his escape has triggered alerts at ports and borders around with the uk — with reports of delays because of the increased securtiy checks. prisoner escapes are unusual — there've been just five since 2017. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, is outside scotland yard. kate is at heathrow and chris mason joins us from westminster. daniel, what happened?— joins us from westminster. daniel, what happened? daniel khalife was bein: held what happened? daniel khalife was being held at _ what happened? daniel khalife was being held at hmp _ what happened? daniel khalife was being held at hmp wandsworth - what happened? daniel khalife wasi being held at hmp wandsworth and what happened? daniel khalife was - being held at hmp wandsworth and had been there for a few months after having been charged injanuary with terrorism offences and also offences against the official secrets act. he is alleged to be working for a hostile state. he was working in the kitchen at hmp wandsworth this morning wearing the uniform of a cook this morning in red and white checked trousers and white t—shirt. what people think happened is that he simply clung onto the bottom of a food delivery van and was driven out of hmp wandsworth. that seems to have been the way he made his escape. obviously investigations are going on as to how that happened but the working theory is he was literally driven out of the prison strapped to the underside of a food delivery van. in the last hour i have been speaking to commander dominic murphy of counterterrorism command and i asked him how hard police are working to find daniel khalife. , . , ., , , , police are working to find daniel khalife. , . , ., ,, , . ., khalife. this rarely happens. we are su ”ortin khalife. this rarely happens. we are suworting our _ khalife. this rarely happens. we are supporting our colleagues _ khalife. this rarely happens. we are supporting our colleagues in - khalife. this rarely happens. we are supporting our colleagues in the - supporting our colleagues in the prison— supporting our colleagues in the prison service and across government and other_ prison service and across government and other agencies in the country who are — and other agencies in the country who are involved in the criminal justice — who are involved in the criminal justice system. for us the focus is on locating — justice system. for us the focus is on locating daniel khalife, bringing him back— on locating daniel khalife, bringing him back to custody, and making sure he stands _ him back to custody, and making sure he stands trial and the public are an important part of that process. commander murphy stressed that he didn't think daniel khalife was a particular risk to the public. the charges weren't about using a knife or bombs or something to try and harm people they were more related to working for a hostile state. but it is incredibly urgent this prisoner be brought back to prison and because of the nature of the charges there is a concern that he might try to escape the country and thatis might try to escape the country and that is why special alerts are taking place at ports and airports. though police think it is more likely that he is probably still in london. . ~ likely that he is probably still in london. ., ~ , ., likely that he is probably still in london. ., ~ ., , ., likely that he is probably still in london. ., ., ., ., london. thank you. cady at heathrow, it is havin: london. thank you. cady at heathrow, it is having an — london. thank you. cady at heathrow, it is having an impact _ london. thank you. cady at heathrow, it is having an impact on _ london. thank you. cady at heathrow, it is having an impact on ports - london. thank you. cady at heathrow, it is having an impact on ports and - it is having an impact on ports and airports, though, isn't it? == airports, though, isn't it? -- katie. that's _ airports, though, isn't it? » katie. that's right. the met police said an alert was issued by the counterterrorism command to the relevant uk police and law enforcement agencies, including those at ports and the border. as a result, extra checks have been taking place as the search continues. that includes at heathrow airport, britain's biggest airport behind me, and at gatwick, and also the port of dover. some airports, including glasgow and manchester, we've had reports that that caused longer than usual queueing but that situation does seem to have improved as the afternoon has gone on and at the port of dover, that is another place where there have been delays as a result of these additional security checks.— as a result of these additional security checks. thanks. let's talk to chris mason _ security checks. thanks. let's talk to chris mason in _ security checks. thanks. let's talk to chris mason in westminster. i security checks. thanks. let's talk i to chris mason in westminster. this is very rare, particularly for terror suspects, what is the government saying? the justice secretary described _ government saying? the justice secretary described an - government saying? the justice secretary described an urgent . government saying? the justice i secretary described an urgent call with the governor of wandsworth prison. one of the senior figures from the prison service. it will not surprise you that one of the items on the agenda on that call was a seeking of reassurance from the government around security from now on at wandsworth prison. westminster tonight is just absorbing this news. speaking to some people privately, questions are already being asked about whether it was why is this man was at wandsworth prison rather than, perhaps, belmarsh prison in south—east london which is seen to have higher security. lots of questions being asked every moment. again, speaking to other people, when you are a cabinet minister you are only one day away from disaster and tonight we have a situation where the ministry ofjustice and the metropolitan police and other police forces around the uk, as well as, no doubt, the intelligence services, are trying to find the most wanted man in britain. and then asked the question, how on earth did circumstances arise that he managed to escape in the first place. thank ou, to escape in the first place. thank you. chris. _ scientists in israel say they have grown an entity that closely resembles an early human embryo — without using sperm, eggs or a womb. it's called an embryo model and the team at the weizmann institute say it looks like a textbook example of a real 14—day old embryo and could revolutionise our understanding of the earliest moments of our lives. our health and science correspondent james gallagher is here. this is a field that has been progressing rapidly, and has now reached a significant moment. take a second to think how remarkable it is that our lives start as this — a single egg fertilised by a sperm. the first steps on the journey from this to us are poorly understood and researching embryos is legally, ethically and technically fraught. this is where embryo models come in, and this is how it's done. there are no sperm or eggs involved. instead scientists start with human stem cells. these have the potential to become any type of tissue in our body. these are then transformed into the four types of cell you'd find in an embryo that was just one week—old. 120 of them are mixed together, and you can see they start off as a jumble, but as they grow this happens. they start to organise themselves, mimicking what a real embryo would look like 14 days after fertilisation. and we can have a look at one. now this might appear confusing, but we can spot some things in here. the purple cells on the outside are the ones that would grow to form the placenta. and as we look inside, the yellow cells would create the yolk sac. and the blue cells would form in a real embryo and the blue cells would form in a real embryo a human being. now of course this isn't a real embryo, it's not possible to put this in a womb and make a baby. but it is similar. it even released hormones that made a pregnancy test turn positive in the lab. and that's what's exciting the research team in israel. yes, this does look like textbook and all the structures are there and it looks really, really good. this is a stem cell derived entity that has all the subtypes, all the compartments and in the right orientation, which hasn't been done before. for those struggling to start a family this research may help. it could lead to new ways of tackling infertility or improving ivf. and that's because these embryo models allow scientists to perform research that would be impossible on real embryos. to understand the crucial early moments of our development when miscarriage and birth defects often arise. they are embryo models. they are very close to them. should you regulate them in the same way as a normal embryo or can you be more relaxed about how they are treated because they are not actually normal embryos? you could not implant one of these into a woman because that would be illegal and they probably wouldn't work anyway. this would be illegal and they probably wouldn't work anyway.— would be illegal and they probably wouldn't work anyway. this field of research is — wouldn't work anyway. this field of research is advancing _ wouldn't work anyway. this field of research is advancing rapidly - wouldn't work anyway. this field of research is advancing rapidly and i wouldn't work anyway. this field of research is advancing rapidly and itj research is advancing rapidly and it has left regulators playing catch up. james gallagher there. the government has published the list of schools in england affected by so—called crumbly concrete. 147 schools have been found to have raac — which is reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete — that is prone to collapse. 19 in england have had to delay the start of terms because of the concrete crisis. and pupils at some 2a schools will have to get some form of remote learning. the government says the list is only up to date to the 30th august, so the actual number is likely to be higher. ere's our education editor, branwen jeffreys. this secondary school has been propping up raac concrete panels for months and they had been told the risk was low until a call last week saying the advice had changed. this is the pe saying the advice had changed. ti 3 is the pe department. as you can see there is plenty of mitigation in place to support the raac concrete ceiling we have here. this was installed in the summer term last year. installed in the summer term last ear. , �* , installed in the summer term last ear. ,�* , , year. it isn'tjust the pe block. year. it isn't “ust the pe block. some of year. it isn'tjust the pe block. some of the science _ year. it isn'tjust the pe block. - some of the science classrooms are affected as well. it some of the science classrooms are affected as well.— affected as well. it is very difficult to _ affected as well. it is very difficult to be optimistic i affected as well. it is very - difficult to be optimistic about opening this part of the school at any time if at all. find opening this part of the school at any time if at all.— any time if at all. and they had just redecorated _ any time if at all. and they had just redecorated the canteen. l any time if at all. and they had - just redecorated the canteen. we are auoin to just redecorated the canteen. we are going to use — just redecorated the canteen. we are going to use the _ just redecorated the canteen. we are going to use the gymnasium - just redecorated the canteen. we are going to use the gymnasium and - going to use the gymnasium and the marquee forfacilities. marquee for facilities. disappointing because this has been recently refurbished. but it isn't usable. ,. , usable. the school was built in 1942. usable. the school was built in 1942- last _ usable. the school was built in 1942. last year _ usable. the school was built in 1942. last year their _ usable. the school was built in 1942. last year their bid - usable. the school was built in 1942. last year their bid to - usable. the school was built in - 1942. last year their bid to rebuild was turned down. now some children will learn online. it could take two to three months to get temporary classrooms in place.— to three months to get temporary classrooms in place. frustration by all accounts- _ classrooms in place. frustration by all accounts. we _ classrooms in place. frustration by all accounts. we didn't _ classrooms in place. frustration by all accounts. we didn't know- classrooms in place. frustration by all accounts. we didn't know about it. we didn't feel there was a risk. we are worried about what this does to families. , ., , .,. to families. these teenagers face gcse exams _ to families. these teenagers face gcse exams next _ to families. these teenagers face gcse exams next year. _ to families. these teenagers face gcse exams next year. we - to families. these teenagers face gcse exams next year. we are i to families. these teenagers face . gcse exams next year. we are being told that we — gcse exams next year. we are being told that we are _ gcse exams next year. we are being told that we are going _ gcse exams next year. we are being told that we are going back - gcse exams next year. we are being told that we are going back on - told that we are going back on monday but it could be a mixture of online learning. it would be the case of when we are going back full—time. if case of when we are going back full-time— full-time. if you are stuck you can'tjust _ full-time. if you are stuck you can't just ask _ full-time. if you are stuck you can'tjust ask the _ full-time. if you are stuck you can't just ask the teacher - full-time. if you are stuck you can't just ask the teacher in i full-time. if you are stuck you i can'tjust ask the teacher in front can't just ask the teacher in front of you _ can't just ask the teacher in front of you so— can't just ask the teacher in front of you so it — can't just ask the teacher in front of you so it is a lot harder to understand the work. in of you so it is a lot harder to understand the work. in 2010 this london school _ understand the work. in 2010 this london school had _ understand the work. in 2010 this london school had funding - understand the work. in 2010 this london school had funding for- london school had funding for rebuilding pooled. they now have raac concrete. leading to a row in parliament about whether cuts are to blame. —— the rebuilding pulled. this is as a result of sticking plaster politics and botched jobs. the sort of thing you expect from cowboy builders saying that everyone else is wrong, everyone else is to blame, protesting they've done a really good job, even if the ceiling falls in. the difference, mr speaker, is that in this case the cowboys are running the country! cheering the prime minister defended their record. , , , ~ ., record. this is exactly the kind of olitical record. this is exactly the kind of political opportunism _ record. this is exactly the kind of political opportunism we - record. this is exactly the kind of political opportunism we have i political opportunism we have come... cheering exactly the kind of opportunism we have come to expect from him over there. �* ., ., �*, ., . there. before today he's never once raised this issue _ there. before today he's never once raised this issue with _ there. before today he's never once raised this issue with me _ there. before today he's never once raised this issue with me across i raised this issue with me across this dispatch box. he talks about 13 years, well, let's see what happened, a third of schools were good are outstanding when we first came in, now it is 90%. this good are outstanding when we first came in, now it is 90%.— came in, now it is 90%. this week the education _ came in, now it is 90%. this week the education secretary, - came in, now it is 90%. this week the education secretary, who i came in, now it is 90%. this week the education secretary, who has| the education secretary, who has told some schools to get off their backsides, but the head teachers say the list of schools is muddled. ianthem the list of schools is muddled. when ou have a the list of schools is muddled. when you have a government _ the list of schools is muddled. when you have a government that - the list of schools is muddled. when you have a government that gets the list of schools is muddled. emery you have a government that gets into this shambles by not responding to all of the information it had early on. and when you are in the chaos you are in cannot even get the paperwork right as to who has and hasn't responded it cannot fill you with confidence, can it?— with confidence, can it? while schools are — with confidence, can it? while schools are still _ with confidence, can it? while schools are still working i with confidence, can it? while schools are still working out i with confidence, can it? while i schools are still working out what to do the number affected is likely to do the number affected is likely to go up. the research team that highlighted the problems posed by raac has said that potentially tens of thousands of government and privately owned buildings may also be at risk. our science correspondent, pallab ghosh has been to their lab to find out what they discovered that made the government suddenly reassess the dangers. welcome to the concrete lab. scientists at loughborough university are britain's leading experts on reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete — or raac for short. although raac has been used for decades, there's been next to no research into what happens to it when it ages. and that's exactly what the team here have been looking into for the past two years and it's their results that have shown that the risks are greater than previously thought. so, we put it here. this test shows that the holes in raac make it lighter than normal concrete, but it soaks moisture like a sponge. when put under pressure, the wet sample on the left breaks apart earlier than the dry one. how did the wet one do compared to the dry one? 25% wea ker. it's very concentrated... and they've also found that there's damage inside, around the steel rods that are supposed to strengthen it. are these cracks here? we might have cracks, might have defects. and this is potentially a reason for concern as well because the material, the steel and the concrete need to work together. under the microscope, you can see the damage that's otherwise invisible. this is concerning because without a warning a brittle failure, and a catastrophic one can happen with grave consequences. so there was a greater risk of sudden failure? yes. the new research shows that many more government buildings are at risk, such as courthouses and the government is rebuilding seven new hospitals because of problems with raac. but the problems don't end there. we have the challenge that the private sector represents, which is a huge one. so the private sector, we're talking about office blocks all across the country? it could be, if they were built between �*50s and �*80s. we need to look carefully. so we're talking about tens of thousands of buildings all the country? potentially, yes. the team is advising the government to send surveyors to assess the affected buildings. the hope is that most won't have raac that's degraded to a dangerous level, but they will have to be inspected regularly. others may need areas reinforced and a small number may need to be rebuilt. pallab ghosh, bbc news, loughborough. our top story this evening. a man hunt is launched for a 21—year—old terror suspect who has escaped from london's wandsworth prison. and still to come... with temperatures across southern england topping 30 degrees today — we'll find out if a new record was set. coming up on bbc news. new zealand get set for their rugby world cup opener against the host nation france, as preparations ramp up ahead of the tournament's opener in paris on friday. at least 17 people have been killed and 32 injured in a missile attack on a city in eastern ukraine that hit a market and shops. ukraine's president zelensky, who blamed russia, said those killed were "people who did nothing wrong" — and warned the death toll could increase. news of the attack came as the us secretary of state, antony blinken, made a visit to kyiv. paul adams reports. close to ukraine's eastern front lines, death falls from the sky without warning. explosion. 2pm in the afternoon, a street of shops in the town of kostiantynivka. no stranger to attacks, but rarely on this scale. in the blast�*s fiery aftermath the search for the living and the dead. it's not immediately clear what kind of weapon landed here, but shrapnel tore into the road, into cars and people. ukraine's president, as he has so many times before, sounding outraged. translation: those who know the city and its layout can clearly say _ that it was civilian infrastructure and there is no military base anywhere near. this was one of the worst attacks on ukrainian civilians since the spring. and it came as the us secretary of state, antony blinken, was here in kyiv pledging yet more support. his arrival early this morning was preceded once more by the sounds of war. air raid sirens wail. russia launched a fresh wave of attacks at dawn. kyiv�*s well drilled air defences called into action once more. a familiar backdrop for antony blinken, in kyiv for the fourth time in 18 months. every time i'm here i'm struck by the extraordinary bravery and resilience of ukrainian people, the ukrainian forces, ukraine's leadership. plenty to talk about with mr zelensky, the latest on ukraine's offensive in the south, the state of the shattered economy and how to rebuild if and when this finally ends. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. the bbc has been sent a video of the father and step mother of sara sharif — the 10—year—old found dead at a house in woking last month — in which they claim they're willing to co—operate with british police. it's the couple's first public statement since they left the uk — the day before sara's body was found on august tenth. it's a short video — and the couple focus mainly on the circumstances they now find themselves in. here's our pakistan correspondent, caroline davies. we are coming forward and presenting ourselves... four weeks to the day after they left the uk, this is the first and we've heard from urfan sharif and beinash batool. they're wanted for questioning about the death of sara sharif, urfan's ten—year—old daughter. she was found dead the day after they left for pakistan. pakistan after they left for pakistan. police believe they tra\ to pakistan police believe they travel to a hamlet in a rural area. but from there, police say they lost the trail. firstly, i would like to talk about sara. sara's death was an incident... in the 2:36 video, this is the only mention of sara. ourfamily in pakistan are severely affected by all that is going on. they are harassing my extended family. they have also illegally raided many more of my family members' homes. most is about the harassment the couple say their family are facing as the police search for them. they have talked about a lawyer they have instructed in court to stop it. police have previously admitted detaining some family members for questioning and conducting raids. my main concern is that the pakistani police will torture or kill us, that is why we have gone into hiding. on the latest allegation of torture, the police have been adamant, saying this is totally baseless. we don't know where this was filmed of the conditions it was filmed under but some details help us to date it. including when their lawyer will next try to stop the alleged harassment. the next court hearing is on 19th september 2023... there, that's important because that decision was only made yesterday in court in rawalpindi, our team was there. that means this video must have be made in the course of the last day. most crucial is this element. lastly, we are willing to cooperate with the uk authorities and fight our case in court. pakistani police say they still do not know where the family is. caroline davies, bbc news, islamabad. let's talk to our correspondent in guildford. what are the police saying? in correspondent in guildford. what are the police saying?— the police saying? in the last half an hour, police _ the police saying? in the last half an hour, police have _ the police saying? in the last half an hour, police have responded i the police saying? in the last half| an hour, police have responded to the video you saw in caroline's report. they are talking about the investigation which is fast—moving, challenging and complex. they also confirm they are aware of the video which they say identifies the three people apparently featuring urfan sharif and beinash batool, which has been obtained they say, by the media in which beinash batool says the family may be willing to cooperate with the british authorities. surrey police are saying tonight it is is clearly significant and they are liaising with international partners to determine the next steps. they also say in the statement, the welfare of the five children who travel to pakistan on the night of august is a priority for us. it is nearly four weeks since sara sharif�*s body was found alone at her family home in woking and the investigation continues at a very fast pace. investigation continues at a very fast ace. . ~ i. this saturday could prove to be the uk's hottest day this year — with temperatures expected to peak after this week's mini heatwave. the highest temperature this year so far was injune when it hit 32.2 degress celsius. now the thermometer is rising again. it comes as european climate change scientists say 2023 is on course to be the hottest in human history. our climate editorjustin rowlatt is overlooking the river thames in a very balmy richmond in surrey. quite a few people out here enjoying the last of the sunshine and just look at the view. but it isn't sweltering everywhere, devon and parts of wales are officially in heatwave. but it is a lot colder further north and now the heatwave has been forecast for most of england, that will stay in place until sunday. what role is climate change playing? after a wet and cloudyjuly and august, it isn't surprising people are making the most of this hot spell. we do often get warm days in september, but, says the met office, this is different. this is unusual because of the length and the intensity of the heat. this heatwave is lasting for a number of days. we've broken 30 celsius for the past two days and we're likely to continue to break 30 celsius, probably for the next five or six days. and that would be record—breaking for the consecutive days over 30 celsius. also, night—time temperatures — the warmest night of the year earlier in the week, and the next couple of nights temperatures, again, likely to stay over 20 celsius. what we call tropical nights. global temperatures have only increased byjust over one degree centigrade, so why are we seeing heatwaves like we are experiencing now happening so much more often? here is the science bit, over to you, professor. so here is the key curve. this is the probability of a temperature of a given magnitude in the uk. it's got a peak in the middle, which is where the most likely temperatures are, that's the mean temperature, typically. but what it tells you is what the likelihood is of a temperature exceeding 30 degrees, and that's determined by the area under the curve. ok, so now let's look at the effect of climate change. that's just the curve over, so the peak is moved over by about, a warming then of about one and a bit degrees here. and look what it does to the probability of there being a temperature greater than 30 degrees. it's massively larger, just by a small shift in the mean and also there's much more chances of getting very, very high temperatures, maybe 35 or 40 degrees. warm weather may be fun if you canjump you in a pool, not so much if you have to work outdoors. the nhs is preparing for an uptick in patients with heat—related conditions. people with pre—existing respiratory or cardiovascular disease are at particular risk. and be warned, in many parts of the uk it will get hotter in the coming days. justin rowlatt, bbc news, london. after weeks of teasing, the rolling stones have announced their first album of original music in 18 years at a press conference in london. called hackney diamonds, it will feature guest appearances from paul mccartney, eltonjohn and stevie wonder. our music correspondent mark savage was at the launch. # don't get angry with me #. angry, a new single from the rolling stones... and may be a message to fans who have waited almost two decades for an album of original songs. their wait ended today, two weeks after a cryptic advert appeared in the local paper, the stones rolled into the hackney empire for a press conference that was streamed live around the world. we wouldn't have put this album out if we hadn't really liked it. we didn't want to make any record and put it out, so we wanted to make a record. before we went in we always said we would go and make a record that we really love ourselves. this is the band's first record since the death of drummer, charlie watts two years ago. some of his last studio recordings will feature on the new songs with his friend, steve jordan filling in elsewhere. i knew that steve jordan, who is taking overfrom charlie watts is a blessing from charlie and charlie always said, if anything happens and i can't do it, stevejordan is the man. so i feel like i'm carrying on charlie's wishes and it makes me feel a bit easierfor taking his place. and it's lovely to hear him on the record? yes, you know, there is only one charlie. # i can't get no, satisfaction... hackney diamond adds 12 new tracks to one of rock's greater song books and it ends with a cover of the muddy waters song, rolling stone, which inspired the band's name 61 years ago. if it turns out to be the last track on their last album, it will be a fitting swan song. as mickjagger sings in the new single, "let's go out in a blaze." mark savage, bbc news. let's get the latest on the hunt for a 21—year—old soldier awaiting terror charges from wandsworth prison. it is thought he got out by clinging on to a food delivery van. daniel sandford is a scotland yard in this manhunt is set to go into the night?— in this manhunt is set to go into theniuht? , , ,., , in this manhunt is set to go into the niuht? , .,, , , ., , ., the night? yes, as the sun starts to set on london. _ the night? yes, as the sun starts to set on london, counterterrorism i set on london, counterterrorism detectives at scotland yard are still running a manhunt right across the uk and also taking in both ports and airports in an attempt to recapture a man who was driven out of wandsworth prison this morning, clinging to the bottom of a food delivery van. he was a prisoner at hmp wandsworth working in the kitchen and managed to hold onto the bottom of the vehicle and was simply driven out of the prison. he is not thought to be a direct risk to the public, detectives have been keen to stress that, he wasn't facing charges to do with a knife attack or bomb attack. but on the other hand he was facing serious charges to do with allegedly working for a hostile state. forthat with allegedly working for a hostile state. for that reason, they are very, very keen to recapture him as soon as possible. they are asking for the public�*s assistance. he was wearing red and white checked trousers and a red t—shirt and they want people to dial 999 if they see him. ., ~ i. want people to dial 999 if they see him. ., ~ . him. daniel, thank you. we will brin: him. daniel, thank you. we will bring you _ him. daniel, thank you. we will bring you the — him. daniel, thank you. we will bring you the latest _ him. daniel, thank you. we will bring you the latest story i him. daniel, thank you. we will bring you the latest story on i him. daniel, thank you. we will| bring you the latest story on the bbc news at ten. time for the weather now with chris. two tenths of a degree away from the hottest day so far. the sunshine is linked to the catastrophic flooding that we have seen across parts of south—east europe. this was the scene in greece and it is linked by the jet stream. we scene in greece and it is linked by thejet stream. we have scene in greece and it is linked by the jet stream. we have this pattern at the moment, a big ridge, bringing high pressure close to our shores and influencing our weather but the trough across the eastern mediterranean, right in the core of thatis mediterranean, right in the core of that is a storm swirling around and it is trapped. this block pattern isn't going to move and will see heavy falls of rain for part of greece, turkey and malta and also parts of southern italy. for our weather, close to the high pressure and overnight it is dry but like last night there will be some low cloud coming back in around some of the north sea coasts and it is there where temperatures are at the lowest. otherwise a warm night with temperature slow to drop down. a warm start to the day tomorrow and the low cloud across eastern areas burning back to the north sea coast. it could linger in one or two areas. high cloud across western areas and that will make the sunshine hazy and an outside chance of the odd shower. but for most of the country it is a hot and sunny day, temperatures in scotland and northern ireland, mid to high 20s but highs reaching the high 20s to low 30s across parts of england and wales. more of the same on friday. a few patches of low cloud, mist and fog, notjust in the north sea but also the irish sea coast. but it stays very hot. the hot theme continues into the weekend as well. it is only really as we start