Morning from hampton pull in south west london on what is going to be the hottest Late August Bank Holiday on record, about 400 people are about to start a triathlon here. I guess on a day like this you want to start early, but do it quick. Thats the plan, anyway. All of your weather is coming up. Good morning. Its monday the 26th of august. Our top story a new plan to tackle huge wildfires in the amazon rainforest is expected to be agreed at the g7 summit of World Leaders today. Brazilian warplanes have already been dumping water on the burning woodland. This morning, borisjohnson has pledged £10 million in funding to help replace lost trees. Heres our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale. The fires raging across the amazon in recent weeks have been devastating not just for those who live there, but also potentially for the global environment. For president macron in france, they are a crisis the g7 was designed to fix a Common Threat that requires collective action by the worlds m
Universities should be legally bound to provide Mental Health universities have been criticised support to students, by a former Health Minister according to a former for being in the dark over student Health Minister. Mental health needs. Lets get more now, on the news that oil prices have risen sharply the uk should advance its climate targets by 10 years, as a result of saturdays attack according to a leading scientist. On two Saudi Arabian facilities, discount Supermarket Chain aldi which caused a big slow down in production. Yesterday, President Trump stopped short of directly accusing announces a 26 fall in profit. Iran, but suggested possible military action once the perpetrator was known saying the us was locked and loaded. iran denies any involvement in the attacks. Our security correspondent frank good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Gardner is with me now. Im joanna gosling. Borisjohnson is about to hold obviously a very powerful target because of the impact globally
England keep some sunshine throughout the afternoon. What a difference the temperatures are making, 20 is the maximum here. That weather front slowly meanders south and clears the country, meaning the skies were clear. Temperatures falling away, widely into single figures first thing tomorrow morning. Maybe even low single figures in eight fewer areas. There will be a bit of patchy mist and fog, quite an autumnal feel to the morning, on the chilly side. But lifts away and tomorrow is pretty straightforward. Dry, settled with sunny spells and still a nagging breeze up into the far north of scotla nd breeze up into the far north of scotland and some thickening cloud to the north west by the end of the day. Top temperatures, i2 20 quite widely across the country. The High Pressure drifting east, quietening down considerably. Across the top of that high, light patchy rain moving into the far north of scotland. Elsewhere, try, settled with highs of around 12 20. That is the trend as we star
Half. A lot of rain last week. I of his current deal and free to move will have an update on that. At the end of the season, but has signed a contract pictures of the damage. All of that extension until 2023. Plus the uk weather coming up just hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Before 230. Today at 4 also coming up sir rod stewart and as united look to close the gap borisjohnson pulls out to rivals Manchester City of a joint statement with the Prime Minister of reveals that hes been given the all clear two years and liverpool, retaining after being diagnosed his services will be luxembourg after crowds booed him. With prostate cancer. Viewed as central to that. Our people need to know what is going to happen to them in six weeks time. Frank lampard will lead chelsea in they need clarity, they need europe for the first time as manager certainty and they need stability. As the Champions League group phase begins this week. You cant hold a future hostage they play valenc
Leadership campaign if the front runner isnt prepared to subject himself to the scrutiny of tv debates. President trump imposes new sanctions against iran, as tensions continue to rise between the two countries. A man is sentenced to life in prison for pushing one man onto the tracks of the London Underground and trying to do the same to another. And at 11 30pm, we will be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, henry zeffman, Political Correspondent for the times, and rowena mason, deputy Political Editor for the guardian. Stay with us for that. After facing days of criticism for avoiding media scrutiny, borisjohnson, who is running againstjeremy hunt to be the next Prime Minister and tory leader, has spoken exclusively to the bbc. He says he would ensure a plan to deliver brexit by the end of october, declaring that the Political Landscape both in the uk and the eu has changed. But mrjohnson admitted he would need eu co operation to prevent both a hard border in ire