this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm ben boulos. a thousand firefighters from across europe battle the wildfires in greece. as the blazes enter a second week; an apology from the country's prime minister. translation: prime minister. in many cases we have done what is humanly possible, but in many cases it was not enough. virginia roberts, an alleged victim of jeffrey epstein files a us lawsuit accusing prince andrew of sexual abuse. turkey braces for a new influx of migrants as afghans flee the taliban in their thousands, we meet some of them on theirjourney.

we have been on the road for 18 days, we were brought and left ear. we walked four or five days. the children are all ill. diagnosing dementia in a day — doctors hope newly developed ai can detect the disease earlier in its progression. hello and welcome. greece's prime minister has apologised for failures in tackling the wildfires tearing across the country. hundreds of firefighters have been battling huge blazes that have forced thousands of people to flee their homes and destroyed dozens of properties. thick smoke is still pouring off the island of evia, north—east of athens, which has been ablaze for a week. simonjones reports.

a natural fury without precedent. that's how the greek prime minister has described the wildfires that have caused so much devastation. the battle to contain _ so much devastation. the battle to contain them _ so much devastation. the battle to contain them continues - so much devastation. the battle to contain them continues on i to contain them continues on the island of evia, more than 500 glazes have broken out across the country in recent days. firefighters have been joined by local residents trying to make the area safe. climate change is real, and the heat, the heatwave affected this. we did not see any rain to stop this fire. i used to run in forest, cycle, we used to go and collect fruits. now everything is gone.- to go and collect fruits. now everything is gone. where the fires have _ everything is gone. where the fires have been _ everything is gone. where the fires have been contained, - everything is gone. where thej fires have been contained, it's now a of counting the cost to the environment, and to property. homes ruin, residents and holidaymakers forced to flee. in athens, protests.

these demonstrators say the government had not done enough to prepare for such a disaster. the prime minister has promised more money to tackle the fires and their aftermath. translation: it's obvious that the climate crisis is now knocking on the door of the entire planet, with fires that last week's. this is a reason but it's not an excuse, nor an alibi, and i will see it clearly, we may have done is humanly possible, but in many cases, they did not appear to be enough in the unequal battle with nature. the be enough in the unequal battle with nature.— with nature. the eu is mobilising _ with nature. the eu is mobilising what - with nature. the eu is mobilising what it - with nature. the eu is mobilising what it has| with nature. the eu is - mobilising what it has called as one of your�*s biggest ever common firefighting operations to help greece. but it's clear there will be many more difficult days ahead. simon jones, bbc news. we can now speak to mauro giles, a british tourist who is in greece. thank you forjoining us. telus the impact it has had on you.

my the impact it has had on you. my pleasure. the first thing is we cut our holiday short. it was necessary. then the police started communicating with us a few days ago and said the situation, it was importantly escalating by the minute and we needed to make a decision, so we contacted the railway and found a way to get to mainland greece, so throughout this interesting journey, from the islands we are on, quite literally in front, we finally made a way out of the danger zone. it was a rather interesting situation. we saw the fire just in front of us, we were on the ferry, we could see and smell and then field the fire, it was so very close. there was no other way out. the captain said we needed to make it through and we did, at one

point it was too in the afternoon but it felt like midnight, everything was dark, and in situations like this we had to keep it under control and stay in motion and avoid panic. that is what has been happening here.— panic. that is what has been happening here. what has been the feeling _ happening here. what has been the feeling among _ happening here. what has been the feeling among people - happening here. what has been the feeling among people that i the feeling among people that you have been around? other tourists and locals, are people panicking? are they upset are they depressed about it? what's happening. they depressed about it? what's ha eninu. .,, ., they depressed about it? what's hauaenin. ., , ,, happening. people are depressed about it, the _ happening. people are depressed about it, the greek _ happening. people are depressed about it, the greek community, l about it, the greek community, greek people are brilliant, they are always receiving tourists with outrageous respect and kindness, and they love terrorism of course but at the same time, that sadness, and my very humble opinion, is not represented as action, and in situations like what we saw in situations like what we saw in notre—dame not that long ago, minutes are vital. we are

in this lovely part of the island on the north of the island on the north of the island and we could see from the distance, literally from metres away, and on day one we went to these lovely beach, i forgotten the name, and we saw little fires here and there, all over the place, nothing major. day two we were on holidays, we started seeing something a bit more serious, and this is the third or fourth of august. by the seventh of august, there was no island, everything was covered by ashes and smoke, it was horrendous. my and smoke, it was horrendous. my feeling is sometimes you just need to act upon the situation that is in front of you, and we saw a very sad and upsetting situation but i don't necessarily see that things are

escalating, well they are not being addressed properly, if i am making myself clear to you. thank you for sharing the pictures with us, they describe what you were explaining very clearly. thank you very much indeed. i clearly. thank you very much indeed. ., , , , indeed. i hope everything gets better. a huge wildfire in northern california is now the second largest in the state's history with thousands of people forced out of their homes. the dixie fire has been burning for more than 26 days and almost ten thousand firefighters are trying to contain it. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports. it's become the second—largest fire in california's history. flames so relentless, they threaten entire towns. the now infamous dixie fire started almost a month ago in the north of the state, and is now around two and a half times the size of new york, and there is still no sign of abating. 11 metre

wildfires are burning across the state. 489,000 acres of land have been ravaged by the dixie fire alone. and only 21% of the blaze is contained. but it's notjust land, but also lives that that are at risk. thousands have been evacuated under orders from the state, leaving their homes and businesses at mercy of the blaze. ., . ., , blaze. you could see the red cominu blaze. you could see the red coming over— blaze. you could see the red coming over the _ blaze. you could see the red coming over the hill, - blaze. you could see the red coming over the hill, it - blaze. you could see the red coming over the hill, it was l blaze. you could see the red| coming over the hill, it was a monster, it truly is. california's governor walk through the historic goldrush town of greenville which has been ravaged by the fire and left in ruins.— left in ruins. the drives are caettin left in ruins. the drives are getting a — left in ruins. the drives are getting a lot _ left in ruins. the drives are getting a lot drier- left in ruins. the drives are getting a lot drier and - left in ruins. the drives are getting a lot drier and the l getting a lot drier and the heat and hot weather is a lot harder than it's ever been. the extreme weather conditions, extreme weather conditions, extreme droughts, leading to extreme droughts, leading to extreme conditions, and wildfire challenges the likes of which we have never seen in our history, and as a

consequence we need to acknowledge, straight up, these acclimated used wildfires. despite more than 5000 firefighters battling the blaze, authorities warned it could take weeks to contain, and with rescue workers expecting higher temperatures in the coming days, more of california will be swallowed up by flames. we can now speak to craig clements, who's director of sanjose state university's wildfire interdisciplinary research center. craig, what is your take on these wildfires? are they significantly worse than you have seen in the past? yes, these fires _ have seen in the past? yes, these fires are _ have seen in the past? yes, these fires are getting - have seen in the past? yes, | these fires are getting bigger and more intense over the last few years, particularly the dixie fire, it's 26 days and it's burning more and more acres, and it'sjust a complicated problem that we have.~ . complicated problem that we have. ~ ., ., ~' have. what do you think there needs to be — have. what do you think there needs to be done _ have. what do you think there

needs to be done to _ have. what do you think there needs to be done to prevent l have. what do you think there | needs to be done to prevent or limit the number on the scale of these wildfires in the future? ~ ., , future? well one thing is, climate change _ future? well one thing is, climate change has - future? well one thing is, climate change has its - climate change has its fingerprints all over these fires but it's also the state of the forest. we have unprecedented amounts of fuel, because of a lack of allowing the follow stomach virus to burn over 100 years. this fire suppression policy has really wreaked havoc on the forest. when you couple that with climate change, warmer, drier conditions, drought, it's a recipe for disaster and that's what we're seeing, fires are getting out of control. min; what we're seeing, fires are getting out of control. why is california _ getting out of control. why is california particularly - getting out of control. why is california particularly badly . california particularly badly hit on that west coast? because presumably, other states will also experience high temperatures? also experience high temeratures? . , ., temperatures? yeah, but our ecosystems _ temperatures? yeah, but our ecosystems are _ temperatures? yeah, but our ecosystems are really - temperatures? yeah, but our ecosystems are really prone l temperatures? yeah, but our l ecosystems are really prone for fire, and we have a lot of population in these areas, even though the dixie fire is burning in a ruralarea, it's burning in a ruralarea, it's burning in a ruralarea, it's burning in an area that is very

complex terrain, steep mountains, canyons, very hard to get these fires under control when you have the types of conditions, and we have unique weather patterns with different wind systems or wind directions that blow in during the day and in the night, so we have a combination of effects that's scores this fire to get really big. that's scores this fire to get really big-— that's scores this fire to get reall bi. ~ ., ,, ~' really big. where do you think the bulk of — really big. where do you think the bulk of the _ really big. where do you think the bulk of the responsibility i the bulk of the responsibility lies were dealing with the underlying causes? is it at a federal level, a state level? 0r federal level, a state level? oran individual level? i federal level, a state level? or an individual level? i think it's across-the-board, - or an individual level? i think it's across-the-board, so - it's across—the—board, so individuals can be more aware of trying not to ignite fires, but it's also a federal policy and state policy to manage the forest and development in these regions, keeping people from developing these forests, some of the com done a combination of the com done a combination of it all. ., ~ ,, , . of it all. thank you very much indeed. let's get some of the day's other news. the fbi says it will

identify material deemed appropriate for disclosure after relatives of those killed in the 9/11 attacks demanded the declassification of some files. nearly 1,700 people have signed a letter demanding the release of documents they believe implicate officials from saudi arabia in the plot. the international criminal court has been called on to investigate president jair bolsanaro for alleged genocide and ecocide. the association of indigenous people of brazil accuses the brazilian president of leading what they call �*an explicit, systematic and intentional anti—indigenous' offensive. the department of defence in the united states plans to make vaccination against covid—19 mandatory for all military personnel. the pentagon is seeking presidential authorisation to implement the proposal no later than mid— september. for more than a year and a half, canada has barred visitors from its closest neighbour and largest trading partner — the united states. but fully vaccinated americans are now allowed to cross

the border and enter canada free of quarantine, which prompted massive queues at the border. prince andrew is being sued in new york by virginia roberts giuffre, one ofjeffrey epstein's alleged victims. in a statement, ms giuffre said her civil suit lays out in detail how she was trafficked to prince andrew and sexually abused by him. prince andrew has flatly denied all of the allegations against him. our north america correspondent nada tawfik has more. her team says there had been trying since 2015 to get prince andrew through his representatives to answer some of the questions they had about what he knew. aboutjeffrey jeffrey epstein's alleged sex trafficking ring. they wanted to come to a negotiated

settlement over the claims from virginia robert giuffre. under this landmark new york state law, the child victims act, they have just a few days to file a lawsuit before she will be able to in the future that won't be able to. they have filed this lawsuit and allege that prince andrew knew she was a sex trafficking victim, knew she was underage and that she did not consent to the sexual acts in new york, london, the us virgin islands, the occasions where she accuses him of sexual abuse, certainly he has previously been humanly denied all the allegations, we have reached out to buckingham palace and his representatives for comment. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the £100 million man, jack grealish greets the fans at his official manchester city unveiling.

the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a huge job of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen - the last total- eclipse of the sun to take place - in this millennium. it began itsjourney off

the coast of canada, . ending three hours later when the sun set - over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a thousand firefighters from across europe battle wildfires that have now entered a second week. virginia roberts, an alleged victim of jeffrey epstein files a us lawsuit accusing prince andrew of sexual abuse. the united states has confirmed that its sending its envoy, zalmay khalilzad, to qatar to hold talks over three—days to try to bring an end to the current taliban offensive in afghanistan. as the fierce fighting continues across the country, thousands of people are fleeing to turkey. for a country already playing host to four million refugees, he the situation is causing alarm — with humanitarian agencies bracing themselves for an increase in the number of displaced people. from eastern turkey, mahmut hamsici has this report.

escape from the taliban. as we arrived in this border area, we met hundreds of afghans fleeing war. many have travelled hundreds of miles across iran. for some, thejourney is hundreds of miles across iran. for some, the journey is all too much. their entire existent packed into bags —— existence. they are exhausted, under the bright sun. this woman came here with herfour bright sun. this woman came here with her four children. she sold her house to raise enough cash for the journey. but after being robbed, she now finds herself penniless. translation: i want a nice life for my children, i want the quiet life. i want them to be educated, to succeed in their life. afghanistan is in a bad education. the father of my

children is not educated, he can't do anything. ad is in a bad situation. —— a bad situation. bad situation. -- a bad situation.— bad situation. -- a bad situation. , . ., , situation. this man has hit they want _ situation. this man has hit they want to _ situation. this man has hit they want to start - situation. this man has hit they want to start a - situation. this man has hit they want to start a new . situation. this man has hit. they want to start a new life in turkey. they want to start a new life in turkey-— they want to start a new life in turke . �* ,, �* ~ they want to start a new life in turke . ~ ,, ~ ~ ., in turkey. translation: we have been on the _ in turkey. translation: we have been on the road _ in turkey. translation: we have been on the road for _ in turkey. translation: we have been on the road for 18 _ in turkey. translation: we have been on the road for 18 days. - been on the road for 18 days. we walked for five days and the children are all ill. police chase us and we escape. there are many problems like this. what should we do and where should we go? the what should we do and where should we go?— should we go? the security services — should we go? the security services are _ should we go? the security services are patrolling - should we go? the security services are patrolling this| services are patrolling this entire border area, aiming to stop migrants from reaching big cities like istanbul in the east. turkey is already struggling with a massive refugee situation. migrants make it to the nearest city. dozens of men find shelter under a nearby bridge. it is there where we find mohammed. as he tells us he lost his wife

and daughter on the journey. as he tells us he lost his wife and daughter on thejourney. he holds his son tight. translation: with my son, daughter and wife, we went to iran. we came into an ambush. i lost track of my wife and my daughter. i continued the journey with my only son. i came to turkey to go to greece but i don't know where my wife and daughter are. this but i don't know where my wife and daughter are.— and daughter are. as these migrants — and daughter are. as these migrants continue - and daughter are. as these migrants continue their- migrants continue their journey, the un and other agencies are warning of a worsening humanitarian crisis if it —— in afghanistan, which will mean more peoplejoining this route. mahmut hamsici, bbc news, eastern turkey. time now for the latest sport. hello, i'm marc edwards with your latest sports news. the premier league champions manchester city officially introduced their latest big—money signing jack grealish. the england midfielder joined the club last week from aston villa for a fee of $140 million, which is a british record — and the 6th—biggest transfer

fee in the world, and on monday he finally got the chance to meet the fans for the first time as a city player. in other football news, romelu lukaku is on the verge of completing his move from the italian champions inter milan to his former club chelsea. the european champions have agreed to pay around $135 million to bring the belgian striker back to the club he left seven years ago. tennis — and the world number one novak djokovic has pulled out of next week's cincinnati masters in order to focus on the us open which starts on 30th august. djokovic, who'll be looking to complete a calendar grand slam in new york — says he's taking time to recover and recuperate after taking part in the olympics. meanwhile, andy murray, who was given a wildcard for cincinnati, has now been added to the main draw for the us open.

flushing meadows is where murray won the first of his three grand slam singles titles back in 2012. he replaces the 2016 winner stan wawrinka, who's withdrawn through injury. the youngest and oldest player in the men's hundred combined to sensational effect as birmingham phoenix went top of the table courtesy of an emphatic 93—run victory over welsh fire at edgbaston. moeen ali, made a blistering 28—ball 59 which included three successive sixes. but even the captain was outshone by the baby of the competition. will smeed is tearing up the hundred atjust 19 years of age and he smoked an unbeaten 65 off 38 balls as phoenix smashed their way to the highest score in the tournament 184. so from the youngest to the eldest statesman in the hundred. imran tahir, ageing like the finest of wines at 42, took the tournament's first hat—trick to finish with figures of 5—25 with the fire skittled forjust 91 runs. pretty sure tahir is still running around edgbaston as we speak. and finally, the speculation around where lionel messi will play next season continues. the record six—time ballon d'or winner said that french side

paris saint germain isjust one possibility. the fact he hasn't signed for psg yet certainly didn't deterfans in the french capital though. hundreds of them gathered outside the parc des princes to celebrate his potential arrival. one can only imagine what the scenes will be like if does land at the city of light. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, marc edwards, and the rest of the sport team, goodbye. cricket — and england's head coach chris silverwood says they'll be ringing the changes for the 2nd test against india which starts at lord's on wednesday. ——scientists working for the alan turing institute have begun trials of an artificial intelligence system that may be able to diagnose dementia in a day. the researchers have told bbc news that their system could lead to much earlier identification of the onset of dementia which would greatly improve patient outcomes. our science correspondent, pallab ghosh, has this exclusive report. penelope clark noticed that her husband dennis began to forget

things last year. haifa husband dennis began to forget things last year.— things last year. how can i sa ? it things last year. how can i say? it was... _ things last year. how can i say? it was... as - things last year. how can i say? it was... as though, | things last year. how can i i say? it was... as though, my brain was telling me to do things... yeah?— brain was telling me to do things... yeah? difficult for him to actually _ things... yeah? difficult for him to actually explain - things... yeah? difficult for | him to actually explain what happens, really.— happens, really. they are concerned _ happens, really. they are concerned that _ happens, really. they are concerned that he - happens, really. they are concerned that he is - happens, really. they are - concerned that he is developing some form of dementia. it we would probably have to sell our house to pay for my husband's care.- our house to pay for my husband's care. . ., , ., husband's care. the couple are takin: husband's care. the couple are taking part _ husband's care. the couple are taking part in _ husband's care. the couple are taking part in trials _ husband's care. the couple are taking part in trials of - husband's care. the couple are taking part in trials of a - husband's care. the couple are taking part in trials of a new. taking part in trials of a new system that will be able to tell not only whether dennis has some form of dementia at how quickly it is likely to develop. how quickly it is likely to develop-— how quickly it is likely to develo. ., ., develop. have you got any questions _ develop. have you got any questions about _ develop. have you got any questions about it - develop. have you got any questions about it at - develop. have you got any questions about it at all? | develop. have you got any i questions about it at all? no, i think it questions about it at all? no, i think it is — questions about it at all? no, i think it is fantastic. - questions about it at all? no, i think it is fantastic. if - questions about it at all? no, i think it is fantastic. if you i i think it is fantastic. if you had a diagnosis _ i think it is fantastic. if you had a diagnosis that i i think it is fantastic. if you had a diagnosis that gave i i think it is fantastic. if you i had a diagnosis that gave you some indication of the progression, would that be of help? progression, would that be of hel ? ~ . ., progression, would that be of hel? ~ _, , ., help? well, then we could plan financially _ help? well, then we could plan financially as _ help? well, then we could plan financially as well _ help? well, then we could plan financially as well as _ help? well, then we could plan financially as well as as - help? well, then we could plan financially as well as as a i financially as well as as a couple to perhaps have a few holidays before things got so bad that i couldn't take dennis on holiday. bad that i couldn't take dennis on holiday-— bad that i couldn't take dennis on holiday. dennis's brain scan will be analysed _

on holiday. dennis's brain scan will be analysed by _ on holiday. dennis's brain scan will be analysed by an - will be analysed by an artificial intelligence computer programme. it compares his scan with those of thousands of other dementia patients. in preclinical tests, it has been able to diagnose dementia years before symptoms develop. and even when there is no obvious sign of damage on the brain scan. it's also been shown to predict whether the condition will remain stable for several years, progress slowly, or require immediate treatment. it slowly, or require immediate treatment-— treatment. it is fantastic, reall , treatment. it is fantastic, really, because _ treatment. it is fantastic, really, because these i treatment. it is fantastic, i really, because these diseases, they are really devastating for many people. if you have a diagnosis of dementia, that's, that's a big thing to take on board. so, you know, when i'm delivering these diagnoses, anything which i can do to be more confident about that, to give people more information, to help them plan their lives, is a great thing to be able to do. �* . .., do. and the new technique can rive do. and the new technique can give results — do. and the new technique can give results much _ do. and the new technique can give results much faster. i give results much faster. currently it can take several scans and many other tests to find out whether someone has dementia. the new artificial intelligence system can potentially pick it up with

just one scan, and it can pick it up much earlier in the progression of the disease. the researcher who led the development of the system believes that early and accurate diagnosis of dementia will make treatments much more effective. hf will make treatments much more effective. if we intervene earl , effective. if we intervene early, there _ effective. if we intervene early, there is, _ effective. if we intervene early, there is, the i effective. if we intervene i early, there is, the treatments can kick in early and slow down the progression and at the same time avoid more damage happening to the brain, and it is likely even symptoms might occur much later in life, or, maybe actually might never occur. , , , , occur. the system is being tested to _ occur. the system is being tested to see _ occur. the system is being tested to see if _ occur. the system is being tested to see if it - occur. the system is being tested to see if it works i occur. the system is being i tested to see if it works just as well in the clinical setting as well in the clinical setting as it has in the lab. at this stage, only dennis's doctor will be given the result to help him decide the best course of treatment. what if the artificial intelligence system is found to be reliable, it will make a big difference to dennis and millions like him.

pallo you can reach me on twitter — i'm @benmboulos well, many of us have had to endure days of torrential showers, the grass is sodden. what has happened to august, we wonder? i've got some good news — tuesday is looking sunnier and warmer than of late across most of the uk, not absolutely everywhere. we still have a few showers in the forecast in the short term. here's the unsettled weather recently. you can see the clouds spiralling across the uk, but we've got a gap in the weather. it's called a ridge of high pressure. there's a low which is heading our way, as well, but this ridge is going to settle things down on tuesday. so, what's tuesday, 6am in the morning looking like? a lot of fine, bright,

if not already sunny weather across the uk. 13 celsius in london, ten celsius in glasgow, just the stray shower here and there. how about the rest of the morning into the afternoon? so, lots of sunshine, especially across england and wales. in scotland, we are anticipating downpours and thunderstorms to form over the highlands, and they'll probably drift towards the east coast, and there's a chance of a few scattered showers just close to the north sea coasts and maybe 1—2 other areas. but other than that, it is going to be a predominantly sunny day with scattered fairweather clouds, light winds, and very pleasant temperatures. i suspect they will probably hit around 24 celsius in 1—2 spots on tuesday. now, here's a look at wednesday's weather map. a low is approaching with its weather front — here's the low out there. the weather front is approaching western areas of the uk, so the weather will go downhill. out towards the west on wednesday, you can see the rain sweeping in — this is the morning in northern ireland, western parts of scotland, and other western extremities also get the cloud and rain, and a bit of a breeze, too. but eastern areas in the southeast should, at the very least, stay bright and actually quite warm in norwich, up to 24 — that's because, ahead

of weather fronts, we quite often have a southerly wind that's strengthening the breeze — not strong, just a light summer breeze keeping those temperatures high enough. now, the weather front moves through the uk on thursday, but notice there's hardly any rain on the weather front, it's literallyjust a line of cloud. that will introduce just slightly fresher conditions to western areas here, but staying warm in the southeast, up to around 24—25 celsius. but in the northwest, closer to the centre of the low pressure, it will stay wet and, at times, windy.

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