SHOTLIST:

1. Various of people enjoying the hot weather in London ++MUTE++

2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dave Bell, St John's Ambulance Service:

"It's very dangerous. If you let young children run around with their skin exposed, no hats for long periods of time, which children do when they are playing, there is a danger of heat stroke and sun burn and dehydration if they are not taking fluids."

3. Various of family in the park

4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Voxpop, Sunbather:

"I don't think people have bothered too much about the risk of the sun. I think everyone just feels happier and healthier with a bit of a colour."

5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Voxpop, Sunbather:

"For the little bit of exposure we get in this country I can't really see - unless you laid out in it all day and went absolutely and totally burnt and red - it would really make a difference."

6. Various of people enjoying the sun ++MUTE++

STORYLINE:

Residents in London soaked up the sun on Sunday as soaring temperatures continued across much of the UK.

Temperatures at the capital's Heathrow Airport hit 32 degrees Centigrade - close to last year's record of 32.4C - according to weather reports.

London's parks have been full of sun worshippers keen to take advantage of the baking temperatures to top up on their tans.

However, with the high temperatures set to continue the government has issued a heat wave warning, and health organisations are spreading the message about the health risks of too much sun, particularly for children.

"It's very dangerous. If you let young children run around with their skin exposed, no hats for long periods of time, which children do when they are playing, there is a danger of heat stroke and sun burn and dehydration if they are not taking fluids," said Dave Bell of the St John's Ambulance Service.

But most sunbathers didn't seem unduly worried about the risks.

"I don't think people have bothered too much about the risk of the sun. I think everyone just feels happier and healthier with a bit of a colour," said one sunbather.

The British Department of Health suggested taking common-sense precautions, such as staying indoors during the hottest part of the day and drinking regularly, preferably water or fruit juice.

SHOTLIST:

APTN - July 31 2001

1. Wide of Clarence House, Queen Mother's residence

2. Focus pull out of guard

3. Close up of sign reading 'No Entry'

4. Wide of tourists

5. Mid of tourists

BBC - July 25, 2001

6. Various of Queen Mother at Sandringham flower show

July 31, 2001

7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr Mario Impallomeni, Geriatric Consultant

"Its a very worrying condition because its a potential killer, especially in the elderly. However if checked early enough, provided she is treated by competent people in a colder environment, with a good water supply and access to salt, I'm pretty confident that she will get over it pretty quickly."

APTN - August 4, 2000

8. Various of the Queen Mother accepting flowers from wellwishers on her 100th birthday

9. Wide of Queen Mother and William Tallon, Royal Steward

APTN - July 31, 2001

10. Various of William Tallon chatting to reporter

11. Cutaway policemen

12. Mid of William Tallon giving thumbs up sign and walking away

STORYLINE :

Five days before celebrating her 101st birthday Britain's Queen Mother cancelled an official engagement on Wednesday and doctors said she was suffering from mild heat exhaustion.

For the past week, temperatures have been above 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit), a heat wave by British standards.

Last Wednesday she attended the Sandringham Flower show, and despite the warm weather she walked a little and met well wishers.

But by Saturday she was feeling unwell and a doctor was called.

SOUNDBITE: (English)

"Its a very worrying condition because its a potential killer, especially in the elderly. However if checked early enough, provided she is treated by competent people in a colder environment, with a good water supply and access to salt, I'm pretty confident that she will get over it pretty quickly."

SUPER CAPTION: Dr Mario Impallomeni, Charing Cross Hospital

Curious tourists gathered at the gates of the Queen Mother's residence, Clarence House on Tuesday, their interest sparked by the presence of a handful of media cameras.

Forecasters predict that temperatures should be moderate this weekend in time for her 101st birthday.

Last year hundreds of well wishers gathered outside Clarence House to wish a Happy Centenary Birthday to one of the most popular members of the British Royal Family.

The Queen Mother's long-serving steward William Tallon told waiting reporters on Tuesday that there was no need to worry.

"She's fine and up and about.. She really is fine. People shouldn't worry,"

He declined to comment on camera, but gave a thumbs up sign to the APTN camera.

Earlier, a statement from Clarence House said: "Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother is suffering from mild heat exhaustion and has been advised to rest."

The statement said the queen will fill her mother's role at an event Wednesday remembering the colonial war dead in London's Constitution Hill.

The Queen Mother, widow of King George VI, has remained active despite her age and a series of minor health problems.

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London - 29 June 2019

1. People lying on the grass in the shade in Regent's Park

2. Various of people sunbathing beside the boating lake

3. People on boating lake

4. People and geese beside boating lake

5. People walking in the sunshine

6. Girls lying on the grass

7. Various of boats on the lake

8. Wide of park

9. People sitting on the grass in the sun

STORYLINE:

The United Kingdom is experiencing its hottest day of the year so far with temperatures reaching the mid-30s Celsius (low 90s Fahrenheit) in London.

People flocked to the city's parks, some to bask in the sunshine and others to seek shade.

Sunday is expected to be a little cooler with temperatures back around the mid-20s Celsius (high 70s Fahrenheit), which is more typical for the time of year.

Large parts of continental Europe have been hit by an exceptional heatwave over the past week with temperatures in the mid-40s Celsius (around 110 Fahrenheit).

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LEADIN:

Despite the heatwave hitting Britain, one luxury London store is already decking the halls with Christmas cheer.

Trees, baubles and Santa sacks are on the shelves at Selfridges more than 140 days before December 25th, in a bid to cash in on the summer tourist trade.

STORYLINE:

It's beginning to look at lot like Christmas at Selfridges.

Visitors to its Oxford Street department store, first opened in 1909, may be surprised to encounter Christmas trees, bright, shiny baubles and nutcrackers on display ... in August.

The department store claims to be the first retailer anywhere in the world to launch its Christmas Shop, excluding any year-round speciality stores.

Selfridges Christmas and home buyer Eleanor Gregory says the store's early start to the holiday season is actually driven by demand from shoppers, particularly from abroad.

More than 500 products are on display - some have an obvious royal theme  - like a Prince Harry nodding doll. There's also Big Ben shaped tree decorations and themed snow globes - even though temperatures outside are over 30 degrees Celsius.

"We have a whole mix of customers coming to buy Christmas decorations this time of year. We've got a lot of domestic customers coming to beat the rush and get their Christmas decorations, their Christmas cards early. We have a lot of overseas customers and visitors coming to take a great souvenir home. So, we have a huge mix of people." says Gregory.

Shoppers Diane and Paul Herbert from the UK city of Bristol aren't too excited.

"It made us groan. At our age, we think life goes too quick without bringing Christmas forward," laughs Diane.

London-based shopper Sydney Wiltshire is one happy shopper:

"I think it's not too early ever to shop for Christmas, I'm doing that today, anyway. So, why not? It's interesting. No one else has done it yet, I don't think, so..."

Anastasiia Shestopalova, from Ukraine, appears a little bemused. "I was a little bit surprised, but it's Britain, everything is possible," she says.

"I decided maybe it's just like a market store here. So, it's okay."

Selfridges says it plans to open the full scale, second phase of its Christmas Shop on 4 September, when the selection will grow to almost 3,800 products.

Sofie Willmott, a senior retail analyst at Global Data, says the department store's early Christmas displays are an attempt to cash in on increased visitor numbers:

"Selfridges are launching their Christmas department in the middle of summer to really capture the tourist trade," she says.

"So, tourists from both the UK and abroad come to Selfridges for that luxury product. So, by having their Christmas product offering, they can really capture spend there. And also, it creates an extra buzz around the department store, adding that destination appeal."

Willmott says that while many high street retailers have suffered due to the popularity of online retailers, such as Amazon, luxury destinations are less effected.

"Department stores like Debenhams and House of Frasier have really been affected by the choice on offer at Amazon and the great delivery offer that it has, its Amazon Prime subscription scheme," she says.

"But luxury players like Selfridges, Harrods, Harvey Nichols have been less affected because they can rely on the store experience more to draw in the shoppers."

The theme of this year's festive offerings is 'Selfridges Rocks Christmas,' featuring Elvis Presley themed nutcrackers and David Bowie shaped tree baubles.

But they're not cheap, an eleven-inch Elvis nutcracker is priced at 95 British pounds (approx. $123 USD).

"I think there's always going to be customers that are surprised to see a Christmas shop at this time of year, but we love to surprise our customers," says Gregory.

"But I think where there is demand we always like to meet it. So, there's groans and there's cheers."

Merry Christmas.

London, UK - 6 August 2018

1. Various of Christmas tree at Selfridges department store's newly opened Christmas Shop

2. Close of sign, reading (English): 'Christmas Shop'

3. Pan left of Christmas Shop

4. Close of sign, reading (English): 'Selfridges'

5. Setup shot of Eleanor Gregory, Christmas and Home Buyer, Selfridges, speaking

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Eleanor Gregory, Christmas and Home Buyer, Selfridges:

"Well, we open our Christmas store in the middle of summer every year and we've been doing it quite successfully every year now. We have a lot of customers that come to us for Christmas decorations, in terms of souvenirs or customers that want to get prepared quite early, so there is a demand for it this time of year, where there's a demand, we'll always meet that demand and launch our Christmas shop for our customers."

7. Tilt down of products on display

8. Various close shots of tree decorations

9. Tilt down of royal-themed products on display

10. Close of Prince William model

11. Close of Prince Harry model

12. Close of corgi dog decoration

13. SOUNDBITE (English) Eleanor Gregory, Christmas and Home Buyer, Selfridges:

"We have a whole mix of customers coming to buy Christmas decorations this time of year. We've got a lot of domestic customers coming to beat the rush and get their Christmas decorations, their Christmas cards early. We have a lot of overseas customers and visitors coming to take a great souvenir home. So, we have a huge mix of people."

14. Wide of shoppers looking at Christmas products

15. Various of baubles on display

16. SOUNDBITE (English) Sydney Wiltshire, Shopper from London:

"I'm happy about it. I think it's not too early ever to shop for Christmas, I'm doing that today, anyway. So, why not? It's interesting. No one else has done it yet, I don't think, so..."

17. Various of baubles on display

18. SOUNDBITE (English) Anastasiia Shestopalova, Shopper from Ukraine:

"I was a little bit surprised, but it's Britain, everything is possible. I decided maybe it's just like a market store here. So, it's okay."

19. Pan right of products on display

20. Various of Christmas themed nutcrackers

21. SOUNDBITE (English) Diane Herbert (left) and Paul Herbert (right), Shoppers from Bristol:

Diane: "It made us groan. At our age, we think life goes too quick without bringing Christmas forward (laughs)."

22. Wide of Selfridges department store exterior

23. Wide of shoppers walking by

24. Mid of statue on department store exterior

25. Close of shoppers walking by

26. SOUNDBITE (English) Sofie Willmott, Senior Retail Analyst, Global Data:

"Selfridges are launching their Christmas department in the middle of summer to really capture the tourist trade. So, tourists from both the UK and abroad come to Selfridges for that luxury product. So, by having a Christmas product offering, they can really capture spend there. And it also creates an extra buzz around the department store, adding that destination appeal."

27. Wide of shoppers walking by

28. Close of shopper holding Selfridges bag

29. SOUNDBITE (English) Sofie Willmott, Senior Retail Analyst, Global Data:

"Department stores like Debenhams and House of Fraser have really been affected by the choice on offer at Amazon and the great delivery offer that it has, its Amazon Prime subscription scheme. But luxury players like Selfridges, Harrods, Harvey Nichols, have been less affected because they can rely on the store experience more to draw in the shoppers."

30. Tilt up from Selfridges department store interior to Christmas Shop

31. Tilt down of Christmas stockings on display

32. Various of Elvis themed Christmas nutcracker

33. Close of David Bowie themed baubles

34. SOUNDBITE (English) Eleanor Gregory, Christmas and Home Buyer, Selfridges:

"I think there's always going to be customers that are surprised to see a Christmas shop at this time of year, but we love to surprise our customers. But I think where there is demand we always like to meet it. So, there's groans and there's cheers."

35. Close of man shaking London themed snow globe

36. Close of man placing London themed snow globe on surface

37. Close tilt up of London themed snow globe

38. Pull focus of Christmas tree