at night. this is today cost germany with the temperatures dropping at night and towards the end of the week those high temperatures across more central and eastern parts of europe. so this is literally a wave progressing against europe and the peak that lasted a couple of days across our neck of the woods for the many major towns and cities across europe having a sustained period into the 30s. so not the a0 degrees they are getting, we had something out of this world for our climate but still lead to high 30s in other parts of europe and that across the mediterranean even hotter. today temperatures may peak 30 degrees across east anglia. we would normally call that hot but our perspective has been changed. these temperatures could spark off some welcome rain and many of us would appreciate some rain. some welcome rain across eastern and south eastern areas through the course of the afternoon and this evening. try elsewhere today and tonight. a pretty warm night and tomorrow
Newsnight s Nicholas Watt reports from tees valley. An icon of a vibrant industrial past, now out of action, symbolising an area struggling to find its feet. Tees valley, an infant hercules in its days as a World Capital of iron and steel making, is now clearing sites of past glories and looking for new ventures. A painful process with economic decline, alongside pockets of affluence. That has placed this area on the National Political map, and now a mayoral contest with high stakes for the two main parties. A Rumbustious Conservative mayor became the first poster boy of the redwall, after his narrow win here in 2017. Re elected in a landslide in 2021, ben houchen is now hoping to buck the national trend. A local labour stalwart hopes to win back what was once a heartland for his party a win for chris mcewan would ease keir starmer s path nationally. And the lib dem outsider placing the fight of Child Poverty at the heart of his campaign. Over the past decade or so, Tees Valley Felt ne
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uk rally that his party will become the voice of opposition. a short time ago, keir starmer was taking questions at hitchin football club. this is what he had to say when asked if he was worried that his mandate to be prime minister could be wide but shallow. we have taken this party, we have changed it and here we stand on the monday before the election ready to change our country for the better. so my track record as a leader is clear. yes, what we re asking now is for the opportunity to do the same for our country. and yes, we face the same challenge, which is a version of, look, the country is broken, almost nothing is working better than it was when the tories started. is it possible to bring around the change that we offer? yes, it is. we have that determination, that intention and in five years time we will be able to look back and say you are truly better off, your public services are working properly and the economy is working for everyone. i ll be very, very happy