unable to off load patiently much out of ambulances. a meeting in downing st with energy bosses, but it provides no solution yet for households struggling with soaring bills. the police watchdog says forces in england and wales are failing victims of bulgaries, robberies and theft with too few suspects being charged. go! the crisis of local swimming pools, the bbc finds more than 60 have closed across the uk in the past three years. good evening and welcome to bbc news. an amber extreme heat warning has come into force in some parts of the uk to last four days, as temperatures are forecast to hit 37 degrees celsius in some areas. although temperatures are unlikely to reach last month s 40 degree high, this heatwave is much more prolonged and some temperatures could get close to local or regional records. there s concern about wildfires, pressure on water supplies, and transport problems. it s also expected that a drought will be officially declared tomorrow. sarah campbell re
also on the programme: a meeting in downing street with energy bosses but it provides no solution yet for households struggling with soaring bills. last month was one of the worst for waiting times in a&e in england and response times for ambulances were much longer than the target time. and at the european championships, alice kinsella wins silver for great britain in the women s gymnastics all round final. and coming up on the bbc news channel: eve muirhead calls time on her curling career. the team gb skip retires as an olympic champion and hopes her success inspires girls in years to come. good evening. an amber extreme heat warning has come into force until sunday with temperatures expected to reach 37 celsius in some places over the weekend. a drought could also be declared tomorrow for some parts of england, with government officials, the water companies and groups including the national farmers union due to meet to discuss the prolonged dry weather. the met offic
for his bribery conviction, allowing him to return to running the company. plus, a show of support: mcdonald s says it will reopen in ukraine where it is safe to do so to help restore a small, but important sense of normalcy. we start here in the uk where energy company bosses have been holding talks in downing street with prime minister borisjohnson and chancellor nadhim zahawi as concern grows about soaring bills. the annual energy bill for a typical household is set to top £4,000 a year from january that s over double what it is now. mrjohnson says the companies have been urged to help, but it s thought no firm decisions will be taken until a new prime minister is in place next month. our business correspondent caroline davies has more. ifind it quite i find it quite degrading to live in this situation. there is little left live in this situation. there is little left in live in this situation. there is little left in dallas s - live in this situation. there is litt
Very latest. Welcome to this special coverage of a major Anti Terrorist operation which is taking place in paris, after gunmen opened fire on a police van in the heart of the french capital, killing one officer and wounding two others. The incident took place in one of the citys most Famous Boulevard is, the Champs Elysees, which leads from the arctic tree on the to the Place De La Concorde. The gunmen got out of a carand la concorde. The gunmen got out of a car and began firing an automatic weapon before being shot dead by police. Media reports say he was known to the Intelligence Services and Police Search was under way at his home in paris the Islamic State group said it carried out the shooting, naming the attacker as a belgian. The incident comes days before the first round of the french president ial election. We will be live in paris in a moment. First europe editor reports from paris. Mesdames et monsieurs, you have to stay back, please. The area is dangerous because of shotgun