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we will be getting reaction the unions. kemi badenoch is eliminated from play election. and then there were three. kemi badenoch is knocked out of the conservative leadership contest meaning rishi sunak, penny mordaunt and liz truss go through to the next round. and could you soon be allowed to get married in your back garden? a change in the law is set to give couples more say over wedding venues and ceremonies in england and wales. the london fire brigade have declared a major incident with a huge surge in fires across the capital amid today s extreme heat, and unprecedented temperatures of around a0 degrees celsius. more than 350 firefighters are tackling at least four grass fires including a blaze that s spread to homes in wennington, in east london. thick black smoke has been billowing in the air with fields and some buildings on fire. there are also blazes in upminster near the m25, and in south croydon. the mayor of london says firefighters are under imme ....
a change in the law is set to give couples more say over wedding venues and ceremonies in england and wales. good afternoon. in the last hour, the met office has said that a new provisional uk temperature record has been set with 40.2 degrees registered at heathrow. if confirmed, it will mean that today is officially the hottest day in this country since records began. the previous record of 38.7 degrees was set three years ago. the met office had already said that last night was the hottest ever recorded in the uk, with temperatures failing to fall below 25 degrees in some places. network rail has issued a do not travel warning for anyone travelling through the zone covered by the extreme weather warning. the east coast main line out of london s kings cross is closed and there will be no thames link for great northern services running north from london all day. many other lines are subject to speed restrictions. the hot weather is also putting pressure on the nhs emergency ....
this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s six in the morning here in singapore and ”pm in london, where the uk has recorded temperatures of more than a0 degrees celsius for the first time. the heatwave has caused widespread disruption on the railway network, and there have been a large number of fires in parks and grasslands. a major incident has been declared in london, where the mayor, sadiq khan, said fire crews were struggling to cope. this comes as the un s climate chief has warned that heatwaves such as the one currently gripping western europe are becoming more frequent. our first report is from our climate editor, justin rowlatt. with today s searing heat came fires, and lots of them. huge plumes of smoke rose above london as grass fires engulfed homes. on the outskirts of the capital. the fire brigade declared a major incident. a number of the calls we have been dealing with tod ....