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 immense pr
temperature heat has caused travel disruption here. also on the programme tonight: higher than expected pay rises for many public sector workers across the uk, but they won t keep up with inflation. and from four to three, as kemi baydenoch is knocked out of the race to become our next prime minister. and coming up on the bbc news channel: ben stokes is out cheaply in his final odi as england are beaten by south africa in durham. good evening. it has been a day of record breaking tempertaures breaking tempertu res across the united kingdom more than a0 degrees celsisus for the first time. the uk s top temperature today was in coningsby in lincolnshire, where it hit 40.3 degrees according to the provisionalfigures. but more than 30 weather stations across england beat the previous record of 38.7 degrees set injuly 2019. and scotland had its hottest day ever. 34.8c was recorded in charterhall in the borders. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt is in cambridge where the uk s pr
30s across wales, the same across northern england, northern ireland approaching 30 degrees as well this afternoon and up to around 28 celsius three parts of central scotland. there is exception to this hot story, it is a bit more refreshing on some of the beaches but the northern and western isles, here we have temperatures in the mid to high teens, a good deal more comfortable than for some of you. we have cloud and tonight we will see outbreaks of rain. sunny story for many. a bit of cloud floating around here and there and there will be again through tonight but most places staying dry. notice i m stopping at midnight to show the temperatures, tough night to get to sleep. at midnight temperature still across much of england and wales in the mid to high 20s. they are not going to drop a huge amount as we go through the rest of the night and into the morning. what we will see across many parts of england and wales is a tropical night where temperatures stay above 20 degrees
a&e departments in england are causing serious harm to patients, according to a healthcare safety watchdog. landlords are to be prevented from evicting tenants without giving a reason, under government plans to make the private rental market in england fairer. one of the most significant archeological discoveries in british history sheds new light on the realities of the dark ages. a warm welcome to bbc news. downing street is under pressure to publish a letter from boris johnson s former adviser on the ministerial code, lord geidt, who resigned suddenly last night. on the ministerial code, lord geidt, the on the ministerial code, lord geidt, second ethics minister the second ethics adviser the prime minister has lost in two years. apart from a brief statement saying he was stepping down with regret , no explanation was given for the peer s departure. just two days ago, lord geidt told mps it was reasonable to suggest that borisjohnson had breached the ministerial code whe