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. and in golf rory mcilroy is in the lead by two shots at st andrews after five holes of the final round of the 0pen.| m here at rory mcilroy s golf club where people are expecting him to win. hello and good afternoon. 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
and in here at london s euston station, where people have already begun changing their plans because of this week s strikes. how will the week s industrial action in the uk affect you? are you a key worker struggling to find a way into work? perhaps you re a student taking exams and worried about gettng to school? we want to hear from you. you can get in touch with me on twitter, i m at luxmy g or you can use the hashtag bbc your questions. easyjet announces plans to cut more flights over the busy summer period in the uk just weeks after passengers were stranded following cancellations due to staff shortages. the uk s energy regulator ofgem announces new measures to protect customers if companies go bust. up close and personal we have a special report from uganda on how a conservation effort to increase numbers of mountain gorillas has been a success. one of our closest relatives on earth. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. president macron
Its on. A rain soaked rishi sunak calls the election. Why is he taking the gamble now . Drums a little guitar, please. One, two, three, four. Earlier today, i spoke with his majesty the king to request the Dissolution Of Parliament. We will have a general election on the 4th ofjuly. Look around our country. The sewage in our rivers. People waiting on trolleys in a e. Crime, virtually unpunished. Mortgages and food prices, through the roof. Its all a direct result of the tory chaos in. Westminster. Show me, show me, show me, show what you got. Immigration is finally coming down and we are stopping the boats with our rwanda partnership. Its on, its on, its on. On the 5th ofjuly, either keir starmer or i will be Prime Minister. He has shown time and time again that he will take the easy way out and do anything to get power. Its on, its on ok, now are you ready . Yeah one, two, one, two, three, four. Good evening. It definitely didnt feel like summer when the Prime Minister announced today
Into the infected blood scandal, widely considered to be the biggest Treatment Disaster in the history of the Uks National Health Service , has identified a catalogue of failures by the nhs and successive governments. A reminder of key points. 3,000 people have already died, while others are still living with the ongoing effects of infection. In this hour were going to speak to some of the people directly impacted by this. Sarah and Antonia Akoni in hertfordshire. Sarahs husband and antonias dad, 0mololu akoni, received Blood Transfusions for sickle cell in the 1980s, before discovering that he was infected with hepatitis c via the transfusions. Thank you both forjoining me here. Good to talk to you. I wanted to ask you if you could tell me a little bit more about what happened to your husband and dad. He bit more about what happened to your husband and dad. Husband and dad. He had Sickle Cell Anemia. Husband and dad. He had Sickle Cell Anemia and husband and dad. He had Sickle Cell An