Good afternoon. Both the Prime Minister and the chancellor are in Self Isolation this lunchtime after coming into contact with the Health Secretary, sajid javid, whos tested positive for coronavirus. The announcement was made by Downing Street after it initially said both Borisjohnson And Rushi sunak would be taking part in a Pilot Scheme which would allow them to continue working provided they tested negative in a daily lateral flow test. This had been criticised by labour and some business leaders, with hundreds of thousands of people having to self isolate having been pinged by the Track And Trace system. Our political Correspondentjessica Parker has the latest. It is hot out there but not everyone is enjoying it is hot out there but not everyone is enjoying the sunshine, with so many is enjoying the sunshine, with so many order is enjoying the sunshine, with so many order to isolate because of covid~ many order to isolate because of covid. . Many order to isolate because of covid.
Film that won the palme dor. Wait, wait, wait and nervous laughter in cannes as the Director Spike Lee accidentally lets slip the name of the winner of the palme dor. Hello and welcome. Rescue workers searching for victims of the devastating floods across Western Europe have warned that more bodies may be found in submerged cars, cellars and collapsed buildings. At least 170 people are known have died, most of them in western germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to visit affected areas on sunday. With more, heres our berlin correspondentjenny hill. In ahrweiler, everything, everyone, is covered in a thick, sticky mud. Theres no power, nowhere to buy food, not much mobile reception. But theyre doing what they can. Willie told us theyve never seen anything like it here, not even in his parents grandparents time. The water rose two metres in 15 or 20 minutes, he told us. People tried to save their things, went into their basements and, unfortunately, got trapped. I was lucky, he said,
Now its time for a look at the weather with tomasz shafernaker. Hello, shorts and t Shirts Weather once again today pretty much across the board as those temperatures sky rocket. The sun is strong, and heres another Reminder Ofjust how strong it is. Very high uv levels across many parts of england and wales. Not quite so high in scotland a bit more cloud here. Actually, temperatures across the northern half of the uk will be a somewhat lower today. Thats because we have slightly cooler air coming off the atlantic. So 20 in glasgow, for example. In london and the South East, well probably hit around 30 31 celsius. Balmy evening, balmy night on the way. Across the northern half of the uk, we keep the Cloud Itll also remain fresher around 11 12 celsius. But the south, look how warm it is 17 in cardiff, 17 in london. Mid teens in liverpool. Tomorrow, another hot day. Not quite as hot, but im sure youll agree, hot enough. Hello this is Bbc News. The headlines. Borisjohnson and Chancellor Ri
Important that everybody sticks to the same rules. The afghan government withdraws its diplomatic staff from the pakistani Capital Islamabad following an attack on friday on the ambassador s daughter. Two athletes and an official at the tokyo Olympic Village have tested positive for coronavirus five days before the start of the games. Lewis hamilton wins the british Grand Prix in a dramatic and controversial race at silverstone. We will have all the latest on the story and many others from the Bbc Sport Centre later in the hour. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and Around The World. Im martine croxall. The german chancellor says the world must hurry in the Battle Against Global Warming and promised financial aid after the floods in germany and parts of Western Europe killed more than 180 people. Angela merkel has expressed shock at what she called Surreal Destruction caused by Flash Flooding on a visit to one of the worst hit towns, schuld in the west of germany. More Heavy Rai