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
the times highlights a change in policy by the nhs, which will stop prescribing sleeping pills for many patients with insomnia and prescribe a self help programme instead. the metro is one of a number of papers to feature the gloucestershire couple who won a jackpot of £181; million on the euromillions lottery. the sun says they celebrated their huge win with a £16.95 meal of steak and chips, leaving a sizeable tip for waiting staff. the star remarks that with a win that big, at least their energy bills will be covered for a few months. lots to get through, could use good news, bad news, we will cover it all. thanks to you both are coming back to talk about the papers. dan, let s start with the guardian. the headline there, fury asjohnson escapes partygate with a single fine. lots of the papers covering partygate finds today. interestingly, lots of different lines that they ve chosen to pick out. dan, can you start with what the guardian has gone with? the guardian the
The provincial council of Alicante has approved over four million euro in grants destined towards energy saving projects that will benefit 43 municipalities in the province, with key focus being given towards Almoradí, Daya Vieja, Pilar de la Horadada and Rojales. The aim of the injection of cash is for the creation of sustainable energy
The current councillor for the Orihuela Costa, Martina Scheurer of the Los Verdes green party, has announced that she will not be standing in the next elections in May. The move will not only mean the end of a councillor that many have seen as both popular and committed to the coast, but also her