the labour—run council is still struggling to pay off a huge equal pay claim that dates back more than a decade ago. it has also had major issues with a new it system. our midlands correspondent navteonhal is there. the pressure on the city's finances has been rising and rising. europe's biggest local authority is now in biggest local authority is now in big trouble. its problems began more than a decade ago, when a landmark case was brought against the council, which led to it having to pay out more than £1 billion so far in equal pay claims to mostly female staff. but with the authority's revenue budget, the money it spends on recurrent costs like wages, at £750 million, the announcement of this summer but it had up to £760 million still to find to settle the equal pay claims was a huge blow. and that is on top of the botched roll—out of a new it system which has set up back and about £100 million. the city council leader who is currently abroad, he says, is part of a long—standing family commitment, told us questions on this will be answered. we commitment, told us questions on this will be answered.— this will be answered. we have already got _ this will be answered. we have already got a — this will be answered. we have already got a government - this will be answered. we have l already got a government review this will be answered. we have - already got a government review that has been commissioned jointly with the department for levelling up that is looking at those issues of governance and accountability within the authority. i also made it clear that at the end of this, there needs to be a judge led inquiry that looks of the issues around equal pay. this is devastating _ of the issues around equal pay. this is devastating news for birmingham taxpayers here. thea;a is devastating news for birmingham taxaayers here-— taxpayers here. they have had to declare that _ taxpayers here. they have had to declare that they _ taxpayers here. they have had to declare that they are _ taxpayers here. they have had to declare that they are effectively i declare that they are effectively bankrupt because of their failure to deliver— bankrupt because of their failure to deliver proper accounts for the last three _ deliver proper accounts for the last three years — deliver proper accounts for the last three years and their failure to get to grips— three years and their failure to get to grips with the equal pay mess. the council— to grips with the equal pay mess. the council is responsible for social care and waste management among other things. nonessential spending has stopped and no new expenditure is permitted. it is currently unclear what services will have to be cut. the news has shocked and angered people in the city. 0h, m god, i and angered people in the city. oh, my god. i have _ and angered people in the city. on my god, i have never and angered people in the city. oi, my god, i have never heard and angered people in the city. (zei, my god, i have never heard of such a thing in my life! how can the council be bankrupt?- thing in my life! how can the council be bankrupt? after the commonwealth _ council be bankrupt? after the commonwealth games - council be bankrupt? after the commonwealth games last. council be bankrupt? after the i commonwealth games last year, council be bankrupt? after the - commonwealth games last year, the city was _ commonwealth games last year, the city was thriving. it is a dynamic, vibrant _ city was thriving. it is a dynamic, vibrant city, _ city was thriving. it is a dynamic, vibrant city, but this should never have _ vibrant city, but this should never have happened. it should never have -ot have happened. it should never have got to— have happened. it should never have got to this _ have happened. it should never have got to this point. it is really, really— got to this point. it is really, really sad _ got to this point. it is really, really sad-— got to this point. it is really, reall sad. �* ., ,, ., , , really sad. after talk of this being a olden really sad. after talk of this being a golden decade _ really sad. after talk of this being a golden decade for— really sad. after talk of this being a golden decade for birmingham, | really sad. after talk of this being - a golden decade for birmingham, the city faces an outlook of cuts to services instead. well, one of the first things to say is that the city council here will keep functioning, but this is a signal to the government ofjust how dire the financial situation is here. by declaring this section 114 notice, it is in effect saying it cannot make the payments that it must make, and is therefore, effectively, bankrupt. now, the people i have been speaking to in the city, as you had there, i worried about what the future may hold, but for many who have been watching this saga closely, it does feel like today it has been a long time coming. —— as you heard there. chris mason in westminster, what does the government do, does it step in? sophie, the government says it is talking to birmingham city council, but it is missing the point that first and foremost for sorting out budgets in a local authorities is at the local authority themselves, and that the responsibility absolutely lies with them. so they will have to make some very tough budgeting decisions. now, if we look at this in the round, there's that particular argument that we had there in birmingham related to equal pay claims, it is not exclusive to birmingham. we have seen it in glasgow, there are cases in councils in cumbria and coventry and also in dundee unlike the others, too, and they come with colossal bills. but there is a bigger challenge on top of that, which is the context, the context of the last ten or 15 years. in the last couple of years, there has been an uptick in the amount of money that councils get from central government, they can also get money locally through council tax, of course. but if we look back to 2010, when the conservatives first came into office, there has been a real squeeze on local authorities, and that has contributed towards pushing some towards the precipice so that when something unexpected happens, or they make a hash of something, and birmingham will face a lot of political criticism from its political criticism from its political opponents, that might be enough to push them into a very difficult place. so where does this leave other councils? lots of other councils might have to consider making this big leap, press and financial panic button. birmingham grabs the headlines because of its scale. 0thers grabs the headlines because of its scale. others may well follow suit. chris mason, and political editor, thank you. a bbc investigation suggests that three major water companies in england discharged sewage hundreds of times last year on days when it wasn't raining, and that's illegal. the practice is known as "dry spilling." this is what should happen when the sewage process is working normally. the waste water flows smoothly through the system to the sewage treatment plant, and stays out of rivers and the sea. if it rains or snows very heavily or for a long time, water companies are allowed to spill untreated water under certain conditions. but what is illegal is when waste water spills straight into rivers and the sea when there is no rain — that is called dry spill. that has been uncovered by a bbc investigation. 0ur environment correspondent jonah fisher reports. rural west sussex, one of southern england's celebrated chalk streams. here we are, welcome to the river lav as we called it.— lav as we called it. rob, a retired business man, _ lav as we called it. rob, a retired business man, is _ lav as we called it. rob, a retired business man, is not _ lav as we called it. rob, a retired business man, is not joking. - lav as we called it. rob, a retired | business man, is not joking. there business man, is notjoking. there would be no river lav without the discharges from the next door sewage plant. taste discharges from the next door sewage lant. ~ ., ., discharges from the next door sewage lant. ~ , ., , ., plant. we had untreated sewage cominu plant. we had untreated sewage coming out _ plant. we had untreated sewage coming out here. _ plant. we had untreated sewage coming out here. last _ plant. we had untreated sewage coming out here. last march, i plant. we had untreated sewage i coming out here. last march, rob found and filmed _ coming out here. last march, rob found and filmed its _ coming out here. last march, rob found and filmed its bill— coming out here. last march, rob found and filmed its bill during . coming out here. last march, rob| found and filmed its bill during dry weather. illegal under environmental law. —— a spill during dry weather. much to his annoyance, the company involved, southern water, only received a warning from the environment agency.- received a warning from the environment agency. received a warning from the environment auen . , ., ., , environment agency. they treat it as a one-off, absolutely, _ environment agency. they treat it as a one-off, absolutely, whereas - environment agency. they treat it as a one-off, absolutely, whereas it - a one—off, absolutely, whereas it had probably been going for three to four months. it is had probably been going for three to four month-— four months. it is a scandal. so how common are — four months. it is a scandal. so how common are dry _ four months. it is a scandal. so how common are dry spells? _ four months. it is a scandal. so how common are dry spells? to - four months. it is a scandal. so how common are dry spells? to find - four months. it is a scandal. so how| common are dry spells? to find out, the bbc requested details from 09 english water companies. —— dry spills. three of the largest complied, providing us with a huge amount of data. we then cross—referenced that with rainfall, and found what looks an early 400 sewage spills, lasting thousands of hours, that started during dry weather. many of the water companies, like southern water, say ground water leaking into cracked pipes is behind some of the spills. thames water apologised, while wessex told us there were flaws in their own data.— wessex told us there were flaws in their own data. there should never be a dry spill. _ their own data. there should never be a dry spill. and _ their own data. there should never be a dry spill, and any _ their own data. there should never be a dry spill, and any suggestion l be a dry spill, and any suggestion that there — be a dry spill, and any suggestion that there has been one should be investigated fully by the environment agency. the investigated fully by the environment auen . ., environment agency. the environment auen as a environment agency. the environment agency as a regulator, _ environment agency. the environment agency as a regulator, the _ environment agency. the environment agency as a regulator, the only - agency as a regulator, the only people who do the detailed investigation and understanding. but the environment agency has endured years of cuts. this man has worked at the regulator for two decades, and told us it no longer had enough resources or experienced staff. it is quite simple. we are doing less and less. — is quite simple. we are doing less and less, and therefore the potential is there for mort to get by us _ potential is there for mort to get b us. , �* potential is there for mort to get b us. , ., potential is there for mort to get bus. , ., , by us. this ea official told us morale was _ by us. this ea official told us morale was good _ by us. this ea official told us morale was good and - by us. this ea official told us morale was good and that i by us. this ea official told us l morale was good and that they by us. this ea official told us - morale was good and that they were investing in digital monitoring of water quality. it is investing in digital monitoring of water quality-— water quality. it is the water companies" _ water quality. it is the water companies' job _ water quality. it is the water companies' job not - water quality. it is the water companies' job not to - water quality. it is the water| companies' job not to pollute water quality. it is the water - companies' job not to pollute our environment.— companies' job not to pollute our environment. ., ., ., ., environment. you are not regulating it very well. — environment. you are not regulating it very well. are _ environment. you are not regulating it very well, are you, _ environment. you are not regulating it very well, are you, because - environment. you are not regulating it very well, are you, because the i it very well, are you, because the spills are still taking place? we have spills are still taking place? - have brought many prosecutions with fines totalling £150 million. since prosecution. _ fines totalling £150 million. since prosecution, the _ fines totalling £150 million. since prosecution, the water _ fines totalling £150 million. since prosecution, the water companies have paid out millions of pounds in dividends, stopping the sewage spills will cost many billions more. jonah fisher, bbc news. more than 1,300 jobs are to go at the collapsed retail chain wilko after it failed to secure a buyer for the whole business. a rival chain has agreed to buy up to 51 shops, but 52 others will be closed. the stores affected won't be made public until tomorrow morning once staff have been told. and the fate of the remaining 300 stores is still unclear. our business correspondent emma simpson is with me. a lot of uncertainy still. yes, andi yes, and i think the big question is whether wilko is a brand can survive on the high street. that hangs on a potential business deal with a canadian businessman, the owner of hmv. that was edging towards a deal by the end of last week, but that is now hanging in the balance because there are issues with suppliers, you need on board to get the stock on the shelves, and finalising the funding, so a lot of moving parts have to come together there, although the administrative as are understood to want to give out as much time as it needs to see if it can get across the line. meanwhile, as you say, the first shop closures. these are stores that none of the potential buyers that the administrative is talking to are interested, so very sad but necessary, the administrators say that they have to go. there's also a wave of redundancies at the distribution centres, and b&m picked up distribution centres, and b&m picked up a big parcel of stores today, but not the brand, and it is unclear whether any of those workers will be kept on. whether any of those workers will be ke -t on. ., whether any of those workers will be ket on. ., ., ~ whether any of those workers will be ket on. ., ., ,, schools in england yet to provide information on raac have been given a deadline of this friday to provide the information to the government. the education secretary, gillian keegan, has expressed her frustration that a minority of schools haven't responded to a survey sent out last year. but headteachers said it was an attempt to shift the blame and many schools wouldn't have the expertise to identify the crumbly concrete. the grandfather of a ten—year—old girl who was found dead at her home in woking last month says his son claims she was killed in an accident. sara sharif�*s father, his partner, and his brother left the uk for pakistan the day before sara's body was discovered. all three are wanted for questioning. her grandfather has urged them to come forwad. he has been talking to our pakistan correspondent caroline davies. weeks of courts, police, and lawyers. the search for urfan sharif has pulled his pakistan family into the limelight. his father now willing to speak on camera and confirm did urfan tell you what had happened to sara? translation: it was an accident. nothing more than that. how it happened, he didn't say. after sara died, did he explain to you why he had come to pakistan? translation: because of fear. what was he afraid of? translation: his daughter died. and when you undergo so much trauma, obviously you can't think properly. they returned out of fear. nothing else. sara sharif�*s body was found on the 10th of august in this house in woking. why she died hasn't been established, but a postmortem did find multiple and extensive injuries likely to have been caused over a sustained period of time. what was sara like as a little girl? very nice. very beautiful. very lovely. translation: i'm saddened. because of my granddaughter. she died. the grief will always stay with me for the rest of my life. sara's father, urfan sharif, stepmother beinash batool and uncle faisal malik, along with five children, are still in hiding. muhammad had this message for all three. translation: wherever they are, they will be able to listen to this. | i say they should come out, defend their case, whatever it is. they should answer the questions. i don't say they should stay in hiding. after weeks of searching, can this message make the difference in finding out what happened to sara? caroline davies, bbc news, rawalpindi. the time is 6.14. our top story this evening — birmingham city council — the largest local authority in europe — has declared itself effectively bankrupt. coming up — we've been at the england rugby camp in northern france as the team prepares for the world cup. in northern france as the team coming up in sport on bbc news... in northern france as the team we hear from one of england's newest recruits, eddie nketiah, hoping to make his senior debut as preparations continue for this week's euro 2024 qualifier against ukraine. yesterday we reported on women who say their children were forced by family courts to have contact with their fathers, even when the men had been accused of abuse. today we hearfrom mothers who've fled abroad — abducting their children. they all say they were victims of domestic abuse, and that they've been let down by the courts in being accused of parental alienation — that's when a child rejects one parent because of manipulation by the other. our special correspondent ed thomas reports from turkish—controlled northern cyprus, where many of the women now live. you may find some of what they say upsetting. victims of domestic violence. i was raped and the court just didn't listen. hidden and on the run. if i had stayed in england, i would be dead. it was a state sanctioned abuse. for the first time, mothers who fled uk family courts, abducting their children, tell their stories. i was abused by that court as well as my husband. when i left him, there was a campaign of abuse. rose, not her real name, was the first to tell her story. my daughter, she had come back with bruises, all documented, and when you heard her say, "mummy, daddy is hurting me," it breaks you. rose's story highlights complex family court cases. her partner was never convicted of a crime, but we've seen multiple police reports that said she was at risk of domestic abuse. i was referred to victim support, the court wanted contact at all costs. rose has never been accused of physically harming her child, but she was accused of alienating her ex. the court said, "if you don't send your child, we are going to remove her," and they did. the concept of parental alienation is controversial, and we've learned that government is investigating its use in our family courts. we are safe, but in a type of prison. we've been told dozens of women, victims of domestic abuse, have fled uk family courts and many are now hiding in turkish—controlled northern cyprus. i'd faced bursts of anger. in all, i made about 50 separate phone calls to the police. this mum, who we are calling suzanne, fled after a decade of family court hearings. i was in and out of court all the time, it got so bad. the bbc has seen multiple police reports detailing domestic abuse against suzanne. i was going to have a breakdown, i was literally screaming in my head. health professionals said she was suffering trauma, but suzanne was accused of alienation. i was not listened to, my child was not listened to, it was a state sanctioned abuse. some of the mothers risk prosecution for child abduction. some have had their bank accounts frozen and have been placed on interpol no—fly lists. so that's another mother, she is really, really nervous, she is frightened and she doesn't know whether or not she's going to speak to us. those who did open up to us would only speak anonymously. i was handing my child to an abuser. i couldn't do it any more. this mother says her child became suicidal. the judge made the decision that i was parental alienating him from his dad. but should you have stayed in england? i had to go. i watched my son's childhood disappear. the women who i've met here, who have fled from the uk, are terrified. mine atli is a turkish cypriot lawyer. these women are being failed in their countries. they need to be offered some kind of amnesty and there needs to be a path to safety. many of the mothers we spoke to acknowledged they've broken the law. it is so difficult. i left my family, my friends. the courts should be trying to understand why women give up everything to flee, just to protect their kids. the government told us it takes every case of international parental child abduction very seriously and in recent years it has made significant improvements to the family courts system. ed thomas, bbc news. and you can see more on ed's investigation right now on the bbc iplayer in a longer programme. and if you're been affected by anything in his report, you can find details of organisations which offer support with domestic abuse at bbc.co.uk/actionline. or you can phone forfree at any time to hear recorded information — on 0800 888 809. the government has announced that planning permission for onshore wind farms is to be relaxed in england, as long as there is community support for the wind farms. the head of an onshore wind trade body says it's unlikely that any easing of rules will lead to a host of new applications. nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is to become illegal by the end of the year. under new laws, the gas — also known as nos — will become a class c drug, and possession will carry a sentence of up to two years in prison. scotland's first minister has said he will prioritise tackling poverty as he set out the scottish government's programme for the coming year. plans to expand childcare and free school meals were at the centre of humza yousaf�*s speech. the scottish conservatives described the plans as "rehashed" with nothing to reverse what they described as 16 years of snp decline. scottish labour said the plans were not bold enough. we are a government who will maximise every single lever at our disposal to tackle the scourge of poverty in our country. we have adopted progressive tax and spending policies to face those challenges. i will never shy away from the belief that those who earn the most should pay the most. but let me be equally clear, without any equivocation. we also need to support economic growth. lorna gordon is outside holyrood. tell us more about the plans. yes, his first day _ tell us more about the plans. yes, his first day back _ tell us more about the plans. yes, his first day back here _ tell us more about the plans. isis, his first day back here after the summer recess, the first programme for government from a first minister five months into thejob, try to stamp his mark on government. he said it was a programme that would have a focus on supporting women and to that end, there was an acceleration and expansion of free childcare in scotland, making it available in some areas for children for nine months of age to the end of primary school. he also said front line care workers in scotland would receive a pay boost to £12 per hour, that would be worth a couple of thousand pounds a year to some workers, he also announced a consultation on banning single use vapes. visit the headline issues, he also announced would be a bit on tackling misogyny, more money for social housing. it was also at times a deeply personal speech. humza yousaf spoke of his grandfather of his faith and his wife's multiple miscarriages, saying there would be more help for those similarly affected. labourand more help for those similarly affected. labour and the conservatives here in scotland said this was same old, same old, that he was still a continuity candidate. some organisations involved in these areas south of the devil will be in the data and they want to hear more about what is being proposed. it's already been revealed when you look into the documents that some of this policy announcements will be several years hence but it's all down to the voters and there is a by—election in rutherglen and hamilton west in october. ., , rutherglen and hamilton west in october. ., ., ., ,, the much—anticipated rugby world cup begins on friday in paris, where hosts france play new zealand. all the home nations are then in action over the opening weekend. beaten finalists four years ago, england have endured a challenging build—up to the tournament following a dramatic loss of form. 0ur sports editor dan roan has been with the squad in le touquet. england's players have been enjoying the tranquil way of life on this point: of northern france but the length of the state is uncertain. had a turbulent build—up to the world cup, they tried something different in training today stop but there has been very little to celebrate recently. a troubled woman campaign ended with an embarrassing first ever defeat to fiji, the eighth loss of a dismal year. there were injuries to key players and the suspension of captain 0wen farrell, ruling him out of the start of the tournament. 0ne ruling him out of the start of the tournament. one of the most experienced players said they were determined to make amends. hopefully we have the bad — determined to make amends. hopefully we have the bad stuff— determined to make amends. hopefully we have the bad stuff out _ determined to make amends. hopefully we have the bad stuff out of— determined to make amends. hopefully we have the bad stuff out of the - determined to make amends. hopefully we have the bad stuff out of the way - we have the bad stuff out of the way in those games and we have learned the lessons. but it's down to us to perform on saturday because we know we haven't been good enough but there is a real belief in the squad that we have not shown anything really yet of how capable we are and i can't wait to rip in. really yet of how capable we are and ican't wait to rip in.— i can't wait to rip in. england have a roud i can't wait to rip in. england have a proud history — i can't wait to rip in. england have a proud history in _ i can't wait to rip in. england have a proud history in the _ i can't wait to rip in. england have a proud history in the world - i can't wait to rip in. england have a proud history in the world cup, | a proud history in the world cup, champions 20 years ago. since reaching the fourth final of the last tournament, they have sunk to eighth in the world rankings, the joint worst ever position. england defeated and _ joint worst ever position. england defeated and in _ joint worst ever position. england defeated and in disarray. - joint worst ever position. england defeated and in disarray. this is l defeated and in disarray. this is where as a _ defeated and in disarray. this is where as a player _ defeated and in disarray. this is where as a player you _ defeated and in disarray. this is where as a player you want - defeated and in disarray. this is where as a player you want to i defeated and in disarray. this is - where as a player you want to go out there and show really what you can be big —— and are capable of. we have some good players, we're just not playing well at the moment. that's the great thing about sport, you can turn around and that's roughly what will happen. despite all their resources, _ roughly what will happen. despite all their resources, rarely - roughly what will happen. despite all their resources, rarely if- roughly what will happen. despite all their resources, rarely if ever i all their resources, rarely if ever having them arrived at the world cup amid such low expectations and after poor performances. but if somehow they could find form now and it matters most, friendly —looking draw could help them go deep into this tournament. with the top four best teams in the other half of the draw, england face a tough opener against argentina on saturday, but then other group games againstjapan, other group games against japan, chile other group games againstjapan, chile and samoa should offer a good chance to progress. i chile and samoa should offer a good chance to progress. i get chile and samoa should offer a good chance to progress.— chance to progress. i get the feelin: chance to progress. i get the feeling from _ chance to progress. i get the feeling from the _ chance to progress. i get the feeling from the players - chance to progress. i get the feeling from the players thatj chance to progress. i get the - feeling from the players that they feeling from the players that they feel they have been written off a bit too _ feel they have been written off a bit too early. i know there has been a feeling _ bit too early. i know there has been a feeling that people have rung time of these _ a feeling that people have rung time of these players. and i think that decision— of these players. and i think that decision might be made of bit too early _ decision might be made of bit too early in — decision might be made of bit too earl . .., , , decision might be made of bit too earl. _, .,, ., decision might be made of bit too earl . _, .,, ., ., early. in contrast to england, the world's top _ early. in contrast to england, the world's top ranked _ early. in contrast to england, the world's top ranked team, - early. in contrast to england, the| world's top ranked team, ireland, are among the favourites. wales, meanwhile, made their presence heard at their base in versailles, despite at their base in versailles, despite a tough group, scotland enjoyed their arrival in nice. all four home nations given a warm welcomes in this rugby loving country. here's a fascinating story about the british actor david harewood, and another man called harewood, the second earl of harewood, who commissioned this portrait. —— the eighth earls of harewood. it's a story that starts hundreds of years ago in the caribbean, on a plantation where the actor's ancestors were enslaved. 0ur arts editor katie razzall reports. one of britain's grandest stately homes, harewood house in west yorkshire, built in the 18th century on the proceeds of slavery from money made on caribbean sugar plantations. obviously it was my ancestors who were actually doing the work. absolutely. and that's not something that's acknowledged fully enough, i don't think. renowned actor david harewood is descended from slaves, slaves owned by the current earl of harewood's forefathers. this is henry, the second earl. he's the guy who owned my ancestors. yeah. which is why you share the name. yeah. each slave was given the surname of the owner. my family's history and your family's history interlock in a weird and dark way, historically. the portrait in the frame. wow. the room where it will end up. hey, david. dude, how are you, man? good to see you. that is fantastic. now, this new work by the artist ashley karrell will sit amongst the harewood family portraits painted by the likes of reynolds and gainsborough. it's a commission for harewood house's missing portrait series to reflect a more truthful history. hundreds and thousands of people visit this house. when they see that, they're going to stop for a minute and go, "hang on a minute." "so what's he doing?" "what's he doing ? " and that's exactly the question we want them to ask. exactly. and then they will understand the legacy of slavery. i'm not responsible, but i am — and i feel this very strongly — i am accountable for the legacy of that time. and that's what we've tried to do in many ways here over quite a long period of time now. 230 negroes. .. what's that say, at £45... per person. ..per person. the archives itemise plantation property — enslaved people listed below horses, goats and cattle. and after slavery was abolished in the 18305, the lascelles received £26,000 in compensation. that's more than £2.6 million today. slaves got nothing. and more widely, demands for apologies and reparations are increasing. do you think the british government should apologise for slavery? i'm100%... to acknowledge it is at least making, is going towards mending it. healing. and until you do apologise, that sense of healing, i think, will remain a bit of an open wound. there's a part of me that just wants to scream, "burn the place down," but i'm not sure what that would achieve. it's a complex issue. at least we can talk about it, because i don't think being angry about it is going to achieve much. visitors to this house are now part of that growing conversation, about the brutality and enduring legacy of slavery. katie razzall, bbc news, west yorkshire. some dramatic scenes in central greece, where there has been torrential rain forced the area has been hit by landslides and flash floods. the committee has reported that one person was swept away by a flood stream. we will have more on that story on the news at ten. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. heat warnings, how unusual is that for september? we heat warnings, how unusual is that for september?— heat warnings, how unusual is that for september? we will take a look at that. for september? we will take a look at that- we — for september? we will take a look at that. we have _ for september? we will take a look at that. we have seen _ for september? we will take a look at that. we have seen lots - for september? we will take a look at that. we have seen lots of - at that. we have seen lots of sunshine today across the board, very high temperatures for the time of year, but yes how unusual is it to see temperatures into the 305? today got 30.7 in west sussex. we have seen temperatures reached the 305 over recent septembers, back in 2021 and 2020. looking at the forecast over the next few days, we have a lot more of this sort of a heatwave to come. it's going to be a very long heatwave for september. probably a breakdown coming through the weekend at the early part of next week. far this year, the highest has been 32.2, we will get close to that, and if you beat that figure, that becomes very unusual. if you look at the last 70 years, there have only been two occasions there have only been two occasions the highest temperature of the year has been recorded in september. 0nce has been recorded in september. once in 2016 and way back in 1954. so keeping a close eye on the temperature tomorrow. tonight we have some low cloud that will be sweeping back in from the north sea, some mi5t sweeping back in from the north sea, some mist and fog. there was a clear night with mild conditions, quite warm, 14 to 17. temperatures right at the end of the night. you're talking the extreme rainfall, 6 months worth of rainfall and the space of 24 hours. whereas in the uk we are underan space of 24 hours. whereas in the uk we are under an area of high pressure and it is this that brings us to hot and sunny weather. across the board on wednesday, sunshine should break through after a few patches of mist and fog. very warm not hot, the highest temperatures likely to get to 32 degrees which could be very close to the highest temperature we've recorded all year. into thursday, more the way of high cloud moving to the north—west, making sunshine hazy. a few isolated showers but for the majority, again, a fine and sunny and very hot day, temperatures in scotland and northern ireland widely into the mid 205. high 205 to low 305 across the woman's parts of england and wales. should keep some of this dry and sunny weather through friday and for

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