The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) warned of the "very real risk" of swimming in open water during the heatwave. It comes after Britain saw five days of unseasonably hot weather for spring, with Tuesday seeing the hottest ever May day recorded in the UK, breaking the record for a second day in a row. As it happened: Hottest ever May day It also comes after the UK record for the highest May minimum temperature was broken for the third night in a row on Tuesday - with Camborne only fell to 21.4C overnight, making for another tropical night. Temperatures cooled overnight, with highs of 29C forecast for Wednesday, before a brief return to 30C weather on Thursday and Friday, and a milder weekend to come. According to Lancashire Constabulary, a 12-year-old boy died on Tuesday after he got into trouble while swimming with friends in a river - the fifth such incident over the heatwave. The force received a report shortly after 2pm that the boy entered the River Ribble at Ribchester. "A large-scale search involving officers from Lancashire Police's underwater search unit and colleagues from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service was launched, with colleagues from North-West Ambulance Service providing support," a spokesperson said. A body, which police believe to be the boy's, was recovered from the river at about 7.50pm. The force said his death is not being treated as suspicious. Bodies found in Yorkshire and Lincoln In the early hours of Tuesday, the body of a teenager was recovered from the water at Rother Valley Country Park near Sheffield after he went missing, South Yorkshire Police said. A specialist search operation was launched following reports at 6.50pm on Monday that the boy entered the water, but had not been seen getting out. On Sunday, a body was discovered in the search for a boy who got into trouble in a lake in Lincoln. Emergency services were called to Swanholme Lakes at 2.30pm on Sunday after reports that 15-year-old Declan Sawyer got into the water and was missing. Read more from Sky News:Meeting Gisele PelicotDeath of jazz legend Sonny Rollins On Monday afternoon, a 13-year-old boy died after getting into difficulty at Leadbeater Dam, near Halifax, West Yorkshire. A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said the teenager was pulled from the water and taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. That same afternoon, a man in his 60s died of cardiac arrest after entering the sea at Tregirls Beach, Padstow, to help two family members who had gotten into difficulty, Devon and Cornwall Police said. The two family members were brought to safety by members of the public. And on Monday evening, the body of a teenage girl was recovered from the water at Kingsbury Water Park, Warwickshire. In County Dublin, Ireland, another teenager died while swimming in the sea over the weekend, officials confirmed on Tuesday. Cold water 'a very real risk' The RNLI said on Tuesday that while temperatures reached record highs for May over the bank holiday weekend, water temperatures remained low, which could lead to cold water shock, a reaction that causes the blood vessels in the skin to close and increases heart rate. The charity said in a statement: "While the air temperature is warm, the seas are still cold and cold water shock remains a very real risk. "With many school children enjoying half term, the lifesaving charity is urging everyone to stay safe." Amber heat-health alerts in effect In a post on X, the Met Office said: "Today is now the hottest day in May on record for both England and Wales with Kew Gardens provisionally reaching 35.1C and Cardiff Bute Park reaching 32.9C." The weather service said Heathrow had also provisionally recorded 35C. Heat health alerts remain in effect until 5pm on Thursday, with amber warnings in effect in the East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, and South West. Amber alerts mean "significant impacts" are likely across health and social care services due to the high temperatures, including an increase in deaths of vulnerable people. The North East, North West, and Yorkshire and The Humber are on a yellow alert, which means significant impacts are possible from the weather. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms in East Anglia between 10pm on Tuesday and 2am on Wednesday. The high temperatures over the Bank Holiday also saw a grass fire break out near Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh on Monday

Spokesperson Terri Hinte said Rollins died at his home in Woodstock, New York, on Monday. She cited no specific cause of death, but said he had been largely housebound during the last couple of years because of various physical problems. Rollins was one of the last living greats of the bebop era and - along with John Coltrane and Charlie Parker - one of the most influential saxophonists of his time. Born Walter Theodore Rollins in New York City, the musician released more than 60 albums as a band leader. He performed with bands including the Rolling Stones, providing improvisations to ⁠three tracks on their 1981 album Tattoo You. Rollins won two Grammys. His 2001 album This Is What I Do earned him a Grammy award for best jazz instrumental album. He won again in 2006 for best jazz instrumental solo for Why Was I Born? Read more from Sky News: There's a big problem with AI - and it needs fixing fast10 tips for staying cool - and how to have a better night's sleep He was awarded the lifetime achievement award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in 2004. In 2011 he received the Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama at a White House ceremony. Rollins continued touring into his 80s until pulmonary fibrosis, a thickening and damaging of the lungs, would eventually force him into retirement. He played his last concert in 2012 and stopped playing altogether in 2014.

With two hugely consequential months ahead in British politics, Sam and Anne look beneath the headlines and Westminster drama to ask what really comes next. As US President Donald Trump escalates tensions in the Middle East once again, the duo examine the pressure on Whitehall. Would any prime minister, whoever occupies Number 10, make a difference or face the same issues? Anne reports back from the Prague Security Conference where former Downing Street chief of staff - Morgan McSweeney - makes a stark warning on AI, political disruption and the future of campaigning. Plus, is Britain simply ungovernable?

The Gunners manager beat Pep Guardiola, Andoni Iraola, Brentford's Keith Andrews, Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris and Manchester United's Michael Carrick to the prize. Arteta led Arsenal to their first title in 22 years after three second-placed finishes, topping the table since October and becoming champions with a game to spare. The Spaniard took over the club at arguably their lowest point in the Premier League era in December 2019, but their triumph this season is the culmination of six-and-a-half years of work. How Mikel Arteta transformed ArsenalBruno Fernandes and Nico O'Reilly win Premier League awardsTransfer Centre LIVE! | Latest on YOUR PL club!Choose the Sky Sports push notifications you want! 🔔 Arsenal lifted the trophy at Crystal Palace on Sunday and Arteta said: "The fans have been waiting for this for so long. "We have had some difficult moments along the way but all of them are worth it when you see that kind of reaction. "We showed an incredible connection, an incredible commitment and incredible courage as well. Everything around us was fuel for the desire to go and do it. "There are doubts and the understanding that maybe you are not the right person. But thanks to God that we have done it. I feel a lot of joy and a lot of relief as well." From lowest point to historic high, how Arteta transformed Arsenal Sky Sports' Nick Wright: This time last year, after a narrow win over Newcastle in the final Arsenal home game of a difficult season, manager Mikel Arteta, deflated but defiant, microphone in hand on the Emirates Stadium pitch, vowed that his side would come back stronger. "We have to start creating our own history here. There is much more to come. We have to do it all together. It's not going to be easy, but this group of players, I'm telling you, they have the hunger, the quality, the talent, and we are going to make it happen." Arsenal supporters had of course heard similar before. This was their third straight season as Premier League runners-up. But they were not empty words. As predicted, it was far from straightforward. In fact, most fans would agree it was excruciating at points. A year on, though, Arsenal are champions, the wait over. For Arteta, it is the culmination of six-and-a-half years of work. He inherited a club in a state of drift when he took the job, his first as a head coach, in 2019. The squad was an expensively assembled mess. Supporters were disengaged. Standards had slipped. The transformation has been exhaustive, with Arteta one of few constants. Arsenal, once soft-centred and easily bullied, are now characterised by steeliness and a fierce will to win, described by Pep Guardiola as one of the most competitive sides he has ever faced. Read more about Arsenal's transformation under Arteta

Anne Keast-Butler will also use the first of what is set to be an annual threat assessment to reveal that her officers are helping to counter "reckless sabotage and assassination attempts" by the Kremlin. She will warn that the risk of miscalculation, which could trigger wider conflict, "is as high as I have ever seen it". At the same time, Ms Keast-Butler will say in a lecture on Wednesday that Vladimir Putin is "going backwards on the battlefield" in Ukraine. This observation chimes with the findings of a research group that says Russian troops are under growing pressure, with the rate of land they are capturing slowing and with Ukrainian forces starting to retake more territory than they are losing for the first time since 2023. The Institute for the Study of War said: "Open data on Russia's battlefield performance indicates that the character of the war is shifting in favour of Ukrainian forces, at least for now. Russian forces' rates of advances are stagnating while Ukrainian forces are employing novel tactics and operational concepts in efforts to break out of positional warfare." Ms Keast-Butler will be speaking at Bletchley Park, the wartime home of the signals and now cyber intelligence agency. She will talk about a "moment of consequence" and a "new era of radical uncertainty, contested geopolitics and rapidly changing technology", according to excerpts of the lecture that were released in advance. Russia is a key cause of the uncertainty, with the spy chief expected to warn that it is "relentlessly targeting critical infrastructure, democratic processes, supply chains and public trust". She will accuse Moscow of "scaling up its daily hybrid activity against the UK and Europe". She will say "in the face of such aggression and chaos, GCHQ is working tirelessly with intelligence and defence partners to degrade and reduce the Russian threat". This includes "seeing around corners" to help the UK prepare. Ms Keast-Butler will talk about the covert work by her officers aimed at "disrupting Russia's efforts to smuggle Western tech, fending off cyber attacks, and countering reckless sabotage and assassination attempts". Details of the thwarted assassinations were not included in the excerpts. Read more from Sky News:Tony Blair warns Labour needs a 'fundamental reset'One killed and nine missing as chemical tank implodes in US 'China is now a tech superpower' The lecture will also cover the challenge posed by China, with the GCHQ director cautioning that there is a "narrowing window for the UK and allies to stay ahead". She will say that "China is now a science and tech superpower - with sophisticated capabilities across their intelligence, cyber and military agencies". In addition, rapidly evolving artificial intelligence technology means "the ground beneath our feet is shifting". Such a landscape requires spy agencies and technology companies to work together. There is a role for the public as well to improve individual resilience to a cyber attack. "At home that means taking important action now to switch passwords for passkeys, and for wider society, it means hardwiring security into new technologies, protecting supply chains and making cyber security ten times more urgent," Ms Keast-Butler will say. The lecture marks the first of what will be an annual event in which the serving director of GCHQ will set out the agency's assessment of the threat landscape. It is something the head of MI5 already does annually. The head of MI6 also gives a yearly, public speech.

Rudi Douglas, a 39-year-old musician from Ireland, had been booked to play piano at the event before being asked to sing and eventually being joined by the pop star. Speaking to Sky News, Mr Douglas explained how he had been booked for the Monday event three or four weeks ago but wasn't told until last week what the occasion was. "I was just stunned, I was like 'Please let this happen'," he says. Originally booked just to play piano, Mr Douglas was asked to sing a few songs after Netflix staff heard him singing while warming up. He was in the middle of playing a few songs to draw people into the room when the pop star surprised him. The pair later sang five songs together, including All The Lovers and Spinning Around. It was a dream come true for the musician, who won tickets to see the star in 2018 after being in her top 0.1% of listeners on Spotify. At one point, Mr Douglas even had to remind his idol of the words. Read more from Sky News:Old engines force Red Arrows to fly with just seven aircraftWish You Were Here host Judith Chalmers has died While in the third verse of singing Dancing together, the musician recalls Kylie turning to him and saying, "What's the next bit?" The two didn't speak after the event, but Mr Douglas has no regrets. "We had a big hug and then she disappeared, and I think it was actually perfect like that… there's no other way I could show her how much I love her and her music than just playing it on the piano and singing it to her." The star spoke to Sky's Debbie Ridgard at the event about the struggles she's faced in her career ahead of the release of the Netflix documentary, Kylie, which looks back on her life.

Two 15-year-old boys were given youth rehabilitation orders (YRO) and put on a supervision and surveillance programme by a judge last week. They raped the girls in separate attacks in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, in November 2024 and January 2025. Footage was also shared on social media. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said it was "clearly the right outcome" as he confirmed the attorney general had decided to refer the case to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme. A third boy, 14, was also given a YRO for encouraging one of the attackers - and for an indecent images offence - over the January attack. His sentence will be reviewed too, although the referral does not automatically mean the sentences will be altered. The Court of Appeal could leave them unchanged if it decides they were within a reasonable range of sentences available to the judge. One of the victims told the BBC the sentences were "like a rock straight in my face" and politicians across the spectrum have raised serious concerns. Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch called it a "disgrace", while Reform's Robert Jenrick said the judge had made a "very bad error". In a statement today, Attorney General Richard Hermer KC called it a "horrific case" and said he wanted "to bring closure to the victims and their families". "It is clear to me from their powerful personal statements, that these girls have displayed immense bravery in coming forward," he added. The girl in the first incident, who was 15 at the time, attended sentencing to deliver a victim impact statement. She said: "I was caught off-guard, I never want that to happen again, I will never get that innocence back again." "No one deserves the trauma of being raped," she added. In a statement on her behalf, the other girl described nightmares and struggling to sleep. "I feel ashamed, insecure and uncomfortable in my own body," she said. Read more from Sky News:Starbucks boss apologises after advert backlashWarning about swimming in lakes after boy's death Judge Nicholas Rowland praised their bravery in giving evidence, but said he wanted to "avoid criminalising these children unnecessarily". He told the boys: "I have to remember that you are not small adults. "I have to think how likely you are to do serious things again and I need to make sure you do not do serious things again in the future." He also said "peer pressure" had played a large part in their actions. The court was told one of the boys had ADHD and "long-standing anxiety", while the other also had an ADHD diagnosis and an IQ in the "bottom 1%". The 14-year-old was described as having "mild cognitive impairment".

Contrary to reports, all the points of a proposed three-year contract are not yet fully agreed. However, a contract is expected to be finalised in the coming days, as discussions centre around the timeline of his appointment, the make-up of his backroom staff, and other finer details. Which managers are changing in the Premier League?Transfer Centre LIVE!| Latest on YOUR Premier League club!Got Sky? Watch Sky Sports LIVE on your phone📱No Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW📺 City have announced on Tuesday that two more of Guardiola's assistants - Pep Ljinders and Kolo Toure - are leaving the Etihad, along with Lorenzo Buenaventura, Manel Estiarte and Xabi Mancisidor. Maresca, who left Chelsea in acrimonious circumstances in January, still had three-and-a-half years left on his contract there. Club lawyers will be taking a keen interest in his next move, as compensation may well be due. Chelsea were informed by Maresca last autumn that he had been the subject of interest from City about eventually replacing Guardiola when he decided to leave, having worked under him as assistant coach during the 2022/23 season. Will Maresca be a success at Chelsea? Sky Sports' Paul Merson: "I liked him at Chelsea. I thought he was a good manager. He's going into Man City, he's been there before, he's worked in the Premier League before. He knows some of the players at City. I think he ticks every box. "He's not coming in trying to get used to the place, he's not coming into a league that he's never been in. I think he'll go in and settle quite nicely. "They'll need a few players as well. But this is the problem: Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City, Man United, Chelsea all need players. There's not that many players around. "Who's going to be able to produce and give the most money to these players?" What's next for Guardiola? Guardiola has previously spoken about international management and, when quizzed on whether he would ever consider taking the England job, again did not rule it out. He said: "I don't have any absolute plan about my future. I stop to rest and go to recover the time that I missed with my kids. "They are grown and there are many things I've not done I want to do. So I don't think for one second about anything related to football for the next years. I need to rest, I need to reflect. "After, we'll see what happens. I don't have a plan, it's just to rest and do a lot of things I want to do I didn't do in the past - stupid things." Asked what he meant by "stupid things", he said: "Nobody cares."