tv debate this evening. a cargo plane carrying weapons has crashed in northern greece killing all eight people on board. translation: there were flames, we were scared, a lot of cars came| but they could not approach because there were continuous explosions. hello and good evening. an amber warning for extreme heat is now in force across most of england and parts of wales, as the uk braces for record temperatures in the coming days. the alert will extend to southern scotland from tomorrow, when the first red extreme heat warning issued by the met office will take effect in england, from london to manchester and york. a national emergency has been declared, with temperatures predicted to reach up to 41 degrees celsius. our correspondent jon donnison reports. an amber heat warning for much of the country, so what better to do than limber up for a half marathon? runners in london s richmond park undeterred, with hydration the order of the day. stayed cool yesterday by drin
north yorkshire, one of 27 newly designated bathing sites. some brave souls are already in the water of the river nidd but how clean is it? arsenal take the premier league title race to the final weekend. even the heavy rain at old tafford couldn t stop them as they beat manchester united. and we re set for a thrilling finish to the season. idid it! i love you! top boy, happy valley and the sixth commandment were some of the big winners at the bafta television awards but the crown left empty handed. good morning. yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far. in chertsey, the temperature reached 27.5 celsius. today, rain is coming in from the south west, affecting some western areas. dry, sunny and warm further east. i will have all the details later. it s monday, 13th may. new evidence has been uncovered that the british government was warned by its own embassy staff in the us about the risk of hiv from contaminated blood in the early 1980s. it s now thought more than 1
we spend the day with prince harry as he makes a surprise visit to a charity event for bereaved military children. aston villa s european dream is over. disappointment in athens as they re knocked out in the semi finals of the europa conference league by olympiakos. good morning from the blue peter garden, which is going to be fine in today s lovely weather once again. is it going to last of the weekend? join me throughout the programme. it s friday 10th may. officalfigures released in an hour are expected to show the economy is no longer in recession, after growing in the first three months of this year. the uk entered recession after output fell during two consecutive quarters at the end of last year. our economics correspondent andy verity reports. at this butcher on the gloucester road in bristol, business is ticking along, but hardly roaring away. after the soaring price rises ofjust over a year ago some customers are now seeing wages rise faster than prices, and the pri