously we want to make sure kids do continue to go to school, we think they are safer in schools, but that those schools should have more help and guidance and all the support that they need to keep those kids out of the sun and nice and cool and hydrated. and, thirdly, transport, where we do think there is going to be a significant impact. obviously, the transport providers are messaging people that they should only travel if they really
workers and the railway industry are outrageous. london euston station is eerily quiet this morning. some passengers are hoping to make a journey but there is widespread disruption across the rail network. how is the strike affecting you? are you working from home or did you have a trickyjounrey to work? do you support the strikes or not? we d like to hear your thoughts. get in touch with me on twitter @annitabbc and use the #bbcyourquestions. in other news a senior ukrainian official says russian forces have almost captured the strategic city of severodonetsk with ukrainian forces holding on to just one factory. a russian nobel peace laureate auctions his medalfor £81i million, to raise funds for children displaced by the war in ukraine. a former senior united nations official calls for an independent panel to investigate allegations of sexual abuse and corruption in the organisation. he attacks me in the elevator, he comes at me all of a sudden. i pleaded with him to sto
insisting he is brain dead. barristers will take industrial action in england and wales in protest at pay and conditions. a report into grooming and child sexual exploitation between 201! at 2014 fights that sexual exploitation between 2011 at 2014 fights that there were serious failings from the handling of some cases by the council and police. good afternoon. the transport secretary grant shapps says the government is doing everything it can to minimise disruption after it s confirmed the biggest series of rail strikes in 30 years will go ahead with a significant disruption to services across england, scotland and wales. last minute talks between unions and rail bosses today have failed to make any breakthrough. the strike action is taking place tomorrow, tuesday 21stjune, and also on thursday 23rd and saturday 25th. distruption is also expected on non strike days, too, with a special timetable published published for the whole of this week. network rail is advising passe