As councils step up visits to the elderly and doctors warn of the risk of heatstroke. Meanwhile, rail passengers are told to stay at home, with the risk of rail tracks buckling. Sarah is at our Weather Centre. It is officially the highest temperature in july on it is officially the highest temperature injuly on record but there is a chance today we could beat the all Time Temperature record which is set at 38. 5 celsius. The heat is rising and so is the humidity, it is not going to cool down ina humidity, it is not going to cool down in a hurry. I will bring you all the details in about half an hour. Englands cricketers are slowly repairing some of the damage from yesterdays collapsed. They have a rather Unlikely Hero to thank so have a rather Unlikely Hero to thank so far. More later in the hour. Hello everyone, this is afternoon live, im simon mccoy. The temperature here at westminster has soared in recent days both outside and inside the houses of parliament where earlier Boris John
Obviously never had that motivation before. Theres a new way to keep your number when you switch mobile phone provider. From today all it takes is a text. Ill be looking at what the change means for you. Better the devil you know. A triumphant kylie steals the show at glastonbury 14 years after her cancer diagnosis prevented herfrom performing. Well bring you that and the rest of the highlights from the weekend. Dry all week for wimbledon. Weather forecast, showery, rain and windy forecast, showery, rain and windy for scotland and Northern Ireland but improving through the day. For england and wales, some sunny spells. I will have more in 15 minutes. Its monday istjuly. Our top story riot police have used pepper spray and batons during clashes with protesters in hong kong overnight, on the 22nd anniversary of its shift from british to chinese rule. The protests are the latest against a proposed law that would allow suspected criminals to be sent to Mainland China to face justice. The H
Means for retailers. Here at wimbledon, another fine performance from Johanna Konta takes her past a former champion and into the quarter finals shell be back on court again this afternoon. And it will be fully cloudy here at wimbledon today. Just a small chance ofa wimbledon today. Just a small chance of a shower. Some sunny intervals. The heaviest rain is likely to be gcioss the heaviest rain is likely to be across the north. We will be back with more later. Its tuesday 9th july. Our top story President Trump has stepped up his attack on the uks ambassador in washington, saying we will no longer deal with him. In a series of tweets, mr trump also said that theresa may had made a mess of brexit, adding he was thankful that the british people would soon have a new Prime Minister. The remarks follow a leak of emails written by Sir Kim Darroch, describing the Trump White House as inept and dysfunctional. Downing street says sir kim has the governments full support. Andy moore reports. Sh
In after the death of Natasha Ednan Laperouse. We will speak to her parents. Elitist britain. People that went to private school continue to dominate the top jobs. That is according to a major study into social mobility, which has found that not much has changed in the last five years. Rafa leaving the toon. Newcastle fans want owner mike ashley out of the club after manager Rafael Benitez wont renew his contract. Good morning from me. This morning we do have some heavy rain moving northwards from southern england, pushing up eventually into the north sea. For the rest of us, were looking at some bright spells, also the risk of the thundery shower. But it is going to be humid, and its going to be more humid as we go through the rest of this week. I will have more in 15 minutes. It is tuesday 24th june. Our top story after facing criticism for avoiding media scrutiny, borisjohnson, who is campaigning to be the next Prime Minister, has spoken exclusively to the bbc. He says he would ensu
Major for five years . If ijust lay here would you lie with me and it never reached number one, but this is the most played song of the 21st century on uk radio. And coming up on bbc news. Newcastle have confirmed that steve bruce is their new head coach. In a statement, bruce said newcastle was his boyhood club and it was a special moment for him. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The us house of representatives has voted to condemn President Trump as racist, after he told four non white democratic congresswomen to go back to the countries they came from. Every democrat in the house supported the symbolic resolution, which said the president had legitimised hatred, but only four republicans backed it. Three of the congresswomen involved were born in america, the fourth is a us citizen. Our north america correspondent david willis reports. These comments from the white house are disgraceful and disgusting and these comments are racist. A row that started in cyberspace