most of the victims were trapped in their homes or their cars. more than 150 people have been injured, including many children. 26 victims were found lying close together. the death toll is expected to rise. thank god, my family was completely safe because we have run down to the sea. in the meanwhile, a couple of people, two ladies, have lost their lives in my hands. record temperatures have hit japan where more than 30,000 people have been admitted to hospital suffering from heat stroke. and here, as our heatwave continues, many workers across part of the uk are finding the working day increasingly difficult. we'll be asking what's causing these record—breaking temperatures in so many countries. also on the programme... more pay for up to a million public—sector workers including teachers and prison officers —

the move confirms the scrapping of the 1% pay cap. raf scampton, the home of the red arrows and headquarters of the dambusters wartime mission, is to be sold as part of budget cuts. and the thai schoolboys rescued from a flooded cave are ordained as novice buddhist monks in a ceremony to thank their rescuers. and coming up on bbc news, a dramatic stoppage at the tour de france. police use pepper spray against protesters, but it blows into the eyes of the riders on today's stage 16. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one.

wildfires are ravishing large swathes of mainland greece. more than 60 people have been killed in coastal towns and resorts near athens. more than 150 have been injured. many people who died were trapped by flames in their homes and cars. 0thers ran into the sea to try to escape. in one resort, 26 victims were found lying close together. greece has declared three days of mourning and has asked other european countries for helicopters and additional firefighters to help tackle the fires in the coastal areas around attica. 0ur correspondent richard lister has the latest. an avalanche of flames driven by high winds swept through these houses at terrifying speed. nothing was left behind. for many of the victims, there was simply no escape. a local mayor said he saw at least

100 homes and 200 vehicles on fire. some left it until the very last minute to leave, hoping against hope that their homes would be spared. but for the overstretched fire crews, this was an almost impossible battle. many people simply fled to the sea. the coast guard rescued almost 700 from nearby beaches. others were rescued from small boats offshore. translation: thankfully, the sea was there and we went into the sea because the flames were chasing us all the way to the water. it burnt our backs and we jumped into the water. translation: it was lightning fast. we didn't realise what had happened. you couldn't. it was the first time i've ever seen something like this. for others, trying to flee in a car proved a fatal mistake. flames fanned across roads leaving them trapped and helpless.

the prime minister cut short a foreign visit to deal with the crisis, arriving ashen faced for a briefing. translation: we must at this moment all be in a constant state of alert. we must be unified and make the effort to face an exceptionally difficult situation for the country. a passenger on this flight into athens captured just what they are up against. those clouds are actually smoke and every patch of orange is another fire. 0n the ground, in daylight, the firestorm seems almost unstoppable. flames lapping at the side of the coastal highway into the capital. these resort areas are taking the brunt of it. many athenians have holiday homes here and it's the busiest time of the year. many people, including families with children, who are now on school holidays, were at their summer homes at the time and this partly explains the number of dead and the number of injured. residents are taking stock today of all they have lost,

with homes and vehicles in ruins. others are mourning friends and family too. in mati, this man discovered both his cars burnt out and his apartment damaged, but he is counting his blessings. thanks, god, my family was completely safe. because we have run down to the sea. in the meanwhile, a couple of people, two ladies, have lost their lives in my hands. sirens emergency crews trying to beat back the flames are also making grim new discoveries, including 26 people huddled together, all overcome by smoke, children among them. translation: it seems some of them knew each other. we found them in small groups. they could have been friends or family who tried to protect themselves by hugging each other.

as the wildfires rage on in greece, they promise to bring yet more of these apocalyptic scenes with them. this summer holiday season has become a national tragedy. richard lister, bbc news. it's not only europe that's in the grip of unusually high temperatures. japan is experiencing a record—breaking heatwave which contributed to the death of 65 people last week. and more than 30,000 were admitted to hospital suffering from heat stroke. people are being warned to take precautions because the heatwave shows no sign of abating. rupert wingfield—hayes reports from there. for more than two weeks now, the sun has burned down onjapan from a cloudless sky, with barely a waft of wind. outside the imperial palace in tokyo, the heat shimmer tells its own story. here the tourists are sweltering in only 37 degrees today. translation: china is hot now,

but compared between tokyo and china, tokyo is hotter. a little further north, in the city of kumagaya, it is considerably hotter. the thermometer here hit 41.1 degrees on monday — the highest ever recorded anywhere in japan. the heat is notjust uncomfortable, it is now extremely dangerous. at tokyo's emergency dispatch centre, the calls are coming thick and fast. the ambulance crews are struggling to keep up as across japan more than 30,000 people have now been hospitalised with heatstroke or heat exhaustion. the elderly are most at risk — more than if half of the deaths reported so far are in people over 65. in the ancient capital kyoto, the summer festivals are under way. here it has been 38 degrees or more for a solid week, another record. all of this is being caused by a huge high—pressure dome that is sitting over the top ofjapan and korea.

for the last two weeks, it has refused to budge. the bad news is it could be here for another two. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. well, the heatwave is still affecting us in this country, particularly in central and eastern england. and it's having an impact on business. the latest official retail figures suggest the food and drink sector is doing well, but other retailers are struggling. katharine da costa reports. and iconic british ceremony in and typically british weather, like thousands forced to wear uniforms or work outside, the ongoing heatwave means working conditions are challenging. we think it is important for the government to regulate now to introduce a maximum temperature in britain's workplace. in the meantime, there are practical

things employers can do working with unions and staff to make sure eve ryo ne unions and staff to make sure everyone is comfortable. providing cold drinks, relaxing dress codes, finding cool places for people to work, sensible approach so everyone can enjoy the sunshine and work in a co mforta ble can enjoy the sunshine and work in a comfortable way. but while some with, other industries flourish. tourism businesses across the country are expecting a bumper summer country are expecting a bumper summerand country are expecting a bumper summer and would just breaking up, they are predicting record—breaking numbers of britons will holiday at home. we are not the only ones are attracted by the warm weather. fabulous, wonderful, great weather, we have been on a cruise, we are now in london, we are sorry it has not been raining for everyone in england, but we are glad. the surge in sun—seekers means workers at home. we are not the only ones are attracted by the warm weather. fabulous, wonderful, great weather, we have been on a cruise, we are now in london, we are sorry it has not been raining for everyone in england, but we are glad. the surge in sun—seekers means workers that

this 20% this year. usually in the month ofjune, this 20% this year. usually in the month of june, july, this 20% this year. usually in the month ofjune, july, we are very quiet. but this year, june and july, we we re fully quiet. but this year, june and july, we were fully working and manufacturing. the mediterranean weather is proving a hit with wine producers, some expecting the best ever year. david has this vineyard in leicestershire with just over two months to go until he begins harvesting, he predicts he will produce double the amount of wine he did last year. absolutely wonderful. last year, we made 1800 bottles. in 2006, a similaryearto last year, we made 1800 bottles. in 2006, a similar year to this, we made 5000. that is the difference. that is the difference a good summer will make. elsewhere, the dry prolonged weather is taking its toll, thousands of fish have been rescued from a river in dorset because sections are drying out, our

green and pleasant land now looking in many parts brown and parched. set to get even hotter with temperatures expected to peak later this week. let us assess all of this with our weather presenter, nick miller, horrendous scenes and devastation in greece, real concerns injapan and oui’ greece, real concerns injapan and our own high temperatures here, is there a link? we are talking about hot, dry episodes of weather across a large part of the northern hemisphere, it is quite difficult to pick one cause and say it is behind everything because it is such a large area. not too long ago in greece, it was relatively cool and there were storms. not necessarily prolonged hot weather there but it has been dry enough to produce the

effects we are seeing. there are certain weather pattern is replicated or mirrored in some of the areas we are talking about. the uk and europe, high—pressure, stag na nt uk and europe, high—pressure, stagnant weather pattern, nothing changing for a long period of time, it remains dry with high—pressure, sun beating down, summer, the heat build date monday comes surging northwards across scandinavia to the arctic circle. you get the wildfires as well. japan, similar thing, high—pressure, after they had a tropical weather system, historic flooding, it has been dry, heat building day on day, record—breaking temperatures. looking further ahead, it looks like there could be a typhoon on the weight changing the pattern but possibly bringing flash flooding. you need something to shift things around. to achieve weather pattern change, something different. certainly across large parts of europe, nothing on the horizon any time soon. thank you, for now. back with the regular forecast at the end of the programme. now the rest of the day's news. more than a million public sector

workers will receive a pay rise this year. the government is announcing salary increases of up to 3.5% for teachers, doctors and armed forces personnel. but its expected that the treasury won't fund the pay rises directly, meaning savings will have to be made elsewhere, as our political correspondent, jonathan blake, explains. whether they are fighting fires or on the front line, the armed forces are among1 on the front line, the armed forces are among 1 million public sector workers told today they can expect to pay rise. teachers too will get a significant increase. at the end of term, perhaps good news, but for some, long overdue. we have had four yea rs of some, long overdue. we have had four years of a pay rise which has been funded by schools budgets and it needs to be centrally funded otherwise schools will become insolvent. clearly teachers deserve a pay rise, pay has been frozen for far too long and we are in the middle of a teacher recruitment crisis partly as a result of that. teachers in england get a pay rise of up to 3.5%, the military 2%

increase, plus a one—off payment, police in england and wales can expect 2%, prison staff in england and wales as well will get 2% with and wales as well will get 2% with an added singles. what we have been able to do the borders make sure everyone gets a significant pay rise, we have scrapped the cap everyone was calling for last year, i promised it last year and we have now delivered on it and people will get a decent pay rise thoroughly deserved. the big picture is there is no new money, deserved. the big picture is there is no new money, no deserved. the big picture is there is no new money, no hand—outs from the chancellor to pay for this, so ministers will have to find the cash from existing budgets. there is no increase in funding to the public sector for this, so by increase in funding to the public sectorfor this, so by increasing pay levels, albeit by less than the rate of inflation, it can only be paid for by cuts within public services. year after year, public sector workers have argued pay rises below inflation has spent their real income has fallen. today's increases

may be welcome news for some, but for many, it is still not enough. since 2011, teachers have lost 15% in real terms of their pay. this does not catch it up, so we are looking for the government to build on the pay award, as the department goes into the comprehensive spending review, we want the education department to argue for a sustained pay rise the teachers. can the government for the pay rises? the prime minister may be pleased to deliver the news on the day parliament begins its summer break, but when it comes to paying for it, difficult decisions ahead. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. what do you make of the significance of this, no new money? normally trade unions give the thumbs down to the government pay promises. today they have been rather polite and i think the reason is this announcement really does mark the

curtain finally coming down after seven long yea rs curtain finally coming down after seven long years on the take—up across the public sector. we know nurses got their pay rise in march, now the remaining 1 million public sector workers get their increase. the government save the economy is in better shape so it can be afforded and they want to address issues around recruitment and retention of staff, particularly teachers where it is estimated roughly half of teachers quit within ten yea rs roughly half of teachers quit within ten years of starting. also, there are another couple of unofficial explanations. people have probably had it up to here when it comes to austerity and there is a view they simply cannot persist with the take—up in years eight, nine, ten. " pay take—up in years eight, nine, ten. —— pay cap. there is a viewing government that people have had it up government that people have had it up to here with brexit and more brexit and more brexit and as parliament heads for the summer and people go on holidays, they want to

send people away perhaps with a bit of better headline. the former archbishop of canterbury, george carey, has been cross—examined for the first time about his role in the alleged cover up of sexual abuse by a church of england bishop. peter ball, the former bishop of gloucester, was jailed in 2015 after admitting the sexual exploitation of young men. at the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse this morning, lord carey expressed profound remorse — as our religion editor, martin bashir reports. this is not how 82—year—old lord carey hoped to reflect on his tenure as archbishop of canterbury — arriving at the independent inquiry to be cross—examined about his role in the case of peter ball. ball became bishop of gloucester in 1992, but a year later he accepted a police caution for gross indecency and stepped

down. despite receiving six letters from alleged victims, lord carey granted him permission to officiate again in church services, which he did for more than 20 years until 2015, when ball admitted to sexual offences against 18 vulnerable young men and served 16 months in prison. following ball's conviction, the church of england commissioned dame moira gibb to conduct an independent review, and her report published last summer said that he had steered the church to believe ball's protestations of innocence instead of the victims. counsel for the inquiry fiona scolding sought to examine the role lord carey may have played in enabling peter ball to evadejustice. peter was an immensely inspiring and charismatic person. i couldn't believe that a bishop in the church of god could do such evil things.

so i actually believed him for quite a time because who else were complaining about him? i didn't know these people. so you could understand most of us took a little time to catch on to what this man was doing to younger people. the inquiry has shown lord carey some of the correspondence he received from victims, and proceedings will continue this afternoon. now although lord carey admits to being the tv easily duped by a manipulative child abuser, he does not accept that the church might have been able to stop peter ball from offending. but he struggled to explain why he never handed those letters from victims of abuse to the police, and just now he admitted that that was effectively fobbing

them off and said that with hindsight it was a terrible mistake. martin bashir, thank you. our top story this lunchtime... it is1:20pm... wildfires ravaging parts of greece have killed at least 60 people — most of the victims were trapped in their homes or their cars. and coming up... climbing leaps into the tokyo olympics in two years' time, but what's the sport all about, and what are team gb‘s chances? coming up on bbc news, the divisions widen — a legend of german football says mesut 0zil has been playing badly for years, after the arsenal forward retires from the international game, citing racism and disrespect. a week after being released from hospital following their two week ordeal trapped in a flooded cave in thailand, 11 young boys and their football coach have been taking part in a buddhist ceremony. it's their way of saying thank

you to their rescuers. the boys have been ordained as novice monks, and will live in a monastery for nine days — a tradition for males in thailand who experience adversity. 0livia crellin reports. a temple retreat. further time for reflection for the thai football team and their coach, whose perilous ordeal made headlines around the world. the short visit will see 11 of the players taken through the process of becoming novice buddhist monks. shaving their heads is a part of that, as well as a symbol of bereavement. a former navy diver died during the complex operation. the boys will then meditate, pray and clean the temple for nine days, a thai lucky number. lucky now, perhaps.

these coming days will be very different to the nine the children and their coach spent in darkness, trapped in the flooded cave until two british divers found them. it would take a further nine days to complete the risky international rescue operation that captivated the rest of the world. this visit is the latest in a series of spiritual rights and activities that the boys have taken part in. last week the wild boys team visited a temple to be blessed. —— last week the wild boars team. a ceremony was conducted at the mouth of the cave to spiritually cleanse it. the good news of the group's rescue reverberated around the world but the impact will, of course, be felt strongest back home as the boys bring closure to their trauma and

embark ona bring closure to their trauma and embark on a new beginning. 0livia crellin, bbc news. 0vercrowding on commuter trains to and from london declined slightly last year — but increased on routes into other major cities in england and wales. new figures from the department for transport show that nearly a quarter of all passengers had to stand on trains into the capital, while significant numbers were also unable to find a seat on services into manchester, birmingham and leeds. theo leggett reports. britain is basking in a heatwave, but for commuters who had to take the train, the sunshine just adds to the train, the sunshine just adds to the daily misery. rush—hour services are still heavily overcrowded and seats in very short supply. this was the scene on the 7:15am from east grinstead to london bridge, one of the most heavily used services in the country. new figures from the department for transport show overcrowding is getting worse on peak—time services

across england and wales. commuters in cambridge and manchester have been badly affected. things have improved slightly on routes into london but it still has the highest proportion of trains straining at the seams. commuters here as london's king's cross have to cope with some of the worst levels of overcrowding in the whole country. trains coming in and out at peak times are typically carrying nearly 10% more passengers than they were designed to, and the situation at other major stations is almost as bad. passenger numbers have more or less doubled over the past 20 years and attem pts doubled over the past 20 years and atte m pts to doubled over the past 20 years and attempts to improve the network to cope with increasing demand have not a lwa ys cope with increasing demand have not always helps. it is difficult for the government to keep up with that capacity, that need for extra capacity with investment. they have been putting a lot in, but as we have seen, when you try to improve the railway, you need to bring in engineering works, closures, that has caused even worse

problems for passengers every day. 0n routes into london during rush hour last year nearly a quarter of passengers had to stand. in manchester and birmingham it was 15%. the government admits there is a problem but insists it is investing a great deal of money to improve the network. it is why we are doing things like rebuilding liverpool lime street station at the moment, we have built the first link between manchester piccadilly manchester victoria, it is why we are spending money new trains across the north of england, making sure the north of england, making sure the rail system is fit for purpose for the 21st century with the capacity needed. it is overcrowded now but we are doing things to solve that. such promises are likely to be cold comfort for many of today's commuters as they look forward to a hot, bothered and heavily overcrowded journey home. theo leggett, bbc news. legislation passed by the scottish parliament is being challenged by the uk government for the first time. a case is being heard at the supreme court about whether holyrood went beyond its jurisdiction by passing alternative brexit legislation to westminster. the supreme court is expected to

rule on the case later in the year. the 2020 olympic games begin two years today in tokyo. climbing is one of five sports that will debut at the games — and our sports correspondent tim hague has been to meet britain's most successful professional climber, shauna coxsey. she's been explaining what the sport is all about, and her hopes of winning a medal for team gb in tokyo. all roads lead to tokyo in 2020, but can great britain scale the heights of success again? no doubt there will have a chance in climbing, one of five new sports introduce the next 0lympics of five new sports introduce the next olympics and is aimed at bringing the games to a younger audience. britain's best is this lady, shauna coxsey, and she can't wait to test herself in tokyo. i never thought i would see it become of the games in my

professional career. i think it should be done and i'm very happy it is. for me, you only ever competing against yourself, it is you and the wall, not you against somebody. if you give a performance worthy of a gold medal, that is all you can train for. climbing is not for the faint—hearted, during the olympics it will be made above league climbing, using a wall on certain points to get to the top, bouldering, which is shauna specialist event, and speed climbing, using the rope to get to the top as quick as you can. fortu nately the top as quick as you can. fortunately these amateurs are more adept than others and a sport england survey has shown that sport climbing, as it's officially known, is growing at the fourth fastest rate in terms of participation. you will be like, i will smash it today, then you will find out holds that you cannot get and you will just go, cool, i will come back. you

are determined to do it again. what do you make of it being an olympic sport? awesome, it will only climbing improve. become more recognised and make more people join. so should we all be getting our hands dirty ahead of the olympics? it is always different and for me thatis it is always different and for me that is the reason i have been so captivated and obsessed with the sport for so long, there is always something new to try. it is hard to get bored doing it. i am excited about my own future within climbing, and for people to explore that and find the answers passion that i have, that is really cool. the message has been sent and with two years to tokyo, this sport is clearly on the rise. tim hague, bbc news. raf scampton, the home of the red arrows display team, is being sold by the ministry of defence as part of budget cuts. 0ur correspondent katy austin is at the base. what are people saying that? this

decision is about money. we have an raf base with lots of history, it is where the 617 squadron prepared for the dambusters rates in world war ii. in the modern day it is home to an air control centre, import again protecting britain's ad space. —— important in protecting. the past couple of ears the ministry of defence has been looking at ways to reduce or downsize its estate, today it has confirmed that as part of that it will sell this site by 2022. that has thrown up the question of whether red arrows will go next and whether red arrows will go next and whether they will remain in lincolnshire or go to another site. the mod has not been able to answer that question today except to say that question today except to say that all the teams here will go to other sites that suits their needs. it insists the decision is about value for money and it is continuing to invest in other sites around the cou nty to invest in other sites around the county and across the country, but

it seems in the current climate that they are not all sustainable in the long term. it has brought questions about the tourism aspect, there is a heritage centre here and local figures, politicians and tourism bosses really want assurances that the heritage aspects will be accessible to the public. at the moment it remains uncertain as to whether red arrows will be based from in 2022. thank you, katy austin at a very noisy raf scampton. time for a look at the weather... here's nick miller. no heatwave in scotland, really pleasa nt no heatwave in scotland, really pleasant in the sunshine. temperatures are still above average, still warm. similar into northern ireland. the baking heat continues across central and eastern parts of england. this